Louisa's POV
Lucas' POV "She's so fucking dead! I want her dead! I want to squeeze the life out of her chest and watch her slowly turn into a fucking piece of lifeless meat!" I rushed into my tent and shouted. "She's in the Luna Tent now. You can shout louder, so she can hear you." Lucian said. That fucking warlock was following him like a dog. I could tell that he totally freaked out. "She's supposed to be in the dungeon! Why do you move her to the Luna Tent?!" I roared. Lucian said, "Alpha Zackery is with her right now. It will be very difficult to explain to others when he follows her into the dungeon. People might think we have put His Excellency into a dungeon. I don't think that's what you want right now." "No. That, I don't want." I said and kicked on the fucking warlock. He curled up on the floor and rolled in pain. Lucian took a glance at him and said, "Luke, Zackery's reaction is very suspicious today.Lucas' POV That fucking warlock looked up at me with disbelief. I couldn't tell if he had bought anything I had just sold him. I couldn't see the burning hatred and anger in his fucking eyes as I expected. What the fuck was on his mind? So I decided to give him another push. "Go ahead," I said. "The window of opportunity has already opened. You're one step away from what you want. Pick up the knife and stab me. Come on, do it." The warlock picked up the knife, turned back, and looked at me. "Master..." He whispered as he was stumbling towards me. "All these years, I always told myself that by killing you, I can put everything, all this pain, sorrow, and humiliation, to a stop. But the truth is, I have my doubts. Master, you're an unstoppable force of nature, a horrible manipulative creature. But you don't kill people around you. That's why people follow you. You chose my brother to be with you for a reason. He was a good companion. He was... full of life when he was al
Louisa's POV "Is he going to make it?" Lucian asked me. "I don't know. He has lost too much blood. I guess I got his artery. I don't know what I'm going to do... We need a doctor... Alpha Zackery has got a physician..." "That Shaman doctor?" Lucian frowned. "Yes... Please get him here..." I said. I was too panicked to do anything. Blood just kept popping up from Darren's back and I couldn't stop it. Lucian was gone for a minute and then he was back with Alpha Zackery and his physician. The man checked Darren's wound and said, "OK. I need to transfer him to that bed over there. I also need a lot of sterilized towels and some more space. The she-wolf can stay and help. Everyone else has to leave." "I'm not going anywhere," Lucas said. "OK. So Alpha Lucas can stay as well," the doctor said. After Darren was transferred to Lucas' bed, some maids brought in towels and linens. The doctor looked at Lucas and said, "Listen, I'm going to sew him up, but I can't give him
Louisa's POV "Doctor Sadiq?! I've heard of you! You're the best doctor of our time! I thought you were an..." "Old man?" Doctor Sadiq looked at me and smiled. He looked to be in his early thirties. I had never expected him to be the most reputable doctor in the entire Kingdom. "No... I mean..." I whispered. "You're very talented, Miss...?" "Louisa. My name is Louisa Reeds." I replied. Doctor Sadiq continued, "Miss Reeds. I understand that sometimes it must be difficult to get stuck in a place and not be able to go anywhere. That's why I'm offering you another possibility in life. I sincerely hope that I can see you in our academy." "Thank you, Doctor Sadiq..." I felt overwhelmed. "You can call me Jafar. Doctor Sadiq is my father," he smiled. "Thank you, Jafar. Thank you for everything. You've saved Darren's life. I couldn't be more appreciated," I said. Jafar frowned and said, "He's still in critical condition. But he's a tough young man, and he has you on his si
Louisa's POV Lucas' cold voice floated in the air. I saw thousands of snowflakes swirling in the cold north wind in his eyes. At that very moment, I realized that he wasn't the one that I'd been waiting for all these years. "Lucas," I said in a low, quiet voice, "Do you want me to accept your rejection?" "No," he said decisively. "I want you to stay with me and love me unconditionally." I looked at him. Slow as the winter snow, the tears drifted from my eyes. I took off the Ring from my neck and put it aside, so he could feel what kind of pain I was going through. "Even though it hurts me like this?" I wept silently, feeling a thousand knives stabbing into my chest. Lucas sighed, picked up the Ring, and put it back on my neck. He took a long pause and said, "I've changed my mind. I won't sell the warlock to his deadbeat uncle, so he won't be taken to the slave market. Since I'm done with him, he'll be reassigned a post as your personal guard, and I won't lay a h
Louisa's POV "Miss Louisa, may I ask why there're two men on Alpha Lucas' bed?" Lucian's voice woke me up. I rubbed my eyes and saw Lucian standing in front of me, looking confused. I turned back and saw that Colt was still soundly sleeping with Darren. I sneaked down the bed, checked on Darren's wound, and stretched out like a cat. "I feel refreshed and taller." I tiptoed to look up at Lucian and said. I tried to use my nose to touch his lips but failed. Lucian held my shoulders to stop me. He looked down at me with a serious look on his face and said, "Alpha Lucas wants me to take you out for a shopping spree. And Alpha Zackery has sent you this." He took out a red velvet box and handed it to me. I took the box and opened the lid. It was the emerald jewelry set that I accidentally purchased at yesterday's auction. There was a note inside. I unfolded it and saw Alpha Zackery's beautiful handwriting - "To undying love. - Z.H." Zackery Hawk. A royal last na
Louisa's POV I moved towards the other end of the carriage and said, "I'm sorry, Lucian. I don't know what happened to me. I feel... very different after the transformation." Lucian sighed and said, "I'm married, Louisa. My wife's carrying my baby boy and I love her very much. Whatever is happening to you, please take control of it. With that warlock on your side, you'll be more than satisfied." My face started burning. "Darren's like a brother to me... He helped me last night because Lucas was having sex with other women, and I was suffering from excruciating pain. We didn't really... do it." I whispered. "He wouldn't dare to do anything else. He's very well trained and he knows how to handle some very sensitive matters. Take him as Luke's gift for you. Tell him what you want. Use him wisely. That's my advice," Lucian said. "Has he done any service for you?" I frowned and asked. "Sometimes I miss my wife." He said. "Is that why he's afraid of you?" I asked. "I did
Louisa's POV The carriage stopped. Lucian took a glance outside and said, "Here we are." He lifted the curtain and walked out of the carriage. I saw a tall, lanky, white-haired cartman standing next to the carriage. "Welcome to Skagen City, Miss." He looked a bit shy, stretching out his arms towards me, trying to help me to get off the carriage. His eyes were pale gray, like being covered by a mist of fog, suggesting that he was suffering from Albinism. That must be Alex. I thought to myself. The security guard at Ragnar's Hall was talking to Lucian about his younger brother, who was Albinic. I got off the cart with the help of his arms. "Thank you, Alex," I said and smiled at him. He seemed to be surprised that I knew his name. He scratched his head and blushed. "You're welcome, Miss," he said. Colt popped up from the back of the carriage and said, "Alex's amazing! He knows everything about carts!" I wiped a stain o
Louisa's POV "What color does Gianna like?" I asked Lucian, going through some beautiful woolen shawls on the shelf. Lucian looked a bit confused. I guessed I caught him off guard. "Every girl has a favorite color. You should ask her." I said. "She doesn't really talk to me these days. I've been away from her for too long." Lucian said. "What color was she wearing when you were on your first date?" I asked. Lucian thought for a while and said, "She's in a white dress. But that's because white is my favorite color." "You have never asked her about her favorite color?" I frowned. "She's not that talkative," Lucian said. "So you don't talk to her when you're together?" I asked. "Not really," Lucian answered. "So how do you tell her that you love her?" I felt confused. "She knows. She's my mate," Lucian said. "OK. So she stops talking to you. What are you going to do about that?" I said. "I tried to talk to her on mi