"Are you okay?" Brad asked her as they went back to the borders. Their men had already taken George away so she didn't have to see him again. "Yes, but won't this cause more problems for you?" She glanced at them. "What do you mean?" "You came to save me instead of attending the Noblemen's meeting," she explained. Cage held her hand and kissed them. "Don't worry, we will solve any problem life throws at us as long as we have you by our side," he answered.This wasn't what she wanted but she can't say she isn't happy to see them again because she is. During the day, her heart throbbed in heartaches. Cage and Brad had suddenly become a very important part of her life. A part she doesn't want to be without. Her hold on them tightened as they went home together. ************************"Desi was standing at the gate of the palace, waiting for her mother. She had cried throughout the night and hoped the Kings had been able to save her. After standing for a very long time, she becam
Cage woke up a few hours later. Lara was still fast asleep. He stood up quietly and walked to the bathroom not wanting to disrupt her slumber. Indeed, she had helped him. The urge to hurt someone was gone. Replaced with a feeling of satisfaction. He still had a nagging feeling since Brad was not with them. He planned on telling him about it though so it doesn't become an issue. After washing up, he came out of the bathroom to see Lara awake. She was still on the bed looking every inch the seductive mate that she was. Cage couldn't take his eyes off her. "How do you feel, dear mate of mine?" She asked him with a smug look on her face. He rolled his eyes, ignoring her. "You seem pretty good laying on my bed, Miss. Don't you have something to do?" He raised an eyebrow. She giggled. "Well I do, I have another mate to pest," she said proudly. Cage couldn't help but laugh at her tone. Who the hell was this? Lara had never been this playful. "Well, it's a good thing you have two. Whil
"You made me look like a fool!" Ted yelled angrily at her. Cassandra flipped her hair without concern. "I'm speaking with you, Cassandra!" "Don't come to my job and yell at me! There's no reason why I should have told you what was going on," she yelled back, pointing her fingers at him. "I'm your mate!""One, you vehemently try not to be. I don't care about what you think any longer so if you do not have anything to do or say then leave," she glared at him. Her attitude and words shocked Ted to the core. Cassandra would never speak to him in such a manner. Had she finally gotten enough of his hot and cold attitude? He couldn't move even if he wanted to. "What is it?" She asked him. Cassandra refused to look at him. His eyes would weaken her. She had made up her mind and from now on, she wasn't going to run after him. She had done enough. Now it was his turn. But if he is not up to the challenge then she would let him go. "You're pushing me away, Cass," he said softly. His word
Lara noticed her mates had something on their minds. They were quiet throughout dinner which was strange. She tried asking them what was going on but they refused to tell her. She felt incompetent. Why were they hiding things from her? Maybe Kyla would know what was going on. But the problem is, Kyla was avoiding her. She had not been able to speak with him since they rescued her. Was she still mad at her? Lara couldn't tell. Having made up her mind to ask Kyla, she left her room and made her way to the training ground. The guards ordered to protect her had doubled in number. Instead of two Lycans, they were now four. She couldn't protest unlike before. They were just trying to protect her so she had no reason to protest. As she got to the training field, Kyla was there as usual. This time, Alyson was with her. They were training together. Lara walked up to them. Her body could use a warm up too. As soon as Kyla spotted her, she stopped the training and turned to walk away. Lara
Alpha Robert couldn't wait to receive a reply from the Lycans. He was anticipating it. When he didn't receive anything from them, he got angry. He went to the nearest pack to meet the Alpha. If the Lycans took his threat as fake then he would show them his strength. "Alpha Chris, we need to take this very seriously. Our lives are on the line," Alpha Robert told him. Alpha Chris didn't look bothered. "What do you mean by that, Alpha Robert? The last time you came here, I told you that I didn't want to have anything to do with the Lycan. What is it that you want from them?" Alpha Chris suspected Robert had an ulterior motive and unless he tells him what exactly he was planning, he won't give him any of his wolves. Robert smiled, trying not to look as pissed off as he felt. This you g Alpha doesn't know what's good for him. Well if he wanted to know then he will give him just a hint. After all, they were all greedy wolves. "There is a long tail of Lycans having a gem, a magical gem
Cage didn't want it. He didn't like the fact that Lara was going to be questioned. Right now the noblemen were getting on his nerves and he had started thinking about ending their position in the kingdom. He was waiting for Brad and Lara. Although he didn't want Lara to see how he had badly damaged George's face, she insisted on seeing for herself. He couldn't say no and allowed her. After pacing the front of the cell for a while, he heard footsteps and turned around. They were here. Lara looked tense. Brad was holding her hands tightly. "Are you sure you want to see him? I can just send him away without you seeing this," he tried to convince her. Lara shook her head. She had known he was torturing George for some time and wanted to see how far he had gone. Cage sighed and waved his hands. The guards opened the cell. They unlocked his chains and dragged him out of the cell. George couldn't walk. He was too weak. Lara tried not to look shocked at his state but it was impossible.
Nobleman Chad cleared his voice and decided to continue with his questions. He loved the way she answered them precisely but couldn't take any sides else they would start suspecting him. "Miss Lara, you've been participating in activities only Lycans do, is that a way of trying to prove that as a wolf you can do better than us?" He asked coldly. Lara hesitated. Who the hell thinks like that? She shook her head. "I have participated in only two Lycan activities so far and I didn't do it to prove anything." "During the yearly celebration, The Kings appointed me to be in charge of the preparations as their mate. I accepted because I wanted to be able to ease their stress." She took a deep breath to calm her emotions. "As for the second challenge, Fayn had asked numerous times for a fight but I rejected them. I decided to accept the challenge when she kept disturbing me, knowing fully well I might die." Her words about his daughter made him very angry. Nobleman Agar had to place a ha
Lara couldn't believe it. They had accepted her relationship with Brad and Cage. The joy on her face could not be hidden neither did she try to hide it. Brad had glanced at her numerous times as they went back to the palace. She was glowing. He loved the look on her face. At least, they were done with the Noblemen. Cage was also happy. Finally, he would be able to mark his mate. If only he had seen his parents' murderers, he would be more than happy. He glanced around and noticed that Kyla was not with them.As a general, she always went out with them. He was so occupied that he didn't even notice it. Ted was with them though. "Where is Kyla?" He asked Ted."I have no idea, Your Majesty. Should I send someone to go to her house to check on her?" Ted inquired. Cage shook his head. Maybe she had gone to get something important for him and was not back yet. He decided to forget about her for the moment. "Do you think we will be able to do our mating ceremony now?" Lara asked them.
It wasn't what they wanted. Cage glanced at his brother. They needed Ted to get evidence for them else they'd have no choice but to put her in the dungeon for conspiracy. Kyla already knew about it and so did her mate. It was only a matter of time before the Noblemen heard about it. They needed someone they could trust. Ted was the only one capable of doing it. He wouldn't want his step sister to get hurt. He was a loyal Lycan. "I will try my best," he said and stood up to leave."Also, I'd like to know if she has been in communication with anyone outside the kingdom," Cage added. "Do not let Kyla know about this. She already suspects Lara and wouldn't believe otherwise," Brad told him. He nodded and left. "Is this necessary?" Brad grumbled. "Yes, we have to get ready to attack before he sends his men over," Cage explained. "Lara is the only one who knows the way to her pack. She could lead us to either a trap or to victory." Brad sighed. He didn't like this. *****************
Everything was going wrong and there was nothing Ted could do to assist. Cassandra was punished by flogging. The Kings took pity on her and had her flogged. Lara was locked in her room and no one apart from Desi was allowed inside. No one was telling him anything. He hated being in the dark but couldn't confront the Kings to ask about her. He went to Kyla. At least, she must have an idea of what was going on in the palace. For all he knew, the Kings loved and cherished Lara. Locking her up seems suspicious. As he got to her house, Alyson opened the door. "Sorry for coming unannounced, I would like to speak with Kyla." Alyson was surprised to see the General at her door. She nodded. "Please come in," she waved, taking a step back for him to go in. Ted entered the house. Alyson offered him a seat before going to their room to inform Kyla of her guest. A few moments later, Kyla came out. "This is new," she said as she sat in the opposite direction from Ted. He sighed. Never have be
Cassandra glared at Lara but frowned. Was she speaking about the gemstone she had shown her? Her hands immediately went to her neck as she held onto it. Ted glanced at Cassandra. "Cassandra showed you the gemstone?" Lara nodded, looking at him hopefully. "And it once belonged to your mother?" "Yes, her name was Evelyn," Lars whispered. Ted frowned, unable to understand how she came to that conclusion. His mum was a werewolf, he knew but he didn't know she had a child. A girl. Her words were confusing. A gemstone can't be the only evidence to support her claim. "Do you have any other evidence?" He asked her. Lara frowned and shook her head. She was scared but determined to convince him. The Kings might make a decision that would hurt her but she is willing to prove her innocence. If Ted could be beside her, she would be confident. Her hands shook. "It's true, Ted," Cage's voice rang out from behind Cassandra. They turned to the voice. Cassandra's eyes widened and her eyes were
What is going on, Brad? Your expression is scaring me," she told them. He hugged her out of nowhere.Kyla came into the throne room and couldn't believe what she was seeing. What were they hugging Lara? She is one of them! Cage turned to Kyla and smiled at her. She nodded her head although she was still confused. Did she just make them get closer to their mate or what? "Brad now is not the time," Cage told him. Brad pulled away from her. "How did you find out?" Brad asked him. Cage pointed at Kyla. "She did it. She found the man responsible for our tears and also the whereabouts of her cousin," Cage said proudly. Lara turned to her, shocked. "You found where my father and Max are?" She asked again. Kyla nodded. That was not the cause for celebration though. They needed to strategize on how to attack the Alpha before he attacked them again! "Who is he? Tell me, who the bastard is!" Brad asked Cage but Cage shook his head. "Kyla, tell them what you told me." Kyla came Forward.
George cracked open his eyes and glanced around. Where was he? He looked at the familiar room and immediately recalled he had gotten home before giving up. He tried to move but ended up groaning with pains. What the hell did they put in his back? It hurts. He closed his eyes and tried to stifle the scream that was about to come out. After a while, the pain was gone and he opened his eyes again. He opened his eyes to his Father, staring at him. He quickly looked somewhere else. Alpha Robert watched his son in pain but didn't feel an ounce of compassion for him. He needed George to be strong. He was too weak. How could he come back looking like an animal? "How was the trip that made you leave your position as an Alpha? How was the experience? Was it enjoyable?" He asked his son. George couldn't look at his father in the face. He regretted ever accepting Lara as his mate. He should have rejected her the day he found out she was his mate.He wished he could go back in time. All these
It was late in the night when Brad and Cage finally got home. Lara had slept off while waiting for them. She was tired. As they entered their joint room, they saw her sleeping while hugging some pieces of jewelry close to her heart. "What's that?" Cage asked Brad. He glanced at them."I think she was looking at them and fell asleep with it in her arms," Brad said as pulled his shirt from his body. They were very tired and after stressing out for a whole day, what they wanted was to curl up with their mate but it seemed she was tired too. They took their bath and climbed on the bed. Brad tried to take away the jewelry and ended up waking her from her sleep. "Hello, mate," he murmured and kissed her cheeks. Lara opened her eyes and tried to sit up. "I'm about to sleep, you don't have to sit up." "I'm already awake," she grumbled. "Where's Cage?" She glanced around. "He is still in the bathroom," Brad couldn't help but yawn. He was very tired. Lara thought about not asking but afte
"You heard me, there's nothing in there. Maybe some beautiful woman and gems but aside from that I won't advise a pretty young lady like you to go," he told her. She ignored his words. "I'm still going to go!" She insisted. Suddenly, he held her arms and shook her. "It's not safe! Unless you want to be food for the Lycans. Now leave!" He shooed her away. Alyson moved away a little bit. "You sound hurt. Did anyone around you get killed by a Lycan?" She whispered. When he glared at her, she turned her attention to the tree. Kyla was done waiting. They were not saying anything. As she made a move to come out, the man answered. "Yes, I lost my father to those beasts, and now due to the greed of your Alpha, I am about to lose my own!" The tall man yelled.Alyson took a few steps backward. The men were becoming aggressive. "W… wha.. what do you mean by that?" He scoffed at her responses. Yes, she wouldn't know about what happened years ago since she must have been a child back then.
Lara couldn't believe it. They had accepted her relationship with Brad and Cage. The joy on her face could not be hidden neither did she try to hide it. Brad had glanced at her numerous times as they went back to the palace. She was glowing. He loved the look on her face. At least, they were done with the Noblemen. Cage was also happy. Finally, he would be able to mark his mate. If only he had seen his parents' murderers, he would be more than happy. He glanced around and noticed that Kyla was not with them.As a general, she always went out with them. He was so occupied that he didn't even notice it. Ted was with them though. "Where is Kyla?" He asked Ted."I have no idea, Your Majesty. Should I send someone to go to her house to check on her?" Ted inquired. Cage shook his head. Maybe she had gone to get something important for him and was not back yet. He decided to forget about her for the moment. "Do you think we will be able to do our mating ceremony now?" Lara asked them.
Nobleman Chad cleared his voice and decided to continue with his questions. He loved the way she answered them precisely but couldn't take any sides else they would start suspecting him. "Miss Lara, you've been participating in activities only Lycans do, is that a way of trying to prove that as a wolf you can do better than us?" He asked coldly. Lara hesitated. Who the hell thinks like that? She shook her head. "I have participated in only two Lycan activities so far and I didn't do it to prove anything." "During the yearly celebration, The Kings appointed me to be in charge of the preparations as their mate. I accepted because I wanted to be able to ease their stress." She took a deep breath to calm her emotions. "As for the second challenge, Fayn had asked numerous times for a fight but I rejected them. I decided to accept the challenge when she kept disturbing me, knowing fully well I might die." Her words about his daughter made him very angry. Nobleman Agar had to place a ha