Louisa's POV
"Louisa, listen to me..." Lucian said while holding me tightly in his arms. I kept pushing him away from me while shaking my head. "No! No! I don't believe you anymore! You're just hiding the truth from me!" I whimpered against his chest, leaving traces of tears on his shirt. "They'll get married. Lucas is going to get married to that girl and she'll become his Luna! He told me that he doesn't need a Luna but he's just lying! He's a liar and you're a liar and..." I didn't manage to finish my sentences, because Lucian hoisted me up over his shoulder and carried me into the inner storage room. It was so tight and there was only limited space for two, so we had to press against each other. I was shocked. I didn't know what he was doing when he shut the door and covered my mouth. His strong, muscular body was pressing against mine. What is he doing? I thought to myself. "Louisa, please calm down. I'm sorry to do this to you, butLouisa's POV Lucian brought almost everything with a price tag in that contour shop on that day. "This is too much... I can't possibly wear so many clothes..." I said to him as he asked the soldiers to take the shopping bags out. "You don't have to wear them at the same time. That's my fashion advice for you, Miss Louisa," Lucian lowered his head and winked at me. "My job is to spend money and make you happy. So here I am, spending Lucas' money and trying to make you feel happy. Do you feel better now?" "Not really," I whispered. My mate is going to get married to a redhead girl who hates bugs. I don't think buying two hundred-something clothes is going to cheer me up. I thought to myself. "Where's Lady Akela?" I looked around and asked. "She's been taken good care of," Lucian said. "Are you going to hurt her?" I frowned. "You don't have to worry about her, Miss Louisa," he replied. It seemed that he didn't want to go into any detai
Louisa's POV There was a knock on the door and a soldier's head popped in. "The blood is here, Sir." "Let them in," Lucian said. The soldier disappeared. Then, some waiters carried three big jars of blood to our table. "Where do you want me to put them, Sir?" One of them, who looked like the head waiter, asked. "On the table, please," Lucian replied. "Yes, Sir. Do you need an altar to go with it?" the waiter asked. I burst into chuckles instantly. Lucian looked at the waiter and asked, "What kind of business are you running, Gillian? An altar? Seriously? Do you have the license for holding a ceremony?" "I'm sorry, Sir," the waiter answered awkwardly. "It's just that there are a growing number of customers who need altar service prior to their meals these days. We have to be prepared to meet their needs." "Oh, really? What do they pray for?" Lucian asked. The waiter mumbled, "Some crayfish, ma
Louisa's POV "Lucian," I said, "I don't want anyone to get married to my mate, but please don't kill anyone because of that..." "You're not answering my question, Miss Louisa," Lucian said. I felt annoyed and said, "I'm not answering you because this isn't an interrogation." "Do you want me to change it to an interrogation?" Lucian raised an eyebrow and asked. He looked absent-minded, but I couldn't tell if he was joking or not. He would do everything for Lucas. That's for sure. If he felt it was necessary, he would not hesitate to pour boiling wolfsbane oil all over my body and watch me burn right in front of his eyes. Well, that's a very unpleasant, yet terribly erotic scene. I thought to myself. Will sensed the tension in the room and snarled at Lucian again. He had already finished two and a half jars of blood and I could tell he was ready to fight at any time. I held him up in my arms and said, "I overheard
Louisa's POV "Do you know how to eat it?" Lucian asked as the waiters put a giant plate of crayfish on the table. "Can I just smash it?" I picked up a knife from the table and said. "Please put down the knife, Miss Louisa. Every time you pick up a knife, people die or are at least badly injured," Lucian said. I put down the knife immediately and sat there, looking completely hopeless in front of the giant plate of seasoned-shelled creatures. "We are not chickens, Miss Louisa. So we don't really smash them. Let me show you how to do it. It's not that difficult," Lucian said. Then, he put on a pair of special gloves and picked up one. "First, you need to separate the tail from the head by holding the head and tail in each hand and twisting them in opposite directions like this. Then, it splits into two halves like this. Then, you need to squeeze the side of the tail like this and you can hear it cracks. Keep peeling until the meat on the tai
Lucas' POV "Fuck, Lucian. Where are you? What are you doing?" "I'm at the merry-go-round in Skagen City," Lucian answered in his fucking fry voice. "Who the fuck is Mary?" I got the feeling that he was fucking with me. "Merry-go-round. You know the machine with wooden horses on top and it rotates... I'm at an amusement park, Luke." "I don't know what the fuck an amusement park is but it sounds very exotic and erotic. And I'm pissed that you went there without me." "I took you to an amusement park when you were a child," Lucian sighed. "Aha, you mean that place you took me to when I was 12? You know, the one with a lot of rotating wooden horses and naked women straddling on top?" "That's a brothel, Luke. And I'm very certain that I didn't take you to that kind of place when you were 12." "Oh, so it must be Kylo. I got confused these days, you know. But I remember exactly how those girls with big tits squirt nonstop..."
Louisa's POV "Louisa, look at me! I'm flying!" Will waved at me on a small wooden pony with excitement. I waved back at him. He was so adorable and happy on that tiny little pony. The music stopped and the carousel seized rotating. I jumped off my horse and lifted Will up in the air and carried him off the merry-go-round. I just couldn't wait to kiss and hug him. "Could we please do it again, Louisa?" Will looked at me and begged. "We've already done three rounds today and Lucian's waiting for us. We don't want to keep him waiting for too long, so let's call it for today and I promise I'll bring you back here again in the future," I said. "OK..." Will looked a bit disappointed, but he didn't insist. He placed his cheek on my shoulder and stroked. A street vendor approached us, holding a basket of toys. Soldiers stopped him, but Will stretched out his arms and wanted to get one. "Will, I can't buy your toy
Louisa's POV The carriage bumped a little bit. So I held Will in my arms. He curled up on my lap like a little kitten. Lucian was silent for a brief moment and said, "I respect your choice, Colt, and I admire your honesty. I would like to let you know that our offer stays open. So when you want to find a job, you know where to get it." "Thank you, Beta." Colt nodded and walked off. Lucian stretched out his legs and leaned back against his seat, looking at Will playing with the toy horse. I felt a bit awkward, so I cleared my voice and said, "You're very quiet, Lucian. Are you mad at Colt?" "No. I understand him. He doesn't want to kill," Lucian said. I could sense a bit of pity in his tone. But I wasn't sure if he was feeling pity for Colt or for something else. "How does it feel?" I asked. "What?" Lucian asked. "How does it feel when you kill those people during the war?" I asked. "You've killed pe
Louisa's POV "Human woman! It's you!" I heard a familiar voice. "Mr. Weasel!" I exclaimed. "Where are you?" "I'm here!" The voice came from behind. I turned back and saw Mr. Weasel standing on Colt's head. "Ahhhhh! A rat's on my hair! A very long rat! And it's messing up my great hairstyle!" Colt jumped up and down and said. "I'm not a rat! You stupid bird-nest head!" Mr. Weasel got off Colt by stepping on his nose and took a leap at me. Will giggled as Mr. Weasel's fluffy tail swept across his arms. Colt covered his nose and said, "What the hell is that?!" I said, "This is Mr. Weasel. He's my friend." "I have to say that you hang out with very strange friends, Louisa. Bats, salamanders... now weasels?" Colt looked around and said. I saw several small weasels, black, brown, and white, popping up from the bush and skipping towards us. "That human woman's taking our father!" One of them screamed.
Lucas' POV "Fucking Kings and Queens! A bunch of mother fuckers and losers!" I shouted. Derek looked intimidated and turned his head towards Lucian. "Don't you fucking look at him! Nobody can fucking save you today!" I kicked him. "I should have killed you long ago! You're a fucking cancer!" He rolled on the ground for a couple of laps and coughed out some sticky muddy fluid from his mouth. "Master... I'm already dead... For a dead man, there's nothing on earth that matters... But my brother... He served you... I forced him to do a lot of bad things, but he was innocent... Please spare his life..." Derek said. "You have no right to negotiate anything with me! I'm going to let you witness I torture your brother to death!" I said angrily and grabbed his neck. "Now, break this fucking ice shield and give my fucking woman back to me. Give her back!" Then, I heard a faint voice. "Leave... my brother... alone..." It's Darren
Louisa's POV "What?!" I couldn't believe what I had heard. Pregnant? I'm pregnant with Lucas' child?! But, I have to tell Darren that I... Then, I heard a wave of hysterical laughter coming from Derek. "The prophet's true! The advent child! The Dark King rises! He who has Lycan, witch, and vampire's blood will marry his mother and be the tyrannic ruler in the Kingdom!" Every single word was like a knife, stabbing my heart. Was it a vicious curse? Or just some disturbing nonsense coming from a madman? Then, before I realized it, my ankle was grabbed fast by Derek. I tried to move back, but I couldn't. Frost started to spread all the way up from my feet at a fast rate. I didn't know what happened before my whole legs were sealed in frigid ice. "No! Stop it!" I saw Vincent and Will trying to pull Derek away from me. But they ended up pulling the remaining of his legs off his body. More sparkling ice w
Louisa's POV Vincent looked at me and didn't say anything. The look on his face was almost lamenting. "Vincent, where is Darren?" I frowned and asked. "He's inside," Vincent said. "But he's in a very bad condition. Miss Louisa, I have to brief you before letting you see him. You have to be prepared. The werewolves at the slave market tortured and humiliated him. His skin was badly burnt. His face was deformed. His head had concussions. He is completely shut down right now. He refuses to communicate with anyone and it seems that he has developed a certain mechanism to protect himself." Vincent took a pause and said, "It seems that he has lost his memory, Louisa. I doubt he will recognize you." "No... No!!!" I felt like I was struck by a bat or something. My vision was black and I fell to the ground. Vincent caught me and held me in his arms. The world was spinning in front of me. Something bitter was stuck in my throat. I curled up a
Lucas' POV "Lucian, I really should have told you about this... I really should have told you about it long ago. But I get this kind of feeling... you know, if I don't talk about it, then it means this whole thing has never happened... And Derek has never betrayed me." I said in a low voice. Lucian was silent. "Anyway," I said. "it wasn't very long until the Red Queen found out that Derek was just lying to get back to the Underground City. So the Red Queen was furious and wanted to kill him. You remember the time that I was summoned to King's Land. I was actually forced to go there to cast an imprint on Derek. I did it and I tortured him. But it was just for the Red Queen to know that I was her loyal subject. Then, I faked his death by sending a corpse back to his uncle. I was planning to hide him somewhere, but those fucking traveling druids took him away. I was enraged, so I took his brother Darren away from the brothel to replace him. I thought one da
Lucas' POV "How many secrets have you been hiding from me these years?" Lucian stared at me and asked. "I'm sorry, brother. But my woman is missing. And she might be pregnant with my child. Can we just focus on looking for her?!" I said. Lucian didn't say anything, he took the tuna head and got on horseback. Then, he rode off without saying anything. Oh, fuck. Now Lucian's not talking to me. Like I haven't got enough on my plate. "I have a good suggestion for you." I heard Finn's voice in my head. "What now?! Don't tell me shit like rubbing the back of his neck. It fucking didn't work," I said. Torrent snorted his nose, urging me to catch up with Lucian. "Fuck, Torrent. Sometimes I get the feeling that you're fucking riding me! You can get as fast as you can, I don't give a shit as long as my ass is still on the saddle. I'm busy having a conversation with my fucking wolf," I patted Torrent's neck and said.
Lucas' POV "What's on her fucking mind?" I said. I was really fed up with women in my life. They were so fucking unpredictable. Lucian said, "She's gone this morning after Louisa told her off in front of everyone. And we've lost contact with Kylo. He took away our best people and our soldiers in the camp were either killed or wounded. Louisa tried to treat some of the soldiers this morning, but it will still take a few days before they're fully recovered." "Kylo's fucking with me! He sent his fucking sister to mess up with my soldiers. His father was with me and he still dares to fuck with me! Why does he do this to me?! Why did he betray me?!" I kicked the grass on the ground and said. "I don't know. If you left that traveling druid alive, we could have asked him," Lucian said. "Stop blaming me! That fucking asshole was blabbing about my fucking identity in front of Louisa!" I said. "Why don't you just tell her who you really are?
Louisa's POV Derek put his hand into his pocket. Colt thought he was about to take out a weapon or something, so he stepped forward, trying to stop him. "This..." Derek took out an amber-colored stone from his pocket and said. "This is Amber of Star. I want to give this... to your friend. I got it from... Underground City. With this stone, people can communicate with the soul... of their beloved deceased ones... I'm sorry that..." "I don't want anything from you." Mata cried out. "You took away my brother's life and there's nothing you can do to make up for it! He's dead! You killed him! You took him away from me! I have been staying with my brother ever since I first opened my eyes, and now his eyes will never open again. He can never hold my hands when I'm scared! It's a big scary world out there and I'm always scared!" "But you can talk to your brother... As if he's still alive..." Derek tried to explain. "You just don't understand, do
Louisa's POV The fire spreading all over my body dimmed. I stared at Derek and walked closer to him. He looked panicked and desperate at the same time. "What's the matter with you?! Where's the fire?! I have just killed your friend! Why don't you kill me with that fire of yours?!" He barked at me like a mad dog. I didn't say anything but kept stepping closer to him. "Come on! Hit me with a fireball or something! Hit here!" Derek pointed at the empty void in his left chest and said. "Don't you want revenge on behalf of your friend?" I stood right in front of him. Still, I didn't say anything. In despair, he grabbed my arm and said, "Come on! Hit me!" "Where is Darren," I said. "Take me to see him." "You'll never see my brother again..." He said with a sadistic grin. Before he could finish his sentence, I strangled his neck. He didn't protest or struggle. Instead, he kept smirking at me. I did
Louisa's POV The smirk on Derek's face was gone and replaced by ferocious malice. "Let me correct you, Miss Louisa Reeds. Nobody is supposed to be dead. We were born into this world to live our lives and hug our beloved ones, not to destroy and manipulate other people's lives." He looked exasperated for a brief moment, but then he regained his cool. "I used to serve Lucas when I was young and vulnerable. He's such a hypocrite and he used my innocence and love for him to take control of me. He came into my life without notice. When he was gone, he took everything away from me, including my life... and he told me it was for my own good! He locked me up in a cave and let those monsters torture me to death! And is this for my own good?!" Derek pulled off his shirt and let me see his naked chest. I could see there was a hole in his left chest. The place where his heart used to be. I was horrified and stepped backward. At that time, I rea