Semua Bab The Lone Wolf: Bab 11 - Bab 20

Standing on the balcony with a glass of wine, Nick was drinking away his frustrations; he was indubitably in a conundrum. The saying was true. “The people you love will change you, and the things you have learned will guide you.”He was on a path and did not know where it led. He was between a rock and a hard place."How did things ever get this way? He was about to take his brother's child to the North. The North!!!" He ran his hands through his hair as he groaned in frustration.Firstly, she was too weak to be in the North. But now, the situation was even more peculiar. She could not shift.How would they react to this? He wondered. He was unsure what would happen, but he was ready to lay down his life to protect her.How he grew so fond of her after knowing her for less than a week was a mystery that eluded him. Blood, they say, is thicker than water.***Ophelia finally regained consciousness. Her muscles were stiff, and her entire body was hurting terribly. She groaned in pain as

“Mine!” He growled as he marked her. •••He was returning from the oracle when he felt restless and decided to let his wolf out for a run.The seer was more than useless as far as he was concerned. He wasted his time going to meet her. All she said to him was to reign in on his wolf and speak in riddles as usual. She did not explain further.He wondered what the use of such vagueness was. Sadly, he had to wait until after the summit to return. Having to stay an extra day at the temple and journey another day back was infuriating.He was running in wolf form when he smelt the sweet scent of berries. His wolf purred in satisfaction and began following the scent's trail. There, she was seated on a boulder by the riverside. The wind blowing her hair softly, and the moonlight cascading her skin gave her an ethereal glow. She was breathtaking, and he got lost in her presence.Looking closer, he noticed her stifle a sob and whimper. The thought of someone making her cry filled him with ra

A wave of relief washed over Marcus as Richard stepped in and remedied the situation. He knew it was a temporary solution, but he needed the time it got him. After that, Marcus rose to his feet and announced the end of the summit. Some were displeased by the outcome, and he knew the next summit would be catastrophic. The seed had already been sown, and they would sprout again the next time they met, and it would be even stronger than the last. Leon and the other cardinals did not stick around after the summit. They all left for their various destinations in haste. This was unusual as they usually waited behind for a banquet to conclude each summit. After they left, only the council members were left behind for the banquet that night. *** After recounting this incident to the monarch, Richard asked a question that gnawed at him all night. “Where have you been?” He asked Aaron. “I never left,” was his curt response. “So you have been on these lands all these years?” Ric

She could hear panicked voices, but she could not hear what anyone was saying as she regained consciousness. Her ears were ringing, and her eyes stung. She tried to move, but she was unable to do that. She tried moving her hands to the cause of the sharp pain in her neck, but they would not comply. Her arms flail about uselessly beside her. She could hear her uncle, Nick. The fog in her head cleared and she could finally recognize his voice and tried calling out to him, but it came out as a hoarse whimper. It was like a low whine. What was wrong? She wondered as she lost consciousness again. “She does not even know the complete origin of our existence,” Ophelia heard a familiar voice say. “She is completely unaware of anything. She has not even shifted yet. It would be detrimental for him now, especially since he marked her.” “Who did not know anything, and who was marked?” She wondered. As she tried to adjust her body to a more comfortable position, a sharp pain from her neck drew

Marcus groaned. He sprawled on the ground due to exertions of training. He even considered mutiny at some point. Aaron had done a number on him in the last few weeks since his mate asked him to leave. God alone knew why?! He never said anything about the incident since then. All he did was train and sneak into the Pierce manor to stare at his mate from a distance, never approaching her. He would not even speak to anyone, and problems kept piling up. If Aaron continued like this, it would be disastrous. That fool! He goes animalistic and claims her without consent on the floor, in the middle of the woods, like a barbarian. Suddenly, he wants to be the proper gentleman and obey her wishes of not wanting to see him. The relentless physical exercise was draining, and he was tired of all the training. He could not keep this up any further. Each day's training drove him closer to being unconscious due to exhaustion by the end of the day. The only reprieve they got was when he