CHAPTER 93.ALARIC'S POV.The throne room was plunged in total silence as everyone watched as the king sauntered up to the dais and assumed the throne.On his right was an empty position which was to be occupied by me but I had chosen not to, while my grandmother took up the position to his left, my mother fell on Victoria's left.She was never too happy when this happened as she was meant to be seated closer to the king and exert her dominance but she never spoke out on the matter as she knew the king would always take his mother's side.Everyone anticipated the king's words even though they had already made a decision on the matter. Whatever the king decided, they would just argue on it.The king hadn't spoken and one of the prime ministers took it upon himself to bring up the issue in everyone's minds.“Your Majesty,” he bowed in respect before he continued, “As we have discussed before, the people are here to express their dissatisfaction with the current situation in the kingdom
Chapter 94.Alaric's pov.My father stared at Sir Thompson while the crowd stared at him, expecting an explanation no less.Sir Thompson didn't take the hint as he continued, “Not long ago you had ended the life of a lycan, a prime minister no less. How can you claim to have our best interests at heart?”I tried to locate Hughes who was nowhere to be found. Where had he gone to? I had a suspicion that all this was his plan, or maybe Sir Thompson was acting alone, then that would be foolish.He had just returned from the south, as he had been stationed there for such a long time. He was being used and he didn't even know it.My father scanned the crowd of curious and cautious faces. “Yes well, Mr Thompson. That was an accident, he had spoken out to his king which would be considered as disrespectful. You of all people should know that,” my father glared at Sir Thompson.The man in question nodded but wasn't showing any signs of backing down, “Yes your highness, I do understand, he had
Chapter 95.Alaric's povThe throne room was empty once more.I sighed deeply at the excessive amount of time we had spent debating whether or not we should go to war with the werewolves.In my opinion, I'd say if the werewolves don't back down, then war was inevitable.I sighed before I stepped out of the throne room. The prime ministers were up to something. I should have stepped up for my father, I should have said a word to make the situation salvable.The hallway that led to the west wing where guests of the palace resided, Hughes and his daughter walked side by side conversing in hushed tones. My hearing couldn't pick it up even if I tried.Emily was my wife, my mate. She was pregnant for me, but her loyalties lie elsewhere, and so did mine as Diana snuck her way back into my thoughts.She was my mate, but she was also a werewolf, that's if she could be considered one. I had done some investigation, apparently she had never shifted to her wolf form, made me wonder if she even ha
Chapter 96.Luke's pov.I had returned to the palace after my visit with Shawn.My servant, Nolan, who had been assigned to me by the king came running behind me.Although I had rejected his offer stating that there wouldn't be any need for servants to attend to me, the king insisted, as a measure of his gratitude for my help.I thought differently, I knew it was probably one of his spies he had placed as he didn't trust me. I didn't mind though, I would send the lad someplace else if the need arises.Nolan fell in step with me as I made my way to the east wing, “It wasn't good, sire. They had not come to an agreement and one of the prime ministers had dared to speak up about the king's outburst and also how he had killed off a lycan.”I paused in my steps, surprised, “The king killed a lycan?” That was a grave offense to the lycans community. “What happened then?” “The king stormed off and asked that everyone leave as well.”I nodded before asking him to leave while I entered my cha
Chapter 97.Diana's pov.My training had begun with Daemon.He taught me the basics; throwing a punch and how to maneuver out of holes and sticky situations.The queen must have wanted some time away from me as she hadn't ordered to see me in a while. I wondered if something might have happened.It was night time again as I wore my training outfit which I had managed to secure from town before now. This was the only period I was free enough to train with Daemon, I was also away from prying eyes.Although it was stressful, the excitement hadn't died down yet. I snuck out of the palace through the secret crack Damon had shown me and made my way to our training spot. “Daemon?” I called out as he was nowhere to be seen. “Dae….ahhhh,'' I yelled out as I held both of my hands to my chest as Daemon descended before he tucked his wings away. I would never get used to the fact that he had wings, and that his species once existed. It was lost in history with just one book left that talked ab
Chapter 98.Diana's pov.On my way back to the palace, Daemon's warning still sent shivers down my spine. I knew I didn't have to worry about it as I only had Sarah and Marilyn that I could call my friends. I knew them to an extent but now, to trust them was a different ball game now.At least I knew the full story of what happened. It was a shame they thought writing away their cowardice from history sounded like what the Lycans were capable of. While I snuck back into the palace, making sure the coast was clear, I made my way to the servants quarters.As I walked, the door to the quarter was pushed open stealthily. I quickly rushed and hid behind a tree. Thank the goddess it was nighttime, whoever it was wouldn't be able to see me, or at least I prayed. I watched the door carefully and I took a cautious and surprised look back. My brows drew together in confusion, "What the hell?” It was Sarah, she looked around to make sure she hadn't made too much noise and to confirm no one wa
Chapter 99.Diana's pov.With the knife still pressed to my throat, I stared wide-eyed at the one who wielded the curved glinting knife to my throat. My arms raised above my head. “Don't make any sudden movements, you might just cut yourself,” Sarah threatened.The usual bubbly, chirpy girl was gone, I was left with someone I did not know anything about. I did not know the real Sarah, if that was even her name to begin with. “Kill her.”A shiver ran down my spine at the voice that had just decided my faith. My gaze shifted slowly to the figure that emerged from the shadows. It was the same unknown girl from before, she was still wearing her mask which created a mystery around her. “Why are you hesitating? She must have heard what we said and she might be a spy for all we know.” The girl continued as she glared at me.Her dark eyes which were the only parts uncovered were riddled with a killing intent which made me inch backwards if that was even possible as I was already pressed ag
Chapter 100.Diana's pov.I didn't know if I was fully out of danger.I was still in their presence and the girl kept a stink eye on me. Too bad for her, she had to obey Sarah's orders which was still a surprise to me. Sarah stared at me with a smile on her face. Her eyes roamed my face like she was searching.What for? I had no idea. “Ava?” She called out and the unknown girl responded, so that was her name, hmm, pretty. “Take off your mask,” Sarah ordered, her gaze fixed on my face. I watched as the girl's eyes widened a bit but she complied with the order. I anticipated what she would look like. Her eyes were so scary, I imagined her to be as well. She slowly peeled the mask off from under her chin. Now everyone could see her features; her skin was a dark brown color. Full lips, pointed nose, long lashes and the most shocking of all…A soft gasp escaped my lips, “Your hair,” I said bewildered.Her curly locks which fell on her face and covered up to her nose wasn't what surpr
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