Chapter 92Luca's POVLeah takes the leash off my neck- stwp one in actually winning this game if I use my head well. "Come," she says, taking my hand. "Mother arranged for us to have special seats. Right at the front."I follow her outsidw of the door and as soon as I step out, I make suee to take a deep breath. I have not been outside for a pretty long timeMy cell is in a separate wing of the main pack house, isolated from the common areas. It has a reason why it is called an isolated cell- a type of cell build so that the prisoner would have a deep thinking about what they did. Three guards stand at attention at the end of the hall, nodding respectfully to Leah as we approach. “Good day, Lady. Good day, lady,” theay all geat her anr Leah act like ahe is deaf in the ears because she does not act like she heard them greet her"I'm escorting the prisoner,” she looks at me. “Lucas to the ceremony," she corrects herself as she informs them. Just incase mother asks. But it is by her o
Lucas’s POVLeah nods, but even the blind can see that she doesn't want to leave me behind. "Don't move from this spot," she orders me like I am so sort of puppy that she own. "I'll be right back."As she is going, she turns back again. “Wait! I need to make sure of that,” she brings out a similar cuffs to the one that she put on my neck before. But this one is for the hand and she cuffs me. “This is silver and there's a tracker in it. I don't wish to be harsh but, you can change your mind and I want to be the one that will help you bring it back”With that done, she hurries away, following the messenger. As soon as she disappears from my side, I move.Not toward the great hall. Not toward the exit. But in the direction the messenger came from. Toward the sounds of commotion. Toward Alora. I don't know what I'm going to do there, but I'm going to do somethingThe silver collar is not something that can go on notice to period it is on my hand. My father's voice echoes in my mind- “si
Lucas's POVNow it is my turn to hold her down. I can't possibly do what Agatha is telling me to do… How am I supposed to…? I am thinking of several ways in which I can play this off without getting into trouble and without getting Alora into deeper shit. I don't want to be part of this evil thing that Agatha is trying to prove to the pack members- that Alora is an uncontrollable wolf who needs a male figurehead- no matter how toxic and perverted- to control herSo instead I stare at her, my heart pounding. I start to think of a way to escape this situation without actually hurting her or looking suspicious to Agatha. Alora keeps fighting and growling. At this point in time, with how much she is in distress, she would not even listen to the moon goddess herself- not to talk of meAgatha's suspicious eyes are on me. I know that she is searching for any sign of deception- I know she does not completely believe that I am on her side. It surprises me on how simply she just took my lies.
Lucas's POVAcross the room, Alora starts screaming. It is a shrill scream that almost blocks the ears of everyone here if not some. The guards holding her falter, momentarily distracted by her screaming and they almost leave her to focus on closing their ears shut to prevent them from blocking "Lucas!" she screams, my name in her growling. This is the first coherent word she has spoken since I entered the room.Her eyes meet mine, and I see nothing but tears in them now. Tears and rage. She wants all of this to end. She is tired. Her gaze drops to the blood running down my face, and I can see her fangs extend. I am in shock. She doesn't have a functioning wolf, how come her fangs are extending? This is the second time she is acting abnormal for her standing. For an omega wolf… she has been displaying a lot of strange things "Don't touch him," she snarls, her voice getting deeper and the guards almost leave her alone. I am very sure that they remember the last time she reacted to Ag
Lucas's POVAs this happens, everyone goes silent. Even Agatha stands there, but there is no shock in her face- instead she looks very impressed, the metal rod hanging limply from her fingers.“Wow!” she mutters with a big smile on her face. “You are going to be very useful to me”When I hear these words of hers, I feel sick in my stomach. Who knows what other cruel plan she has. Before I can think of what to do next, the door flings and opens. Leah rushes in, her eyes wide and she takes quick breath clearly from running. Her hair is a bit scattered, and she looks around frantically"Mother! What is happening here?" Leah demands, her voice with tension as she keeps looking around Agatha turns slowly, annoyed at the interruption. But before she can answer, Leah's eyes land on me. She sees the blood running down my face, she sees that I am drenched in it. Her face goes wild."Lucas!" she screams, rushing toward me. She falls to the ground beside me using her knee. Then she starts touc
Lucas's POVAgatha begins to remove her Luna robe, handing it to Sunday. She removes her jewelry and hands those items over as well. Sunday collects them from her like a fool that he is with a smile on his lips. The way Agatha is moving is so careful- unhurried- as though she is preparing for something like a worship service rather than a fight. Her gracefulness amuses me most of the time. I would be so angry at her, and then just like that- like a snap of a finger- I would start adoring her mannerism. Wickedness aside, Agatha is a sight to behold"Don't hurt her too badly,” Sunday sneers, showing his blackened incomplete teeth. Disgusting!“I won't,” Agatha smiles sweetly at him. It is an awkward gesture because Agatha has not smiled all through ever since we have been in this room. The only person she seems to have a soft spot for is Sunday. I wonder what is going on between those two. The kind of chemistry that both of them seemingly have is something that lovers should have. Are
Lucas's POVAgatha-wolf lunges forward with sharp speed. Alora tries to dodge, but she is too held down by the chains. Agatha runs into Alora- her own daughter. Alora falls finally backward and her head hits the ground and her body goes limp almost instantly.The guards sigh in relief, clearly grateful that the fight ended quickly and there is nothing to disturb them again. Agatha shifts back to human form with the same grace, her expression triumphant as she takes her robe back from Sunday and slips it on. She doesn't even look like anything happened.“Perfect,” Sunday smiles at Agatha and she smiles back."Check her," she orders one of the guards. "Make sure she's still breathing. I need her alive for the ceremony. Then take her to the healers to stitch her up"Another guard approaches cautiously and places two fingers against Alora's neck. "She is alive, just unconscious.""Good. Place her in a slow recovery position. Secure those chains again and double them. I don't want any more
Lucas's POV"Let me up," I say. "Please."After a nod from Agatha, they loosen their hold enough for me to rise unsteadily to my feet and I stagger in the process for dramatic effect. Leah steps forward instinctively to steady me.I take her face between my hands, ignoring everyone in the room. Looking into her eyes, I say, "It's you I care about, Leah."Then I kiss her.Her lips are soft and allow me to dance in her mouth. Somehow I enjoy it and I hate it. Somehow I love the way she tastes. Prior to these recent incidents, I have never kissed her. And even though we have been engaged for the longest of times, I never seemed to care. I have never given her a chance. Even times when she would draw close to me in the past, I would always jerk from her in disgust- making it clear to her that it is Alora I want to be with. I would always see the hurt in her eyes, but I wouldn't care. I would always tell myself that wicked people do not deserve loveBut now… why does it seem like I am r
Alonso’s POV"You are supposed to be my mate, but you rejected me. You humiliated me. You believed the lies of Elena and you chose her over me. You made her your mate under my nose and you let her carry your child. I hate you, Alonso!”Every word from her makes my heart break"I was wrong," I say I try to walk towards her. "Forgive me for being blind and stupid"Too late," she says sharply, turning her face away from me if I disgusted her. “I am with Kaiser now. We are going to be mated tonight. I want you to leave! Go away!"Kaiser laughs again, placing a triumphant hand on Alora's shoulder. The sight makes my beast rage inside me. "She has been helpful," he says as if we are having a casual conversation. "She has been sharing all sorts of interesting details about the kingdom's defenses, the security, your personal security weaknesses. As we speak now, I have sent my men to your Kingdom- the one that would become mine soon. No one can stop my magic unless I am dead.”I feel sick at t
Alonso’s POVAll because I chose the wrong woman. All because I rejected my true mate."I'm coming for you, Alora,"***Dawn comes after a restless night. Despite Leo's strongest restraints, I shifted twice. The pain is excruciating, but it's nothing compared to the agony of knowing what Alora must be enduring in Kaiser's hands. That evil brother of mine. There is no limit to the kind of atrocity he can commit. if he can sodomise young boys and abuse young children when he was in this kingdom, then he can’t do anythingKaiser, my step-brother. The man who has coveted my throne since our father officially married his mother when we were boys. The man I banished years ago for his atrocities. He claimed I betrayed him- he wanted to be unstoppable, but I stopped him. I couldn't bring myself to order his death. Another mistake I made! I should have killed him!Myself, Leo, and my ten best warriors, all loyal to the death and sworn to secrecy.I mount my horse with effort, my muscles are w
Alonso’s POVThe letter trembles in my hands as I read the final lines for the thirtieth time. Elena's handwriting that is usually so elegant and controlled whenever she is writing a document for the kingdom. Now it is hasty and uneven. First, it was Alora that wrote to me saying that she is my mate- the letter she wrote before she disappeared. I thought she was bluffing. I thought she just wanted attention to herself. Now this?"Alora is the true white wolf, not me. All the things that I accused her about when she was around were never true. This baby I am carrying is not yours, Kaiser is responsible. I have been poisoning you for months under Kaiser's orders. Your brother plans to mate with Alora during the blood moon ritual to control her power. I would advise that you do something about it, but I poisoned you and you would be too weak to save her. Alora’s father is the grey wolf. Alora is a white wolf because one of her descendants of grandmother was a white wolf. Her father is a
Elena’s POVThe next day, I go to Kaiser- in the forest where he stays as a rogue. I tell Alonso that I want ro go on a solo date with the moon goddess."Ah, my lovely mate returns," Kaiser says with a big smile when he sees me. I hate him, yet I can’t deny that I have a little bit of sort spot for him. He took my teenage years, he locked me up, yes, I find myself always once to please him. Sometimes I think he has charmed me with his black magic- charmed me into loving him regardless of what he did to me in the past. "I have something to show you,” he saysKaiser starts taking me to the room where he kept me in for years. I want to run back when he looks at me and gives me disapproving glare and I have no choice but to follow him even though I am scared that he would lock me up again. Kaiser unlocks the door with a key he wears around his neck, then steps aside to let me enter first."What is this?" I ask immediately I enter the room, a chill running down my spine. I stare at him, t
Elena’s POVMy introduction to the Alistair Kingdom was perfectly executed- from the forest when I saved Alonso from himself to the marriage between usI almost felt bad for deceiving Alonso, especially because of what I feel for gim.Almost.But then I saw Alora for the first time. I knew I had to follow Kaiser’s advice and get rid of her as quickly as possible.I hate this girl. She is always watching me with suspicious eyes. Nothing special about her at all. Yet Alonso's beast always responds to her presence during the full moon. I was thinking that my skill in catching him would make me very exceptional now in his eyes and he would adore me , but Alora’s presents alone can calm his beast down. Alonso’s focus is wholly on her- like I don’t existMy first few weeks in the castle, I had to establish myself, but I made a mistake of undermining Alora. I acted my role perfectly. I always spoke of destiny and prophecy, performing small acts of "magic" that were nothing but tricks Kaiser
Elena’s POVI smirk as I watch Alora rush out of Alonso's room. She tries to hide the tears streaming down her face, but she fails woefully at it. Such a pathetic sight. The girl is so foolish. The news of my "pregnancy" has devastated her completely, exactly as I planned. My hand rests on my stomach. There is a child, but the question is, “is it Alonso’s?”Alonso never ever touched me. As a matter of fact, I disgust him and he never fails to show it even though he tries to hide it. I remember that particular day when I slipped a pill in his drink and before he woke up, I positioned myself in bed with him. I told him he got drunk on wine and he insisted that we made love. He didn’t believe it at first, but when I made it happen over and over again, he believed. And he hated it so much that he stopped drinking alcohol completelyYes, I know the truth. Alora is Alonso's true mate, not me. I have known it from the moment I first saw them together, the way his beast calmed in her presenc
Alora’s POVIt is three months now. Alonso has been sticking with me and everything has been going well. Elena has been threatening to leave, but she never leaves. A whole lot has been happening and I have gotten better in my medicine. I have also figured out that Elder Fergus has been working for Elena. But one day after he challenged High in the council meeting, he suddenly disappeared. His corpse was found in the river. I have not figured out who this Elena is. All I know is that she is a dangerous person- but not more dangerous than Agatha, I can bet. If I can deal with Agatha’s cruelty, I can deal with Elena’s.Speaking of my family, I have not heard from them in ages. I only hear from the news that Agatha is now the alpha. Lucas is married to Leah now and he looks like a shadow of himself- always bossed around and treated like shit. The news carried it that Emma was publicly executed for standing against Agatha. How sad, Emma is Lucas’s life! But Lucas made his bed and he would
Alora’s POVOne night, after a particularly bad day where Alonso publicly scolded me for something I didn't do as usual , I tell my suspicions to Leo, who finds me crying in the gardens- Leo had been the one to always console me in times like this. He also notices that Alonso has been cruel to me. He says that he does not understand why Alonso suddenly turned cold to me despite him being he got to come and save me before"I am suspecting Elena," I tell him, wiping away tears. "And Alonso is getting sicker, not better. If she were truly the white wolf, wouldn't the curse be fading instead of worsening? People in the kingdom, dying and falling, sick"“I have noticed it too," Leo admits. "Alonso has not been himself since she arrived. And in the last three full moons, you have always calmed his beast. That has never happened before.""You believe me?" I smile sadly"I'm not sure what to believe," he says and I know that it is his attempt at being cautious. "But I do know that something…
Alora’s POVEvery day I go to the forest and I try to shift. Every day, it ends up the same way - pain and unconsciousness. I have tried for days now and I am tired. I give up. I don’t know which one is more painful, the fact that I cannot shift over the fact that I have not seen Alonso since the day he walked out on me for the council meeting because of Elena. I have been trying to see him for days, but the guards always tell me that he is busyAmidst all these sad occurrences, the only place I can find solace is in the presence of all the healers and doctors and physicians. They have been teaching me new medicine and I am learning how to reattach your leg right now"Alora," a voice, suddenly calls meThe voice sounds familiar, but I must be delusional to think it is who I think it is. Perhaps it is one of the medicine men calling me. I look up only to realize that my first guess is true. Alonso has finally come to look for me.“Come, We need to talk,” he says simply before he walks