THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLEALPHA LUKKARI wanted Valerie to shower in my room, would have taken the advantage to get my blood hot with a little romance.Yesterday she had told me she was fine from the dinning table, but I could tell there was something disturbing her. There was something on her mind; something she wasn't telling me and as soon as the sun rose she was already out of my room.Amin came in after she had left, he had a muffin with a plump cherry on top.I took the muffin from his hand, plucking out the cherry and I shoved it into my mouth, Amin’s cooking was so good it could save him from a death sentence.I saw the way he looked at me, ashamed that I had eaten the muffin he baked specially for himself.“Oh, I didn’t know that was for you.” I put what was left of the cake in his hand. But that wasn’t it, something else was wrong and it definitely was not the half eaten muffin. It was something serious.“That’s not it is it?” I asked and he shook his head slowly. “The s
THE LYCAN CITY. THE HIDDEN WOODS SYLRIA Two days, just two days until I get to kill Deron. The trees were my obstacles, I teleported through shadows striking the trees with my Bo staff. I was fast, the ankh on my neck fuelled me with its magic and I felt invincible. I swing my staff for a tree but someone blocks it with their hand. I only took a second to register it was Papa before I lash out on him, staff and feet attacking from every direction. He effortlessly blocked and dodged my attacks, shifting into the darkness and appearing behind me. I tried teleporting to the next shadow but someone he has snatched the ankh from my neck. I whipped my head around, squeezing my face when I saw his fist speeding for my nose. But he did not punch, he stopped just a centimetre from breaking my face. My breath was heavy and thick, I had put myself through this routine since morning only for someone to easily disarm and practically kill me. He stepped away, tossing the ankh back to me with a l
THE LYCAN CITY. SACRED FORESTVALERIEIt was easier to make a decision when you knew it was the safest or most valuable option, in my case I was torn between running or staying. Not that I did not like it in the castle but I just couldn’t bring myself—my actual Valerie self—to living within the polish walls and that meant I could not allow myself to get married to Lukkar.I scoffed, how pathetic, I ran from one King Alpha to another—and worst brothers. And I was still planning to run away from this one.I had practically dragged Reila out with me.“The Sacred forests aren’t for drills!” Reina whined, but I was already fastening the cloak around my neck and doing short jumps on the spot as a method of prep.“Yes, but it’s the safest, closets to the castle and the only forest I somewhat know my way around so can you please stop complaining!” I shook my head sardonically.“Nooo… the suns too hot and what if we run into some a meditating pack or something?”She had a point, not with the m
THE LYCAN CITY. SACRED FORESTSLYRIAI had expected to have a very normal day, training routines and generally preparing for the Queens introduction. I had never expected to run into a peculiar someone but it was safe to say that she startled me a lot more than I had startled her—if I had startled her at all.She had zoomed in faster than a streak of lightning and I was lucky to have found a large shaded spot under a tree to conceal my identity. I stayed still, my heart beating fast but not because of fear— because the face I stared was the same face I had printed on a bounty and tucked inside a drawer in my cabin, Valerie Mo’monte!I can’t believe it, I had been searching for this girl, even put my life at risk and here she was frolicking in the middle of nowhere!‘Deron would be pleased to hear…’ I stopped, not allowing my thoughts to run too wildly. There was no Deron any more, he had left us and I was alone. But what do I do? Capture her? She was a fugitive after all, plus her hea
THE LYCAN CITY. CITY LOCAL MARKETSFUGITIVE DERONThe big day was being well celebrated, it was still tomorrow yet the entire kingdom was draping with decorations and every wolf was just a bit more merrier than usual. Even the Warriors had a smile on their faces, the air hung with a lighter and more energetic buzz and I was confident not to be apprehended even as I stood in the open markets. I needed to get to Sylria, it was only with her that I would be able to summon the shadow Tracker and without the Tracker I would not be able to save Valerie. Worst was that I was running out of time, the introduction was only tomorrow and I hadn’t even gotten a sure way of entry into the castle.A few Warriors walked past me every now and then, I had to remind myself tom keep my eyes on the ground because even if they didn’t seem to be in their worst mood it was still wiser to be out of their direct sight. I was just coming back from a short survey of the castles wall fence, it was way higher tha
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
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. 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