Chapter Thirty-One

My body went completely limp in the arms of the guard who carried me. The pain and exhaustion had become too much, having sustained injuries that would have easily killed me by now had I still been in my original body. Liam hadn’t held back his strength in the slightest as he’d attacked me.Even the tiny voice inside that had been screaming at me to not give up, to find a way to escape and survive, was slowly fading now, accepting that I couldn’t move anymore, let alone run.It really was game over. It seemed I’d somehow made the wrong choices.Maybe if I’d just stayed with Liam from the start, none of this would have happened. I could have lived out the remainder of my time in luxury, experiencing a slice of what life could have been like had I been reborn into a body more fortunate. Perhaps I could have even found a way to no longer find Liam completely abhorrent. At one point, fate had given me a chance to stay behind in Easthaven. I could have tried to fix him, to change his fate t

Chapter Thirty-Two

“How much do you already know about Lucia?” Thaddeus started.I thought about it for a moment, but truthfully I didn’t know much at all. “Nothing except that she passed away. They never spoke about her whilst I stayed with them.”He nodded his head in understanding. “I should probably start at the beginning. You should know that, despite Hazel and Rubeus being unwilling to accept any titles or wealth I offered, the three of us remained close even after the children were born. Lucia would often play with my two boys at the palace and grew up enjoying many of the privileges her parents had denied for themselves. It didn’t take long before the three of them became very close. So much so that, once Lucia entered her teen years, she went on to eventually develop a deeper relationship with Alistair.”“...They dated?” I asked curiously.“Yes... for a few years, at least. I believe it started around when Lucia was seventeen. She’d always been a very sweet girl growing up, but as her age of mat

Chapter Thirty-Three

Thaddeus and I chatted for a little longer, and I provided more details regarding what happened with Easthaven. I told him about Alistair coming to the tavern, how he’d lied about who’d sent him there, but ultimately, I made it clear that I went with him of my own volition. I mentioned about the man in the market, how I was worried for my safety, and believed wholeheartedly that, if I didn’t go with him, Liam would have found another means of kidnapping me, including my concerns regarding Rubeus and Hazel’s safety.He listened to me and promised to tighten the guard presence in the west side of town, as well as a few other measures he could take to help ease my worries. When it was over, his salesman speech well and truly done its job in trying to reassure me, I took a deep breath.I’d been carrying these concerns on my shoulders for a long time, feeling like I needed to be the one to change the future because I was the only one with knowledge to do so. In reality though, I couldn’t ac

Chapter Thirty-Four

“Look, I already told Victor this,” I started defensively, “but, per your father’s instructions, I’m literally just waiting for the guard to show up who is meant to be escorting me out. If you have a problem with that, you can go look for the guard yourself and ask him why he’s making me wait so long.”“Are your legs broken? Why can’t you check for yourself?” he asked coldly.Just once – literally ONE TIME – it would be nice if he could speak to me like I was a human being. After everything his father had told me today, I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt so badly. But, as always, he was making it impossible for me to not react emotionally when he kept tearing me apart so quickly.My face flushed hot and I impulsively responded. “No, thankfully, you only allowed Liam to break several of my ribs before I was finally rescued by your father. My legs are still in perfect condition. Thank you very much for checking though, Your Highness”His golden eyes narrowed, clearly annoyed,

Chapter Thirty-Five

Over the next few days, I did my best to stay busy, mostly falling back into the routine I’d had before leaving. I was determined to help out Hazel and Rubeus as much as possible, though I knew I couldn’t make up for the pain I’d accidently inflicted upon them. There was still a very real end date to this illusion of happiness I had whilst being with them, but the issue of saying goodbye was now just a part of the planning I was doing in my spare time.With Hazel’s help, I’d found a library of sorts. They had a tonne of books that were going to prove extremely useful. Pack territories and maps being the most critical, it providing me with some information about the places I may want to potentially live one day, but I’d also found something I’d been sorely lacking since arriving in this world: a book on all the pack etiquette and formal vows one needed to know. Much to my own embarrassment, it was one intended to teach children from a young age, complete with colourful pictures on each

All Chapters of The Alpha's Villainess: Chapter 31 - Chapter 35

Chapter Thirty-One

Chapter Thirty-Two

Chapter Thirty-Three

Chapter Thirty-Four

Chapter Thirty-Five