Romane von Toria

Lucian’s POVI hadn’t put on my full gear before I ran out of the war room with my senior warriors right in my tow. The explosion sound that had shaken the castle was enough to make Kairos almost force shift. My eyes sparsely moved towards the west wing as we made our way downstairs but I didn’t stop. The warriors were still standing there, guarding the wing ably.And just as we got outside, I saw the extent of the damage that had been done. The building that just exploded was an incomplete building in the kingdom’s center. And the craziest part was that it didn’t have fire or anything related to it oozing out of it. It was just completely destroyed to the ground.That definitely wasn’t a normal bomb.I didn’t stay too long on that before joining my warriors to deal with the rogues. There were so many that they could pass for an army of soldiers.Snarls and yells of anger went round the clearing, blood spilled to the ground and soon enough, the clearing turned into a real battleground

Selene’s POVI woke up at 3 am. It wasn’t even as though I really slept. But the few minutes of sleep I got before that time was what was disrupted. I sat upright, the soft snores of Jordan the only sound that I could hear in the room.And as quiet as the room was, the kingdom should be too, right?But no, the distinct sound from the distance was one of the reasons I woke up. Jordan was still latched onto my breast and I had to gently place him on the bed before standing up.I stood up and walked over to the window, my face contorting into a frown as I looked downstairs to see that the source of the sounds was warriors who were training under the moonlight with little to no light.“What’s going on?” I asked slowly, trying to catch exactly what they were doing.The training ground had more lights than it should at the moment, and even the warriors moved with purpose. They didn’t move like they were training normally. It looked like drills, like a preparation for something.I had lived

Lucian’s POVAn uprising. It was the last thing that I needed on my table at the moment. After everything that went down in the last couple of weeks, I had been doing everything within my power to get my people together again.An uprising wouldn’t just scatter everything, it would also make it all worse.We couldn’t afford to cause one at the moment.But at the same time, we needed something very solid to counter whether Leo could be planning.The whole of yesterday when Darius said those words passed by so quickly.Selene and I could barely breathe after what he said and it took Jordan’s wailing to get the room back into order.She didn’t even know about the second chance mate bond yet. Or rather, I wasn’t sure if she knew about it yet. But if she did, Selene wasn’t one to bottle in something as crucial as that. She’d have definitely brought it up or even shown signs that she knew.And that just meant that I was the only one who was aware that we were second chance mates.A mate. Nev

Selene’s POVAzriel shifted on the same spot, stiffening a bit beside me. Lucien came into the room fully, his face hardened.“Good morning, your majesty. I only came here to greet Selene, who’s my friend. I was actually about to leave before you came in, I’ll just be on my way now.” He said, stepping towards the entrance where Lucian happened to be at.He allowed Azriel to walk out of the room but his glare never left his face until he walked out and closed the door behind him.“Has he offended you before?” I asked Lucian the moment we were alone.“Why do you ask?” His voice still cold, almost like the way he sounds each time he speaks to his men or just random people.“Well, you don’t seem to like him at all.” I shrugged and decided to change the topic. “What are your plans for today?”I’ve turned that into a routine now; asking him about the things he intended to do for the day and he’d run me through them before he went through it all first. And that’s because he comes into this r

Leo’s POVWhen my contact at the kingdom told me that Selene was in the process of giving birth, I thought they were lying.A normal werewolf pregnancy takes about seven months and if she delivered the child that early, it only meant that the child was premature.And that there could be complications.I was up on my feet immediately, fear gripping me wholly. I wasn’t even thinking straight, all that was on my mind was how to get to the lycan kingdom already.My heir, my own child was about to be given birth to and I wouldn’t be present due to the stubbornness of a woman who sought more solace in the lycan kingdom than in the pack of her own mate.But on getting to the entrance of the pack house, I bumped into Amelia who almost fell to the ground.“What’s going on? Where are you rushing to?” She asked, grabbing me by the arm.“Now’s not the time for any kind of questioning.” I gently shoved her aside but she came to stand before me once again.“Is the pack under attack or what? What ex

Selene’s POVLiam left the room a few minutes after we finished talking, giving me another assurance that if Elysia ever moves close to him, he’d let me know immediately. And of course, I believed him. He’s kind of like the only person I believed in the kingdom at the moment.Then I directed my mind to thinking about the spy again. Then I remembered the maid who came in when I was in severe pain and had gone to call Lily.But she didn’t even know if I was about to give birth or not.“She could have guessed that you were in labour though,” Nina said.“You think she’s the spy?” I asked her.“Everyone is a suspect as it is. And we really need to act fast. I’m not about to give up my son for a man who made me disappear from your life for years.”“I know, Nina. And I’ll also do everything in my power to make myself and our son never have anything to do with that pack again.” I told her.And just as I finished talking, a subtle knock came on the door. I smelled Lucian before he even came in

Epilogue Lucian's POV I returned to Moonblood Pack with my mate and her son. A few guards managed to survive the unplanned war and together we journeyed back home. I was successful in eliminating my enemies as well as those who worked for Damon and Connor but deep down, I felt pain and anguish at the condition the event landed Melody in. She was still unconscious from that day and all the doctors I had contacted, including Doctor Jones, said that there was nothing they could do to help.The witch on the other hand was nowhere to be found, she disappeared after that day and has not been seen by anybody despite my attempts to find her. I believed that she would know what's best to do to save Melody but all efforts to bring her back to the pack have remained futile. I was frustrated at how everything turned out, just when I thought everything was finally getting better, this happened and ruined everything. I should be celebrating my success in regaining the pack and restoring its glo

Lucian's POV It was the early hours of the morning of the day I had planned for us to attack Damon. Everything has been put in place and the warriors have been given orientation on how to go about the operation.I was in my room with Kade who was helping me put on my armor when a knock sounded on the door. Without waiting for me to invite him in, the door pushed open and Melody walked into the room. Her mouth formed an 'O' when her eyes landed on Kade and she immediately lowered her head in greetings. Her cheeks turned red with embarrassment as she fiddled with her fingers nervously.A smile spread on my lips, I almost chuckled at her cuteness. My gaze remained on her face as she stood on the threshold, not knowing whether to leave or stay. Kade noticed my stare and cleared his throat noisily, trying to get my attention. I directed my gaze to him and saw he was trying to help me with the cuffs on the armor. After cuffing them, he glanced between the two of us with raised brows. I c

Damon's POVThe remaining council members suddenly requested my presence and when I joined them in the meeting room, they bombarded me with questions regarding my reasons for imprisoning Amelia. "Don't you all have something better to talk about?" I asked nonchalantly as I took my spot on the table, "Your questions are unreasonable," "Alpha Damon, I deserve an explanation as to why my only daughter is in prison and what she did wrong. What is her crime?" Beta Connor asked, his voice cold and stern."Yes, Alpha, what has the Luna done wrong? Everyone in the pack is talking about it and it is causing an uproar," another councilman added."Speaking of an uproar, news has it that Eric, Alonso's only son was murdered in his house. Nobody knows who did it and why the person did it," the third councilman in the room spoke up. "It could possibly be one of his father's enemies," I muttered emotionlessly."I don't think so, Alpha, Alonso was a peaceful man," "Peaceful indeed, but he brought

Melody's POV A big smile stretched across my lips and my heart melted at his words. He was willing to try because of me? He'd accept the son of his enemy because he doesn't want me to leave his side. Never had I thought that I would be so important to someone that they'd dread my absence. My heart swelled with emotions as I gazed up at his pleading eyes, he really wanted me at his side. I reached for his face while standing on my tiptoes and pulled him into a kiss, pouring all my love for him into the kiss. He returned it passionately, pulling me by my waist to himself and relieving me of the stress of having to put my body weight on my toes. I moaned out as his skillful lips did wonders to my body, he was eating my lips up like it was his most favorite thing in the world. Before I could tell what was going on, he lifted me off the floor from my thighs, our lips still entangled in a deep kiss. I could feel his erection poking from under as his breath turned heavier.He laid me ge

Lucian's POV Kade looked like he wanted to argue but with one look at my face, he clamped his mouth and bobbed his head in understanding, "Yes, Alpha. I will get everything and everyone ready. The warriors will resume training and I will make sure Beta Connor's weapons are well received," I nodded subtly and pushed my hands into my pockets, "Good. Call the head guard and chief security back in and make preparations with them for the upcoming war." Kade bowed in understanding and summoned the officials. They entered back inside the room and after letting Kade know of the initial plans we had on how to enter Moonblood Pack in secret, I left the room to catch some fresh air and to rest for some time. I was busy with my thoughts and wasn't watching carefully where I was going. I bumped hard into someone and I raised my head, my eyes landed eyes landed on Melody who looked like she was just coming out from the kitchen. I felt a tingle in my heart, the very woman I have been yearning f

Chapter 126Lucian's POV I entered the room where the head guard and the chief security, together with other workers were in, waiting for me. I scanned the room, taking note of Kade's absence."Where's Kade?" I demanded. "We have not seen him, Alpha," the head guard replied and I nodded in understanding. I had summoned them alongside Kade so we could make strategic planning on how to successfully enter the Moonblood pack, but it seems to me that Kade had somewhere better to be. He now has a mission which was more important to him than the pack we built together, so I have stopped worrying about his whereabouts. If being with his so-called mate was all he was interested in, then so be it."Let's begin," I told the men in the room as I took my stance amongst them, “How's the training for the newly recruited warriors going?” “Very well, Alpha” the head guard replied with a smile, “Currently, we have about a hundred and fifty men who are fit to join the pack's army,” I nodded in sati