Chapter Forty.Alaric's povI stirred in bed more often than I could count, a feeling of uneasiness settled in my heart that I just couldn't shake off, not wanting to stay in bed any longer as I couldn't get the sleep that was needed. I sat up on my bed.What is this feeling and why won't it go away? Emily stirred awake from beside me, “Babe, what's the matter?” She drew closer towards me and placed a hand on my shoulders.I didn't bother with her, glancing at the alarm clock on my nightstand, it was just three in the morning, it was still too early.“Dont worry about it, you can go back to bed,” I assured her. She rubbed my back some more before she kissed me on my shoulders and then drew the sheets over her shoulders.I still didn't know what this feeling was but my thoughts trailed to Diana—it was the mate bond. There was no doubt that this restlessness was from me, what could be so wrong for her to be feeling this way? It was horrible and unbearable.The thought of going back to
Chapter Forty-one.Diana's pov I was plunged into a never ending darkness where nothing existed— it was just me. The last thing I remembered was being bitten by a snake.Where the snake had come from, I had no idea.Did I die? Was this what death felt like? I swerved around but it was just darkness as far as the eye could see, was this what the afterlife presented to those no longer living?The question kept ringing in my mind, oh how I had longed for this moment but I felt like something was still holding me, drawing me back constantly."Hello?” I called out, my voice seemed to echo in the space as I heard it multiple times before it died.Who was I kidding, there was no way anyone would be here, if I wasn't mistaken, this may have just been the space in my mind.I began to walk through the darkness, I glanced down and shrieked in fear, I thought I would've fallen as there wasn't any plane that I stood on. It was like floating in mid air, like an invisible force held me up.As I co
Chapter Forty-two.Luke's povI waited outside the palace for an audience with the king himself, the one who ruled over all wolves and humans combined. It would have been impossible for someone like me to meet him but I had my ways.Lycans weren't my favorite people, I doubted if they were anyone's favorite, but we all had to live under them because they were more powerful than us, but that might change, more soon than we thought.The guard that had gone in to inform the king of my presence came back, annoyed, “Let's go,” he ordered before the other guard who held me released my shirt and glanced at his counterpart in confusion.“What would the king want to do with someone like him?” I could see the question in his eyes, I smirked briefly before they led me into the palace.I scanned the place a bit, everything looked the same, beautiful and pristine, just like it did when I was last present, too bad the ones who resided in it were just horrible. We finally reached the throne room, t
Chapter Forty-three.Alaric's pov.It's been a few days since the hospital incident and Diana is lifeless. I didn't know how to feel about it. There was a constant feeling of emptiness in my heart as I walked the halls of the palace, that was all I felt, nothing more, and this feeling was just as miserable.It made me frustrated, agitated, I had lost interest in anything that mattered. Why did her death affect me in such a manner when I never really consummated the bond? I never loved her. How bad would the feeling have been if I had accepted her as my mate?I blamed her, she wasn't wrong enough, being killed off by a mere reptile, that was part of the reason why I never accepted her as my mate. A normal werewolf is capable of withstanding more than a reptile's venom, she couldn't even take it for a few hours.This has been happening for a week, my parents had noticed and had wanted to help out even though they just wanted me to look my best for the sake of the kingdom and to save the
Chapter Forty-four.Diana's pov My eyes flew open and I bolted upright in the bed and sucked in a deep breath. I glanced around wondering what happened, why I was back here. The panic began to set in, I could feel a sting in the corner of my eye, why was I back here? The only question that ran through my mind."I was supposed to be dead, I was supposed to be dead. I am dead, I am dead," I continued to chant in my head but deep down I knew it wasn't true. I was back into this world, the realization hit me and the first tear slid down my face.“Oh my God!” someone exclaimed beside me. I glanced at the nurse and she seemed to look like she had seen a ghost and then her eyes disappeared behind to the back of her head, she plummeted to the floor.I didn't worry about her and wondered if this was real. I had to pinch myself to be sure and sure enough it hurt, how was this possible? I was only surrounded by the light for just a second, why was I back here?This couldn't be happening? “Why
Chapter Forty-five.Diana's povMy legs had almost given out. Apparently, I hadn't used them in a week, which was still surprising. Luke took me to the corner and hid me behind the curtain. “Shh, I'll try to steer them away,” he assured me before he left and closed the curtain behind him.I stayed as stiff as I could, in order not to draw too much attention to where I was, a conversation had ensued and I listened attentively.“We are looking for a servant girl, about this height, I saw her come through this place,” one of the guards said in a thick voice.They needed to go fast as I was feeling weaker and weaker in the knees, “Yes actually, she came through here,” my breath was caught in my throat at Luke's answer, I didn't know why I trusted him in the first place, he was going to out me. I waited, every second that passed felt like an eternity.“Matter of fact, she was quite rude, bumping into me like that."“Where is she now?” The thick voice asked again.“She had run off, that dir
Chapter Forty-six.Diana's povI sat by the shelves of the library and didn't know when I had dozed off until I was shaken awake by someone. I groaned, my eyes a bit blurry and I could feel dried tear stains on my cheek.I glanced up through slightly closed eyes and as the panic settled in me, I thought they had finally caught up with me. “Hey, hey, relax, it's just me." The sound of the little boy's voice filled my ears, I recognized those eyes anywhere.“What… what are you doing here?” I stuttered, as I sat up straight, my back propped up by the shelves, and I managed my neck as it began to hurt, I slept wrongly on it.The boy stood upright, “Mrs Beatrice has asked for you, they all thought you were dead, how come you're still alive?” When I stared into his discolored eyes, there wasn't any curiosity in them, just a blank stare, as always.They had thought I would be dead, wouldn't they? Especially the queen, she must have been the one to have ordered for that snake to be left in m
Chapter Forty-seven.Luke's pov I couldn't believe that she was here. I haven't spoken to the queen yet, maybe she would have an explanation to why she was back here, then again, speaking to the queen might prove to be a bit difficult considering our relationship and the fact that we were right under the king's nose.Not to worry, I'll make sure that girl doesn't say a word, but for now I need to get this room arranged. I've been in the palace for almost a week now, nothing serious has happened yet, the king had bestowed upon me the room of the former seer.It had been going through some cleaning, so I entered the room and it looked better than it did the first time I came here.I ran a hand through the books in the shelves, before approaching the window that opened up to the back of the palace covered by a maze. This high up, I doubted anyone would be able to see me, there seemed to be some people down there, I noticed it was the queen and her servants.She was having a great time,
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