"But I was sure I smelled his scent that day. I felt he was close to me. Why didn't he save me?" I asked no one in particular. Hot tears were burning in my eyes and streaming freely down my cheeks as I stood in front of the mirror.It was morning, and my eyes were still heavy and drooping from lack of sleep. My brown hair was packed in a messy bun over the tattered, badly sewn old school uniform I was wearing. My eyes were all red and swollen from crying all the time.If tears could take away my pain, I would have been the happiest girl on earth. Last night, under my pillow, I cried till my eyes were worn out.I don't know what to expect, but I knew it would be really miserable, especially with the visible slave mark at the side of my neck. The worst was that the school wasn't just an ordinary one; it was a school for the rich and a magnificent building that gathered every royal member from every part of the werewolf world together.When I was still a kid, I overheard a conversation a
My blood ran cold and every hair on my skin rose, with shudders running up and down my spine. I stared with popped eyes and my jaw dropped, feeling my hands trembling and my heart racing so fast and hard that it felt like it wanted to break out of my ribcage. I started sweating and hoped it wasn't real. Maybe it was someone else that walked in while my eyes were deceiving me, but this wasn't the time to console myself with baseless hopes because it didn't take long before I began to smell his pheremone that signified he was the one for me.I was shocked, disoriented, and frightened because I had no idea why he was here, and his face wasn't funny at all. He didn't come to my rescue after I heard his voice that day, making me not kill myself and allowing me, his mate, to be marked as a slave to Scarlett without doing anything.It had been weeks, and he never cared about all the suffering I went through, and he also still believed that I was a demon. What if he didn't want me to commit
Scarlet POVIt was unbelievable and so unreal that I was dazed and couldn't move or talk after he left. The school bell rang for break, and I still couldn't leave my chair or make any movement.The more I thought about it, the more I got confused and dumbfounded. My hand slid down to the school bag on my lap, and I pressed on it slightly to feel the flute in it. The same flute Dracula had given us so we could inform him when we found Ella.Laura gave it to me so I would try it again here in school to know if it would work, but now what do I have to say? Everything played right in front of my eyes, undeniably.The Lycan Prince was here in this school, a teacher in this class, and had set his eyes on Ella again. Words can't tell the excitement that brimmed my heart when I saw him walk in. It was like a dream come true, but what happened next made me realize that my fear was actually reality.I had the feeling that the Lycan Prince still had a soft spot for Ella and intentionally refused
It was like a slap in the face, and the shame I felt was so strong that I thought my cheeks would burn as they flushed red. Ella had a lopsided smile on her face, while it seemed I was the only one dazed at what was going on.Ella just proved once again that he do listen to her and does what she requests. same in the classroom and here right now.Are my eyes deceiving me? Isn't this Dracula, the Lycan prince?"Why are you gawking at me that way? Are you coming in or not? I have other things to do!" I heard him huff directly at me with a narrowed gaze, without even looking at Ella, who was standing beside me.His eyes were cold, just like his voice, and it seemed like my presence was pinching on his skin. For a few moments, I couldn't speak. My gaze shifting from him to Ella in confusion."I thought you said you don't accept students inside your office? Why did you change your mind suddenly after you heard Ella's voice?" I couldn't hold back as I shot the question at him, giving him a
"What did you just say about being cursed earlier?" He whispered hoarsely just as he turned to me after locking the door. There was curiosity and different kinds of emotions I couldn't explain glinting in his eyes as he stared down at me, who was still kneeling on the floor.I gulped and wiped my tears with the backs of my arms, exhaling and inhaling deeply as I wondered about the right words to use and how to explain it all. I just claimed to be cursed because that is what it seemed like after my good and pleasurable life turned sour after that day.The curse was that beast, which saved me from being killed, even though it should be a blessing because that is the reason I am still alive now. If my mother had killed me that day, I just can't explain what would have been the fate of the werewolf kingdom."First, get up from the floor and have a seat. You have no reason to be scared of me, not yet." He continued as he returned to his chair.I rose and slowly sat on the other chair, faci
Tears welled up in my eyes, blurring my vision so that I couldn't see clearly where I was treading, but I still couldn't stop running. What he said to me was echoing painfully in my head, sending shivers up and down my spine.I tried not to believe him. I forced myself to accept that he was lying to push me away, but I knew vividly within me when my mate was telling the truth. I could hear the pain and anguish in his voice from being a killer to his mates. This was why he didn't want to have anything to do with me at the beginning.He loved me, but would still have to murder me in a gruesome way. What kind of curse is this, and what did he do to deserve this? What did I also do to deserve this kind of end?I stopped running but was now walking fast and aimlessly, groping through different paths because I couldn't remember the right road that led to my classroom neither could I tell where I was at the time. My brain was hazy and blank as I kept trying not to break down. The leisure ti
Fear and pain twisted inside me, hitched my breath, and throbbed my heart as I stared at his expressionless face. My eyes were looking at his face, but at that very moment, what I was seeing was a monster.I lowered my gaze to the ground, allowing the tears burning in my eyes to fall freely on the ground.I heard his footsteps approaching, and my heartbeat quickened, my breath choking as I gulped and closed my eyes.It was difficult to see him as my mate who would protect and love me. I was frightened and pained because my love for him was still stronger, yet I had to push him away. I had to run away from him with the realization that, in less than a month, he would turn into a beast and devour me like an enemy.He left his Lycan kingdom and came down to the werewolf world so he could save his people from his deadly curse and put us at risk. The moon goddess kept giving him mates from his environment, so he is here to make us suffer for his crime, and unfortunately, I was one of the
All I knew was that two other teachers came in and gave their lectures, but I could swear I heard no meaningful words from them.I wasn't listening as different thoughts kept swarming into my head. I couldn't wait for the closure bell to ring, so I would run over to Laura and the Alpha to tell them what just happened today. It was something that needed an urgent response before it got out of hand. Everything we planned and arranged was all falling apart, and at the end, we could be faced with a dreadful outcome that would make us regret all we had done to Ella.I glanced over my shoulder and saw Ella still sitting with her head buried under the desk, and it made me curious about what might have transpired between the Lycan and her. There was no trace of a smile or excitement when she stepped into the classroom with Dracula but then again, the love was still there. That was why he gave that order that would force me to let Ella attend school without missing any day. Just so they will k