“Turn around” that same voice commanded. Slowly, we turned around, my heart still beating frantically. I could hear a sob break from Sheila. She trusted me and I fucked up. I landed her in trouble.“I’m so sorry Sheila” I whispered to myself. We turned to see a guard standing in an awkward posture, pointing at us. He blinked rapidly, trying to focus his eyes on us.“What’s going on?” Sheila whispered and sniffed, eyeing the guard. The guard tried to take a step and stumbled, his body connecting with the ground. We stood still waiting for him to stand up or move but nothing happened. We slowly moved to him, checking his pulse, and noticed he still had one. The rise and fall of his chest showed he was still breathing.“Thank god” I breathed a sigh of relief.“Jade, what is going on?” Sheila questioned still in panic.“Help me. Let’s drag him out of here to the side” I called instead. Ignoring her question. She took his legs and I, his hands and we dragged his body to the wall holding th
My breath was coming in shallow and short. I unsuccessfully tried to swallow the lump in my throat just as the Alpha appeared with Nabir and Noir by his sides. My heart raced just thinking about everything that was happening. I know I’m in deep shit. I stared at Alpha Keanu's face as others bowed. His jaw tightened and his noose flared when our eyes met.I tensed under his blazing eyes, my tongue darting out to lick my suddenly dry lips.“Jade?” Noir called in surprise.“Now, someone answer me, what the fuck is happening here? He questioned. his voice eerily calm.“She was trying to escape,” Linda spoke up first. I hoped he sees through this bullshit. It should be obvious that Linda was retaliating for being punished severely. But judging from the evident rage on his face. I could tell I was doomed. His face matched that of Nabir.“And how did you know so?” His voice was still calm, the exact opposite of the emotion on his face.“I…I woke up to use the bathroom and I found her bed em
The moonlight festival was in a day and we have been working non-stop. I haven’t seen Grey since I got back due to how busy we have been. Linda has chilled a bit since the incident, only giving me aggressive scowls and glares each time we cross paths. Nabir moved breakfast to later in the day so we could get more work done before sitting down for breakfast. She did this because some of the slaves deliberately ate slowly or stayed behind after breakfast to avoid doing their assigned work.So now I only get to see Gret when we bump into each other or when he is busy working. I followed Sheila out to the royal garden together with more fruits for the festival. Some of the slaves were now heading in for breakfast after their morning duties.“Ugh, I’m so hungry and tired” Sheila complained and I turned to look at her“What? You? tired? Where is Shiela? What have you done with her, you imposter?” I joked.It was so unlike Shiela to complain of hunger and tiredness. I could swear that she ca
My nerves were on edge. I would finally be free and let go after today. I hope King Ezra really shows up tomorrow and lets me out of here. We all woke up earlier than usual for some final preparation and touch-up. The castle was very busy this morning with slaves moving up and down hurriedly. The male slaves were loading some chopped wood into the wagon and moving them to the fields.We gathered more fruits from the royal garden and carried them into the kitchen where Nabir was instructing some girls on how to arrange them. More fruits were purchased from the markets too. I haven’t seen Grey today and I know he must be busy working in the fields. I finished up going in for breakfast with Sheila. None of the male slaves were in the hall. It was just some of the girls that finished early. I sat down in our usual spot with Sheila beside me.“Are you okay? You’ve been quiet since morning” Sheila asked, digging into her food.“I’m okay. Kind of, I’m just a little bit nervous and worried” “
I blinked. She heard me? Fuck, what do I say to her now? I watched as she stomped closer to me. Her possessive ass won’t handle this information well, I know that for sure.“Is this some kind of joke?” Her hands fisted my hair.“You’re the Alpha’s mate? You? A human? A fucking human”. Her hands left my hair and she shoved me. I stumbled back a bit but still stood my ground. She scoffed a laugh and her hands went to her hair, pulling it.“I must be dreaming,” she muttered to herself, laughing humorlessly, and began pacing.I’m lost for words. My lips glued shut while I stared wide eyed at her. I can’t tell her that the Alpha doesn’t want me or she might hurt me more. I scanned around for the Alpha. He just left. He couldn’t have gone far but his tall and huge stature that is so hard to miss was nowhere in sight. My heartbeat picked up as I turned back to Petra.She decelerated her pacing finally stopping to face me.“Answer me stupid bitch” Her right palm connected with my left cheek a
Sheila wasn’t in the room when I woke up. She left earlier because she was working in the kitchen. This was a new day and my disappointment was gone with night, my hope was refreshed as I woke up and waited for the girls to finish their bath. I watched as the last girl stepped out before I went in with my bath supplies. Being the last person to shower, I did it quickly to meet up with the other guys and not miss breakfast. I stepped out from under the now dripping water to grab my towel. Wrapping the towel around my body.I opened the door to see Linda leaning against the wall close to me with her friends standing opposite her, my hands tightened on the towel as I looked back and forth between them. We were the only girls left in the room and my heart raced thinking of what their plan could be.“What are you hiding?” Linda spoke first, now standing straight with her hands crossed in front of her.“What makes you think I’m hiding something?” I stood firmly subtly raising my head so I d
I woke up earlier than usual, feeling drained from the previous day. I remained in bed, forcing myself to go back to sleep before the day began. Seeing that the mission is impossible, I walked to the bathroom deciding to take my bath before others, which was a good idea because I took my time, no rush about being the last person and trying to meet up. I showered, dressed up and returned to my bed. My shuffling woke Sheila up and she joined me in getting ready too. I made a mental note to continue like this with her if Ezra doesn’t come soon. She finished up too and we laid back in bed not caring if our uniform got rumpled. As soon as the girls got up to prepare for the day, I left with Sheila to the kitchen. “Good morning Nabir” we both greeted as we walked in. She was setting out things we would be using.She gave us a little nod before eyeing my figure.“Nice to see you early for once” she directed at me.I remained silent not knowing what to reply or answer. Sheila moved and I fo
Alpha Keanu’s PovI was getting frustrated at the endless amount of letters scattered across my desk. I soughed, running my hands through my hair. I have been in here for hours and it still seemed like I have done nothing. I need to know who was behind these rogues. Aztec had gone to the human villages to check how much damage was done on a recently attacked village and he’ll be back in a few days. I mindlinked Nabir to send my food upstairs to my office and continued working on the files.Lore’s mood has been sour since the full moon. The strength of the bond was at it’s peak that night and my wolf wanted nothing more than to be with her. He was ready to bite Petra’s head off if I had stayed more minutes around her. So I quickly followed Jade when I noticed her leaving. Being alone with her was a torture. The close proximity between us, her sweet scent drawing me in, and the full moon playing its part. It was all too much. All I wanted to do was touch and hold her throughout the nigh