KING ARCHIE’S POV“He still hasn't regained consciousness? You must have knocked his soul out of him.”Jay commented as I strolled into the basement of Curtis's home. Byron’s unconscious man couldn't be dragged to my quarters for safety and discretion reasons likewise the female Gamma who we saved from the clutches of death.“Welcome, My King.”The female Gamma greeted me as soon as I showed myself to her. She has been put in charge of guarding Byron’s unconscious man since she couldn't be seen outside by Byron and neither could Curtis nor I stay in the basement to keep watch.I was needed back at my mom’s quarters and Curtis had duties that were his responsibility.“What's your name?”I asked the female Gamma because I was tired of calling her “the female Gamma” each time I thought of her which has neem every minute since she was saved yesterday. “Kate, Your Majesty. My name is Kate and I will never be able to pay you back for saving my life–”“There is no payment needed, Kate. It's
KING ARCHIE’S POVAs I strolled into my mother’s sleeping chambers, my eyes shifted between her and Byron who was standing beside her lying frame.I asked myself, “Which one of them is fake?”Byron or my mom. On my way here, I had thought of the possibility that you could have been accessed by whoever Ardin was working with. What if Byron wasn't the real Byron just like Amanisa claimed that my mom wasn't her real self and that Damon wasn't exactly the real Damon we all knew?“Do something for me, Curtis.”I found the ever-active connection between my mind and that of my Head Of Gamma, asking for his help even though I knew he was out searching for ways to explain the mysterious phenomenon.“By all means, my King.”Curtis answered immediately. I stopped in front of my mother’s sleeping chamber entrance to pass the information to the only man I trusted.“I want you to find the captured man's family members. Take them to your house. I will be there shortly.”I voiced.“Will do, My King,
KING ARCHIE’S POVSilence is fragile. The moment someone breaks it, that very silence would never be again. Although the end of one silence means there could be another silence that could only be born after a moment of chaos-- agreement and disagreement.At the moment, everyone in my mom’s chamber was experiencing silence before the big blow. My head was ringing with Curtis’s voice spreading all over. His last statement threw me into that silence and truth be told, I was scared of what would happen if someone was to break that sense.I was lost in the silence and I do not want to be found. Being found would mean I have to face the reality of his death and also the possibility that there was more fabricated evidence against Amanisa. Pieces of evidence that are confirmed by a healer would risk my chance of saving the woman I loved with everything I was…Perhaps I was nothing. If I was something, I am would have realized that Byron called me here to get me away from Curtis’s baseme
AMANISA’S POVSlow and steady wins the race, they said but the slow and steady I was experiencing wasn't winning a race of any kind.It was draining my life, in fact.The slow intake of breath was becoming suffocating. The steady rise and fall of my chest, as I struggled to breathe, was just as painful as the lump in my heart. So much for slow and steady.I have been through so many challenges and dark moments but this day was the most challenging. I wasn't plotting revenge neither was I trianninhbhard to defeat my so-called enemies.However, life was slowly slipping out of my fingertips with every minute that passed.My body was freezing. Yes, I was sick. Or better still, I was dying.Ever since Violet left hours ago, I have been burning up, throwing us, and groaning for help but no one cared enough to check on me.Violet…Although I was coming down with something before she paid me the unwanted visit, I could have sworn she found a way to poison me with one of her family's toxic.
KING ARCHIE’S POVIf terrified was a person, it would be me. If defeated was a person, that too would definitely be me.And if failure was a Lycan, it will be me, Lycan King Archie Kovan of the Wereland. I was a disgrace to myself and to everyone here yet they cheered, expressing their heartfelt joy while I feign boldness. “Are you sure this plan will work, Kovan? She mustn’t die.”Jay asked, warning me not to follow this path but what could I have done? I couldn't go back. Byron had blocked the path to go backward so I could only go forward since Davina already confirmed that Amanisa was guilty as charged. “Does this mean you believe them? I don't know what has happened to Davina but have you seen Amanisa’s condition?”Jay pointed out, reminding me that Amanisa, the woman I loved was being dragged all the way to the death bench where she would either be beheaded or hung–“You have got to be kidding me! Stop thinking as if you want her dead!”Jay growled within me and I had to hol
KING ARCHIE’S POVIt's all starting to make sense.The pull. The connection. The addiction. It was all beginning to make sense to me now.All along she had been my destined mate and somehow, I couldn't figure that out.“Let me help, Lycan King Archie.” Curtis’s voice reverberated and he was able to snap me out of my trance. I realized that he was with someone that could be helpful with Amanisa’s condition. Someone that had hep her once in the past. Rahela. The Lywolf healer.My new hope. “Follow me. Both of you.” I exclaimed, rushing towards my quarters and leaving Byron, Ardin, Violet, Davina, and every Lycan that had been just as blind as me. Rahela and Curtis ran after me and after what seemed like a race through the earth, we finally arrived in my sleeping chamber. “What happened, My King.”Curtis queried as I laid Amanisa on my bed. I encouraged Rahela to begin healing Amanisa immediately before I faced Curtis who was panting heavily just like I was.Inhaling deeply, I star
KING ARCHIE’S POV“I understand that you want to spend time with Ama– your mate, My King but what do we do about the multitude waiting on the execution ground?”Curtis called my attention to the other important and urgent matters at hand.If he didn't speak, I wouldn't have been able to get out of the trance Amanisa and my growing child had pulled me into even though they were both sleeping.“Get a grip..”I thought to myself, adjusting the cover on Amanisa’s body and facing Rahela and Curtis.“They can wait there for eternity, Curtis. You and I and Rahale have a lot to figure out.”I finally responded to Curtis's question.“But before anything else, I would like to clean my mate up and make her comfortable.”I declared. “Perhaps I should get her servant to clean her up so we can get this done with and–”“Yes.” Although I couldn't trust anyone to take care of Amanisa, Ava was an exception. She could be trusted.“If she hasn't been altered like Davina and the rest.” Jay pointed out, ma
KING ARCHIE’S POVThree days after finding out that the moon goddess had blessed me with a true mate whom I couldn't perceive as mine yet had claimed for myself all along, I was sitting by the bed, holding Amanisa’s hand.She still wasn't awake.She was breathing yet sleeping like she was under a sleeping spell.“Will she open her eyes anytime soon?”I voiced my worries to Rahela who was in the room with me. She knew to stay close even though Amanisa hadn't shown any sign of discomfort.All she showed were signs of a sleeping beauty.Rahela responded, “Her return might blow you away and be the solution we have all been struggling to get for our loved ones.”Curtis walked in at that moment. I wasn't feeling assured but I just had to be strong for my mate, pup, and subjects.“Greetings, Lycan King Archie. Greetings Lywolf Rahela.”Curtis greeted me and I welcomed him curtly while Rahela gave him a heartwarming response.“My King, your sick mom demands to see you–”“That clown isn't my mo
AMANISA’S POV*SIX MONTHS LATER* I was a sweaty mess. My senses were heightened and I stared eagerly at Davina who was still standing in between my legs. I was lying on the same bed Davina pointed at when I asked her some hours ago about the bed I was born in.Davina had said, “That one. Your mother had difficulty with you, Queen Isidora. Are you sure you wnat to push her out on the same bed?” I had nodded without hesitating, choosing that bed and that room to push the Princess Of Royal Hills out of my swollen and tired body. Yes, I just delivered my baby girl and I couldn't wait to see her or hold her even though I was still breathless after pushing for hours. My baby decided to come early but that didn't mean she didn't take a lot of hours to show herself to the world after my water broke. “She is here. The Princess has been born!”Davina exclaimed. I let my head fall on the pillow as Davina walked to me with my bloody bundle of happiness. Ava and Rahela were in the delivery r
KING ARCHIE’S POVContrary to my belief, things were going well. The scent of death was hanging in the air the moment we stepped into the room slowly dissipated. Amanisa and Lulu held their Mom for minutes and we all saw the former Queen heal at the hands of her daughters. Jay questioned, “All they had to do was touch her?” As if Rahela could hear my Lycan Beast, she repeated the same question but audibly, “All we had to do was make her two daughters touch her together?”Davina simply gasped, shocked that her sister was showing signs of life. Lulu answered Rahela’s question, “We have to do more than that, Rahela and that’s where you all come in.” Lulu went ahead to explain that this wasn't how their mom would recover. She also mentioned that she believed that the moment she and Amanisa take their hands off their mom, she would return to her vegetative state… her health might also deteriorate quickly. Since Lulu was knowledgeable, no one questioned her or how she knew what to do.
AMANISA’S POVMy story– our story wasn't getting sadder. At least, I couldn't see it becoming more sad.There was no way I would allow it even though I could feel it in my gut that a lot could still go wrong. Davina said it, in fact.She said my mother was dying… Right after I found the perfect sister, I also realized that my mom has been living in pain for twelve years. What was I saying? This could get worse and very sad. I mean, how was I supposed to be the strong sister when Lulu was breaking as we walked to the forbidden first room?How was I supposed to not break when I was going to see my mom who has been suffering alone and in pain all these years?How would I stay strong when I walked in to see life leaving my Mom’s eyes? It could get worse and I could see myself breaking without restraint. I had a sister to shield but—“No one will stop you from breaking, Ama. You have been strong for many years and you have suffered greatly too. Take the break if you want it.”Arla voi
KING ARCHIE’S POVEver since Amanisa asked Davina about her Mom and younger sister, I had been in shock. Coupled with Amanisa being unconscious for days, I was partially a curious living dead. I’d asked questions from Davina but she refused to say a word concerning my concerns and Lulu had been sticking around for the past thirty hours for reasons I didn't know until she revealed that she was Amanisa’s sister… The same sister that I kept wondering how she could exist. I mean, I had never heard of a second child of Queen Idalia and her mate. But from the look on Davina's face, it sank in that there was still so much I needed to know about my mate. Amanisa was shocked as well and Rahela and her girls were equally shocked as Lulu wept her heart out in Amanisa’s arms– a place I wanted to be but couldn't be at the moment. Jay etched, “I can’t believe this. Lulu is her little sister and her mom, Queen Idalia who we all thought was late is alive and in the next room to us…”Yes.. that w
AMANISA’S POVThe first voice I heard belonged to Kovan. I didn't realize how long I had been out but I heard my mate’s voice first. Kovan etched, “You still won’t tell me what she was referring to before she passed out?”Obviously, Kovan was speaking to Davina whose presence could be felt as my eyes fluttered open. My eyes met with Lulu’s sad eyes the moment they opened and the little but grown girl gasped as her eyes widened. I smiled at her and her lips trembled which made me wonder why she was so sad. That was unlike her.Davina responded to Kovan before she realized that I was awake, “I can’t say anything until Amanisa wakes up. I am sorry, My King.” “You don’t have to be sorry, Aunt Davina. I am already awake so you can begin.”I let out breathlessly. As their eyes shifted to me, I winced. My neck was still aching which meant that I had not fully healed from Byron’s tight hold. How long was I out for exactly?“Amanisa!”“Ama!”Davina and Kovan exclaimed simultaneously. Both o
AMANISA’S POV“Two…”Davina let out through the mind link. Byron, on the other hand, kept yelling to get the Gammas to obey him but after I had announced that Kovan doesn't have to beg or listen to Byron anymore, Byron lost the little power he had over everyone.“Now!”Davina declared and with the little breath I had left, I pushed my hands upward, grabbing Byron’s ugly face. “What the fuck do you think you are doing? Do you have an immediate death wish–”Byron cussed at me but the sudden splash of water on his body cut his irritating voice off. Byron yelled at the healers behind me, “What did you do that for?”Lulu’s soft voice broke out, responding, “You will find out in three, two, one…”I didn't let Lulu finish counting before I dug my fingers into Byron’s eyes and immediately, Byron screamed, not just because of my attack but because of the effect of the cleansing water as well. His hold on my neck loosened.“Ahhh.”Violet gasped loudly, jumping away from Byron when she reali
AMANISA’S POVPlease… Just two minutes, Kovan… I need two minutes to save you… to save us all from his clutches.“Bury me alive, Curtis… Do it now.”Kovan’s voice still found a way to hit my eardrums even though I was literarily dying from Byron’s tight hold. His palms were big enough for one of them to wrap around my neck, choking me, and restricting me without him breaking a sweat.“You are almost there, Isidora… Please don’t give up.”Davina’s voice spread in my mind. I could feel myself getting drained. Although the energy I was trying to move from Byron’s chest had been pulled up to his throat or somewhere around that part of his body, I could still fail. But I couldn't let myself fail… I had too many people counting on me. “I think it’s time we move to the tomb. I mean you can’t miss this, Baby.”Violet whispered sweetly which would have made me cringe if I wasn't losing my strength slowly. Byron chuckled, “I can't be there while they bury him. Tradition says that while he
KING ARCHIE’S POVSomething wasn't right. I could feel it in my guts that something was wrong with how fast Amanisa struck my demonic cousin down.“To be honest, he doesn't seem to be breathing well at the moment.” Jay pointed out. “But the knockdown was too easy.”Davina countered, “You don't understand how strong Princess Isidora is right now. Aside from releasing her unused energy, we have shared our energy with her and also weakened the demon. This isn't strange at all, My King.”I begged to differ but Lulu voiced, “We don't have the time to argue. That beast’s energy is getting stronger by the second. Drain him now, Amanisa.”I could hear Lulu’s conviction and fear. She was a child that should be protected from this scene. When did she get here?“We will help you before he bounces back stronger--”Rahela uttered, making me realize that even though Amanisa struck Byron in his demonic state, he had the tendency of regaining his power quickly. And Byron could become stronger with ev
AMANISA’S POVHe was huge.He was ugly.He was terrifying. And I could perceive that he was growing powerful with every second that passed. I didn't understand how he could get this string with the power of the same which I defeated with Rahela yesterday but I knew one thing… Certainly.Certainly, I had to fight this huge, ugly, and unnatural strong demon trapped within the spiritual cage before me.Was I scared?Yes. That fact has been established even before I set my eyes on the new Byron.But was I still doing this regardless of my fear?Again, Yes. There was no other option. Everyone here is looking up to me. I was their hope and I wasn't about to fail them.Therefore, I swallowed my fear and declare, “Let's get the funeral started.”Seeing how fast Byron was growing, the healers wasted no time after my declaration. They started chanting. My eyes caught sight of Lulu amidst them. She was also chanting with her hands stretched toward the cell. I was terrified that a young child li