||Chapter Four||
Coïncidence||
N A R R A T I V E ||
The Dark Prince sat on the green fields beyond the horizon of the forest.
In his Wolf Form.
His thick black fur hugging his body like a coat. Glowing Sapphire eyes blankly stare at the empty meadow. Listening to every sound of his future grounds. He was bigger than most average wolves, or any in that matter.
He was the size of a great stallion, as an average wolf was no smaller than the size of a large wild bear.
His eyes flickered to the bark of a large tree. The brown shade immediately reminding him of her eyes.
Beautiful Dark brown eyes which glistened to gold when in the light. Messy and untamed hair caressing the a sun kissed flesh of her neck.
A Beauty, indeed she was.
Damonous was one who had seen many beautiful women. However none compared to the little maid's beauty. The rare kindness she'd shown when his hand was bleeding. He could have healed it in less than a millisecond, but his consciousness objected him in doing so to test what the fragile and helpless girl would do.
Damonous then remembered her home which was in the alleyway. It was dangerous. No place for a girl with such innocence.
Did she give others the same treatment she had given him? Did she lead other people so carelessly into her home? Could she be so naive?
Then again she led him right into her home, clueless of any harm that could ever befall on her. Who knew for all she knew the people she welcomed into her home could have been thieves, or much worse.
Suddenly the thought of her kindness was the cause of the low growl rumble off of his chest.
He eyed the Squirrel which hurried up a tree bark once hearing the threatening sound, a frog which sat over a lily pad dove into the water as well in fear of the dark creature which sat before them.
He still didn't understand whatever this bond was. Nor did he understand his care for the girls well being.
It shouldn't have mattered.
It was then he felt claws dig into his neck.
It didn't hurt.
But it was rather uncomfortable, a mere inconvenience.
If anything it felt as though a toothpick pricking his skin.
Damonous' ears twitched feeling uneasy.
Standing up with a stretch, he Damonous stalked the stream he'd been staring at trying to figure out whatever this feeling was or why he was feeling this way. The deadly muscles of his wolf rippled as he walked over the stream and drank water in hopes of the strange feeling to go away.
He then felt something consume his body.
Panic.
He wasn't feeling his own emotions.
Halting his drinking he stared at his reflection from within the clear blue water. His dark fur flared making him look larger than he was instinctively at the deemed threat.
He then watched his eyes burn into the shade of his beasts as he took control.
"The girl" He heard his wolf Asmodeus growl.
Two words was all it took to awaken this sleeping beast from his slumber. A dark roar rippled its way throughout the forest. One of rage, and so much of it. The forest trembled under such darkness. Within an instant Asmodeus took over Damonous' body, rushing through the forest in need to see her.
Alive and breathing.
Whoever caused his mate such pain would suffer a fate far worse than death. Barbaric images sprawled through the unstable Prince's mind imagining all the ways he would make the girl's attacker bleed.
His once sapphire eyes slowly darkening into a darker color from his usual pure sapphires to the same Alexander stone. Flecks of crimson red sprawled around the wolf's eyes giving it a violet illusion. It's dark eyes growing brighter and brighter as he sprints past the meadows. Racing past the forest as he saw everything in slow motion.
Watching as the leaves slowly fell to on top of the grass of moss, the birds slowly fleeing from the charging beast, the flowers blooming in slow motion. Although Asmodeus ran at an impossible speed, pushing and pushing his black razor paws on the damp ground of the earth he felt as if he was running a speed equivalent speed to a sloth. Not knowing what was happening to the stranger of a girl brought him waves of emotions of which he's never felt in the longest time.
The palace was now close enough to reach his vision.
With one last leap Asmodeus shifted into his human form. His bones cracked back into their correct places. Grabbing a random pair of shorts of which he had hung in the trees he pulled them on. His masculine body beaded with sweat flexed as the shorts hung low around his waist.
The palace guards of whom instantly recognized their future Alpha's cold presence quickly opened the gates and let him in without question.
They knew well that the rage in his eyes was not to be tested...
They could only stare after him eyes pitiful to whoever stood on the end of his majesty's wrath. Completely unaware of the goosebumps which peppered their skins due to the cold which followed after him.
Although Damonous was in his human form Asmodeus still controlled his every move. Rushing to the commotion he slammed the doors of Zayn's chambers open making both Zayn and Elisé jump in fear.
The two siblings who jumped at the sound of the doors slamming open looked at the sole reason why the temperature of the room had decreased and why the air around the room had suddenly thickened.
His room of white and silver contrasted against the Prince's presence completely. The white marble floors which were cracked with silver. Everything about to room decorated and demonstrated everything that he was not.
"Damonous dear, learn to knock-" Looking at his brother Zayn had spoken in hopes to lighten the darkness evident in his brother's appearance despite the caution in his eyes.
"What the did you do?"
A sound so ruthless.
Damonous' calm rage brought fear to many, however his wolf was quite the opposite.
Damonous treaded carefully with his anger. Controlling his actions to harm only the ones he wanted harmed. His cold anger poised and calculative.
Asmodeus however, was turmoil.
His anger bringing nothing but chaos, bloodbaths and massacres.
The siblings froze, once listening to the voice. Not the calm and collected voice they have grown so used to. However one that rasped as it spoke, the voice was much deeper, as it was all the more barbaric.
Zayn instantly noticed that he wasn't Damonous speaking, but his wolf.
Asmodeus.
Elisé couldn't help but widen her eyes in fear. How couldn't she knowing that she was who stood in the end of this rage?
The look in her eyes didn't go unnoticed.
He took another step closer.
"I will not repeat myself..." He warned.
Noticing that their bodies were hiding whatever was behind them like a shield the beast lifts his one brow. Damonous was trying to control his monster within.
An eternal battle and war.
Asmodeus however, was not budging.
The stubborn beast pushed himself through the two.
He stared at the girl who laid unconscious in the bed. Her long brown hair matted with her own blood, her long lashes sealed shut as her rosy skin was pale. Her maid uniform covered and drenched in her own dried blood.
Asmodeus watched the sight, his eyes hardening as his reached towards her. He gently held her chin tilting it to the side exposing the stabbed marks of Elisé's claws. He held her with such gentleness despite his flourishing rage.
He takes notice of the humans breaths slowly evening after his tender touch.
Still keeping his eyes on the sleeping girl, the Dark Prince had broken the unpredictable silence.
"Did you do this?..." He had asked.
He could feel her fear. It simmered within the four walls of the wide spaced room, and the dark creature basked in it.
Elisé bit her lip and looked at the ground fiddling with her fingers. This only made her brother angrier.
"I believe I asked you a question..."
Elisé's lips quivered.
"Did you do this?" He said using his Alpha tone, his knuckles gently caressed his the sleeping girl's cheek. His voice threatening as his touch was innocent.
He was ready to bring the her justice.
Elisé's knees buckled beneath her, her head bowed into submission.
"Yes Alpha" She whispered.
Asmodeus let go of her. He slowly turned to face his younger sister. Glowing eyes watching as his sister kneeled before him. His nails elongate to lethal claws, cutting through his skin. The dark Prince's blood trickled down his pale skin.
"You will not..." His voice was deep, so raspy as one a film would use to make a monster's. "...attack an innocent maid within this household..."
Elisé body began to shake and tremble.
Zayn who took notice of this stepped forward.
"Damonous control yoursel-" He didn't have the chance to finish, because the second his hand was on Damonous's shoulder he shoved Zayn making him fly backwards, his head slammed against the wall hard enough for his vision to blur.
"You shall address me by my title!" He snarled.
"Damonous..."
All heads turned to look at the source of the soft whisper.
One which came out of the unconscious girl.
Elisé eyes widened as Zayn tilts his head in fascination. Damonous's eyes stopped their glowing and returned into their sapphire eyes. His hands unclenched as his claws returned to their normal human state.
It was as if he'd been injected with a tranquilizer and struck in a trance. An foreign sense of unfamiliar warmth found his way to his chest hugging him like a warm blanket.
He sauntered towards the sleeping girl.
Asmodeus gave Damonous his own mind and body.
Dark blue eyes studied the beautiful girl. He growled in dissatisfaction to the scent of Zayn which mixed with her own since she was on his bed. Carrying her, he walked out of the room bridal style, leaving both his siblings stare completely dumbfounded.
"You are not to touch her or tell her of my presence" He commands.
Not leaving another word he carried her to his chambers and placed her on his bed.
She shifted her body comfortably to the bed. Damonous watched as she inhaled his scent which lingered on his bed and dipped her head deeper into the sheets intoxicating her.
He observed the small action.
She was just as affected to his scent as hers affected him. Zayn's scent wearing off and his lacing to hers.
It was then he noticed the uniform drenched with her own blood. Asmodeus growled in disapproval. Still furious that she was hurt in the first place.
He then placed his hand on the button of her uniform. Slowly unbuttoning it. Asmodeus was growing out of control. Exited...
'We're only letting her wear one of my shirts.' Damonous snapped at his wolf and blocked him out of his mind earning him a headache.
Slowly taking off the dress he threw it to the floor leaving her only in her undergarments. Damonous's sapphire eyes darkened into the same shade of the night sky admiring the young maid's slim body, however they had curves in all the right places.
Snapping his gaze away from her body he turned to his inside closet and took out a white shirt. Walking back to Talia he slowly put the shirt on. Careful not to wake her up. Satisfied that she was wearing his clothes he ran his hand through her hair.
"Who knew you could be so troublesome..." He murmured to the sleeping girl.
He turned to leave the girl be however once taking just one step away from her his beast whispered the words of which he never thought he would ever hear.
The words he'd thought was impossible. Especially for a Human.
"Mate..."
Damonous's eyes widened. His heart picked up it's pace.
He turned to look at the human girl, surprise reflecting in his deep blue eyes.
A human?... as his mate?...
Impossible.
"No!" He fought Asmodeus.
He waited for his beasts reply, to tell him that he was mistaken.
However Damonous knew good and well that his beast never once made a mistake in his entire existence.
"No!" He yelled now. "You are lying!" Damonous accused.
How was it possible? How could the most powerful wolf to exist. The future alpha to be. and the one true heir to the Medici throne of France, have a mate as fragile and weak as a human?
Making matters worse.
A Maid.
The Lady of the Moon, must have made the life of riches a comedy show.
Damonous sensed Asmodeus's daunting wolfish grin.
"Have I ever lead you wrong Damonous?" Asmodeus asked.
Damonous stared blankly at the human girl.
If anyone found out that the Medici Prince. The Future King. The future Alpha had a mate they'd see her as leverage.
A Target.
But what if they knew that she was a human?
So weak.... so fragile.
Damonous looked at the sleeping girl once more.
So breakable...
One punch could bruise her skin. One slap could tear her skin. A fall from a distance could crack her skull. Fire could roast her. Water could drown her. Food could choke her. The dirt itself could suffocating her to death.
Vulnerable with every step she took and with every breath she took.
They would kill her without a doubt,
...and she wouldn't even stand a chance.
T A L I A ||
My eyes fluttered open.
My head was pounding. My neck it felt terrible, aching for a glass of water.
I looked around me.
Where was I?
The setting Sun was covered by the clouds. It glistened it's rays of light through the wide and large window. The view outside beheld the greenery of the forest and trees giving a calming aroma to the room. I inhaled the beautiful scent of the bed, Chocolate. I breathed it all in stuffing my face like a creep to the pillows.
There were hints of Mint in there as well.
Wait... This wasn't my bed. It was too comfortable to be...
Why am I here?
The two Zicron eyes. The ashy and frosty white hair.
My head shot up as my eyes widened remembering everything.
Elisé, Zayn, the glass cups, her claws?!
Scrambling off the bed I quickly looked around. The room was big. The same size of a hotel lobby. The floors made of natural spruce wood. I ignored it's distracting beauty and rushed to the door sprinting. I slammed the door open but before I could run out my head slammed into a hard rock chest. It was strangely comfortable but uncomfortable in the same time. I had to crane my neck all the was up to see whoever was this ridiculously tall person.
My chest swelled once I saw the eyes which were the brightest shade of blue. My eyes instantly recognized the frosty blonde hair which almost seemed white.
Even the sound 'Ding' ran through my ears. As if I had won the lottery.
Zayn.
But why was I feeling so disappointed? Like I wanted to meet someone else.
Someone...
My eyes wandered to the familiar sapphire blue eyes. The shade of deep and Royal Blue. The dark inky black hair, his pale and milky skin. My heart clenched just thinking about him. I was aching for him. I needed to see him.
But why was I craving to see someone who I barely knew?...
Damonous...
I jumped and looked around the room paranoid looking around the room. I could have sworn someone had whispered that name. The name which sent terrifyingly pleasurable shivers down my spine.
"Aren't you going to acknowledge the daddy here?" I jumped turning to see Zayn looking at me in amusement. His bright blue eyes so curious.
I frowned.
"My father's dead-" I said in confusion.
His smile quickly fell.
"Well that turned depressing quickly" He muttered sheepishly rubbing the back of his head.
I pay no mind to him as I turn to look around the room.
The wall on the right had the window with the forest's view as the wall was black, a leather couch sat in the side of the window with a black fur rug which laid under the coffee table, and the wall on the left beheld a large bookshelf and a liquor cabinet, the wall on that side had black and dark navy stripes. The floors were made of black marble which had silver cracks in them, and the wall behind the king sized bed which was messy because of me was the shade of navy blue and a large chandelier graced the room with dimmed lights.
There was something so chilling about this room... it seemed so.... dominant.
And cold.
I felt safer with another person's presence.
"Where am I?" I asked. I turned to see Zayn's playful mood escalating.
"In Damonous's room" He said.
It felt as if someone just tased me. Vibrations of pleasure making me shiver in delight.
What the hell-
"Do you remember me?" He said grinning taking a step closer. Something about him screamed mischief. I took one hesitant step back but I nod my head once in reply. "You were the one I helped when you were bleeding."
'With the other guy...' I added mentally.
"Oh my Knight in shining Armor" He said over-dramatically and my lips twitched into a smile.
"You do realize that the roles should have played differently?" He said.
"How so?" I asked turning away from him and looking out the window revealing the forest trees of deep green.
"It should have been me who played your knight in shining Armor and you were supposed to be my damsel in distress" He said his voice simmered with amusement.
I glare at him, playfully.
But he didn't need to know that.
"I don't do stereotypes"
He laughed raising his hands up in surrender. "Woah, easy there pup. Now get out of Damonous's shirt before the whole house jumps to conclusions" He said.
My face felt hot and I instantly turned red.
I looked down to reveal that I was wearing his shirt.
How didn't I notice?
No wonder how every step I took the comforting scent of Chocolate mint followed. The shirt was white, and it stopped over my knees.
"T-This belongs t-to Damonous'?"
Why was I stammering so suddenly?
Zayn nodded his head.
"Oh"
I was a stammering mess, like I was a middle school girl fawning over her first crush.
I haven't had the slightest clue why...
"He was pissed once he found out what happened." He said seriously.
All traces of fun and games gone.
My fingers fiddled with the fabric of his shirt.
Something about his words made me feel nothing but pure bliss. Like I wanted to go and praise this so called 'Damonous' and reward him.
I blinked twice. What was wrong with me?-
"Who is this Damonous?" I asked eagerly.
Zayn rose an eyebrow.
"So your telling me you don't know who he is?" He said as if this were the most baffling thing he's ever heard.
I shook my head.
"I've never seen him before" I truthfully state, although I was dying to meet this stranger.
This made Zayn stare at me in complete and utter confusion but then as if a bulb had clicked he began to roar with laughter.
"Oh this is adorable!" He said still laughing.
"What's so funny? I never saw him Zayn, Honest" I say now in frustration.
"Oh but you did-" He said with a grin that could have put cashmere to shame.
I furrowed my eyebrows. What did he mean I saw him? I've never even-
"Think about it... Human." He said his voice danced with amusement.
How did he know I've seen him? And if I did how would he know? The only time I'd ever seen him was now and the other time with that guy-
F L A S H B A C K ||
His hand then reaches for Zayn's neck.
I grab his hand.
"I thought I told you to-" My eyes then widen watching the blood which stained his hands, his knuckles were all purple and bruised. "What the hell happened to you?" I scowled.
He rose his one perfectly dark eyebrow.
""And why should it be any of your concern?" He asked. I simply shrugged. "Being nice wouldn't" My breath hitches as I stare into his perfect eyes.
The same shade of an Alexandrite, Sapphire gemstones. A beautiful sight.
"Hurt anybody"
T H E P R E S E N T ||
That Guy!
Could he be-
"Zayn wait!" I yell running after him running towards the doors.
But he was nowhere to be seen...
E L I S É ||
I stormed inside my mother's room, slamming the door behind me angrily.
Who the hell did she think she was?
Some low- life maid slapping a female werewolf, and not just any werewolf but a Medici!
A Royal!
Why did she matter?
Why did Damonous care for that low life? Hell a human simply looking at a Werewolf Medici could have death as penalty and justice!
I stood in front of my mother. "Mother who is that cow of a maid and why is she here?!" I snapped.
My mother who seemed unbothered as usual scrolled on her phone smoking a blunt which to us werewolves wasn't harmful with our powerful genes.
Lung Cancer was only a pointless myth for powerful superior role models like us.
"What did you do now Elisé." My mother asked, the boredom in her tone was hard to ignore.
I could feel my wolf rise with rage.
'Who the hell does she think she is to-'
'Beat it Garnet' I mumble to my now aggravated wolf.
"Mother it wasn't me who has done anything!" I snarl.
My mother sighed still not bothered to look at me.
"Elisé my dear, we've already brought you a therapist why don't you make use of him?" She asked still bored.
"But Mother Zayn and Damonous were protecting her! Why should they care about her wellbeing?! After All she's just a maid!" I yelled bewildered.
My mother 'tsked' then said the words that could make me go on a killing spree anytime for the sake of it.
"Don't get jealous over attention which will die down within a week Elisé. If you crave oy so much go to school since all the boys are wrapped around your pretty paws" She said.
I was beyond furious.
Garnet took over. My blue eyes now ablaze in her dark shade of black.
Garnet snarled before she spoke.
"If it were Damonous in my place you would have kissed his feet and had that pathetic human executed with the blink of my eyes!"
Well that took my mother's attention. Her head snapped to my direction as she let out a low guttural growl. Her once hazel brown eyes turning into their wild color of gold.
Growling, she'd made her way up to me. Grabbing my chin forcing me to crane my neck to stare into those glowing garnet eyes.
"Don't forget who you are talking to Elisé"
Garnet quickly retreated and whimpered at our mothers anger. She hides in the very back of my mind. Leaving me alone to suffer whatever is yet to come.
In the end they were her words not mine!
"Now listen and listen to me clearly" She warned. Her voice dangerously low and gruesome.
"Don't forget who I am you spoilt child" She sneered. "I am not only your mother but I am your Luna! Once Damonous seizes the throne and become the Alpha whom will make us all proud I will be an Elder, so never forget that I will always be above you!" She snarled to me baring her sharp canines.
Her hand which still gripped my chin ached once her claws dug into my flesh. My blood trickled down my chin and dripped on the wooden floors, staining them.
But it didn't matter it would heal with the snap of my fingers with my so called 'wolf genetics'.
I gulped.
"I understand mother" I said with my upmost submission.
Her eyes quickly regained their Hazel brown shade. She then gave me a motherly smile and patted my head, then turned to sit back on the white couch of her room.
"Oh and do be a dear to call a maid to clean out the blood before it's stench spreads throughout the Palace" My mother said.
God sometimes I wonder how she has the power to change her moods before I could even blink.
I turned to leave as the words confused me and only made my raging anger intensify.
"Oh, Elisé-"
I turned to look at her.
"If Damonous and Zayn wish no harm upon the girl, then no harm will come to the girl do you understand?"
Defeat finally consumed me as I answered her.
"I understand"
A F E W M I N U T E S L A T E R... ||
"But I don't understand!" I spat as I slumped onto the couch whining.
I sat in my room with my two acquaintances. I stared at the two identical twins who accompany me at school.
Deimos, the brunette who was currently brushing his long braided waves with his fingers as Elaine his twin laid on his lap fiddling with her nails.
Although they were twins nobody could ever have even thought that they were even related.
They were exact opposites. By looks and personality as well.
Elaine was carefree, so loving and kind to which anyone could ask her for a favor.
However that would be a complete lie if I said the same for Deimos.
Apparently in Greek Deimos meant the sole personification of terror, and that's exactly what he was.
Terror.
No one dared to provoke, tantalize or disrespect him given his fate. After all he was the next in line to lead the Donadieu Empire. An empire of ancient powerful wolves that were raised to protect the Medici family.
His hair was a dark shade of metallic brown, he had darker almond shaped eyes. I've always adored his eyes though I'll never admit that to anyone. They were the darkest shade of an onyx stone with silver flecks. Like a night in a star filled sky.
Elaine in the other hand had a fairer and lighter shade of blonde as her eyes were a rather hooded shape. They were green and beheld the lightest touches of hazel as she had slight freckles.
If Hades and Phersophone had a child they may be seated in my chambers as we speak.
Their parents were the current strongest Leaders warriors of the Medici Pack as for the two twins before me, together could carve down mount Everest with their claws with their powerful strength just simply because they were 'bored'.
Once father makes Damonous the rightful Alpha they both would be his new true warriors leading that very pack. And me? I'll just be the same princess who's job is just to stir up trouble and drama and curtsy and fake a stupid smile. Life was truly selfish at times, even for a Medici princess werewolf.
"Relax Elisé, For gods sake your over reacting I assure you" Deimos's raspy voice spoke, stroking his sisters hair. "Exactly, besides your mother's right their attention to her will only die down within a week. So just leave it alone, she's innocent" Elaine shrugged using her melodic voice.
"You tormenting an innocent maid is rather pathetic." He said rolling his eyes.
I glared at them.
"The cow slapped me!" I yelled. "That's far from innocent! She's an abomination to the Medici Family" I Snarled.
"Awh, so your already considering her a family member?" Elaine teased as her brother laughed at the silly comment.
"I'm beginning to like this little human" She said amused.
"Like her or not if her attention doesn't die down I'll kill her myself" I thought darkly to myself.