Third POV.Josiah trained them for three days non-stop as he had passed some energy to them so that they would not get tired.“We haven’t slept for three days yet I still feel as if I have enough energy to not sleep even for a week,” a warrior said as he laughed, making the others join in as they agreed to his words.“Now that I am sure that you all have understood the fighting tactics and how to use your powers, I can go rest as I am very assured that you will win in the battle,” Josiah said as he looked around.All these while, Aiden had been hiding himself in the chamber’s inner room as he watched and followed everything that had been taught.He knew that the councils had not yet looked for him since they were all busy with training at the elders' side.Because he did not want to lose his position or become a laughingstock when everyone found out that he no longer had his wolf, he opted to work extra hard and become the strongest among the Lycans even without his wolf.All his old f
Third POV.Confusion was written on everyone’s face as they turned their heads to look at Leila.“Leila dear, what do you mean when you say that?” Amanda asked Leila.“He was stabbed when we got in the room that day. I tried saving him. Although he was badly wounded, I did try saving him but my energy was depleting quickly thus it would have been me who would have died if I continued,” Leila answered as she looked at the man who was her mate in everyone’s eyes apart from her.“You should have saved him no matter what!” Aiden shouted, making Leila laugh coldly.They all felt shivers run down their spine as they heard her laugh. It was a laugh that was wicked, mocking, and at the same time carried hatred in it.“Yes? He has been good to me and my family and my mate’s father, of course, I had to save him! Because of this, Amaya proposed something and I did it cause it was the only way to make sure he was eventually healed and continued to be alive. I had planned to tell you everything whe
Third POV.They all held their breaths and didn’t look at Aiden as they knew that that would be like agreeing with the old man but it wasn’t everyone.Both Elana, Marcus, and Aurora turned and looked at him waiting to see what he would do.Aiden did not dare say anything. He just lowered his head.“Why are you lowering your head and not saying anything, mh? So it is indeed your fault. I am so disappointed in you. I sensed that you guys have mated but instead of you guys getting closer to each other, you have distanced yourselves. I know it isn’t Leila’s fault because she is a very good person. She is not only kind, and caring but also loving and understanding. I guess she got tired of how you treated her. She has been patient and hopes you will eventually change but I don’t think there is any hope for you,” the old king said as he shook his head.“Dad,” Aiden said as he lifted his head and looked at his pale father.“Don’t dad me. Do I have a son that hurts his mate? That you opt not t
Third POV.“Leila, are you sure you want to do this?” Amaya asked as she was confused and at the same time nervous.“Yeah. I am tired of living and doing according to what Grandma wants. I am fed up!” Leila answered as she walked in the forest lazily and as if she was at her home.“That doesn’t mean you risk our lives! What if we die before we get a chance to do anything?” Leila’s wolf voiced out making Amaya agree with her.“She is right, you know. We are still young and we should live our lives to the fullest,” Amaya added.“And we will. Do you guys think we will have any freedom even if we don’t do this?” Leila asked them.Sensing their silence, she rolled her eyes but she did not dare cuss at them.“We will always live in fear. We will always feel suffocated and hurt every time we see people having friends to spend time with. We are just unwanted and we better get used to that,” she added in a low tone but they could feel sadness in her voice.“Leila,” they called out softly, makin
Third POV. Leila looked around after making sure that Amaya didn’t have any control. Seeing a dummy place full of mad and thorny leaves and stems, a grin appeared on Leila’s face before running in the direction as she pretended to be weak. She fell right on that spot making her to be covered by mud and the thorny stem piercing her skin. The white pale flawless skin was now covered by mud, injuries, and blood oozing out. “Ouch, it’s so painful,” she said softly and weakly as she cried loudly. “Why did I have to go on a run just to be met by misfortune? Why am I always so unlucky?” she added in between the cries making the scene look pitiful to anyone who comes across her. Two men who were walking around heard her cries and they stopped as they thought they were hearing their things as it was hard for anyone to be found in that place. “It hurts. Boohoo. Is anyone there?” Leila shouted as she cried. The two men looked at each other before tiptoeing towards her direction. Hearing
Third POV.The patrolling guards on duty today have caught a girl from the kingdom in our lands,” the gamma said with a bow.“In our land? What was she doing there?” The alpha asked with a frown on his face.“She claimed that she got lost when she was on the run. She is in a bad state and so dirty,” the gamma replied.“Are you sure that she hasn’t been sent here to spy on us?” the alpha asked coldly as that might be a possibility.“That can’t be my alpha. She seems innocent,” he replied, making the alpha hum but didn’t say anything.“Alpha, I heard that your mate is from the kingdom. How sure are you that the girl isn’t here?” the beta asked in confusion.“Idiot! If she was really my mate, I would have smelt her scent even from afar. Where is the girl now? If she is truly as innocent as you claim we will know after some time,” the alpha said with a wicked grin on his face.“Outside my lord,” the gamma answered.“Take her to the dungeons. I will be there in a few,” the alpha said in a s
Third POV.“Why alpha? Don’t you think you are giving this woman a lot of respect than she deserves? It’s like you have become her servant!” the beta said angrily.“Fool! Have you forgotten how strong she is? Let me tell you, if she wanted us to be on her palm we could have been. She could have controlled us. All of us. Now let me ask you, between surrendering to serve with her and being her puppet, which one do you feel is better?” the alpha asked as he coldly glanced at his second in command.“The first one,” the beta replied, making the alpha nod his head when he saw that he had understood what he was trying to say.“Still do we have to get her here to see and question her? Can’t we do it on our own and then tell her what we found?” the beta asked with confusion written all over his face.“Do you know who she is? Do you know her family’s background?” the alpha asked his beta as he pointed at Leila making the beta shake his head.“She is Goddess Oizys niece! Now do you know why we ha
Third POV.Back at the Palace in the kingdom. “Have you found her?” Aiden asked anxiously as he stared at the warriors who had been sent into the wood to look for Leila. “Your majesty, we haven’t seen our queen,” the first warrior leader said in a low tone as he was afraid of talking. “Your majesty, we haven’t seen our queen on the cliff. We have searched the entire area,” another said as he bowed. He got similar news from the other warriors' leaders. After some time of hearing this Aiden roared out of anger and pain. He couldn’t understand why Leila ran away. “Why? Please come back. I am sorry,” he screamed out loudly, making the people around him take some steps back. “You can go back to your chambers and continue practicing till further notice,” Jordan told the warriors when he saw them standing with their heads lowered and some of them were trembling in fear of facing the king’s wrath. Elana, Marcus, and Aurora were the only ones who didn’t pity Aiden cause he had gotten wh
Third POV.“Lyannette, go back home. Your father and I will go down there to see where we can help if Leila is in danger,” Selene said to her daughter who was walking out of Erebus's mansion.“Okay. I will be busy here anyway,” she said as she winked at her mom who chuckled as she understood what she was up to.Although it was risky doing so, she knew that Lynette was stronger than others thus she couldn't be defeated. Also, she would ask some of the warriors to be at her disposal if she needed their help.Erebus stood still as he was confused cause he didn’t know what to do.At the rogue's pack:Amaya looked at Oizys coldly as if she had never seen someone with the guts to hurt her. She looked at the puppet that had walked in with Oizys and had been standing behind her as if it were her bodyguard. The more she looked at it the more she felt familiar, making her frown as the only people she was supposed to feel familiar with were her mother and Elaine.The puppet felt eyes on it making
Third POV. “Dad?” Elana asked as she couldn’t believe it. Although it had been a long time since she saw her father, she couldn’t still recognize his voice anytime she heard it. She turned around and looked at the man who was at the entrance. If one didn’t know, they would mistake Josiah for being older than the other man because the man still looked young. “Yes it is me, my dear child,” Elias said with a smile on his face when he hurriedly walked towards his eldest daughter. Elana forgot how the others always saw her, ran towards her father, and jumped into his arms. “Dad. Why did you leave us?” she asked in a whisper as she cried. She poured all the grievances she had suffered and she had endured cause she didn’t want either Marcus or Leila to know on her father’s shoulder. “I am sorry dear but I have always had an eye on you guys,” Elias said as he patted her back as a way to soothe her. Hearing this, Elana stopped crying and looked at her father with anger in her eyes. “
Third POV. The more Oizys continued to inject Leila with the drug the more she frowned. It was supposed to work after ten times but she had injected her more than twenty times. Cause of this, she started to doubt whether Leila’s darkness was really locked up or not. “Leila, are you sure your darkness hasn’t awakened yet?” she asked with a frown on her face. As someone who has been taught how to read people’s expressions, Leila could tell that she had continued playing dumb for a long time making Oizys start suspecting her. Leila looked at her innocently and in confusion. “Aunt, you know I don’t know how to tell when my darkness is awake,” Leila said, making the alpha chuckle while Oizys face slapped herself cause she now understood why Leila wasn’t saying anything else apart from crying out loudly when she was being injected. She felt frustrated at how stupid she was believing that the little girl could detect it. “What are you feeling currently?” Oizys asked with a bit of worr
Third POV. “Why did I even marry you in the first place?” Erebus continued cussing at the woman making everyone halt what they were doing and looked at him. They had never seen him be so angry before thus it was quite shocking. Lynnette looked at her father in amusement and knew that if things escalated to this point, he might make them suffer so much. Now, she indeed understood her value and position in her father’s heart. “Dear, what are you saying? Don’t forget that I am even more pure than you! You have darkness in you which causes you to be evil. Can’t you think that it was the darkness inside them that made them be how they are now? Be so malicious and have the urge to see blood?” the wife asked, making Erebus even more furious. “You woman! I will kill you today!” he shouted angrily but the woman just rolled her eyes as she wasn’t afraid of death cause she knew that she would still die today even if she remained silent. “I know that even if you won’t kill me your precious d
Third POV. The almighty Erebus coward upon hearing the stern angelic yet cold voice. He looked in the direction and saw Selene and Endymion walk in. Although he was looking at them, they were looking at Lyannette who was standing beside Erebus as they were shocked to see her there. “Lyannette, what are you doing here?” Endymion asked cause he felt uncomfortable with her standing next to Endymion. He felt as if his precious daughter had been snatched away from him. “I saw guys vanishing and thought you would be in trouble if you didn’t ask the guards to follow you. Cause of that, I was coming to ask Dad to help me find where you two were going but upon coming, I found you had been ambushed hence I had to take care of it,” she answered as she ran to them. “Mom, are you okay?” she asked as she searched for injuries on her body. Selene shook her head as she remembered her husband's words. Truly, Lyannette loved her so much. “Mom, I ask Dad to divorce and kill that woman for wantin
Third POV.Leila cooperated with Oizys to give her what she wanted with an innocent look on her face.Oizys looked at Leila and felt that she was so stupid and she felt that she was as lucky as she would be able to control Leila’s darkness when it awakes as it would have been awakened by her and not its own.“Leila, how are you feeling now?” She asked with an expecting look which made Leila think deeply.“I really don’t know aunty. What should I?” she asked as she pretended to be anxious.Although Oizys was disappointed that Leila couldn’t feel anything, she didn’t show it as she was afraid that Leila would notice something was wrong.“If that’s the case, I will add a few doses then we will see. Okay?” Oizys said with a forced smile on her face.“Okay aunty,” Leila replied as she nodded her head.When she saw the injection, she pretended that she was afraid of it and took a moment to close her eyes so she could try reaching out to Amaya.“What is Amaya doing? Is the drug affecting her?
Third POV.“Lyannette gave birth?” he asked in disbelief.“Yes sir. She has two daughters, Elana and Leila but they have lived all their lives on the land,” the servant answered as she looked up to see the expression on his face.“I have granddaughters? My precious girl has two daughters. Why have I never heard of it?” he asked himself as he still found it unbelievable.The servant was one of Selene’s trusted messengers thus she knew more than everyone else.“I don’t know. Although my Lord didn’t want you to know, didn’t you send your daughter to earth to always keep an eye on Lyannette? Didn’t she tell you?’ she asked as she pretended to be curious.As expected, Erebus' eyes turned cold.“Oizys! Why did she dare keep this from me? Has she forgotten who her father is?” he asked angrily.Lynnette had just arrived at the mansion. Just as she was about to walk through the front door, she saw her mother and stepfather fighting some warriors, making her frown.Although she had followed them
Third POV. “What are you doing?” He asked immediately before the servant went as he felt that his wife was acting rather restless “What are you trying to say? I have to go so that he can save Leila!”Selene told him immediately as she panicked, making Endymion frown. He also had always thought that she didn’t love the girls but seeing her panicking look, she knew that maybe she indeed loved them. “But are you the moon goddess? The rogues also worship you, I am sure that if you talk to their alpha, he will help you out,” he told her. “No, he won’t! His mind has already been corrupted by Oizys. Although I am their goddess. They are now Oizys puppets,” she told him calmly. “Come on, let’s go. If anything happens to her, Lyannette will never forgive me! She might even choose to live with Erebus instead of me,” Selene said with worry in her eyes. “She will understand. She always does. You, on the other hand, are behaving as if she is a tool that you have to fight for,” Endymion said
Third POV. “What drug? Aunty, did you use drugs to make such a puppet?” Leila asked as she pretended to be curious. “It isn’t a puppet! It is one of my armies!” Oizys shouted angrily, making both Leila and the Alpha speechless. “An army? Then what are we? It is just a puppet cause it can’t talk and does everything you tell it to!” The alpha said in his mind but he couldn’t say it lousy afraid of what might become of him. He feared that he might become one of her so-called armies. Leila tried her best to avoid rolling her eyes on her. “Sorry, Aunty. I thought it was a puppet,” Leila said, making Oizys wish she could kill her while Alpha wondered where she had gotten the guts from. ‘Didn’t she know how much the woman hates her cause she keeps provoking her?’ “Aunty, will we be using the drug to make armies?” Leila asked as she knew when to stop. As expected. Oizys facial expression calmed a little bit. “No, but it would help in awakening your darkness,” Oizys told her as she f