He stared blankly at me for a second and I almost regretted that I asked him maybe he thought I had forgotten my place but then he nodded, “not even Natalie”He looked around the room before taking his leave.Once I was alone in the King's room I looked around me in disbelief, this was not my plan at all, I had hoped that I would be far from the palace by now if not because of Lock’s suggestion. I still despised how the king made me feel but my priority was that he was fine now.I held my hand to my belly. I knew that even though things were seeming rosy right now I had to remember that the king had a mate he had marked himself and my position here would be threatened no matter how I tried to hide it. I couldn’t stay here much longer and though he had assured me that she wouldn't come here, I still needed to act and this time I was going to do it alone. I thought about Melanie and how she must have felt to find out I was missing. I knew how dangerous it was to walk alone but I still
"Ill do it," I quickly said. I had no idea what I ought to do but I didn't know what else to say.Without wasting time, the crying wife handed the child to me. i took the baby and swallowed hard."Step back everyone."They did just as I instructed.I stared at the child in my hands that had gone cold, I closed my eyes tight, all of a sudden, it felt like I was one with the child.I felt a sudden tinge I couldn't explain, almost as if my breath was gone, I struggled to catch my breath, all the air around me stiffening.As soon as I let out a loud gasp, it felt like all the air had rushed back into my lungs.I flinched as the child in my arms suddenly began to wail.The mother took the baby from me in a breeze."What did I do?" I said in a low tone."Thank you!" The mother of the child cried out loud, "you saved my child's life! Thank you so much!"I kept my head bowed at them the whole time. I wasn't sure what it was I did but I brought that child back to life.I gasped in fear as soon
I closed my eyes tight , and for the first time in a long time, I felt a hint of betrayal that I had thought I would never experience in my life. I slowly scanned the crowd to see if the King would show up. I hated that every time he left me to be on my own, there was always one trouble after the other that rose up."Why, Melanie?" I thought to myself, slowly blinking the tears that were trying to fall.I was drawn back to reality as all of them began to near me, trying to attack me, throwing stones at me, not caring where it hit. All of a sudden, I thought about the child in my womb and what I would do if it got hurt. That was all I had left. I could not risk it. I had no idea where the strength came from, but all I did was stare at the crowd. And I felt like a sudden surge of wind overcame the entire palace, as those who were approaching me all fell backwards."Kill her. She's a witch…Did you see what just happened? Are you all seeing this? Am I the only one watching? Why are we all
Even after I had crossed the border, I did not stop running.I kept hoping to hear the King's voice as he called my name, but it didn't come. Tears flowed down my face, and I couldn't hold them back. I just let it happen.I tried to shift into my wolf, but she was not responding. I was too weak to do anything. I got serious déjà vu from the day I had escaped from my previous pack. Why was my life like this? What did the moon goddess want from me? What kind of curse had she placed on me that everything always turned out like this?Maybe I wasn't a healer after all. I think the King knew what It was why he and Locks had just been pretending because they wanted to keep me safe, but whole time, I was just truly a witch. What was I going to do now? I had no way to protect my child, and I didn't even have Locks here with me."Don't deceive yourself," I said after I stopped running. "There was no way they would protect you anyway." I sat on the floor behind a tree, my back against it, and wep
He finally stopped running after we got to a small community lined by houses arranged in the most disordered pattern I’d come across in a long time. “Where are we?” I raised one eyebrow at him. “My home, come.” He pulled my hand towards one of the cabins. He knocked on a door and after a while, a short old woman answered raising her voice, “where did you go again you jobless- oh… hello,” she immediately changed the tone of her voice as soon as she spotted me with him. She glanced between both of us with uncertainty in her eyes. “Hey, is everything fine?” She asked with a small hint of worry, “where did you get the precious lady from?” She gasped and clapped her hands together, “don’t tell me, is she finally the one?!” “Oh my goddess!” She took my hands from him and smiled, “wow this is the most precious thing ever, hey, my love, you look famished I just made co-“ “Don’t scare her off mum,” he took me from her, “hey I found her lurking in one of the bushes around, I think she loo
I bowed my head as my heart sunk knowing I had just faced yet another rejection. I reopened my eyes, startled by how they all suddenly burst out laughing. Clyde pulled my wrist, forcing me to sit beside him. “is that how you expected us to react?” he raised one of his eyebrows at me, “don’t be silly, that's why I brought you here to begin with, when I saw you, I just knew you would be one of us.” “one of us?” I looked between him and his weird welcoming family, “what are you people?” “outcasts, you can say a village of rogues.” “A village?” “Did you think all those places you saw on your way we are unoccupied?” Hearing him talk like this brought me so much calmness and happiness in my soul. "And that's why you brought me here?” I raised one eyebrow at him. He shrugged his shoulders. I no longer had to deal with the rankings. I no longer had to be someone's servant in this place. I could tell that everyone was equal, regardless of who they were or what they identified as. ” Eve
By the time we were done eating, Emily set up to pack the trays inside."Let me help you with that," I told her."No, don't bother.” She shook her head.“please, I insist," I said.I loved the refreshing air around me. I picked up the trays that we used for the picnic and helped her settle everything inside the house.Clyde got to his feet for a second. "I have to go now. You know I saw you in the middle of my hunt . When I'm done with that, I'll return."I nodded. I was grateful that he brought me here in the first place.I helped Emily clean the dishes and once we were done, Rain led me to her bedroom. We sat on the floor in silence while I thought about my life. I couldn't believe the course of how things were going in such a short span of time."Are you okay?" Rain suddenly asked me."I'm fine," I smiled at her."Alright, if anything is wrong, you can tell me.” I loved her tiny, sweet voice and how calming it was.“I'm pretty fine, thank you. And thank you for letting me stay in y
He helped me back to my feet, "you really are too weak, lets head back inside, i don't think you can go any further than this."I put my hand to my belly, and winces.He frowned a little, stabilising me on my feet, "are you okay?""A little.""What's wrong?" He clearly didn't believe me."Im just trying to be careful for the baby," I figured there was no point in keeping it from him.He widened his eyes, "you're pregnant this entire time? And you let me tease you that much? “It’s not something I like to talk about.”“Clearly. Who is the very lucky father?" he asked me, and when he suddenly saw disappointment in my face, he raised an eyebrow. "Or is he an unfortunate person?""I don't think I want to talk about him.""Well, wherever he is, I'm sure he doesn't deserve you if he had to to leave you when you’re Such a sweet and kind soul."I broke into a smile, “I feel like you're being paid to flatter me by the second.”"No, I just say things how they are.""Hey, I don't think I've had