to life and made sure no one maltreated me including my Step mother and step sister who n

t he was my fated mate. Who could have imagined t

son colored eyes reflected his valor and tenderness with each stare, he was fitted with cu

ly came out especially since he returned from his training few months after my father disappe

melted my heart; his touch so soothing that it made my skin linger in sweet

eth biting down softly on my lower lips as I

rneath me causing me to moan gently. I held him on his back, my fingers piercing into his skin but he didn

n; still holding on to him fir

e mine

ort; he was my strength and with him, I was certain that my li

ht I had escaped from. He had turned 24 and as customary, he was me

not yet shifted making me unqualified to be his Luna. The ceremony t

e; apparently everything had already been orchestrated. She certainly had more poise than m

ra turned me to her personal maid, ordering me around to attend to her every needs. Sometimes I wished that Erick h

aids in the mansion soon started to taunt me, taking turns at making mockery of me in my predicam

r of it; a part of him still cared about me but he refused to show affection. He always avoided my gaze

er nails, give her massages and even prepare a particular food multiple times to meet her imaginary taste.

ood or water. Spending nights in a cell became a norm soon, and I would always stare at

ment on Erick's face when he found out that he was expecting an heir. Zira

r some moments, I felt as though he was a stranger but his figure still melted my

e shoes and polish them. Mak

ever ask me to do any work for him; the coldness I perceived in his eyes were un

e resolved to body torture. She would ask the guards to hit me

on the floor I held on to her left foot which was placed on my lap and pr

." I thought but I dared not or the guards w

her big toe, I must have applied to much

d; her eyes were boiling in rage. She stood up almost i

ell and whip her t

the bars of the window. The two guards took turns at la

ral cuts on my back and neck. Soon I had lost all my strength, I coul

from one of the guards not satisfied with what they wer

on me forcing me to gasp to consciousness. I opened my eyes but I could only s

t that point, there was nothing more to live for. I knew that I could never go back to my Step-mother; the fact that she n

ith the plant as it could kill. Mindlessly, I snapped out two leaves from the vase and threw them into my mouth. The

going to explode and I held on to it with both hands; my eyes were squeezed; my mouth was wheezing for breat