Aria is in Dmitri’s study, cleaning it up. Other maids have been strictly instructed not to enter and only Aria is authorized to clean his study at a set hour. She puts away all the documents in a drawer and is about to close it when the door to the study opens and Leo enters the room.
As soon as he enters, Aria becomes stiff. Leo knew that she was in the room because of her intoxicating scent but he entered it anyway. His mate is still awkward but she takes a deep breath and smiles at him.
“A-are you here for work?” she asks.
“Yes,” Leo replies with a small smile. Ever since her talk with Roseanne before the banquet, Aria has been taking small steps to mend her relationship with Leo. She is still not fully ready but seeing him smile makes her heart flutter like a butterfly. He is also
Elthezar is wary of the creature which is standing in front of him. Eduard has strictly ordered Elthezar to keep his mouth shut but he is scared and distrustful of the Undead who is smirking at him. Ilyich is grinning at the pathetic werewolf Duke who is fearful and foolish.“You are scared of me, Duke?” He asks in amusement. “After everything your people have done to us, we should be scared of you.”“Do not speak to me as if we are monsters!” Elthezar snarls. “You hideous creature!”They are inside the cave near the lake where Ilyich and some of his men have arrived to gather fresh prey for their army. Eduard promised them a supply of human slaves for Ilyich’s army and so far, the Emperor is keeping his promise. Elthezar is forced to give up a few of the slaves
“The Duke of Hapsberg was last seen entering his castle,” Aryan states to Dmitri. They are in the inn’s hallway where Aryan is briefing Dmitri on the latest findings. Dmitri is still, thinking about the passing minutes. It is nearly evening and time for Roseanne to depart for Sloria but he is anxious.The full moon is nearly upon him and he did not bring his potion which is going to lead to a dangerous situation.I must find a safe place to hide in, he thinks. Aryan frowns.“Is everything alright, Dmitri?” He asks. His voice brings Dmitri out of his reverie.“Huh? Yes! I am fine. What about the preparations for the Duchess’ departure?”“They are already complete.”
Cassandra is about to screen in fright but Roseanne grabs her mouth and shuts her up but the horrifying scene is too much to bear. The werewolf guards lie lifeless on the ground, their throats completely ripped off by the Undead. Its skeletal face is shining under the moonlight, the eyes dead and dull. The Undead sniffs the air and croaks.“Fo…od…”It turns towards the bushes where Roseanne and Cassandra are hiding. The child whimpers in Roseanne’s arms. She is frightened and pale. Roseanne tries to calm her but the Undead is slowly heading towards them, dragging its feet along the ground.“Hung…ry…Food…”Roseanne gulps and is ready to run with Cassandra when they hear a loud scream. The Undead turns around
“Save him!” The voice in Roseanne’s head urges her. Dmitri’s red eyes are still glaring at her, filled with hurt and anger. She is too scared to face him, ashamed of having hurt him like that.The wolf lets out a howl and jumps out of the window.“Dmitri!” Roseanne yells after him and looks down to see the wolf and the Undead engaged in a battle once again. Roseanne is in a fix. She must save him but she does not know how!“My Lady, we must escape!” Cassandra shrieks. More guards are going to arrive and they have little time. Roseanne nods and is about to turn around when something catches her eye. She frowns and picks up a book from the desk next to the window.“Mikhael Vadimovna!” She whispers. “Th
Roseanne is confused. Gaia? The Moon Goddess?“What are you talking about?” She asks. “The Moon Goddess is gone! How can-”“I do not have time to explain!” The Goddess tells her. “But I have to take over your senses for a brief time. The golden being you are seeing is my mate, Stiva. He is residing inside Dmitri, waiting for us to finally reunite someday. Until then, he will keep on killing and hunting others every full moon night.”“B-But why did he not sense you inside me?” Roseanne asks. “Why did he attack me?”“He can only sense me when you will let me take over your body,” Gaia explains. “I reside inside you because you are me and I am you. When I died, my soul reincarnated ins
“Get those brats!” He orders his soldiers. Without another moment of hesitation, Kyra and Thena run off with Alexei. He protests and wants to look for Roseanne but his sisters run at full speed. The guards chasing them have also turned into wolves but they cannot outrun the Lycan princesses.Alexei holds on to Kyra tightly as they jump off a window, landing on the hard ground. Kyra whimpers in pain but Thena is unhurt. The crowd has gathered there, still throwing bricks and stones at the palace which is a symbol of evil to them. Alexei watches in horror as they destroy everything in his home, sparing nothing and no one. They are enraged and full of bloodlust which is controlling their sense of rationale.The sisters do not stop but dodge the crowd and keep on running towards the forest. Unbeknownst to them, a small boy had spotted them. The da
The witch smiles a toothless grin which disgusts Alexei but he glares back at the man. Behind him, Stefan is leaning down at Anna, studying her.“Now you will know what pain is, Princess!” He exclaims and pokes Anna’s eye with the hot iron rod.“AHHHHHHHHHH!” She yells in agony as the hot rod melts her eye. Blood oozes out of her eye and she writhes but cannot move because the soldiers have kept a strong hold on her. She is trying to fight back, the pain too much to bear.Alexei watches helplessly as his sister is being tortured. “Please!” He begs. “Let her go! I-I do not want the throne. Uncle can have it! We will leave and never return…”Tears roll down his cheeks as he breaks down completely. Their parents a
Leo is too shocked to react but Alexei is not going to harm him. Instead, the golden creature is looking at the bodies which lay at his feet. He killed all the soldiers with his bare hands. The witch tried to use his magic but it is of no use against Alexei’s real form. He easily decapitated the witch and killed him in an instant.Now their corpses lay at his feet. Yet, the hatred is still burning within him.“Prince…”Leo transforms back into his human form and grabs clothes from one of the guards before giving them to Alexei. The latter takes a look at the boy who is only a couple of years older than him with dark hair and a stoic expression. He recognizes the boy as Leo, the son of a former guard.“We must escape!” He tells t