Chapter Sixty-four.Luke's pov.I had dealt with the guard and Diana was able to get past the gate and out of the castle, I prayed the witch would be able to fix her though.I didn't know where the orb had broken or if the king had anything to do with it that would have caused such a reaction from Diana, it was still a mystery to me.The guard didn't want any trouble with the king and let me go. I made sure no one was watching and continued on my stroll to the pavilion on the other side of the castle. I had received a letter from the queen after which I burned it.The letter contained a location and that I should meet her there. This was the first time we would be meeting out of prying eyes. She didn't want to risk putting us in trouble with the king, having met the man face to face, it was understandable.We had always just acted like strangers anytime we saw each other, I would bow in greeting while she nodded, side eyes on walkways and the rest, it wasn't my intention to continue l
Chapter Sixty-five.Diana's pov.What she had said had unnerved me but I pushed it to the back of my mind as I followed her to wherever she was taking me. I observed the house and it really wasn't what I had thought a witches house would look like.“Sit, I'll be right back,” she ordered before she disappeared behind a door.I sat quietly and continued to look around, she didn't return for a while and I began to think of something else; What if she ran away? That couldn't be possible, this was her own house.With the silence in the room, my doubts continued to rise until finally she walked out of the door and into the room, I breathed a sigh of relief, “Oh, thank the stars, I thought you left me.” She gave me an incredulous look which made me revert back into myself a bit, “Why would I leave my house for the likes of you?”I didn't say anything to that as I knew she wouldn't offer me a straight answer.She placed a purple vial bottle on the table, “Give me your hand,” she exasperated.
Chapter Sixty-six.Diana's pov.The street lights blinked occasionally as I walked past.The eerie night drive shivers down my spine, walking in the dark all alone wasn't the most ideal time but I didn't have a choice, it's not like I could just stay over at the witch's house.I walked for almost an hour, rotating every second as I thought I heard footsteps behind me, little sounds from the corners, squeaking signboards that made me jump.Maybe I was in over my head, but there was something in the dark that was watching me, at the corner just into an alleyway which dodged the flickering lights.I stood frozen in place, the wind blew my hair into my face but I didn't take my eye off that sport even for one second, someone was there, the feeling set the back of my hair to stand on edge.I stared long and hard trying to figure out who they were and why they were following me but I was too scared to go up and ask when honking sounds disturbed the quiet night. I jumped back in fright and p
Chapter Sixty-seven.Diana's pov.We stood in silence for what felt like hours but it was only just seconds. I asked myself countless times in my mind what exactly he wanted from me but nothing came up.His presence made me feel on edge, and I didn't like that feeling, not knowing what to do. I stood there with my eyes to the floor, my nostrils had been clouded by his scent, and it did things to me that I wouldn't like.I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat and snuck a peak at him from under my lashes, his eyes were hooded but they were the only things I saw before I glanced back down quickly as he was staring very intently at me.Did I do something to upset him? Why would he be angry at me? His hands clenched and unclenched.I tried to recall this past week; the events that had occured, nothing particular seemed to come to mind, nothing that concerned him at least. There was the incident with the queen but I doubt he was here for that.What if he found out about my little
Chapter Sixty-eight.Alaric's pov.Her flustered expression was not something I thought I would have loved to see.She pushed her silver hair behind her ears as she stared at the polished floors, I groaned inwardly and berated myself, what was I doing? She continued to stare at the floor and I hated it. Why wouldn't she just look at me, everytime she was close, she always avoided my gaze.I had been thinking about her ever since she had supposedly come back from the dead, it was like the mate bond was even stronger than before. Everytime she was even a slightest bit close to me I could feel it, I would catch her scent from miles away and it did things I didn't like to me, making me lose focus.Every time she brushed past me, even the smallest of touches left fires that spread throughout my entire body, like an electric pulse that coursed through my veins.The feeling was addictive, intoxicating, and even my time with Emily couldn't stop that.I hated the fact that she had such an eff
Chapter Sixty-nine.Diana's pov.I continued to run without stopping, the tears fell freely down my eyes. How could I have been so stupid? I was carried away by the mate bond; the feeling, the tingles, the fire that burned within me, the emptiness I had felt as I left him behind.Why would he do that? I continued to ask myself but I knew deep down the answer to my question.I reached my room and slammed the door shut behind me, my back to the door, I slid to the floor and let it all out. Ever since, I had held the pain deep down, the fact that he never wanted me and there was no chance for us to be together, I tried my best not to show any emotions when he was around.Not to show that he affected me in ways that I couldn't even explain, I hid my feelings because I knew there was never a chance between us. When I heard that Alaric and Emily had completed the mating rights, I wanted nothing but to kill myself all over again but I couldn't.As much as I wanted death, I was still afraid
Chapter Seventy.Diana's pov.I thought maybe it was time for my punishment as I waited for the order to come in, but why would my punishment come in the middle of the night though? It didn't make any sense the more I thought about it.The order finally came as Queen Megan's voice called out for me to enter. I was a bit hesitant before I pushed the double doors open.The Queen was in her nightgown as she said in front of the mirror with a brush in her hand while she worked on her hair, “Oh yes, you're here,” she said like she had forgotten she had sent for me.I studied her features and tried to predict what this was all about but she wasn't giving anything away, a true queen indeed, able to be mysterious yet regal, something I could never be, hence why Prince Alaric had rejected me in the first place.“I need you to go into town for me, to get a parchment, I really need it,” she said as she continued to brush her hair as she glanced at me from the mirror, I tried not to show any emot
Chapter Seventy-one.Diana's pov.A loud howl echoed into the still night which instilled a sense of fear in my heart. This was going to be a long night, I said to myself before I began to make my way towards the shop Queen Megan had described for me.I was scared. There was barely anyone in the streets, the sounds of silence were loud. The street light provided beams that only made me more visible to anyone who was targeting me but I would rather be in the light than be in darkness.I dragged my feets over the perfectly cobblestone while I thought of this parchment I was going to pick up, what exactly was in it and why couldn't the queen wait till morning? Something told me it wasn't really that important and that she didn't really need it and wanted a way to get rid of me.Every slight sound made me jump in fear, the sound of scurrying rats, the sound of squeaking doors, the hooting of an owl.I wondered if Luke had anything to do with this. What if they were on this together? I thr
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