CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVEThe Countdown 2"Morgana," Alarick repeated, his voice gentle but firm. "Please, tell me what has happened. I want to help you, but I need to know what's wrong first. Why are you crying?"“Alarick, to…tomorrow begins the countdown.”Alarick gasped at that information, his end time was nearer than he thought.He stumbled back and collapsed onto his bed, his chest heaving as his heart raced with fear. He couldn't believe what Morgana had just told him. The countdown to his death was starting the next day. It meant that he would die in a few months or even weeks.The weight of this realization hit him hard. He had built his kingdom with blood, sweat, and tears, and he didn't want to leave it behind. He had people that he loved dearly, and he didn't want to leave them either.As he lay there, his mind raced with thoughts of what would happen to his kingdom and his family after he was gone. He had so many plans and dreams, and they would all be shattered if he died.Tear
CHAPTER FIFTY-SIXA Decision To MakeAlarick, Morgana, and Dennis finally arrived at the soothsayer's house. They knocked on the door, and a voice called out to them to come in. They walked into the small room, and Alarick took a seat, his heart still racing with fear.The last time they came here, it didn’t really end well, he went back with a bed news and he hoped it would be different this time.As they waited for the soothsayer to arrive, Alarick's thoughts were consumed with the possibility of his death and what would happen to his kingdom. He couldn't bear the thought of destroying everything he had built on his own. His mind was racing with questions and doubts.Morgana noticed the fear in Alarick's eyes and tried to comfort him, she also knew that this wasn’t easy for him as it wasn’t easy for her to watch the one she trained and raised dying. She put her hand on his shoulder and gave him a reassuring smile. But Alarick was still consumed by his worries.Alarick couldn't stop
CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHTWhat Is Wrong With Him?Leanda had been sweeping the floor of the library and cleaning the dust of the books when the door creaked open, and she saw Alarick walk in. She turned to greet him but before she could say anything, Alarick grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him. She could feel the tension in his grip, and the sadness in his eyes. She wondered what was wrong with him.Without saying a word, Alarick wrapped his arms tightly around Leanda, pulling her closer to him. She could feel his chest heaving with silent sobs, and she instinctively hugged him back, trying to offer him some comfort.She didn’t know what was wrong with him, but the least she could do at that moment was to make him feel like she was there for him and he wasn’t alone, she knew that was all he needed.Leanda wrapped his hands around him, running his hands back and forth on his back and giving him the comfort he thirsted for.Leanda hoped that he overcomes whatever he was going through,
CHAPTER FIFTY-NINEIn His Space“Where are we? What are we doing here? Whose house is this?” Leanda asked in confusion.Alarick smiled, “This is my house,” he answered, “This is where I come when I want to be alone, this is my space.”“So what are my doing here if you only come here when you want to be alone?” Leanda asked.“Because I want you in my space.”Leanda swallowed to clear the block in her throat, she looked up at Alarick for a while before her eyes began to wander around the massive mansion when again. She couldn’t believe such big house exists, she had seen lots of it in the movies but she never believed that it exist.Alarick's hand suddenly appeared in front of her. She stared at it for a moment, unsure of what to do, before finally taking it and allowing him to lead her towards the door. As they walked, Leanda couldn't help but wonder what was going on with Alarick. He had been acting so strange and distant lately, and she was starting to grow impatient with his silence
CHAPTER SIXTYRounds Of PleasureAlarick looked into Leanda’s eyes and asked, “Have you ever done this in the bathroom?” Leanda sucked up her lips and shook her head, her heart thumping with excitement, “N..No.”“Then let’s try it,” Alarick chuckled and picked Leanda up as they kissed their way to the bathroom.As they entered the bathroom, Alarick placed Leanda on the countertop and continued kissing her passionately. He then lifted her up again and carried her towards the shower. With one hand, he turned on the water, making sure it was at the perfect temperature.Leanda wrapped her legs around his waist as they continued to kiss. Alarick's hands explored every inch of her body as the water cascaded down on them. Their moans were muffled by their lips, but the pleasure was evident on their faces.Suddenly, Alarick lifted Leanda up, turned her around, and pressed her against the shower wall. She let out a gasp as he entered her from behind, their bodies moving in perfect synchroniza
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONEOur Romantic Moment Leanda slowly opened her eyes, one after the other, and rubbed them as her vision was still blurry. She blinked a few times until her eyes adjusted to the dim lighting of the spacious room. As she looked around, her mouth dropped open in amazement. The room was breathtakingly beautiful, adorned with luxurious furnishings made of gold and decorated with a sparkling chandelier that hung from the ceiling. She didn’t notice it earlier.She sat up on the bed and took in every detail of the room, from the intricate designs on the walls to the soft velvet curtains that draped over the windows. Leanda couldn't help but marvel at the opulence of it all.But as she looked to her side, she realized that Alarick was nowhere to be found. She wondered where he had gone, but then she remembered the hot rounds of their lovemaking hours before and smiled to herself. She lay back on the bed, remembering every moment, and giggled softly to herself.Leanda remembere
CHAPTER SIXTY-TWOThe Sudden ChangeAlarick pulled Leanda closer to himself and whispered in her ear, "I love you." It was the only thing he could say, the only thing that mattered in this moment. He wanted to say that to her because he was unsure of what would happen next, if he was going to get the chance to be with her or not. And then, the music faded away, and they were left standing there, in silence, knowing that tomorrow would bring a new reality.Leanda looked into Alarick’s eyes, her mouth widely open as she wanted to tell him how much she loved him too, but her words choked in her mouth.She cleared her throat and looked up at him, “I love you too,” Leanda murmured and a smile fell on Alarick’s face.Leanda's heart swelled with happiness as she finally admitted her love for Alarick. She looked up at him and saw the relief and joy in his eyes. Alarick pulled her close, hugging her tightly. She could feel his heartbeat and warmth.Alarick was glad, he was happy that he couldn
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREERule Four: Be At My Bed By 8 EverydayAlarick sped to Leanda and grabbed her hand forcefully, he moved swiftly and pinned her to the wall, restricting her movement, “Rule number three; do not talk back at me. You keep to this, or you die!” He growled Leanda trembled in fear as she looked into Alarick's blazing eyes. She couldn't understand what had happened to him in just the few hours that she slept. He was acting so strange, and his anger was palpable. She couldn’t understand what was wrong with him and why he was being so strange, it was sweet and romantic between them until she slept, what happened in the space of those few hours?Leanda looked into his eyes, she could no longer see that affectionate and loving look anymore, all she could see was anger in his eyes.Leanda squinted her eyes, trying to think about what she might have done to deserve this treatment from Alarick, she wanted to see what she did wrong, she thought about it but she couldn’t figure it
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