Chapter 278 : The Real Battle Has Just BeganThird person’s povThe doctor might have already known that if he had spoken, there would be consequences, but he was also at risk if he didnt say something.“Your majesty, I beg of you, please hear me out,” he rushed to say as the new king guards stationed on both sides of him and ready to drag the old man away, “It's some kind of virus that's spreading rather fast and the both of you might have already been infected by her.”He referred to the girl that had just been taken only a couple of minutes away. Hughes saw how determined and serious the doctor was, flicking his wrist and ordering the guard to let him go, “Speak before I toss you out to the wolves!” George swallowed the lump that had deformed in his throat and ran his tongue over his lips, “The girl that had been carried away she had been infected and this had been spreading rather rampantly in the upper city, and it most likely that the both of you might have been infected alread
Chapter 279: In The Palace Diana’s povIt was time to infiltrate the palace.After a nap to rejuvenate myself, we gathered around Helene's office with the map of the castle placed on the table in the middle. “We would need to be stealthy about this. The others are in danger the longer they are stuck in there, we need to find a distraction allowing them to escape.”We all nodded as she continued with the plan, I felt a presence in my mind, and on instinct, I let Alaric in, “Don't worry, I know the palace like the back of my hand and this would work.”He had worked with Helene to draft out the plan to enter his home and there might be killing but he didn't mind. He had realized the mistake the lot of them had made and felt no pity for them, at least from what he had said. But being connected by the mate bond, he felt nostalgic that we would be attacking his home.The plan was for a number of people to enter the palace and scout the area, that was Alaric, and Luke. Their aim was to find
Chapter 280: Kaleb Ballard Diana’s povThe palace appeared ragged, there were a lot of Lycans who didn't seem themselves.According to reports that could be heard, the castle was on lockdown. This was due to whatever was in the air that seemed to be affecting them, or probably just the Lycans, it wasn't confirmed yet.Delilah's presence was weak, and I wasn't the only one feeling it as Luke sensed it as well even though they had not completed the mating ritual yet, “We need to hurry,” he said worriedly, increasing his pace towards the direction.There were some maids in front of us who I recognized from my time in the castle, whispering in hushed voices of how the princess might have gone crazy and she was seen screaming and running around, “She must probably be scared of the strange events in the palace.” One of them mentioned.I pressed my hand against Luke's shoulders to stop him from moving away and asked that he listen to what they were saying before we made ourselves known, “I'
Chapter 281: Compromised Stealth Diana’s povHis mind was even more damaged than I imagined and working through it was draining my energy to levels even lower than before. There were pieces of him that needed to be brought back but had already been lost. I couldn't believe that the brother and the son of both Sarah and Helene had been alive all this while, Daniel had been right all along.But the question was, were they going to let him go once their deal was done? I knew the king and he wasn't the kind of man to honor such a promise, especially when he would be at a disadvantage afterward. He’d much rather prefer to break his people than let them go.I was obligated to fix him and get him back to his family, but could I really fix him? His mind is unlike anything I have seen before. "Just stay calm alright? I'm here with you. I'm a friend of your family.” Maybe if I reminded him that there was still hope, he would be more inclined to want to live.The memories, every piece, at lea
Chapter 282: Dreadful Feeling Third person’s povThe palace continued to count the number of deaths that had been witnessed and ever since the gates had been closed, it had decreased drastically. Wth the king's orders, everyone who had shown the slightest signs of sickness was thrown out of the palace, that included the highborns as well.Hughes also noticed that the number of people he tossed out of the palace were more lycans than they were humans. He had questioned George on this matter and didn't receive an answer as he hadn't known about it himself.All he knew was if he wanted to remain on the royal household grace then he would have to keep them safe. George strolled the palace walls eager to get to the bottom of this issue. Why were they all dropping to their death, and what had prompted this in the first place? His train of thought was interrupted by his young assistant who rushed over to him with panic in his eyes, “They are in the palace and they're about to leave with th
Chapter 283: Miss Beatrice?Diana’s povThe alarms rang loudly, echoing through the halls of the castle as we made our way out of it. Luke had placed Kaleb on his back and we were making our way out while Delilah had offered to carry me as I was slowing the group down. I declined her offer, the pain, and dizziness were only temporary and it would pass.The guards had been doubled by the gates and they ran across the field as well. It would be hard for us to leave the palace anytime soon, especially after finding out that our little passageway had been discovered and now there were guards positioned at those gates.From one of the maids, the guards were searching for two white-haired girls followed by two others. That doctor must have been the one to sound the alarm, “I should have ripped out his throat when I had the chance,” Delilah slammed her hands against the wall as she regretted not attacking fully at the time.Maybe if I hadn't stopped her, we wouldn't have been stuck in the c
Chapter 284: To Their DeathsDiana’s povMiss Beatrice had been rather devoted to serving the royal family diligently without any mishaps. Ever since I had known her to be the stoic and uptight woman she was, never had she derailed from that path, even though she was a werewolf herself and faced the hardships just like everyone else.“Let's go,” she ushered us, her ever so stoic expression remained on her face as she ushered us forward, “If we don't move now, we are going to be caught.” This confused me greatly, as I would never have expected it. Or maybe it was just a trap to lead us to the king himself. "Why should we follow you? You work for the king,” I said blatantly as more footsteps and angry voices approached us.She was right, we didn't have much time, but I wasn't about to walk into my death for no reason.“Aunty Beatrice,” Kaleb’s weak voice drifted into my ears as he raised his head up to glance at Miss Beatrice. Why had he called her aunty?Beatrice appeared stunned as h
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
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