Mauricio couldn’t speak as well, he felt like a lump was in his throat, and no matter how hard he tried to swallow, even his spit felt painful to run down his gullets. “I may not have been the best son a father could ever have, but I am thankful to be alive. And I will make sure not to live in your footprints. I will live a happy life. I will love the woman Moon Goddess would send to my side and be my partner in life. And don’t worry about mother. I will love, respect, and be filial to her for the rest of my life.”“Mauricio…” Borasco softly called his son. He was weak, but the more he listened to his son’s words, Borasco was having mixed emotions. He was sad to see his son for the last time in this life, but he was proud to hear him say he would not live the way his father had led. And he was sad to be reminded that he would leave Eula behind, but he was also glad to hear Mauricio promised he would never neglect the woman who had played a significant role in their lives. “And I fo
The High Priestess heard them speaking about the fulfillment of the tyrant King Borasco’s promise to be reborn. But she saw no one.“Queen Eula?” the other priestess asked in a whisper.“Nothing, I must have mistaken,” Aquila answered. Then she got closer to Eula. “Let’s wake her up. She might want to see her son at the open square.”“Do you think it’s a good idea to bring her there right now?” the other priestess worriedly asked.“We don’t know what plans the New King and Queen has. This might be the only chance for the mother and son to see each other. Although I m not sure they would want to witness what is about to happen to that man,” Aquila answered.
Ethan gave a silent order to Alpha Lisbon to take Mauricio to the side. Then an assigned warrior proceed to carry out Borasco’s punishment. Mauricio was helpless, he wanted to help his father, but what could he do in this situation? All the son could do was embrace his mother tightly. Alpha Lisbon brought Mauricio next to Priestess Aquila, who was also next to the former Queen, now addressed as Lady Eula.The flogging started. The crowd was glad to watch everything that was happening. They were satisfied to see King Borasco was feeling pained. Many of them were hoping the tyrant former ruler Borasco would somehow feel the agony; even just the part of what they have had to suffer over the years under his reign. “Good for him!”Some mocked aloud. Some were crying aloud, not in sympathy for the man being punished, but the joy of victory that the day they have longed to come had finally shown. The indescribable emotions of triumph made their hearts cry for joy at the sight of their torm
“I am just going to inform them. I think if I ask them about their opinion there will never be a solid answer from them because most of them would not agree with me and this might spark trouble with anyone next to them who would agree with my idea and it will create another chaos,” Ethan answered.“Then, you better tell them that if you continue with the hundred floggings, there will never be a chance to do the next punishment because he will die. So you are to choose if they want to see Borasco die from the first one, or if they want to see this man get every punishment he deserved. That is why we all have to agree that half of the flogging counts be given to his son, the Crown Prince,” Lexy stated discretely.Ethan did as Lexy had suggested. He even chose to say the exact same words Lexy had mentioned. The crowd reacted in a loud uproar of various comments, utterances, and statements. Some of them agreed while some did not. But most of those that wanted to see Borasco being executed
Eula could not find it in her heart to feel sympathy. She would be lying if she said she was sorry for what happened to this cruel and wicked man. As a matter of fact, all she could feel was a relief that this man's tyranny had finally ended.Yet again, since she could see her son, Mauricio, was crying so pitifully. Eula could not help feeling like her heart was being crushed. The mother noticed that her son had somehow changed; so suddenly. In Eula's eyes, Mauricio looked like a man with a renewed heart. She was aware that the renewal of Mauricio's spirit was the only way he could step out of that realm where he was kept the whole time Eula was meditating and interceding for him.But she had only prayed for the most that were needed, and with great urgency, Eula did not get to imagine what a changed and renewed Mauricio would have looked like. After what happened to him in that realm, he somehow had this indescribable and inexplicable emotional connection with his father. It was deep
The vampires just realized they missed the chance to attack when the lycan kingdom was focused on watching and witnessing the end of the mighty and unbeatable King Borasco. The vampires found their slaves gathered in one place and were about to attack the lycan Kingdom on their own. They stepped forward to fulfill their deal but also with the hideous desire to make use of this chance to boldly kill as many lycans as they could. Weaken their enemy and bring fear to every other creature that would hear about the victory of the vampires against the lycans. “We don’t have to bother what or how they are feeling about this event. It is our chance to attack. We will start as soon as the sun goes down!”A loud roar filled the whole place. They were in a cave. It was where the vampires would gather their slaves when they had anything to announce, but this time, the creatures did not even wait for their masters to show up. Not all of them came since it was mid-day when the rest of the creature
Lexy’s eyes followed where Ethan was looking. “What on earth…? Is going on?” Just like Ethan, she gasped with what her eyes seemed to be seeing. She even had to blink a few more times and widen her eyes to make sure she was not mistaken. “I feel like I am watching a marvel movie here or something.” “I am not sure I even know what to say with what my eyes can see,” Ethan did not know which direction to look in as the sound of screaming seemed to spread all over the place. He had to focus to get a grasp of what was happening. “Babe, I’m not sure I have seen this before….” Ethan did not get to finish his words before Aldric made his way to come forward without complete transformation. “I have heard about them, but just like Ethan, I have not seen vampires all my existence,” Lexy heard Aldric’s voice. “What?!” Lexy asked in surprise. “Look! Look over there!” Aldric raised his chin to his right, also a direction on Lexy’s right, outside the car window. “What are they doing?” Lexy
Ethan was speechless. He could not conceal or hide his embarrassment. He seemed to have forgotten that his mate, his baby girl, could take them wherever she wanted to go without worrying about anything. Being inside a heavily tinted car could perfectly hide her from the world's eyes around if she wanted to leave that place without stepping out of the vehicle. As for Ethan, he would usually have to park his car somewhere hidden or at home to be more secure and be cautious not to let anyone see him shift into his lycan form whenever he wants to go anywhere with the use of his supernatural abilities, or if he wants to the get into the Lycan Kingdom like he needed to do as soon as he felt the threat of a war brewing through Lexy's visions. Ethan thought he would have to go home and walk out the back door and take the path he used to when searching for his Baby girl for months. The man thought he had to get home, park his car safely in his garage, walk out of his backyard, get into the wo
Soon after, Eula became ill. But she refused to recuperate and claimed she wished nature to take her as soon as possible, so she could join her son in the afterlife. As per Eula’s request, they did not insist she get treated but Aquila stood right by her side to make sure she did not suffer so much pain before she took her last breath. When Eula died, a vision appeared to Lexy saying that since Mauricio died without descendants, Borasco would soon be reborn to live a life he was promised by the Moon Goddess. It made Ethan and Lexy feel relieved to realize that fate had been guiding them all along. Things seemed to happen for their reason. Every dot found its lines and connected every event to realize whatever message they were brought forth. Aquila and Lisbon remained in the Kingdom to serve the King and Queen who promised to take over the throne officially when Lexy finishes her studies. And they now have a family of their own with triplets of two girls and one boy. They realized
The young couple did not dally. While the rest of the graduates were heading to restaurants with their family and loved ones to celebrate their graduations, Ethan and Lexy were heading to the hospital to see the obstetrician who assisted her during her first pregnancy more than two years ago. A doctor Freya Smith had introduced to them. “Babe, why didn’t we know if you are pregnant like Axel had said?” Ethan asked in disbelief as he drove the car to Doctor Naomi Vitto’s clinic. “I might have been so preoccupied with my studies that I did not seem to feel anything weird,” Lexy answered weakly. “I’m so sorry, Babe. But have you noticed anything new about me? I mean you have seen how tough it was for me, for us, when I have Axel, right?” Ethan fell into deep thought when he stopped at a red light and waited for the light to turn green. “If I am to compare what I thought I noticed new about you to what I have seen you’ve been through while having your first trimester with Axel, I can’
“Congratulations, babe!” “Congratulations, babe! Yay!!!! We made it!” Marlyn yelled excitedly as he embraced and lifted Lexy joyfully, only to sheepishly smile and apologized when he heard a growling man not so far away. Marlyn graduated from their four-year degree courses earlier than Lexy, but their friendship grew deeper as the years went by. Even if Marlyn was now practicing his profession by being the local vet in their town, he did not cut ties with Lexy, and with the Roberts family. He was there at every event that was celebrated in the Roberts family’s lives. Even that day Lexy met her parents after being in a coma state and after the wars which they had won against the rogues and the vampires. It turned out Alona was in the kitchen, not because she was preparing food, but because she had to let the Blacks know that the young couple had shown up and that the Blacks should come over to the Roberts to settle things as they have excitedly planned while waiting for Lexy and Eth
The family of three almost forgot that there was someone else beside them standing and with a mixture of an awkward and warm smile sporting his face, he sure looked like he did not mind being left behind. Ethan could feel the exact same emotion Lexy had in her heart so the man, as well as his lycan, knew their girl was just so caught up between the overwhelming joy of reuniting with her parents and the unspeakable relief that they were finally back from the land of the in-between. “Oh, what are we doing here at the door?” Alona asked while sniffling and chuckling. “We are also being so mean to our guest over here,” she added while wiping the tears on her face and fanned it with her hands as if drying her wet in tears face and smiled at Ethan kindly. “Lexy, sweetie….” the mother spoke gently to remind her daughter that she came with someone and the young lady seemed to have forgotten. Lexy let go of her embrace of her parents and stepped back to stand with Ethan. She clasped her hand
“I will also do my best to only let your tears fall out of joy in this lifetime and to the next. It might be challenging, but I will deal with it. I know I have so much to learn about being a man to a woman, a husband to a wife, a son to parents, or a father to a son or a daughter, or both and more, but I promise you, Alexandra Roberts Black, that with all my heart and soul, human and Lycan, every breath and every moment of my life, I will only love you and everyone you love. Your friends will be my friends, whoever you claim as your family will be mine to cherish and protect as well,” Ethan kneeled before Lexy who was now smiling and crying at the same time, nodding and sniffing, eyes blurred but floating in cloud nine because she could feel from every fiber of her being how sincere, true and utterly heartfelt were Ethan’s words. Lexy swallowed her spit, cleared her throat, and took a few big and deep breaths to calm herself. “You make me so happy….” Lexy said after a sniff. “So, v
Lexy felt excited to hear Ethan say they were about to see her parents. She did not avoid his offered bite of food from the tray he carried all the way up to their bedroom from the kitchen downstairs. Lexy did not let the man feed her alone, she also picked the spoon on the side of the tray and fed him. “I’d love to wake up with you like this every morning,” Ethan said with a beaming smile on his face as he wiped the smear of food on the side of Lexy’s lips. “Thank you, babe….”While Ethan was staying with Lexy to have their breakfast, Aldric told the two that he will be busy checking the surroundings on his own. It was a way for Aldric to keep in touch with the rest of the lycans in the palace to keep an eye on various things that he sees fit to give his attention to. He would raise his mind link barrier for his human not to get bothered with anything unnecessary and attend to their girl and mate. “Nah, I want a different way of expressing gratitude. But since we are going to see m
“Do you think it was a good idea?” Lexy asked as they luxuriate in the romantic privacy of their home. The couple found a very lovely spot in the forest overlooking the palace within the realm of the Lycan Kingdom. They both gave in to the idea of how they wanted the house built and they even made the house all by themselves as they both did not want their lovely nest to be known by anyone else. “I want to believe it is. Because with that strategy, I can spend time with you alone like this without the constant My King and My Queen here and there, Your Highness and Your Majesty any moment of the day. Ughhh! That just feels so bothersome when I can have you all for and all by myself, and likewise, you can have me and your mate all of the time!” Ethan answered as he attacked Lexy with tickles and kisses in her clothed with a seductive nighties’ body. “Ahhhhhhhh! Babe!?” Lexy shrieked as she felt the tickles run all over her body from the tip of her toes to the roots of her hair due to
A lot of them raised their hand. They were crying silently but heartbreakingly. Some of them killed their loved ones in order to respond to the nature of thirst for blood they felt the very first moment they were turned into vampires. Some were parents to their children and vice versa. One was a mother to her child, while others were a lover, a friend, a spouse, and many more. And their body still recognizes these grave mistakes that they could not help mourning deep within them. A part of them was still grieving, but they were sent to an unknown place to kill everyone in it, promising more blood to satiate their hunger, and they were like mad bulls who dived into the task without even the ability to check if what they were going to do would be safe or not. Lexy and Ethan were able to hear the cries of their silently weeping hearts. “Do you want to end this curse in your life?” Ethan asked. Ethan explained that their body was already dead, and there was no way they could turn back
The war ended with a glorious victory for the Lycan Kingdom. The High Priestess Aquila did not see miss witnessing what happened in the thick forest between the royal couple Lycan King and the young Grand White Witch. She just realized how protectively secured her spot was when she herself could not step out of the shield which was covering her concealed, unseen, and unnoticed by the vampires surrounding them. Aquila was astonished to realize that even with how high rankers the vampires that they were dealing with were, they failed to notice their presence until the couple showed themselves. And even though she was not as powerful as the young white witch was, they failed to detect her presence among them although she was not even another tree afar from where they had gathered to attack the King all at once. When they tried to overwhelm the Lycan King with their number, they approach and gather around one tree and but they realize it was not wise to do so as the lycan could, the vam