Chapter 36Hope"Look here, princess. It is too late and I am too tired to deal with your antiques for today. If you really want to raise up this matter this night, take it up with your husband." Orion said to me with a hint of tiredness in his tone."You look well and able to answer my question. So please do." I stretched my lips wide.Orion sighed heavily, then pinched his nose, as though he were thinking of a quick and efficient way to get rid of me. Like he shook all those thoughts out from his head, he dropped down his hand and pressed his palms against each other."Good night, princess." He said quickly, sidestepped me and attempted to go up the stairs. I quickly jumped two steps ahead of him and pitched right in front of him, blocking his way.He sidestepped me once again, I closed the gap and blocked his way. We did this a few more times till he got the hint that I wasn't going anywhere till he answered my question."All this time that you've been spending to throw me off, you
Chapter 37HopeI ground my teeth in anger as I watched Annalise crawl off my husband's body naked. Darius, himself, seemed to be naked as well but luckily for my eyes, the second Annalise crawled off him, he covered his lower half with the sheets.I felt like any moment from now, my teeth would crack because of how hard I was grinding them. My fists were clenched so hard with my nails digging deep into my palms. With any luck, I would soon start bleeding."I have to talk to you." I said to Darius, blatantly ignoring Annalise who was sitting on the other side of his bed with her legs crossed, wearing nothing but shamelessness.Darius frowned at me. "You want to talk at this time of the night?""Yes, I do," I replied immediately. I felt like if I didn't confront him now, all my rage and confidence would elude me and I wouldn't be able to confront him another day."That would be considered rude, my dear Hope. As you can see, Darius and I were in the middle of something." Annalise spoke
Chapter 38HopeThe last time I saw Darius like this was the other day when he had been upset with me about Kyle. But this time there was no one here to tell me to run or bear the brunt of Darius' aggressiveness but me."Let go of me!" I tried to wrestle myself free from his rough hold but he didn't budge one inch."I said try again, princess. It seems I've been too lenient on you which is why you have the audacity to slap me twice in the span of a month." Darius' voice sounded husky and harsh. Like he was not himself.I wasn't a fool not to know that his Lycan side had taken over. What I didn't know what how much time I had till the beast cut my head off my body. "Just let go of me. I've said all I wanted to say to you so leave me be." I lowered the pitch of my voice, hoping that it would somehow tune down Darius' anger. It didn't. "That is not what I said you should do, princess! You've been acting all high and mighty these days, parading around with that lover of yours, and now yo
Chapter 39HopeCould a person use the word disoriented for the state I was in right now? One of Darius' arm was holding me up because I seemed to have lost all strength in my legs. His other hand was wrapped around my neck, keeping me in a chokehold.The more I kissed him, the more the heat inside me seemed to be quenching. He dominated the kiss and sucked on my tongue, making my head light. I couldn't breathe. Like he knew exactly that, he broke the kiss and went for the hollow of my neck and started to suck on it.I let out a foreign sound as his hand on my throat slid down to my right breast. Darius clearly knew what he was doing because he swept me off my feet and carried me to his king-sized bed.My back hit the cushion and I let out a whimper. Darius quickly climbed on top of me and settled in between my legs that were spread. His lips came down on mine again and heavens, I went senseless. All I could think of was the heat I was feeling and the person who was extinguishing it.
Chapter 40HopeI didn't get any sleep last night. Believe it or not, I spent the entire night thinking. Thinking about Light, thinking about Darius, thinking about my future. There were so many things to think about and I thought about every one of them.And thankfully, there wasn't going to be training today so I could spend the entire day thinking. Which was what I thought until Gwendolyn bursted into my room unannounced.Looking at her dressed in a maid's uniform right now, I couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in her presence. I didn't know if it had something to do with the fact that she was human or that she reminded me of Light. Maybe it was the two."Don't you know that it's considered disrespectful to enter into someone's room without permission or knocking? Who do you think you are?" I spoke with a haughty tone, drawing a line between the two of us.She bit her lower lip apologetically. "I'm very sorry, my lady. I was just in a hurry which was why I forgot to knock." She e
PrologueAt the dawn of the year, fourteen hundred, the Lycans came out of hiding and brought war onto Humans. The Lycans were powerful and skilled in combat, unlike the humans. They conquered the Humans and ruled over them. The Lycan King of that century was cruel and turned every Human into a slave or a sex worker.After two hundred years, from the human slaves came a man with the name Vitalis. He despised the werewolves and their rule, along with some other Humans. They secretly learned combat skills from the Lycan army. Once they became strong, they led a war against the Lycans.They were strong but not as strong as the Lycans. They fought well and slew one-fourth of the Lycans, while their numbers remained less than half. The Lycan King decided to end the war by bringing forth a proposition.He offered a treaty for peace to reign, he wanted to ally with Humans. In exchange for peace to reign, he would marry the first daughter of Vitalis, whom he thought was beautiful. Vitalis was
Chapter 2HopeDarius looked like he was in the mood for killing. Killing me. I gulped down on my saliva as I stared at him, not knowing what else to do.My parents had rushed to my aid, trying to create a barrier between the King of the Lycans and myself."Your Majesty, never mind Hope. Light must be playing somewhere around the castle. You know that, don't you? That she plays a lot." My Father said with a rushed tone, then added a nervous laugh. He sounded nothing like how a person who bore the name 'Vitalis' should sound. Then again, for the past few hundred years, the Vitalis' had not upheld the glory of the name. My Mother also let out a nervous laugh, supporting my Father.Darius regarded them as specks of dust. He walked right past them and stood a few paces in front of me. His red lips were pressed into a thin firm line as he looked down at my short figure. Compared to his six-foot-seven height, I looked like a child. Hells, every Human who stood next to him looked like a chi
Chapter 3HopeMy entire being froze up. I could not believe what my ears were hearing and my eyes were seeing. My fingers started to fiddle on their own as my breathing turned uneven. "I don't approve of your suggestion. This daughter of yours has nothing to offer," Darius glanced back at me, his eyes raked across my body from my head, down to my toes, then back up to settle on my breasts. He didn't look interested in them the slightest bit, only curious.He turned back to my Father. "I want Light and no one else. That was the deal. Find her and get her to return the Morati knife to me." Darius said with a firm tone.My Father trembled on the spot as he racked his brain for another suggestion. My Mother was ahead of him, she threw herself in front of the Lycan King with desperacy written all over her features."Your Majesty, Hope is a fine young lady. She will bring you no trouble. She is beautiful, well-mannered, and most important of all, quiet. She is very quiet." My Mother spoke