Louisa's POV
I had never cried out so hard in my life. I was lying in Gianna's arms and cried my heart out. I knew it was very inappropriate to cry like that in front of someone that you had just met, but I felt that she had known me for a really long time. Maybe it was because she was pregnant and the hormone she gave off made me feel that I was crying in my mother's arms. Maybe it was because I felt very guilty because I had had some very impure thoughts towards Lucian. Maybe it was because she had never tried to stop me from crying. Maybe... Maybe it was because I realized that I could never have a man loving me in the same way Lucian loved Gianna. Love was the only thing I wanted in my life, but love wasn't something that I believed in. I guessed before I met Gianna, I thought maybe love was just something people made up in fairy tales. But when I saw Lucian holding and kissing her, when I saw the devoLouisa's POV By the time we arrived at the Fire and Wind Camp, all the lights in the camp were on. When the soldiers wanted to take the traveling druid into my tent, I saw Darren sleeping on the camp bed on the side of the tent and Will sleeping on my bed. "Let's move him to Doctor Jafar's tent," I said. "Are you sure, Miss? It's pretty late and the good doctor will have already fallen asleep," the soldiers asked. "Look," I lowered my voice and frowned, "he's badly injured and I can't save him. And he's the only surviving clue to figure out who's behind the ambush of Alpha and the kidnapping of Beta's wife and brother. Doctor Jafar is the only one in this camp that can save this person's life. Even if he's dead, we have to dig him out of the grave and find a way to bring him back to life. Do you understand what I mean?" "Yes, Miss. Right away, Miss." They straightened their backs and said. When they took the stretcher away to Jafar'
Louisa's POV "Leo, Doctor Jafar needs to concentrate on doing the operation." I frowned and said, "Could you go sit next to the entrance of the tent and be vigilant? We don't want any bad people to come into the tent." "OK!" Leo skipped and hopped all the way towards the entrance of the tent. Then, he bumped into a man. "Lucas!" Leo jumped up and exclaimed. I saw Lucas picking Leo up like a little cub and holding him up in the air. "Man, what did they feed you in Festung Camp? You've grown up like a little calf!" Lucas said. Leo giggled and waved his arms. Lucas put him back on the floor and asked, "What are you doing here, little man?" Leo said, "Louisa asked me to stay here and stop bad people from getting into the tent." Lucas asked, "Do I look like a bad person to you?" Leo thought for a brief moment and said, "If you want to hurt Louisa, I can't let you go inside." Lucas laughed and stroked his hair,
Lucas' POV "Fuck! Where's the fucking ring?! I saw she threw it on the floor, but where the fuck is it?!" I could feel the tremendous pain coming from the inside of my chest. I had to put that fucking ring back on the fucking she-wolf's neck to stop the exasperating pain in my chest! That's exactly why I fucking don't want a mate! They have fucking feelings! I thought to myself while crawling on the floor like a fucking dog. I looked everywhere on the carpet. Nothing. I lifted the fucking carpet and checked what was underneath. Nothing. I looked under the bed. Nothing. As I went through the trash bin, I heard my wolf's fucking voice in my head. "What are you doing, Luke? You look like a dog when you bury your head inside a trash bin. Oh, I know! You must be looking for your future!" he gloated. "Fuck you, Finn! Come on! Help me find the fucking ring! This pain in my chest is killing me!" I roared and kicked the trash b
Lucas' POV Both of the two fucking stupid heads withdrew a bit and looked panicked. Then, one of them moved forward and picked up a ring from the liquid. "Aha! My fucking ring! You two are not just ordinary reptile heads, are you? You're fucking thieves! You took away this fucking ring as soon as it dropped to the floor! Give the ring back to me!" I jumped at them. When I grabbed their arms, they slipped away through my fingers because their skin was slimy and slippery. They are like fucking eels with legs! It's impossible to get hold of them! "Fucking lowbred creatures. How dare you steal my belongings in front of me! I'm going to fucking peel off your skin and roast you over the fire when you're alive!" I clenched my teeth and said. They immediately kneeled on the floor. Then, one of them pointed the ring in his hand whereas the other one pointed in the direction of the she-wolf. I knew it. They were weird reptiles and one thing t
Louisa's POV The first ray of sunshine woke me up and I saw Will curling on the side of the bed, holding Snow, away from the sunshine. I quickly got up to draw the curtain closed, so the sunshine won't get into the tent. As I raised my hands, I saw the ring that Zackery gave me staying on my ring finger. That's weird. I rubbed my head and thought to myself. I remembered fighting with Lucas last night. We were shouting and I tore the ring off my neck and passed out. How did the ring get on my finger? It wasn't supposed to be the right size. I tried to take it off, but it became burning hot. As soon as I stopped pulling it off, it cooled down. I swung my hand and frowned. I knew it must have something to do with Lucas. I looked around in the tent and saw Darren's bed was empty. Mana and Mata were sleeping soundly on a mattress on the ground. I heard the sound of chopping wood from outside of the tent
Louisa's POV "We talked to him..." Mata said and immediately shut up. He poured a whole cup of tea into his mouth and then swallowed the cup. Mana had to bash his head to force him to cough the cup out. "We talked to him through mimes. He somehow understood us and said we could stay with you, miss," Mana said. "We're not lying, because liars will be turned into pickles," Mata said. I knew they were hiding something from me. There was no way Lucas could understand what they said except... He was one of the Gifted Ones?! No way! I thought to myself. There's no way he could be one of us. But when you think about it, he did kill the traveling druid last night because he was about to say something. I remembered the traveling druid was pointing at Lucas and said something - "You! It's you! You're..." The druid said. And then, his throat was slashed open by Lucas. He must have recognized Lucas, so Lucas im
Louisa's POV "Louisa, this is the best toast I've ever eaten in my life!" Colt munched and said. "And the syrup! Exquisite!" "I'm glad that you like it, Colt," I said. Darren hadn't said anything ever since he came back from the canteen with Colt. "Darren, are you OK?" I asked. "Yeah, I'm fine," he said. I could tell that he was deeply bothered by something. "Did Lucas say anything to you?" I asked. Sometimes Luas would contact him through mindlink, asking him to do bad things that he didn't want to do. "No, Master is still asleep," he replied. Colt stretched out his arms, leaned towards Darren, and said, "Come on, don't be so jealous like this. I knew I shouldn't have spent a whole night in Colt's tent, but I promise that nothing happened between us! We were talking about glazing machines and the next thing I realized, it was the next morning." Darren used a fork to poke his arms, forcing Colt to stay aw
Louisa's POV After Gianna was gone, I asked Darren, "What happened?" Darren looked away and said, "Nothing. I was..." I held his arms and said, "Darren, look at me. Tell me what happened." Darren looked at me and said, "Louisa, let's go to the Mountainside Village now. I'll tell you on our way there." Colt said, "I'll go to tell Alex to prepare the carriage for us." Then, he walked off the tent. "Darren, tell me. Is there anything going to happen to Gianna's child?" I asked. Darren looked at me and shook his head. "Then what is it?" I asked. "I really don't know, Louisa. I'm not powerful enough to predict anyone's future. I'm not a fortune teller. I can only sense some disturbance. That's it," he said. "That traveling druid said very disturbing things about Gianna and her baby. I will never ever let it happen to her. She's like a sister to me." I clenched my fists and said. "Louisa, please stay out