I studied the gorgeous man in front of me. He was too handsome. He had icy blue eyes, chiselled jaw, perfect nose and plump lips. I was so busy observing him that I didn't even realise that I was staring at him!
"Like what you see?"
His voice startled me dragging me out of my thoughts. I moved back abruptly from his embrace.
"Sorry, who are you? And I wasn't committing suicide! I just tripped off the cliff" I retorted.
"That's good." He said grinning then paused in middle thinking about something before finishing his statement."Well, my name is Daniel...Rodriguez."
Did he say, Rodriguez? I have heard the name somewhere. Uncle Aaron use to tell about the Rodriguez. I tried to reminisce who it referred to. And then like a light bulb, it lit my head. No, he couldn't be him....
"Are you the-"
"Yes, I am the werewolf prince. Please don't go for the titles, you can call me Danny. What about you, beautiful lady?" He cut me off.
So, he was actually a werewolf - the prince to be precise. I shouldn't be surprised as all the royals were invited but the thing is I never saw the royal family of the city I resided in! I must admit Daniel was Handsome like the people said. I looked up at him and he was staring at me for answers. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself.
"I am Elina Wilson. Lord Evan's assistant" I introduced unsure of what he would say.
He looked at me as if I have grown two heads and then started grinning like a Cheshire cat. "Wow. Evan always skips the interesting part you know." He turned towards me as if preparing for a speech he was much awaiting for someone to listen.
"Whenever I talk to him, he's always talking about the peasants, the projects we need to work on, bla bla bla. It's so boring. He never speaks about interesting things or introduces me to his people. He didn't introduce me to Olivia and now you." He whined like a kid.
Wow. Looks like Stephen's got a partner. Is this with the Royal Princes that all are so sarcastic or it's just their personality.
I walked beside Danny in the gardens as he kept ranting. We talked about where I lived. He was surprised to know that I lived in Iris and that I never saw the royal family. And He was also complaining about Evan being so boring and stuff. It was so fun speaking to him and he was very funny as well. One moment he would whine and complain and then he would lay his lame jokes. He also told me that except for the royal family, werewolves stayed in packs lead by the Alpha and Luna along with the Beta's. I was enjoying his company then a girl came along with Evan beside her.
"Danny, I was looking for you. Carla's complaining a lot about her designer cheating on her by designing the same dress for Mrs. Wiston." The girl said addressing Daniel and looked at me.
"Hi! I am Daniel's small sister, Ariel." Princess.
She forwarded her hand for a handshake and I took it.
"Elina"
She gave me a friendly smile. Ariel was sweet and pretty too. She was the to-be queen of Iris. She was a blonde with pale skin and golden eyes and God did she have pointed ears. Was she an elf or something. Wait, elves didn't exist, right?
Ariel looked back at Danny. "So, what are you going to do about this?" she asked Daniel who was scratching his head.
Meanwhile, I looked at Evan who had been staring me since he arrived. I stared him back and it felt like we were in some sought of a staring contest until Daniel cleared his throat.
"If you both are done with your staring contest, can we just go inside? It's cold out here. Elina, I want to introduce my family to you." Daniel squealed like an excited child in a Christmas carol. "And Evan, you didn't introduce Elina to me!" He glared at Evan the way Stephen does and tug to my hand leading to the hall. Ariel and Evan followed behind us.
Since the former queen died, the king was forced to remarry as Ariel didn't acquire her powers yet back then. So, he remarried Daniel's Stepmother - the daughter of a powerful alpha and years after their marriage, the king passed away due to sudden death. Well, this was the tale recited to me by Uncle Aaron.
Back to the present.
Daniel introduced me to Carla- his step sister. Carla was also blonde and had black eyes. She wasn't as sweet as Ariel instead she looked like she cared about only herself and her dress' design being stolen. I didn't care much. I introduced myself and she just shrugged it off. Daniel told it was Carla's normal behaviour. Well, I think Carla was a bit high on status, unlike Daniel and Ariel who were friendly and low to the earth. Daniel wanted me to meet his Stepmother but she wasn't seen anywhere.
After a dance with Danny, a waitress accidentally dropped a juice on my dress so I had to excuse myself and go to the washroom.
Once I cleaned the mess on my dress, I headed out of the washroom. On my way to the ballroom, I heard someone speaking. I didn't plan on eavesdropping but the voice caught my attention.
"Are you serious?! He's at this party! What if someone finds out about our plan? What if he hurts or kills someone?" Giselle was fretting all over looking quite horrified.
"Mind your voice! You'll inform them before they even come to know." A woman-I guess from the voice scolded gripping Giselle's face tightly with one arm. I couldn't see her face due to the darkness.
"About him, I want him to kill someone so that it varies as a warning to the Lord" she continued emphasising the word 'want'.
The woman sounded cruel and what does she mean by hurting, killing and what kind of a warning? Most importantly, how does Giselle know that woman? Something was really fishy.
I tried to sneak more into the conversation but someone dragged me in the dark corridor, my back hit the wall. Before I could scream, the man placed his palm on my mouth refraining me from doing so.
"Don't scream. It's me" he said taking his palm back.
"Lord Evan?"
What the hell is wrong with him? I was going to listen to Giselle and that mystery lady's master plan! I had to inform Evan about Giselle's plotting against us.
So I started "My lord, Giselle is-" only to be cut off by him as he placed his finger on my lips moving closer.
"Why is it that you call me by the title and not Daniel? And I see you're quite good to him" he stepped even closer removing his finger and placing both his hands on either sides of my head.
What is he implying to?
Damn! He's too close to me. I can't focus. I am sure my heart skipped a few beats as well. How can he possibly look so calm and intimidating while I don't know what to do?! I looked anywhere but him which I think irked him.
"Look at me, Elina!" He lifted my chin which made me look straight into his smouldering gaze.
"Why is that whenever I am close to you, you try to ignore me or get rattled yet you are comfortable around with other men?" His voice sounds angry and hurt.
I didn't know what to say. I was lost for words. He leaned his face closer to mine. Our lips were inches apart when we heard a loud scream of a lady. Evan abruptly stepped back cursing under his breath. We ran towards the source of the sound--ballroom.
When we arrived at the ballroom, I saw a huge Werewolf in his wolf form straddling a woman below him. I couldn't properly see the woman's face. Everyone around was screaming and gasping. Like what is wrong with them?! There were like more than a hundred vampires and werewolves but they weren't moving or doing anything even Daniel was asking the Wolf to release the queen.
Wait, queen? Holy! The werewolf Queen. Now, I understand the reason people aren't doing anything. They didn't want the queen to get hurt.
I tried to have a look at the werewolf. It was quite huge than the Wolf I encountered last time. It was dark brown and on a closer note, I noticed it didn't have canines instead it had--fangs.
How is it even possible for a Werewolf to have vampire fangs?
Before the wolf could straddle the woman to death, Evan gestured me to keep quiet and ran near werewolf with his vampiric speed and held it up high by its neck.
"Shift" Evan commanded.
There was a sound of authority in his voice. His eyes were turning blood-red. The wolf seemed to realise the stronger predator in front of him as he shifted into his human form. Thank God! The werewolf wasn't naked instead he had his clothes on, not that I was entertaining myself to see a nude show! I couldn't see the werewolf's face due to Evan blocking the sight with his huge frame.
"Who turned you into a hybrid?!" Evan's hold tightened around the wolf's neck, his voice not leaving the authority.
Hybrid? Wasn't it illegal to turn someone into a hybrid?
Now I understand why the man had fangs when he was a werewolf. He was a Vampire/Werewolf hybrid. It is illegal to turn someone into a hybrid. Witches always want to kill the hybrids as they were an imbalance of two species and an abomination to nature's law.
Instead of replying, the werewolf started laughing even though he was choking. Evan's other hand made it's way to the wolf's shoulder. I could hear the sound of bone cracking. The whole scene was making me feel nauseous. So, I decided to go out for some fresh air but the next words made me halt on my way.
"You won't ever know who turned me," the werewolf said bitterly.
I know that voice. I could never forget it. Turning around I rushed to Evan's side to have a look at the man's face. As I approached him, I couldn't believe my own sight. His usual green eye which I adored were now blazing red looking at Evan with such hatred that if eyes could kill, he must already be dead. There was dark-brown fur all over his arms that were trying to free his neck from Evan's steel grip.
The moment his eyes connected with mine, they softened changing to its usual green. Before I could even comprehend what was happening, his name escaped my mouth.
"James"
I whispered with utter disbelief. This, was the man I loved. The man who left me....
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