The Monster's Rose

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Roseanna POV

"One month to go, Rose!" I heard Kyra yell in excitement.

"To go for what?" Caspian questioned while sitting beside me with his food.

"Her eighteenth birthday Cas!" I looked at his plate, I need to go and refill my plate.

"Oh." I shook my head as I ate my pancakes.

"Didn't you see my w******p status? Even on i********:, I kept a story," she says as I see Amory entering the dining hall with dad.

"You post for every single minute, I ignore all the status and stories you put," he said to her. I laughed looking at her frowning face. Out of all my siblings, Kyra is the social butterfly who loves to update. Whatever she updates are mostly related to her dance videos nothing stupid.

"Didn't you guys have school today?" dad asked as he made Amory sit on his lap.

"They woke up late and to escape today's test Cas acted as if he is having stomach pain," mumma told dad.

"I will ask the teacher to conduct a special test for Caspian."

"Ugh! Dad no!" Cas groaned as we all laughed.

"Are there any pancakes?" I ask mum. She shakes her head and I slouch down my shoulder in disappointment.

"There are waffles which your dad left, or else there is pancake batter in the fridge."

"I will have the waffles," I say standing up from my chair.

"If you want you can have the bacon which I kept on the counter."

"Nope, I'm good."

"Rose, bring me the bacon please." I nod my head going over to the attached kitchen. The maids are cleaning the counter and washing the dishes.

"Did you two have your breakfast?" I ask them politely, removing the cover to see the leftover waffle batch.

"Yes Ms Ravenswood," they say in unison.

"As I said before, please call me Rose," I tell them. I walk back to the dining area with my pancakes and Kyra's bacon. Passing the bacon to her I sit beside Caspian aka Cas.

"Where are Hayes and Ayren?" dad asked. I pour the delicious chocolate syrup on the waffles before cutting the into small pieces.

"Ayren is at the training grounds and Hayes went to school as he has assignments to submit," mumma said serving his plate.

"Who eats waffles for lunch?" Cas jokes but takes a bite of my waffles.

"Rose," I say pointing my fork at him.

"Can I have ice cream?" my ten-year-old sister Amory asked mumma.

"No sweets before lunch. If you finish your food then you will get the extra scoop." Once mumma went back to bring something Amory leaned closer to dad to whisper something in dad's ear.

"Papa help me finish the plate, please. I want the extra scoop."

"Okay, but what will I get if I finish your food?" dad asked her. She thought for a few seconds before saying: "I won't disturb you and mumma at night."

Caspian started choking while Kyra started laughing while I helped Caspian. I handed him the water glass, rubbed his back.

"Papa our Amory is learning things from someone," Kyra said while dad has a shocked expression on his face.

"Why are you having a shocked expression? And why are you laughing Kyra?" mumma asked bringing back a water jar.

"Nothing love," dad said once she settled down on her chair dad whispered you better keep your promise to Amory.

I love my family, nothing in this world matters to me as much as my family matters to me. Caspian is the close one among all my siblings. We are very much close to each other.

My dad the great Alpha king loves my mother so much that we all pray to God to have a partner like my mom or my dad. They literally goals. They don't hide the love they have for each other, they both are great gurus to us. They taught us many things and I hope I learn many things as we grow up from them.

But sometimes we forget and get lost like mumma doesn't like the idea of Caspian dating human girls or sleeping with them.

She is against it because we are lycanthropes, we have mates living somewhere in this world. Having a mate and dating someone isn't the right thing but he hasn't met her so he is dating for now. Dating isn't my cup of tea...

Ayren completed his degree while Caspian is doing his degree. Caspian and I go to a human college while Hayes, Kyra and Amory go to the school in our territory.

To the human eye, they can't see our territory. They can't cross the borders of the village. Humans live on the border of the thick forest. Only a few human's residences near the town.

According to my mumma and dad, they allowed humans for tourism. As the years passed dad felt like hiding everything from the human eye as the technology increased.

He knew humans will be getting questions as to why the people of Ravenswood territory doesn't age. With the help of a witch, he erased everything from humans knowledge and the world. They don't even know about our territory.

Humans cannot enter the village. Even if they enter the forest, they cannot see our territory. The whole place is surrounded by a magic spell.

"Earth to Rose!"

"What?" I glared at Caspian, he just poked his fork on my hand.

"Mumma and dad are saying that they will be leaving tomorrow," Kyra answered.

"When you both will be returning?" I asked them.

"We don't know Rose, the matters are very serious now. Aldrick and I need to be there until everything settles down," mumma said with a sad smile. This is the first time that they are travelling far to the western states leaving us. I don't want them to travel but I can't say anything as it's very important for them to travel.

"And don't do anything when we aren't here. Amory will be coming with us, as your mumma doesn't want Amory staying here. I know you five can take care of yourself when we aren't here. The guards will be there and I will tell Knox and Allen to keep an eye on you five," dad said.

"We aren't stupid to do things when you both aren't here," Caspian said while mumma raised her brow.

"Haha... We aren't idiots darling to listen to your words. You and I clearly know what you gonna do when we leave," mumma said and he gave her a sheepish smile.

"I don't want to hear about wild parties in this castle," dad announced.

"Yes, dad." We three agreed but everyone knew that there will be parties happening in the northern wing.

*

The whole place is bustling with humans, so many voices are filling the place. They speak so much, even though it's snowing the street is filled with people.

I wrapped my cashmere shawl around my shoulders as I felt the goosebumps on my skin stand because of the cold. My eyes searched for Kyra as I looked everywhere to see if I can find the girl. Huffing to myself I entered the shop.

Mumma and papa left for the western states yesterday morning. Kyra wanted to buy a few things for her school project. I needed new paints and brushes for the artwork. I smiled as I smelt the paint. I walked to the row where I saw all the paints I needed. I took new art books and white paper sheets, brushes.

"Hey, need any help?" I turn around to see a cute looking guy, He is wearing the shop's logo tee. He must be the helper here.

"Thank you but no, I will manage on my own," I tell him softly with a small smile. He blinked his eyes, surprised at what I don't know. He doesn't take a step away.

"Excuse me?" I say which snaps him.

"Oh sorry," he apologises stepping away. I go through the other aisles to see if they have any new stuff and art books.

I paid the lady for my belongings before stepping out of the shop. Something about the place and road didn't feel right. Caspian and Ayren aren't here with us. I want to leave the place as soon as possible. Something in the air has changed, some other supernatural things are here.

I called Kyra but she always puts her phone in silent mode. I groaned in annoyance before walking towards the starting shop where Kyra left me. She may return there. I waited for her under the shelter observing everything.

The atmosphere of the place changed and I know we should leave the place before something bad happens. My senses are on alert, from the past month I felt a change, I knew something is meant to happen.

I quickly turned around before Kyra can scare me. I glared at her. "You can't leave like that. How many times did I tell you to keep your phone in normal mode."

"I'm sorry rose! I got excited seeing my middle school friends."

"I don't feel like staying here anymore, let's go home." I said turning towards where our car is."You wanna drive?" she asked me.

"No, you can drive." We get into the car, I buckle the seatbelt and look around.

Surely I can see witches going down the dark alley. I think they must've felt my gaze as one of them turned around. I looked away not wanting to make eye contact with them.

They must be going on a mission and the mission can be anything. "Why are you so nervous?" Kyra asked starting the car.

"I saw witches and something is going on in here. I felt the change in the air," I tell her.

"Oh s**t, even you felt that? I thought I'm the only one who felt that. My body shook when I crossed this alley."

"We need to tell Ayren about this," I say.

"Yeah." We reached home safely but I still can't control my beating heart. I suddenly got nervous about something which I don't have any idea about.

"Ayren and Caspian are going somewhere. They messaged me saying something important came up." I frowned as I didn't know about this.

"Why they didn't inform me?"

"Because you wouldn't allow them to go," she answered.

"Okay, are you going to stay in your room?" I ask her.

"Yup, Hayes is working on his assignments and I need to finish mine."

"Okay, call me if you need something."

"Yoah." I took my belongings and walked towards my art studio where no one is allowed. Papa specially made this room for me for my artwork. The studio has great ventilation and a glass wall where I can gaze out to see the beautiful forest. The forest is my muse...

Everyone has their rooms. Ayren got his personal den. Caspian has an underground cabin and swimming pool. Hayes asked if he could have his training ground and horse stable.

Papa gave a huge training ground and horse stable with twenty-four horses. Every year on our parent's marriage anniversary, a horse is added to the stable.

I don't know why Hayes has a liking towards the horses and loves to ride a horse when he is a lycan. We all know how to ride a horse, we do that as a part of our time pass together. Kyra has her dance studio and Amory didn't ask anything yet.

I smiled remembering how Kyra made a fuse about the sound system in her dance studio. Or the time when an intruder stumbled into her dance room while she was dancing. She almost killed the boy because she doesn't like when someone enters her studio without her permission.

"I better go and start writing my assignment. Sleep well Rose! Her room and hallway are opposite Ayren's room. I smiled at her stepping inside my studio. Lights lit up automatically as I entered the room, I removed the shawl as I don't feel cold anymore. The whole place has a central heater which warms all the rooms.

I love our castle, I don't think there is a beauty which would beat our castle. It is one of the rare beauties you have ever seen. I have painted every corner of this castle and its beauty.

I painted all my siblings, papa's office is filled with the portraits I made. Now I need something to paint, something which would wake my inner eagerness to draw, to feel, to see and to keep it forever.