Chapter 169: Back To Crescent Pack Diana's povAlaric wasn't making any sense, I stared up at him in confusion as he frantically glanced back before repeating once again, “You need to leave before my father rethinks his decision for an investigation or a trial, he's not going to do any of that,” he informed me.Of course I knew the king wasn't planning on giving me a second chance, what I didn't understand was why Alaric was forcing me away from the palace, why was he helping me?“Why?” My voice was barely above a whisper as I questioned in confusion.He ran his tongue over his soft looking lips and released a sigh, “Look there's really no time for explanations, your days in the palace have been numbered, and you might not live to count till the next morning.”My breathing increased as I finally grasped what Alaric was hinting on, “You want me to escape, but why? You don't even know if I'm innocent or not," I argued even though I should as well be grateful and do as he says.My eyes
Chapter 170: Shifted Diana's pov.Running towards the pack house, I realized I had made a mistake but the only way to correct that mistake was to take a different trajectory, making my way to the other end of the pack.The trees passed by in a swift motion, I could barely make a detail out of them as I was running for my dear life.Panting heavily but stopping wasn't a choice as I knew they were approaching steadily, the howls filled the night in waves that sent shivers down my spine.I guess Alaric was right, the king never let a criminal go, I would have been dead if it weren't for him, I would have been surprised if the king let me go.Going a bit faster than normal and tripping on a root that sprouted up from the ground, but I had already approached the end of the pack which was at the end of the cliff side.I fell face flat on the ground, groaning but jumping to my feet and stinking towards the end of the cliff side, the pack house should still be a mile away.Huffing and puffin
Chapter 171: Confrontation Alaric's pov.It was a graveyard the night before as I reminisced on the lad moments I had spent with Diana, not knowing when I would get to see her again.If she hadn't left the palace the time that she did, the king would have definitely placed her head on a spike and I couldn't watch that happen.Even the thought of the king laying his hands on her, I felt a certain kind of anger that pulsated within me.I cared about her, even though I had tried countless times, constantly telling myself that she was of a weaker species and we couldn't be together. Apparently, the bond didn't care about that and neither did my heart.The reason I had helped her escape without the kings knowledge was because I had a feeling she was innocent, she had never left the palace without a direct order from the king, how would she have gotten information to the rebels.The next morning, I was summoned by the king. When I entered the hall, my father was fuming in anger as he pace
Chapter 172: Daya, Dreana, Diana Luke’s pov.The palace had been rowdy for the past few days now but I had been cooped up at my little tower, basically avoiding the king as I had no news for him, and also avoiding the prince as he was a bit suspicious as to my reason for being in the palace.My food had always been delivered by Nathan which I was grateful for. He had become a rather close companion, although I still couldn’t trust him as he was still loyal to the king. There was a risk attached to bringing him into my plans.The queen and I hadn’t spoken for quite some time either, and the time was closing in where I would have to break all ties from her as she would no longer be of use to me.I was sitting at my desk, being a normal day when Nathan walked in with a platter of food and I couldn’t help but be thankful at his faithful service, grabbing the tray gently from his grip and taking a wisp of the freshly made breakfast.Nathan proceeded to inform me of the happenings in the p
Chapter 173: ColdAlaric's pov.The king contemplated the idea, I saw the wheel's invisible turn in his mind even though he still looked a bit nervous, he still had doubts which were holding him back.Finding a witch would prove to be difficult as they hadn't been seen for almost a decade but if we wanted to know about these new creatures and fight against them, we would need their help.For the first time since our conversation began, Minister Hughes finally gave his input on the matter, “What if, instead we locate someone who already knows of these hooligans?”I cocked my head in confusion, if we knew someone like that, wouldn't we have already contacted them?The king voiced my question out loud, all attention focused on the man in a white robe, a smirk played at the corners of his lips.“Do you know someone like this? Someone that has encountered these Silver bloods?” My father questioned.Minister Hughes hummed, “We can always find someone now, can't we?”My father would have bu
Chapter 174: As White As Snow Luke's pov Night time approached slower than I had imagined.It was nerve wracking having to be anxious for such a long hour, knowing the fate of the entire werewolf species as well as humans was gone.Finally, I was going to be sure of this news. The security was tight that night as well, it wasn't much of a surprise, if it wasn't this tight, I would have thought he was inviting more spies into the pack. Plans needed to be set as the king might be seeking me out any time soon, if that happened, I didn't know how long I could still be pulling at his leg for, I'm sure he had become suspicious already.I waited a little while for the moon to hang just above the earth, signifying the middle of the night. The stars shone brightly in the sky making it easier to see. This was a bad thing as I depended on stealth to leave the palace.Taking a deep breath, this was going to be harder than I had planned, stepping out of my chambers in the west wing and running
Chapter 175: Delilah Luke’s pov“Mate.”The one word that resonated in my mind repeatedly as I watched the beautiful and enormous looking wolf begin to approach me.I should have been scared, shaking in my boots at the sheer size larger than most Lycans in the kingdom but at the same time, she wasn’t a lycan.She stalked me slowly and circled me, probably taking my appearance in just as much as I was doing the same to her. She hesitantly nudged with her snout and I rubbed it gently, the most amazing feeling I had ever felt in my years of living. I had never for once thought of finding my other half, always concerned about the prophecy and saving everyone.This was one of the most unexpected places to bump into my mate, in the middle of the night, while I’m out trying to find the chosen one.I let my fingers run through her soft white fur which glowed under the bright moonlight, she purred under my toughness and all I wanted was for that sound to reach my ears once again. Using both m
Chapter 176: Found DianaLuke’s povSprinting after Delilah seemed to be even more difficult than I imagined as she was faster than I had anticipated. I stared at her shadow in the distance as she got further and further away, my struggle wasn’t long enough when she finally came to a stop. I fought to hide my fatigue, despite the effort it took to match her relentless pace, silently stifling the breath of exhaustion as we stood before the pack.How could she be so fast? I had trained a little to rival a Lycan, yet I was barely managing to keep up with her. I glanced at her suspiciously but didn’t say a word as we came upon the pack house which loomed over us.Dark and gloomy, a cold chill ran down my spine at the sheer size of the pack house in contrast with the eerie night.“Let’s go, they are already waiting inside.”Out of the corner of my eye, she began to make her way inside the pack house. What did she mean by they were waiting? I hadn’t witnessed at any point in time that s
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