THE LYCAN CITY. CITY FAREFUGITIVE DERONCouple with the blistering hot sun, to make it weird a troop of warriors had to parole at every turn. Sylria was no longer am being the stand she took, I peeked from around the tent I hid but her cotton candy stand was empty.“Dammit!” I cursed under my breath. It was like someone had ordered an army troop of warriors and I was the rat they were sniffing out.“Damned Sylria, bitch took off without even batting an eyelash!” I was a fool to have thought that we were growing fund of each other. Betrayal.The warriors moved cautiously, their usual uniform attires were worn in a more informal way so they did not look too scary so they did not cause a panic among the frolicking adults.It was like they were on my scent, inspecting the places I had been and checking anyone that didn’t dress as rich as the others. It was almost like they knew I was here and were determined to arrest me.Surreptitiously I sprinted from the tent I was crouched behind jus
THE LYCAN CITY. FALLING FROM THE SKY.SYLRIAThe tightness I felt in my chest certainly was not because I had just made the stupidest choice to jump off the Ferris wheel which was hundreds of feet above ground. It was because of the protective way Deron had his hands around my waists, the way his nose delicately touched mine and ethereal syncing of our heartbeats. I suddenly did not care about the fact that we nearing our doom, all I wanted was to spend the rest of my life in his arms like this.I was in love with Deron.The rest of the world around me was a total blur, the sky a cloudy blue mass of swirls and my periodic glances of the earth below only showed the blurry mash of green.I stayed transfixed in his hold, this feeling was something I had never experienced before. It was stronger than the perfect balance, overwhelming and powerful, so powerful it made my heart do somersaults in my chest and my blood pumped with force through my being. The only difference between it and the
THE LYCAN CITY. UNKNOWN FOREST SYLRIA So that’s how it felt to lose someone? The pain, the emptiness, the void in my chest, the way my heartbeat felt like nothing and I my body became a cask of sorrow. I had only felt this way when I lost my parents, I thought I had finally lost everything I cared about and the last anchor of emotion I had was Nelma but now… now I found myself leaning towards his scent, drawing in closer to the way his voice sounded when he spoke. I saw myself finding pleasure in the way he called my name and feeling safe in his warmth. Gawd! If I was ever in love it was now. The fact he was Emeral had always irritated me, but not now. Now all I wanted was to love him. The sun had gone down, the warriors made no appearance and the moon was beginning to peek faintly at us from behind the clouds. He, the Tracker, called it the ‘sempo arts of rejuvenation’ but all I could learn from it was black magic. I knew magic existed, it was just a hard and abolished practice—s
THE LYCAN CITYVALERIETo make it even better Lukkar had his hand linked with mine as we walked out of the Coalfyre’s stately manor. I had a small smile on my face, happy and totally pleased with the way my mate stood by my side even though I was sure he did not totally understand the reason for my discomfort. But frankly I just could not bare being in another mansion that did not have my mother in it.I tucked myself in the backseat of the limo, holding my knees to my chest and Lukkar said nothing when the car started to move. I expected him to be his silly self and tickle or tease me but he only glanced at me from time to time.I did not want to be in the Coalfyre’s mansion, but neither did I want to be in Lukkar’s castle, at least not at the moment. I needed some time to think, some time breathe and live in my own mind space.“If you’re still hungry we could—”“I’m not hungry!” I smiled at him shortly before returning to stare at the back of Amin’s head. The last I wanted was going
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLEALPHA LUKKARThe ride home was mostly empty without Ariel. Amin hummed a popular country song as he thrummed his fingers against the dash board. How dare he force me into the car when I never wanted to. Who knew what might come after her out there in the streets.“Before you chew me raw! She was not alone, lady Reila had been stalking her for a while, in the fare, when you were at the Coalfyre’s manor, and even on our way back!”Stalking? That’s impossible, I’d notice being followed anytime and anywhere.“That’s im—”“No it’s not, you must have been having too much fun to notice!” He had a point.“I don’t even like this ‘Reila’ character… how does she reside in the castle again?!”I was sure Amin remembered all the backstories of all the occupants of the castle. He was like a sage after all.“Same as most, damned to tragedy by the Alpha Emeral!” Amin said in a disappointing way and I tried not to dwell on the topic for too long.“Still.”“Still what?”“St
THE LYCAN CITY. HIDDEN WOODSFUGITIVE DERONThere was a constant ache that trembled my back and legs every time I took a step. I tried not to grunt or wheeze too loud so Sylria did not hear. She wouldn’t let me continue the walk back to the Hidden Woods if she figured I was in a any pain.Deep down I wondered, no, prayed she had imprinted on me too. Usually when a wolf found mate it was mutual bond and that was balance that ensured they remained together for life. The tracker did say she had wanted to take her life because of my death but she had denied it and Tracker could have just been teasing her. I wanted to have her, Sylria, who knew I would imprint on the impudent girl who peeked at me naked the first time we met.The pain was becoming unbearable and I grunted as I reached for a tree to support myself from falling to my knees or worst forehead.“Are you okay Deron?” Sylria reached to support me by I backed away,“I’m fine Sylria! Stop worrying about me and let’s go!” I sounded
THE LYCAN CITY. HIDDEN WOODSFUGITIVE DERONSylria knew better than to speak immediately, we both waited silently until we we were sure Papa was out of earshot before she spoke.“The Tracker said Valerie is above our heads right?”“Yes, I mean I’ve thought about that but it just doesn’t seem to make any sense to me.”“He couldn’t have meant it literally because well, we’ve been over everyone’s heads and we never saw her from the top or the Ferris wheel so he must have meant it metaphorically.”I blinked once, trying to tell her that I did not fully grasp what she was saying.“So she’s metaphorically above our heads?”“Yes! Look, I know you are too stupid to understand it but I’ll explain on the way okay.”She turned to leave.“Wait! The way to?”“To where I can explain it to you.”I was still recovering from the shock of the Warrior chase from the fare, I definitely wasn’t ready for another run.“And where is that?—look I don’t want to have to die twice.”“I know but if you, we, want
THE LYCAN CITY. HIDDEN WOODSFUGITIVE DERONWhen I walked it felt like my body was being pulled towards the darks, as if the lights were a contamination the darks were protecting me from.“Whoa…” I said as the gravitational pull from the darks magnet me to a trees shadow.“Not bad huh?” Sylria had her eyes on me.“Feels spiritual.”“Here we go…”Sylria pulled my arm and with a magnetic pull we were pulled from one shadow to another faster than I could calibrate.“Just allow me lead…” she whispered to my ears in a seductive tone and I nodded once.Together we moved like shadows, silently blending in with the darkness and when we finally came to a stop I opened my eyes and saw that we were standing under a large shed.The market was more active than I thought it would be, of course the nobles shopped in the malls and supermarkets, these street markets were mostly targeted to the peasants.It was so busy that I could barely make out the distinct shapes of people and carriages and to make