CHAPTER THIRTY-ONELeanda's EliminationBree was lying on her bed in her chamber, lost in her own thoughts. She had been waiting for this moment for what seemed like forever. Finally, they were alone in the palace and she could get a chance to be with Ian, the man she had been secretly lusting after for months.As she lay there in just her underwear, she heard the door creak open. She turned her head to see Ian standing in the doorway, looking at her with a hint of surprise."The king's not in the palace," Ian said, breaking the silence.Bree smiled mischievously. "That's why I called you, so we could have enough time to do what we've always wanted to do. He has been disturbing us, but now we have ourselves."She got up from the bed and walked towards him, swaying her hips seductively. Ian could feel his heart racing with anticipation as he watched her approach.But as Bree made advances towards him, Ian hesitated. "We can't just waste this opportunity Bree," he said, trying to keep h
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWOLeanda Is Missing 1Alarick opened his eyes slowly, the world around him blurry and out of focus. His head felt heavy, like it was filled with lead, and a loud noise reverberated inside his skull. He brought a hand to his head, trying to steady himself as he sat up. When his vision cleared, he found himself in an unfamiliar place, in a dimly lit room with candles as the only source of light.Confused and disoriented, he looked around for any sign of where he was or how he got there. That's when he saw a familiar face, Morgana. She was standing few steps away from him, watching him with a mix of concern and relief.Alarick blinked a few times to clear his head and then called out to her. "Morgana, what happened? Where am I?"Morgana's eyes widened in surprise at the sound of his voice. She rushed to his side and hugged him tightly, tears streaming down her face."I was so scared you wouldn't wake up," she said, her voice shaking with emotion. "You passed out after yo
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREEAwake; the Vampires CabinLeanda slowly blinked her eyes open, squinting as a drop of rain landed on her cheek. For a moment, she lay there in confusion, her mind struggling to grasp the situation she found herself in. Then, as the rain intensified and the drops began to fall more heavily, memories flooded back to her.Ian and Bree. The Cell. The deep forest. Being thrown to the ground. That was all she could remember before her memory went blank again.With a groan, Leanda tried to push herself up, but her head throbbed painfully and her limbs felt heavy and uncooperative. She lay there for a few more moments, letting the rain wash over her, before finally mustering the strength to sit up.As she did so, she realized that she was in a small clearing, surrounded by trees and shrubs. She looked around and it seemed like she was deep into the forest already.Aside from the small clearing which she found herself in, all she could see again were trees which were ten t
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURLost In The Forest 1Alarick walked through the dense forest, his eyes scanning the area for any sign of Leanda. He called out her name, but there was no response. The sun was beginning to set, and he knew that they needed to find her soon before it got too dark to see.As he walked, he heard a rustling in the bushes nearby. His heart raced as he drew his sword and cautiously approached the source of the noise. Suddenly, a figure emerged from the foliage, and Alarick breathed a sigh of relief as he saw that it was Morgana."Any luck finding her?" he asked, his voice laced with desperation.Morgana shook her head. "No, but we have to keep looking. She's out here somewhere."Alarick nodded and they continued on, their eyes trained on the ground for any sign of Leanda's tracks. As they walked, the forest grew darker and more foreboding. The trees seemed to close in on them, and Alarick couldn't shake the feeling that they were being watched.As they kept going deeper
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVELost In The Forest 2Alarick and Leanda walked through the thick underbrush, twigs and branches snapping under their feet. The rustling of leaves and chirping of birds were the only sounds in the air. Alarick kept looking around, trying to recognize any landmark, but everything looked the same.They had been walking through the dense forest for hours, trying to find a way back to the spot where the others were"Are we lost?" Leanda asked, her voice tinged with worry.Alarick smiled reassuringly. "Don't worry, we'll find our way back. Just keep walking."Leanda nodded, taking a deep breath to calm herself. She didn't want to panic, not with Alarick around. She suddenly felt the warmth of his hand in her and squeezed it gently."We will find the way soon," he assured.As they walked, Leanda couldn't help but admire the scenery. The sun was setting and the sky was ablaze with hues of pink and orange. The trees around them were tall and majestic, casting long shadows o
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIXLost In The Forest 3Leanda looked up at Alarick, her brows raised as she asked, "Is something wrong?"Alarick cleared his throat, "Will you like to go back to your world?" He asked and the mango in her hand fell to the floor.She stared at him, her words choking her up again. She didn't know what to say, she didn't know what the right reply to that question would be.She just stared at Alarick, wondering where the question came from, and why he was asking her such questions."Will you like that?" He asked again.Leanda still couldn't say a word to him, she could only stare blankly at him. She wondered what made him ask her such, was it a bait? Or does he mean the question.Leanda finally cleared her throat and looked up at him, "Uhm...I..I am..Can I give you the answer to this later?" She asked.Alarick stared back at her, returning the same gaze she had been giving him since he asked that question, "Why can't you give me an answer to it now?" He asked, and hung hi
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENHis Weakness, His CurseLeanda pulled away and stared at Alarick, "W..Why did you do that?" She stuttered, the kiss was so unexpected.Alarick hung his head, he didn't give her a response for minutes, until he finally said, "I will make the fire right here, we can sleep and start the journey tomorrow," he laid down the woods and started making the fire.As Leanda sat beside the fire, what Alarick said kept ringing in her head, she didn't know what decision to make, she was so confused. Her confusion was also confusing to her, because she had always wished for the day she would be allowed to go back to her world, the day she would get the chance to leave.The day has come, but she still couldn't make a decision, she was rather confused.Lost in thought, Leanda fell asleep, while Alarick stayed up the whole night to watch her.Alarick couldn't stop wishing that Leanda would choose to stay, he had noticed the improvement in his condition since Leanda came into his li
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTDangerAlarick's eyes were full of rage and his teeth were bared as he prepared to attack Morgana. Leanda ran to him and wrapped her arms around him, trying to stop him from moving forward and attacking Morgana.Despite his bestial strength, Leanda refused to let go of him. She could feel the power of his struggle, but she didn't give up. She held him close, whispering calming words into his ear, hoping that somehow it would reach him.Leanda could feel the power of Alarick's struggle as he tried to break free from her grip. She could sense the beastly energy within him, the curse that had taken control of him for so long. But she refused to let go, even as he growled and snarled at her.Morgana watched in awe as Leanda held on, refusing to let Alarick succumb to the dark energy within him. She knew that Leanda was special, that she had the power to help Alarick break free from the curse that had taken hold of him.As Alarick continued to fight against her, Leanda
CHAPTER NINETY-FOURThe SentenceAlarick’s heart thumped in his chest as he held on to the result, it was like his heart was going to burst out wide. He shook his head and pinched himself stylishly, just to be sure that he wasn’t dreaming and he was seeing right.He gazed back at the result and it only stared back at him, the same thing he saw before. His greatest fear peered at him, it was becoming a reality and there was nothing he could do about it, he was loosing himself and the one he loved, and he had nothing to say, he couldn’t do anything to stop it.His soul shattered as he shook his head, “0.00%.” He murmured and a tear escaped from his eyes.His greatest fear has become a reality, against all his wishes, against all his prayers. He held on to the result, his hand shook from rage and anguish, he felt like he was loosing everything he owned, he felt like he was loosing all he cared about, and he just didn’t know what to do.His hands shook as he stared at the report again. He
CHAPTER NINETY-THREEThe ResultLeanda paced back and forth in the room, her heart thumped in her heart with each step she took, it was just less than an hour to the twenty-four hours that was said by the physician and she would soon find out her fate.She chewed on her finger as she paced back her forth, murmuring a silent prayer that the result turns out to be what she wants, she prayed that Alarick turns out to be the father of the baby, that was the only thing she wanted.She felt like her heart would burst out wide as it kept missing a beat, she staggered over most of her steps as she walked up and down, she hoped that things would go the way she wanted and she wouldn’t have to go away from Alarick.He was her live, he was the man she loved and she couldn’t imagine her life without him, she couldn’t imagine being away from him.The worse that was would happen was being taken by Lyall away from the kingdom, and just the thought of that terrified her, she didn’t want to be away fro
CHAPTER NINETY-TWOThe Test"Let's go!" Lyall shouted and grabbed Leanda’s hand, forcefully pulling her along with him.Leanda turned back again to see Alarick still standing in the same spot he was, her heart broke into million pieces as she watched his emotionless face.“A…Alarick,” she murmured as she was pulled forcefully by Lyall, who didn’t even give her the chance to say her goodbyes, he kept on dragging her without looking back.Tears rolled down Leanda’s eyes, she knew she made a mistake, she knew she had committed a big sin, she knew she had done something unforgivable, but she doesn’t want to go away from Alarick, she wanted to be with him but he seemed like he doesn’t want that.Her shoulders shook as she was being dragged away, she didn’t know what else she could do, she wanted to stay, she wanted to be with Alarick, but she had destroyed their relationship with the mistake she made, Leanda felt responsible for the situation she had found herself.Suddenly, Lyall found hi
CHAPTER NINETY-ONEHer Infidelity “I have the pictures and video here,” Lyall said and moved closer to Alarick, “Now, you will have no other option than to believe that this woman is not who you think she is,” he added and glared at Leanda.Leanda hung her head, it was all her fault, she was responsible for this situation she was in, she was responsible for it all.How could she have believed Lyall? She trusted him and believed that he was a friend and now the same one who professionally acted like the best man she had ever met was destroying everything she had worked for. Leanda could remember what she had to go through before Alarick realized he was in love with her and even with the presence of the baby, she thought it was going to be a happy life for them afterwards. She thought she was finally going to live her dreams of being with the man she loved and living a happy life afterwards, but now she doesn’t think that such thing would ever happen.Lyall held Alarick’s hand and pl
CHAPTER NINETYThe Conspiracy Alarick cupped Leanda’s face and looked into her teary eyes, he still couldn’t believe all Bree was saying and he wanted to hear from her directly, he wanted to hear her say that it was the truth before believing it. “Tell me Leanda, is she saying the truth?”“Yes, she is.” A voice said. They all turned back to see Lyall walking towards them, “Yes, she is carrying my baby, and the future king of the Blood Moon Pack,” he added as he walked to them.“You.” Alarick growled, his resentment grew inside of him, just with the sight or Lyall. He has detested him right from the day he met him in that compromising position with Leanda, and even after that, it got to him that Leanda went back to see him.Alarick didn’t want to believe that leanda went to him on her own free will, he believed that she might have been forced to do that and Lyall would be behind it all because he looked like a cunning person to him, just like his sister.“She is carrying my child, and
CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINEThe Heir Of The Blood Moon PackBree looked up at Leanda with a smile which changed into a wicked smirk almost immediately, “this woman right here is carrying the child of my brother, Lyall, the prince of the Blood Moon Pack.” She announced with a big smile on her face.“What!” Alarick and Leanda exclaimed.There it was, Bree’s entire plan, and why she had been silent all along. That was she had been planning and why she had been quiet, she was planning a big strike, one which leanda wouldn’t be able to escape from. She had it all planned and was waiting for the right time to strike.Leanda just stood frozen on the spot, unable to say or do anything, she had been caught by Bree and she was unable to think about anything that might save her from this situation.She thought she was safe and she was finally out of her plan when Bree didn’t talk about it, but she never knew that she was planning a bigger plan, one she wouldn’t be escape from, she didn’t know what to do
CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHTPregnant 2“Your highness, Leanda is pregnant!” Morgana announced.Alarick stood still, buying more minutes to process what was just said, he couldn’t really believe it. Just few minutes ago, he was thinking about how he and failed to provide a heir for his kingdom even after taking the pain to go to the human world to go and bring Leanda.He was only thinking about it all few minutes before Leanda collapsed to the floor, he couldn’t believe that what he thought he had failed at finally happened. He thought he failed at giving the kingdom the heir which they deserved, he thought he had failed, but he hasn’t.“A..Are you sure about this?” He asked for confirmation, “Are you sure she is pregnant?” He asked again and moved close to Morgana, “Is she really pregnant? Is she carrying my child?” He asked and Morgana nodded.Alarick had never been so emotional, he couldn’t believe it. Just minutes ago, he was thinking abutting his end time and how the most important thing
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIXPregnant Three Weeks LaterLeanda was in Alarick’s chamber, cleaning the furniture. Alatick sat on the bed, watching her as she does that.It’s been weeks and the only thing that has grown between them was the sexual tension, Alarick had been cold as he was before, he pushes her away whenever he wants and call her back when he feels like.His anger was still there, and in the last three weeks, he has overcome the stage of irritation and now he was facing the unusual thirst for blood. Alarick almost killed one of the guards when the sudden thirst started, but he got to know after that, that keeping Leanda close to him suppresses the thirst a bit.So, he gave Leanda a rule not to ever leave his side, in the hope that he would be able to control himself, while Leanda thought he did that because he didn’t want her to go see Lyall again.Alarick knew he had just two stages left before the complete takeover happens and he would lose everything that made him; his body, his
CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVEI Own YouLeanda’s mind began race with possible scenarios and outcomes of what could happen if that was true, she was paralyzed by fear and unable to move. She wondered if Bree had told Alarick what she did and he was here to pass his judgment on her, her whole body trembled just by the thought of that.Alarick wouldn’t take it lightly with her, he wouldn’t let her go scot free if he gets to know about her infidelity. She looked at Bree and she could see a smile on her face, her heart sank, she knew Bree has done something.“H…have I been caught?” Leanda stutteredChloe moved closer to her and held her hand, giving her the comfort, warmth and assurance that she was not alone in this and she would stand by her, against anyone.“I am here with you Leanda, nothing would go wrong,” Chloe assured her but Leanda couldn’t get her mind off what could be the outcome of what was about to happen this night.Leanda felt like no one could really understand what she was going t