He could see some burn marks on his skin and they resembled the kind of marks that were left after he had come in contact with wolfsbane. And then very slowly, Cyrus’s memory came to him and he started to get bits and pieces of what had transpired in his bedroom.
“Your highness,” Sule was the first to speak up, “you were out of control for a moment and we had to stabilize you somehow. That was why the chief priest used some wolfsbane on you. Accept our apologies, your highness,” Sule explained.
“There is no need to apologize, Sule, I remember faintly what happened and if anyone should be the one apologizing, it should be me,” Cyrus replied.“I’m sorry for losing control,
Darius and his Beta, Adolf, were out riding away from the kingdom. Darius had left Emelda’s room with a strong determination to bring her a cure from the weird king but before he left, he had asked his most trusted person on earth, Adolf, to go with him.And without any pause, Adolf had jumped on his horse and had joined his friend in a ride away from Lakewood and to Silverlake.Silver lake was a far distance from Lakewood and it was going to take them the whole day before they could reach it. But Darius didn't mind and neither did Adolf.The friends had been riding for six straight hours when they found a small stream and Darius suggested that they take a break. The sun was already about to set but that wasn't going to stop Darius, he had every intention of riding through the nights, he wasn't going to stop till he got to Silverlake but the horses needed some food and some water and so, Darius and Adolf took a short break at the bank of the river wher
Adolf had initially suspected that his Alpha’s feelings for Emelda had grown deep and that Darius did not have strong negative feelings towards her as he did before. But it looked to Adolf that he had underestimated those feelings because never in his wild mind did he assume that Darius would fall in love with the girl. He didn't see it coming, he didn't see it happening but now that it was out of Darius’s mouth, it all made sense to him.It looked like the signs had been there all along but he just didn't notice it.Darius sprung up from the ground and dusted the sand away from his body. And then he went on to arrange his horse. It was time for them to continue on their journey to Silver Lake kingdom.Adolf followed suit and just like Darius had done, he also dusted the sand off his body and started to arrange his horse.There was an awkward silence between them and in that time Darius tried to avoid Adolf’s gaze and he had his reas
After a long ride, Darius and Adolf finally arrived at Silver Lake and they went straight to the palace where they were greeted at the gates by three mean-looking guards. The guards did not move an inch nor did they acknowledge the entrance of the Alpha of the Lakewood moon pack nor his beta. Darius immediately sprung off from his horse and so did Adolf as they walked up the stairs into the palace.For some reason, Adolf had expected the guard to stop them but to his surprise, none of the guards made a move at them nor did they even flinch as Darius climbed up the stairs. Unlike Darius, Adolf was a little bit hesitant in climbing, and he took several looks at his back as if he was expecting someone to spring on him. But no one did and then finally, he followed the steps of his Alpha.At the back of his mind, Adolf wondered about what could be happening back at Lakewood. They hadn't told anyone about their short and impromptu trip to Silver Lake and Adolf co
Darius stormed out of the dining room and back to the guard who Adolf still had pinned to the ground, “wherein god's name is the king?” Darius demanded and from the look on his face, everyone could tell that he wanted an answer to his question immediately.The guard struggled to speak but he was unable to because Adolf’s foot was pinned on his face.“Take off your leg, he can’t get away from us,” Darius commanded Adolf and Adolf pulled his leg away from Darius’s face.“I do not know where the king is,” the guard spat on the floor, just before Darius’s right foot.And that was all Darius needed to charge at him. His temper was already exhausted and he was not having it anymore.In one swift move, Darius was standing directly in front of the guard and his hand was delivering the most intense punches on the guard.The guard fought back but he was no match for the Alpha of the Lakewood moon p
Adolf’s expression of unbelieve was more intense than Darius’s own. Adolf didn't know everything that was going on but Darius had already told him a part of it.And one thing that Adolf could identify with currently was that he didn't trust the weird king at all, not even for a second.And Darius was beginning to feel the same way. Darius was struggling to admit it but something was telling him that the weird king had played on his intelligence and that there had always been a secret agenda the whole time.“Why do you want Gedoni and Tobias?” Darius demanded. The request was insane and Darius hadn't ever guessed that the weird king would have anything to do with his treacherous uncle or with Tobias.“That is for me alone, I do not have to tell you why I want them. But that is the request, I will hand over the cure the minute you deliver Tobias and Gedoni to me,” The weird king said as he tucked the cure into his pocket.
Back at Lakewood kingdom, Cyrus, Sule, and the chief priest who had been waiting for Darius to arrive had gotten tired of waiting and they had discharged the meeting. Sule had sent someone out to search for Darius and word had gotten back to them that Darius and his Beta, Adolf, had left for Silver Lake kingdom.Twenty-four hours after the meeting in Cyrus’s bedroom had been dismissed, the men who were on watch had returned to Sule to inform him that Darius and Adolf had been spotted on their way back to Lakewood.Sule, acting under the command of Cyrus, sent word to the gates. The guards were to make sure that Darius came directly to his father’s bedroom. He and his Beta, Adolf were not allowed to go anywhere else until they had seen Cyrus.The guards understood the assignment and they acted accordingly.By the time Darius and Adolf got back to the palace, there were already four guards waiting for them at the entrance to the palace gates.
“What exactly do you mean by that?” Lucius charged at his brother, “how can you say you did it for us? Emelda’s life is hanging by a thread because of your actions,” Lucius sprawled as he pushed his twin brother with both hands.Darius staggered backward and then he bounced back in anger as if he was ready to fight his twin brother.“ENOUGH,” Cyrus managed to scream and his voice vibrated around his bedroom. It was surprising but no one said anything at the time because Cyrus, whose voice was already lost, had somehow managed to scream loud enough that he got everyone’s attention.“You two will comport yourselves while in my presence we have a serious matter at hand, an enemy has infiltrated our kingdom and I will not stand by to see you two bickering like idiots,” Cyrus spat.Lucius took two steps back but his eyes didn't leave Darius as he walked away.Silence followed and it was at that t
Emelda’s grandmother, Yemanja, had been locked up in her house for the last two days. She had heard the news of her granddaughter's predicament from the lips of a little village girl that came her way and her heart had almost collapsed.Yemanja had not spoken to Emelda, ever since the last time she had come over and that had also been the day that Yemanja had disowned her. This was not something that Yemanja was proud of and she had been hoping that Emelda was going to come back.But day after day, Yemanaj peeped and waited for Emelda to come to her but it never happened.And then, the news came. The one that told her about the battle of the throne and how Emelda had flung herself between the brothers.At first, Yemanja had struggled to understand what the girl was saying, she was finding it hard to comprehend because the girl was around six years old. Yemanja heard the words, “EMELDA, DEAD,” but Yemanja wasn't sure if that was what the chil