Simon's Pov
Something different has been happening to me since Addison stepped foot in this place. No, since Lenora stepped her foot in this place. I thought I could handle her at first and kept my guard up around her, but without her even trying, my guard fell and here I am, comforting her and watching her sleep like a baby.
Staring at how tight she held my hands even in her sleep made me feel some kind of warmth towards her. It took a long time for her to fall asleep, and I didn't want to move in case she woke up, so I had to wait until she did while listening to the rise and fall of her breath.
Some while back, I could feel the pain she was feeling in her body and this was something unusual. I was able to transfer my energy to her body to calm her while I received her pain instead. This was something strange that had never happened to me. I was in awe, and I didn't want her to suspect anything was wrong with me, so I kept my cool.
I even tried to inhale as much of her scent as possible to find out if she was my mate or not, but nothing happened. She wasn't my mate, and it was obvious because I would have known on the first day of meeting her, but nothing happened, so it was silly for me to assume that. What I don't understand was why was she able to have this much impact on me? Is it because she's the devil son's mate? Or could it be something else?
For a moment there, I was scared if she was going to be my mate, but my fear was also laced with curiosity and want. I wanted to know if she was my mate, but the negative result had definitely affected my mood as a hint of sadness lingered in it. I didn't know why I had let it affect me because I knew that I would never have a mate, but perhaps I was being hopeful.
"I feel trapped," She had said after her breathing returned to normal and her body wasn't burning up anymore. She was calm and relaxed on my chest as our hearts beat in rhythm.
"Why?" I asked, my hand patting her hair.
"I don't know what to do anymore." She answered, and I felt her sadness wash through my whole body. It hurt, but at the same time, I was glad that I was the one receiving the pain for her. I wouldn't want her to feel this much pain.
"You don't need to do anything; just relax and everything will fall into place," I said to her as her sadness turned to reassurance. I had not expected my words to have any effect on her, but I guess I was glad it did, and I was happy, genuinely.
"Please don't leave." She said, but I could tell that she was half asleep and probably won't remember what she said when she sleeps properly and wakes up.
It didn't take long before she fell asleep with her head on my chest while standing, so I gently carried her and placed her on the bed, but as I was about to leave the room, she held my hands tight even though she was fast asleep.
I waited. I couldn't move because I didn’t want to wake her up or disturb her peaceful sleep, but I suddenly smelled a scent coming from afar, and it smelled like Holland. I wouldn't want any more trouble or drama with him because he could end up making another irrational decision that definitely won't favour Lenora.
I really wished there would be a way for me to talk to Holland, but he was too stubborn and wouldn't listen, as he only wanted to do what he wanted to do.
If I decided to hold a grudge against him, then he would have no chance with me as I would have already become the Alpha since I was the King's son and also the first son, but I have made way too many sacrifices for him and can't let everything go to waste.
I loved him as my brother, and we used to be really close when he was younger, but he didn't want to put in much work to keep his position as he was always too lazy to do tasks. I would help him finish his tasks so the king wouldn't scold him, but all of these only made me grow stronger while he was the opposite. Yet he has finally grown up and doesn't remember anything from the past or how he had sabotaged himself.
I offered to help him out by training him, but his ego wouldn't let him listen to me, and there was nothing much I could do but protect him from afar because he was my brother and I loved him irrespective of the harsh things he had done.
I remember when he had his birthday and the king asked him to wish for anything he wanted for his birthday, and he wished for me to be banished. The king wouldn't grant him the wish, hence he became angry and left for a bar, got drunk and got into trouble, but I had also gone there to help him out as he was almost close to the point of death. He is my brother, whom I love and am willing to lay my life for, even though I already did.
The smell seemed to be approaching faster, and I took this as my cue to leave as I gently removed her hands from mine and left her room for mine, which was directly opposite. The moment I got out of her room, I felt an empty space in me, but I was quick to shove it off. Being emotionally attached to her shouldn’t be a thing in my mind as it wouldn't end well with me and I was liking someone else for the first time since I was born, but it's also forbidden with her.
LENORA'S POV
I could feel a presence in my room, but on opening my eyes, Simon was no longer beside me, and I was now laying on the bed, but something still felt off as different smells mixed in the room. I could smell Holland and Simon, but there was another strange smell that was irritating my senses.
Perhaps Simon and Holland were in my room with someone else and that's why their smell still remained here, but my wolf sense was being alertive and it meant there was someone in this room with me and I wasn't alone.
The lights were not on, and it was hard to see anything in the pitch-dark room. The window was open but the rays from the moon were on me, making it easier for whoever was here to see me but harder for me to see them. I could only smell, but why were my senses picking up the smell of three people?
Crunch…
I heard the sound of a glass shattering in my room and definitely realised that I wasn't alone in the room as I sprung up on the bed.
"Simon, is that you?" I asked with panic laced in my voice, but I didn't want to panic, as it could happen to be Simon. He was always snooping in my room, and maybe today wasn't different and he was the one.
"Simon, if that's you, then say something, this isn’t funny," I said with an awkward chuckle, but I got no response and realised that it wasn't Simon.
The person was closer than I had thought and the smell settled in my nose, but it didn't belong to Simon, nor did it belong to Holland or anyone else that I knew of.
I could feel the figure closer and my face was met with the grin of a person covered in a hood, but before I was able to scream out for help, his canines had dug into my neck, causing my voice to seize while the brim of my eyes were covered in tears.
I don't know what he did to me to cause my voice to seize and my body to become paralysed, but his canines were still dug into my neck as fear engulfed me. Was he going to mark me?
I tried to scream for help, but my voice wouldn't leave my mouth, and my lips wouldn't open to let it out. I was enduring all of the pain of my blood escaping me and his blood entering me as it felt almost like I was being stabbed in every part of my body.
"Bloody hell, the moon has vanished," he cursed as he yanked his canines from my neck and spat on me.
"I guess that I am about to enjoy myself for the night," he said as he removed his body from mine but started to undress himself as my eyes widened in awe.
"You don't have to be scared, pretty one, because I don't have anything against you as long as you remain a good girl. I promise that it'll be quick." He said as he continued to undress himself.
He was removing his hood, shirt, and pants, and there was nothing I could do but to watch him in awe as his grin grew wider. My heart started to race heavily as I tried to scream out for help, but my voice wasn't back and my body was still paralysed. I couldn't do anything but watch this wolf climb on me as he forcefully ripped my clothes. Tears streamed down my eyes as I tried to cry for help, but my voice or body wouldn’t move.
"This alliance can not happen," he said as he ripped the last clothing off of my panties, exposing my dignity to his bear eyes.
"Someone please help me!" I cried inside, but my voice wouldn't move. I tried to struggle with him, but my body wouldn't move as he completely ripped every piece of clothing on me.
"Simon, please help," I cried inside because my voice hadn't returned, but I could feel my nerves returning to my body as I tried to kick him, but he caught me as he angrily growled at me and punched me in the head, causing me to black out while he didn't stop touching me.