The king's women

The maze.

                                 "Continuation"

"Maya"

       "Yes you have to join the competition.there is a challenge coming up in two days, it's called the maze. The king's adviser wants to reduce the number of contestants to a much smaller size so he set up the maze before the competition proper. You can use this opportunity to drop out. Thats the much i can do to help". Oh right. If thats so then i don't have a choice but "won't they find out i lost my virginity? You know its in my scent now". 

"Well i can help you with that".

"How" i asked 

" i can mask your scent"

"Huh?, i thought only alpha's has that ability"

"Well yes but i have that ability too. Its a gift i have"

"Oh" i looked at her suspiciously, why is she helping me? Is this even the right thing to do. Am so confused now and the absence of my wolf is making me weaker. Maybe i should take my chances. If am going to die atleast let me die fighting.

"Why are you helping mrs brooke? First it was you rescuing me from my park, and now you want me to help me cover up my status by masking my scent?" 

"Look maya its nothing. Ever since my growning up i have learnt to listen to my instincts and the never fail me and now am doing thesame. I strongly believe you have a great destiny and all you are going true now is just the storm before the calm. I have a feeling you are more than just a mathematics student. So please trust me will you?"  I don't have a choice do i? At first i wasn't happy to be one of the chosen but then i saw it as an opportunity to escape from my park, i mean if i loose, alot could happen to me but anything is better than my park but now it seems everything is working against me  "Okay i trust you" she nods but in deep thoughts. After a long silence she left telling me to take care of myself and she will be back. I lay down back in bed thinking about my mate. Yes he might not have treated me well but his still my mate and the bond have been created already after we mated though it was against my wish. My wolf may be soo weak that i can't feel it but i know losing my mate is one of the reasons. I wish she could just say something to me. I miss her soo much and now i have to deal with this challenge coming up. If i say am not scared then am lying. My wolf is not even with me to help me deal with this whole situation."please help me moon goddess"

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"Aliya"

        "Walking through this unfamiliar place, the sun was shadowed by iron roofings, i walked and walked but mostly to deed ends, am scared and confused, this whole setting seems to be  confusing ,i cant figure out where i am. After a long time walking and not finding a way out. I was exhausted suddenly My legs hit some hard objects on the flow. I look down immediately finding a hammer and some nails and i an idea came to my mind immediately, i stood and took two nails and hammered them into the metal wall i was standing directly opposite to.i began walking again  through the tiny corridors nailling two nails each into the metel walls so i can be able to tell where i have been and not yet been, few places i used the nails to make an arrow and some i marked in circular form.after a long time i realised i have marked everywhere but still didn't find a way out. I was tired and scared now but mostly confused thinking of a way out.it was getting dark. I sat on the floor with my knee touching my shoulder and my head resting on my knees. I stretched out my right legs letting it hit the metal wall and it echoed loudly and just then another idea came to mind. I stood up immediately and began walking again but this tapping the metal walls loudly as i walk seeking for different sounds so i can tell where i have been and not been. This place seems to be like a maze designed with metals.i kept tapping and finding new places i haven't mark, my gaze fell on a glittering object. I couldn't tell what it was from where i stood but it's sparkles  brought light around this conner. I walked slowly to the light and got a closer look, there lay two shinny sapphire  diamond stones.it was soo beautiful, i was scared to touch but it was as if the stones where beckoning to take them as i couldn't take my eyes off them. I stretch my hands and picked them up and the illuminating light from it began reducing. This time it looked less scary and more comforting, it was just perfect then i looked at my left corner and found a corridor. There was light coming from it but this light was different,i turned towards it and started walking that way. After a few steps, i stood at end of the corridor behold a beautiful garden. Though it was getting dark but i could still see the dim light of the day. So the corridor lead me out .after walking out taking in the beauty of this garden. I turned around looking at where i came out from and realised how huge the place was. It was indeed a maze and just then everything turned blank""

I jerked up immediately with severe headache,holding my head because of the sudden pain i take in my surrounding. I am on my bed, in my room.i glanced to my left and there sleeping peacefully was bella. Wheews so it was a dream yet again. I glanced through the window,it was morning already. I took my phone checking the time. f**k am late for training already.i rushed out of bed waking bella up who jecked up immediately and realised she was also late for class. We both rushed into the bathroom to get ready for the day. I hurriedly left for training leaving bella behind with a gud bye see you later girl. Getting to the training ground, a senior walked up to me telling me the chancellor wanted me in her office immediately. I left the training ground to mrs brooke's office.getting i was asked to seat after acknowledging my greetings with nod and a smile. She was working on her laptop while i wait and just then

"Hello aliya"

"Mrs brooks" i smile looking down. I hate all supernatural beings but Mrs brooks seems to be different. She gives me this peace and feeling of safety whenever am around her

"I want to ask you for a favor"

"Oh!"  i was surprised  "what will that be mrs brook". She went silence but staring at my face as if contemplating weather to go ahead or not. I look down again.

"I want you to look out for maya in the challenge coming up". Oh no no no no what is she saying. What challenge? I thought we had five days untill the challenge begin and besides which maya is she talking about? I hope its not what am thinking .

"I don't understand mrs brooks. What challenge and which maya?"

"Yes it was a last minute decision, there will be a challenge in two days time but i will come back to that later when announcing that in genaral and yes maya.the maya you know "

"But mrs brooks why do i have to look out for her? She's your kind and am sure she needs no one to look out for her". I know now i sound spoilt but hell no i can't accept this.

"Listen aliya, i know you don't get along well with her but you are the only one i can trust.. you both seems to be the only girls who's participating in this to run away from something and not for the crown, you both have alot of things in common". She's still not making sense.

"Why exactly do i need to look out for her?"

"She's injured aliya and she won't be able to handle this challenge alone. Other girls might pull her down in the challenge when they sense her weakness just soo they can win".

"And you think i don't want to win mrs brooks?" I browled my eyes  "what about her bestfriend? I know they are close"

"Like i said aliya its only you i can trust. Just try and look out for her. She doesn't deserve to loose this way. I know you want to win but am also sure you won't go low or take advantage of anyone just to win. Please if not for anything just do it for those who deserve justice. You think about dear and give me your answer tomorrow".

"Okay ma'am but may i know what is wrong with her?".

"Am not in the possition to share that information my dear. Maybe you ask her yourself.you both can use this opportunity to know yourselves better".  Umm no am not interested. 

"Umm never mind ma'am .will thing about your request. So can i go back to training?

"Yes of course, see your way out aliya".  She responds with a chuckle. I stood up and left heading to the training ground. 

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"Leroy"

    Since maya went back to school i have been filled with quilt, i know i went too far pleasing my father which i down since going the 20 years of my life, proving myself to him. My maya joined our park, i had this peace around her though  my father insisted in killing her but my grandmum refused which i dont know why. Its a in my park to kill all rogue on sight but my grandmum wanted her alive. Maya is very beautiful beyond words with her pale skin and blond long hair. Her honey brown eyes and the sweetest scent ever. My mother made sure to treat her in an inhuman way convincing me and my sister's to do thesame since she was now a slave. I liked her and wanted her but she kept rejecting me but when i saw her being close to my cousin brother Eli  everyday i became soo jealous that i started treating her bad too.i almost tried to force myself on her but i couldn't get myself to and was grateful for the fight she always put up. Things got worst after she told Eli about my advances and he came to confront me. I was next inline to be alpha but because of maya Eli spoke to me with disrespect and that was the day i made up my mind to be merciless to her but well untill i found out she was my mate on the day before my coronation. I was thorn inbetween different feelings. Confused,angry at myself for treating her worst and having rose be my luna. Happiness because she was finally mine and won't take chances to make things right. That night i went to my father to tell him the news and dismiss rose since i found my mate but my dad wouldn't hear it. My father is a ruthless and selfish man and would do anything to achieve his aim.Him and my mum hated maya soo much of which i don't know why. He threatened to hand his position to Eli if i accept maya as my mate. Eli is another alpah in my family.  He lost both his parents when he was young and my father took him in. His hardly around because we both don't agree since we are both alpha's so he takes care of one of my dad's company far away. I couldn't let him have my inheritance. I was soo angry that night with everything around me that night and when i found out she had one of the golden orbs i lost it. I f****d maya over and over again but yet it didn't satisfy my anger but instead i felt worst treating my mate in an inhuman way.when i took her to her room that night,i was about cleaning her up when my mum badged in threatening me to leave her or she will make sure she puts her  though much more pain. I reluctantly left the room. Guess my father told her she was my mate and the hatred i saw in her eyes that night scary. I took pills to maya the next morning for her pains lying to her it was for percussion against pregnancy.i know she hates me soo much but everything i did after that night to her was to protect her soo my father doesn't find out i still had intention towards her. I avoided her all through my coronation and when my parents found out about the orb that morning as rose found it in my bedroom. They took her to the basement banning me from going to see her. For days i couldn't sleep. When i couldn't take it again i called her school chancellor to come and pick her. I know if i didn't do that my father would killl her. I made the chancellor promise not to tell my parents.i stole the orb from my mum and gave it back to maya. She was better off without me. Even though i might have lost her, i wanted her to be alife. I put a note and some money in her bag telling her not to come back again. I didn't explain why but she didn't have to know. Now i miss maya soo much. My wolf is soo angry at me that he blocked me since that night. My grandmum came back lastnight and asked to see me this morning so am in her quarters waiting for her.

"Leroy" she calls 

"Goodmorning grandma". She seats close to me

"Goodmorning child" she gave a smile and i reciprocate 

"You wanted to see me ma"

"Yes i did.i heard what happened to your mate" i can sense the hurt in her voice.

"Am so ashamed of myself that i listened to dad even after finding out she was my mate. I should have protected her no matter what it was going to cost me grandma,now i regret all i have done to her" i broke down in tears. She taps on my shoulder consoling me and wiped the tears from on my chicks.

"It's okay son.you made a big mistake but am you did the right at the end". she smile

"What are you talking about?"

"I know you called her school". I was surprised and scared. Yes scared i hope my dad isn't aware of this. 

"How grandma? Does dad know too?"

"No son he doesn't and doesn't have to know". Oh tank God

"Grandma?"

"Yes son"

"Do you know why my parents hates her soo much?"

"Ooh son its a long story"

"What?" I was confused,long story? Does my parents know maya before she came to the park?

"Listen son that's a story for another day". Now this isn't getting where i want

"Well grandma since it has something to do with my mate i demand to know the truth". I growled.am loosing my patience although she didn't seem affected with my outburst.

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