SOPHIE'S POV"What the fuck" The girl in Magnus' office said as she glared at me with hostility in her eyes.I stood transfixed to the spot wondering who the girl was to Magnus for her to react this way. She looked younger than me, fifteen or sixteen years at most. His child with Elena perhaps. But she looked too old to be his child. Anyway, I had never really thought of how old Magnus was. "Magnus, who is she?" I asked him myself, wanting to clear up the confusion.He looked torn between the both of us and I could see that he cared about her."This is Betty, she's Elena sister, she's back on holiday from boarding school,""She doesn't smell like a Lycan to me. You're replacing Elena with this lowlife," "Betty!" Magnus said in a warning tone but didn't say anything otherwise. I was surprised to see him give her rein to talk rudely to me."Ill give you both time to figure yourselves out. I'll come back later"I said heading to the door."Dont pull the victim card, I'm outta here. You
"That's great news, where is Luke?" I asked, surprised that they called him instead of her mate."I sent him on an assignment and I won't be able to reach him due to his location.""Can I come with you?" I said , feeling the need to go out and explore at least."All right. Quickly change and meet me at the castle gate in 10 minutes. Don't be late" He said, already sprinting ahead of me.It was surprising to see that he really cared about them. I hurried to my room to get changed.He was already waiting for me by the time I got to the gate. I could tell by how he paced around that he was impatient."You're here finally. Let's be on our way" He said, unlocking the Mercedes Benz car as he ushered me in.He cranked up the music high and soon we were cruising at a high speed buoyed by Frank Sinatra's voice. It was a pleasant feeling altogether.I saw Lycan themed places around the town as we went on and I was surprised by the open display of it. It wasn't hidden."How come Lycan don't hide
The drive back home was silent as we all absorbed the news that Luke had told us. It was very quiet in the car."I'm sorry to ask this but are you alright?" I asked Magnus, not knowing how he had taken the news. We had just gotten back to the castle and he was still by himself.Luke and I had known better than to say anything on the ride back as he digested the information. I had to ask him though just to be sure."Of course, I'm fine. My father has been inactive for a long time so it's not really much of a shock." He said, sounding surprised that I had thought that he will mourn.I had to be satisfied with his answer. Not like I could push the matter if I wanted to. Usually, it takes time to process death and what it really means. I know because the same thing had happened when I had lost my parents. It didn't hit me until later on.The atmosphere of the castle itself was somber and moody. I wasn't sure that the news had spread just yet but the feelings of the Lycan royalty were comm
MAGNUS POVBack in my office, I pondered on the new development and thought of the preparations for the burial. There was a slight change of power as I now had the full might of a Lycan King bestowed on me."Are you alright? I know you weren't that close to him but still, the burden of the Kingdom now is an added stress.""Why does everyone think I'm not fine? I've been practically ruling the Kingdom since he got sick. There's no difference now.""Alright, I'm just looking out for you" He said."Okay. You'll fetch another doctor we can trust, not another one of these palace quacks. An independent one this time around.""Magnus, there is no proof…""I don't want to hear it," I said, cutting him short. "Just do as I say.""As you wish, your Majesty." He said, leaving the room. I knew him well enough to know that he was a bit angry. He only called me by my title during such moments. Not that I minded at this moment. I had more important things to think about.A few moments later, there
SOPHIE'S POVMy heart plagued me with thoughts of what had transpired the previous night. I had to see Luke to tell him what I had learned so he could tell Magnus. Luke would know how to go about it better than me since he was the Beta.As I had excused myself from the sight of Magnus torturing the doctor the previous day, I had heard footsteps behind me and seen his body being carried away by the palace guards. I realized that he was dead.I had spied the other doctor walking rapidly out of the palace and went to confront him directly. He looked surprised at being addressed."Dr Lyon, Magnus killed him?" I asked, stopping him in his tracks."No, he poisoned himself before he could go further with the investigation.""You were there with us at first," He said, recognizing me as he looked over at me. "Tell me, why did you leave?,""I couldn't stand the sight of the torture," I mumbled. In truth, I was scared that I might give away the knowledge that I had overheard what the Queen had d
MAGNUS POVI strode into the office at a hurried pace and sank into my leather chair with a sigh. My body was tired from not resting for days now but I refused to give into the stress. The murder of my father was shocking, a very bold move on the part of the pepetrators.I had doubled security around the palace after that as I planned to secretly carry out my investigation. The doctor definitely didn't act alone. I would have to start from the kitchen, whoever it was would have had to bribe a staff. I would have to interrogate the kitchen staff one by one till I found the culprit.There wasn't going to be any escape for them. If it took a repeat of what happened to Kal Fang to bring them to justice, I vowed that I would do it.I went to Betty's room to check on her as I hadn't seen her since morning. It was about three hours to the burial. After that, I planned to see Sophie."Come in," She said after I knocked twice. I opened the door and went in.She was playing chess with herself.
SOPHIE POVI subtly tried to locate Luke in the crowd. The reception of the crowning ceremony had moved to the grand hall in the castle.It was a lively atmosphere and there was much dancing and merrying around. It was frustrating that I couldn't talk to a Lycan through the mindlink unless he talked first to me.I finally spotted him doing shots with his warriors. He won the drinking bout and there was a lot of boasting on his part after which he poured the rest of the content in the bottle on his head. They were all a wild bunch."Sophieee!," He exclaimed as he saw me, drawing out the sound of my name and I knew that he was slightly drunk. "Come dance with me," He said dragging me off before I could protest. We were on the dance floor in no time and he was spinning me quite gracefully. I was surprised that he could dance so well. I remembered my dance with Magnus, it was okay at best but I could tell that he had been out of practice. The goddess knew when last he danced."You owe m
I awoke to the golden glow of dawn seeping through the silk curtains that draped the grand soft bed. I remembered sleepily that I wasn't in my room. As I stretched beneath the plush blankets, my fingers reached out instinctively, searching for the warmth of my Magnus body, but they met only the cool emptiness of his side of the bed.Confusion clouded my thoughts, and I blinked away the remnants of sleep as I propped myself up on my elbow. "Magnus?" I called out, my voice barely above a whisper since it was still early.There was no response, he had to be in the bathroom then, I thought. I listened for sounds from that direction but heard none. The weight of an unsettling feeling pressed upon my chest as I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and rose to my feet, the sheer nightgown rustling softly around me.I padded across the chamber, the cool marble floor chilling my bare feet, and pushed aside the heavy drapes that divided the window. I peered outside and couldn't see anything