The Letter

THE TITASAL KINGDOM.
King Zachary was by his desk scribbling on a long sheet bearing his kingdom's Logo and Name. he looked hesitant writing the letter as he would pause and then continue writing.

His family was behind him watching as he wrote the letter. Queen Heba was grinning like a little child that was given a toy to play with she was by her husband's hand side, Princess Rana was beside Queen Heba, her face holding no emotions as she just stood numbed, watching her father write while Prince Archie was on the other side of his father's hand. He looked frightened. He didn't like the idea but he couldn't do anything to persuade his father to not write or send the letter to its recipient. His mother had pushed his father to write the letter, she kept persuading him for days, throwing tantrums like a child till he finally gave in. Prince Archie sighed as he saw his mother grinning and his father with a solemn face.

King exhaled the air he was holding while he was writing the letter, as he picked up the kingdom's stamp. he turned around to look at his family behind him. His son had a disapproving look while his daughter just looked with a sad face, his wife was happy urging him to go on. He sighed as he stamped the letter holding the stamp like it was a pain to him. He read through the letter one more time, the letter he was writing to an enemy that captured his daughter. he was requesting to visit her and know her wellbeing.

He knew Alpha Jagger would just read his letters scoff and then throw them away in the waste bin. King Zachary had been trying to explain to his wife that it can't work but all she could say was there is no harm in trying. So he was trying but at the expense of his respect and status as king which could be ridiculed and mocked by a wolf who posed as a human also.

King Zachary folded the letter encasing it in an envelope.

"Thank you for giving us a chance to see our Daughter" Queen Heba beamed at her husband as she bent to peck her husband. Rana rolled her eyes at her mother's pettiness towards her father.

"Dad are you sure about this?" Prince Archie feared Alpha Jagger, their last meeting didn't go well, as Alpha Jagger almost had him killed. Archie knew he was brutal and feared the outcome the letter might bring to his father and their Kingdom.

The King shrugged "There is no harm in trying" he mimicked the exact words his wife told him.

Queen Heba smiled "Exactly, there is no harm in trying."

"Do what pleases your heart then" Prince Archie gave up trying to persuade them and he angrily walked out of the room with Rana following him behind as she was also fed up with the whole scenario playing in front of her.

"Adar" King Zachary thundered a guard's name. The guard appeared almost immediately. "Your Majesty" he bowed. "Take this letter to Alpha Jagger's territory, hand in the letter to either the Alpha or his Beta. Take two other guards with you and heavily fortify yourselves" he ordered.

The guard received the letter in his hands, he stood up to move out and carry out his task. "Make sure it's either the Alpha or His Beta, it must be either of them or no one else should receive it" King Zachary warned and dismissed him.



"Princess please wake up" Sara tapped on Raziya lightly. Raziya stirred in her sleep and continued dreaming.

"Princess it's the execution day you have to get ready before the guards come to get you" Sara kept tapping Raziya urging her to wake up.

Raziya suddenly opened her eyes yawning and stretching. It was sunrise already, it illuminated the room, stretching out light to the whole room. It has been a long time since Raziya had laid on a comfortable bed and she didn't want to abandon the bed yet. For the first time, she wished the execution was not going to happen so she could go back to bed.

"Your bath is ready Princess" Sara informed. Raziya climbed down from her bed. She took the towel from Sara "Thank you" she smilled at Sara and walked off to take her bath.

Raziya wore the fresh clothes that Sara handed to her after the had cleaned her body after her bath. She placed her chair in front of the mirror. Sara applied an injury lotion on the affected areas of Raziya's skin so it would hasten the healing process.

Raziya parked her hair in a ponytail just the same way she liked Mona her maid from her kingdom do it. She placed the little accessories Sara could get for her hair on it. Decorating it in a neat and organized way.

"Princess you look Pretty and I know that you will be the prettiest today" Sara praised. The ponytail did justice to Raziya's face. It lifted her face giving it a beautiful new look.

"Thank you" Raziya blushed hard at Sara's compliment. "Someone is definitely going to capture the Alpha's heart today" Sara teased.

"Stop saying nonsense and let's go" Raziya nudged Sara playfully. She stood up nervously dusting imaginary dirt on her dress.

Just as they walked out they saw guards approaching them. "We will escort you to the execution ground Princess" one of the guards declared.

Raziya nodded and followed them.

Jagger was seated on his high seat. Dini and Nailah were already seated beside him. Jagger wanted the whole pack to see and be aware of what he could do to anybody that dared to touch his property, 'Raziya'. So he made it a very public affair.

He was waiting for Raziya's presence he wanted her to witness it also.

Jagger sighted Raziya as she walked in the company of the guards he sent to fetch her and the maid he assigned to her personally. She was radiating like the sun, her golden-flecked eyes were sparkling, she was indeed Royalty. He watched her walk so elegantly. He noticed she had lifted her hair after his attempts to let them fall freely. He liked her hair that way but he liked her new look more.

"You are gawking at the Princess too much" Jerri his Beta mind linked him. He shifted his gaze to Jerri who was sitting beside him, Jerri smiled at him but changed to a serious face as a Guard read out the execution letter. Jagger faced front frowning as the guard kept reading it.

Nailah watched Raziya in disgust as she sat peacefully watching the execution process. It irked Nailah that the murderer was receiving special treatment and dared to look pretty for the Alpha. Jealousy crept in as she watched Raziya's pretty face. Raziya's beauty intimidated Nailah. She turned her gaze to the execution process as she heard the loud cry of the maids.

The maids were chained to a slab as the guards wiped them long lashes of horse tails with thorns embedded in them. The thorns tore their skins as the guards dragged the horse tails on their bodies after it had landed.

The crowd watched in Anguish and fear. Nobody dared to say anything contrary to what was happening. People talked in hushed tones. Raziya watched in pity and compassion. She didn't want them to go through this torment before their death. She wished she could stop this but she couldn't. Raziya tilted her head towards Jagger, he was watching in glee like it was a comedy show.

Raziya removed her eyes as her stomach churned. She felt nauseous as the maids begged in unison. "Alpha have mercy on us" their voices were not audible because they were too weak to speak audibly. Their pleas fell on deaf eyes as no one listened.

Jagger signalled for them to be hanged, and the guards arraigned them placing each of them in a position to be hanged. The guards let the rope hang on their necks a little tight. They watched them struggle for their life, wiggling around the rope and gasping for air. The blood of the maids was dripping out of their bodies profusely soiling the ground with their blood.

When Jagger noticed the maids had died. He stood up from his seat and went away. Raziya was numb on her seat, her face blanched. She couldn't believe what played in front of her. Part of her was glad that her tormentors were dead but part of her was bitter at their unfortunate demise. "Let's go Princess" Sara whispered into her ears. She turned to Sara and reluctantly stood up. She walked in the direction of the way she had previously come through all she needed was to lay on her bed and go through her emotions. She spotted Nailah coming toward her with an evil smile, she wasn't ready for Nailah's antics as she wasn't in the right state of mind.

Just as Nailah stopped in front of her to say something, Raziya waltzed passed her without looking at her, Nailah held Raziya's hand to stop her. Raziya glared at her as she shook her hands off Nailah's grip and continued her Journey, Sara scurring after her in fear.

Nailah was shocked at Raziya's behaviour. Nailah's hatred for Raziya grew the more. She felt embarrassed at what transpired between them. Nailah Stormed off the execution ground furiously.


"A letter from Titasal kingdom just came in," Jerri informed, holding out the letter to Jagger.

"At last the Old king remembered me" Jagger smirked as he tore the envelope to reveal the letter.

Jagger read the letter with keen interest as his Beta watched curiously.

"What does it say" Jerri inquired as Jagger finished reading the letter.

"He wants to visit his Daughter with his family" Jagger growled.

"Impossible." Jerri scoffed