THE LYCAN CITY. CITY MARKETSALPHA LUKKARThe wolves were gone in a moment and I was surrounded by an assembly of warrior wolves. The ringing I heard I knew only existed in my head was preventing me from listening to the words the warrior wolves linked to my mind.Once I spotted the matt beauty of Amin I knew that I was finally in safe hands. My Stewart scooped me with his snout and I lay motionless on the soft spongy fur of his back. Sooner the pulsating ache in my head was now becoming a dazing pain and I groaned as the aftermath noise from the tyrants rampage was now becoming a deafening blare. However I had gotten hit by the unseen wolf was more severe than I actually thought and I could feel my grip on consciousness loosening by the moment.The last thing I remembered was Amin’s deep howl and a call for immediate emergency.**********I am tangled in Rosalie’s arms, her scent thick with arousal and her voice light and whispery. Our romance spans for close to ten minutes and I cou
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 LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLE.VALERIEThe Tracker seemed to move through shadows, I had a strange feeling in my stomach and I wondered if that was because I was almost raped again or the Trackers magic just gave me a bad feeling.When we stop I'm looking down at two rows of armies, towering wolves that growled softly and foot- soldiers that wielded sharp blades. My insides twisted and I fought back the strong nausea that came over me when I saw the Alpha Emeral.He was cladded in polished armour that gleamed under the soft moonlight."You have something that belongs to me!" He bellowed. My mate wore an identical pair of armour, it was no mistakening that Amin was the giant black wolf that loomed behind him.I easily spotted Sylria, the end of her staff twinkled under the moonlight."If you mean my mate then you are mistaken!""She was given to me long before you found her, she belongs to me!"I spotted My father, hia hard gaze swept over where I watched from the dark and I jerked on
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLE.VALERIEMost occupants of the castle that were not going to battle had relocated to Rosalies’ mansion at the edge of the kingdom which was farthest away from the possible damage of the war.I watched Sylria kiss her little sister on the forehead a she waved her off with moist eyes. I hoped she would be reunited with the little cute angel, but the possibility of death was still something that frightened me. What frightened me worst was when I learnt the wolf that Hunted me was fighting at Lukkars side.I sat on my bed, Ariel was about departing with the other maids when I told her to follow me.Ariel’s eyes brightened like stars when I told her she was no longer obligated to bring me meals or clean the cabinets.“You can go home Ariel, I’ve owed your parents a lot, this is the least I could do. From today you a free woman and of course your family would still be supported by the Alpha.”But the light in her eyes dropped, she looked at the ground and I won
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLE.ALPHA LUKKARThe Warriors growled at the strangers, I and Amin walked to the front of the line. The men that stood at the castles gate both looked as nonchalant as ever but when I locked eyes with the taller one I immediately recognised his aura.“YOU!” My instincts were feral, I had waited for the day I would get to rip him apart, the day I would get to complete our fight without him backing out.“Forgive my err, intrusion your majesty but I would not have dared step foot on the royal grounds if I did not bring urgent news.”“The war is coming, we know, all you’ve done it submit yourself for me to tear you limb from limb!” I stepped froward, my wolf angry and ready to come out for the brawl. The other wolf standing beside him took a step back, cowering in fear.“If you would err, just allow me speak.”“You Hunted my luna, almost killed her, I have nothing to hear from you!” i closed the second between I and the Hunter in a second, the power of my wolf f
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLE. HIDDEN WOODSFUGITIVE DERONMaybe I would have been more at peace if Sylria had never shown up, maybe. But now not only did her presence make me feel slightly giddy inside, but she had also delivered the horrifying news concerning Emeral soldiers matching up the the boarders of the City.I had had to lie on the ground until Nelma had come to help me up, the two females cared less about if I would be able to see again or not. My face was still swollen all over and I could barely see five feet in front of me as the horse galloped on. I held tight to Sylria, she rode the horse and Valerie held tight to me, Nelma giggling excitedly.The certificate was in my hands, my head still ached from the aggressive way Sylria had let out her anger in beating my face flat against the ground. My healing was slower than usual but I could feel my lips repair themselves and lost teeth start to stalactite from my upper jaw.The horse neighed, throwing its legs into the air
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLE. CASTL E CELLARSFUGITIVE DERONThe cold from heavy shackles weighed my hands down, this was not the kind of fate I was expecting to have. So far no one had said a word to me except for the Warrior that had plotted all this out with Jharad and by his gloating expression he had achieved whatever it was he had wanted to accomplish.A cold bowl of what I thought was supposed to be dark porridge sat beside me in this dirt cellar, I knew it would only taste twice as bad as it looked.Why hadn’t I jumped with her? I still had the ankh on when I saw the glint of the fired arrow but somehow at that only moment I had forgotten about the dark magic that I had in form of a cross hanging from my neck and instead took the poison arrow. Foolish.Still, one question me, who had tried to kill Valerie and why? I was still not clear on what her status was in this kingdom but from the looks of things she indeed was the Queen, the Alphas mate, his Luna. I still remembered h
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLE. THE GREAT THRONE ROOM. VALERIES INTRODCUTION CEREMONYFUGITIVE DERONJust saying it was hard to breath was more like a revised way to explain it all, not only were my lungs frozen but my entire body had stiffened to stone. I saw her paused too, her arm halfway through a wave and her lips parted. It was like we had gone to sleep and woke up in the same dream, but it was her and this moment was more real than reality. She had evaded one Alpha only to be forced to marry another? I would not all this!I Slung the ankh over my neck, allowing my wolf to take over and I felt the deep cut on my arm heal up before the power of my inner beast took over my being. I towered over the cheering nobles who were probably too drunk to notice the black wolf that loomed within them.‘VALERIE!’ I linked my scream to her before taking the largest leap, she did not move, she stayed still like a statue her eyes shaky as she looked into the orbs of my giant wolf. I pounced on he
THE LYCAN CITY. UNKNOWNFUGITIVE DERONCertain memories flood back into my mind as I stared into Sylrias’ brown eyes. Her body was just highlighted by the moon perfectly but what concerned me most was the imposing staff she held tightly in her left hand. She did not wear any smile, just a nasty look and I could easily spot her ankh so black it would make a shadow seem bright. Why would she bring an ankh and a staff? This was a friendly meet but the glare on her face made me think otherwise.It hadn’t been too long I saw her, but seeing her like this made me question if she still saw me the same way or if she looked at me and all she saw was a stranger.For a moment we both said nothing, I waited for her to make the first words but she seemed to be waiting for me to speak up first too.“Sylria…”“Deron!”We said each others names at the same time.x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xThe streets were more busy than they had ever, everyone in the kingdom spoke about the Queen to be and the fea
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLEVALERIENever had so many people stared at me like this, stared at me with happy and warm smiles. I had had stares in my life, a lot of stares that usually came with an equal lot of scorn. But today I was the star of the kingdom, nobles flocked around me like I was some rare gem they all wanted to get a glimpse, for the first time I had seen peasants walk the castle halls. I greeted a small peasant family, the man looked a bit scruffy and took only about a second to recognise me before he threw his head down and literally screamed the words, “It’s an honour to be in your presence your grace!”I laughed heartily, waving him off and I saw the surprise on his wife’s face when I said, “The pleasure is all mine.” I gave their daughter a flower from one of the many Ariel had stocked like decorations in my hair, and my heart rose when I saw the long smile that brightened the girls face.Since I told Lukkar the truth about me I had felt freer, lighter and more re
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLEVALERIEMaids flocked around me like termites around a candle light and their happy faces were a complete opposite of the glum face that stared back at me from the mirror. It was my day, I would finally get to be one with Lukkar, why wasn’t I happy?The air in the room held the fragrance of several different perfumes and face powders, all of which blended together to give a rather pungent smell. When the chattering and occasional dabbing on my face with make- up brushes started to bug me I stood up. They all went silent, most of them were younger than me anyway.“Excuse me I… I think I need some air.” I walked out of my room, my face half painted with power and I proceeded to the garden. I instantly spot Reila, she was with a watering can attending to a small bush of roses.She spoke once I got close to her, “I knew you’d come to find me here…”I shrugged my shoulders. “I’m just not really feeling it…”She turned to face me. “You? Or Valerie?”There was n