THE LYCAN CITY. UNKNOWNFUGITIVE DERONI had felt it, an aura so powerful I instinctively jumped over it. The Alpha, but who? where? I had not spotted any other wolf in the markets apart from myself and the shady Hunter, the Hunter I was now forced to following because I knew the very sight of my peculiar wolf was already on the black list of this kingdoms police force.We tramped through a small forest behind the markets and I immediately lost any sense of navigation I had. Completely lost my only option was to follow behind the Hunter and hope he wasn’t leading me into some kind of trap. After what felt like an eternity of running and dodging around trees the wolf slowed and I kept my distance behind him, weary or any fast moves he might want to pull on me, he was almost twice my size and from the looks of things he had an experience when it came to real life fights and brawls so in any way I looked at it I was at a disadvantage if I thought to fight him.He stared me in the eyes be
THE LYCAN CITY. UNKNOWNFUGITIVE DERONThe little girl giggled with amazement at my surprise, it was nice to see her so happy but also quite uncomfortable as her laughter was rather mocking.“Nelly?!” I recognised the harsher tone of the older girl. She rushed and picked up the cackling child as if trying to protect the girl from a dangerous beast that was about to lure her into her demise.I stood up, admiring the care she had in her eyes for the grimy child but she sobered up as she noticed my stares. She placed the girl back on her feet.“Go to your room okay, I’ll be right with you…”The little girl seized her laughter, sauntering through the dimly lit corridors and I was sure out of the cabin all together.Once she was the littler version of herself was out of ear shot she turned her attention to me. “Now let me warn you Emeral filth!” As she spoke she took bold steps towards me and I was forced to move back. “I catch you anywhere near my sister again, I’ll cut off your pink ball
CHAPTER FIFTY ONE - NOSTALGIC BETRAYALTHE LYCAN CITY. SACRED FORESTVALERIEAs if sitting with my legs crossed for hours was not enough, Reila still insisted that I keep as still possible and focus on the inner voice that resided in me.Reila listened intensively as I narrated the routines I had been put through and I did not expect the long frowned that dropped her face when I finished.“What?!” I asked, getting irritated as this was not working out either and the sun was mercilessly beating on my back and nape.“Valerie… those routines, they aren’t to help you shift, rather they are to lock up your wolf.”I did not understand what she had said, ‘lock up my wolf?’Had my father hired an instructor that did the opposite, and instead of helping me shift, ensured I never did.**********The ride home was short, my mate made his attempts at a reconciliation but I was still too pissed to consider his apologies.He had been with the very woman that was constantly reminding herself to me,
CHAPTER FIFTY TWO - THE PATH TO THE CONNECTION THE LYCAN CITY. SACRED FORESTVALERIE“What?!” I blinked severally, trying to get myself to come down and grasp the things she were saying. Even Ariel had stopped chasing the butterfly and now stood beside us.“The routine, it’s not to induce a shift, it’s not even to help one come in contact with their wolf…”“But why? Why would Deron’s mother want to sabotage me? To what gain?”Had they really hated me to the extent of making sure I never even got to shift? As serious as Reila made it sound, it still sounded too ridiculous to be true.“No… no no no, you must be misunderstanding. She is a trainer… she’s the reason why Deron was the best younger in all the kingdom!” I explained as if Reila had been there with me in the Emeral kingdom, as if she lived amongst us and knew who the hell Deron even was.“The technique, back to the moon. It’s a taboo, it places a curse on the person who does it and makes their wolf dwindle instead of kindle!”
THE LYCAN CITY. SACRED FORESTALPHA LUKKAR“What do you mean? I came here to get you… you’ve been gone for so long I—”“Gone?!” She bellowed, “I left the castle because I couldn’t stand you!” She screamed again.I jumped down from my stallion, walking up to her.“What do you mean? It’s not safe for you out here, you know that… you’re my Queen and it got so late I was worried…” My voice was bold and soft but that didn’t sway the anger from her face.“Safe? Tell me what’s dangerous about being here?” She poked me in the chest, her face a mere inch away from mine and I had never seen her so enraged it almost made me fear for my own safety and she looked like a totally different person.“Why does it always have to complicated with you?” I said between grit teeth, my own anger beginning to boil up my blood.“Comparing me with that red head bitch of yours now are we?!” She was small but her voice was more powerful than the full force of my aura.“Red head? Ugh..!” I pressed my fingers to th
THE LYCAN CITY. HIDDEN WOODS.FUGITIVE DERONSylria ransacked the Papa’s office. I wearily kept watch at the door, peering out at the hall way every time a shadow went by.“Hey! Are you sure about this?” I whisper -screamed to her and she waved me off, roughly yanking at a jammed drawers and I hurriedly shushed her when she was getting too loud.I heard the rough mumbling of the guards voice and knew deep down that it was just a matter of time before we got perceived.“Gawd we are definitely going to get caught…” I regretted.**********It turned out that Sylria was more helpful than I thought her to be. Finally placing trust in ourselves and coming to a mutual agreement, I told her about Valerie and how she was betrothed to the Alpha.“So how do I come in?” She asked, looking perplexed and I licked my dry lips knowing that I was getting to the good part.“It doesn’t sound like much, I know, but for some reason Valerie had to flee and the Alpha put a bounty on her head.”She nodded sl
THE LYCAN CITY. HIDDEN WOODS. PAPA’S OFFICEFUGITIVE DERONSylria ransacked the Papa’s office. I wearily kept watch at the door, peering out at the hall way.The cracks came again, this time even louder than before and I was surprised at how composed Sylria was even as we were both put on the edge.My mind racing and my palms got sweaty but I tried to keep myself calm. The girl so far hadn’t disappointed, she must know what she was doing.We’d get out of here before the guards get in! I told myself, closing my eyes and repeating the words in my head so many times that I believed it.“Got it!” She exclaimed rather loudly but I was sure that was the least of the guards worries, they were too busy working through the series of locks on the metal door I supposed.“Check for a Valerie Mo'monte!” I almost screamed it.The cracks turned to loud jams and I felt the walls vibrate from the impact of whatever brute force they were intending to use to invade and storm us out.“Found anything?” Th
THE EMERAL KINGDOMHOUSE OF SYLRIAIt was a blistering hot day, mother had just left the house to try her luck with game in the Hunting grounds. I hoped she'd return with father, he left since morning and it was unlike him to stay out for this long.Nelma sat on the rug, the three year old played with a yellow rubber duck that was beginning to turn brown at the edges over years of rough handling.I watched the small duplicate of myself, Nelma looked so much like me mother said she thought she had given birth to the same baby twice.The day was hot, too hot for me to go out in search for my parents and I definitely could not leave Nelma alone at home and worst to take her along with me under the red hot sun. The most I could do was keep her entertained with a series of funny faces and pray that our parents came back sooner. Nelma would cry her eyes out if mother did not sing her to sleep and I wasn't looking forward to that job.We were from the Lycan city though I was born and raised