Lucas' POV
"Fuck, yeah. And for the punishment of talking about running away from me with a fucking pimp doctor, the she-wolf has to be grounded. From now on, she can't go anywhere without my permission. I want those seven dwarves over there to keep a close eye on her." I pointed at the seven personal guards Louisa had just hired. They were standing outside the Luna Tent with clueless faces, staring at me like fucking moose. "They work for Louisa, Luke," Lucian said. "She decides to subsidize them with her own allowance..." "Which was paid by me!" I said impatiently. "Pay them extra, I don't care. They work for me or walk the fucking away from my camp." "OK, I'll see to it," Lucian said. "Can I take Louisa to the ball tonight?" "Yeah." "Can she take Will with her?" "The fucking vampire kid? Is she going to take a fucking vampire to the Grand Ball of werewolves?" "She's a half-vampire, so, you know." Lucian shrugged. "FLucas' POV Fuck. Did I piss Lucian off? "Yes, you finally made it. Congratulations, Luke," I heard my wolf's voice in my mind. "Shut up, Finn. You're a fucking loser and I haven't decided to forgive you yet," I scolded him. I was still pretty mad at him because he took control of me without my permission the other day. "If your Beta refuses to talk to you, I'm not allowed to talk to you, either, you will be just an idiot complaining about everything to yourself," my wolf said. "Shut the fuck up, Finn," I grunted. "I'm calling Lucian right now and you'll see how fast he answers. He always answers. Whenever I tried to mindlink him, he always... Fuck, Lucian! Are you there?! Answer me!" My wolf gloated, "I guess there's a first time for everything." "Are you fucking snickering, Finn?! Are you fucking happy now?!" I shouted and kicked down the mannequin in front of me. I couldn't rip off its head and limbs, because it didn't have
Louisa's POV "I know you want to say something, lassie. It's been a long time since you last said something to me. So just say it," I lay on Lucas' bed and said to my wolf. "I've got nothing to say," my wolf said. "I like Lucas and I want you to bear his babies. He's very strong and powerful. Your babies will be very strong and healthy." "But he has been an asshole. Every time he hurts me, he tries to get away with it by having sex with me," I lowered my head and whispered. My wolf said, "I don't think I should be the one to give you any advice on relationship problems. Human beings are very complicated and different from us. They have feelings, dignities, and ideologies that they choose to die for. But for wolves, we only focus on survival and reproduction. So, if you want me to give you advice, all I can say is that you have to figure out more ways to please Lucas, so he will want to leave some of his fluid inside your worm." "What do you mean?
Louisa's POV The maids came forward. Two of them held me by my arms and one of them grabbed my hair. Josephine walked towards me with a pair of scissors in her hand. I tried to break away from the maids. But Josephine slapped me and said, "Don't struggle, bitch! If you dare to move, I will cut off your ears instead!" At that time, a small dash of white light flashed in front of my eyes. Then, I saw a white weasel stepping on Josephine's face, and biting her nose. It was Snow! She was supposed to be with Will! Why is she here? I thought to myself. Josephine started to scream in pain at the top of her lungs. "No! Snow! Don't bite! Come down right now!" I said. Snow turned her head back and looked at me with her big round eyes. "But she wanted to hurt you!" She said with a grievance. "Come here!" I raised my voice. Snow got off Josephine's face and jumped on my shoulder, wrapping around my neck.
Louisa's POV "Do you need more charcoals?" Mick asked me, holding a bag of charcoals on his back. "That will be more than enough. You can place them here." I smiled at him. "What else do you need me to do?" Mick rubbed his hands together and asked. He was a giant, sturdy man with a pair of fat palms. "I need you to relax for a little bit. You can take your seat over there with your brothers. I'll prepare for the rest of it." I said. "I'm afraid that's not possible, Miss Louisa." He scratched his head and said, "I want to help." I sighed and said, "Maybe you can help me prepare these chickens. I'll boil some water and you can put them inside. Later, we'll get them out and pluck the hidden feather in their skin." "Cool, Miss Louisa," Mick said and went to fetch some water from the well. Then, I saw there was something in the surrounding bush. Snow noticed it as well. "What's that?!" she hissed next to my ea
Louisa's POV Just after I handed out the last piece of barbequed chicken to the soldiers, I noticed a tall, slender man standing away from the crowd in a distance. He dressed up in a hunter green jacket, white shirt, and a pair of fine black silk pants just like the other soldiers from the Wind Winders Pack. That's Alpha Zackery's pack. But something about him, which I couldn't tell what it was at that time, was so different, attracting my attention. He looked a bit shy when our eyes met. But he was still standing there, without coming forward. "Zowie guacamole!" Colt approached me, holding a full plate of chicken wings, and said. "Is that me or is that man over there so hot?" I frowned and said, "Hey, don't stare at him like that." Colt snickered and said, "OK, girl. I'm going to take this plate of chicken wings to Alex and eat with him. When I come back, I want to know everything about him." Then, he shoved an empty plate to me, put some
Louisa's POV The truth was, I wanted to see Lucas and dance with him in front of everyone. I hadn't seen him for a while and I started to get increasingly nervous. I wish I could fly to the Grand Hall and be with him right now. I thought to myself. I looked at the man and said, "I have to bring my friend with me." "You mean that vampire boy? Sure. He's light and he can ride with us," he nodded. I walked to Will, who was playing with Snow, and held him up. "Come with me," I said. He looked a bit confused and asked, "Where are we going?" "We're going to the Grand Ball," I replied. "Really?! You mean, I can dance with you in the Grand Ball?!" Will looked overwhelmed. At that time, I realized that he had wanted to go to the ball all this time, but he just didn't mention it to me. He was such a sweet boy. I nodded and said, "But you have to protect me. We'll ride with that man over there." I point
Louisa's POV "My name is Zabel Hawk. I'm Alpha Zackery's elder brother and his Beta." The man replied in a steady voice while looking at me. "Zack has mentioned you to me all the time and I'm sure he'll be really happy to see you here." "But..." I paused. I had got so many questions that I didn't even know where to start. "We're getting into this building from the main entrance!" I continued. "Lucian told me that the main entrance is only for Alphas and their Lunas..." "Well, yeah. But I've told you, this is our secret passage. So I guess we don't have to follow that kind of rule," he said. I guessed I couldn't look more puzzled. He smiled and leaned slightly forward to me and said, "I know you've got a lot of questions. I'm very positive that all of them will be answered tonight. But for now, I would like you to smile." "Why?" I frowned. "Because all the people at the ball will be looking at us when we pass that door." He po
Louisa's POV No. This can't be it. I don't want this. Alpha Zackery is... kissing me... with Lucas watching?! I didn't think twice. I used all my efforts to push him away, wiping my mouth and ... I slapped Alpha Zackery's face in a panic. I couldn't believe I did it, but I really did it. I slapped a Lycan. I slapped one of the most powerful people in this Kingdom. ...I slapped the King's stepbrother. The entire ballroom, once a dancefloor of Elysium, became a deadly silent graveyard. Alpha Zackery stared at me with surprise. He didn't move, didn't say anything, but I could tell he was melting down inside. Zabel approached, followed by soldiers from the Wind Winders Pack. Lucas and Lucian approached, followed by their soldiers. Will stepped in front of me and got ready to fight, with Snow snarling at everyone on his shoulder. The tension in this ballroom escalated so quickly that peopl
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