Lucian’s POV She had just gone down on her first push up, she sucked so much at this but as always her flimsy efforts were funny.She had stood up then punched me playfully on my chest, she wrapped her arms around me, then placed a kiss on my forehead, and my cheeks, I pulled her closer.“Your arms are weak, do you know that? It’s bad for a lady who wants to lead, you need to be able to fight, and be worth being fought for” she kissed me again, stopping me from saying anything.“You will always be here to protect me right?, you will always fight for me” she said close to my lips, her teeth gently holding unto her lower lips, I wanted to pull them into my mouth and suck on them gently.“I will set the realm ablaze for you” I confessed to the bride kissing her.“I love you Lucian, I have always loved you, just you and no one else” she whispered beside my ear, my body felt calm as she whispered those reassuring words, it was all I ever wanted to hear.“I will always love you,” I respond
Lucian’s POV After Pike's decision to stay for a little while to gather his weapons news, staying back and being placed on pause seemed like torture, and the incident that happened with Selene on the field, I had to stay away for a while. Till I found the herbs to calm the effect, it had been a week since I last took it. And today I dedicated my time to finding it while going to hunt.It was very early in the morning, and the sky was bright and beautiful, as always, the poison had expanded, and tying it didn’t help anymore, so the herb was needed, at list to curb the effects, I couldn’t afford to lose my cool anymore.All along I have had those zone out moments, in private, having before her in such a realistic way was so scary, I was too expensive to risk, so rather than seeing hold up as torture I chose to see it as a means to prepare myself mentally. I wanted to flex my wolf today and since Selene had disabilities and hadn’t been trained for hunting, it was only logical that I ma
Chapter 101Selene POV I knew Lucian was avoiding me due to what happened during our last training. He was provoked by my words. I poked the wrong buttons but it was for a good cause.Well, it was bound to happen either way. If he were honest with me from the beginning, maybe I would have gone easy on him. But he chose the hard path. Just now, he evaded my gaze and paid attention to my little Ella. Seeing him act all sweet towards gave him a softer look.After he left with his group for their hunt, I decided to take a walk down to my healer ward just to get my mind off him for a while.My mind has been filled up with his strange behavior towards me lately. Especially when he avoids my questions.I tried to focus on my healing process, going through some old books and jotting down some healing recipes.While I was taking notes, I began to feel dizzy and hot. I fanned my face with my hand, trying to understand why I felt so sick all of a sudden.I got up to walk around, but fell to t
Selene POV I headed down to meet Lucian. He was in the midst of his group who went hunting with him. They praised him for his expertise. I watched him from a distance as he adorned in their praises.‘What do you think?' I asked my wolf as I stared at Lucian.‘Nothing, I can't feel his wolf. But I think he is in pain. He is suffering inside, badly.'‘what do you mean?'‘I can't explain it to you. I am as confused as you are. Maybe, he is hurt or something. He might have injured himself while hunting.'Estel 's reasoning was quite plausible but knowing Lucian, an injury would be a less problem to him let a lone painful.It is very difficult to understand the ways of him. Today, he would be different, gentle then next time he turns into a prickle on my skin.‘I think it is best if you find out about his pain if you are so curious.'Estel muttered, increasing my curiosity. Why was he in pain? I furrowed my brows at the thought of it.I wish I could and get a good answer from him as well.
Lucian POV After the hunt, I retired to my room. I had a few hours to rest before going out to meet with Alpha pike and the soldiers with him.I sat on my bed and thought about Selene. I had caught a glimpse of her leaving the hunt feast. She didn't seem happy. I tried chasing after her but got cornered by my pack members.Maybe, she was mad at me for giving her a cold shoulder earlier. I always messed up things whenever I was around her. And I hated that it had to be her.While I was thinking of her, I tiredly fell asleep. I took a short nap and woke up to meet a darkened sky.It was finally night time. Rejuvenated from the hunt, I got up and dressed up for my meeting with Alpha pike. If things went well as planned, alpha Julian would be taken down.After putting on my gears, I took out my mask from the drawer I kept it and wore it over my face. Once I was fully prepared, I walked towards my door ready to leave.On my way out, I met Selene. I falteres backwards on seeing her, unexpe
Lucian POV We finally infiltrated the pack, taking out the guards one after the other until we were able to surround the park.They worked according to my plan, successfully getting rid of every obstacle before us."This is easier than I thought. I can't wait to get that bastard on his knees and have his head cut off," Alpha Pike muttered, taking out a guard.We met at a point that led to the main entrance of Julian's house. The idiot was too dumb to make one exit into and out of his house."Keep it down or we will end up getting caught," I warned alpha Pike. He went silent and followed me behind. We were about to pass through the gate when a guard jumped out of nowhere and Alpha Pike swiftly killed him.I closed my eyes knowing that he had messed up by acting out. Right behind him were other guards who were on their heels, raising alarm about our presence."Thanks for being agile," I cynically said, annoyed by his carelessness.He apologized but continued with his attack. I ran aft
Lucian’s POV He disgusted me so much that I wanted to gouge out his eyes and feed it to him, but not today, I had better things to do with my time than loath on this infestation in the wolf realm.I pushed my sword further to his neck, he fell on his back then three his hands to the air, I made sure the tip of the sword pressed on his chubby forehead, if he tried something totally stupid I would shove it into his skull.“You took a little girl from an eclipse pack, you nitwit, where’s she?”“What!” He barked at me like he wasn’t aware of what I was saying, I didn’t have the time for his cluelessness, I moved the sword further into his skull, blood spilled out of his head.“I will tell you! Don’t don’t please!” He begged, I pulled it away but not entirely, the tip of my sword was still in his flesh while I heard the sound of his broken bone healing.“She’s in the room with my wives, please don’t kill me” “Take me there” I pulled the sword out then shoved it back into my shealth, Juli
Lucian’s POVTogether we walked through the long corridors.The mission here was finally completed, I was no longer on the edge. I felt at ease and my task had finally aligned.All that filled my mind were the thoughts of a diverse realm, going to meet the man who held the third moonstone, with the help of the antidote I would be able to stay in my human form, and with silence and observation I would be able to blend in.Nervous about this new task I tried calming my mind. What could possibly go wrong? I asked myself, A lot could go wrong and the chances had been slashed but it wasn't impossible, so I would still have to do it.We finally got outside the pack house, pike had outdone himself by bringing the pack to shambles, fire everywhere, and dead body laying on the floor, war brought tears to families, that was why it was strongly advised that wolves kings come to terms but for people like Julian who deserved death, this was the price to pay, but it was no longer my business.I w
Joan’s POVAfter the news about Lucian and Selene. And Alex and who ever was involved I was downcasted for the longest of periods and as the goddes might have it my bruises were not as bad as one would imagine.A few broken bones and an cute but once again miss Selene if she was here. It would have been better because surely she would help a friend out.Now I had to move around with a limp, tired and exhausted as I walked out of the ward down the hall Lucian and lilac were in the study room and I was heading to see Ella who in my understanding hasn’t gotten up from bed yet.I walked over to her room, there were guards in the room where she was staying, and two more outside I heard her talking with one of them they were playing card games on the bed.“Joan.” She cheered without looking up from her card.“Hey little one, how are you doing?” I asked as I leaned on the bed and and reached out for her thighs, it wa totally uncalled for but I placed my head on her thighs it wa bandaged and
Selene's POV“Don’t thank me yet,” he replied lightly, though there was a seriousness in his eyes that told me he’d seen more than I cared to admit. “Rest now, and when you’re ready, we can talk. But first, you need to recover.”I looked away, remembering the sharp, bitter taste of the wind and the haunting sound of those rogues’ voices. “I’m a rogue,” I repeated, as if to convince myself that I could still be the fierce, independent warrior I’d always been. “I don’t usually need help.”He paused, his hands still working over my wounds. “Maybe not,” he said softly. “But even rogues have scars that run deeper than the skin. Let me help you patch those up tonight.”I wanted to protest, to cling to the pride that had kept me isolated for so long, but the truth was undeniable. I was tired—physically and emotionally battered. And deep down, I knew that letting someone in wouldn’t make me weak; it would simply make me human. With a sigh that seemed to come from the depths of my soul, I nodd
Selene’s POVI lashed out with my free arm, slamming my elbow into my attacker’s ribs, and he grunted, loosening his grip on my wrist for just a heartbeat. The chaotic sounds of the forest—the relentless storm, snapping branches, and the harsh murmurs of the rogues—filled my ears. I scrambled backwards, my heart pounding hard enough that I could almost hear it. I knew I had to run. I couldn’t stay here and be caught by these desperate fools.I bolted through the underbrush, adrenaline pounding in my veins, each step fueled by fear and fury. My breath came in ragged gasps as I dashed blindly through the forest, blood seeping from fresh cuts and old bruises alike. I didn’t dare look back, though I could hear the snarls and angry shouts trailing me in the distance.The wind still whipped at me, unrelenting, and for a moment I thought it would sweep me off my feet entirely. I fought it, clinging to the wet ground as if my life depended on it—because it did. I could almost taste the metall
Lucian’s POVAnother pack member, an older wolf with scars etched deep into his face, nodded slowly. “We owe you our lives. But… why are you out here alone, Mask? Lilac said you wouldn’t leave your post.” His tone was gentle yet filled with concern.I clenched my jaw. “I need to think,” I replied, more to myself than to them. The burden of leadership, the betrayal, and the constant threat from Alex and his allies—it was too much. I didn’t know if I could shoulder it any longer.The wind roared again, as if to remind me that there was no escape from destiny. I turned to leave, but then I paused. The pack’s eyes, filled with hope and desperation, held me in place. Their silent pleas for guidance, for reassurance, weighed heavily on me. I couldn’t abandon them—not when they needed me most.My mind was a storm of conflicting emotions. Anger, sorrow, and a deep-seated guilt churned inside me. I remembered Lilac’s words, the promise I had made. I remembered the faces of those who looked up
Lucian’s POV I was furious. Every muscle in my body burned with anger as I stormed out of the pack house. The recent events still stung like fresh wounds— Alex’s betrayal, the way everything had fallen apart, the weight of secrets.She should have not gone to the human realm she would die. And she knows this too well that she would die yet she did all this why! I pushed open the heavy door and stepped into the cold, unforgiving night. The wind hit me like a wall, whipping my hair and carrying the scent of rain and earth. My heart pounded in my chest, a relentless drumbeat that fueled my rage.I had left for the ward where Joan had been staying—a place I once thought was safe. Now it felt like a trap. I needed to be free, to run away from the constant reminders of failure and loss. Every step I took away from that house felt like a step toward escape. Yet even as I ran, I knew I couldn’t outrun the memories. They clung to me like shadows.Before I had even gathered my thoughts, a str
Selene’s POVI let the guilt sit with me for a while before I let it go, my father was there and even though I know Joan would take care of her I still needed to contact them.I wasn’t with any form of communication devise with me and the realm is too big to go on and about looking for them.The wind was relentless. It howled through the trees, whipping against my body with an unforgiving force. Each step I took seemed like a punishment as it seems the wind wanted to make me one with the RV walls It felt like walking through an invisible wall pushing me back. My clothes clung to my skin, soaked from the endless drizzle, and the icy air cut into me like knives. My nose was force fed air and my mouth was sealed shut. I could not move further and I tried not to be swept away but the force.Damn a valley without rockOr caves or even as much as a tall three.if I was a beaver I would dig the floor and enter. I was exhausted. My body screamed for rest, but I couldn’t stop. Ella’s scent wa
Selene’s POVWhatever I was doing was most definitely working as his breathing pace was now more steady than it had been since we stepped out of the portal, and now that was done I tried to steady my heart beat while trying to make it work so I could send him out of there.But whatever I was doing was also causing something to move in his body, like I was healing not only his system for breathing but his entire body but this time I tea is more different than anything I have ever felt.The moment I got deeper into healing him it felt as though I was glued to his body, it was intense, and magnetic and the more I stayed he became more attached I felt just staying there, the portal grew but it was always decreasing as we proceeded with the treatment.Whatever it was I didn’t care but I pulled him closer to the portal till half of his body was here and the other ther from he held my hand, my heart skills beat.His eyes opened slightly and his lips stretched in. Sly smile.“Thanks for ever
Selene’s POVI tried to kick his hands out, but damn this thick dress. Damn it so much, because of it he was able to climb on my body while pinning my knees to the floor, my attentlg to stand was ended when he held my legs.And now I was trying to crawl out of there but he held my hair in between his hard fingers.“Damn you!” He said.As he held my jaw threatening to break it with his hand I met his broken nose as well, both of were bleeding, but he was smiling at me“Hello Selene hawkmoon. It’s nice seeing you again.” He butted my head with his head and I fell to the floor the room took a quick spin but I was not giving up, I had taken the stone out of my chest pad where I had kept it earlier, and I held it in my hands and when he came close to my face again I slammed his head with the stone.Again. Three times till one’s sure I had gotten the part where was bleeding he rolled on his back as he groaned in pain. I stood to my feet, ready to take to my feet but the dress was crappy an
Selene’s POVit kept on flattering and resizing as it emerges, now I thought of nothing at all but the resent energy in the room it knocked on the walls of my mind, it teared my veins there were so many sick people in the room praying to be healed by some miracle healer all of a sudden.But I had other things, I stood from where I was and I walked over to a distant edge maybe the further I am am from the more distant the rush to want to heal them will affect me.Did it workMaybe.The potato was big enough to size my head and if it could just grow a little bit wider now I would shove myself inside like a tight cave hole. I would not mind it.I had finally gotten to a stage of mind one would calm perfect and once I saw that the ho I had created was big enough to fit me I stood up and it stood still, I could almost cry but I had no—“Shit.” Casper walked into the room, the stillness in my heart died and the portal disappeared but with the look on his eyes I was sure not finding a way o