Chapter 159: Harbor Feelings Alaric's pov.Although only a few days had passed since I had left the palace, it felt like an eternity since I last saw Diana. Despite the time and distance, she had never strayed far from my thoughts, her presence lingered in my mind as vivid and constant as ever.Despite all my attempts to banish her from my thoughts— knowing she was the major reason I had fled the palace so abruptly. Still, nothing had worked, her presence still haunted me, as if her essence clung to me from miles away, refusing to let go.I was beyond angry at the time, whosoever scent that surrounded her made me furious but after I had approached her, she was frightened to no end which only confused the heck out of me.The thought of her being scared of me had shattered my heart into pieces and I didn't even know why.I shouldn't be so attached, to the point of wanting to protect her no matter what, but I still was very much attached. Wanting to protect her despite everything.I let
Chapter 160Diana's pov.I clenched my jaws tightly, struggling to push down the rising tide of emotions from spilling over while I stood before him.The searing heat from his hands pressed against my biceps were enough to send me over the edge, it became increasingly impossible to keep myself in check.How he could even consider posing a question like that was beyond my comprehension. From the very beginning, I had made my intentions unmistakably clear, yet he never for once gave them any thought.He had rejected me and still yet, I stayed, wanting and craving his touch every time we spent together, his scent intoxicating and sending me to clouds past nine.What had he done huh? He went ahead to get engaged with Emily, leaving my feelings exposed and forgotten as time marched on.He had toyed with my heart like a piano, each note a tease that left my emotions in disarray. Each time we appeared to be in the same vicinity, my feelings would skyrocket to a new high, trembling. I could n
Chapter 161.Alaric's pov.The gaze in her eyes hardened.I remembered the look of hatred that bore holes into me, her answer playing on repeat in my head.She might have thought she had pushed those feelings to the side, the mate bond, but I knew better. Those emotions lingered deep within and she had tried so hard to push it down, this was what I truly believed.I took a deep breath to push down the turmoil in my stomach, still feeling the warmth at my fingertips where I had placed my hands on her shoulders.Pushing her to the back of my mind if that was possible, I decided to get on with meeting the seer in the palace, definitely going to confront her again.My feelings could only be bottled up for so long, I sighed before I began to make my way towards the west wing.I wondered a little about what this said seer could have informed my father. What was so important that had him worried so much as to lose sleep. The king had been worried about whatever the seer said and I needed to
Chapter 162Diana’s povAfter a draining conversation with Alaric which I pushed to the back of my thoughts, I needed to focus on finding Sarah. We had a ton to discuss about, a resolution set in my heart. My training with Daemon has been improving day by day and I felt like I was getting a bit stronger, channeling all my hatred and anger towards giving it my all.It was a fit that I didn't think would be possible but I was going to pull through no matter what. For the promises I had made and for the lives that had been lost, a time and incident I wasn't going to let repeat itself.My plan was to join the silver blood rebellion in their quest which i hadn’t figured out yet. All I knew about them was that they were fighting the lycans. This was all I needed to know to partner up with them, with their help we could liberate the humans and the werewolves from the chains of suffering under the rule of the lycans.Walking through the palace ground, I made sure to avoid any major route whi
Chapter 163: A Surprised DianaDiana’s povMy heart was beating out of my ribcage as I once again placed myself in a dangerous position.I clenched my eyelids as I pressed myself tightly against the wall, wishing I could pass through its cold surface and disappear. I chanted a silent prayer over and over again that the guards wouldn’t come after me.The fear I had buried deep within my heart, clawed its way back to the surface, despite my desperate attempts to keep them at bay, summoning the courage to fight against the Lycans.My breath quickened as I inhaled sharply, the rising and falling of my chest in anticipation as I listened carefully for the sounds of approaching footsteps. After a few seconds had come and gone, I heaved a sigh of relief and surmised that it was safe for me to finally leave as the coast was clear, at least that was what I thought when I yelled out as I felt large hands wrap around my upper arm. It was a cold grip sending a chill up my spine as he dragged me
Chapter 164: Nothing Is Stopping HerDiana's pov.A conflicted feeling washed over me.As well as the pain that stung my cheek with a slap like that from a fully grown warrior lycan, but I pushed those feelings aside as I focused on the scene that unfolded before me. Prince Alaric glared intensely while General Mordrid gazed up at him, a sense of fear could be seen dancing across his eyes. This sight made me smirk, the pleasure of seeing him cower at a power that was clearly superior to his.Despite the fact that I enjoyed a scene like this, I couldn't phantom the reason behind Alaric attacking his own men, guards that had been tasked by the king himself.A certain part of me wanted to believe that it was all for me but I knew better, Alaric wasn’t there for me and so I pushed the thought to the back of my mind and watched on.At least, I had been rescued from the clutches from having a bullet go through my skull. The thought of being rescued once again didn’t press me so emotional
Chapter 165: The Unknown Diana's pov.A feeling of dread settled in my heart as I contemplated greatly on what I needed to do with the new information I had discovered that had almost gotten me killed. Arriving safely in the comfort of my room, I paced back and forth, chewing away at my fingers.At first I had thought of taking this information to the crescent pack, maybe they could help Carrel Bridge Town if it came down to it, we wouldn't want a repeat of Nova palms. But the problem with a well thought idea like that was I couldn't leave the palace, at least not now.Those guards had caught me, they definitely marked my face, coupled with the fact that Alaric had rescued me out of the hands of the perverted General. They were bound to report me to the King, even worse was having Prince Alaric save me.I groaned at the issue that seemed to arise from receiving a helping hand from Alaric. If those guards were to report to the king, which they will, there was every tendency that the
Chapter 166: Sentenced To DeathDiana's povI went through the plan over and over in my head, constantly pushing down the fear that lingered in my heart.If I didn't go through with this, there was a chance that I could compromise not just me, but also the Crescent pack as well as the Silver bloods, I couldn't let that happen.After instructing Sarah on what needed to be done and sending her off, I waited impatiently for my inevitable arrest, praying constantly that this would work.After a while of waiting, tapping my heels constantly on the wooden boards, probably boring a hole in them from my growing nerves, before finally there was a knock at the door and I knew it was finally time for me to be taken away.I drew the door open and just as expected this time around, there were at least half a dozen guards who stood before me. They were all werewolves, among the multitude who had been brainwashed by the lycans into serving them.“By the order of the king, you Diana Melbourne are und
Chapter 293: A Royal End Diana’s pov The pack apparently had been silent as they waited for our return. We were bloodied, bruised, and exhausted as we arrived at the pack, carrying the injured as well as the losses we had amounted to, which was quite a number from both packs. We had won the battle but we had also lost a lot of lives in the process, was that really a win? I spotted Alaric, who might have just been waiting for us to return, running towards us before wrapping me in his arms and lifting me into the air, holding me close to him. His scent was intoxicating. I thought I would never see him again. The exhaustion had finally caught up with me and I collapsed in the safety of his arms, he pressed my hands against his chest and inhaled deeply, “I'm glad you're safe.” The sound of his voice comforted me, but at the same time made me feel guilty for what I had done back in the palace. The tears pooled at the corner of my eyes as I realized he was the last of his kind, “I'm
Chapter 292: Finally Diana's pov Karen and I met up while the others remained and watched the fire burn, leaving one after the other and not wanting to be caught as the fire spread rapidly. Karen had been thinking about it for a long time. She had wanted the werewolves to be on their own while the humans would be in their own zone and both shouldn't cross paths, “As much as I like you and you're a really good person, it's only for the best.” This I understood completely and wouldn't have had it any other way. We came to an agreement before staring at the blazing fire, it was going to burn as the size of the palace was humongous. This would also clear whatever had been killing them as we didn't want it to attach itself to us. It might have only been the lycans, but who was to say it didn't affect the locals as well? It might just be taking much longer before it attacks us. My prayer was to the moon goddess that it would wait for a very long time. The humans and the werewolves th
Chapter 291: The End Of A Reign Diana POVI drained the last bit of energy I had just to keep him alive which I succeeded in doing. Taking in a large gulp of air, I laid down beside him and his twin brother.He was alright, I repeated this in my head and thanked the moon goddess for not taking him away. She had been by my side the entire time just as she had promised.After taking that log of air, before finally realizing that the room had been occupied by the others, Karen, Roy, as well as others who had followed us into battle.They stood staring back at me as I stood to my feet and helped Daniel sit up. It was quiet, save for the shuffling of feets.Being surrounded by so many people, months ago I would have been scared and shied away but now here I stood. Our mission that day was to save the humans and the werewolves from the hands of the lycans but we had done more than that.“The Lycans after witnessing the death of their king had lost all hope to fight and fled the scene,” Kar
Chapter 290: Snapped Neck Diana's povIf I remember correctly, the pendant had been manufactured by Luke's mother, the witch. Apparently, it was made specifically for Silver bloods. I didn't know the full extent of it, but having been attacked by it with the king before, it had something that made us weak.“You think that's going to hurt me?” I stared at the pendant quizzically, the king had only held it out to me when there had only been a moment of weakness and nothing more, which was the same thing that happened now.Donald chuckled, “It might not hurt you, but might keep you down enough for me to kill you.” The smirk had vanished from his face and his eyes darkened, taking a step towards me with his hands stretched out in front of him.From this distance, I could already feel the effects of the pendant. A constant ringing that got louder and louder, it felt as though the very blood that ran through my veins was boiling and I felt hot all over.My teeth gnashed against each other
Chapter 289: An Imposter. A Bastard. Diana's pov.“Donald? What the hell are you talking about?” Who the hell was Donald and why was he speaking in such a manner? His voice had changed as well as his accent.His smile morphed into the soft smile I had always known Daniel to have, but in the next second, it disappeared, there was something different.He cackled at my perplexity, “You are not Daniel, are you?” I questioned his weird behavior.He shook his head, “I didn't peg you to be really slow, Diana. Then again, it's not like you can tell the difference, can you?” “Daniel is my twin brother, bring him out boys,” he yelled out and two of the guards brought out an identical person, dragging him by the hands while his knees scraped the floors.This version of Daniel was looking bruised and battered and on the verge of death, “Allow me present to you, my younger brother, Daniel,” he triumphantly said as he walked off the dias and towards the real Daniel.They were really identical tw
Chapter 288: A Riddle?Diana's pov It was over.Standing at the highest point in the palace for everyone to see and gazing down at them as they all came to a stand still.Hughes laid with his back pressed against the earth for everyone to see that the kingdom had finally fallen.A kingdom with no king is as good as doomed, at least that's what they said but I seemed to disagree, it didn't matter if we had a king or not, what mattered was peace and equality.This was a show and the Lycans knew that they had lost the battle and the war, and it was only a matter of time before they faded away into dust. There would only be one Lycan left in the kingdom.I needed to find the queen and the princess and save them, my thoughts trailed back to Alaric. He shouldn't have to suffer the loss of being alone, as much as I hated the both of them.The queen had been nothing but spite, holding me down on her leash like I was some dog, threatening me every second she had gotten, and the princess had b
Chapter 287: Gone Is The Usurper Diana's pov.I ordered some of the men to set out and look for the survivors and lead them out of the Palace. The humans, the werewolves, as well as Beatrice and the others that had been left behind.While the rest of us would be making our way to the throne room or wherever the king was, he would have to pay for the crimes that he had committed.We moved into action, the lycans were not a force that could be reckoned with, maybe a few months ago, now they were like children in the hands of mere wolves.Fighting then wasn't the problem, as we moved as a team, but we also needed to hurry and end this as soon as possible.I ran up to the throne room where I thought he would have been but encountered two of the guards which I had to fight. After putting them down I questioned them and found that the king was in his chambers.A coward he was, slitting their throats right afterward and making my way towards his chamber. My mind was resolute, my anger const
Chapter 286: A Unified FrontDiana's pov.Karen and I had returned back to the gates of the upper city and then arrived at the pack. Helene and Sarah were most shocked to see Kaleb on my back.“I can't believe you found him, I can't believe he's alive.” The tears pooled at the corners of her eyes as she fussed over him on the couch, thanking me repeatedly as she hugged her long-lost son.Sarah also tried to comfort herself but lost the battle as the tears spilled down the side of her face.“We don't have much time, Luke and Delilah are still in the palace. They were most likely captured and we have to do whatever we can to get them out, as well as your sister.” Helene sniffed and cleared up her nostrils, “I see you've finally met Beatrice.”I nodded, “We had already met quite several times, we need to storm the castle with whatever we have, but first I need to help him get stable.” They all stared at me with looks of determination, Alaric came up from behind me, his hands circling a
Chapter 285: Luke Vs Hughes Luke's pov.When I found out that Delilah had returned, my heart stopped as I feared that I might just lose her like I did the first time. But after watching her go through the lycans as though they were mere dolls, I couldn't have been more proud.My mate was practically the strongest wolf out there and even I couldn't compare to what she could do. I thought all this while I had to protect her when she could protect herself.At least Diana and the others had been able to escape, we just needed to worry about ourselves, but I was already getting exhausted.After going head to head with at least four of the Lycans, taking a few hits here and there, my focus was lost and I received a fatal blow in the guts, which I doubled over, gasping for breath.The lycan stood over me as I raised my head to look him in the eye, a smirk sat on his lips as he knew he had the advantage now. If it had been a one-on-one fight, I would have used his dumb ass face to mop the fl