Louisa's POV
"No, Leo. Lucas isn't going to kill me," I said. "I don't know what he's going to do, but killing me will not be part of his plan." Continued when I didn't get any response from him. "But he looked really angry this morning and shouted at Lucian. He had never shouted at Lucian like that," Will said. "They were arguing..." "What did they argue about, Leo?" I asked. Leo looked up at me and then lowered his head. He then wrapped his arms around my waist and held me tightly in his arms. I knew he didn't want to say anything, so I said, "Leo, don't worry about it. A lot of things happened recently and why don't we take a break by going to the Mountainside Village? You can help me to sell some ham and together we'll pick some presents for Gianna and her baby." Leo nodded and didn't say anything. He looked very worried and I knew he had wanted to tell me something, but he hadn't been able to. He looked just like a miniaLouisa's POV "Tail! Tail!" Will hung on Leo's neck like a little sloth. "OK. But you can't pull it or step on it. It will be painful." Leo said. Will nodded seriously. Leo looked back and a giant white tail appeared behind his back. I was amazed because most werewolves were only able to shift into wolves when there was a full moon. Only Lycans were able to shift at any time they wanted. However, even for Lycans, it was very challenging to control only part of their body for transformation. I had only seen Lucas doing it once while he was torturing me. Leo was just a teenager. He must be extremely powerful to be able to pull tricks like this effortlessly. "Tail! Giant tail!" Will exclaimed with happiness and excitement, trying to hold it in his arms. But it slipped away from his hands and moved to the other side. Will giggled and tried to jump at it, but Leo's tail moved away again. Will bounced like a ball in the cart,
Louisa's POV "What happened after that?" I asked. Leo rubbed his eyes and said, "Nobody knew who we were, so everyone tried to bully us. My brother had been brought up a royal prince back in the south, but he had to work like a slave in order to survive and protect me. Then, one day, he found Lucas at a dump site. He was hiding there like a stray cat and tried to attack my brother. My brother brought him back to the camp and gave him some food. Lucas slept for a whole day and when he woke up, he saw some soldiers trying to bully me. He smashed their heads against the ground. When my brother came back after work, he found Lucas holding me and eating an apple next to the dead soldiers. My brother was shocked and wanted to run away with me because it was a felony to kill soldiers, but Lucas persuaded him to stay. Alpha Batz, the Alpha of White Walkers at that time, was furious and wanted to punish Lucas, but my brother stood up and told him that he was the murdere
Louisa's POV Leo looked at me with an incredible look on his face. "Louisa…… Is he telling the truth? Are you Lucas' mate?" he asked. "Yes, Leo," I replied. "I thought Lucian had already told you about it." The look on Leo's face immediately changed into a mixture of disappointment and anger. He didn't know that I could see him in the dark. Even in the daylight, he still wasn't good at hiding his feelings. The wheels of the carriage must have hit a stone or something and shook turbulently. I grabbed Leo in my hand, but he abruptly pushed my hand away. "Don't touch me!" Leo said anxiously. "I'll never believe you again! Lucas is right! Women are liars!" I didn't know why he would act in this way. "Leo, I have never lied to you..." I said. "But you didn't tell me that you're Lucas' mate, either!" Will said indignantly. "I was so worried about you. And now it turns out that I'm like a joke! Are
Louisa's POV "Darren was crazy," Colt said. "He tied us up and taped our mouths before barring the door. Then, he just kept driving faster and faster. I tried to stop him, but he didn't seem to care. I cut the rope open by using my pocket lighter knife. You know, it takes some time to get a knife out of it." He flashed his eccentric lighter in his hands. He must have accidentally triggered something and a white flag popped up from it. "Oops!" Colt said, handing the lighter in my hands. "Have it, Louisa. Keep it with you all the time. I have a feeling that you might need it more than me." Mana and Mata continued. "Just after Colt untied me, Young Master Leo kicked the door open and strangled Darren. And the carriage knocked into a rock and lost control." "We were thrown out and the cart flipped off the cliff," Colt said and wiped the sweat and dirt on his face. "Then, we saw those two tuna heads holding a rope. And I was like, 'Oh gee! This
Louisa's POV Death is brimful of trick and mischief. He's full of lies and vice. But I don't care how craft and cunning he is, he can't take my life away today. Maybe later. Not today. I closed my eyes. I heard voices in my mind. "Little rascal?" It's Uma's voice. "Sorry, it's all my fault." It's Darren's voice. "Do you take my rejection?" Lucas' voice. "Concentrate. One step at a time." That's Lucian's voice. "Your appearance sometimes is your best disguise." Vincent's voice. "Take my hand, Louisa. And all of your misery will be over!" That's death's voice. All the voices mixed and clashed in my mind, getting louder and louder. Finally, all the voices faded away and there was only one calm and steady voice left. "Open your eyes, Louisa." That's my wolf's voice. I used all my strength to open my eyes and striking light was pouring into my view. For a brief moment, I was blind by the d
Louisa's POV "Is she awake?" Zackery asked. "Yes, Your Excellency. She's doing well. The bleeding has stopped and I can barely see the wound," Jafar said. "How are you doing, little girl?" Zackery's face appeared in my sight. I stretched out my arms towards him. He caught my hands and said, "I'm here, little girl." "Darren..." I whispered. "I need Darren." "Who's Darren?" Zackery frowned, drawing himself closer to me. "Warlock... Darren... I need to see him," I said. The smile on Zackery's face immediately disappeared. "He's a dead man now, Louisa. Stop thinking about him," he said. "No... Please let me see him..." I said in a scratchy voice. Jafar wiped my mouth with a wet towel and I saw the blood stains on it. "Your Excellency, she can't get emotional now. Her internal organs might still be bleeding," Jafar said. "Let me see Darren..." I whispered. "You can't see him, little
Louisa's POV When I woke up in the morning, I found myself in a cold dark cell. Will was in a form of a little bat, hanging upside down at the corner of the cell, and sneezed when a gust of cold breeze blew into the cell from the window. I lost consciousness last night when Lucas strangled me and that's why I couldn't recall anything that happened after that. I tried to move my arms and legs. They were all intact. That's a good sign. I thought to myself. "Will..." I whispered. He opened his eyes and saw me. He flapped his wings and landed on my shoulder, licking my face. He looked exhausted and I noticed one of his wings was broken. My heart was throbbing. "Will, did Lucas hurt you last night?" I asked. Will looked at me with his watery eyes. Then, he transformed into human form and held me in his arms. "He wanted to hurt you, but I wouldn't let him. I bit him and wanted to fly away. He caug
Louisa's POV "Father!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. Will tried to hold me up from the ground, but I just kept falling from his hands like dripping water. Then, I heard steps coming from behind. I turned back and saw Lucian walking into the cell. He was holding a torch in his hands and was followed by some soldiers. "You! You've killed my father!" I shouted and charged at him. He grabbed me in his arms and held me tightly against his chest. I punched his back and tried to push him away, but he didn't let go of me. Instead, he lowered his head and lay his head over mine. He didn't say anything, but I knew he wanted to physically block the pain and sadness away from me. "Give my brother back to me! You are a murderer!" I almost cried my heart out. "Sorry, Louisa. I'm sorry," Lucian said. "Did he ask you to do this to my father?! Did he ask you to do this to me?! Is this the way he wants to tortu
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