"Imelda!" Naya screamed, barging into the room with Maya, Becca and Lucas.I closed my eyes, affected by the light but I couldn't say I didn't like the light. Being exposed to light felt like I was being exposed to life. Being a darkness, bound like some dog felt so nostalgic and I wanted nothing more than to get out of here."Sweet goddess!" Becca exclaimed, crouching down before me."What have they done to you?" Tears welled up in her eyes at the sight of me. Now that there was light I could see that I looked hideous.Whoever captured me had taken time to ruin my dress and rend it apart to shreds. Most of my skin was bare and exposed."I'll kill whoever did this to you!" Naya gritted her teeth in anger looking pissed. Maya just stood transfixed to one spot, I couldn't guess what exactly was running through her mind. She looked pretty calm unlike Naya but her eyes were blazing hot with fury."We need to hurry up and get her to the ball," Becca wiped her tears."If we spend any more t

The entire hall was silent, all that could be heard was the heavy breathing of two angry men who were in a fierce staring contest. If the King hadn't intervened I was quite certain that a fight would have broken out between the two, Lord Renfrew throwing the first blow seeing that he has a very bad temper.lPersonally speaking, I was glad my dad spoke back and did not just pretend not to be here."I didn't really think he'd say anything," Arla commented and I shrugged."He's my father afterall and I took my attitude from him. He's not one to cower away from a verbal challenge.""But it seemed to me as though he wanted no hand in the fight happening seeing that he remained silent up to this point.""You're right, he didn't but there's no way all this would have ended without his name being mentioned," I smirked."All he just needed was a little something to add to the fire."Arla grasped, finally realizing what I meant."You prompted Mirabelle's father to make that statement to push yo

I don't know where the hell I was but it felt like I was dreaming. That was the only sane explanation I could come up with for the situation I was in presently.I looked back, but the door through which I came through had vanished. I had to wipe my face to be sure I wasn't hallucinating. Looking up, fear clouded my eyes at what was before me.The girls were both tied to a wooden stake with silver binds and they were knocked unconscious with fire surrounding them."Imelda!" I heard my name and I turned to see Derek surrounded by the elders and the different packs behind him, all watching the situation with no sense of urgency in their eyes."What are you all doing?""Help them out!" I yelled but they all laughed asides Derek who had his eyes fixed on me."No one can help them out," I saw Becca amidst the crowd crying. Was this why her mood was gloomy when she brought me here?Did she know about this from the start?"They are of royal blood, this is no way to treat a Princess," I raged

"Come on, Imelda, we are sorry!" The girls pouted as they all ran after me while I paid them no attention.After relieving myself of the worry of seeing them hale and hearty, I became pissed at them just as I was with Becca."Imelda!" Maya grabbed me by the arms stopping me from taking any further step."Let go," I said calmly but I was boiling within."We are sorry, please just hear us out," the girls pleaded while Becca just stood aside silently unable to say anything. I was more pissed at her than I was with the girls because she personally fed me the Opium without informing me."Well you can't be pissed at me, I didn't know about all this and this is simply my first time of attending a ball," Irina said but I ignored her, facing the girls. Truly she wasn't guilty but I was pissed at all of them all the same."So you can give me some flimsy excuse like Becca?" I rolled my eyes and the girls bit their lips, looking sorry. I know I shouldn't really be pissed at them because they were

The sun reflected from the window, shining from my face and I grumbled, turning to the other side. "Becca close the window," I muttered but there was no reply which was strange. Becca should be here by now.I slowly tore my eyes open and closed it back, my eyes not fully adjusted to the light. After some seconds I slowly opened by eyes again, looking around The world around me was a blurry tableau, and it took a moment for the details to emerge from the fog. As my senses slowly adjusted, I realized I was lying on a plush bed, enveloped in luxurious sheets that I could tell were not my own."Where am I?" I wiped my eyes, trying to make sense of my environmentPanic stirred within me as I attempted to make sense of my surroundings. The room was elegantly adorned with regal accents and strange furnishings which looked oddly familiar. It didn't take long for recognition to dawn upon me; this was Derek's room."What hell was I doing in Derek's room, on his bed?"My gaze fell upon a refle