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CHAPTER SEVENTY
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Aidan
HE STARED AT his red torso in the mirror, his focus on the tattoo of the wolf howling to the moon.
Though a simple yet beautiful design, it caused him the most physical pain he had ever felt in his life since wooden needles were used.
But looking at the result now, the pain was worth it. The light blue Wolf stood on a hill, her face lifted and howling to the moon.
An artist from the nearest coven had been invited to the castle for this job. At first, the artist was confused about why a vampire king wanted a Wolf tattoo.
But Aiden being the smart person that he was, did not say anything. Instead, he blood bounded the artist to secrecy. The artist would die if another person learned of the tattoo.
The only opinion Aiden wanted and cared to hear about the tattoo was Diana's. He could only imagine her reaction. Her forest
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DianaOF COURSE, IT was just a trick. What was she even expecting?"Thank you, father, you may leave now," Asher said, as he entered her room.King Lennon nodded and left, but not before shooting her a small crooked grin.That twisted, conniving bastard!"Really? Is this what it has reduced to? Tricks?" She asked."I needed to see how much I could trust you to keep your word," he responded, rolling up his sleeves again.Diana had noticed that he did that a lot. He had nice and muscular arms but she would not be caught dead saying that to him."And now?""There is just one thing left before I can allow you to go outside," he replied, and Diana watched as his eyes darkened slightly. His Wolf was rousing.Diana could face anything but uns
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DianaHIS LIPS CURLED into a dark smirk as he stared down at her. Diana's eyes widened, realizing the gravity of her actions. But she would not apologise, never."Did that hurt?" She asked sarcastically. "Well, it should because you deserve even more than that."He did nothing, his grin only expanding. "I will break you, Diana, and mould you to be my perfect queen."His reply was calm and straightforward, leaving her speechless. Diana did not have the time to dwell on it when she felt the most excruciating pain she had ever felt in her life.It felt like hot molten lava was poured on her neck. She immediately began squirming, to free herself and get away from the source of the pain, but her limbs were pinned down.His fangs were embedded deep into her neck, causing white-hot pain to flow through her.
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Aiden"WHAT, KING AIDEN? Can't handle a little jealousy?" Asher taunted, as he was being held back by his father. He held his cocky expression, despite how bloodied his face was."Why do you have her blood on you? I swear to the gods I will rip you apart if you harmed a hair on her head," Aiden threatened, struggling in Richard's arms, while the latter tried to hold him back."She is my mate, mine, and I will do as I like with her," Asher replied, intentionally fanning the fires of anger in Aiden."Diana is not an object that you can own. She is a person, a very strong woman who was made to be free, and not caged like a bird in your room!" Aiden raged on."Oh, she is a woman alright. A woman who now bears my mark on her dainty little neck. A woman who is going to warm my bed for the rest of her life," Asher boasted, with a suggestive smirk on h
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DianaTAKING A COMFORTABLE stance, Diana waited for him, a moment later, Asher walked into the room. Her eyes followed his every movement."Hello, mate, how do you feel?" His voice came out in a rumble, making Diana weak in the knees.She hated how handsome he looked at that moment. The mate bond was one of the things she most certainly did not miss about having her Wolf."You smell like Aiden and blood. I hope he beat the crap out of you," she said hopefully, as she noticed the fading bruises."I see you have your Wolf back. Will you not thank me for that?" He questioned, ignoring everything she said about Aiden. He was obviously still very cross about it.She walked to the other side of the room away from him, sat on the couch and crossed her legs over each other."Of course." She shot him a fake grin
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RobinIT WAS SAFE to say that after Rudolph's explanation, even the birds and nearby animals fled for safety from Robin's wrath.Even the grasses were not spared as a ginormous light ball was now burning in the middle of the clearing, courtesy of the enraged Fay Prince."I can not believe you left her there alone with that monster! Who knows what he is doing to her at this moment!" Robin raged.Rudolph shot him a regretful yet angry look. "You think I do not know that? I have been beating myself up over it every second since then, but what could I have done?"They threatened to kill Lacey and me, and still keep Ana if we did not comply. Ana chose to make the ultimate sacrifice once again."I did not even get the chance to see her... to at least try and change her mind before we were kicked out of the Capital."
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DianaSHE OPENED HER eyes to see someone standing over her. In one swift movement, she had the person under her, with her elbow pressing against his neck."Not that this is a bad position, but I will much rather prefer you to be under me," Asher beamed.Diana looked down to see she was straddling his waist. She quickly tried to move away, but he grabbed her waist, keeping her in place. He pulled himself up, making her sit directly on his crotch. Her eyes widened and she tried again to move away, but once again, his hands restricted her."What are you doing? Let me off!" She demanded, still struggling."Keep doing that, mate," He moaned with his eyes, closing the half lid.Diana instantly stilled as she felt something growing underneath her. She shot him a disgusted look as she realized what it was."You
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Diana "I KNOW YOU may not believe me, so I want to show you something," Aiden said, then began taking off his shirt. "What are you doing?!" Diana asked in a high pitched voice. When she caught sight of his torso, Diana became tongue-tied. On his body was a beautifully drawn image of her Wolf form. Every little detail was perfect. The colour on her, and the golden markings, it was all there. She blurted out the first thing on her mind. "Wow, you actually did it. You got a tattoo." "Yes, and you are the only picture I want to see inked to my skin. The only one I want to see whenever I look in the mirror," Aiden responded. "It's beautiful," Diana complimented in awe, not taking her eyes off the tattoo for a moment. It felt unreal and impossible. Diana half expected to wake up at any moment and realised that all of this was a dream. Diana pulled her hands away from Aiden's view, closed her eyes, and discretely pinched herself. Opening her eyes, she half expected to wake u
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Diana "OUCH!" DIANA HEARD Sia groan in pain. Diana pulled herself up —thankfully without a scratch— and walked over to Sia who was holding her right arm and moaning in pain. "Here, let me take a look at it," Diana requested, and Sia took off the hand covering the wound. Taking one glance at the wound, Diana looked back up to Sia with a blank yet incredulous look on her face. "It's just a little scratch," Diana deadpanned. Sia pouted while looking up at Diana. "But it hurts!" Diana raised both her eyebrows. "Really? You have got to be joking." "Small wounds hurt more," Sia defended. Sighing, Diana rubbed her forehead in frustration. "You know what, I'll just grab the book so we can get this Crown activated." Diana got the book and climbed down to the centre of the square where Sia now stood, thankfully over her tiny cut. "Are you sure you are ready for this?" Sia asked as Diana handed the book over to her. "No, I am not," Diana instantly replied. Sia threw her ha
