Chapter Twenty-nine.Alaric's pov:Since my mate left, I've been trying to find out what my father had really wanted from her. Why did she have to go through so much torture based on what someone else had to say?He mentioned something about her being a sorcerer and having powers, but that couldn't be true since there hasn't been a sighting of sorcerers or any form of witchcraft for years now, at least none that I have heard of.I knew something else was going on, I just couldn't figure it out yet, there were too many fragments.I made my way into the conference room where my father was having a meeting with the prime ministers and as his son, I was meant to be there.They were already seated when I entered, I didn't bother to disturb them and just went to the seat closest to my father. They continued to talk about how the wolves in the city were, how we were losing control of them, and that they needed to set the order right.I drowned out still trying to figure out what my father wa
Chapter thirty.Diana's povAfter I dashed out of Luke's shop, I didn't know where I was going, but the rational part of my mind, which I didn't know was still alive, knew that the queen couldn't be trusted. I couldn't go straight home, I couldn't put my mother in danger.Her sharp eyes and her long claws seemed to be burning in my mind, I would have been dead if it weren't for luke.I didn't know where I was going and just ran, after I had put some distance between me and Luke's shop, I finally slowed down. The streets were empty, which was weird, usually there were always some people out at night.I heaved heavily with my hands in my chest, I couldn't stop the tears from falling and just let them go. When I got here, I thought I could have a little peace of mind, maybe my emotions would be in check and I could rest a bit, I was wrong, it felt like everywhere I turned there was always a royal night there to make my life a living hell, maybe I shouldn't even go back to the palace.I t
Chapter Thirty-oneDiana's povI heard muffled voices over and over again, I couldn't hear what they were saying clearly, they continued to shake me. I cracked my eyelids open and everywhere was blurred, there was a human figure over me as he continued to shake me awake.“Diana, Diana, can you hear me? wake up." This was the first time I had seen my brother since I had gotten back, he looked not much different from the stoic person I had known him to be.His eyebrows knitted together in confusion, “Are you okay, what are you doing in the middle of the woods?” He questioned worriedly.I would've been lying if I said he always cared about me, he always watched from the sidelines, not really contributing to my pain but not elevating it either.Daniel was right beside him, they were the only ones present, “What were you doing out here in the woods? it's quite dangerous,” Daniel cautioned as he helped me sit up while my brother backed away to give him space. I was thankful he did, I didn't
Chapter thirty-twoDiana's pov“There was someone in the house?" The first thought that came to my mind was that the queen was after me and I knew she would never let me go. I never believed it after a second.“It's been a while since they've been gone. I wonder what they were looking for,” My brother said as he sniffed the air before he rushed up to check on our mother. His feet pounded loudly on the stairs as he took them two at a time calling out to our mother.I entered the house still shaken up. I waited for my brother to come back down, which he did eventually.“Mom's fine, she's still sleeping,” He informed me before searching around the house for any clues as to who had invaded our house. I was conflicted about whether or not I should voice my thoughts. I couldn't tell who based on scent because mine were not that developed. When he didn't find anything, he concluded that maybe they were just street thieves. I knew better though.My heart came pounding up to my throat. My b
Chapter Thirty-threeDiana's povI regained consciousness slowly and I tried to wriggle my hands but noticed they were bound to each other but I kept trying. I opened my eyes and it was a sack over my head and panic began to set in.I couldn't speak because my mouth was taped. Under the mask I could feel the tears now slowly dripping down my face until it soaked the tape and embraced my lips with its salty taste.I tried to plead, But it came out all muffled.My breathing increased and I began to thrash around. I also noticed that my legs were bound to each other as well. The more I continued to wiggle the more the binds cut through my skin, the pain made me wince But that didn't stop me from trying to get out of the ropes.The more I continue to stay like this the more I'm being reminded of the time at the palace before I had one of the locks jammed indicating an entry and then the sounds of the king's voice. The electric buzz of the machine, the cold water, the prince staring down a
Chapter Thirty-four.Diana's povI woke up once again, I scanned my surroundings with a banging headache that didn't seem to want to go away, I realized I was back at the palace.“Fuck!” I cursed silently as I grabbed the corners of my hair, the fear settling in my heart, the palace wasn't somewhere I wanted to be. I wanted to be as far away from this place as I could possibly get.If the queen finds out that I was back here, she would definitely make my life a living hell, who was I kidding? She must have known already, this was her home.I wasn't supposed to be back, I began to panic as I paced the room trying to come up with ideas of what to do, I didn't have much time to think when the doors to the room burst open making me flinch backwards.Merilyn walked into the room, “Diana, I've missed you so much. What happened? When did you get back?” She threw out question after question that I didn't have the energy or time to answer.“Missed you too Mer,” I replied before I pulled away f
Chapter Thirty-five.Diana's pov“They probably just got jealous when they saw the prince carry you in last night,” the boy said, his back turned to me as he continued to walk away.He was referring to Monica and her crew, he must have thought that was the reason I was shocked and scared, it would have been if he didn't drop a bomb on lap.They were the least of my problems. I was about to go face the very person that had wanted to end my life just because I knew a secret of hers. If I could go back in time, I would just erase the memory of her and Luke.Miss Beatrice didn't condone lateness and neither did the queen and so I began to rush over and then it occurred to me that maybe rushing over wasn't such a good idea and so I slowed down a bit.What did the queen really want from me? She had tried to kill me once, but that failed, so I'm guessing she wanted to fire me properly. If that was the case then it was a good thing right?Then again, she wouldn't have to go through all this j
Chapter Thirty-six.Diana's povI didn't bother to exchange words with Emily as it always ended up with me getting hurt, well not this time around.“I see you've returned. I had actually thought you died out there considering the state you were in before you left,” she chuckled as she moved closer to me.She was trying to rile me up, talking about how the king had tortured me but I wasn't going to be fazed, at least not in front of her.She stood so close to me, we were roughly the same height as our eyes locked, I wasn't going to back down and this seemed to have pissed her off a bit as I noticed the corner of her right eye twitch.“You seem to have a lot of nerve staring at royalty in such a disrespectful manner,” she noted and chuckled, before her eyes began to glow.She might have thought that would scare me but I've had enough of their threats, they could kill me anytime they wanted and I was tired of living in fear. It was stupid of me, yes, but what else was I supposed to do?“
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