Daciana’s POVI paused and looked at Arnou in surprise. He asked me to bring out my wolf to play with him. I’m a little bit confused though and I’m not sure if this offer was given to me as a friend or as a mate.“Arnou, are you giving me this offer as a mate or a friend? I asked him nervously.“The offer can mean whatever you want.” He replied softly with his hands still cupped around my face.Eva was beside herself with excitement, she was practically itching to come out and play.“Come on Daciana, you know we like him. His wolf is probably sexy. Just say yesss. Please.”“Shut up Eva.” I growled out in embarrassment.Arnou chuckled a bit.“Your wolf?” He asked in amusement.“Yeah, she’s excited about coming out to play.” I replied, smiling a bit as my cheeks burned hot red.“And are you?” Arnou asked me with a slightly nervous expression on his face. “Just a little bit.” I replied jokingly as I emphasized how little with my thumb and index finger.My joke broke the tense atmosphere
Oh my gosh Arnou and I were kissing. I could hardly believe it, I loved the feel of his lips on my own.I loved the way we moved together in sync and when his tongue touched my own I felt weak in the knees. Arnou and I were still kissing when we heard someone cough.Arnou and I jumped apart in surprise and saw Herley stood looking at us with a stricken expression.Herley ran up to Arnou and grabbed his arm, wrenching it with force away from me.“Arnou! Come on there’s an emergency. Granny fainted, we need your help, please hurry.” Herley cried out as she gestured for Arnou to follow her.Arnou hurriedly followed her and as they walked briskly ahead of me.I ran quickly after them, I know I saw Herley before and I’m very sure she was spying on Arnou and I.The three of us burst out of the woods behind the office, and Arnou raced ahead of us to find out exactly what was going on.As Herley wanted to run after him, I held on to her arm and pulled her back.“Come back here you scheming wi
I stood speechless as I stared at the doctor unable to believe what he had said.I made the meal myself and I did not poison the food. So the doctor had to have been mistaken.I walked up to the doctor and gave him a sharp look. “Doctor, are you absolutely certain she was poisoned? This isn’t a light accusation you’re throwing around.” I said still in shock.The doctor frowned at me, and said “Miss Daciana, I have been in this profession for 15 years. I’m fairly certain I know a case of poisoning when I see it. However, if you need me to, I can take a sample to the lab and run some tests.”A test would definitely confirm that I didn’t put anything in the food so I think it’s a good idea.But before I could give the doctor a go ahead,Alisa interrupted me.“Which test?” Alisa asked with a sneer.“Doctor Yakuim is our family doctor and he has never made a wrong diagnosis. You wicked girl, you poisoned my grandmother and now you’re trying to question our doctor’s competence.” Alisa yell
As I stood listening to the lies being sprouted by the two maids, I went through different emotions. I went from surprise and shock to anger and outrage.The two maids were called Joey and Missra. They claimed to have being passing by the kitchen to pick up laundry when they saw me bring out a suspicious looking bottle and dump it into granny’s food.After their testimony the meeting room was death silent then it erupted in chaos. The officials were angling to get me executed.I even heard quite a few “I knew it”s from the generals.Every single one of the officials were looking at me like they would love to see my head swinging from the gallows.I didn’t shout or try to defend myself. I had done enough of that. It was time to stop protesting and start investigating.I’m order to reclaim Arnou’s trust I needed to prove my innocence in front of the entire court.I turned to look at Arnou, his face was pure ice, no emotions or feelings showing.“Alpha can I get the opportunity to quest
Chapter 19I trudged along following the guards to my room. I had gone through a long day and I was exhausted.As soon as we got to my rooms, the guards escorting me remained outside while I went into my room.When I asked Arnou for more time, I had not anticipated a room arrest. How on earth would I be able to find evidence if I cannot even leave my room?All these thoughts plagued me as I disrobed and took a bath.I reached out to rub the lavender-scented soap on my hair, but I stopped halfway and picked the one that smelled like roses instead.It seemed like a lifetime ago when Arnou and I had kissed. I let out a sigh as I remembered the way he had wrapped his fingers in my hair and breathed in the scent of lavender that lingered on my skin.I know it’s not Arnou’s fault this trial is taking place. I mean I can hardly blame him for listening to the accusations but that did not mean Eva was ready to forgive him for this entire ordeal. She has been whimpering since in betrayal.Some
I sat there staring numbly at the whole proceedings. The same council generals that had sneered at me could literally not look me in the eye now that I had been proven innocent.The moment the maids mentioned Herley’s name, they were dragged out of court. For a moment I wondered if Arnou would not believe them. But then the pack members began to cry out in outrage until Herley was made to take the witness stand.Arnou stared straight at Herley in an unnerving manner for 10 minutes before he started speaking.“Herley, did you poison my grandmother?” Arnou asked her softly with disbelief in his eyes.“Of course, I did not. She’s like my grandmother Arnou.” Herley replied innocently.“Then explain to me and everyone at court why you lied about your encounter with Daciana and why the maids mentioned your name,” Arnou said as his voice began to grow angry.“I lied about nothing. When I met with Daciana in the kitchen, I will admit that the maids left the kitchen but that wasn’t because
The whole court went up in an uproar as people began to celebrate and hug each other.Tears of joy fell down my eyes as I got up ready to go see granny.Arnou looked equal parts shocked and ecstatic as he got up and adjourned the meeting.It was noon, and some of the pack members took the break as an opportunity to indulge in the rich food being supplied by the palace kitchen. Arnou ran down the hallway, closely followed by the general members and me. In the commotion, none of the guards bothered to hold me back. Although that could be because I had been proven innocent. In any case, we all soon arrived at granny’s door and only Arnou went inside.I stood outside granny’s door wishing and hoping she would be completely fine. Not only would her good health mean a lot to Arnou, but it would also exonerate me from all wrongdoing.We stood outside waiting for close to 45 minutes, during that time, palace maids came about and gave us some refreshments.Finally, after the long wait, Arnou
Chapter 22I stood up in shock so suddenly my chair knocked backward. The whole hall went up in uproar. Guards came up to drag the doctor away, probably to lock him up somewhere.Everyone had their own opinions about everything that had gone down, and the commotion automatically signaled the end of the trial. The whole thing was chaotic and I suddenly felt like I couldn’t breathe so I pushed my way out of the court. In my peripheral vision, I saw Arnou get up and push after me but I ran fast toward my room and shut the door.I remember how I had questioned the doctor on how sure he was that his diagnosis was currently considering the fact he didn’t carry out a test first. I remembered the way Arnou hadn’t stood up for me when Alisa had slapped me and insulted me for daring to propose that their doctor was incompetent.I sank to the floor behind my door and wept into my hands. I wept for all the embarrassment I had undergone for no reason. I couldn’t help but wonder if something was wr