Chapter 233: Earn a Mate's TrustAlaric's povI noticed the lump move down her throat, and from her small, hesitant movements, it was clear she had seen something—something that caught her attention. I waited in anticipation while she tried to find her voice.“Your highness, after I had delivered the tea to your mother's chambers, I was on my way back to the servants quarters when… when…” she stuttered before continuing, “I saw Sasha coming out of her highnesses chambers.”Just as I had suspected, Sarah fell to her knees and began to apologize, saying it was all her fault and that she should have said something and I wondered why she hadn't done that, “She had threatened me not to say anything or she would have you punish me.” I ordered her to get to her feet and she wouldn't be in any trouble. Sasha had been the one to inform Emily of her predicament which had led to the suicide note. What was her purpose for having her killed and how had she even gotten the information that only
Chapter 234: The Howl For BackupKaren's povAttacking with all my might and we were engaged in a battle.The element of surprise had been a far fetched luck and we hadn't really banked on it in the first place, but I was really hoping it would work out.Once again, I was faced with a werewolf who was bigger and stronger than me, but with my year of experience I was able to parry with him but I knew that would only last for so long.I Just needed an opportunity that would confirm our information on the use of silver to harm the werewolves.The two others had gotten into a fight with the second guard and stopped him from raising an alarm to notify the others. We could barely manage the two of them on our own, we didn't need any more of them arriving. What we did need was our own reinforcement but I couldn't get in touch with them as my comms had been knocked off as his boots collided with my stomach hardly, sending me flying backwards. Jumping back on my feet, I knew if I stayed down
Chapter 235: The Wench To FearKaren's povOur time was numbered and we all knew it.There had to be a way for us to take down these monsters, but what? I painstakingly wondered and felt the bruises as they formed from all the punches I had been receiving earlier that night and my brother had sustained a few since he had arrived.We both held him down, but even our combined strength wasn't enough to suppress him and he had pulled us away from him, tossing me to the side as I winced when my back collided with a sigh post and fell to the ground.Closing my eyes, my teeth gnashed against each other as the pain passed through me, but I had no time to dwell on it, especially after witnessing my brother being tossed away like a ragged doll. He collided with the tree and I ran up to him to check what had happened. It wasn't good as he seemed to have hit his head on a rather hard surface, the back of his head was coated with blood.I shook my head, we couldn't keep going on like this, it had
Chapter 236: Daniel? Diana's povThe sounds were approaching slowly and we needed to act fast.Ava and I moved through the woods and before I knew it, she yelled out in my head, “Up the trees!” At first I had been disoriented from the sound of her voice in my head and didn't understand what she had meant until I glanced up and watched her scurried her way through the trees, and my eyes widened in disbelief and I began to panic, I couldn't do that.“What in the…” I cursed as I called out to her through our mindlink.“What are you waiting for? Get up here before they see you,” she beckoned like it was the easiest thing that could ever be done. I racked my head before informing her that I couldn't climb the tree, especially because there were zero branches that would support me and falling wasn't an option.There was not any time to argue any further as I found another place to hide between the bushes, panic set in my heart as I knew whoever it was, they were definitely going to catch
Chapter 237: Penetrate The WallsDiana's pov I had spent the entire night contemplating the reason Daniel would betray us in such a manner.What was he gaining from such actions?It confused me greatly and I couldn't come up with any reason why he would have done such a thing and at the same time didn't believe he would have.Ava had not returned and I was quite eager to see her and know our next course of action. We couldn't inform Luna Helen at least not yet, I didn't think it was advisable to inform the Luna until we had concrete proof that he was the traitor.At the same time, we needed to know who else he had been involved with as we knew he couldn't be alone, it had been a feminine voice I had heard and I wasn't mistaken one bit.There was a knock at the door and my heart skipped a bit before it was pushed open and Raine’s head popped into the room, “You're awake?” he sounded surprised but continued nevertheless, “How are you feeling?”I shrugged before we both sat on the bed a
Chapter 238: Trust No One Diana's pov“You should try and put some walls up in your mind. Your thoughts are open for anyone and everyone who knows what they are doing at least,” Ava's voice resonated in my mind. She was referring to the wall that was similar to the girl from before. She would have to teach me how to go about that when the time came.“Hi Daniel,” I greeted and smiled. Ever since that night, I really can't look at him in the same light. His eyes, which were different from last night's, the ones he had used to stare at me were devoid of any emotions, these ones were clear as day.We talked about the day and he inquired how I was doing and it had been long since they had discussed. The last time being before my brother had returned from the battlefield and I had to heal him, ever since then we hadn't spoken, which was for a good thing. I didn't have to spill secrets that I would have thought would have been safe but I didn't know I would be conversing with a spy.“Whe
Chapter 239: The Confusion Diana's povThe Crystal Blue pack had been associated with the Crescent pack only recently and I couldn't help my suspicion from rising as I took a step back and nodded that I was fine. Trusting was by far the hardest thing that man had ever indulged in, placing your faith in the wrong person was just as setting a bomb on yourself. It was bound to blow up.“I'm fine thank you, I just spaced off for a bit,” I said before moving to walk away.He called out to me, stopping me mid-track, “Hey, hey,” his hands grabbed my shoulders and I couldn't help but feel sick in a breath and almost got defensive. He raised his hand in surrender and took a step back when he noticed just how uncomfortable I was and also apologized.“It's just that you don't look so good, I thought maybe you needed some help,” he continued and I bit my lips and held myself from getting angry.Offering him a tight-lipped smile, “Like I said, I'm fine, if you'll excuse me.” I didn't linger any
Chapter 240: A Daemon’s Gratitude Diana's povWe had engaged in combat and I wasn't able to keep up as I had the last time we had fought and Ava noticed it as well.“Keep your mind in the game, Diana,” she instructed as we resumed fighting. It was her way of helping me bring out the wolf from within.The idea that a wolf was inside of me was foreign to me, I had never thought of shifting as part of my life, but apparently there was a possible chance that I was able to shift, late blooming was a thing even as rare as it was.Once again she knocked me down on my butt, my breathing increased as I panted heavily. Being knocked down once again was so embarrassing, hurtful as well. All my training wasn't being put to good use and Daemon would wretch in his grave if he saw how I was getting beaten.In anger, gritting my teeth, grabbing a fist full of grasses, pulling at their roots and launching them to my feet. My blood was boiling and I felt restless as I ran up to Ava once again.The pun
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