As promised, Raglan gave her a new body. No longer was Hazel the green-eyed, raven-haired beauty —she was now a blue-eyed beauty with fiery red hair to match her rage and what she sought after –blood.
"The first Alpha on the list happens to be an old friend of yours," Raglan said tauntingly.
"And who is that? " Hazel asked nonchalantly as she was still preoccupied with the recent turn of events.
It wasn't every day, you died and met a demon prince.
"The Alpha of the Wyoming pack," Raglan said with a smile.
It was as if a bulb lit up in Hazel's eyes. The moon goddess was definitely in her favor.
"Turns out I might as well enjoy this," Hazel said happily.
"I hope you will," Raglan said.
Lastly, he handed her a sheath made out of the finest leather.
Hazel reached into the sheath and pulled out a dagger.
"That dagger is pure silver made out of a wolf's bane and angel's breath," Raglan explained.
Hazel observed the beautiful weapon. The blade was lined with inscriptions that were of a language she could not recognize.
"It's the tongue of your forefathers," Raglan answered her unspoken question.
"This is what you will be used to kill the seven Alphas. You will need this because you no longer are a wolf and this is the only weapon capable of killing a werewolf, especially one as powerful as the clan of royal werewolves. Your wolf is dead and can only be connected to your true self..."
"...since you're in a different body, it will not be possible to get your wolf back. Right now, you are a mere human," Raglan said.
She felt entirely different now that she was a human. No wonder humans always felt so afraid, she thought. That was exactly how she was feeling now that her wolf was no longer within her.
She felt a huge sense of emptiness and—
"It would be in your best interest if you started right now," Raglan's musical-like voice interrupted her thoughts.
"The earlier you finish this task, the quicker you get to go back to your old life," he said and in what seemed like an afterthought but was a calculated move on his part, Raglan added, "and get back your man before his cock is forever buried in your sister."
Raglan did not give a shit about Hazel's revenge plans. All he cared about was watching the crystal necklace fill up with the blood of the seven Alphas.
Raglan's words were the exact dose of motivation Hazel needed and with a determined look on her face, she said to Raglan, "I am ready."
"Good," he said before making a motion with his fingers which opened up a portal.
Hazel took a deep breath and walked into the portal.
In the twinkle of an eye, she found herself in a forest bordering an exquisite palace.
A feeling of dread ran through her bones as she gazed at the place of her torment.
Deep inside this palace, was a room that held echoes of her screams and tears.
As she remembered the pain she had been dealt by Kael, the Alpha of the Wyoming clan, her rage increased and she was pretty sure she felt the coppery taste of blood on her tongue.
She was thirsty for blood –for Kael's blood and the thirst drove her straight to the door, determined and devoid of fear.
There seemed to be a party going on inside the palace as she heard a lot of noise and music oozing from the palace.
She walked majestically to the palace, her new body making her feel invincible.
She had already hatched a plan in her mind and the only thought nested in her was how it would feel to hear the ligaments and flesh on Kael's chest tear as she drove the dagger into his heart slowly as she watched him cry out like a baby.
"Who are you and state your business?" A voice called out from behind her interrupting her vengeful reverie.
Hazel turned to answer when her eyes caught the silver shimmer of a blade that was positioned close to her throat.
"I am Edith and I have a business to do in the palace," Hazel answered in a voice that was rich and seductive.
"And what business is that?" The guard asked Hazel aggressively.
"I am a courtesan and I am to perform at the palace today," Hazel said confidently. It was as if her new body came with a dose of confidence and she loved it.
The guard observed the lady standing before him. An unusually beautiful woman with fiery red hair and the body of a jezebel.
He wished he could have her to himself but it seemed he would have to wait for the Alpha to be done with her.
"You are late," The guard said.
Hazel did not have a reply for him and it seemed he did not need one as he did not comment further.
He took a sniff at her and realized that she was a human.
He knew his Alpha was a man who loved and adored women. It was heard that he had orgies with a hundred women at once and he would satisfy each and every one of them.
He also knew that Kael had a knack for women who were different from them –especially humans. It could be that he had summoned this woman to fill the void left by his newfound sex toy who had found a way to escape last night.
"Alright," The guard said as he lowered his sword, "You may go in."
Hazel slowly released the air she had been holding in her lungs. For a split second, she had thought the guard wouldn't fall for her games.
The guard walked away while she made her way into the palace as she silently offered prayers to the moon goddess.
She had been lucky to come and meet a party going on thereby making her passage into the palace much easier.
As she walked forward, Hazel became aware of more guards hanging around.
When she had escaped yesterday, there had been no guards. This was why she had been less careful when she had walked into the palace.
Her escape must have made the bastard decide to beef up the security now making her plan much harder than she had earlier suspected.
The doors to the palace were thrown open for her.
She walked majestically into the palace with a gait fit for a model.
Everybody seemed to have their eyes on her. Everyone except Kael who was seated on his throne flanked by two beautiful women who were stark naked and dancing around him.
With every step she took into the palace, she was hit with a wave of nostalgia on how days ago she was dragged on this same floor by the same beast who sat watching her as she wailed her life out.
She paid no attention to the jeers and catcalls she was getting from the men and women as she made her way to the front with her eyes focused on her price.
Her blood ran hot and she wished she could just run over and get it over with.
She took notice of her surroundings and realized that there were guards scattered about the room.
There was no way she would be able to do what she had to do in such a crowded place with a bunch of wolves and guards.
The bastard had finally grown a brain, she thought in disgust.
Halfway to the throne, she was stopped by a bunch of women dancing. She knew she had no way to get close to Kael and so she made a quick decision,
She had to make Kael take notice of her.
She walked to where the musicians were seated and she had a word with them then she went back to the group of women writhing their bodies trying to make their living.
When the current song ended, the musicians began to play a tune she was so familiar with.
It was a song her mum used to sing to Maeve and her. She had been happy when the musicians said they knew the song when she had asked them to play it for her.
Hazel started to sing to the tune. The intro was a slow mesmerizing rendition that left everyone captured –including Kael.
When the next stanza started and she started to whine her waist to the upbeat tempo, chaos followed.
Everyone cheered her on as they watched her dance.
Everyone had cleared up space giving her enough room —and Kael enough visibility to her.
As she danced, she made sure she cast a steady, seductive gaze at Kael.
Her eyes were fixed on him as she belly danced to the rhythm of the song and the rich tone of her voice as she seductively touched parts of her body.
When she was done, she gave a bow as everyone applauded her.
Her eyes were still on Kael when he beckoned on her to come forward with a motion of his finger.
She took a deep breath and moved forward.
"Your Grace," Hazel said to Alpha Kael with a slight bow as she stopped a few steps before him.She made sure her boobs were visible for his gaze as she bowed. Kael's breath hiked up as his eyes feasted greedily on Hazel's chest.She was a beautiful woman but he was not the least bit bothered with her beauty as he was with her nipples which seemed to want to poke a hole through the barely there top she was wearing. Hazel wasn't scared of the mighty Kael and he noticed. Women were always scared when they saw how powerful he was but this woman just glared confidently at him with her blue eyes and her full lips –lips he couldn't wait to suck on, pursed at him in a pout.Rather than feel fear for him, Hazel felt a huge bout of disgust and she had to fight back the urge to throw up."What's your name?" Kael asked. "I am Edith, your Grace," Hazel answered in a voice that simmered like honey.Kael nodded his head nonchalantly. He did not give a fuck if she was nameless, all he gave a fuc
"What have you don–" Kael started to say but stopped halfway as Hazel plunged the dagger deeper into his heart.Kael began to wrestle. His black eyes started to change color as his wolf fought to take control of him.He tossed and turned, kicked and struggled, trying to get Hazel off of him but she held her ground.With the aid of her free hand, she pushed the dagger deeper and deeper into his chest till it was only the butt of the dagger that was visible."Who are you–" Kael choked as blood trickled out of his mouth and nose.He had finally stopped struggling. He knew he had lost the battle.Still laying over Kael, Hazel looked into his eyes and answered, "I am vengeance."She got up from him and came down. Kael still had a substantial amount of life present in him. Such a powerful man would be too hard to kill.As she gazed over him, her eyes fell on his cock. It was– to her greatest surprise, still hard and erect.She could not believe that the bloody bastard dared to still have an
But by the time the guard had announced a search to be made for Hazel, she was already miles away.No one seemed to know who she was or where she came from. All they knew and would ever know was that she was a beautiful woman who had appeared and then disappeared leaving death in her wake.Hazel had traveled throughout the night only resting in the early hours of the morning when she was sure she was far away enough.As she slept, a visitor came to her in her dreams."You did well," Raglan said to her with a smile on his face.He had had his doubts about her and her capability to carry out this mission but her act earlier on made him have a little more faith in her."How are you here?" Hazel asked, confused, totally ignoring Raglan's compliment. She wondered why she was able to see Raglan so real in her dream. It felt like if she reached out to touch him, he would feel concrete."I am in your dreams." He pointed out with a roll of his eyes.He noticed the look of confusion on Hazel's
Hazel was still shaken by the dream she had had. She was still very much tired but she willed her body to move.She was onward to the residence of the next Alpha–Gordon.She did not know who he was nor where he resided but Raglan had helped out.When she woke up, she noticed a note written in beautiful handwriting next to her.It had the name of the next Alpha on the list and also directions to get to his palace, which was drawn in a crudely drawn map."The bloody bastard," Hazel had cussed when she saw the note.Not only had he tormented her sleep, but he had not left her any food, not water as she had requested of him.She was famished and so thirsty and was on the verge of fainting under the blazing sun when she found a small pond.She filled her belly up with water before pouring some on her body to help cool her down.For food, she picked wild berries from the forest.She was lucky her dad had trained them on the vegetation of the wild so she had knowledge of what she could or co
Try as she may, Hazel could not push out of her mind the story she heard earlier.Asher was getting married to Maeve?It could not be. She was the one he loved and not Maeve!No longer was her mind occupied with the thought of how she was going to carry out the task before her but with the thought of Maeve and Asher getting married.She had to go back home, she thought. She had to go and save Asher from the danger he was landing himself in by being with Maeve.Her mind kept telling her to turn back to where she came from and head back to her home but she knew that the only way she could do that was if she kept moving forward and completing her task and she did just that.Surprisingly to her, getting into the palace was much easier than she had anticipated.The guards at the gate let her in without asking question
Hazel was happy that the celebration was still going to be held tomorrow. It afforded her time to do what she had gone there to do. Her ears were still pinned to the door when she heard footsteps approaching from within the room.Caught unawares and not knowing where to run to or hide without being caught, she instinctively jumped to the back of the door.It was a careless hiding spot that would guarantee her getting caught but it was all she could come up with. She could not risk running away because the hallway was too long and the next exit was at the end so she would definitely have been caught and her only other option was a window which was a couple of meters high up. The approaching footsteps reached the door and opened it.Since the door was flung open, Hazel was out of sight as she was on the other side of the opened door.It was at that moment that it occurred to Hazel that the door could be closed shut and she would be caught.She had not had enough time to even think of
One thing Hazel knew was that she needed allies. There was no way she was going to take out her plan alone.And there was only one way she knew she could gain allies –money.This complicated her situation the more. It was more like this mission was out to challenge her rather than her just killing these Alphas. Every time she crossed over a stumbling block, another came rolling her way.With her head slumped backward and her eyes closed, she thought of ways she could get money.She placed the back of her hand against her head. Despite the cool breeze blowing, her temperature was high. Her head was probably overheating due the amount of thoughts that went through her mind per second.She had nothing she could sell.She could not even beg for money. That would draw too much attention to her and it would be easier to remember the redhead beauty who had begged for money.Damn it!She had only one option –to steal, but as easy as it seemed, it was not.She had never been one to steal any
It was a very awkward moment for both of them as Hazel stood with a smile plastered on her face which kept on getting weirder with every passing second as she contemplated her answer."Sure, why not," Hazel finally answered.The sound of her voice saying that snapped her out of her head. She had still been in a meeting with her mind, contemplating when her mouth had, on its own, carried out the task.A smile broke out on Sam's face and a look of relief washed over him.He actually was.He had been hoping she would not reject his offer.He had been hooked on her ever since their meeting on the road.He had wanted to tell Jeff, his chauffeur, to stop the car and give her a lift, but he was accompanied by his father.Their meeting had not been a coincidence. He had kept his eyes open and had hung at the bar closest to the town's entrance to spot her on arrival.The moment he had seen that beautiful mane of red hair walk past, he had immediately sprung to action and went after her.He di