THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLEVALERIEWhen Ariel dropped the tray on the cabinet she did not leave. She stood there, looking at me nervously and I could sense that there was something wrong, the chills that ran down her spine and the way she avoided Lukkar’s eyes was not because she didn’t want him to suspect her, no, there was something worst, something else and it made me shiver.“Any problem?” I asked slowly, adjusting so I sat and faced her.“Okay… okay…” she sighed, trying to calm herself and that only made me more and more tensed.“Who are you, your grace?” She sounded like she had been dying to ask that question, looking for the best possible ways to put it so it didn’t sound like treason.I kept my voice calm, her fright did make me scared as well. “I’m Ariel, noble from the Emeral Kingdom— I had confined in you to keep it a secret, you didn’t tell anyone did you?” I eyed her with suspicion.“Okay! Okay…” she sighed cutting me and she looked. At me nervously but I could tell t
THE EMERAL KINGDOMDERONMost of my days were boring but today was different. I got home from the Hunting grounds carrying a sleeping Myla in my arms. Alone she hadn’t done much in her wolf form and easily tired herself out but not going feral on the get go. After a few more tries she had managed to catch and happily devour a small rabbit.I walked slowly, she wasn’t particularly heavy but I didn’t want her to wake up cause she might want to return to the hunting grounds and it was already getting late. Father had returned from work quite early today and looked forward to the time we were going to spend together tomorrow. Just thinking about it made me happy with a strong wave of Nostalgia.I reached home, my mother sighting my junior in my arms. “Feel limp in the middle of your hunt?” I nodded, Myla was still too young to handle herself in her wolf form for long periods of time. I walked upstairs, getting to her room and gently opening the door. Setting her on her bed, she adjusted l
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLELUKKARThe audacity the Elders had to request my Luna’s presence without consulting me made my blood boil with anger. He was speaking to Amin, not even considering my presence.I had had enough, ready to rip him apart and I stepped forward. He was still talking, like I wasn’t standing right there and he should be talking to the Alpha himself.“SHUT UP! DO NOT YOU RECOGNISE MY PRESENCE?!” I said firmly but stopped as I felt Amin’s hand on my shoulder. I glared at my personal body guard, transferring the anger to him in an instant and he averted his eyes from mine.“My lord, the Betas would like to witness the presence of our Luna to be… and I’m sure the maids would be glad about it as well.” Amin smiled warmly and I realised that all the maids had paused on their tracks, surreptitiously glancing at me. I realised my aura was all over the place and I adjusted myself, if I couldn’t keep my anger in check then I indeeed was no Alpha.“Forgive me if my err act
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLEVALERIE“You mean the most ruthless and brutal Alpha?”I nodded, Ariel was making me to see the actual severity of it all. This was a a predicament.Her fear shifted from being a mere aura to an almost tangible feeling.“Oh my gawd, you mens to say that you were betrothed to the Alpha Lukkar’s brother?”I nodded, knowing they I had told someone the greatest secret of my life, though I knew I could trust her.“But it’s impossible to be mated when you have been betrothed, it’s against the law….” She whispered to herself. I didn’t care about the law, the Alpha Emeral was a bad man who was going to use me a for slave, the least I could do was find my own freedom. Then he put a bounty on my head and is continuously trying to have me head, that was not a life I was ever thinking of returning to.“The Alpha Emeral was a bad man! He was going to use me as his slave, he never respected me nor did he view me as a person with rights. Staying with him was as good as
THE EMERAL KINGDOM.DERONMy fathers aura flowed easily into my mind and I could teller her too did not trust the wolves that had apprehended us, or more like, he did not trusts where they were coming which was the Alpha Emeral. It was common knowledge that the Betas and the other wolves in power were twisted and crooked and the fact that the Alpha had taken a special interest in me could not be right.‘Very well then—’‘No!’ My father cut in, ‘the boy goes under one condition, I go along with him!’ He raised his snout, a show of strength. I could feel that the red wolf was sceptic to deny my father but immediately toughened up as his grey companion stiffened his face and stepped forward.‘I respect you for your dedication to this kingdom, marshal, that’s why I will only say it once again; the boy goes alone!’My father took a step forward as well. ‘I am sure you would ‘not’ want to stand in my way!’ He said, his voice daring.The wolf knew it was a foolish idea to brawl against my fa
THE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLEVALERIE“Why yes… Lukkar…” I walked past Amin, keeping my steps quick until I got to the Alpha’s room. Knocking once I opened the door and stepped in, Lukkar was peering out the open window. I walked up to him, drowning in his alluring scent.“Ahh, you’re back…” he turned and I smiled warmly. “Did you manage to conspire with your friend?” His tone changed, suspicion in his eyes and my heart skipped a beat.“I-I—”He burst into a laugh, his friendly aura returning and I chuckled as well, my heart doing somersaults in my chests and my blood hot and cold at the same time.“Well, I did tell you about teaching you our kingdoms laws and customs so I got someone who would be handling you from now…” he motioned behind me and I noticed the third person that had entered the room.My mouth fell open.“Meet Reila.” Lukkar said.Her eyes bore into mine with a knowing stare, one that I tried not to return. My mate stood oblivious to the deeper secrets we both were hidin
1 CHAPTER FOURTY THREE - SISTER SISTERTHE LYCAN CITY. LUKKAR CASTLEVALERIEReila may have been the craziest person I had ever met but oddly I had started to like that. She told me about how her life was in the Emeral kingdom and how she had lived a rather nice life and quiet life, something I wished I had.Sooner I was feeling a stronger bond with her than ever and I wondered if she could really be a threat to me, or better, she could be a companion. We had gone through similar and traumatic events, there was no other person that could understand us better than we our selves. The only thing we didn’t have in common was the extra ‘ve’ I had in my name and I could say the same for Ariel.“I wanna help you Valerie… with your permission I could help you shift.”A nerve line fired across my chest, I winced. The thought of ever being able to shift was something I had abandoned quite a long time ago, it just never seemed possible and I wondered what my wolf might look like. Blonde hair lik
THE EMERAL KINGDOM.DERONHow was the night so cold? My mothers usual heavy tasty onion soup did little to warm me up. I ate knowing quite well that the Alpha was gaining on me and Jacks plan, this was not how it was supposed to go.We had been given a ride home just as we were brought to the Alphas castle and my father was insulated quiet through out the ride, all his defensive aura had completely disappeared and he was now more calm and still, his head low in thought.“Father?”He snapped his head up at the sound of my voice, and out on a fake smile which even made me more suspicious.“What was that about?” I asked nonchalantly, maybe I’d u didn’t show too much interest in it he would feel more confident to open up to me and tell me what I needed to hear instead of him to fumble and obviously lie to my face as he had done.“Argh, it was just a political proposal son nothing is too much importance!” He said with a dry smile.‘Then why were the wolves only wanting to bring ‘me’ to the