All Chapters of The Lone Wolf: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

CHAPTER 41Aaron had buried himself with work right after his argument with Ophelia. His office had returned to its former glory. Other than the fact that the furniture looked brand new, there was no glass shard, broken table, or shelf in sight. It was as if the mess earlier in the day never happened. The cleaners did an exceptional job. “Any news of Richard?” Aaron asked Marcus, who came into the office.“Not yet, Your Highness. The last time he contacted me was when he arrived in the West. He will contact us when he concludes with the mission he will contact us,” Marcus said. “You have buried yourself with work all day. You normally spend this time of day with Ophelia. So, why are you still here? I am sure she must be waiting for you,” Marcus said.The air around Aaron grew uncomfortable. He was visibly agitated. “I am probably the last person she wants to see or be around right now,” Aaron said dejectedly.“Haha, that is impossible,” Marcus said. He halted his laughter as soon as

CHAPTER 43Aaron was still conversing with Marcus when a sharp pain assaulted him. “What the hell!” he exclaimed as he was momentarily confused. Where is Ophelia? He asked as he stood up abruptly from his seat.Aaron and Ophelia were still linked, which meant he could feel her pain, and right now, she was in a lot of trouble. What in the world was causing his mate pain?” He rushed to the Pierce manor with Marcus in tow.“Where is she?” Aaron asked as he stormed into the house. “I sent Nick to find her so she could join us for dinner. She has been out all day,” Olivia, who was setting the table, responded. “Is something wrong?” She added, noting the look of worry on his fizzog. Where does she often go when she is not home? He queried. “She’s normally with you when she’s out,” Olivia responded. What is going on?“I looked everywhere, and I couldn’t find her. Maybe she’s with her mate,” Nick said as he walked into the house.“We need to find her,” Aaron snarled as he dashed out of th

CHAPTER 45 No pebble was left unturned in the Cage residence. They searched far and wide, long and hard, high and low, to find Ophelia, but to no avail. It was a fruitless search. There was no scent to trail or marks to track. They had vanished. They searched all night for her and came up with nothing. “Where are the residents of the Cage family?” Aaron snarled. “Round them up and bring them to me,” he said. His defense for not doing anything to the people that posed a threat to his mate was that they had not yet openly erred. Now, they have, and it has cost him his mate. She may still be alive, but she was not beside him. He did not ever think that things could get this way. It was like everything took a turn for the worse. He was careful. He made sure she was guarded by the best warriors so that she would be safe. However, everything came crashing down with an unexpected thud. Did the universe want to mock him? Well, it succeeded. If he did not find Ophelia, heads would roll. He

CHAPTER 47****One week later****“How is my boy?” The emperor asked the maid on duty as he watched her clean up his frail body. It broke his heart to see his once energetic child in such a vegetative state. He had spent years training him, and now he had been reduced to such a state.“Your majesty, our young lord's condition is getting worse. The physicians have tried everything possible to stabilize him, but he is still frail. We now have to give him his medication several times a day to sustain him, unlike the usual two times a day we did before,” the servant reported.“Get me the general,” the emperor said, staring intently at his son's vegetative state.“You sent for me, Your Highness,” the general said with a bow.“I sent you to find anything we could leverage against that witch, and you are yet to report back. It should be you who is bedridden and useless. Give me two reasons why your head should remain attached to your incompetent body,” the emperor said.“My apologies, your m

CHAPTER 49Their glazed eyes suddenly regained focus as the wails and screams of the warriors getting dragged echoed around them, snapping them out of their trance. The temperature around them dropped several degrees, leaving a slight chill on their bodies, causing them to shudder involuntarily.“What is going on?” the emperor said, panicking as the warrior beside him vanished, his scream adding to several others. “Do something,” he screamed. The last thing he remembered was climbing the mountain and hurrying to find shelter. Now, all around him was darkness and wails of anguish.He could not remember how he got there or what was going on. It was like he was in a trance. Now, he and his men were in grave danger. They had placed the witch at the forefront of the group so that she would be the first victim if things went south. However, she was no longer bound, and the warriors were being taken from any angle by invisible hands. There was no pattern of attack. And the witch was still sa