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Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 237: Demetrius’ Plan
Eden’s POVMy mind reeled.He’d found our black rocks in the lagoon. My heart sunk. That was our only chance of escape. My grandfather and the Silver Mist Pack had been scouring the ocean, looking for those black rocks. And now?But there were even bigger things at play. Demetrius was dangerous. Far more dangerous than I’d imagined. I’d dismissed him as some crazy lunatic that had lost his mind over the deaths of his sons. I’d assumed he was just an unhinged old man living in seclusion on an island. But the look in his eye right now said otherwise.Caleb had told Storm and me about the uprising. Alpha Skylar had made a deal with the witches. He’d secured a ton of potions that would immobilize Zane’s warriors in exchange for the werewolf corpses so the witches could feast on them. I’d been concerned about this, of course I had, but now I had the sinking sensation that this was far worse than I imagined.Demetrius knelt down beside the cage. Astrid kept staring off into the distance, he
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 238: And Then She Winked
Eden’s POVHe glared at me. His eyes were dark. I saw just how evil he really was.“She will queen,” he sneered, his face only inches away from mine. “Alpha Skylar will be Alpha King. He’ll be indebted to ME. He will marry Lucia and she will be QUEEN!”My heart hammered in my chest. Zara rose onto her feet. She growled.“Stay calm,” I told Zara.I wondered if Demetrius was going to hurt me. He held my chin so firmly, it hurt. But as quickly as he grabbed my chin, he released it, tossing my head to the side.“She’s all that I have left. She can’t stay here, on this island forever. What kind of a life is that? She deserves more. She’s a mafia princess, yes. But the human world is far too dangerous,” Demetrius explained. “The price of my empire is steep. It cost me my sons. I’ve paid my dues now. I won’t sacrifice another child. Not my dear, sweet Lucia. As Queen, she’ll be protected. No one will cross her. I’ll see to it. Alpha Skylar will rule and he’ll have our family’s full backing.
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 239: I Found Slade!
Eden’s POV“Ooooh! A new pet!” Murietta walked down the beach. She eyed the cage with Astrid in it as she passed, a satisfied look on her face. “She’s a pretty one,” she said to Demetrius. “Let’s build her a special cage.”It bothered me to hear them talk about Astrid like that. But I felt a sense of hope for the first time in a long time.Astrid was here! And she was okay! Or…at least she would be once she got out of the cage. She was playing along, pretending to be in shock to throw them off. I’d go and see her as soon as I could in the menagerie. She’d know how to get out of here.I mindlinked my grandfather.“Astrid’s here,” I told him.“What? Eden, are you sure?”I told him about the cage.“But she’s okay,” I assured him. “She gave me a sign that she’s okay. Grandpa, I have something important to tell you.”I filled him in on the details of Demetrius’ plan. Alpha Miles already knew that a potential war was coming. But he hadn’t know how close it was.Nor how many warriors Alpha S
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 240: Sew Her Up
Eden’s POV“You can’t have him, Lucia. I found him first.” Murietta crossed her arms over her chest and stomped her foot. Like a little child.“He’s my mate, Mom,” Lucia said. “Yeah? Well he’s my sex toy!” Lucia turned to Storm then, her mouth wide open. “You said…you said nothing happened. You told me my mom was flirting with you. TRYING to seduce you. You told me you didn’t sleep with her!”“Oh yes he did,” Murietta smiled. “Several times!”“Storm?” Lucia asked, her eyes flashing anger.“I never said I didn’t sleep with her,” Storm said, his hands held up defensively. “I just told you I don’t have any feelings for your mother. Which is true.”“So you fucked her?” Lucia gasped. “You fucked my mother?”“Like I said,” Murietta smirked. “Several times.”“I don’t believe this!” Lucia snapped.Smack.Lucia slapped Storm hard, right across the face.He touched his cheek, shocked.“Lucia. This was before I met you. I didn’t know…”“You were fucking HIM?” Demetrius stepped forward, his fa
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 241: Poison Arrow
Eden’s POVDemetrius’ eyes grew wide as I unleashed Zara.“Eden, NO!” Storm hollered. He ran towards us. But it was too late; Zara was out. Zara growled menacingly and snapped her jaws. Her fury ran through me. She wanted to taste blood, craved it. She wanted to sink her teeth into Demetrius’ flesh.And I was powerless to stop her.Demetrius shifted, into a large, brown wolf. He was thick and muscular, with long, shaggy fur. He eyes glinted at Zara. He bared his teeth.Storm and Lucia also shifted. They ran and stood beside Zara, two black wolves, digging their claws into the sand.For a moment, Demetrius was shocked to see his daughter stand on our side. He shouldn’t have been surprised though. What daughter WOULDN’T defend her mother in this scenario.What Demetrius had said? What he wanted to do?To sew Murietta’s private parts shut?It was despicable beyond comprehension.We couldn’t allow it. I’d had enough of Demetrius and his twisted games. He was unhinged, yes. But it was more
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 242: Oak Ridden Root
Eden’s POVI woke up slowly, my eyelids fluttering open. My skin felt hot and damp. I was in a bed, with the sheets sticking to my wet skin. My fingers felt numb and tingly. I flexed and unflexed them.“Hello, sleeping beauty.” It was a male’s voice, coming from the corner of the room.I squinted. The room was familiar. My room. The bedroom I’d been staying in since we arrived at the Santonio Estate.The only light was artificial light, since the bedroom was inside a mountain. It was bright though. Bright enough to make me squint.“That was quite the show you put on,” the man scoffed. His back was turned to me. He was fondling my dresses, hanging in my wardrobe.It was Demetrius. He chuckled softly.“Tsk, tsk, tsk. I don’t know who the fuck you think you are, Eden. Challenging me like that?” He turned to face me and grimaced. “Do I have to remind you, you’re a guest here?”I reached out for Zara in my mind.“Are you okay?” I asked her.“Did you really think I’d let your wolf attack us
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 243: Eaten Alive
Eden’s POV“What the fuck?” Demetrius asked.He shook my vomit off his hands and glared at me. “Did you just puke on me? You revolting little bitch!”He stood up then and went to my bathroom. I heard him mumbling as he turned on the faucet.I had to admit, it gave me a little satisfaction seeing him covered in my vomit. I wiped my mouth with the sheet. Most of it had landed on him. I was fairly clean.But then an image came to me, and I shook my head.No. It was too awful. I couldn’t think about it.I’d assumed that Alpha Skylar was bringing the witches DEAD werewolves. They had given him potion in exchange for DEAD werewolves. That’s what Caleb had said. They were going to barbeque corpses.But the way Demetrius had just explained it…He said the Oak Ridden Root caused a SLOW death. And the potion had come from the witches.So….The witches wanted the wolves alive. They gave Caleb a potion that would immobilize the wolf, but keep it alive long enough to….Were they…Were they going t
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 244: The Master Key
Eden’s POV“Murietta?” I asked, shocked to see her in my bedroom. And I was even more shocked to hear her say she wanted off the island.Her eyes flitted around the room, her face panicked. “Are you alone?” she whispered.“Yes,” I said. She was breathing heavy. “Calm down,” I told her. “Take deep breaths. There’s no one else here.”She walked quickly to my bedside then. She scrunched up her nose.“It smells like vomit,” she said.“I vomited,” I told her.“You look like shit,” she replied.She was probably right. I was still sweating heavily. So much so, that much hair was sticking to my forehead and my cheeks were flushed. But my looks weren’t really the issue right now.“Murietta. What did you just say? About getting off the island?”She averted her eyes. She wrung her hands on her lap. I could tell she wanted to say something but she was struggling to say it. So I sat and waited patiently for her to speak.Finally, she looked up at me. Her eyes were hard.“He’s an asshole,” she said
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Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 409: Zane’s Epilogue
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Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 408: Epilogue 2 – Adrian and Brinsle
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Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 407: Epilogue 1 – Lucia and Storm
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Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 404: Coronation Day
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Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 403: We Just Leave
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Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 402: An Unwanted Guest
Eden’s POV“Excuse me?” I asked.The woman stopped in front of us. I was furious. Who the hell did she think she was? This was a private affair! This was an intimate, royal burial for MY mother. What was she talking about?“I’m guessing my invitation got lost in the mail?” the woman asked sardonically. “Zane, Brighton, Alpha so and so, nice to see you all again. Although I wish it were on happier terms.”I let Zane tense beside me. How did she know Brighton? And Zane? And was that my grandfather she was referring to.“What are you doing here?” Zane said, his voice low.“What do you mean?” she asked. “Of course I’m here. You’re burying my sister.”“This is a wolf’s burial. On wolf territory. You’re not welcome here, Lucinda,” Zane hissed.Lucinda?I knew that name. She was the head of the coven, the Falcon Crest Coven. She was the woman who had kept Zane and all the others prisoners. The woman who had personally provided Skylar with the potion for his warriors.What WAS she doing here?
