Chapter Fifty-nine.Alaric's pov.Preparations for the ceremony haven't even started, you can even get the whiff of celebration in the air but I was already tired. My father had held a meeting the night before where he had addressed the ministers on the development of things or rather the talking of things— How there was disturbance to the supply of goods to the upper city as well as the palace. Those werewolves have been stirring trouble ever since but it had always been minor, nothing too big yet.The king had put them in their place quietly and we hadn't heard of any disturbances again, so we could get back to discussing the ceremony.Although I would have said making use of the imperial guards was a bit too much, which I did, but, my father had informed me that they weren't that fazed by the normal guards and so he needed to exert dominance."THEY SHOULD KNOW THEIR PLACE OR THEY MIGHT JUST GET HURT." His words not mine. But I could tell my father was angry, not at the werewolves
Chapter Sixty.Diana's pov It's been a few weeks now and my ‘future’ visions have been letting up, at least that's what I'd like to call them. They've made my life a living hell and made me look like a crazy person, shaking my head every time just to swipe them away.Out of mind out of sight, right?I was on my way to the queen's chamber, I won't be escorting Merilyn to the briefing as it was not needed anymore, my duty was fixed. I waved goodbye to Merilyn, she had no idea how much better her work was, I had to be walking on eggshells around the queen and still made some errors according to her.“Are you okay?” I snapped my head to the side as Sarah came up to me with a look of worry and suspicion, “You've been acting all jumpy lately.”Sarah had really been a good friend to be, we had bonded and I was glad she was around even though I thought I couldn't trust her. I was just being suspicious of everyone since I came back to life and they had tried to put me down again.I'm glad I c
Chapter Sixty-one.Diana's pov.I stormed my way towards the West wing as I needed to fix whatever this was. I couldn’t focus, I couldn't sleep, I couldn't work, my life was an entire shit show before, now it was going deeper down the drain.Luke did this, he must have a way to fix it, all my hope was on Luke now. If I couldn't get it fixed and stop these flashes I didn't know how I was going to live, I couldn't even understand the stupid visions anyway and my mind was always chaotic to even think about them.It was still day time when I heard someone whispering in the hallway. I wouldn't have been bothered if I didn't hear my name, “She came back to life and you think the best thing for you to do is chase her down, and do what exactly? Kill her again?” I could recognize Emily's voice as she berated.“Don't bother about her, I'll make sure she leaves this palace one way or another, with my child coming in, I have the upper hand with Prince Alaric, but the useless bond keeps getting i
Chapter Sixty-two.Diana's pov.After leaving Luke's quarters, I had been thinking of a way to leave the palace. I could just walk out but I needed to take permission from Mistress Beatrice which was where I was headed.The Queen hadn't asked for my presence ever since the spilling incident, I didn't mind though, I just wondered whether or not my punishment would be coming.“Miss Beatrice?” I called out to her as she turned, her black hair packed in a bun, not a single strand out of place, her stoic expression still there. I didn't think I'd ever since the lady smiled before. “I was wondering if I could take a break, I need to…” I let the words trail off, I should have come up with a better lie before approaching her.She raised a questioning brow, “You need to what?”I thought for a bit before I spoke again, “I need to visit my mother, she hasn't been feeling too good and it looks like it has gotten worse.” Oh dear moon goddess, please forgive me and keep my mother safe, I said a sil
Chapter Sixty-three.Diana's pov.“Miss? We are here,” the driver woke me up from my blank stare as I gazed out the window, I glanced around and then stared at the man through the rearview mirror.I was this close to dozing off, putting myself in risky positions like this would one day get me killed, he could have kidnapped me.I doubted this was the place, “Are you sure this is the right place?” I glanced around again and cross checked with the address Luke had given me.The driver was irritated, no one driving in the middle of the night would be happy about it, “Yes miss, this Dyna lagoon, there's no real lagoon here if that's what you're looking for.” I feigned an expression like I wasn't looking out for an actual lagoon. Well, I am going to stop thinking of seeing a lagoon.I got out of the cab and then paid him before he zoomed off. How I was going to get back to the palace was a mystery to me. I took deep breaths before bracing myself to see a witch.I turned around and a feeli
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 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