Chapter 124.*.*He suddenly stopped viewing the portrait as goosebumps were sparse all over his body. Furrowing his brows, he stepped away from the wooden fire torch, with his mind wandering elsewhere.Looking around in the direction Athena had taken, he was searching if he could still see her while he pondered if she was really sane or insane."Akad?" He tasted the name on his lips for the first time, still not sure of what he should do. He turned to look in the direction Athena had taken again, trying to picture the look on her face when she handed the paper to him.She had looked so scared as if someone was watching them and had refused him to open the portrait in her presence. And Bryan still could not fathom what that attitude entails.He was so preoccupied with his thoughts that he didn't notice the guards and servants that were passing at regular intervals, staring as he was just standing as if he was lost and was trying to rethink the route he should take.The thought of tel
Chapter 125.*."That's a silver dagger. You'll surely die. You're not Alpha Creed that the witches help and you would surely die before anyone would see you or take you to Azura" Kira spat at him.Bryan could not speak or shake, he just kept struggling with this life on the floor. He tried to scream and call out for help, but the more he tried, the more burn and pain he felt just like she had told him."Now, I would need that portrait" she grinned and squatted next to him, watching as blood was gushing down his nose and his mouth."You should have just shut up and stopped acting like a stupid hero!" She frowned and began trying to pull his slowly dying body away from the drawing he squeezed into his fists and was lying on top."Tobias tried to play smart on me, but I finished him off" she giggled and continued trying to turn him over, but he was too heavy.She was just like any frail lady without strength and without her wolf side, she couldn't roll him over and it was seriously stre
Chapter 126.*.*Cora saw this and swiftly stood from her sitting position with her hands in her mouth. Cole stood at the spot, with all his vigor leaving him and for once, he felt like Cole, an ordinary human and not the mighty Alpha Creed.Max was still on the floor, looking at the great scar on his palm when the human scene hit his nostrils. The scent was so fast that it hovered all over the room in a split second and everyone started standing and murmuring.Lucas saw they have been busted and swiftly tried to get to Cole just as Cora was doing, but it was so difficult because the crowd has scattered, trying to search in the direction the scent was coming from.Still afraid of what was happening, it was so difficult for Cole to find his way and without thinking properly, he started looking for the locket pendant in the ring but couldn't find it and began to panic.That was when Max stood up and looked directly at the crowd, seeing as they were panicking without minding the burn he
Chapter 127.*.*The rest people in the room said nothing but just fixed their gaze on the pendant. They heard footsteps walking outside the door and they instantly turned to face the door.They waited, listening to get the exact place the footsteps were heading to or what they intended to do when a loud knock came from the door."Sh..." Lucas said quietly, turning to look at them while placing his right forefinger on his lips. And the other palm was holding the pendant that was placed on his white face towel.The knock came louder and impatiently this time and the room became even more apprehensive."Hazel! Are you in there?" Hazel instantly recognized Nora's voice and she saw the people in the room were staring at her now. She shook her head sideways, indicating they ignored Nora and when Nora knocked for a while and still didn't get any response, she walked away and they heaved a heavy sigh of relief and eventually shifted their gaze at Lucas, giving him looks to proceed with the
Chapter 128.*.*Hazel wished she could turn them down, but she couldn't. She loved Cole so much and can not imagine being in his shoes. And the way they all looked at her when she turned to stare back at them all seriously broke her heart."Yes... I can" her voice spoke and was accompanied by a sad smile."Oh... Thank you so much" Cole walked to her and pulled her into a hug, patting her back while a drop of tears fell from her eyes.Lucas just went on to watch while Cora was staring into space, trying to vividly recall what had happened to her inside the tournament hall and what Azura had told her."Hazel... Are you sure you can anchor this alone?" Cora spoke when she finally came back to her senses. Even at first, she and Cole just wanted to use Hazel, they have grown to like her, and making her do what would put her life in jeopardy sent chills down her spine.After all, Hazel had saved them countless times from impending doom. They shouldn't pay her back by asking her to do what
Chapter 129.*.*Nora was still looking for Hazel and was getting seriously worked up about it. All she hoped was that Hazel didn't do anything crazy because she didn't like the mood she was in when she left."Hazel!!! Hazel!!" She called out biting her lower lips in frustration. Guards and servants kept running past her but she didn't care what they were up to. All she cared about was her sister.She turned when she reached a dead end in the castle and started running back in the direction she had come. She hadn't run for long when she saw a great light, shining out of the hall she had previously knocked on but got no response from anyone."No... No no no no!! Hazel!!!" She screamed at the top of her voice, raising her long gown above her feet so she could run as fast as she could."Hazel!!!" She called out again and just as she got to the door and held the doorknob, she began struggling with it, trying to open it as it was locked from the outside.With a great scowl on her face, she
Chapter 130.*.*Just as Lucas was reaching the hallway, he saw a lot of servants standing in the way while the guards were running around, looking for whoever they were searching for with Aden being the lead."I said I can't!! Let go of me!" He heard Azura scream at the top of her voice when he was close to where the noise was coming from.He began pushing past the members of the pack that was onlookers until he was almost at where the commotions were coming from."Stop bugging me already! He is dead and there is nothing I could do about it no matter how hard I try!" He heard Azura's angry voice again. He grunted his teeth, cursing at the way the servants and Pack members were standing in the way, making it difficult for him to pass through."You fixed the Alpha, right? You should fix Bryan too!" Cohen barked at her and she couldn't help laughing hysterically."As if you don't already know that that human is an imposter and not the Alpha. I can't help Bryan... So leave me alone!" Thi
Chapter 131.*.*When Kira noticed they were all staring at her, she heaved a sigh and crossed her left leg against her lap while still holding the dagger."It all started when I noticed I was falling madly in love with Beta Max. And I began studying him" she started the narrative, getting their attention piqued."I was a young naive little girl, thinking he would love me one day. I even went to the extent of betraying my Luna, Cora. Just for him to see me. But he never did" As she explained, a flicker of tears dropped from her eyes but she swiftly wiped them off before anyone would notice."I started monitoring Beta Max because of the love I have for him and I noticed he wasn't a happy man. He was always brooding and staring awkwardly at Alpha Creed""Then one day, I don't know what happened, but he refused to have his breakfast at the royal table and I had to take his food to his room, right here!" She said, pointing at the floor while Max continued to stare at her, trying to replay