Estelle POVThe double doors opened as a loud trumpet sound rang out in the enormous hall. Everyone faced the aisle in their red and black attire. The singer’s voice covered the room as they sang a beautiful, high-pitched melody. I breathe out, looking at everyone through my veil. Today was the crowning ceremony and wedding. Auntie wanted it traditionally because, when she was born, there were not many things as mates, so people got married to their chosen soul mates. I breathed out as the royal maids took their first step.There were two maids in front of me and two behind me, and as practiced, we walked down the aisle, following the rhythm of the beautiful opera singers. Everyone stared at me in awe; honestly, I would stare. With all the preparations, the only thing I wasn’t included in was this gown; aunt did everything herself. She didn’t show me or tell me the colour. I was curious, but it was worth it. The gown is simple yet very elegant.The upper part was slim-fitting, hugging
Estelle POV“You are pregnant,” she said, and I looked at her, shocked. Pregnant? How? I wasn’t in heat.“But I was not in heat,” I said, looking at her, surprised. My body was suddenly cold; a cold sweat went down my spine, and the cool breeze made me shiver in fear.“How would you know you are in heat when you see your mate all the time and you are with him? There was no space to feel it,” she said. I breathe out, touching my belly. Nothing unusual, no scent, no heartbeat.“Calm down, Estelle,” she said softly. I can’t afford to be calm; this is not the time to be pregnant; my pup would just be used against me like Rose was killed. She didn’t even get the chance to see the world; she was killed right in my belly. “That’s why I called you here, Estelle; I had a feeling nobody knows, and that is because the child is still developing. Nobody can feel it yet,” she said. “So, how do you know for sure?” I asked.“I am a witch, Estelle; I feel everyone’s presence, including an unborn chi
Estelle POVThe ball is finally over. After Ophelia pulled that stunt, you could tell everyone was shocked and wary, but we handled it well, and after a few minutes, everyone forgot about it and went back to having fun, but I was still shaken over how I could have actually watched Aurelian die. Are these people really after my turning into a monster? Why would they do that?.“We need to act fast. If they call the shots, they might destroy us,” Auntie said. “We don’t know their hideout; they know ours, so we can’t really do anything,” I said. We were in the living room, making sure our guests were in their quarters, and we were also heavily guarded. The maids are cleaning up, and we are in the living room thinking of a way we should save our kingdom. “We can track them with the help of a witch,” Auntie said. Maven breathes out. She was also quite shaken by what almost happened to Aurelian.“But why would she try to murder him in front of everyone?” she asked.“She wasn’t going to mur
Estelle POV“She is right in front of you,” my aunt said, and we all turned to her with our mouths wide open. The room was silent, and the tension was high. None of us could find our tongues. Is this why she is so connected to the moon goddess? Know everything happening? There was no way I could have guessed.“What?” Angelica stutters after finding her tongue. Aunt smiled calmly.“This is not how I want everyone to find out, but you all would have known one day,” she said, breathing out. She looked at Angelica and gave her a really long look.“Well, she is in front of you, say what you want to say. Who knows? I might just get you married to him,” she said, and I looked at Angelica as she took a very deep breath, putting on a shaky smile.“Well, you created that rule, so it’s only fair I get married to him,” she said. Aunt hummed.“Why should I get you married to him?” she asked.“Because he is my betrothed,” she said, like she was stating the obvious.“I see. Well, where were you all
Estelle POV“I’m pregnant,” I said, his hand on my stomach. His eyes wide opened as he looked at me, trying to process what I just said. Minutes passed, and Aurelian was silent, no words coming from his mouth.“Aurelian,” I called, shaking him a bit. He moved back from me, running his hand through his head as he walked all around the room.“Aurelian,” I called again, as I couldn’t make anything of his reaction. Is he happy? Sad? Angry? What is going through his head? “You’re pregnant?” he asked, staring at me. I nod my head nervously, and he breathes out heavily, swallowing his spit. I come down from the bed and walk to him.“What is wrong with Aurelian?” I asked, my hands on his cheeks, but he held my wrist, breathing out.“This is not the time to be pregnant, Estelle. I have lost pups twice. We are in the middle of a war. How am I going to protect you and our pup from danger?” He asked, and I could finally see and feel his emotions. He was weak and scared; I could feel his fear. In
Five years agoRed POV“That’s enough training for today,” my mother said, walking towards us. We were in the woods, training as usual.“I finally got it, mom; I crossed over that big log,” I said, jumping happily. She smiled, her brown eyes staring at me.“Well, my daughter is so strong, just like her mama,” she said, rubbing my cheeks. Tomorrow is my 13th birthday. I will be shifting to my wolf, and dad said I could finally start training. I had to beg him for weeks before he allowed me to do anything, and now I am not even learning combat yet; I am just doing some press-ups, running around the field, lifting tires, and jumping logs that keep moving. It was the hardest.“Let’s go inside,” she said, taking my hand. We walked back to the pack house, and I kept skipping happily in the middle of my parents. My parents are just ordinary pack members; we don’t stay at the pack house; we live almost in the woods. There are other houses here too, but they are separate from each other. We go
Five Years LaterRed POV“If you keep throwing punches like that, we are going to sleep here,” I snapped at the ladies. Well, we are on the training ground, and as the top female warrior of this pack, I am in charge of training the ladies as part of my duties, but these ladies are so slow as usual. I sighed, burning her hand with my fire. She screamed, holding her hand.“If you don’t listen, there are more of where that comes from. Now I want to see the power, the strength; fight your opponent like she is your enemy; I don’t want any slackers; if you slack, run around the field 10 times, and you have no choice but to do it,” I snapped, and they flinched. Well, I have changed a lot since what Bryan did to me. That day, rogues attacked the pack, and out of anger, I burned them all down. Alpha had to tie me down in the dungeon for three days to keep me from killing any pack members. After I calmed down, the pack became wary of me, and everyone avoided me like a plague.Bryan tried to tal
Red POV I walked down the pack house heading to the car. I already packed my stuff yesterday and the guards from the palace took it immediately. I have spent the remaining of my time sleeping and doing nothing.“You packed all your loads. It’s almost like you are moving away,” Bryan said from behind me. I stopped in my tracks, turning around.“Who knows? The king might actually fall in love with my dumped ass,” I said, shrugging my shoulders. He licked his lips. I looked at his face, pale skin. He is not that tall, he is not muscular, his hair is long and curly, none of his facial features stood out, boring brown eyes, straight nose, freckles, and normal shaped lips. What did I ever see of him? He is not even my type.“Beauty is really in the eyes of the beholder,” I said, after giving him a long look. He sighed.“I know I fucked us up and I reg…” I cut him off.“You didn’t fuck us up. You helped me realize my potential. You helped me know my worth,” I said. He gave me a soft look, d