(Maximus’ Pov)Although I was in pain after being defeated by Zane, I couldn't help but feel angered when he proudly boasted and called me a waste, also belittling the werewolf kingdom. I remained on the ground in pain as I had already sustained injury.Zane, talking about the werewolf king allowing the vampire elites to enter into the kingdom caused an uproar among the werewolves. Although I was not fully paying attention to their complaints and grievances due to my pains, I could hear the audible voices."Did our king allow the vampire elites to come into this kingdom?" An angry voice asked out loud."That's unbelievable and impossible. He wouldn't do that, not when he knows the enmity between both kingdoms."They all began to voice out in anger, saying that the vampire in their midst, Zane, was just saying nonsense and that no one would believe him. They added that he was only trying to get into them.Looking over at Zane, I saw that he was nonchalant about the attitude and disagre
(Doris' Pov)Turning to where the voice came from which was not far away, a group of people walked in majestically. I could tell the owner of the voice was the one who was in the middle.They walked in further and I could see that he was their leader. He was a vampire and appeared more powerful than the rest. I turned my gaze to the man who walked beside him and discovered he was not a vampire but a werewolf.I recognized him to be Ken, who was one of the Elders. Ken was not just an elder but also the younger brother of the werewolf king. He was also one of the five leaders of the Iron Claw warriors. He kept a stern look on his face as he stepped forward, fixing his gaze on the two people who were fighting."That's enough, Zane. Let him go!" He ordered immediately. Zane paid him deaf ears and continued to beat Maximus."You werewolf should apologize to him first so he'll let you go. That is if you want to." The leader who was by the side of Ken pointed out to Maximus.(Ken's Pov)'Is
(Doris’ Pov)Zane's portrayal of me as a nobody was not well received by the werewolves around him."The one you address as a nobody is not what you think she is." One of them revealed bluntly."If she's not a nobody, then who the hell is she?" He scowled in disgust."Well, she's the one who formed 100 warriors. So, in a simple sense, she is the reason why are gathered here." One of the recommended candidates close to him revealed.Zane glanced at me and the other werewolves and bursted out laughing hysterically. "Can you werewolves be any more ridiculous?" He asked mockingly in between his laughter. "Okay, okay, let me be serious here." He stopped laughing and straightened himself feigning seriousness."So the werewolf kingdom relied on a female werewolf to protect them?" He asked and raised his brows in disgust. "What can she do for you all? I mean, merely looking at her I can tell how weak she is. She's even too young for goodness sake! How do you werewolves, especially you old one
(Doris’ Pov)Everyone waited for me to apologize, some began to plead saying that they didn't want to lose me just like that and that I was one of the strongest they had.I shook my head as I looked at them. "Well, thank you all for the care but I firmly stand on my challenge to this vampire here." I turned my gaze to Andrew with a half smile on my face. "If you and your elites lose, I'll kill a pure vampire." I challenged myself further.It was as if the more I spoke, the change of expression from the werewolves. Their jaws dropped in shock as I made my last statement to Andrew. They all had the same expression on their faces as they stared at me."Can you hear what you are saying right now?" A voice suddenly yelled out in anger."We all know that it is almost impossible to kill a pure vampire!" Another angry voice added."She's just saying big words because we all know it can't happen right?" A blonde-haired young werewolf suggested, earning nods and hums in agreement from the other
(Doris’ Pov)Ken sent me a death glare as I hurled insults at him. Everyone else looked at me like I had gone mad considering the way I spoke to Ken, who was a senior among the werewolves."It's insane for you to talk to someone like him in that manner." One of the werewolves yelled out."You really must be crazy at this point. You did not only say that you will kill a pure vampire, you have also insulted Sir Ken." Another person added with a loud sigh of disgust."Do you even know the consequences of all your utterances at all? You are making it sound like you are ignorant, not-too-young knowledge." A not-too-young male werewolf added with a grunt. Others agreed in unison while some threw abuses at me, the seemingly crazy female werewolf causing an uproar to arise.Andrew suddenly burst out with laughter causing everyone to look at him as a result of his husky and loud voice. He pointed at Ken as he laughed. "Look at how you were insulted and disrespected by some like this young woma
(Doris’ Pov)Certainly, many will choose not to believe that I had an impact when it comes to wars that included the werewolf kingdom.Thinking about what the first elder had just said, I sneered and shook my head as I fixed my gaze on him. "Well, in this case, I think the Reapers should retreat and let the army led by Ken replace them to guard the border," I suggested in a firm note. I folded my hands and glanced at Ken with a slight smirk and returned my gaze to the first elder."It's well known that the army of the Undead led by Ken has hundreds of thousands of warriors and has also been receiving a lot of funding from the royal family. Yet they have never been on the battlefield, a reason I have no idea of, or maybe they are all scared of death and defeat. So, I think it's time for them to taste the cruelty of war and know how it feels to truly fight." I stopped and began to dramatically walk around the training ground. I continued to speak, my voice becoming louder as I walked ar
(Doris’ Pov)For all the werewolves that were present in the training ground, it was as if Andrew, the leader of the vampires had just said the scariest sentence that they had ever heard. But for me, it was just one of the proud antics of the vampires. I've challenged and gone to war with a lot of vampires and although Andrew was quite different since he was a pure breed, he was still a vampire and can be defeated.The reactions that the werewolves in this meeting had made could only tell me how largely the werewolf kingdom depended on the Reapers. There was no bit of courage and boldness from my fellow werewolves since the arrival of Andrew. All they could do was to downgrade the strength and power of a woman.Andrew looked around the manor and stared at every corner like he was observing. He turned around immediately afterward and headed for the door. The other vampire and his guards who came along with him followed suit in silence behind him.Zane, who had remained mute for the res
(Doris’ Pov)I was intrigued to know more, hearing that a warrior works as a nurse in a hospital instead of being on the battlefield. I decided to push further with the conversation with Lexi."So you say you are a warrior?" I asked her.She smiled briefly and nodded. "Yes, I am. I know you might be wondering what a warrior is doing here at the hospital."I released a slight chuckle. "Seems like you read my mind. But before that, I'd like to know something since you said that you are a warrior. So, what kind of strength do you have? I mean what wolf strength do you possess?" I had a small smile on my face as I asked."Already have the strength of a blood wolf." She returned the smile with a brighter one."That's nice. So tell me why are you here as a warrior, working as a nurse? I believe warriors are meant to be fighting and not nursing." I curiously asked.The bright smile on her face faded and it was replaced with a sad one. She shook her head and released a frustrated sigh. "As a
(Doris' POV)The next morning, I groggily opened my eyes. The day was fast spent, yet I was just waking up.I stretched my hand to the other side of the bed with my eyes still sleepy and half opened, but couldn't feel Xavier. I quickly opened my eyes and realized he wasn't on the bed with me and sat up.Suddenly, the door opened, gasping my attention. And there he was, holding a tray of meal, approaching the bed.“Good morning, sunshine.” He said in a sing-song tone, placed the tray on the bed and kissed me on the forehead.“Good morning to you too. What a pleasant surprise,” I smiled and sniffed in the aroma of the meal.I shut my eyes slightly for a minute and was mesmerized by it.“This better be nice.” I said and proceeded to take a bite.“How is it?” He asked when I chewed halfway, but my face turned into a frown and glared coldly at him.“Did you make this yourself?”“Yes, why? What's wrong?” He queried in a low tone, his eyes darting from the meal back to me.“It's amazing!” I
(Doris' POV)“Does the elders have anything to say to what the future King had said?” I asked in a low and threatening growl.They all shook their heads.“We are fine with whomever the King has chosen.” The leader said with his head slightly bowed toward Xavier.The others too did the same, except Barron, who stormed out of the conference room in anger. I waved at the Reapers to let him go while I laughed to my heart's content.“I'm sorry I couldn't meet you at the borderline.” Xavier turned to me and said after Barron left.“It's fine, I know you also have duties to attend to.” A smile spread on my face.“We would take our leave then.” One of the elders said, and they exited the room.“We should go home too,” I said to Xavier with my arms wrapped around his neck.He gently placed his hand on my waist and responded, “Sure.”I turned to the Reapers, who were still waiting for my instruction.“You all should rest, too. We all deserve it.” I said, my voice filled with pride of how we fou
(Xavier's POV)“I don't care what any of you says, I'm the elder son and the legitimate son of the late King, that throne is mine.” Barron seethed his teeth and thudded his fist against the table as he spoke.“We set the rules here in the absence of a King, which means we have the authority to make any decisions of our choice at this moment.” One of the elders protested in a calm voice.My heart kept pounding fast, and I had no idea what to do. This is a position I'm not worthy of.“Give the throne to Barron.......” I started, and all eyes fell on me, surprised. “I'm not worthy of the throne. Barron should be the 9ne to sit on it, not me.” I said, with my gaze lowered to the floor.“Good thing you know your place.” Barron snapped at me and I plucked up my chin to look at him.Seeing the hatred he had for me broke me heart more.“That won't be possible, Xavier. Even if you were dead or not the King's son, Barron would still have no place in the Palace. You were born to rule, and you ha
(Xavier's POV)Barron and I sat in the conference room, waiting for the elders. They had set up the meeting for us, to pick a new King.My heart pounded faster in my mind, thinking about everything. I wondered what kind of King I would become if I got chosen, and also how I would feel if I didn't get chosen.They were running late, but I understood the Pack was going through a rough time at the moment, which could be the cause. Barron kept glaring at me through the corner of his eyes, he had always hated.Maybe because I was an illegitimate son, but I won't be too bothered if I were him. That alone was a great disadvantage for me.After some more minutes of waiting, the door opened and the elders walked in one after the other. We both rose to our feet and bowed to greet them.“You may both have your seat,” the leader of the elders said after they had all settled down.“Thanks,” I mumbled and sat down.“I'm sure you both know the purpose of this meeting.” He started.“Can we then get t
(Doris' POV)My eyes welled for a reason I couldn't tell; whether about the King's death or the First Elder's death, I just couldn't place it.The First Elder must have blamed the King too for the death of Snake and killed me, while I trusted him with the King to be in safe hands. I wanted to come back to the Pack victorious and settle all grudges, but now, they are both dead.Case closed!Murmurs among the elders filled the air, I excused myself from them and exited the Palace.In front of the Palace, there stood the Reapers, some warriors, the two warriors who carried the First Elder's body and some curious Pack members who shot cold glares at me as I stepped out.They were scared to speak, but I could almost read their minds through their faces, it was so sad and bitter. I know they wanted to question me about the First Elder, but none of them dare say a word.“Carry the body, let's go.” I said to the warriors and turned to leave when a female voice stopped me.“The King?” She aske
(Doris' POV)“You should have never done it. All Snake had was you.”“And he was a sacrifice meant to be made, how could I not do it?” His voice dropped to almost a whisper, remorse crept in.My face softened and I halted, watching his moves. Who can tell, it might be another one of his numerous tricks to get new off my guard.“You have done too much evil already, why would you want me dead too?”“You have the guts to ask me that? Snake died because he was your follower, what more would bring me joy than your corpse?” He snapped, enraged and ready to strike again.He's right about that, Snake might still be alive if he wasn't serving me. Maybe some of them really died because of me, and it's all my fault, but I won't let them die in vain. I'll seek the justice that their souls deserve.I eased myself from the defense stance and looked at the First Elder. Even with being a Divine Wolf, he's still a piece of cake to me.And though I wanted justice for all he had harmed, a part of me sti
(Doris' POV)My lips twitched with rage.How dare he lie to me, paint people evil to me, so I could get to trust him while he was the evil himself?I halted in front of him and crouched, lifting his head to meet my eyes.“Forgive, you say?” A scoff traveled through my lips and I rose to my feet.“Why did you do it? Why did you make me trust so much in you and turned out to be the evil I was up against?” I asked in a hushed tone, almost couldn't believe he could do such a thing to me.I had always seen him as a noble and honest man who wanted justice for those the King had wrong. Only God knows how many crimes he had committed that I knew nothing about.“I'm sorry, please forgive me.” He said out loud, bowing his head again.I beat my feet on the ground, filled with rage for the nonchalant apologies he was tendering. None of his apologies would bring back those who had died.None of his
(Doris' POV)My eyes met with the strongest vampire King and my lips twitched. Though he tried to mask his fears, it was still written over his face.He must be wondering how we got through Reya and the other Purebred vampires, but nobody dare mess with the Goddess of War, I'll always be available to give them their responses.“How dare you look me in the eyes?” He growled as if to threaten me, but I stood firm.“I can look you in the eyes because I can....... We all can.” My arms spread out, referring to my warriors and the Reapers.His face went red with anger.“How dare you?” He cussed and turned to one of his men. “Where the heck is Reya?” He asked, whispering.“There would be no need for that,” I butted in abruptly, and he looked at me with his left brow raised at my remark. “She would be food for the earth in no time.” I concluded and smirked.He unde
(Xavier's POV)Seated in front of aunt Jane's house, my mind drifted to Doris. It's been days after she left, and I couldn't help it but miss her like hell, I would give anything to hold her in my arm sooner.I know the battle would be fierce, but I hope she would be rest assured that her family would be safe with me.Felix, Doris brother, walked to the front of the house and sat beside me on the swing chair.“What are you doing out here? You should be inside, resting.” I said to him, and let glared coldly at me for a few seconds.Why would he do that when all I've done since Doris left was to make them comfortable? Perhaps I had done something I had no idea about.“Did I do something wrong? What's up with the glare?” I asked in a shushed tone, my heart pounding faster.“I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that.” He briskly apologized, bowing his head.“It's fine, it's nothing to be apologetic about.”My lips curled with a smile and my heart was proud of what I've done.On several occasion