Chapter 6

Nicholus's POV:

Chasing a girl in the forest for any reason other than preying was the last thing I could have imagined, myself, the King of North, doing.

What exactly was I doing there when I already had chaos to handle back in the castle was beyond my understanding. For now, all my mind was set on was to chase that faint scent I was rapidly growing addicted to.

Of course, I maintained my distance and didn't let her know that I was lingering closer. When the four of them were at a little distance from the edge of the forest, the sound of a helicopter whirled in the air.

A little later, I watched them climbing into it.

I stayed glued to my spot. Anger was rolling off of me in waves. I was angry at the choice of Fate. I was enraged at the fact that the girl who was supposed to stand by me and rule the North was actually the one to betray it and run away.

How could she just discard such a sacred bond just like that? Was it really so easy for her?

Our eyes met once again and for some sick reason, none of us could avert our gazes. Even from this distance, I could feel her emotions. They were mixed, chaotic, and entangled. Her fierce eyes were shining with some kind of determination. She was fighting some unknown battle within her. And all of that was confusing me even more. What exactly did she want?

There was no way that she didn't realize the deranged bond that Fate had tangled us into. And I was amazed at the way she was controlling her inner turmoil. Her wolf must be battling inside her head like mine but she sure had an upper hand. The more I thought about it, the more curious I got to know more about her and that enraged me even more. It was all so sickly twisted.

Despite my anger and feelings, it did hurt a bit when she averted her gaze and shut the door closed.

I balled up my fists and stopped my muscles from moving because I didn't trust myself not to chase her to whichever corner of the world she was escaping into. And that was the last thing I wanted after being rejected so disgracefully.

I stayed like that long after she was gone. By the time I finally turned around, I decided not to have anything to do with that girl. And Fate be damned, I refused to let her have any effect on me when she herself seemed so...so fucking unaffected.

It was only when my Beta said through our mindlink that I finally moved, "You should come and see this for yourself, Nicholus."

I sighed, "I'll be right there."

There was a hint of amusement in his voice when he remarked, "I bet you are not gonna like it."

I grunted in response, "And you find it amusing, why...?"

I could imagine the smirk forming on his face when he chimed, "Yeah coz there are very few things that tend to set you on edge. And this, my friend, is surely gonna top all those."

I shook my head and turned around. I wanted to shift into my wolf and return to the palace in a matter of minutes but for some apparent reasons, I couldn't trust my wolf after what just happened and give him the reins of control.

I was still suppressing him to the back of my mind because if I'd let him have control, he might set the world on fire. He was so not happy about whatever happened in the last hour.

Sprinting through the forest, I reached the castle and made my way toward the security quarters where Darius was waiting for me.

He, along with the security head, was hunched over the large screen. As soon as I entered, his head snapped up and he said, "Come here. Have a look."

Shoving my hand into my pocket, I made my way to him. He shuffled to the side, giving me access to the computer screen. CCTV recording was playing on it.

I raised my brow at Darius who turned to the computer operator, "Rewind back to that point."

After a few clicks, the video resumed. I leaned closer to the screen to have a clear look. If it was related to today's invasion, and that girl, I didn't want to miss any part of it.

My eyebrows dipped slightly as I saw the girl donning a dark robe, stopping at the castle's back entrance. The guards who were standing there got alert. The girl moved with a speed of light, which was normal for our kind but what happened next wasn't normal for a werewolf, at all.

As soon as the guards met her gaze, their whole demeanor shifted. She stared at them the same way she was staring at me in the hallway. A moment later, their shoulders slouched. They were hypnotized.

She then whispered something to the guards to which they nodded curtly and stepped aside for them to enter.

I straightened my back. Baffled and bewildered. Darius and I were gawking at each other. What just happened was absolutely ridiculous. I just couldn't believe that she intruded into my castle and that too with her head held high and challenge twinkling in her eyes.

I turned my head to Darius and his eyebrow twitched higher, "Told you it won't sit right with you."

I pointed a finger toward the screen, "What the hell just happened here?"

He took in a deep breath, "Something that I've never seen before with my eyes."

Before I could say anything else, the door flew open and in came several guards. Darius turned to me, "These are all the guards who were stationed at the back entrance to the dungeons and in-between."

And then began the long hour of questioning them. They all claimed to experience the same thing after meeting that mysterious girl. They mentioned that just when they looked into her eyes, their mind went boggle and gooey and they started losing control over their senses and ended up doing whatever she commanded them to do.

Darius and I exchanged a look and muttered at the same time, "Hypnotized."

I turned my gaze back to the screen and my nostril flared as I barked my order, "I want each and every piece of information you can find on this girl."