Freya's POV"Oh, fuck." I quietly cursed as the pile of ceramic plates slipped out of my hold and crashed to the floor.I knew for sure that Madam Sheila would have my head if she found out about what my clumsiness had caused.Gazing down at the ceramic shards, I heaved an exasperated sigh."Why is this happening to me?" I muttered before crouching to pick up the broken pieces of ceramic lest Ma'am Sheila decided to suddenly drop by.Thankfully, she was on a trip to her son's or so I heard, so I could say I was safe for the time being.Plus I was the only one in the kitchen–the other maids were outside doing only what the moon goddess knew."Those plates were gifted to the late alpha by a neighboring pack and you had the audacity to break them, you stupid wench." One of the voices that I dreaded to hear at that moment broke into my line of hearing and caused me to freeze for a split second.I had celebrated my luck too soon."They slipped out of my hands, I swear. I don't even know ho
Luciano's POV "The rogue is dead, Luciano," Darius uttered, gazing down at the illumination from his phone. "Reginald just sent me a text.""Damn it." I muttered, pursing my lips into a thin line.I couldn't give a fuck about whether or not the rogue lived, but the fact that he had kept the true murderer's name to himself until his death, infuriated the hell out of me.Last night, I had paid him a visit at the dungeon and had asked him to tell me the murderer's name to get the remedy to his gunshot injury which had turned a disgusting green and had maggots crawling out of it.However, to my utter frustration, he had remained mum about it. Even after I dealt him several blows on the head with the log of wood I had found lying around in the dungeon."That rogue is the most stupid idiot I've ever encountered. He just wasted his life for the fucking murderer. He could have simply confessed, now see where his fucking loyalty has landed him." I howled, trekking into the palace room where t
Freya's POV "Are you ready?" Ivy asked, getting rid of the last piece of clothing shielding her nakedness."More than ready." I grinned–I had quickly stripped naked and discreetly pasted a skin plaster on my neck to conceal my mating mark, immediately we entered the woods.I was more than determined to keep my complicated issues away from Ivy as I didn't want her to worry about me like the mother hen that she was.At twenty, it was quite a surprise that Ivy was still yet to find her fated mate.I was already in deep trouble because of the plates I had broken, so I thought I might as well go against her orders, so that I won't feel too miserable when she came back and unleashed her fury on me.After sighing blissfully, my bones shifted as the hair on my skin morphed into fur, and my limbs multiplied.In the past, Ivy had described my carnivorous counterpart as an averagely-sized white wolf with a set of crystal-like orbs that exuded an exotic aura.I let out a loud howl as Ivy also sh
Freya's POV A choked gasp escaped my lips as I squeezed my eyes open. It felt as if I had been running from a demon in my sleep before I snapped back to consciousness. Confusion coursed through me as I scanned the exquisite ceiling of the room, from where I was lying. Realization hit me like a wicked stepmother and I became aware that I was neither in my bedchamber at the servants quarters, nor was the cold, hard surface on which my back was glued to my bed. "Danger, Freya. There's danger." My wolf, Ana, chanted from within. I immediately tilted my head sideways, and as soon as I did, I wish I had never done so. The gory sight that met my eyes caused me to jump as a frightful mewl emitted from my mouth. I was lying in a pool of blood I presumed wasn't mine, beside the dowager luna. The mother of the Alpha king. Luna Lorelei. Her face was deathly pallor, her eyes were open but they weren't moving, and there was a wide gash on her chest where blood was still oozing out in copi
Luciano's POV Anger boiled through my veins as I watched the omega wench close her eyes. I could hear the sound of my own heartbeat pounding in my ears, and the odor of my mother’s blood lingering in the air. At that moment, I wanted nothing more than to rip the omega’s head off her body, but I repressed my murderous instincts because I didn't want to further annihilate the palace's tainted purity. A venomous pretender like the omega didn't deserve to die in a luxurious place like my palace. Freya or whatever her wretched name was. "I order you to look at me." I spat, basking in manic satisfaction as she whimpered like a cornered kitten. Immediately, she squeezed her teary eyes and gazed at me. "Why did you kill her? Which rogue wolf sent you? Is it that worthless Abram Norwich of Ice Fire pack? Who exactly is it?" I yelled, disgust building up within me, the more I stared at her expressionless face. "I think you've got the wrong person, Luciano. She doesn't seem like she can
Luciano's POV I bit my lips as I felt my eyes fill up with water for the umpteenth time that day–or night. Whichever it was. I had no idea what day it was nor had my lost memories returned to me. It felt as if Alpha Luciano had forgotten all about me, because the guards were yet to tell me about my fate. My gruesome fate. The terrifying aura of the dark dungeon I had been forgotten in made me shiver in trepidation as my teeth clattered, with tears cascading my face. The dungeon was a massive structure that radiated fear. Skeletons littered the floor, their bones scattered aimlessly. The metallic odor of blood also hung in the air; thick and cloying. I knew in my heart that there was no doubt I'd end up like those skeletons. "Luciano may eventually let us go. There's no need to cry, Freya. We didn't do it, right? So let's hold our head up and remain brave, okay?" Ana's voice glided into my thoughts and I just scoffed, gazing down at my chained legs. I was currently sitting on
Luciano's POVAs I paced my study with different unhinged thoughts assailing my mind, a knock came on the door yanking me back to reality."Who is it?" I barked."It's Gamma Reginald, Alpha. May I come in?" The voice of my third in command and warrior leader, wafted through the door, causing me to inhale heavily.Picking up my cigar from the ashtray, I bellowed. "You can come in. I presume you're alone.""Yes, Alpha. I came alone." "Very well then." I muttered, lighting up my cigar."Alpha," He said, bowing in front of me. "The preparations for the funeral are underway and the autopsy report have just arrived from the pack's hospital. Would you like to take a look at it now?""That's good. Now we can know whether the omega truly killed her." Killian spoke from within, and I ignored him."Don't bother showing it to me. I already know who killed her and I'm going to make her pay. There's no use leaving her to enjoy an underserved solitude in the dungeon. She deserves to get her punishm
Freya's POV "Long live Alpha Luciano. Long live crescent moon pack." The crowd cheered as two huge guards dragged me to the scaffold.Today was the worst day of my life.It was the day of my execution.After five months of investigating the mysterious death of the dowager luna and all evidence still pointed toward me as the murderer, I was eventually sentenced to death by beheading some days ago.Tears oozed out of my eyes as I smiled mirthlessly at the crowd that had gathered to me take my last breath.The pack that had converged to watch me die an undeserving, torturous death."Ivy." I whispered to myself as my eyes scanned the crowd for a familiar brunette.She didn't come.After my sentencing, she had held me in the dungeon and wept bitterly until her cries lulled me to sleep.Strangely enough, the gravity of the whole situation didn't quite dawn on me on the day of my sentencing.The realization just struck me earlier that day when I was asked to take off my clothes and presente