Chapter 64Lydia’s POVLily and I looked at each other.“Should we leave?” I asked in a soft tone.“No,” Lily shook her head and looked up. “I’m not spoiling a perfectly good day just to find out what killed that man. It’s irrelevant to me,”I felt differently. I really wanted to know if the elixir had killed him or not but I smiled at Lily and pocketed my phone.“Of course. Let’s go,” Lily gave me a grateful smile and we continued to walk in silence.Behind us, Alexei walked slowly. He was probably surprised why we weren’t honoring the palace’s summons with urgency.“Lydia,” Lily glanced at me.“Yeah,” “What would your life have been like if your mother hadn’t passed? Do you think you would have met your father?”I thought about it for a second before shaking my head.“No. No, I don’t. My mother was uptight. Never letting down her guard, Luna Cathy was the carefree side that balanced her,” I explained with a smile at the thought of like my mother and her best friend.“If she believ
Chapter 65Lydia’s POV“Don’t speak to him,” Freya stood in front of Wilson defensively.“Freya,” Darwin warned as he gave me an apologetic look.“Look Dad. Thank you for releasing Wilson and I. It means a lot to us, with your permission we would like to have the wedding as soon as possible,” Freya smiled lovingly at Wilson as he squeezed her hand.I scoffed and shook my head. “You clearly told me that you and Wilson intend to leave and try to restart the moonlight pack,”“Why are you even speaking? Just because you’re queen doesn’t make you a member of this family,” Freya sneered at me.“Enough, Ladies please,” Darwin raised his hands between Freya and I.The room went silent as I yawned deeply. “I’m going to leave you all to your family drama. I’ve had a long day and I need rest,” I drawled as I got to my feet.I didn’t dawdle to see how they would react, I simply walked out of the meeting room and left them behind.As the elevator went up, I heard Darwin’s voice in my head.“When
Chapter 66Lydia’s POV“Darwin, why would you cancel the parade? I worked hard! The entire week planning and you cancelled it,” I shook my head in disbelief.“Lorcan has been spotted in the pack. With the current unrest caused by Richard’s death it’s not wise for you to parade around the kingdom, giving the pack members access to attack you,”I wanted to argue with him and yell and shout or cry. But I knew he was right.“Darwin, I’m too tired to deal with any of this today,” I shook my head with a sigh. “I’m going to bed,”Darwin didn’t stop me as I slowly walked past him, out of the closet and straight for the bed.The emotions of the past week flooded me and I had no idea how to deal with any of it. I was in bed, silently waiting for Darwin to finish his shower when my phone rang.“Hello?” I picked the call without looking at the caller Id.The person at the other end was silent but from the sound of his breaths, I instinctively knew who was calling me.“Wilson,” I said softly.“Lyd
Chapter 67Lydia’s POV“Yield!” Margery hissed for the hundredth time as she whacked me with a tree branch.“Ow!” I yelled as I moved away from the center circle she had marked. “You can’t just tell me to disappear and expect me to disappear! It doesn’t work like that!”“Move back to the circle,” Margery commanded cooly.With a sigh, I stepped back into the circle and folded my arms to wait for the next ‘Yield’“I’m not commanding you to disappear,” Margery frowned. “I’m asking you to yield yourself to the shadows within you and blend with your surroundings until you’re undetectable.”“And that—” I scoffed in disbelief and gestured with my fingers. “-that isn’t disappearing?”“You need me to do something impossible and I’m telling you that I cannot,” Margery moved back and began to slowly walk around me.“Okay, infiltrate my mind and tell me what I’m thinking,”I groaned aloud. “Margery, I’m not a mind reader! It’s impossible for me to know what’s going on in your mind!”“Pathetic!”
Chapter 68Lydia’s PovI stared in shock at the servant girl in my closet crying with her hand over her ear. My hair pin had grazed.The hair pin was stuck in the wooden wardrobe beside her head and she was wailing hysterically.The closet doors behind me pushed open as my guards rushed into the closet on alert.“What’s happening!” Charles asked the girl in shock.“Your majesty, pardon us for the intrusion. We thought you were being attacked,” Alexei apologised.“It’s fine,” I whispered as I found my voice again.“Who are you?” I asked the girl suspiciously as I walked closer to her. “And what are you doing in my closet?”“My name is Jamala and I clean. I’m just cleaning the closet,” The girl sobbed.Pity welled up in me and I sighed. “Didn’t you hear me come into the room? Why didn’t you say anything?”“My left ear isn’t good,” The girl sniffled.Just great, I wounded the ear that wasn’t good to begin with.“Well, Jamala I’m sorry. I thought you were someone else. An intruder and tha
Chapter 69Lydia’s POV“Well?” I asked Darwin the minute he stepped out of my office. “What did she say?” The office door opened and Lily stepped out of the office with a sad smile on her face.“I told him we should investigate,” Lily replied.Darwin moved to my side and gently touched my arm. “Okay, are you sure?” I asked Lily softly. Her father is a touchy subject for her. Opening up an investigation would require to constantly be reminded of his existence.“Yeah,” Lily gave a nod and looked at Darwin. “I'm sure. It's the only way for Lady Lyssandra and the rest of the pack members to get off your back. This way we can prove you had nothing to do with his death,”I turned to Darwin “Did you agree with her?” “It's for the best baby,” Darwin whispered as he pressed a kiss on top of my head.“Yes Lydia, his Majesty is right. We've agreed to investigate the case. It'll make everything easier,” I sighed and gave a nod. “Alright. What's next? You still have to tell the council membe
Chapter 70.Lydia’s Pov.“Lorcan?” I whispered in horror and confusion.How could he be here? Where the hell were my guards? How did he even bypass the palace security.“Come on,” Lily tugged at my hand again as I got to my feet.“Darwin!” I called don’t through the mindlink as I tried to figure out where he was.The link between us seemed dimmer somehow, and I just knew he was far away from the palace. Shit.Lily and I hurried into the closet. She shut the door as I paced about the room trying to use my phone to contact Margery or my guards or Darwin or just somebody. “This shit isn’t working!” I hissed in frustration as the signal in my phone kept wavering.“Stop. It won’t work,” Lily whispered in an ominous voice.“How do you know that?” I whispered as I turned to stare at her with new eyes.Lily was pale and even though she’s normally as blind as a bat without her glasses, Lily stood before me without her glasses and she was seeing.“I don’t understand. Lils? Are you okay?” I whi
Chapter 71Lydia’s POVShit! My eyes widened and a small part of my brain set off alarms.I knew I shouldn’t let go or let my shadows consume me, but one look at Lorcan and I lost control.“What are you!” Lorcan yelled.My shadows purred at the fear in his eyes and I smiled as they rose up around me and broke the ropes on my wrists.“Lydia,” Dimitri whispered in shock.That was the last word I heard before I let go.The force of my shadows whipped my hair about and the only thought chanting in my brain was“Cover Lily,” “Cover Lily”I didn’t have so much control over my powers but I painstakingly held my shadows away from where my friend laid unconscious on the floor.Lorcan and his man screamed loudly, their fear and panic fueling my shadows.Wait.There’s one person who’s totally unaffected.In the midst of the darkness, I watched in surprise as Dimitri walked forward towards me.He kept saying something but I couldn’t make out his words. “LYDIA STOP!” Drusilla yelled inside my hea