Chapter 1: Jasmine
The small werewolf village of Ekpata is experiencing history for the first time as the famous werewolf king has come to visit them. It would be the first time a werewolf king would ever visit that village hence the mood was fully charged. The villagers have been making preparations for days. Every family with a female child has been making more intense preparations.
The fact the king came to find a suitable bride also added more fuel to their mood as every single female young werewolf was in high expectations. Even the young married ones cursed their luck for getting married too early. This would be an opportunity for the status of a single family to be lifted in one night. Some members of the public have even gone as far as bribing the head of the village to speak good words about their daughters into the ear of the king when it comes before the presentation ceremony.
This ceremony is where every family with a female child will present their children to the king for examination with hope in their hearts.
Everyone in the village was full of expectations
except Jasmine a young werewolf girl who already made up her mind that there would be no chance for her and she would not bother about going to the presentation ceremony. Her father made things worse by informing her he would not even be presenting her to the king for consideration. What was her offense?
Jasmine was a 21-year-old werewolf who had been unable to shift. Shifting is the act of being able to transform fully into a werewolf. It was a sign of strength for werewolves. Her inability made her a laughing stock in her village as people rarely associated with her. Although she was astonishingly beautiful but didn't matter to anyone in the village as Strength was more important to them. She was considered the weakest in the village.
Her elder sisters Clara and Tara the twins didn't help matters as they had been able to shift from the moment they were ten. The only person who has been kind to her is her elder brother Feeks. He was her only friend in the village. He had to take her to different places to see if the wolf in her could be forced out by any means and all attempts have been futile
With time Jasmine has come to accept her fate and rarely reacts when anyone treats her badly. Hence she already knew her fate when she learned the Werewolf king was coming. She knew she had no chance hence she lost interest in his coming.
On the day of the presentation when others moved to the central hall of the village where the king was expected to meet them Jasmine stayed in her room. The streets and homes were empty as almost everyone in the village had gone to the hall.
There have been so many rumors about the Werewolf king that intrigued Jasmine. He was the only werewolf with a pair of red eyes that signified he was the Alpha of the empire. He was also said to be young and good-looking.
A part of her wanted to attend the ceremony to see the king as it might be the only chance she would get in her lifetime but another part of her didn't want people to think she had hopes of being picked. Besides her father warned her not to come near that hall.
"Take these clothes, you will be coming with me" Jasmine suddenly felt some fabric material on her body as she looked up to see her brother standing over her. She was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't know when he entered. One look at the clothes and she understood where he wanted her to go. It was the most beautiful simple clothes she had ever seen.
"No Feeks, the father doesn't want me in that hall. He would be angry if he saw me there." Jasmine protested softly while hoping her brother would push her more.
"And since when did you start listening to father? I know you have no interest in being a bride for the king but at least you can't sit down here while others are out there. As your elder brother, I have the right to present you to the king although I won't do that if you don't want you must go there with me" Feeks explained with a determined look on his face.
"Why? Why must I be there? What should a weakling like me be in the presence of our great king " She asked pretending to be stubborn about it.
" When the werewolf king calls, every werewolf is expected to reply. Weak or strong, that is the rule" He replied.
Jasmine slowly dragged herself from the bed and prepared herself for the ceremony. She didn't bother to prepare too much as she didn't want to be noticed. Deep down she was grateful to her brother for this action. He was the only one still keeping her insane.
"If you were not my sister, I would have married you" Feeks joked the moment Jasmine came out all dressed up as she was looking very beautiful as usual.
"I am tired of hearing that, can we go now? She replied to him with a smile on her face. She knew he would never miss the chance to compliment her.
Luckily for them, the hall wasn't far from their home so in ten minutes they were already there.
" I am sure some of these people here are not from our village, this place is filled with people " she shouted to her brother as they drew closer to the hall because the noise around them was increasing. He simply nodded his head.
Jasmine was not a fan of crowded places so she concluded in her heart that she would be leaving as soon as she had a good look at the king.
Immediately she entered the hall with her brother, the king also entered from the back of the hall. There was a loud ovation in the hall as howls began to ring from every corner of the hall to signify the happiness of the people to see their king. Some of the ladies even passed out from seeing someone they had heard so much about in the flesh for the first time.
The seats for the king and his people were placed in an elevated position in such a way that the king was able to see almost everyone and everyone could see his face.
Jasmine had a good look at him. He was exactly as the people have described. His red eyes showed so brightly that even from a distance one could see it. He had the finest face and the weirdest smile she had ever seen. At that instant, she began to feel to have a funny sensation in her bones. She heard some of her bones crack and that surprised her.
Suddenly she saw the head of the village indicate with his hands for the hall to be quiet and she understood he wanted to make an announcement.
"King Rexinal, the youngest king ever of our great empire is here. He is not a man of many words so I would be going straight to why he is here. It would surprise you to know the king has been in this village for the past four days without the knowledge of anyone here. He made his decision even before we came here today so there would be no need for presentations "
There was a great murmuring from the crowd as some families felt cheated. They felt the head of the village must have spoken words in favor of a particular family hence he was cutting off the presentation.
At this moment the king stood up and silence fell on everyone. Jasmine figured this was the time for her to make her move out of the hall. She didn't want to see who the king was going to choose.
" Stop right there Miss Jasmine " She heard a voice call her name.
Jasmine's legs almost gave way when she heard her name. She looked back sharply to discover it was the king who called her name and right now all eyes were on her.
"How did he know my name?" She questions in her heart trembling with fear
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