Woooo… This chapter was a story teller! Haha,,, but now, you finally understand things…// And as Isla said… ‘Trouble’. lol.. and oh, who’s our stranger at the end¿ Well, See yA!
{Isla’s POV}I was perturbed by Cayden’s revelation. I had caused the death of Natgy’s people. She was the last of her kind. It only made sense that Natgy was from a mysterious Pack in the south who practiced voodooism, a people that was rare.— a people I had killed.My heart started to race and tears glossed up my eyes as I stared at Natgy who simultaneously stared at me. She saw how disturbed I had grown and started to creep close to me. She was understanding enough to know that I didn’t wish for the death of her people. But that didn’t make me blame myself less. My ill fate did this so I was responsible for every single blood spill that had happened here.Natgy was almost getting to me when we all heard a voice. It was a male voice— one we couldn’t identify and it made every ongoing action go on hold. “He comes to consume and yet you sleep.” We all paused and looked into the darkness around us to see who had spoken such chilling words. I threw my claws out, studied the silenc
{Isla’s POV}I didn’t let Natgy’s words linger on my mind for long.“When you finally meet the Lycan King, don’t hate him as much.” What was that supposed to even mean? I’mma hate that Wretch and send him to his grave with intense hatred.I continued on my way towards the Palace, leading a team of three men behind me.One strong one.One disabled one.One chickened one—- if there’s any word like chicken.It was the weirdest combo ever but we’ll deal with it. I’ll deal with it. I needed to return to the Palace fast as I knew my mum would be worried sick about me by now. It wouldn’t be a shocker if I found out that she had sent guards to start looking for me by now. But I knew Ralph and Kayla already had an idea that I wanted to do something. They just didn’t know what it was. But whether they knew or they didn’t, whether my mum was worried or she wasn’t, all those weren’t important right now.What was important was the fact that the Lycans were already in the Reigns… and we needed t
{Isla’s POV}“You know what I think?” Cayden said as we inched towards the Palace gates. I turned to look at him, confused by his words. “What?”“I think I know one of the people you shouldn’t trust.” Cayden said.“You think?” I asked. “Well, let’s hear it then.” I gave him consent to speak and turned my gaze forward as we kept shifting towards the gates. The Gate Sentries had spotted us now and despite the weird mix, despite the fact that a Lycan, a rogue, and Cayden— who was still considered a traitor, were strolling towards them, they didn’t react harshly because they saw me too. They tensed at the sight of me and it made me feel proud of myself as the Queen.It’s a rare occasion that I take a pause to praise myself for how far I’ve come as Queen— the first sole Queen the Reigns has ever had.“Ralph.” I heard Cayden say. “You shouldn’t trust that Cunt.” With Cayden’s words, I found myself halting and turning to glare at him. “What did you say?” I quizzed. “I don’t think you shou
{Isla’s POV}For the first time since I became Queen, I felt like Isla— just Isla.My mum really thought I was not stable— misbehaving as a result of Carlot's death. She really didn’t believe I was truly mentally sane.I get it. Carlot was my Dad’s best friend— even though he didn’t know it, and I loved my Dad so much to the extent that I fancied whoever he fancied. And he fancied Carlot. But I really bonded with Carlot because of his oddly unique personality. How he acted odd when he was supposed to act normal and acted normal when he was supposed to be odd. He was the funniest without even trying and his death broke me down in so many ways. But that’s why I’m still sane— sane enough to want to get vengeance for him and end every other case of criminality and injustice in Reigns.But my mum wasn’t seeing it that way. She didn’t even want to entertain the information I had gathered over at Zitumi’s Pack.“You’ll love Kayla’s Plan,” is what she had told me and now, we were in the court
{Isla’s POV}I sighed for the hundredth time and yawned for the thousandth time in exhaustion. I had just finished a private but lengthy court meeting with some selected council elders.This Plan has to work. I paced onwards until I got outside to the field where the warriors and Generals were. “Is the migration complete?” I asked Kayla. She’s made it a habit of following me around since I got back from my outing at Zitumi’s Pack.Maybe she’s finally growing up, finally realizing there is more to being an Alpha blood. With this devotion of hers, maybe we can grow back our sister relationship after we win this war.— I hope we win the war.What am I saying? We will win the war. It’s the ultimate Vengeance I can get for my father’s death.“Yes, my Queen. The last of them just cleared the Central and Northern reigns.” She said, checking the files in her grasp.Good. Now, the next thing…We got to the vast Arena field where almost the entire populace of warriors were gathered.A platfo
{Isla’s POV} We were marching through the woods, silence on our lips but our feet roaring with thuds. It was only a matter of time before our lips would tear into the silence with war cries and our claws would be swung into the air to spill blood.But for now, there was still serenity. However, the serenity wasn’t for me. Unlike everyone else traveling through the forest, my enemy wasn’t just the Lycans and their King. I had other enemies— unknown enemies and I had to fish them out before they would do more damage.I had to separate those I knew I could trust from those I suspected to be dubious. And to start identifying the iffy ones, I turned to my left. “Ralph,” I called.Ralph tuned out from the conversation he was having with Emkay and turned towards my direction. He immediately strolled over to meet me. “Yes, my Queen.”I had a frown on but then I smiled. “You regard me this way so often that I’ve gotten used to it. It no longer sounds strange hearing you call me, ‘my Queen”.
Chapter 176 ~ Is He Kidding Me?{Isla’s POV} I felt like Ralph was talking gibberish and felt the need to force sense into him using my fists, but then we all suddenly started hearing the sound of werewolves growling aggressively, most likely in a fight.I tensed.A fight wasn’t supposed to be happening. By calculations, the Lycans were still a day away. But then, I was still hearing fierce noises now. And I became disturbed at once.Ralph gazed at me questioningly but I had my eyes arrowed at a point ahead. I couldn’t see where the fight was happening or the bunch that was fighting, but I was looking exactly in that direction. I raised my hand up for the warriors to see and understand that I didn’t want any sudden movements. I needed to quietly go see for myself.With a gulp, I crept forward now and Ralph trailed behind me. I ignored his disobedience and focused on what was more paramount— knowing who the fighters were.My lungs were filled with dread and not air as I got closer to t
{Isla’s POV}Korr was a Lycan and when he said he could smell his fellow Lycans, I believed him at once.As werewolves, we could perceive other things with our sense of smell but then the strongest scent we could perceive was the scent of another werewolf. So with that fact, I knew it was the same for the Lycans.Korr’s words shot me with dread and I rushed over to where the other warriors were scattered and apprised them of the new information. There were other Lycan spies.They all became silent and vigilant and I instructed them to stay that way. I crept over to the Lycan who was alive of the three we had captured and I slaughtered him. I knew he could smell his fellow Lycans too and it was just a matter of time before he gave up our location, hence my reason for killing him. Immediately. I took up a knife and sliced myself at the wrist. Andrea and some other person tried to stop me but they weren’t quick enough.“My Queen.” Andrea called in a hushed voice as she stared at me in sh
{Isla’s POV}I was robed in a very elegant dress, and the dress was beautiful this time because my belly wasn’t 30 centimeters big anymore. It was coming down to its normal size.It was the break of dawn, since I had spent the rest of last night giving birth, and the sunrise was beautiful. I stood now, watching it from my Chamber’s east window, and just then, I felt a hand trail around my waist before I took in the calling scent of my mate and father of my child.His scent and the scent of our Son were my two most familiar scents in the world. I’m still getting used to the latter since he only just arrived a few hours ago— but I’m getting used to it fast.“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” I asked Cayden, staring at the overlying colors of red, orange, and blue clothing in the skies as the sun rose.“It sure is.” Cayden responded, his voice sweet and gentle. “But it can never match your beauty, my Queen.” He added and I blushed violet.“Well, I know someone who is more stunning than me and t
{Isla’s POV}I groaned and then I struggled to push my eyelids open. It was weighty but I overcame it and became conscious to a piercing sound ringing near my ears.… and then I realized it sounded like a baby. At once, my eyes stretched wide open and I threw my gaze in the direction of the sound to see Cayden sitting before me, carrying what I suspected in his arms.A Cub. Seeing it, I became aware of the pressure on my finger and I looked to see that the Cub was holding my finger. I promptly looked back at Cayden, wanting to get some sort of clarification from him.He smiled warmly at me and leaned in to kiss me deeply on my forehead. I closed my eyes as he did so.“I was never going to let you leave me.” He said with tears in his eyes as he pulled away and then he gently handed me the baby. “Meet our Son.”A wave of warmth swept over my body as I motioned to carry the baby. I felt very weak all around my body but grabbing hold of the baby seemed to revitalize me. And make me emo
{Cayden’s POV}The rhythmic sound of an infantile cry filled the room and the moment I rested my eyes on our Cub, I froze completely.It was pink, breathing and crying. It was real.The Midwives carried the Cub happily and came close to me. “My King, It’s a boy.” One of them announced as they attempted to hand him over to me but then I was unresponsive. It was hard to move a muscle and I could only just stare.The Midwives proceeded to talk to me but then their voices sounded muffled to my hearing and it felt like the world had faded behind me. It felt like it was now only I, the baby, and Isla that were in the room— the family I had created. And I stared between both of them and tears glossed up my eyes. I was scared.But then I was…I was happy. Very happy.I couldn’t believe that this moment was real.I had a son.I finally had a child… with the woman I loved. I finally started my own family. “Your Majesty!”“My King!” I kept hearing them call me with their seemingly muffled vo
{Isla’s POV}I felt my blood pressure rise and its volume pushing against my veins as the maids and Midwives surrounded me in their attempt to lead me to my Chambers.But then Cayden offered to carry me and he did but he immediately put me down as I let out another piercing cry. Carrying me made it worse.It felt like my groin was tearing apart.My water broke and tension swept into our midst. But I still preferred to walk.And so, planting my arms on the shoulders of a midwife on my left and Cayden on my right, I painfully started strolling. The entire Hall of Blissful Lovers was dead quiet now as they all stared in my direction and I knew that this occurrence had successfully put, on hold, every after-party or post-celebration that was to happen.I didn’t want that.My mum and the rest of my General family rushed from the crowd to meet me now, and when they got us, they visibly panicked seeing my pain-stricken face. My mum immediately ran to me. “Isla!” She voiced. “Are you—”I gn
{Isla’s POV}The Divine bliss.That unearthly feeling… It poured on the Reigns as the Full moon poked itself through the Reignile Skies into visibility. It was magnificent.It was powerful and I could just feel its empyrean effect throughout the stretch of my body. Wolves started howling as fated mates found one another. I immediately turned to Daniel and Andrea to find out that they hadn’t marked each other yet. They didn’t need to…They were mates— fated mates! Fate had divinely bound them together!The Moon goddess does pay attention. “They are fated to each other!” I screamed and jumped. My mum and Cayden looked at me smiling beautifully too.“Yes, they are.” Cayden said with an obvious elation in his voice.“Which is no surprise. The moon goddess knows the right souls to pair, and Daniel and Andrea look right for each other.” My mother contributed and stroked my back comfortingly.I couldn’t stop smiling and staring at them as they hugged each other now. It was beautiful and t
{Isla’s POV}As I had calculated, there was still time for Andrea to do everything she wanted on my skin and my claws. After having a bout of entertainment— going to the dungeons and killing that Butcher Cunt, sitting in that make-up chair for a few more hours wasn’t so bad. I didn’t feel that bored anymore, and in less time than I expected, Andrea was done.I was in my beautiful Royal maternity dress— which was most importantly comfortable while Andrea was in a purple silk dress— the same one I had worn years ago when I had started this journey of hatred to love and scoff to intimacy. She looked beautiful and I had almost worn my cheeks off smiling at her. We were ready to leave now. It was nighttime and an hour to when the full moon would reveal itself and the moment felt divinely peaceful. But then Cayden arrived and we both had to start acting. — Andrea was not very good at acting or lying so it became an issue when Cayden asked what the two of us had been doing all day asides g
{Isla’s POV}I forced my eyes open and blinked, and then I realized I was in the Royal Clinic.I immediately shot up to a sitting position to look at my belly. It was still huge and there was no blood anywhere. I sighed. “Hey hey.” A deep voice said and Cayden gripped me comfortingly. I turned to him with a look of relief. “It’s okay. You’re okay. You just got dizzy and fainted so we had to bring you here.” He said and he pulled me into his arms and hugged me. “I’m sorry I wasn’t there.” He apologized.“Mh-hmm.” I wrapped lazy arms around him and hugged him back and then he kissed me on the forehead afterwards. “Your Mum and Andrea…” He started to say but then the people in question stormed into the room just then. “Isla…” My mum rushed towards us and stole me away from Cayden’s clinch. “Are you okay?” She cupped my cheeks and ran her gaze around my body.“Yes, mum. I’m fine.” I said to her and she sighed.“We brought you food.” She said as she placed a plate of some vegetables and
{Isla’s POV}It was now two days to the Night of the Full Mating Moon and preparations were heavily ongoing. This would be one of the biggest celebrations for a full Mating moon night so we had to make a lot of preparations and provisions.During the Last Full Mating Moon, the Reigns was in turmoil and there was bloodshed due to the Lycans’ attack, and so the natural process of being mated had been disrupted, meaning fated mates couldn’t conveniently meet each other and establish their union. So this next Full Moon which was just a few days away now was more like a combined ceremony— a re-celebration for those that had been mated last time and a mating Ceremony for those who were about to be mated this time around.So it was going to be wildly amazing with a huge love-filled crowd, but the best part?My best friend was going to be part of that crowd.I’ve hugged Andrea like a thousand times before now. And it would have been up to a million if Shrilly wasn’t always coming to interrupt
{Isla’s POV}[Several months Later]Over the past few months, life has proved that having Cayden in my life as lover and King would make things better. The first time Cayden replaced me to go and hunt down the Rogue Lycans, we were only halfway into our feast when reports came back that Cayden had caught the Pilfers— yes, I had sent some guards to monitor the process.Not that I didn’t trust Cayden but it had been my first time completely letting go of my responsibilities for another person to handle. So I had been really worried and couldn’t help but pry. But as expected, Cayden had effortlessly trashed and captured the Rogue Lycans and he’s been doing so ever since. We had tried several times to squeeze more information from these captured Rogue Lycans regarding where their other gang settlements were but it had been in vain. They preferred to be tortured and wounded rather than talk, so we had to carry on with our blind hunt for the rest. But then, the amazing part was that I di