My father kicked me again, and again. “No son of mine would've been so completely useless. All you have brought us is shame and embarrassment. Enough. I've arranged your marriage with the Lycan King. He'll come for you tomorrow and I'll finally be rid of you” “W-what? The Beast Lycan?” I stuttered, my fathers words hit me like a block of ice. “Precisely. He could kill you like his other wives for all I care. Good riddance” My father looked at me one last time, his eyes filled with disgusted contempt before he walked out of the house. ~~~ Iris is hated on by her pack and her father. She gets rejected by her mate and her father arranges her marriage to the Lycan king. The Lycan king has a terrible reputation for killing his brides. Now sucked into his world, Iris is determined to survive and win him over. And things get more complicated when her mate wants her back. Stuck between two men and an origin she knows nothing about, what decision will she make?
View MoreIris's POV I rose up from the flower bed, dusting off the little flowers from my dress. Was this what the afterlife looked like? This place was beautiful, which meant I had done good deeds when I was alive or I was a good person. Personally, I wouldn't call myself a good person nor would I call myself a bad person.Well…maybe the goddess had seen how I suffered on earth so she decided to take pity on me. I guess I died by hitting my head on a rock or something but I didn't remember anything. The book…I remembered the book. This wasn't the afterlife, this was a place in the book. I bit my lips in realization. What was that book? Why did it bring me here?All these questions were useless because there was no one to answer them. The main one was, how do I get out of here?I looked around, but there was no sign of any living person, just butterflies and birds. Well…I wouldn't know if there were people if I didn't check it out.I took steady steps, observing my surroundings. There were
Lucian's POV “Where did the things go?” Beom asked the boy.“They went to attend to something important before they changed our location.” Another boy answered.“I see. Don't worry, we'll get you boys to safety.” Beom said as he branded his claws. He them snapped off the chains that bounded the boys one by boy. All the boys eyes brightened as they caressed their wrist which were red as a result of the chains.“Where did the things pass when they were leaving?” Beom asked.“They said some words and the ground open, over there.” The boy from earlier answered, pointing at a corner in the room.“Do you remember the word?” “No.” He shook his head slowly.“Do any of you remember the word?” Beom faced the rest of the boys.They shook their head, meaning they didn't know what the word was.“Well…the rest of the boys were asleep when they left. They sprinkled a kind of dust, which made them asleep. I didn't inhale the dust, but I pretended to be asleep like the rest.” The boy revealed.“If
Lucian’s POV I wondered if Nikolai had an idea of what their boss was doing. I doubted it because if it were so, Baran would have informed him even if Nikolai was still a bit suspicious of him.“Your master would be very mad to know he has subordinates that are very dumb with the brain of a chicken. What a pity.” I shook my head slowly.“I promise you, your death would be slow and painful. You have been rambling for the past few minutes.” He growled.“Ah, you're mistaken. It's the other way round, it's you who has been rambling. Let's get this over with, shall we? Your disgusting smell is making me lose brain cells.” I sighed.“Lucian, what the hell are you doing? You're making him more riled up, he might hurt the boys!” Beom whispered in my ear, panicking.“Shh. Don't be a mosquito.”Beastmen were known for their awful smell, and they always get tense and angry if someone mentions it. They sometimes kill or harm those who make fun of them. Knowing how powerful they were, people knew
Lucian’s POV “Wow.” I heard Roman whisper beside me, Uriel was astonished as well.“Scary uncle, how did you do that?” Uriel asked, his eyes widening.“I have it in me.” I chuckled.Beom was still surprised as he stared at me, saying nothing. Then he bent, calling the boys over.“Don't go telling others about what scary uncle did okay? This is our own little secret. Pinky promise?” He stretched out his finger which Uriel hurriedly clung up to.“That's childish, even after doing that doesn't mean a secret would be kept. I give you my word, I won't say a thing. And if I do, behead me.” Roman said with a serious look.Beom looked at him bewildered. “Come here Roman.” “Look at me, whether you say it out loud or not, nobody is going to behead you, okay? Don't bear such thoughts in mind.” He ruffled his hair playfully.Beom rose up, casting me a worried glance. I was sure it was about Roman. The boy was saying and doing things that weren't expected from a child his age. Now come to think
Lucian's POV Beom carried the two boys on his shoulders as we walked through the forest. Some children's corpses were hung up on a tree with their stomach slit. I bet this was the mutants' way of warning whoever dares to follow them.Beom hadn't noticed this, so did the boys. I gripped his shoulders and turned him to the other side.“Lucian what are yo—” “Shh. Just keep quiet and move.”“But we are going the wrong way.” He protested.“Alright. Let's see who’ll traumatise the boys now.” My lips curled.He stared at me skeptically before slowly dropping the boys.“Stay near him and don't look back okay?” He said to the boys who nodded slowly.He glanced at me once more before taking a step forward. “Oh shit!” He cursed as he stumbled to a side of the forest, vomiting.I knew he would react this way, typical Beom. Even if I had told him to forget about it, he certainly wouldn't agree but would insist on knowing why I had changed the route.“Why? Why the fuck are they doing thisss??!!
Iris's POV I froze on my seat, my eyes widening as my breath came to a halt. Then the dagger dropped to the ground with a clicking sound. If it had moved a bit, my eyes would have been damaged.“Oh my! Thank goodness.” Samantha exclaimed as she stood by my side.She and Eloise had both jumped from their seats and rushed to my side when they sighted the dagger.“Let's move away from here, this place isn't safe for you, milady. It seemed like someone threw it intentionally. I’ll report this to Ivan.” Samantha said, looking at those surrounding us suspiciously.I stood to leave, but glanced at the mysterious people sitting. I stared at the man with dark hair and he swiftly turned, as if feeling my gaze on him. I looked away immediately with my heart beating fast. Who were they?“I guess that's enough for today's tour.” Eloise sighed.They both escorted me to my room and I let them go as they might have things to do as well. I dropped on my bed with a sigh, shutting my eyes momentarily.
Lucian’s POV I watched Azariel fall to the ground with a thud with no emotions.“Quite dead, as a doornail.” I muttered.“Azarielll!.” Beom cried as he bent, holding Azariel's heartless body.With a yell, he sliced up the rogue that had pulled out Azariel's heart before looking at me with many emotions flickering in his eyes; confusion, fear, sadness, and a hint of rage.“You seem so unbothered…” He muttered.I sighed, before bending. “You are more flustered and sad about this than me, despite the fact that we are closer. Is there something you're not telling me?” My lips curled.“I can't believe you, Lucian. Your friend is dead and you're so…” He shook his head.“Now, I won't watch you call him dead. We have kids to save, leave him, he’d be fine.” I patted his shoulder.Beom darted his eyes from the lifeless Azariel to me. Then he rose to his feet, during his knees.“You bastards.” His lips trembled as he glared at me.“Let's go now. There's no time to waste, lead the way.” I smirk
Iris's POV “Kael.” I called but got no response. “If you're hiding show yourself immediately, I don't play kids games.” I taunted but still no response.I guess he was gone. I looked up at the book and sighed, I really wanted to read it. Maybe when I see him next time, he’ll get it for me.“The guardian’s name is Kael? Coolll.” Eloise chuckled.After giving the book one last look, I walked away from the shelf deciding to pick another book.I felt a whoosh above my head. I looked up and a book landed on my head before hitting the ground.“Aww.” I yelped, rubbing my head.“Are you alright milady?” Sntha asked with concern.“Yeah, it's just some book.” I said as I bent to pick up the book.I turned to its front cover, lo and behold, it was the same book that I was yearning to read. My instinct tells me that Kael had a hand in this.Swiftly, I ducked to the other shelf and peer led at the back but found nothing. Maybe the earth knew how much I wanted to read it and here it was.“I’ll tak
Lucian’s POV “You should have seen Nikolai, he could barely even walk. The elders nearly beat him to death. You pushed him directly into the trap.” Azariel laughed.“Be careful child, you might choke on your meal. Table manners.” Ivana scolded him.“Nmm, I don't think I want to ever leave. The food here is simply delicious or I should take one of the maids who cooks these dishes along with me.” Michael said in between mouthfuls of food.“Keep quiet Michael and eat.” Ivana warned.“Ughh. You're so obsessed with being quie—” A fork flung at him stopped his words.“Hey! What did you do that for? You're as brutal as ever, Ivana.” He complained.“Any news from Landonsville?” Gaius who had been quiet asked.“Nm, it is as Lucian speculated. Some of the higher-ups knew about your imprisonment and some might even have a hand in it.” Azariel commented and the dining room went silent except for the clinking of forks against the plate.It was as I had expected, they would certainly feel betraye
The room was filled with guests of different calibres. Everyone had rushed at the chance to finally get a good look at the beast lycan. The thought of it humoured me. I stood in a corner with a champagne glass observing it all. I started to grow weary so I decided to leave the main party for a while. I made my way out of the sprawling mansion and into the gardens. I'd barely moved when I felt a hand grab onto me. I turned around, startled and my eyes locked on his. The man who had caused me so much pain. “Iris, it's you…” His voice voice softer, more tender than I remembered. It my chest ache for some reason. It had been months since I last saw Jacob, the last time I'd set my eyes on him, he'd humiliated me and rejected me as his mate. Seeing him again brought back a rush of old feelings which I thought I'd buried. “Jacob… W-what are you doing here?” “I had to come see you, after I found out your father married you off and to such a beast of a man, I couldn't stop thinking abou...
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