Daciana’s PovI stumbled after Gabriel as we tried our best to run out of the camp quietly. It was almost an impossible feat, but luckily for us Terba was fooling around by the fire as usual and he held the attention of the soldiers drinking and having their dinner by the fire.It would take a while before they figured out we were missing. With Gabriel’s clothes masking my smell, we were able to pass by the wolves cages without them detecting me.Two soldiers stood at the edge of the camp, looking tired but alert as they stood guarding the camp.Gabriel left me hidden behind some barrels for a few minutes and walked up to talk to the soldiers. After exchanging some words, the guards deserted their posts, and one of them even clapped Gabriel on his back cheerfully.I figured he either had some rank in the camp or was just a very good liar. I’m betting on the latter.Once the coast was clear, we stole out of the camp, using the night's darkness as cover and ran as stealthy as we could i
Chapter 149Gabriel stumbled and sllowly bought his hands to the back of his head that was leaking blood.He only had time to mutter “Daciana?” in disbelief before I hit his head again.Gabriel dropped to the ground from the impact and I stood there shaking or a few seconds trying to take it all in.But I didn’t have time though. He wasn’t dead, only unconcious and it would only be a matter of time before his wolf healed him and he woke up.I dropped the stone to the floor as quietly as I could and began to rummage through Gabriel’s bagpack. There was no hope of me breaking my hand chain by myself so I decided to work with what I had.Inside his bag, he hadn’t packed much. There were a few clothes, a knife, a bottle full of water and a key. I trid to change the top I had on, but the chains didn’t allow for much mobility so I settled for throwing his clothes on my body. Hoping they would mask my smell a bit longer.I was ready to leave when I saw some wolfsbane growing in a patch. Ther
Chapter 150 >>Arnou’s POV“Lycan, I think you should calm down a bit,” Yeran said in a patronizing voice as he walked around the table toward me.But I couldn’t make sense of what he was saying. Calm down? They had taken my wife and he wanted me to calm down!When we searched through the palace and couldn’t find Daciana amongst the throng of people, I already knew she had been taken.Daciana loves my pack so fiercely, she would never desert us. But it was different reading a letter from the head of their stupid army, Glen.Apparently, Duke had an equally delusional brother who wanted my throne under the disguise of avenging his brother.This Glen had written a letter to me, claiming to have Daciana in his custody. Only the moon goddess knows what they did to her to be able to capture and contain her without her using her magic.
Chapter 151Arnou’s PovI didn’t have time to dwell on who our protector was anymore. All I knew was, I was grateful.The explosives had been a one-off and while they had taken out a good chunk of Glen’s army, they still came in troves. Glen’s army numbered 15,000 and faced against our 7000, it was a bloody fight.We had tried to secure the palace gates for as long as we could, with Alisa, Maliya, and several of the other generals going out to battle and defend the palace gates.“We need to secure the Lycan!” I heard a general yell as my guards began to press in on me from all sides.What was happening? Why did they feel the need to secure me all of a sudden? I looked about in the fray of bloodied fighting bodies trying to find Gemma.“Retreat!” I heard some guards cry out in panic.Cold fear gripped me as I realized that the soldiers climbing over the walls were part of Glen’s ar,y that didn’t seem to diminish, no matter how many we killed.“Yeran, hey! What’s going on?” I shot quick
Chapter 152 >>Arnou’s Pov“Lycan!” Triss yelled as she tugged on my arm roughly.“Snap out of it!” She demanded. “They still have Daciana, and the palace e is full of defenseless women and children. We need to leave. Now!” Triss yelled wildly as winds flew the tears streaming down her cheeks away.I understood at that moment, She wanted us to make a stand. A sacrificing last stand to protect her son she might never see again and the other children in the palace.“Protect the gates!” I yelled as I came back to myself and took charge of the situation.“Half of you come with us!” I yelled as Triss and I hurriedly made our way into the palace.I winced as the skin in my arm began to knit itself. Already, my healing was painfully slow (a sure sign that my wolf needed to rest).As we ran through the pal
Chapter 153“How could they-I thought sshe,” Daciana’s father stuttered in anger.“Let’s crush them and get my daughter back,” He hissed in anger. Triss and I shared a hopeful look as Alfred turned back to where his men had almost finished annihilating Glen’s forces and yelled.“Finish them! Hold the catacombs! They must not gain entrance!” He ordered in a loud voice.“Let’s do this!” I said to him with a nod as Triss and I began to run back up the stairs with renewed vigour.I didn’t know much of Alfred but I was inclined to trust him that his men could protect the catacombs as I raced towards the palace gates to help Maliya. The pack members whimpered as we rushed past and I could hear some of them still pondering over Daciana’s absence and her seeming reluctance to help us win the battle.But there was no way I could stop and yell at them. They needed to know that their queen of queens loved them and would have been here if she could. “We would tell them later after winning the w
Chapter 154“Drop the gates!” I heard Yeran yell as the soldiers around me began to move in action.The gates? But Alisa could be trapped there.“No! No no no!” I yelled.“Don't drop the gates! We need to find the princess!”I yelled frantically as I ran towards the open gates and attempted to pass through.“No. It's too late and she might not even be there. There's no sense in losing you too,” Yeran said gravely as he gave my guards a nod and they resumed closing the gates.My heartbeat pounded in my ears as I turned around in panic. Hoping and praying to catch a glimpse of Alisa’s red hair.But I couldn't see her.“No! She might be out there. Leave the gates. Stop!” I yelled angrily.My guards stopped in confusion, looking from me to Yeran. Unsure if they wanted to obey my command or risk their lives.I took their moment of hesitation and bounded out of the gates with Yeran and Maliya on my heels.“Stop! Stop it!” Triss cried loudly in anguish.The hurt in her voice made me pause an
Chapter 155Daciana’s PovI woke up with my skull pounding quite literally as my attacker pulled me across the bumpy floor by my head.My head hit the floor repeatedly as I strained and lifted my head to see who was dragging me.It was Zena, that girl from Glen’s army. Panic set in as I tried and failed to devise a plan to escape before she took me back to the camp.But no matter how hard I tried to pry my foot from her hand, her grip was ironclad and there was no way I could free myself without alerting her to the fact that I was conscious.In the end, I decided to wait and see just how long she could go on pulling me without stopping for rest. Holding my groans in, was a struggle as the growing bump at the back of my head banged against the ground, again and again.Just as I was contemplating losing all elements of surprise, she came to a halt and dropped my leg to the ground carelessly. I stifled a loud groan as the impact send tremors up my leg.Zena didn’t seem to notice the con
Hey guys! Thanks once again for all your support. A lot of you have asked in the comments about the sequel and my answer is I'm working on it. What will it be called? Honeslty I don't know. It's still in the works but once I have enough information for you, I'll make sure to update you all. For now, I have a new book out called MY SEVRANT MATE, MYH MOTHER-IN-LAW. Please go support me by reading the book, leaving gems, comments and reviews🙏🙏🙏 It would mean a lot to me and be such a great help. I really appreciate you all. The book has about 15 chapters now and is being updated daily. I hope you like it, I've included a preview chapter for you. Thanks to each and every one of you. Thank you. ********************************************************************************************************** Prologue Lydia’s Pov I LET OUT AN excited whoop as I ran through the hallways of the palace. “Lydia! Careful! Don’t fall!” Aunty Mardris called out behind me. “I won't!” I yelled b
EPILOGUE Narrator’s POV The woman floated around the ballroom in the arms of her beloved and surrounded by her pack members. Her subjects for she was their sovereign and their High Luna. Her heartbeat thundered with that of her husband. He was happy, she could feel it. So why wasn’t she content? Why did a niggling feeling seem to burrow away at the back of her mind? “My love? Are you okay?” The lycan asked as he focused his attention on her. “Yes, Just. I need some air. Please walk with me,” Daciana requested as she dropped her arm from Arnou’s shoulder and held on to his arm. . “Of course,” Arnou replied. No questions asked. Together, they walked out of the ballroom, their absence causing slight worry in a red-haired girl and her friend. “Do you feel a bit better now?” Arnou asked her as they walked down the palace hallway hand in hand. “Hmm. It’s just, we haven’t had this much peace and happiness in so long. Am I crazy, if I feel like it’s not permanent?” A slight frown
Chapter 224Maliya’s POVA scream tore from my throat as I watched what was supposed to be Herley’s execution turn into the High Luna’s suicide.I knew she wanted to die, but it was supposed to be from bloodlust. She was supposed to have some time to name her babies and hold and say goodbyes and…and…I pushed a trembling Alisa from me blindly as I crawled toward the burning figure in the middle of the dungeon.She didn’t even scream!Loud roars of anger resounded throughout the room as the Lycan sped into the dungeon and went straight for his burning wife.How could she do this?She burned brightly, with the flames so hurt that they charred my skin as I crawled towards her.As I screamed, cried, and sobbed, I vaguely registered someone wrapping their arms around my waist to keep me from reaching her.They didn’t have much success with the Lycan as he ran headfirst into the fire like it was water and held onto his burning bride.As I cried, I realized where the air should have been fil
Chapter 223Narrator’s POVThe night was dark and the prison cell was cold yet the girl didn’t shiver or whimper. She stood with her arms chains and a resigned look on her face.The goddess knows this time she tried. She had looked on as everyone dropped to their knees and begged her. And even though she had dreamt, for months of the day they would all recognize that they wronged her, In that moment, all she felt was genuine worry that her best efforts wouldn’t be enough.It seems almost ironic, as she had been a proud, confidant general, Second only to the lycan and primed to be his high Luna. But living about those dreadful humans for months would do that to anyone. They would grate at you until all your confidence faded away.She knew the golden-haired woman wouldn’t die. She had taken measures against that a while ago but looking into the fearful faces of what had once been her family, Herley decided to scrape together what remains of confidence she had left and do her best.And i
Chapter 222Daciana’s POVI stood in silence as I watched Arnou open my bedroom door weakly.The utter fear and grief on his face when I had agreed to end out marriage kept on replaying in my mind but I shook my head to clear my thoughts.Arnou stepped out into the sitting area and I followed closely behind him.The moment we came out, Maliya pushed herself out of Alisa’s arms and stood up with a fearful look on her face.“Well? What do we do now?” Alisa asked softly as she stood up and threaded her fingers with Maliyas.It gave me great joy to see that they had reconciled.“Nothing. We do nothing but wait fir it all to be over and I take this chance to say goodbye,” I replied her before Arnou could open his mouth to speak.He clenched his hands by his side in anger and I could feel the waves if his emotions and his hurt flooding through me.“But your children? Daciana reconsider this. Maybe there’s something we can do or-“ Danica said with a frown on her face.I walked up to her and
Chapter 221Daciana’s POVI gasped as Triss yelled and everyone in the room turned to stare at me.Maliya blinked confused but I could already sense the animosity pouring from her at Triss’s announcement as she listened and didn’t hear any heart beating in my chest.“EVERYONE OUT!” Arnou growled suddenly as he pointed at the door.He was afraid. That much I could feel, but he was also incredibly relieved and that brought me small peace.My legs shook as I pulled myself to a seating position and Triss snarled at Arnou angrily.“I left just for a few minutes. What did you do? Where’s Daciana? Why is that thing in her body? She demanded angrily as her eyes flitted to me for a quick second.Hurt racked my body as tears pricked the back of my eyes and I started to speak. To tell Triss something. Anything that would make her know, I wasn’t some strange enemy but Arnou beat me to it.“I SAID LEAVE!” He yelled angrily as the doors of my bedroom swung open and several palace guards rushed in.
Chapter 220Daciana’s POVIce flooded through my veins as I gave into the darkness. I was gone, drifting afloat in the darkness.Was this how Eva had felt? Was this how she had lived for months? Silenced and immune to the world.“Yes. Someone similar, except I was alone, but you’re not. I’m here with you, and together we’re stronger,” Eva’s soothing voice flooded my brain, and I smiled in ecstasy.Perhaps this place, this dark cocoon, was better after all.The sweet feeling of peace that lingered in my limbs, the love between my wolf and me We were made for this, just the two of us. No one else mattered.“Yes. We are,” I whispered back as a content smile flooded my lips. This place was perfect. Paradise.None of the suffering above could touch us here. Here we were happy and here we would remain-“NO!” The sharp scream of someone cut through my peace, and I blinked violently, disturbed.That wasn’t my wolf! Who was that, and why were they disturbing our peace? Were they trying to take
Chapter 219Maliya’s PovI groaned weakly as I blinked open my eyelids.“What’s going on?” I croaked to no one in particular.“Here, have some water,” A voice said calmly from my bedside.I sat up slowly and stared at Alisa in shock.She had dark circles under her eyes and looked extremely tired but apart from that, I could almost not tell she had been battling a magic wielding, Vampiric child just hours ago.Wait! What time is it?The last time I had seen Alisa, she had been battling Star by herself while Prince Xavier faced off some other Vampire.The moment Verena died and told me to get Herley for the high Luna, I knew I had to leave before the Vampires finished off Alisa and Xavier and came for me too.I crawled to their horses that they had left unattended, and this one is surprisingly because I have no idea how I achieved such a feat but I dragged my naked and poisoned ass up one horse and held on as hard as I could while the horse raced away.The goddess surely had a hand in m
Chapter 218Arnou’s PovPower surged through me. Expanding as the warmth of the fire licked at my fingers greedily. For a moment, I feared I was drawing on Daciana’s power too much, and I retracted my hand.It was unmarred, and when I turned my head around to stare at my wife on the bed, she lay unmoving, like the power draw hadn’t affected her at all.I already knew she was powerful, but it just put into perspective just how powerful she is.More confident than the first time, I put my hand into the flame again as the familiar feeling of warmth licked at my fingers. The fire danced like it was alive, and it was relatively easy for me to pluck a piece, almost like breaking off a branch of a tree.I withdrew my hand from the fire, and with the little piece swimming in my palm like mercury, I poured it into the tube and stood to my feet.Everyone in the room, including Herley, watched in surprise. It was almost like she hadn’t expected me to be able to do it.“You stuck your hand into f