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Keisha's POV...My frenzied sprint finally came to a halt.Up ahead was a large oak tree with a rather vast canopy. Jenna and I usually rested here whenever we raced in our wolf forms in the woods.I was right to come to this place; I could see her right shoulder and her loose grey gown fluttering along with the wind. My friend was seated at the foot of the tree, her back reclining against the trunkI was relieved to see her. Exhaling a deep sigh, I made my way to her front, only to be confronted by a harrowing sight.Jenna had blood trickling from her mouth. The upper section of her outfit was drenched in red. A bloodied dagger lay on the ground, inches short of her left foot."Jenna..." I mumbled, unable to register the reality before me.The bubbly Jenna, who seemed to have recovered from the cruel pill of heartbreak my brother had gifted her, now looked like a terrible shadow of herself. Her hair was splayed out, her eyes droopy, and her lips pale."Y-you're here," she muttered w

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Keisha’s POV…“What’s the meaning of this?” Caspian asked in a tone thick with ire as he shot up from his official chair, his palms hitting the table made of fine pinewood.I walked in, carrying my dear friend in my arms.Without a glance in his direction, I made my way to the red couch in the office and placed Jenna’s body gently on it, letting her head lie on the armrest supported by a pillow.Then I turned to face him, “I brought your mate to you. And as her bestie, I should be asking you why she’s in this state,” My voice, though calm, still betrayed the anger in me.“How is it my business what happens to her?”“She is your…”He interrupted me, “Cassandra is my chosen mate and Luna; nothing will change that. Take that thing out of my office this instant, Keisha,” he demanded, his right hand pointing towards the now-doorless exit.I walked up to him, shooting him a hostile glare which he returned as well. “My bestie is dead, thanks to you, Caspian. Thanks to you and your slut of a

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I ignored his pounding at the door and his yelling, focusing rather on bathing Jenna. Minutes later, I opened the door and was met with an angry Caspian and an annoyed Cassandra standing behind him. "How dare you?!" A slap greeted me as he thundered. I didn't retaliate. Instead, I shoved him out of the way, walking to my maid, Rayna, who had just arrived. I asked her to place the things she’d brought on the bed and wait for me. Then I turned and headed into the bathroom, bringing in a green towel made from high-quality bamboo fibre. Soon, I brought Jenna out of the bathroom, wrapped in that towel. Disregarding my brother's glare and Cassandra's complaints, I placed my bestie on Caspian's bed. "You all get out. I need to dress her up. Or you want to watch?" I asked with a raised brow. "Keisha, don't test my patience. Take her out of here," Caspian barked. I could see his body trembling from bottled-up rage.“And what if I don’t plan to?” I asked with a quirked brow.“Keisha, I w

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Having got my way, I sat on the bed and asked Cassandra to get me the earthen keg, which was among the things my maid had brought earlier. Though unwilling, the bitch had no choice but to obey. I bet in her heart, she'd cursed me a million times, but that was none of my business.With Jenna's head resting on my lap, I took the small keg, which contained a blend that looked like milk but smelled like strawberries. With the lid off, I then applied the substance onto her hair and massaged it in, making sure it saturated every strand and her scalp.Afterwards, I asked Cassandra to hand me a small earthen bowl with a lid, and she obeyed. After removing the lid, I saw a grey, pleasant-smelling, paste-like mixture, which I proceeded to apply to Jenna's hair as well.Having used a small towel to dry her hair, I brought my friend to the vanity table, then bandaged her chest region and commenced applying makeup.My friend needed to look good even in death. Soon, my dear Jenna was attired in a

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Keisha's POV...I was at the balcony, my legs dangling off the balustrade I was perched on while staring at the sparsely-starred night sky. Most of my injuries were healed, perks of being an Alpha blood.Behind me on the floor of the balcony were fragments of shattered bottles, and in my hand was a half-filled bottle of strong alcoholic drink. Due to my bloodline, it was not easy to get drunk, but I was determined to get myself worse for the drink. Memories of all Jenna and I had shared looped through my mind, and before long, the nth tear snuck down my face. Not that I made any effort to wipe it off.I simply brought the small bottle to my lips and finished the rest of the drink in one draught. Once the bottle was empty, I threw it behind me, and it landed brusquely against the floor of the balcony, ending up in broken shards-just like its predecessors."Your highness..." Rayna, who had been standing close to the door leading to the balcony, softly called out to me in a worried to

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Keisha's POV..."My Lady, please, you can't keep doing this, or I'm afraid the king will really have my head," Rayna pleaded for the nth time to no avail."Take the food away. I have no appetite." I said, looking at the ceiling as I lay supine on the bed, hugging Jenny's favourite sea plushie- a cute seagull."My lady..." My maid's tone had become even more fearful and concerned.It had been two days since my friend was buried, and I hadn't let anything enter my mouth, except a few sips of water.My maid, who knew me to be a foodie, couldn't help but worry, of course.I'm pretty sure the news must have reached my brother's ears, and he must have threatened to have Rayna fed to his giant pet dogs if she doesn't get me to eat.But I really had no appetite. I wasn't one to force myself into doing something I had no desire to do. The thought of eating right now repulsed me. I wouldn't want to go puke in the bathroom after downing the food.Might as well refuse it, let someone else enjoy

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According to dungeon rules, a prisoner was to ingest at least two bowls of monkshood soup before being thrown in an assigned cell. This was done to prevent such inmate from manifesting their wolf or attempting to escape.In my case, though, due to me being of Alpha blood and how short my temper was recently, the skittish slammer guards had me finish five bowls of wolfsbane instead.Then, in accordance with my brother’s order, they took me to a cell, deep in the dungeon. It had a small, narrow door at the entrance.I had to get on all fours to enter after being chained at the hands, neck and feet. And soon the small door was shut. The cell was small, narrow, dark, damp and dirty. In one word, it was called a cesspool.This was the place other inmates dreaded as well.The only opening for air was the square-shaped aperture in the middle of the metal gate, and air was already not much in the dungeon to begin with, so I would surely contend with heat and mosquitoes. As for light? I didn’t

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Instead of exploding like I'd expected, she heaved a deep sigh and returned to sitting once more."You know what? You're right, honey. I'm responsible for pushing your friend to her death. I didn't just happily bed the king, knowing that she'd suffer; I often paid your friend visits and made sure to flaunt how good her mate was in bed. And of course, I dared her to fight me now that I was Luna if she wasn't satisfied. But how could someone already so distressed and heartbroken have energy to fight, huh? You know, the night before she took her life, I got someone to make her kneel outside your brother's quarters, and your brother was aware of her presence when he made the best love of my life to me. You know how satisfied I was to step out and see that miserable creature already keeled over with blood flowing down her lips? She must have suffered a lot since we fucked till dawn." After saying that, Cassandra burst into a manic, victorious laughter.Her words were meant to rile me up,

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Keisha's POV ...He hurled the stone in my direction, and I nimbly dodged it while he quickly used this chance to free his Luna from her precarious position on the tree branch. "Oh my, she looks like a broken, ragged doll," I mocked. "How much will it cost and how long will it take to repair her? That is, if she can even be repaired,"Caspian had her sitting feebly on the ground with her back propped against him while he knelt on one knee. "Honey, are you alright?" he asked her gently as he draped his jacket over her shoulders, covering her upper body that previously had only a sexy lace bra providing little to no modesty. "B-baby..." she managed to mutter amidst laboured breaths.Now that she mentioned it...Cassandra had actually been wearing sleek, silver-coloured pants under her extravagant gown; these pants clung to her form and included high slits on both sides from the upper thigh, intricately laced all the way to her knees. And I hadn't bothered to take those off her; denud

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Keisha's POV...Unwilling to become a forced bride to the infamous Alpha Reid, I planned to escape at midnight. My room wasn't guarded, and I wanted to use that to my advantage.There was one other secret way out of the pack. As long as I got there, I could escape. Only Jenna and I knew about it. It was located behind the woodshed in the backyard of their home. If I were in my prime, getting there would have been super easy. But with my reduced strength, I'd have to rely on luck to get there. I just hoped Lady Luck would favour me tonight.Unfortunately, just as I peeked my head out of the bend in the hallway, I saw two beefy guards staring right at me, arms folded.The hallway's light was dim, but I could make out the expression of the first guard, who seemed amused."Ha, I won the bet, Xayne. I told you she'd come here. You owe me a hundred now. Hahaha!"As for me?I spun on my heel and ran as fast as I could, but how could I outrun trained werewolves with speed that was barely co

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