Chapter 50: Doesn't Add UpRaiven's POV:After Rameric rushed off towards his pack's castle, Riot was not pleased with what we initially found upon arriving at the area. He scouted around even before we made our way over by the turned-over wagon. There was evidence of someone else here, someone who Riot has not been able to track down a scent. It was not very common for someone to evade his detection, but whoever this individual was, they seemed to know how to evade the detection of a Lycan such as Riot. I was pretty stout when it came to tracking but Riot was better as his nose was unkeen to miss anything. As we searched the surrounding area before Rager arrived, we came across something that I was having a hard time explaining. The tree that was removed from the toppled wagon was pushed over, roots and all. There was nothing else that could have explained it. And it was the top of the tree that fell on the wagon cart. If the base of the tree fell on it, there is no doubt t
Chapter 51: The Dark VoidAlasia's POV:What is happening to me?! Where am I? The last thing I remember was my side being in extreme pain due to the broken cage rail being removed. I did not remove the broken rail, so who did? What happened? I do not recall wolves having fingers to move things around. They did have mouths that they could chew on things but that still would not make any sense as to how it was removed. As I looked around, all I could see was darkness. It was like I was stuck in this dark void of some kind. There was no smell or sight other than the darkness. I could not even feel anything on my own skin. As I continue to look around me, it is when I think I can see something, faintly in the far-off distance. As I focus on this little light, it is like I am looking at a picture before me. As I focus on it more and more, I notice how it starts to get bigger as if this is coming closer to me. When I look around me, I am still in the void of nothingness and c
Chapter 52: This Is UnbelievableAlasia's POV:I could not believe I was staring at my mother! She was actually here! Wait, how was she here? I did not know or understand it, but I believed she was here with me now. This was unbelievable if I had to try to understand all this, but I knew what I saw and felt. I could feel her as I touched her arms when she hugged me. I could feel her and knew it was her. She was the most loving person I ever met and she was my mother. I wished she did not have to leave me all those years ago. She left me and my little brother to the mercy of that man. There was so much I needed to tell her, so much I needed to try to figure out what happened. "What happened?" I asked suddenly as my mind was overwhelmed by unanswered questions. "I simply must know why this is happening.""Well, I will start out like this," she said as was still sitting there on the grass under the tree. "You were very close to death. However, someone whom you will not be
Chapter 53: Close To DeathRameric's POV:We all stood around her in complete shock at the sight before us. There was a large gaping hole in the side of her abdomen that was still seeping with blood. I was surprised that there was still blood for her to lose at this point. We all stood there not knowing if she was going to live or perish at my lack of blood she apparently lost. Gladrian did not waste any time. He grabbed a few supplies among the various dressings there and started to wash her side. He even had the necessary items to stitch her up which she was certainly going to need. When he had her rolled to the side earlier, he made sure there was only one hole to worry about and not two. To be honest, I was actually surprised she managed to stay out for all of this. No matter the amount of pain a human would be in, once you stuck a needle into their skin in any attempt to try to stitch them up they would immediately wake. The fact she did not, worries me even more. As
Chapter 54: Signs Of LifeRameric's POV:I am getting really frustrated with this situation, as I feel helpless just sitting here. I need to do something other than just do nothing! After Raiven left the room, I stood up and figured I could at least walk around. That would be better than doing nothing, right? Well, at least I would be walking around instead of staying in one place feeling like my mind is about to spin out of control with the lack of my ability to do anything to change what happened. I started to pace back and forth when I thought I would at least walk over to the table and see all what supplies that Gladrian left here for her. I knew that Galien was not likely to return till the new light which I am sure should not be all that long as we have been up most of this dark evening. As I looked over the supplies, I turned to look back at her as she was lying there helpless on the day pad. Why was I so foolish to leave her behind again? Why did I not know better?
Chapter 55: The First MealRameric's POV:Raiven walked in and the door was closed behind him by one of his Warriors standing post just outside my Chambers. I did not say anything as I could tell he brought back more than just a drink for the both of us. I could even smell something a bit more appetizing than just a drink as well. I am sure that she could smell it as well as I thought I felt a bit of a rumble in her abdomen. Then I thought about it, I had yet to provide her with anything to devour up to this point. I placed my head in my free hand as the last thing I wanted to do was remove my other hand from her abdomen. She was seemingly tolerating the pain and that was pleasing to me at least. "To be honest, I am glad I actually brought back more than the two goblets I was provided with initially," Raiven said as he set the tray down next to the items left by Gladrian earlier. "I knew she would need something as I am sure she was parched after her ordeal of screaming and cr
Chapter 56: A Similar Resemblance Alasia's POV:Why was he waiting over me like this? He was just sitting there feeding me little pieces of meat. It was different to devour something that actually tasted decent and was not rotten. I have had rotten meat before and I felt bad for days afterward. I made sure that Brazen ate the good meat when we did have it, but that is still beside the point. What kind of meat was this exactly? I mean, it was still warm even. It was not cold at all nor did not smell bad. When I told him I had never had this before, he said I could have all I wanted. What did that mean? I can not even recall the last time I devoured anything till I was no longer able to take another bite. As I lay there, my mind was running full of random questions. Why did all this have to happen to me?! Was there something that I did wrong to have to experience all this misery? Earlier when he told me to stay here, I could walk and follow him, but he told me to stay her
Chapter 57: Pain So ImmenseAlasia's POV:Do I know what what means exactly? How was I supposed to know what the word mate means? This was the first time that I had ever heard anything like that spoken, ever in fact. At that moment, I chose to look around the room for a moment before I looked back at him. He was still sitting there and did not say anything as he was waiting for my response. I did not really want to speak anything so I just moved my head from side to side and waited to see what he was going to do next. All he seemed to do was take in a large breath of air and let it out harshly once again. Did I do something wrong? Did I say something that he did not like, again?At that, he stood up to his feet and I could not help it as I jumped and that was a mistake. When I moved suddenly, I felt a sharp pain once more in my side and I reached for the place where the broken wooden rail was sticking into me. He then suddenly reached over to me as well and placed his hands
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