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 tLouisa'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
Louisa's POV I opened my eyes and saw doctor Jafar's face. He was leaning against the edge of the bed, taking a nap. I lowered my head and saw Will curling up in front of my chest. I snuggled him and kissed his hair. He woke up and lifted his head. "Louisa! You're back! I almost thought I lost you!" He cried out and huddled against me. "Oh, Will," I whispered with my heart melting. "I won't go anywhere without you." Jafar woke up as well. He placed his hand gently over my head and said, "The fever is gone. You're doing well, Louisa." "What happened to me?" I asked. Jafar said, "They've found some wolfsbane residue in your teacup. Someone must have put it in there, trying to kill you. Lucas was mad and the soldiers were doing a carpet search in the camp. Don't worry. They'll find the person who has poisoned you and you're safe in His Highness' tent now." His Highness? I thought to myself and looked around.
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