SOPHIE POVAs I stormed out of Luke's office, I felt a whirlwind of emotions churn within me. The revelation that Magnus might be hiding something important about the investigators sent shockwaves through my mind. If he was keeping such a crucial secret from me, what could possibly be his motive? It only added to my growing list of concerns.I needed answers, but the idea of confronting Magnus weighed on me. If Luke's claim was true, and if I challenged Magnus about it, he would undoubtedly suspect that it was Luke that told me. There was no other way I would have known. Despite my anger, the last thing I wanted was to cause a rift between them both.Walking back to my room, I couldn't help but think about Luke's confession of his feelings for me. That was another complication I didn't need, especially with all that was going on at the moment. I couldn't afford to let any romantic entanglements with him jeopardize my stay here with Magnus. Based on his reaction, he had been keeping i
MAGNUS POVI sat on the armchair in my office, my thoughts, a juxtaposition of disturbing questions. Questions whose answers seem too bleak; like I wouldn't be finding any authentic answers anytime soon. It was way too overwhelming for my grasp and the more I thought about it, the more my anger and something else…Something that seemed too extra for a strong person like myself – hurt. I felt way too provoked and hurt right now. It was true that a woman would always be a man’s greatest weakness. Who would have thought my heart would feel so heavy like they were going to burst all because of a woman? But then, this stretches beyond being about ‘just a woman’. This was about our baby. This was about betrayal. True, there was a huge chance that Jax was lying and only had a plan under his sleeve. Yet, there was a slight possibility that it was true.I needed some sort of distraction. I hadn't been too hard on Sophie during our last encounter because I didn't want to hurt her. The Goddess b
SOPHIE POVMy heart had grown heavier since the confrontation with Jax. I think Magnus has been avoiding me ever since. I know Olivia is Magnus’s. It's insane that Magnus could allow that filthy liar to come in between us.It's even more crazy that Jax would stoop so low to ruin my marriage. The bloody clown!If only…If only Magnus trusted me well enough, he’d never believe the words of a third party over mine. Trust is the core foundation of every relationship. The zeal to stand by your partner, to defend them in the face of adversaries like Jax, and stand firmly on your trust in their capabilities — that's love.That's the real concept of a bond. Should Magnus let this hurt us, he has then failed as a lover, a husband, and a father.I should be crazily mad at him right now but I can't help but be worried. Of what the betrayer he thought I was would do to him. He would not and never be okay whilst battling with the possibility that I had lied to him.He was only hurting himself becau
SOPHIE POVI was again sitting with Luke but this time, it was in the throne room rather than mine. We chose to have a meeting and discuss the moves to take to locate Magnus.“It's crazy to even think that Magnus could go missing.” Luke sighed out loud.“What’s done is done now, Luke. Let's not deviate from the main course of the discussion. A solution is all we need right now. We can not afford to have a temporary King take over Magnus’s throne.” I chastised, sounding all desperate and impatient.I mean, it wasn't Luke’s fault that Magnus was missing but in this case, I couldn't help but displace my emotions.Luke was too humble a man to pick an offense though. “I know, Sophie. It just hits me hard every time. I will just organize search parties first. It’d be nice if the search yields results but if they don't, we would think of the next line of action.” He said.I nodded.“You know what, Sophie?” He turned to me. I looked at him. “I will just start the search right away. You return
SOPHIE POVI found Luke conversing with some guards outside the building. They seemed engrossed in their discussion but once they spotted me, all attention was diverted my way.“Your Highness.” They all chanted with heads bowed in respect.I forced a smile on my face and nodded approvingly at them. I then focused my gaze on Luke.“I need to speak to you alone,” I said calmly, reining in my thoughts.As usual, Luke was more than ready to give me an audience. “Of course, Sophie.” He breathed, eyes dimmed with concern.Oh, he better be worried for if he had no concrete reason for what he did, we would both have some beef to settle later. “You all can proceed with what the plan is. Let the team one that is going out with me stay behind. The rest of you, proceed.” He ordered the men who chanted simultaneously in affirmations before walking up to me.I did not allow him to get close enough before walking back into the palace and off to the private chamber Magnus assigned to me for when I ne
SOPHIE POVI stood on my feet, ignoring Betty's burning gaze and the Queen's haughty stare. "I have no interest in hearing your excuses. I will call it as I see it. What you did was treason, and I will not forget it. You have no right to call me ungrateful."The Queen's face hardened. "You dare accuse me of treason? You forget that i am the Queen of this kingdom, and I will not be spoken to in such a manner.""You are no Queen to me," I retorted. "You are a traitor, and you have no place in this kingdom anymore."The Queen rose from her throne, her eyes flashing with anger. I could see that she was still deluded about her place here. It was hard for her to hear me already as it was. "You will regret these words, Sophie. You will see what happens to those who cross me. You've been playing mistress in my absence and I think it's gotten into your head."I stood my ground, not moved by her threats. "I am not afraid of you at all. I will not be silenced. The people of this kingdom already k
MAGNUS’S POVMy head hurt and my body felt weaker than ever as I tried to fight against slipping into unconsciousness. I tried standing up but kept falling back down each time, my eyes were watery like I would faint any second too. It was a pathetic sight for anyone watching.I groaned silently as I forced my eyes open and looked around me... It was wolfbane’s work and because of that, I felt so weak that even my brain couldn’t function properly. It clouded my head but there was nothing I could do about it since it was virtually all around me.It was a hard pill to swallow. It was enough for anyone to wonder how a strong Lycan like me became so weak and why I was even here in the first place?As much as I could remember, I was in one of my regular clubs outside the kingdom, drinking and having fun when I suddenly felt some eyes on me and I looked back but it was some regular men in the club and they waved at me as if it was nothing. I knew it wasn’t right, something was wrong but my mi
SOPHIE’S POV Around the palace, things had not been working well for a while now. Lycan King Magnus refused to return to the castle and the kingdom was being ruled by Luke but could it ever be the same? No, I wanted King Magnus, I wanted the man I fell in love with. I realized that I missed him dearly.The whole kingdom situation had been tiring me down daily and I felt weak from inside. My thoughts had been messed up and all I could think about was Magnus who was nowhere to be found for days now and I couldn’t reach him either. He was definitely missing, the initial thought I had that he went somewhere far off to clear his head was now out of the window. He couldn't stay away that long. From what I had known of him, he wasn't that temperamental.I paced around the room, looking worried and trying to find a way to get King Magnus back to his position. Luke had tried his best and even though he was close to him, he still was not able to do anything to bring him back and in the end, he