Lucian’s POV “What did you want to tell me?” “Nothing” she said hurriedly, I watched her demeanour change, she stood up from the chair, then walked over to the door in a haste. “Safe journey Lucian” she said without even turning back to look at me, she was hiding something, I was hundred percent certain she was hiding something, the question was what was it?. Was it what I said? ‘Yes,’ Escarno grumpily suggested. ‘You made super uncomfortable, you suck with words’ A long exhausting sign escaped my lips, I was just pissed about the state of the pack, It felt like I was going back to revamp the entire pack and slowly but steadily Alex was destroying everything that had been built by generations. But that was for later, I didn’t want to be distracted. I would ask her about her feelings when I was back, it was only a matter of a day or two. Walking out of the room, I took to the borders of the pack, the plan was simple: I would bring these people to the pack, then I would mak
Lucian’s POV Alex was adorned by gold, his head held a heavy crown, made from polish gold and its sides had diamonds on it, his shoulders were padded with bear fur, and he held a staff as he walked into the city.Natasha stood beside him, dressed in a similar fashion, she held his hands and her other hand held her protruding belly.A fleet of wolves escorted them as they walked into the city. I watch how petrified the people were to be in his presence rather than praising him or staring in adoration they stare in fear and despair.They fell to the knees and dare not raise their head, I watch how the guards behind him run into the streets of the city, while he stood with his head held up high, and his bride stood before him, showering him with kissesI clenched my fist so hard my fingers hurt.This bastard… he had brought ruins to the pack, and he did it with so much pride that it felt as though I should run towards him, I should rip his flesh from his bone but my bit.A growl escaped
Lucian’s POV “You fool!” Another lady interrupted, she seemed to be more affected than the rest of them, she aggressively pushed the men who had surrounded them, me included, she fell to her knees, I watched her cry uncontrollably on the corpse, the lady who had just died must have meant something to her.Everyone except me knew who she was to the deceased, but I didn’t. I would have asked but I hesitated.Some group of taller men approached the body, they carried the board she laid on then took her to the center of the pack where she was placed for people to drop their flowers before she was buried.Parents huddled their little ones into the house, then shut the door behind them. It was so appealing seeing how they strived to give her a proper send off even though she had just been accused of destroying the livelihood of the pack.I was lost in my mind for a second, while trying to curtail the pain of being killed slowly and that of being tortured by the tears of people I was made t
Lucian’s POV I shouldn’t have said anything but their action was a trigger for me. No child should be subjected to such cruelty so early on. But when monsters were placed in a place of power they tended to misuse it, it was hard for me to keep calm and worse off of all control my wolf from lounging at them.“What did you just say?” Alex said, his face held a frown, and so did Julian. I had pulled their attention, it was bad, there were only two ways out of this situation, one I attacked them by shifting to my wolf form, allowing Escarno to have his time with them. But Alex had bitten more than he could chew, being close to him would only bring danger to him. I hated him but he had to be alive if I wanted my mission to be completed. I couldn’t risk having him after me or knowing my real identity, I needed to remain dead to him else, it would be bad.If I let my urges take charge of me, Alex would be dead in a split second and the ritual can’t be completed. I wanted to kill him but h
Selene’s POV “Alice!Alice!” I tapped her face aggressively but she wasn’t responding, I placed my head on her chest, her heart was beating quite alright and I could still feel life inside of her.‘‘Someone bring water! Anyone!’’ I screamed while tapping her face, she didn't respond, my eyes narrowed back to Lucian who stood there totally unmoving a frown settled on his face as he stared at the body.Our eyes met again, and he sighed in defeat. He loosened the scarf around his face, thereby exposing the stain at the back of his head, but then as I was about to question his health I spotted something in his hands.A dark vein creeping from the back of his wrist and also extending further into his arm, cold shivers ran through my body at the sight of it, it looked like the roots of a tree, it wasn’t there before I was certain of it.It didn’t look like a scar either because I could tell whatever that thing was, was in his body and not outside.“Healer you can have this” a pack member wa
Selene’s POV He was dressed in thin sleeves and loose pants, I felt heated up just seeing him, he was just fresh out of the shower, and the image of his dick flickered in my mind.I waved my head while trying to concentrate on the fact that I might indirectly be the cause of Alex’s action. I just wanted to prove a point, I wanted to put him in a state to take responsibility and fail in public. I never thought it would turn out like this.“I was the one who set the pack on fire” I said. He took his seat then pointed to one at the end of the room, I walked over to it then took my seat.“I was the one who burnt the pack farm” I said with great effort, I wanted to keep it away from Lucian that was why I lied about going back to take Emily’s necklace, but now that this had happened, I just couldn’t hold the guilt.I had expected him to say something vile and validate my guilt, but he went quiet, I took a quick glance at him, his demeanor remained calm, he had a tiny smirk on his lips“Wha
Lucian’s POV Dedication ceremonies was always a busy time in the pack, with people dancing and spilling liquor, I on the other hand was filing my dagger with a sharp edge of a rock.Tonight was special, it was a full moon, the pack members basked in its glory in their wolf form, the air was filled with several pheromones, and occasionally the sound of flutes and drums were overshadowed by the exhilarating sound of the wolves howl.It was a night of dedication. A ritual done for little children who were a month old, we had four new born babies, and it was the fourth set of children in the pack, and a special occasion for everyone.“Chief, here,” A wolf walked up to me with a serving of bread and meat.“Thanks” I took the plate then placed it by my side, while I continued with the dagger, pointing it to the cloud, it glimmered below the moonlight, “perfect” a sly smile crawl unto my lips.“Chief, the parents are ready for the dedication” another wolf said, I passed a nod to her, then
Selene’s POV The only difference between this pack and my pack was the fact that Lucian wasn’t an Alpha anymore, aside that everything was being carried out like he was leading a pack.It was over a month in this pack and there were several things I have observed about him and the one I had admired the most was his ability to lead. With Emily and Joan gone, I wasn’t exactly chatty with anyone, aside from Alice who was still settled in grief.She refused to be a part of the child dedication ceremony and her reasons were justified, if I was the one whose hopes and dreams were tarnished in barely three days I wasn’t sure I would want to come out myself.It wasn’t exactly my intention to come out, but Ella had a thing for parties, she had bugged me endlessly about it, and now I had to be an active participant, but I stayed at the corner as usual. With a cup of beer in my hands, and a tiny stick, I drew patterns on the floor while navigating the lines through the reflection of the fire.
Lucian’s POV I wanted to go to Joan’s reserve and take Selene, but Joan volunteered to go. I didn’t know how to feel today. I was excited and I was optimistic.Selene was found and fine. Same with Ella who was nope resting on my chest, she refused to let me sleep alone, and after sharing the same room with her at night. I didn’t know what peace felt like till I woke up after last night.I didn’t have a nightmare. The pain that came with my existence didn’t seem so bad after all and this early just crawled on my chest and just laid there.“Uncle Lucian, are you sick?” She asked.“Yes.” I said.“Mom told Joan that you are sick and you don’t want her to heal you.” Yes Selene would say that, but how does she think she could save me, if she does she would take my position and she would die, somehow she didn’t think about that.“Mom would be sick if she heals me, so I have to keep her safe.” I said in the plain way possible, Ella went quiet for a while, I looked at the wall clock, lilac w
Selene’s POV I surveyed the surroundings, the guards stood at the gates watching me with a curious eye. Like it was some kind of thief.They look pretty normal, but then again I would ask who is a known thief being glorified like this, can he be apprehended? Or ch asked out of the state if he can’t be apprehended by rehab rulers of the city, everyone knew he was a thief he was a thief and they still let him leave.I checked the sides. People were moving freely along the side of the street but I was the only one who had remained stagnant, and one of the guards had proceeded to walk toward me.I didn’t move, I let him walk to me and stand before me.“What are you doing here young lady?” He asked if he grabbed my hands, no one touched me like that, I felt violated. But in a space of things this man was bigger than me, he could apprehend me if he wanted.“I am new to town, saw this place and it looks beautiful.” I said and they shoved me backward, I stood my ground if step was here and
Selene’s POV After listening to what Joan recorded, I didn’t know how to react to the feeling in my heart. It was beautiful, it was painful and as I listened to it over again I could tell she was holding tears from falling and it made the moment even more beautiful.Joan’s as everything.The record lasted for about seven hours,till she finished an entire book. I stayed up all night deranged in tears as I wrote the full sentence down.By noon I could finally say something, and I could understand some of the things the doctor had said throughout the day. And as embarrassing as it sounded I might as well have been stupid all this while because most of the things he wrote on the board I could finally pick them up.He did so much to talk to me, and I had used my literacy to stress him out, so today I wanted to love around town, I would visit the mall where I will be getting my clothes and I would visit the hospital where he treated people.At least I knew his name. Jude carpenter.I took
Joan’s POVI panicked, what if someone has taken Lucian, what if he got attacked where is everyone in the pack they were all supposed to be here where are they?“Chief!” Ella noticed my work and she came up to me, “uncle Lucian.” She called out. After so much screaming and shouting we noticed we were viewed as odd in the pack and everyone was looking at us weirdly.I walked up to one of the pack members. “Where’s the chief? Did anything happen to him?” She waved her head. “The chief went to drop some of the pack members at the crescent pack, where the new female Alpha just took one be from her father, we are all going to stay there for three weeks.”Pike…Relief coursed through me, like a calm breeze it soothed my flaming skin. I staggered backward, Ella held me down, she stretched her hands for me to carry her which I did.I didn’t know if I should go to lilacs or just stay here and wait for him, it would be hectic going back to lilac pack mostly that I wasn’t going alone. So I de
Joan’s POV It was a poster of Lucian being shared among everyone in the pack, well more like a drawing of him in his mask, I was awestruck by all that was going on in the pack.A wolf who I knew to be a part of the eclipse pack came sharing the flyer with everyone, Alex, he was looking for Lucian.Selene told me about Lucian killing the fair queen and then the Fae queen but she didn’t tell me about a bounty, or maybe she didn’t know, I wanted to get the flyer for myself till I realized that Ella wasn’t just a a nobody she was the next in line for eclipse pack.Not only should she not be here now, she was supposed to be dead, I turn back so that her back was facing the guard who was hearing the flyer and then I began to walk away, as fast as I could through the crowd yet trying to sync in like a common passerby that intended to be before all this happened.As all this happens the guard had made sure he had share the flier to everyone willing to see for themselves and he left.I walked
Joan’s POVIt was the night before Selene left and I had a panic attack, I had tried to be strong all along, but it was already catching up to me. She went to bed but I knew fully well that she wasn’t sleeping.No one in their right mind would have a good night's sleep in our current condition. Except for her daughter who had confessed to me earlier that it was all a game, her mother told her they were playing a game and they got to travel.Her smile was infectious and even thinking about how silly she was only made my night a little less suffocating.When I left the pack, I never thought there would be a time when I would be the one to sponsor this heist Selene wanted to embark on, nor did I for once think I would feel bad that she was going to be in trouble.She wanted to go on this mission which in my option was the best thing to do, but then again, it was dangerous and she needed more time to prepare.But it’s delusion to think I will everything in one day but there is a lot that
Selene POVI had tucked the box of cash into the closet, the healer was still in the room, and didn’t say much. We just sat there and I kept on looking for a way to tell him that we could go eat now and I also needed clothes.But first things first. It was food.I gestured while eating and he nodded. I walked over to the closet and I took took a wad of cash which I stuff into my purse, then I gestured to the door.He was now a friend I never thought I needed and he smiled back.We took the elevator down to the restaurant which was located in the hotel. It was fancy and trust me if I make it out alive I would make my pack as alluring as this, rather than bricks, I would make more glass buildings, it would be called the city of glass.He offered me a menu, which I scanned through. I didn’t understand the written words and there weren't any images, I was having a hard time searching through names that I could pronounce.That was the goal.Any food I could add the alphabets together, I w
Lucian’s POV They might be fifty of them, I could tell it was a small pack because of the size of their Alpha and how he stood, his wolf looked familiar too, the strip of white over the eye. I have seen it somewhere but I had no idea where exactly I saw it.“Do you know who I am? Go back to your pack now before I loose my temper.” I didn’t want it to get messy, but the pack leader had been so persistent he moved closer urging for a war.I could see the fear in his eyes. And it only comfirmed he didn’t want to fall short before his pack members. I turned fo the rest of the packs“I am not here to fight. Let me pass!” My pack members were already on edge and they were waiting on my command to fight, all my drivers were trained fighters I would trust them to take out the alpha.“If you don’t leave in two minute there would be a blood bath and you won’t leave to tell the tale.” I said again Escarno pushed he wanted to come out by all means and I roofed my legs on the ground trying to st
Lucian’s POV I had sectioned the pack members into a a group of fifty people each which meant I would be going back and forth four times, I made sure all the trucks were ready and for each truck we would have ten pack members in it.The pregnant ladies and the lactating mothers, then followed by teenagers, the road was bad so I needed to make sure they arrived at safety first, I had an inkling that the movement would raise curious brows but at the end of the day I would do anything to protect them.“You.” I pointed to the former guard at the Far pack, he walked over to me, his daughter wouldn’t leave without him.“Yes chief.” “You and your daughter will drive with me at the front,” I said. It was dnagerous to have a child at the front of the pack but she won’t let her father go and secondly she reminded me off Ella, they were about the same age and they had the same color of eyes.I met Alice who was also preparing her niece for the trip, she looked sane.“How are you doing?” I aske