Episode 3

Cristal easily got used to life in that small cabin. The old woman Gilmort had welcomed her with love. She cared for her and taught her everything she knew.

The old woman worked as a healer, and little by little she was teaching her to be one too. The old woman went out to work every day and returned in the afternoons. She always came back with some fruit or desserts that she knew Cristal loved.

Shortly after her arrival, Cristal gave birth. Two beautiful twins with jet black hair and gray eyes like smoke. Whom Cristal called: Aiden and Adrien.

Just watching them grow, Cristal was also sure that two beautiful babies were Alphas. They were overprotective. Fair and loving. They took care of her as if she were their most precious treasure. Her children adored her. They cared for her with love.

Her two sweet children had grown quickly. They were already five years old. Cristal felt happy and fulfilled, she had a home, she had love, her children lacked nothing, they were far from that world of criticism and pain.

They had each other and that was the only thing that mattered to her.

One morning the old woman Gilmort woke up sick. Cristal and the children made sure to take care of her. The children adored the old woman. For them the lady was their dear grandmother.

Cristal had convinced the lady to stay home to rest. Although she insisted that she had many things to do.

But then a man appeared at the door of the small cabin. Cristal could recognize the seal that that man carried on his right shoulder.

The King's seal.

The man appeared ordering the old woman to go visit the king. Cristal knew that the old woman served the king. What she didn't know was that it was something so serious.

The old woman, unable to go, asked Cristal to do her the favor of going for her.

Her hairs stood on end just thinking about it. She had never seen the king's face, but she had heard everything that was said about him. He was a serious and stoic man. He did not tolerate faults and exploded easily. Everyone said that the alpha king had murdered his queen. That he was cursed and that's why he always seemed upset. He was never happy.

Cristal was unable to refuse to help the lady and go against the king's order. Someone would have to go in Gilmort's place. And that someone was unfortunately her.

Cristal left the cabin that afternoon with the royal guard. Not without first ordering her children to take care of the old woman.

"Take good care of Grandma, okay? Mommy will be back later."

"We'll take care of her, Mommy."

"And we're going to wait for you with the house all warm. You take care of yourself too, Mommy."

Her children hugged her smiling. Although they were small children, her children were very intelligent and independent. Cristal was confident that they would take good care of the old woman until she returned.

The road to the alpha king's territory was long and tedious. Her heart beat strongly in her chest, she was nervous and fearful. She didn't know what she would find in that place and she didn't even know what was happening to the king.

When they finally arrived at the place, Cristal was speechless. The mansion that stood before her eyes looked like a dream palace. White pillars and ivory walls. Paintings and stone sculptures with perfect designs. The guard beside her led her through long corridors.

Her heart seemed to want to jump out of her chest and the closer she got to that encounter, the more nervous she seemed to be. She sighed unable to calm her heart, when suddenly the guard in front of her stopped. Immense doors of a dark mahogany in front of them, the man gave two knocks on the door and a gruff voice on the other side replied.

"Enter."

That voice had made her hairs stand on end. and when the door opened, the intense smell of dark chocolate hit her like a wave in a furious sea. Her body swayed for a second feeling dizzy from the dominant smell that came from the room. They didn't give her time to recover from that shock because she was quickly pulled by her arm and almost thrown into the room. She staggered until she managed to stand inside the room and then she heard the door close behind her.

The bitter smell of chocolate was even more intense inside. Her omega was almost drugged inside, making her feel weak and submissive. A trembling sigh escaped her lips. She clenched her hands in her worn dress trying to maintain her composure and then she heard that voice again.

"Who are you?"

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