Author's POV (After fifteen years. The prince is now fifteen years old.)

It was a beautiful sunny evening. The sun was setting over the horizon and the birds were flying back to their nests in the trees. The Kingdom was flourishing. People were out of their homes enjoying the lovely evening while they were going about their daily lives.

Some were buying materials and some chatting with the others. It was just the daily life of these people.

But on the other hand, some were suffering in the palace.

Zara had given birth to a boy who is now fourteen years old. Little Remus was like his mother, kind and sweet. This was not accepted by Dimitri. He wanted his son to fight for the throne. And hence he rejected her. Zara now lived with her father and son in the Dark moon pack.

On the other hand, the Little Prince had grown up. Despite being just fifteen years old, he was very wise and knew most of the things which the elders didn't know.

The Prince was running in the corridor with his little sister behind him. Zaria. She was just ten years old. They both were running away from Lynorr, their maid/caretaker. She was more than a mother to them.

"Come on catch me. " Ares said singing.

"Prince, please come back. I will recieve beatings from your uncle. " Lyn said. It just slipped out of her mouth. She made a mistake. She was not supposed to say about him to Ares. She was scared. Dimitri was also the one to take care of the children. The king and queen were too busy to care for their own children.

The Prince suddenly stopped. He turned around and motioned Zaria to go. She ran away giggling. Ares had a murderous gaze. He stared at Lyn without speaking anything.

"P-Prince, I am sorry. That's not what I meant. It was just a joke." Lynnor said not looking at Ares.

"Lynnor, let's go to my chambers. " He walked away in the direction of his room after that. There was the wise boy. He knew when there was something wrong.

Lyn silently followed him. Even though she was a lot older than him, he held all the power. She could not speak like that to him.

They reached his room and he motioned her to sit on the bed. Lyn hesitated for a second and then sat down at the edge of the bed.

"Lyn. Please tell me everything. " Ares said softy.

Lyn had tears in her eyes looking at the boy she had taken care of, since he was a baby. She nodded her head slowly.

"When you were born, Dimitri was angry. He wanted the throne and it would be difficult to get it from you. You have the blessing of the Moon Goddess, Ares. She had said that the first born male child would be stronger than everyone in the world, but you can be defeated only by getting hold of your mate. She will be your weakness." Lynorr started to explain everything. Ares was getting more silent after each sentence Lyn spoke. But she continued.

"Dimitri also would harass Zara and hence she left to her father's home with her son. Dimitri felt that you were the reason for his mate leaving him. And that's the reason he is so close to you. At the end he will betray you, Ares. The things got even more out of hand when you were five years old. " She smiled sadly.

"What happened Lynorr?" Ares asked curiously. Although he was angry at his uncle for acting with him, he wanted to know everything that happened. He was close, too close with Dimitri, that sometimes Ares felt that Dimitri was his father. But now, realizing his true intentions, Ares felt betrayed.

"The witch, Esmeralda came and she stated a prophecy that you would banish him from the kingdom. She also said that your mate won't be like what she will act."

"Did this really happen? " Ares asked with shock, not able to believe.

Lyn nodded. "Dimitri was angry at the time, that's when he rejected Zara. He also started to act like a better person when he is infact wrong. He thought if he would be friendly with you, then you won't banish him for whatever he did."

"Father didn't say anything?"

"He was just silent. He didn't speak anything. Even the Queen was not responding. They didn't actually believe Esmeralda's words. " Lyn said looking out with a distant look, lost in the memory. "Ares, everyone are not what they seem to act. This world is filled with betrayals and hatred. Just don't believe everyone blindly. "

Ares sat down in the nearby chair and held his head in his hands.

"Will he kill my mate? " Ares asked with a broken voice and tears in his eyes. He was just a fifteen year old. A little teenager who should be enjoying his young days, but here he was worrying, what his uncle might do to his future mate.

"Ares, don't you even think about rejecting her when you find her. " Lynn said softly, looking at him.

"B-Bu... " There were light tears flowing through the prince's cheeks.

"Ares, don't worry. We will make some plan to keep her safe. But why would you want to reject her? Let me tell you, if you reject her, You will hurt her. Do you want to hurt her? " Lynorr said crouching down in front of Ares.

Ares slightly shook his head. "No. " He mumbled.

"Good. Then don't think of rejecting her. I am there with you, Ares. We will keep her safe. Or she might be stronger and would be able to keep herself safe, don't you think? " Lyn asked. Ares nodded his head slowly.

" Now don't cry. The big bad Wolf Prince shouldn't cry. " Lyn said tickling him. "Show me, where is that cute little Prince? Lets see him. Come on. Show me. " She started tickling him faster. And he continued laughing loudly.

"I am not little, Lynorr. " Ares said after he had managed to take a breath.

"Oh. Then what are you?" Lynorr said. And before Ares could answer, Lyn spoke again. "Oh. I know, I know. You are a cute little boy. " She said standing up and ran away.

"Lynorr. " Ares shouted. But after she had exited, he smiled softly. She always managed to make him smile. He fell on the bed and slightly drifted off to dreamland.

After a few hours he was woken up by his little sister, Zaria jumping on the bed.

"Urghh... Zaria go away." He groaned.

"No, No. " Zaria said giggling and she ran away. Ares looked at the clock. It read 07.26 pm. It was already dark outside. He jumped out of the bed and started to chase her.

For being just ten, the little princess was very energetic. She ran all the way into the garden and into the nearby forest. It was a huge forest with tall and menacing trees. It seemed as if the trees were whispering to themselves and there were rustling sounds heard from everywhere.

The cute little Princess, unaware of the dangers lurking in the dark, ventured into the forest curiously, still trying to escape her brother.

But she didn't think that her curiousness, would change her life forever.

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(A/ N : I don't think the next scenes are best for people below 15. But I think it's good to go, for people above 15. If extreme pain and torture, is not your cup of tea, please stop reading here. But if you feel that you can handle the upcoming parts then you can proceed.

Please note that you have been warned.

So I advise you, not to read further if you can't read about extreme TORTURE. ⚠⚠⚠

The others can please continue. (⌒o⌒)🙂)

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Zaria started walking into the forest and could hear all sorts of creatures sounds. She also felt someone following her and breathing down on her neck. She turned back but there was no one, but trees. She walked into a clearing. The trees surrounded the place. There was not a single soul to be seen.

People were not actually allowed into the forest alone. But only went in with some company. There were unknown creatures in it. But little did the Princess know all that.

Zaria stood in the clearing when she felt someone's footsteps behind her again.

She turned around and was met with a huge otherworldly being. It was a tall thing. With long claws and a white tattered cloth type thing on its body, it looked like a ghost. It's eyes were hollowed out and it was completely white. It's hands and feet were nothing but bones. There was no flesh in it. It had long sharp teeth. It was giving out a disgusting smell like burnt flesh. And it was smiling creepily. It brought out its tongue and licked what seemed like its lips.

The Princess was now scared and she screamed loudly, looking at it. She tried to move back, but her leg was caught up in some root and she fell down. Tears were running down her cheeks. She crawled backwards but hit her back to a tree.

What she didn't realize was this being, was a Ghoul. The monster lived from feeding off the graves of humans and it fed on live humans too. Once its eyes catches hold of something it doesn't let it go. The Ghouls were controlled by themsleves. They would not even listen to the commands of the gods. The Ghouls had tried to take down humans but were stopped by the powers of gods and goddesses. The ghouls also liked to torture their prey before killing them off and feasting on them.

The monster started coming towards Zaria, who was now crying hysterically and trying to get away. But her feet were held by something and she felt like she was paralyzed.

The Ghoul lifted it's hands and with one strike slashed the little princesses arms. She cried out in pain, and blood started flowing out. The Ghoul licked it's lips again at the sight of the blood flowing like a waterfall from the girls shoulders. The ghoul again held out its long hand and slashed Zaria's legs.

She was now breathing heavily, her eyes blurred due to the tears. She was losing too much blood. Bring a ten year old she didn't even get her wolf. But there was no saving the girl from the beast.

The ghoul had gotten even closer to Zaria and she was trembling. It was breathing it's rotten smell directly on her face and she started to gag, due to the smell.

She tilted her head away but the monster held her face to it with its claws. There were now scratches all over her face. Tears mixed with blood started flowing freely out of her body. Even if she managed to escape somehow, she would not live to see another day.

When the blood started flowing, the Ghoul brought out its long sticky tongue and licked the blood off her face. Zaria was gasping for air. Black spots covered her vision due to the loss of blood.

The Ghoul didn't stop with this, it lifted it's hand and brought it down on the girls stomach. Blood splattered out and fell onto the grass. It again licked her stomach and tasted the blood. Zaria screamed loudly not able to withstand the pain.

The Ghoul now decided to finish off the girl. It liked the sweet blood of the royal wolf princess. It held her neck in its hands...

And started to tighten it's fingers over her neck.

Ziria screamed loudly gasping for air. She felt all the memories of her parents, how they didn't care for her, and her brother's love and care. How Lyn took care of her.

'Lyn must worried. I shouldn't have come here. My brother must be worried. I should have listened to him. I am sorry everyone. This is my end. Please Moon Goddess. Help me die fast. I can't take more of this pain. Mother Earth, please help me die. '

These were the thoughts in the end moments, in the brain of the little princess.

She felt all the emotions and memories she had had, in these ten years. All the happy, angry, sad, and exciting moments with her brother and Lyn.

The ghoul had now blocked the air. Zaria couldn't breathe and she felt it.

She could feel herself dieing. She could see everything from outside her body, as if watching someone else. She could feel the light leaving her eyes. The trees had stopped whispering. There was silence all around. The owls had also stopped hooting. It was peaceful if one could call that. Death was peaceful. No worries. Just silence and peace.

It seemed as if everything was frozen in its place.

Suddenly Zaria felt everything leave her body and she could not feel anything and then she closed her eyes succumbing to the darkness.

She felt at peace. Finally after the gruelsome torture, she was finally free.

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A/N : I know that this is not fair for the little girl. But this had to be done for a big change which I have planned. It effects everything in the book.

I think the real story starts from the death of Zaria.😅I am not sure myself. :-D Keep you eyes open. ;-)😜 Everything is not as it seems. :)

Comment down your thoughts about this chapter. It took half day to write the whole chapter. 😦😦 Very tiring. But with songs everything is possible. 😂😂🎶🎶🎧🎤

And it's the longest chapter I have ever written with 2387 words (including the authors notes.)

What do you all think about Lynorr? And what about Prince Ares?

Vote and comment your thoughts about the ghoul and about the torture. 🙂

See you guys in the next chapter.
Until then,
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