HALF-BLOODED LYCAN

CHAPTER 1: PALACE

KRISHA NORELLEI

I slowly open my eyes while trying to feel my surroundings.

Am I in the soul's realm now?

I looked around and saw a lot of shiny and expensive things. The bed on which I was lying is even covered in gold, and I eventually felt embarrassed to stay in bed, so I tried my best to stand up.

I don't feel the pain in my body anymore. I don't understand if I just feel numb right now or if it is because I died and don't have to feel anything at all.

There's a lot of questioning inside my mind, and it looks like no one could answer all of those questions knowing that I am alone.

I decided to look at my body. I am wearing a white bathrobe with no underwear inside. Surprisingly, all of my wounds from earlier were gone. That's maybe the reason why I don't feel any pain at all.

I suddenly felt confused as I tried to think about what happened before losing consciousness earlier. I remember being bitten to death, but now I am completely healed. I don't understand the complete reason, and the only thing that came to mind is that I am not in the realm of living things anymore.

I was born with a fragile body. I have black short wavy hair and eyes like the color of blood. My lips look so sweet because of their cupid's bow shape, but in reality, I've never tasted the lips of anyone before.

I completely have perfect features, but that doesn't exempt me from being bitten by my own pack. After all, I am indeed different from all of my friends.

I am a child between two different creatures, and no matter how many years I prove myself to my clan, they will never agree to let me stay alive for too long.

This news is nothing new for me. In fact, I am used to being physically abused by my clan when they see me just breathing normally every day.

Living my life normally is not even an option for me.

I walked until I finally reached the doorknob. I let out a deep sigh in order to prepare myself if I ever saw something unexpected. I slowly open the golden door in front of me, which doesn't even make a single sound. I tried to be sure first that there was no one around before I stepped outside slowly and cautiously.

I looked around but saw no one again. I may look brave and calm, as if my hands and feet were not trembling in fear the moment I woke up earlier. The truth is, I am afraid of what will happen after I wake up in a strange room without knowing if I am still alive or not.

There's only one pathway in front of me, so I knew that there was only one direction that I could go if I was planning to find the exit of this place.

My wounds may be completely healed now, but my body is still fragile, so I tried to be as cautious as possible.

There was a loud thump inside my chest as I decided to walk the path in front of me. I already think of all the possible dangerous things I could think of and all the possible bad scenes I could have while walking, but I never stop until I finally reach the only lights I could see from afar.

Suddenly, two different voices dominate the pathway where I am walking right now. I am scared to see someone, so I stopped walking.

"Are you sure that this food is for that woman?"

"I told you, it is. Prince Kristoff especially commanded me that if ever that woman requests something, we don't have the permission to hesitate and give her request right away."

"Well, she even got healed by the palace's best healer. She doesn't deserve it. She deserves to die."

"Right? She has no place in our clan."

The two voices stopped talking when they saw me in front of them. I am not moving and have just been listening to their words all this time. They were stunned to finally see the face of the half-blooded lycan.

In their minds, they kept repeating the word 'perfect', but I could hear it too inside my head.

I really have no problem dealing with all the men in our pack. However, all the women in my plan hate me more because of this.

It's not my problem to have such perfect features. For me, I just want to live my life comfortably and normally. However, that dream is still far away, as are my chances of being on good terms with them.

"Good day, name nothing.

"Hey!"

I saw the good-looking, tall man secretly bump his elbow against his friend after saying those words. I felt strange and confused while looking at them, and at the same time, I could not stop my tears from falling.

I heard enough words earlier to make me cry. I don't know why, but I was born with this kind of emotion that any words that could hurt me would make me cry to the point that I could not cry anymore, and I felt numb in my heart all of a sudden.

"Ahm, I am Krisha Norellei. When did I end here? Where am I? Am I being held captive right now?" I asked them between my sobbing.

I thought I died and suddenly went to the other realm, but I guess it's not true since I recognize the two people's clothes. They are people from the palace of our clan.

Why am I here? Did our clan throw me out already? Why did they start to adopt me again?

"I guess we have no permission to say your situation other than the prince himself. You could ask him the same question. Come with us and we will bring it to Prince Kristoff right now," they explained after averting their eyes in another direction.

They started to walk again after turning their heads toward me. I followed them just like they commanded, despite not knowing their identities. I just know they are people from the palace and nothing more.

"Prince Kristoff?" I asked while my eyebrows met with confusion.

"Yes. He is the one who brought you here. Make sure to thank him later."