After the end of that day’s training, Lyra went back to her bedroom and locked herself inside. The full moon did not rise until after ten o’clock, and until then, everything was pretty normal. But then it rose and her body descended into chaos.It started as a slight tingle all over her body which quickly turned unbearable. She paced around her room to try and walk it off, but it was futile. Every minute felt like an agonising hour.Between her legs, there was a constant flow from her vagina and an unbearable ache that deepened as the time passed. Her scent spread around the room, saturating the air with how thick it was. To try and contain it, she jumped into bed and wrapped herself tightly in her bedding.Not even a minute later, she heard knocking on her door. She went dead silent and listened. The knock came again, louder this time.“Who is it?” she called out.“Open up,” a masculine voice ordered from outside, knocking some more.Fear coursed through Lyra. She recognised the voic
Julian caught Lyra in his arms and carried her to Beryl. Beryl was not only the daughter of his mother’s cousin but also an accomplished wolf healer. Julian could trust her to take good care of Lyra and keep it confidential.Beryl was staying in one of the residences in the palace, and she opened the door as soon as Julian knocked.“What are you…” she trailed off as she noticed Lyra in his arms. Quickly, she stepped back and let him inside. After closing the door, she hurried past him and led him to her bedroom. “What happened to her?”Julian laid Lyra on the bed gently, his eyes taking in her bruised face and ruined dress. Stepping back, he turned to Beryl. “Help her.”Beryl did not need him to say anything as she was already reaching for her medical bag. She sat down next to Lyra and examined her surface wounds, then listened to her heartbeat and breathing.“Is she okay?” Julian asked.“She’ll be,” Beryl said after confirming that Lyra was not in any mortal danger. Looking at her fr
It took Lyra three days to go through the heat and another two days to recover in the aftermath. When she went back to the academy after a week’s absence, Beryl was waiting excitedly for her.“Well, hello there,” Beryl greeted her, her eyes glinting with amusement. “You look so much better than the last time I saw you.”Lyra took a seat next to Beryl, her face flushing. It was embarrassing that her new friend had seen her in such a state. “Thank you for that night,” she told Beryl. “For healing me.”Beryl waved her hand dismissively. “You don’t need to thank me for that.” Then, she leaned closer to Lyra, folding her arms on her desk comfortably. She wiggled her brows. “So, have you been with Julian all this time?”Lyra’s face became hotter, and she looked around anxiously, afraid that someone could hear them. When she saw that no one was paying attention to them, she turned to Beryl and pressed a finger to her lips. “Shh.”But Beryl was not to be silenced. She had wondered all week an
Beryl’s wolf came to full alert, warning her of danger. Beryl turned to Lyra with a worried look on her face. “I think we should leave, it’s not safe out here.”“That is Victoria’s scent, right?” Lyra asked, recognising the werewolf’s scent in the air. “She might be injured.”Beryl was aware of that, but what she was more worried about was the other scent in the air. “She deserves whatever came to her,” she said, taking Lyra’s hand. “Let’s get out of here.”“We can’t just leave her,” Lyra said. Sure, Victoria was not her biggest fan, and Lyra was apprehensive at what kind of creature could have injured her, but they could not just leave her. What if her life was in danger?“Maybe we should go back and report,” Beryl said. Whatever creature was out there was giving her wolf a very bad feeling. It was nothing either of them could face. “They will send warriors to go check it out.”“But it might be too late by the time they found her,” Lyra said.“It’s not safe for us either,” Beryl argu
Lyra heard the sound of tearing flesh and waited for the pain to hit. But none came.“Are you alright?” a masculine voice…Julian! It was Julian’s voice!Her eyes split wide open and looked up at him. He was looking ahead, his face a mask of concentration as he ran through the forest at full speed.“Yes,” she muttered.“Hold on tight,” he instructed.She gulped and wrapped her arms around his neck. The forest around them turned into a blur as he ran at a speed she never thought was possible in the human form. But then again, he was the Lycan King, the Alpha of Alphas.The scent of blood followed them all along, and only after a few minutes did she realise that it was coming from him. Feeling below his neck, she touched tender, torn flesh. A claw mark. The monster wolf had gotten to him while he was grabbing her.“You are injured!” she exclaimed.“I’m fine,” he replied.Despite his injuries, he did not slow down until they came across Beryl and a few warriors at the edge of the forest.
Startled, Lyra looked at him. He was now awake and staring at her. Her lips parted soundlessly.He cocked his head. “Get in.”She blinked. “What?”Julian looked towards the door. The footsteps were getting closer. “Get in bed with me, unless you want to be discovered,” he told her. “You won’t make it out of here in time.”Lyra swallowed hard. He was right. She could leave, but whoever was out there would see her. But…to get into his bed?“He is almost here,” Julian said, arching an eyebrow.Oh well. It was not like she had not shared a bed with him before. And done much more obscene things. Acting quickly, she climbed on the bed and lay on his other side. She wiggled downwards so that when he pulled the blanket to his chest, she was completely covered.It was warm and smelled like him and medicine. She held as still as she could. A few seconds later, she heard the sound of the door opening. Heavy footsteps walked towards the bed.“You are up,” Asher’s voice reached her. Lyra exhaled i
Lyra was giddy and about a moment away from bursting into giggles as she walked out of the hospital. She pressed her palms to her blushing cheeks, feeling their warmth. Being on cloud nine, she did not notice Zero until he called her name.She dropped her hands instantly and fixed her expression. Zero walked up to her and came to a stop, watching her with an assessing gaze.“Lyra,” he said in greeting, “it’s been a while.”Indeed, it had been a while. The last time she had seen him was that day when he pretended to kiss her in class. She had since found out that he had been confined under the king’s orders, and she knew it was because of her.“Hi,” she replied. “I’m sorry about what happened the other day. The king shouldn’t have taken it out on you.”Zero shook his head, a slight frown forming on his brow. “I don’t care what he does to me, as long as he doesn’t make you suffer.” He stepped closer to her. “You know you can rely on me, right?”Lyra was grateful that Zero had stood up f
On seeing Julian, Beryl broke away from the crowd of students and approached him.“What’s going on there?” Julian asked, studying the group around Lyra. His first worry had been that they were ganging up against her, but the looks on their faces–and Lyra’s–suggested otherwise.“Lyra just beat my ass in one-on-one combat,” Beryl told him. “Everyone’s surprised.”Julian frowned. “Really? Did you let her win?”Beryl shook her head. “Hell no. I know how serious she is about this, and she would hate me if I did something like that. I’m kidding you not, she beat me fair and square. You can ask the teacher or everyone in here. I definitely wasn’t pulling my punches.”“That’s impossible,” Julian said. “She is just an Omega.”Beryl shrugged. “An Omega who has proven to be more than capable of keeping up with this bunch of elites from all over the kingdom. Don’t underestimate her.”“Your Majesty,” the teacher who was in charge of the class, Frank, approached the king. “It’s an honour to have yo
“Why aren’t you back yet?” Julian’s worried voice came across the phone when Lyra received his call.“I’m on my way,” Lyra told him. “I’ll be back soon.”“If you run into any problem, tell me,” he told her. “I know how Alpha Lucian can be. If he is giving you a hard time, I’ll teach him a lesson.”“Don’t worry, I can handle Lucian by myself,” she told him. “I’ve settled everything and I’ll be at the palace soon.”“Okay, I’m waiting for you,” he told her.Lyra hung up with a smile. Earlier, she had left on a trip to the Luminous Pack for the grand opening of a werewolf academy that would welcome students from all over the kingdom.Julian had been worried that Alpha Lucian would give her a hard time and wanted to go with her, but he had other official duties to attend to. Even though no werewolf in the kingdom could stand up to her, his first instinct was to protect her, whether from mortal danger or rude Alphas.“He really has no idea, does he?” Anna asked.Lyra shook her head. “Nope.”
Many days later, Lyra woke up in the palace. Julian was lying next to her, sleeping peacefully. She smiled as she looked at him, a warm feeling blooming in her chest. She fought the urge to touch his face, afraid to wake him.However, when she turned to leave the bed, his arm shot out and hooked around her waist. “Don’t go,” he murmured sleepily.Lyra’s smile widened in amusement as she looked back at him. “You are awake?”He shook his head, his eyes still closed. “No.”She laughed and tapped his hand. “Get up, Your Majesty,” she teased. “We have a kingdom to run.”He tightened his hold around her, pulling her to him. “They can survive a few hours without us. It’s not like an evil witch is going to fly in and blast us all to hell.”“Haha,” Lyra laughed dryly. “I’m glad you can joke about that.”Julian opened his eyes and smiled. “Me too.”They both burst laughing, with Lyra falling back to his side. Julian reached for her face and kissed her. Lyra kissed him back, getting lost in the
Deciding to attack together, Julian and Lyra ran towards the altar. While they were midway, Valeria waved her hand, sending a wave of energy their way.They braced themselves, but it turned out to be nothing like the attacks they had faced from the other witches. The energy was so forceful that it knocked them off their feet and sent them flying backwards before they crashed into the floor.As they collected themselves from the floor, Valeria’s laugh filled the room. “Did you think you could come here and do whatever you wanted? Prepare for your death!”Just when they had gotten back on their feet, she hit them with another blast of energy. This time, they both crashed into the wall before falling to the ground.“How is she so strong?” Lyra asked Julian through their mindlink. It was impressive that she could knock both of them around like that at the same time.“She is too powerful,” Julian replied. “We can’t let her wear us out. I’ll go all in, and when she is distracted with me, yo
Following Julian’s scent, Lyra found the basement a few minutes later. It was a dank round room solely illuminated by candles.As soon as Lyra walked into the room, she was welcomed by the sound of clapping. Looking up, she saw Valeria standing on a raised altar in the middle of the room. She was the one clapping, a huge smirk on her lips.“We are all here,” Valeria said. “Perfect.”After having her plans thwarted so many times, Valeria had been scrambling to find a way to get rid of the Lycan King and the Luna Queen.She had not expected that the Rogue King would be such a useless ally. Even after she had helped him steal the Lycan King’s identity and made him powerful talismans, he had failed.As if that wasn’t bad enough, all her latest experiments failed. After finding out that the Lycan Kingdom had made significant steps in finding a weapon that could easily eliminate corrupted wolves, she had tried to make them stronger.She had succeeded in making stronger, faster, and more res
Using the tip of her dagger, Lyra pricked her fingertip. When blood pooled at the tip, she pressed it to the barrier. During her research while making the serums, Beryl had read somewhere that the Wolf Mother’s blood could be used to break magical barriers.It turned out to be true as the barrier between them and the beasts dissipated the moment Lyra touched it with her blood. As soon as the barrier was down, the beasts rushed towards them.There were all sorts of beasts, from winged creatures that were as big as horses and serpents with multiple heads. Among the beasts were also corrupted wolves.The division of the troop that had been assigned archery roles released a multitude of arrows, raining them down on the beasts. The arrows were created with special magical metal tips doused in poison, allowing them to deal critical damage to magical creatures with a single hit.The second division of the troop shifted into their wolf forms and met the beasts head on. When it was no longer p
The southern jungle covered hundreds of thousands of hectares, providing a good hiding place for rogues. However, even rogues did not venture into the deepest parts of the forest, since they were considered too dangerous.The forest was rumoured to not only be the witches’ hideout, but to also contain all sorts of magical beasts. While some of the southern packs had led expeditions into the jungle while dealing with rogues, they did not have enough information that could be used to accurately map out the witch’s lair.After hours of walking in the jungle, Lyra finally sensed magical power. Leading the way, she guided the troops deeper into the forest. The farther they got, the more ominous it became. The magical power also got stronger, and everybody could feel it.After close to an hour, they spied a castle through the trees. It was big and old, its walls almost entirely covered by vines.“This is it,” Lyra informed everybody through mindlink. “I’ve felt Valeria’s energy before, and
As soon as Julian and Lyra got back to the palace, Beryl and Spencer took the flower and started making the antidote.They had been gone less than an hour, but Zero’s condition had worsened. Even with Beryl and Spencer’s help, he would not have been able to hold on much longer without the antidote.As for Anna, she was still unconscious, but there were no signs that she was in danger. There also hadn’t been any other incidents in the palace.When Beryl administered the antidote to Zero, his condition started improving right away. As soon as he woke up, he looked around for Anna. When he did not see her, fear washed over him. Before losing consciousness, he had heard people calling for her execution.“Where is Anna?” he asked Beryl, getting down from the hospital bed. “Is she okay? It was not her fault. She is not working for the witches.”“We know,” Beryl told him. “The witch possessed her and made her do it. She is fine now, but she passed out and is in recovery. Don’t worry, she is
The snake had appeared out of nowhere and wrapped itself around Lyra so fast that Julian did not get a chance to warn her. It was long and thick, and its body was coiled around Lyra’s upper body and neck, its head poised to strike.Julian’s heart froze in fear as the gravity of the situation registered. Both of them could not use their magic or werewolf abilities. From the size and appearance of the snake, he could tell it was not a normal one. It must be a magical beast.Magical beasts normally had their own territories and attacked anyone who trespassed. However, Julian had never heard that the Deadly Swamp was territory to any magical beast.The snake had only appeared after Lyra plucked out the flower, so it was more likely that the beast was guarding the flower, not the swamp.“Throw away the flower,” he yelled at Lyra. “It’s guarding the flower. As long as you have it, it won’t let you go.”Lyra did not want to let go of the flower, but she was aware that she could not afford to
After leaving the infirmary, Julian and Lyra instructed staff around the palace to ensure all the guests were catered to, leaving Asher in supervision.They also ensured that security was beefed up around the palace and the capital city in case the witches attempted another attack.Lyra was worried that it might be too late by the time they got to the swamp, found the flower, and brought it back to Beryl and Spencer to make the antidote. The two healers could keep Zero alive with their healing powers, but the poison was powerful and would kill him if not stopped soon.“We are taking the jet, right?” Lyra asked Julian as they got ready in the weapon room, grabbing basic items that would come in handy in the swamp.“No,” Julian said.“If we drive, we’ll never get back in time,” she said.“We are not driving,” he told her. “Come, I’ll show you something.”Moving to one end of the room, he pressed his palm to a panel on the wall next to a door labelled ‘Restricted Access’. The door opened