Chapter 121: Let's Try ThisRameric's POV:Once the carriage came to a stop, I opened up the door and climbed out and turned around to help my mate out. When I was sure she was steady on her feet, I reached back for the little boy. This time, he sort of jumped into my hands and I caught him before I placed him firmly on the ground. At this point, Galien was pulling up in the other carriage behind us as I turned to look at the driver of my carriage and waved him to go on without us. When he pulled away, Galien could pull up closer to where we were now standing."Is there something wrong, my Alpha Caine?" He asked as he leaned over to ask me lightly."Not at all," I said as I looked at him, then looked at the other two standing at my side. The little boy rushed over to me and grabbed my free hand at the same time as I wrapped my arm around my mate. Then I looked back at Galien as I said, "You may head on. I will meet you back at the castle."He looked a bit confused but did not q
Chapter 122: My Eyes StunnedAlasia's POV:I could not believe what I was seeing. Was this the actual truth? Was the one man, the one my mother wanted me to trust somehow, this massive beast? This wolf who barged into Rameric's room earlier and bit off the hand of the man who dared try to hurt me? He was going to do something to defile me and this wolf knew this was going to somehow happen, so he punished the man by taking off his hand? Then, on top of that, this wolf brought me the hand and I took it from him. I knew now that one wolf was Rameric. I somehow knew he was not there to hurt me but knew it was there to protect me. How was it that I did not get to get this information sooner? Why did I not think about this sooner? I then looked over at Brazen, as he was all too thrilled to care about anything else other than the fact that there were two massive wolves right before us. "Brazen, what do you think?" I found myself asking him before I realized that I had said anyt
Chapter 123: What Is Wrong?Alasia's POV:I was not sure what to think as I was standing there in front of this large, rock building, and now we were given news that there was an issue. I did not want to mention the fact that when Rameric changed back from the wolf to himself, he was naked. Why was he naked? Does he not realize that he is standing there in front of everyone while being naked?! Is anyone going to do anything about this fact?"Well, then we will discuss this at once," he said as he walked over to another man who handed him something to cover himself with before he walked over to me and pulled me close to him. "What is the nature of this issue, so that I know where we are to head to next?""My Alpha Caine," said the man that Rameric called Galien. "Do you not want to discuss this in a more private setting? Due to the parties involved, I do think that is best."When he said that last part, that man was looking directly at me. Why was he looking at me? What is wro
Chapter 124: More Things AmissRameric's POV:We entered the door of the Council Chambers and I headed toward the end of the table. However, first, I walked over to where Alasia was seated earlier and had her little brother sit down there. I was curious how long he would stay silent as he heard things being discussed here shortly. When I turned back to my mate, I grabbed her hand and pulled her along and placed her in the chair that I placed right next to mine at the end of the table. That way, no one else would be out of their place when they sat down at the table. Everyone else was already there in the room and ready to start this discussion when I was seated."Now, shall we begin?" I asked when I looked over at Galien. Just then, Raiven entered the room and took his seat on the opposite side of the table from where Galien was seated. When he sat down, Galien started to say what the issue was. "My Alpha Caine. Apparently, while we were out tending to our trip, there was an
Chapter 125: I Must KnowRameric's POV:I have to say I was very displeased with this situation. As pleased as I was that we managed to get to rescue and bring back the little brother of my mate made me feel, I somehow knew that I was missing something before we departed. Could this be the very thing that I was missing? What did this one menial have to do with anything? Was she a part of the ones who were responsible for the invasion that almost cost the life of my newfound mate?! Or, was she just a pawn in the greater plan of all things? I stood there still angered at this thought, as my mate was still holding onto my arm."Her name is Brookli," Alasia said as she turned to face me. "I asked her what her name was the day I was taken, and she told me her name. She even asked me what my name was, but I never got the chance to tell her. That was before a man came up to us, and then we were taken. We were thrown into the back of that covered wagon cart. There were other young
Chapter 126: I'm A Lycan!Rameric's POV:For some reason, I could not think all that clearly with everything going on right now, especially with it partly involving that woman who left my mate to fend for herself all on her own. How could she be wrapped up in this invasion or did that involve something else entirely? I am not sure what the answer to that particular question is. Then, on the other hand, why take so many menials on the day before the slave trade was to begin is a bigger question I needed to have answered. My question is, how did that woman, wrapped up in all this, have anything to do with the invasion? Or did she at all?The more I think about this, I do not think 'that' is all of it, but only a small part of it. However, what else could I be missing? Was this just a ploy to get me distracted to look off in a different direction entirely? I simply must find out the answers that I seek. I knew I was smarter than this. To think about it more, I am not sure what
Chapter 127: Where To Now?Alasia's POV:I was very pleased I had my little brother safe from that monster of a stepfather. I am not sure how I saw what was going to happen before it came to be, or who that person was that was in my head while I was seemingly in a sleep dream. I only wish I knew what happened to cause all this. When I heard the wolves fighting around the back of where we were walking, I wondered what happened to him after that. I remember seeing his lifeless body lying there on the ground. Why did Rameric do that? Was he just knocked out? I knew I saw him lying on the floor after he passed out due to having way too much to drink, so could that be the same thing? Or was it? No, he couldn't be, could he?I had to change the thoughts in my mind as that was making my middle section feel bad. Despite all that, I could not help it as I felt overjoyed that I seemingly had everything going for me for once. I knew I was at least safe for the first time in my life an
Chapter 128: He's Not Mad?Alasia's POV:I thought his movement was going to strike Brazen. Was he not mad at my little brother's question? It is not that I thought Rameric would strike him, but it was more of a reaction to my stepfather's past actions that I was concerned about. Why did he have to be such an evil man to do such a thing to an innocent boy? I mean, Brazen was full of energy and could talk non-stop when he wanted to. Well, he practically acted like every other little boy that I saw, but why would that make you want to strike him when he asked a simple question? Rameric looked up at me and then looked back at Brazen. He seemed to be studying his face a moment before he said anything further."Do you see foot coverings on my feet?" He asked Brazen as he looked down at his one foot still placed on the floor as he was on his other knee. "I walk around here with my feet bare all the time. However, here we have stone floors. You do not have to worry about the mud ge
Vladic Regime's POV:When we walked over to the table, I ensured Sir Lavion had her take a seat where her position would be with her back facing Brookli's position. The last thing I wanted was for her to see my daughter before it was the proper time to do so. Until it was absolutely necessary, that is. Once she took her seat and was seemingly comfortable, despite her nervous posture, I took my seat on the opposite side of the table. I then turned my attention to one of the maidservants standing there just inside the doorway of the room they had entered from. They had not been dismissed, so they knew not to leave my presence unless they were told to do so. "You there," I spoke using a tone that I only used when calling the servants. Once I gained all of their attention, I looked back at the young lady and said, "Go and grab her a glass of water." She even turned around to look at all three women to see which one of them would be brave enough to move. When she looked back at
Vladic Regime's POV:I walked into the little cottage and took a quick look around. I was extremely displeased with the fact that not only was she not in sight. She was nowhere to be seen. From my understanding, she was supposed to be waiting here for us. Or, so that is what I understood. When the front door was closed once again, I turned around and looked at Sir Lavion."Where is she?" I questioned him, trying to keep my tone at a lower volume. The last thing that I wanted was to frighten her more with my powerful aura as I was trying to inquire as to her position if she was there somewhere."I understand your frustration, sire. Rest assured, she is in that room over there," Sir Lavion mentioned."What is she doing in the other room?" I asked, turning back to face him once more and furrowing my brows at him."Well Sire, she was injured and quite dirty upon her arrival," he started to say as he walked around me to stand over by the door she was behind. "Even the clothing she
Vladic Regime's POV:I paced back and forth in my office, occasionally, looking out the window. I had wondered how long it was going to take before Balmerian got back to me, letting me know that his work was completed, and we could move forward with my plans. I looked forward to finally ridding myself of a long awaited enemy. However, I would have to wait until the proper time to do it. The question is how exactly would that task be accomplished? I was so lost and thought to the point that I did not hear when someone knocked at my office door. When I had yet to respond, the door suddenly opened slightly, allowing Emeric to poke his head inside, trying to see where I was. As he watched me, he saw that I was still focused and had yet to notice his presence.Just then he cleared his throat as he said, "Sire?"At that moment, I turned around to face him as I was now hovering above the floor before I said gruffly, "What?! Can you not see that I am busy with thought!?""That's just
Alasia's POV:This little cottage was even cuter on the inside. I have to say, from the outside, you would not expect it to look like this on the inside. Whoever did their carpentry work did an immaculate job on it. They definitely had some skills if they managed to do all of this. If I compared the little hut I used to live in with this one, this one would be a complete castle compared to the nature of that little hut. This little cottage even had nicely made wooden floors too. It was very well done and very well tended."Good afternoon, Sir Lavion," said a young woman who opened up the door when he got close enough. "It is a pleasure seeing you again. What brings you ..." "Fetch hot water," said the man as he walked in the door. He even made sure to take extra care in turning me to the side, making sure I would not hit the posts of the door. "I had already sent for Balmerian. He should be here before too long.""Very good, sir," she said as she closed the door again. "I
Alasia's POV:I'm just not sure what to say at this point. Why is everything happening to me? First of all, why did that lady do what she did? And why did the horse bring me here? However, should I stop this man from trying to help calm it down? It did seem to get out of control, and I was to the point where I didn't know what to do. I sat there on the seat holding on to the reins as this man came up and placed his hands on either shoulder of the horse, helping to soothe its temper."Here now, easy boy," the man said, rubbing his hand gently along the horse's neck. I still held the reins very tightly as I was in complete shock at what just happened. My arms and legs felt like they were on fire with the sensation of being thrown onto the rocks on the side of the path. When the man had finished with the horse, he grabbed hold of the reins from the side and walked up to me. "Here, let me help you with that," he said gently while using a reassuring tone. "Where did yo
Rameric's POV:"Take them away," an older man said loudly enough as he walked to the edge of the crowd, coming into view. Everyone stopped talking when they heard him speak. He seemed as if he could be the oldest man in this village. When he got close enough, he looked directly at me as he said, "You sir, I do know you. I may not like what you do, but I understand there has to be business, or else there will be chaos. There has been enough bloodshed here in our little village. We have enough to tend to after the fires are extinguished. All thanks to the likes of those who take from others that they view as less fortunate than themselves. We do not wish to deal with the remaining few all on our own. Take the remaining invaders away. I only ask one thing of you and those of the company you may keep. Ensure that they never come back here."At the conclusion of his words, Raiven walked over to the old man and placed a hand on his shoulder as he said, "It shall be done
Rameric's POV: "The good people of Sorghum!" I projected my voice as I walked over to the village square. I was trying to gain the attention of the villagers as they were yelling at the invaders. They chanted at the men being held in the center of their village encircled by wolves. "Hear me!" I exclaimed. Finally, after a moment, it was quiet enough for me to continue. "As many of you may know me. You also may not agree with the business I conduct myself, but you do know me. You know that I run the business of the slave trade in these lands. However, these men here," I said as I pointed to all of them encircled. "They do not come with the appreciation of civil exchange. They also choose to be reckless over the civil barter system. They choose torment over talking peacefully. Today this all ends!"At that moment, I turned around to look at them, the men still hovering on their knees. Some were holding onto their injured limbs with the ones less injured if th
Rameric's POV:We went around the opposite side of the building, not having to worry about being seen, as most of the villagers were already in the central part of the village. They were trying to put out some of the fires these invaders started. At least there were not a lot of children in this particular village. It was run by older, more experienced farmers. Rager made sure to keep the young woman close, as he would nudge her with his nose periodically to keep her moving along the path we were headed. She was sobbing lightly as we went along. I was pleased that she was not too loud with her sobs as the last thing I wanted was to draw any more unnecessary attention as to our presence. When we got to where we could see what was going on in the central part of the village, I noticed that there were only two more guards standing there next to the caged wagon. One was standing on the ground by the back, and the other one was still sitting on the front seat, waiting
Rameric's POV:This was not the first time Rager and I had set up an ambush for an enemy that was about to lose their lives. The one thing that I knew he really enjoyed was being able to sever the head from the rest of the body. He was so clean about it too. As they would walk by, he could just pluck their head right off their shoulders. They would fall silent in the pile right where they were standing at the time. Rager would chomp on the head a couple of times before spitting it out too."All right now," I said as I pointed in a particular direction. "I want you to go over there and do as I told you. However, if you do not do as you are told, then you know the consequences of what your actions will bring."With that last statement, I used my Alpha tone, but I spoke softly enough that only she could hear me, while the rest of the men around the corner would not be aware of our position. I watched as she did what she was told, walking over to the end of the build