A HURTFUL PAST
A knock on the door disrupted her sleep, causing her brows to crease as she rolled to the other side of the bed. She scrunched her eyes up, trying to get back to her sleep when another series of knocking came after.“Hmm.” She groaned out, her hand fumbling on the bed as she reached for the blanket, throwing it over herself and acting cozy inside of it.“You have to open the door princess,” she heard her maid say from the door, causing the frown on her face to deepen.She was just about to open her eyes and remove the blanket on top of her when she noticed the knocks had stopped. She rolled on the bed, opening her eyes and putting her ears on alert as she waited for the knocks to come again. After a while of hearing nothing, she closed her eyes and was just about to sleep when the door opened with a loud bang.“Stacey!”The sound of the voice caused her to stand up from the bed immediately, her heart palpitating on her chest.“Fa….father…” she called out as beads of sweats formed on her forehead immediately.Pure disgust was evident in his eyes, shaking his head and walking out of the room immediately. Stacey gulped down in fear, her wolf, Frea already cornering itself in a part of her.“He wants to see you in his chamber now.” The maid said, eyeing her in disgust also before walking out.Everyone knew Stacey was just a weak princess. Born on the great day of the Moon, she was expected to have the power of the moon goddess, or the power of the thousand myth, but none of it happened to her. Her father cared for her since she was young, taking her to various priestesses but there was nothing.She scrambled off the bed immediately, not bothering to check herself in the mirror as she dashed away from the room. Her heart pounded heavily on her chest, wondering the kind of punishment she might receive today. Her father was seated amongst the board of the pack, immersed fully in the discussion; he didn't notice she walked in until one of the elders cleared his throat.He didn’t bother to hide the distaste on his face as his eyes raked her, a hand on his chin as he signaled for her to come closer. Gulping down in fear, she approached him and closed the space between them.She gritted her teeth in pain as his nails sunk into her back, causing her to close her eyes deeply.“You always find a way to disappoint me, even in front of my elders. You’re the princess of this pack..” he whispered into her ears, twisting the nails in her back, “act like one.” He added before removing it sharply and harshly.Stacey bowed to him, doing the same to the elders and plastering a smile on her face. The whole pack knew how much her father despised her, and how he maltreated her, so there was no reason for her to hide the blood that dropped out of her body.“Stacey,” she heard him call out, her feet coming to a halt and her whole body taking a sharp turn to face him.“You may all leave.” He ordered the elders as they all stood up, the six of them trooping out of the room.“It’s going to be fine. It’s going to be fine.” Her wolf managed to say to her.Unlike other wolves, Stacey had no power to heal, which was more of the reason her father despised her. It was natural to not own any power, but it was contaminating to hear that the princess of the Ravenblood pack has no healing powers, a must have for all princesses.“The rogues have been cleared out.”“That’s great news papa.” She retorted with her head lowered.“Make sure you clean yourself up and dress like a princess. You can continue acting like a maid when this event is over, but dress nice. We can’t say what he might ask for.”“Yes papa, I’ll be sure not to disappoint you again.” She replied before turning out and walking away.The maid was already in her room before she got there, and they were ready to prepare her. By the time she was done with the preparation, it was evening already and she could hear the chatters of the guests arriving.“What’s happening?” She asked, twirling and looking at her reflection in the mirror.The maid hissed out, packing the things and walking out of the room. Stacey put on a small smile, refusing to let herself be bothered by it. This was the highest of extravagance her father had done for her, a hello ball gown with long sleeves and a gold purse to match.Her hand felt the Gold necklace hanging on her neck, making her smile, “what’s happening today?” She muttered to herself.“The guest must be a big one.” She added, her smile widening before a voice boomed at her back.“His highness is waiting for you outside,” the maid entered and said again.The fear of her father took a hold of her again. Sighing and holding her gown by the edge, she walked to the door, only to be met by her father’s blaring expression.“What took you so long to dress up! You’re supposed to be welcoming the guests!” He yelled to her face.“I’ll be on my way, father. I’m so sorry.” She hurriedly said.She bowed and lowered her head immediately, picking up the corners of the dress and taking her first step. As if her father’s yelling was not enough, luck decided to not be on her side again. She stumbled on her father’s leg, causing her to go down and fall on her face. Before she could pick herself back up and apologize, he picked her up with one of his hands, and delivered a hot sting to her face.“Throw her in the dungeon! I don’t want to see her for the rest of the event!” He yelled and dropped her to the floor again, causing a pain to break through all of her body.PRESENT The first thing Stacey noticed as she opened her eyes was the dim room and the faces she had never seen before. She scrunched her face up at the splitting ache in her head before opening her eyes again. A man was with a needle, ready to insert it in her anytime from his face. A woman sat beside her, her palm around her small hand, from the way she was holding her, she could tell the woman was holding her down. “Where am I?” She finally muttered, darting her eyes between both of them. "She's awake." the woman yelled out. “Get the alpha, now!” The man with the needle ordered as the woman eyed her before standing up. “Where am I?” She asked again, closing her eyes tightly and trying to remember anything. Her father. A meeting. The elders. A light. “Ahh!” She half growled out as she opened her eyes again. “Do not come near me!” She snapped at the man before he could come any closer. She managed to sit up. She couldn’t remember anything, but fragments of the last incident.
Apart from not remembering her memory, things have been going pretty well for Stacey, even though she feels unsettled about it. Lucien took good care of her, he adored her but his questions about some strange things baffled her greatly.“My lady, the alpha requests for you in his room.”Even though they’re mates which she was still finding a bit hard to wrap her head around, they didn’t sleep in the same room. Their room was beside each other, and he had access to her anytime. He also hasn’t touched her, maybe because of the numerous scars on her body which she had no idea where she got them from.“I’ll be there soon,” she said.She wore the last piece of earrings before staring at herself in the mirror. Every day she woke up in this room, a part of her screamed to her that this was not her life. Everything felt surreal to her, the rich life, the care and adornment. It felt like she had never gotten it in her life.Her heartbeat quickened as the door opened, standing up from the chair
“Get me out of this place now! Get me out of this place! I want to see Lucien! Get me out!” Stacey yelled out, banging the door furiously.She staggered back, her eyes red stricken and her hand covered with blood as a result of the banging. But she didn’t care. She wanted out, she wanted to talk. She remembered everything clearly now, starting from the first incident of her life. He was never her mate, he was never anything to her. He was the devil of all devils and the most feared Alpha across all continents.“You’ve been disturbing the whole courtyard. The alpha would come to see you soon, you don’t have to worry,” a guard said to her before turning back.“I want to see Lucien! I demand to see him now!” She yelled into the guard’s face.“For what?” She heard a voice that shook all of her insides.The confidence she had while yelling to see him was long gone, as the devil was now in front of her. She staggered back to the wall, got tears streaming down her face and her whole body sho
“Ahh,” she groaned out in pain, managing to stand up from where she fell too and towards the end corner of the room.The walls of everywhere had always given her solace, it didn’t matter where or when, she found peace in cold walls and under the blanket of her bed. The tears she had been trying to compress poured down her face. Why couldn’t something work for her? Her memories could have stayed hidden and allowed her to enjoy more but why! Why didn’t it stay hidden?Why did something have to interrupt her death plan? Why did she have to stumble on her father’s foot that day and be tortured with 36 whip lashes. Or why did she have to be dressed stupidly by the maid and end up hated by her father? “Why! Why!” She yelled out as the tears continued to stream down her face.There was no one to blame but the moon goddess, causing her to be born on her day and leaving her with nothing. She couldn’t get a whole day without getting injured, or yelled oat, or have someone trample on her. She c
“Mate..” the words that left their mouths together.Their eyes stared deep into each other, and for a while, it looked more like he was staring inside her soul. His mate. It can’t be. The least he had expected from someone who was nothing but a bed-thing for the devil was her turning out to be his mate. Was the devil lying all this while? Deceiving the whole capital he found his mate while in truth, she belonged to him. Could this be a plan work between the both of them? But what would she stand to gain if she did that with the devil?“Who are you?” Ronan heard her say and he immediately felt disgusted. He blinked away from her gaze, roaming his eyes around the passage only to frown his brows.“Where were you going to?” He asked, staring back into those black eyeballs.He could see the fear in her eyes after his words, and for some reason, it sat well with him. He didn’t plan on keeping her for long, even if it means she was his mate. She was also the devil plaything, and he only ca
Chapter 7Even the look on her face was enough to tell Roman she clearly didn’t care. With his fingers stroking his chin lightly, he stared at her with extreme attention. “Which pack are you from?” His Beta, Eric asked her.She opened her mouth to talk but closed it back, making him annoyed. She was doing this on purpose, and clearly didn’t care about the outcome.“Take her back to her room and lock her up!” He yelled out. She stood up immediatly and dropped her arm out as the guards approached her. He stared at her till she disappeared, and continued to stare at the wooden door until his beta spoke up.“What are we going to do about her? She won’t say anything.” “Something is wrong.” Ronan muttered, darting his gaze to his Beta.He stood up from the chair he was seated on to start pacing, something he does whenever he’s frustrated.“Something is clearly wrong with her.”“Why do you say that?” His beta asked.He ran his hands through his hair, his gaze returning to the door, “she’s
“Who is going to do the killing?” Stacey repeated, looking up at him as he turned to look at her.If he had thought something was wrong and not sure, her words now made it so true. “I’m not going to kill you.” He said, scoffing out loud.“Then that means you’re going to torture me. Same process with them.” She added. He curled his gaze up, more surprised as he eyed her. “The maid would come and clean you up.” He said and turned away, not waiting for one more second as he darted out. He mindlinked his beta immediately,“In my chambers! Now!” He ordered, his expression serious at every step he took towards his room.Her words affected him greatly, and the look on her face baffled him. He needed to get into more details about her, if not from her, then he’ll do his finding. “Your highness,” the guards greeted, earning a nod from him as he entered his chambers, not surprised to see Eric seated already.“What’s wrong? You look annoyed.”“Because the girl is not saying anything..”“Did
Chapter NineStacey was surprised when a maid entered a room, carrying a full tray of food and also with a guard at her back. But what surprised her most was when the maid took her seat on the bed and watched her.“Aren’t you going to leave?”she said after a while.“I’ve been assigned to take care of you. Trust me, it’s not something I want either.” The maid retorted, making Stacey's lips curl up.She was used to the behavior of the maids right from her pack, and it didn’t surprise her to see her acting like that. If her father’s maid could act condescending towards her and she put up with it for close to 20 years, why would she allow a maid of no one to act like that to her.She was clearly hungry, and the food on the table was intriguing, so she stood up and walked towards it. She was sure the guards were standing outside, and a maid inside. Only the goddess knew what was going on. She started to eat, drowning in her own new world. The food tasted sour to her lips, just like the sa