Ahbaya laughed exaggeratedly at what I said with matching applause. "But it’ll be fun! Don’t you know how to have fun, you stupid wolf!” Now she’s calling me stupid. Perfect. And to that, I drink. "Well, you have a point there, my Queen. Why not kill your army and wait for the useless gammas to reproduce. Oh wait — the birthrate in this Kingdom is declining year by year and a female shifter bearing a hybrid in her womb has a chance of one in a thousand. With all that said and done, creating an army of Hybrid would take another hundred years, how fun is that?!" Was my overly sarcastic answer, but instead of noticing my distasteful answer, she mouthed a ‘Thank you.’ to me. Ahbaya laughed out of nowhere. Her crisp laughter resounded around the room. “I appreciate the sarcasm. And I won’t kill any of my soldiers, not until I find out who conspired and tried to kill me. Not only that — " Ahbaya paused, only to down the shot in front of her. " — the Wolf-less King demands I marry his son.

What happened to the dining room at the Castle of the Hybrids lingered in my mind like a plague. It kept going on and on like a broken record. "Once I find out who you're fucking with --- I'll kill them all! I'll kill them all, Ahbaya! I'll slit their throat in front of you, feast on their flesh and drink their blood!" “Bring your worst, old man!” Ahbaya screamed, transforming into a bear. Her huge feet thumped against the marbled floors. Fear almost paralyzed my entire being as she dragged me out of the Castle. Before we made it out of the door, Alpha Devant grabbed a chair and hurled it towards our direction. "I can sense it, Ahbaya! The shame you’re hiding from me, from this Kingdom! I will kill all of them! I will find them all and make them suffer!” Alpha Devant did not stop there. He even followed Ahbaya, shifting into a bear bigger than her daughter. With every step he took, terror mounted in my heart. If it wasn't for the betas getting in between them, someone's blood woul

“How many times do I have to tell you that it’s not love?” I rebutted strongly. “Okay, fine. Maybe it’s because I’ve fucked her brains out so much that I’m getting attached. But it’s not love. If I fall in love with every woman or man I fuck, then that means I’ve fallen for almost a quarter of this Kingdom’s population.”Dane laughed and I watched in amusement as she let her imagination take her somewhere. “You’re really something. A bit disgusting, but something. Why did you even agree to fuck around with her anyway? Can’t she get it for free from someone? Is she ugly?”“She’s not ugly.” I was surprised at how offended I was when Dane mentioned Ahbaya’s name and ugly in a single sentence. She wasn’t."Then what's wrong with her?" Curious, Dane asked. Looking at me skeptically."Hm." I bit my lip. "Because she's the type of person who isn't easy to read. She’s mysterious. Unpredictable. Knows what she wants.” I paused and looked up, trying to describe Ahbaya as much as I could withou

Passing through the Southern Kingdom’s gates, the exhilaration builds up inside me. All the weight of anxiety comes to its peak while the coachman passes through the final checkpoint guarded by armed soldiers. Not betas, hybrids or anything like the Northern Kingdom. The first to the last gates are guarded by soldiers and witches. Warlocks, powerful ones. With their magic, a cloud enters our carriage and with the cloud passing upon us, grazing our skin — the guards could tell what we are. The cloud continued to glide on our belongings, checking whether or not we were bringing something illegal. “Villagers from the South! Two merchants and traders inside! A man, a woman and their coachman. A hybrid gamma!” Upon entering, the deafening scream of the warlock announced to the men behind him. "Let them pass! Open the gates!" He looked at the coachman, their muffled conversation unheard by Ahbaya and I. “How exciting, right?” She smiled at me, her voice reeking of excitement, and hints

My head was spinning and my throat felt rough to swallow against. The Southern Kingdom was known for its beautiful summer breeze. But Ahbaya and I were journeying towards the Notide Valley where the sun’s rays were unforgivable, shining down on us directly. Only if I knew that sightseeing would be this troublesome, I would’ve stayed inside the Bloodmoon’s mansion. Yes she’ll give me head until she sucks every single life out of me — pun intended — but I won’t be this sweaty. This time, I admit it’s my fault. I should’ve accepted her offer to let one of the gammas drive us around. Instead I chose to travel the old fashion way – by walking. How stupid!Something cool pressed against my cheeks, and I sighed in relief at the feeling.“Here, have some water.” Ahbaya opened the water bottle for me before handing it over. “You look like you’re about to die.”As the icy water hits my lips, and throat I can’t help but moan. My eyes were tightly closed as we walked on the sidewalk in the stre