Chapter 1: The Uninvited

Do you still remember the saying " charity begins at home ? Or the one that says " you live by how you were trained? " Sorry, are those even sayings? I Don't know. Anyways, it is true that how you are raised is how you behave. Humph, that doesn't sound right.

Let's do this again. Ahem.

I was born in a royal family, one that ruled over a certain village. We weren't Humans neither are we a unique supernatural. We were a descendant of an Amazon princess who was a demi-god and a normal Amazon warrior and one of the descendants of Hercules. I Don't remember well.

We lived on a secret island one that is magically hidden behind a waterfall. We were a happy and good people, My father was a great king. We were normal, at least before I was born, Everything was normal.

Eventually, everything changed the day one of our warriors went out of the island to hunt and he caught a werewolf. My mother protested at the idea of killing the children of the moon goddess but my father strangely liked it.

So what did he do? He had the werewolf roasted and he ate it.

Soon one werewolf became two and two, became three and before my mother could tell what was happening, the entire village had become eaters of were-creatures.

According to my mother, I was just two weeks old in her womb when it began.

Unlike the others, she never joined them, never letting my father corrupt me by eating poor were creatures. My mother raised me to be nice, and different from the other children.

I was always Alone, learning her secret, training to be a warrior for she believed that one day, our people would have to pay for their sins. She taught me to endure. And that everything that will happen would fall on my head for being the direct descendant of the king and her tribe because she wasn't just some human because she was used as a bargaining chip from her dying tribe to my father.

So all my life, I grew up keeping five words which were also a fundamental rule in my heart :

1. One day my people will pay the price of their sins.

2. Never to kill the were creatures I abhor the most.

3. Never let go of kindness and endurance.

4. I should guard my heart ( love was never in my theory )

5. And finally I was born beyond expectations.

Each rule had more than one meaning, one only I know.

A particular occurrence I would never forget saved my life. I was 20 years then, I just returned from another intense training section with my mother. I saw our village warriors dancing in the Village square, surrounding something or someone. Mom stopped by to help a pregnant gazelle who was finding it difficult to deliver. Dad and some warriors went out to hunt for other were-creatures.

" What's going on here? I asked sternly.

They all stopped yelling and bowed down, they made way for me to see a pregnant woman hugging her crying six years old and nine years old son.

" Granville, what's going on here? I asked.

" A pregnant werewolf, a rare catch. My warriors and u caught them from a journey ". He said proudly.

" So let me get this straight, you caught a pregnant werewolf and you are planning to kill her and her children? He nodded.

" That's barbaric! I shouted.

" She's the mother of these children! A wife! You guys have upgraded to the child now.

Sorry to disrespect you princess, but the king has given orders to ignore you if you try to do anything or give us order ".

" Are you for real? Kill them for some damn banquet? You must be joking.

" Am sorry but that was how the king wanted it".

" And did he tell you to stand still and let me kill you? I sneered.

" Sorry princess, that's the order. We are saving from the king's banquet tomorrow night " he repeated.

I felt helpless as I couldn't do anything at the moment. I turned on my heels and stomped back to the village. " Why am I even bothered? Well, the time will come when they will all pay with their blood for their atrocities.

I hurriedly approached the palace, the biggest wooden building in the Village. Tears pricked my eyes as I stomped into the house. I wasn't going to let them kill that innocent woman and her children, not even one strand of her hair would be hurt.

Father had a royal sorcerer who made a spell for him to weaken the werewolf and delete telepathic communication should in case her mate would find her thereby making it difficult to reach or discover where she was kept.

Mother was still attending to the pregnant gazelle outside the palace and reaching out to her to inform her about the current situation would also delay my timing and may also spoil my plan from rescuing the werewolf because she will be vexed when she hears this and might do anything within her power to free the werewolf.

Even though she managed to free the werewolf, who knows what father will be planning up to his selves because am hundred per cent sure that if mother succeeds in freeing the werewolf, he might send his soldiers secretly to kidnap her without mother notice and would kill the werewolf at the instance.

I turned and ran towards the entrance of the prison to see if I could gain entrance because the prison was heavily guarded by soldiers and trying to sneak inside will be impossible. What if I jumped the prison wall but the problem would be rescuing the werewolf and her little children jumping the fence seems too risky.

" Hello"….

The woman came in front of her children immediately, snarling at me.

" Calm down, am not here to hurt but help you "

" Help? You are going to kill us. I have heard of how your people kill and eat my kind.

" How they kill and eat your kind, not I and my mother. My name is Vanessa, I want to help you ", I whispered.

"And why should I trust you?

" Do you have a choice? I noted and her face fell.

" You either follow me and be safe or die tomorrow morning if that's your choice".

I opened the bars and stepped back. One of her sons ran out first, I grabbed him and carried him.

" Drop my son"

" Just calm down and follow me " I bounced the boy up and walked ahead.

They followed me quietly, shaking with fear. Did I forget to say I managed to put the men to sleep by putting some sleeping pills in their drink? Well, I did. I led them under the shadows to a secret exit mom discovered a few years ago. I assisted them to get into the canoe loaded with food and water.

" Can you manage to sail this? All you need to do is hold on, tighten the sail if the wind gets rougher, and loosen it when it gets lighter. Just ride straight until you get to where three colour rocks Marks a riverbank, From there you can continue walking until your wolf recovers and you can contact your mate.

" Thank you" she sobbed. " What about you ? They will kill you if they found out ".

I shrugged " I don't mind, plus my father won't bear to kill his daughter ".

" Thank you, I will never forget what you have done for my children and me ". I nodded and gave her our customary bow.

" Go ", she gets into the canoe with her boys.

" Goodbye Rick ", I waved at her youngest son. He waved back at me.

I watched as they assailed away before I left, sealing the fate of my people; sealing my fate.