Erin Lockheart's POV I watched as the sun sets down the horizon and the loud howls outside started to echo. All the humans have evacuated at the nearby town that is prohibited to werewolves but I was inside here, terrified of my own fate,. I am a werewolf too, I know, but right now, I'm as vulnerable as a human. I am unable to transform after all and Kai is locked up in his room. I'm on my own as I prepared for the worst. Suddenly, I heard some rustling outside. I didn't take make a sound but the sound of scratching became too violent and I could see a couple of werewolves outside the castle howling and prying the barricade open. I grabbed Kai's sword and wielded it. It was heavier than I could handle but I had no choice. As soon as the barricade was torn down, the werewolves transformed back to their human forms, some of them I recognize from Kai's men and they were snickering. I could feel their murderous intent. I tried to keep my composure and threatened them, "What's the mean
Erin Lockheart's POV I woke up from a silly dream. It was... It felt so real. I dreamt of Kai saying he loves me and now, I couldn't keep my heart still. As I opened my eyes, ther first thing I saw was Kai sleeping beside me. My eyes widened from surprised and I immediately pulled back until I rolled down the bed. I groaned sharply as I hit the floor and saw my bruises, some were almost healed. The loud thud woke Kai up and he stared at me. He didn't say anything but he stared at me. I was loss for words so I looked away and stuttered, "What are you doing here? Why are you in my room?" He lifted the blanket exposing his bare skin and walked towards me. My face was all red as I protested, "Hey! Where are you going? What do you think you're doing? Why are-" But before I could say anything more, he carried me back to bed and said, "You should rest more." He checked my scars and bruises, he found the bite mark on my upper thigh as it was the deepest of my scars, it took the longest t
Erin Lockheart's POV Later that day, I fitted the dresses I would be wearing at the wedding, we are to wear our kingdom's colors with jewelries harvested from our land as well and I wear them with pride. I reminded myself that this is my home now and despite being an empress by contract, I have to do my duty to my people. I took a deep breathe as the thought sinks in. Only a hours later, I would see Cadmus and Luna again. This time, following their original plot, they are together. I had no idea what I would feel. Would it be envy? Happiness? Betrayal? Who knows. Kai told me about the text Zenn was able to find during his hunt. My emotions would be the trigger to set my power off. I have to be cautious that I won't hurt any innocent people. Despite all this, I can't seem to shake the dream I had of Kai. The dream where he said he loved me. No matter what I do or what I tell myself, I can't seem to get it off my mind, I must be going crazy. I'm sure I'd get hurt if I fall in love w
Cadmus Hunter's POV I received word that Erin and Kai would be attending the wedding so everything is going according to plan. We needed to buy time to concoct our newest potion, thanks to Luna's plan, it will give us an edge against the war with Raewavell. The potion will create plague in their land and leave us unaffected since we have an antidote. Weakening their forces, we could easily overtake the forest for the winter sleep. Luna entered my chambers wearing her exquisite wedding gown, she looked radiant in white with her soft features and lovely smile. She said, "Do you like it?" "I wasn't suppose to see you in your wedding dress before the wedding. It's bad luck in our belief." I reminded her. "Oh right." Luna replied, "I forgot. Then, I'll change into something else and not show you!" "Erin will be attending." I cleared my throat and continued, "As planned." "Is that so? That's good then." Luna continued, "Tonight will be a blood moon, it will be the perfect setting t
Erin Lockheart's POV I protested as he stole a kiss from me, "Hey! How dare you kiss me with my guard down?!" "You did the same thing to me, I just returned the favor." Kai smirked, "But, the next time you want to kiss me, just say the word." Flustered, I looked away, "I did not. I didn't kiss you. I couldn't have. Did... I?" "If you're going to kiss me, at least do it consciously." Kai snickered "You do have fun teasing me, do you?" "It's my earthly pleasure." He pulled up the blanket and tucked me in like I was his most prized possession but even most prized, I knew that was all I was to him. A possession. I frowned at the thought of it but the thought of it was the truth. That I was some military advantage against Lunaria and that I had to do everything in my power to be just that. Once I've done my purpose, I've played my part, destroy the kingdom I once called home, only then will I get to live safely. No. Lunaria wasn't my home. It never was. Kai's sole purpose of havin
Erin Lockheart's POV I had worn the gown representing our kingdom and rode the carriage with Kai. He still seems troubled and he hasn't spoken a word since last night when the maid had knocked. I was about to ask him but then he noticed a strand of my hair out of place and fixed it. I chuckled softly and he asked, "What?" "I just... I noticed you have a lot on your plate and you have this disposition where you look like you'd kill anyone who tried to disrupt your thoughts and yet, you noticed that strand of hair." I smiled, "You are more thoughtful than I thought." "Just towards you," Kai replied. "I'm sorry if I've been too preoccupied. I just can't help it. I have had this bad feeling ever since I received the invitation. Something's not adding up. Why now? Is it merely a strategic way to buy time and gain alliances? Why do I keep getting the feeling that there's more to it?" Kai continued, "I've known Cadmus for a long time if anything, he isn't someone who'll break tradition
Kai Griffin's POV I smiled as I gently caressed her hair, "I'll be back before you know it. I promise." "You better be." Erin joked, "Don't leave me for too long, I might end up causing a scene. I definitely will. I could feel it." "I look forward to the drama." "I'll try not to drink too much." "Please do. I look forward to seeing you drunk more than anything else." I smirked mischievously. Erin looked away, flustered, she looked nervous. I like seeing her nervous. I like thinking that I could make her nervous. She rolled her eyes as I left. I headed straight to the forest hoping I was wrong about the bad feeling I was getting. I haven't seen Luna since we arrived. It's suspicious. Zenn and I discussed the potion created that poisoned the land here but we never figured out who did it. My money is still on Luna. There's something about her but nothing conclusive could link her to the happenings in the forest. The potion is made by someone skilled, probably a witch, and from
The sound of the cars crashing into each other was deafening. The broken glass shards were everywhere and I could barely feel a thing. My eyelids were getting heavier and my breath was raspier. There was blood everywhere.The faint sound of voices surrounded me. People murmuring but none helped me like I was a lost cause.Maybe I was.I… want to live. I muttered those words with desperation. I wanted to live. I had so much to live for. I was only 24 years old. My novel just got published and my hard work had only started to pay off. I just started living my life. So why?Why am I dying already?I reached out the book from my bag. I was on my way home but I decided to stop by the local bookstore to buy my book. I heard it was trending so I wanted to check it out, then, before I knew it, I got caught in a car crash.I’m dying. I was really dying. Fate was too cruel, it's so unfair.Then it was nothing. The darkness surrounded me and I was certain I drew my last breath. But just then, so