All Chapters of THE NORTHERN KING'S TRIBUTE : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Ilena’s eyes fluttered open to the blurry ceiling of the infirmary that she had laid in for two days now. Voyra gasped and stood in alert to see her queen awake so she rushed to call the medic. Her body felt sore but she noticed that she was all healed up from the injuries she had sustained. Memories of that terrifying night flashed in her head. Dreg barged into the chamber looking dishevelled with a certain emotion on his face. “Ilena.....” He engulfed her into a tight, warm hug which caused her lips to tremble as she let her tears fall easily. She missed this warmth she felt she felt whenever she was in his arms, it made her feel safe. “Shhh.....it’s okay, I’m with you now.” Dreg whispered softly. Sobs wrecked out from her lips, she was so scared during those moments. “D-dreg....” She stuttered. His heart tugged, tears pricked the corners of his eyes but he held back. “Forgive me, I shouldn’t have left you alone.....” She shook her head against his chest. “I-it i

Dreg furrowed his brows. “Is it the mention of children that made your mood sour?” She shook her head as anxiety crept its way into her heart. “The medic came to see me today.....” He inched closer, engulfing her small hand in his large ones with care. “Is something wrong? Tell me, Ilena.” Her fist clenched her gown until her knuckles turned white, she didn’t mean to ruin such a romantic mood but it had to be said right now..... “T-the breeding was unsuccessful.....” Tears gathered at the corner of her eyes but she held back and looked down, too heart broken and disappointed to see the expression he had on his face after hearing such bad news. Dreg’s stomach churned, he was upset at himself and felt some sort of guilt for not properly being with Ilena during the mating season. Oh how heartbroken she must feel to experience such loss.... She sniffled and quickly wiped away a single tear that seemed to have escaped but Dreg was quick to catch her not so sneaky action

Ilena spoke nothing about her encounter with the strange rogue bandit Alpha to Dreg, she was afraid to be a burden to him after while they were still dealing with the news of her unsuccessful breeding. Their duties seemed to have occupied their time through the past few days. Ilena spent most of her time at the main castle and the storage warehouse while Dreg spent the days at the boarders. She felt a sense of guilt for his distance from her. He always seemed to come home late at night while she slept and even still, she doesn’t feel his warmth against her while she slept. “-What do you think?” Frena cuts her off from her thoughts. Ilena blinked her eyes, she hadn’t been listening to Frena’s ranting. “Forgive me, I was lost in thoughts.” Frena frowned with worry etched on her face. “You’ve not been yourself for the past few days....” She bit her lips and looked down at her fingers. “.....a lot of things have been on my mind.” “Is this about your unsuccessful breedi

Everyone definitely heard what had happened between the both of them and Ilena prayed for the ground to open and swallow her over. Dreg brushed off their whispers and continued to work. He said it filled him with pride to know that people heard her screams of pleasure which meant that he had properly satisfied her. He left work over there to spend more time with her through the rest of the day. She spoke to him about her feelings of being neglected by him because of the unsuccessful breeding and he held her while she cried in his arms. All her worries were settled now, so she feels better. They cuddled in bed to have a good night rest and that was the best sleep they’d had in a while. Because of everything that’s been going on, she found it hard to stay asleep but with Dreg, it was quite easy. The topic of that strange rogue bandit always seemed to slip her mind and she didn’t bother to inform Dreg anymore. Voyra brushed Ilena’s hair with a frown. “My queen, are you sure

That night Dreg didn’t go to bed, after Ilena had fallen into slumber he slipped out to the guards and doubled the patrol. He felt restless, the shocking news that a rogue bandit is roaming through his land made him uneasy. The cool night air did nothing to ease the turmoil within him as he stood on the roof of his Manor, looking ahead at the dense forest. The patrols moved in synchronisation, maneuvering through the treeline in their beast form. Dreg watched closely to ease his anxiety and luckily there were no strange movements. Levion looked up from where he patrolled to see Dreg with his hightened eye sight standing on the roof top of his Manor. He cocked his head in confusion and ran to the direction. Swiftly shifting back into his skin and climbing the walls like a piece of cake. Dreg let out a sigh as he watched Levion leap up to land on the roof. “This is odd....” Levion commented with a frown. Dreg chuckled bitterly. “You left your duty post, Levion.” He shrugg