The journey back home was the least comfortable , levana shivered with every nick of time as her mind raced towards what sort of fate awaits her , eloping her birth home with lucerys has been years back to the point that she had genuinely forgotten how cruel her past was , she had gotten too comfortable in the concept of freedom with her new found love that she did not for once think the past would come hunting for her.
That's why no matter how much lucerys tries to console her , her sense of distress is heightened , her intuition reminding her that death awaits her at the palace , of all times she wished she could turn back time but to what? Living at the bottom of the peasant life? , almost being sold as a s*x slave because her father found no use of her after the death of her mother?
Escaping the grips of disgusting men clawing at her with their disgusting breath and crooked look as they discussed who will bed and breed her , before they could taint her , she escapes the locks...lived homeless for a while until she crossed paths with him.
Lucerys , his now her mated alpha and father of her unborn child , oh whenever she thinks of it , she's beyond grateful for their fates blending....lucerys seemed alone and lost , always checking the horizon to see if he wasn't followed.
Then she mustered up the courage out of curiosity to ask him.
Flashback
" Are you lost? " her voice startling lucerys who was setting a fire up in a mountain cave in the dark night.
" who are you? How did you know of my presence ? Did you have me followed? " lucerys takes defense in his tone , levana noticing him reach for his knife.
" its okay? I'm hiding out here too , I saw a fire and figured I could get warm " levana says , casually taking a sit on an empty space opposite lucerys.
He stares in awe , the pretty girl is tattered , skinny but healthy enough..from her cherry blossom and rose water scent , the girl is an omega...even with her dirty silver hair and eyes loosing its dim and glow , lucerys agrees that this beauty is unmatched .
" you said you're also hiding? "
" yes , my father sold me into slavery , to work in brothels or to warm a wrinkled man's bed and bear his kids as he sees fit " levana says without care like its an everyday conversation.
" such a terrible fate " lucerys mutters , truly having nothing to add as he cannot deny the brutality omega ranking wolves face in the kingdom , you'd think even the ones born into royalty have an advantage but they are reduced into baby making machines and are just sexually abused .
And who is he to speak when his very own father has several bastards and feeds the omega kids to beasts , he cannot forget how he had his entire council bed his mother like a w***e all because she wanted to involve herself in the matters of the king and his governing.
He stood by the door as a little child , never forgetting the words his father spat on his mother before she died of bleeding from severe s****l abuse " you carry this punishment with you as you cross to the other side , an omega has no place in the matters of a king " those where his exact words.
It was then lucerys decided that he never wants to be involved in the matters of a king , doesn't want to be a king...now at his 26 year of age , after several plotting and gathering courage , he runs...reaching the deep woods of the country side and rugged coastal plains , hiking up the mountain and settling in the cave.
The cold freezing his fingers as winter never ceases in the north , thanking the heavens he carried with him warm blankets and wears , food as well that would last him this week before resuming his journey.
" Why are you hiding? " levana asks.
" I do not want to be king " he admits.
" betraying the crown? " levana scoffs .
" go on judge me , I have a good life and I'm throwing it away when I could be drowning in riches and bedding a thousand whores " lucerys mocks.
" that's not how I see things , everyone's perspective is different and I do not know yours so I am in no place to judge " levana says , looking up to meet the guy's hazel ones.
His alpha dominating scent making her knees grow weak , the scent of wet wood and incense , so enticing.
There's a sudden quaker causing their eyes to unlock from their intense gaze on each other , lucerys getting up to check the outside.
" its a snow storm " he says.
" it looks like it will be bad , maybe last for days " she adds.
" good , that will delay the palace search for me " lucerys says , turning to face her.
" is that bag all you've got? " lucerys asks , referring to the bag she carries on his back.
" yes " he says.
" We will need to go deeper into the cave for warmth " lucerys says , both heading in deep.
Lucerys laying out the mat with blankets on the cold floor after lighting a fire , levana seated in a corner munching on a bread he gave her.
" I do not have blankets " she speaks up.
He pauses , heart softening...looking down to see that the blanket is huge enough to be shared.
" would be warmer with our body heat , don't you think? " he says , shocked at his flirting skills.
She looses it , her s*x has been heightened since the alpha's scent has been clouding her senses and now with these words?.
" it depends on how warm we both want to get , its been a long day after all " she flirts back , getting up as she takes off her shoes.