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