Louisa's POV
"Now, you're ready to go," I put the cloaks on top of Mana and Mata's heads and said. They looked at themselves in the mirror and then looked at each other. Then, they walked towards me and bowed. "Thank you, miss, for making clothes for us." "We'll find Darren and get him back safely." I adjusted their hoodies and said, "Protect yourself first." At that time, Colt walked into the tent with grease and dirt on his face, sweating as if he had just taken a bath. As soon as he saw me, he cracked a giant smile on his face. "We've made it. Alex is amazing! He works like a giant octopus!" He wiped the sweat on his face and said. "Colt, thank you! You're amazing!" I hugged him and said. "The airship can only take two people at a time. These two chaps look very light, so I guess there won't be any problems when we fly to Ivory City. But on our way back, I might be able to only take Darren with me," he said.Louisa's POV "This is very intriguing," Will said. "Who are Leo's parents?" "Didn't you remember anything at that time?" I asked. "You've been there." Will said, "I was busy taking care of my father. I couldn't leave him. He was so terribly hurt when Tallulah passed away. In his endless life, it seemed that he had only been suicidal twice. The first time was when my mother passed away. The second time was when Tallulah died. I was so scared of losing him at that time, so I couldn't let him stay out of my sight. That's why I knew nothing out of the castle." I was very confused. I couldn't understand how people could live so isolated away from the outer world. Will continued, "Vampires are very different from wolves. We're very reclusive and we never live in packs. My father was an odd one. He's very sociable and open-minded. A lot of vampires left this continent after King Czar the Great took power. But my father chose to stay and he has enjoyed t
Louisa's POV "We'll always be friends, Will," Leo held him tightly in his arms. His tail showed up again and wrapped around Will's shoulder. Will looked very satisfied being hugged in this way. He stroked his cheek against Leo's tail and sighed with relief. Leo flipped to the next page and said, "It is said that Star Chasers were the most powerful clan of all Gifted Ones. The origin of this clan was about a young witch girl chasing stars. When she met the full moon, she became a queen. This ancient anecdote was actually telling the matrimony between Wray Fay and King Czar the Great." "What are those little ones?" Will pointed at the small blurry figures in the background of the picture. "Those are children of King Czar the Great and Wray Fay. They had nine children together and all of them were offspring of the most powerful werewolf and the most powerful witch," Leo said. "So King Czar the Great and Wray Fay lived happily ever afte
Louisa's POV Leo closed the book and said, "The traveling druids are the offspring of the Gifted Ones. After they were cast away from the mainland by King Czar the Great's First Ruling, they were planning to come back and revenge. They went to great lengths in order to come back and eventually attained the Clemency Ring. With the power of the ring, they exempted themselves and started to get back to the mainland. All these years, they have done a lot of bad things. Generations of wolf kings wanted to eliminate them, but they couldn't get rid of them. The late King Duko had planned to negotiate a deal with them, and it was taken as a sign of his weakness, which played an important role when he was declared a traitor. My brother said, those traveling druids have planted bad seeds in our society and tried to manipulate our minds." "Why do they want to cheat Darren and his brother? What do they want?" I asked. Leo shook his head and said, "I didn't know exactly wh
Louisa's POV "What's going on?" Gianna walked next to me and asked. "This slut is going to steal your husband from you behind your back! That's what's going on!" Josephine said indignantly. "First of all, no one is going to steal my husband away from me," Gianna said in a calm voice. Josephine wanted to say something, but Gianna raised her hand and stopped her. Then, she continued, "Second, this is the Fire and Wind camp. Almost all the alphas from the north and south are having a meeting in the grand tent over there. Don't make a scene and make a fool of yourself. Third, you're Lady Josephine Finch from Goldpaw Canines, not some random farmer's daughter. Even if you've found something suspicious between my husband and this girl, you can tell me in private and I'll double-check with my husband and then confront her with evidence and witness. You don't have to shout and scream like this in public. Acting like this only makes people look down upon you."
Louisa's POV I was speechless. Gianna didn't ask me if I had seduced Lucian. She asked why. The truth was, I didn't know why. I knew he had a mate from the first day I met him, but I just couldn't stop myself from wanting to be with him. He was everything that Lucas wasn't and that was why he was everything that I had wanted. I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't control my feelings. I didn't want to take Lucian away from Gianna. I just wanted him to spare some love and tenderness for me. Even just a little bit. But I obviously couldn't tell Gianna this. That was why I was silent. Gianna looked at me and I could tell that a storm was impending in her eyes. I knew I had to say something to make her calm down. She was pregnant. It was dangerous to let a pregnant lady stay mad like this. So I said sincerely, "Gianna, could you please take your seat, and then I'll explain ever
Louisa's POV "Louisa, can you hear me?" I heard my wolf's calm and steady voice in the darkness. "Hey, lassie," I said. I felt that I was floating in a liquid that was denser than water. "Are you angry at me?" she asked. "No... Why would I be angry at you?" I asked. There was no response. I wanted to look at her, but my eyes were covered by some sort of clouds. I couldn't see anything at all. "Come on, lassie. What happened? It has been a while since I talked to you last time," I said. I felt some tickling chilling sensation from the tips of my toes. "There was wolfsbane in your tea. So you are dying now," my wolf said. "It's in the water!" I exclaimed. I suddenly recalled the prophecy of the snake in my dream. He was trying to warn me about my death! "But why?! Who put the poison in my drink?!" I asked. "I poured that drink by myself and it was for Gianna! I drank the tea myse
Louisa's POV "What the fuck is going on?" I walked into the tent and saw the fucking she-wolf lying on the bed, with fucking black blood draining out of her body. Her whole body was turning blue and gray. I recognized it was a sign of death. Lucian walked to me and said, "Lucas, let's go out now and give the good doctor some space..." "Fuck! Lucian!" I exclaimed, "I'm asking you a fucking question! What the fuck is going on here?! Why her blood is fucking black?! What the fuck is that quack doing on my woman?!" Lucian remained calm and replied, "She's been poisoned. Someone had put wolfsbane in her tea. I'm doing the investigation now. I'm on it, Lucas." "I want that motherfucker alive, Lucian! Find out that motherfucker and I want that fucker alive!" I barked like a fucking dog. "Yes, Alpha. Leave it to me. But now, I really need you to calm down and come out of the tent with me," Lucian said and tried to hold me in his hand
Louisa's POV "Leo is Lycidas' fucking son. He knocked up his aunt when he was fifteen and that's why he was cast away from the court. His fucking aunt gave birth to a baby boy and this boy was secretly sent to your parents. This boy is Leo. Queen Daliah wanted to look for the child, but your parents hid him so well that nobody knew his real identity. Lycidas later came to us during his exile because he was looking for this child. He fucking told me everything about it, Lucian." "And you're telling me now," Lucian said. His lips were trembling. That's what happens when he's mad. "Leo should never learn about his real identity! Someone must have told him about this! Lycidas didn't want him to get involved in the court. It's a fucking nasty place for a child to grow up. He wants to fucking protect Leo..." "By letting you take care of him?" Lucian asked. "By letting you take care of him, Lucian. For fuck's sake, I can't even take care of a fuc