Polished braziers half enclosing each of the twelve travertine columns lit up the lower levels of the throne hall and bathed it in a dancing glow of orange. The relatively simple stonework on the rounded ceiling danced in the flickering light while statues and howling wolf effigies looked down upon the limestone floor of the ostentatious hall.A cobalt rug ran from the throne down the center and looped back from both left and right while swallow tail banners with golden sides covered parts of the walls. Between each banner hung a torch, none but a few were lit and in turn illuminated the sculptures of the fiercest creatures of the kingdom below them.
Mikain sauntered in, his eyes moving to the stained glass windows with symmetric designs, framed by veils colored the same cobalt as the banners. A towering throne of silver sat in front of a large window radiating light onto the throne and was adj
I think I dumped everything in this chapter. So far, what is your conclusion? What do you think Clarisse is doing?
"I'm not leaving" "Suit yourself," the man told them walking away. Clarisse wondered the kind of person he was. He didn't strike her as normal but then again, someone with the weight of the world on their shoulders couldn't be normal. Physically he looked fine so she wouldn't allow herself to worry about him. His earlier insinuation didn't sit well with her. He'd tried to paint her mother as an unfaithful woman by claiming they weren't related which was outrageous because she had the royal mark. Her mother didn't come from a royal bloodline. Wasn't it obvious her father was the one who'd passed down that mark to her? "Do you want to explain to me what is going on?" Reed said bringing her attention back to him. He'd earned his forgiveness when he stood beside her during the whole thing. She'd almost expected him to ask the king to punish her for her impertinence seeing as he worshipped th
"Reed, your behavior is insulting. I thought we trusted each other" Claude began when they entered his office. "I apologise, your majesty. But one enforcer would have delivered your message just fine" He narrowed his eyes at him. Reed knew what he'd said would come off as a suggestion. Something the king didn't take to lightly. His word was law. If he wanted to send a thousand enforcers to get them, no one should have a problem with it. Normally, he wouldn't. But Claude had asked to see Clarisse alone. No wolf would let his mate meet with another man alone. Even if said wolf was the king. Especially in a soundproofed room where he couldn't hear a thing even if he stood outside. Claude could feel insulted all he wanted but there was no way he'd let Clarisse talk to him alone. "What are you afraid of? He is your king" True. His father had asked him to trust the king and he did. Just not with his mate. What if he brainwashed her?
Once everyone had left, he pushed his wolf back. Reaching for some tissues on the table, he wiped off Reed's blood from his fingers and moved to sit behind the large desk. He remembered the way his father looked larger than life whenever he sat there, lecturing them about their responsibilities. As princes, they needed to be dignified. Playing in the mud or running around the palace was prohibited. Princes ate their food on time and brushed their teeth without being told. They watched their expressions, especially in front of visitors. No slacking during training. No doing this or that. Back then there were so many rules he hated. All he wanted was to break them and see what the king would do. But his brother had been the good boy. The one who didn't break rules. The one who got good grades, followed what he was told and always silently judged him whenever he did something wrong.How Mikain hated that. They
"What about Rebels?" Clarisse asked waiting for Reed to sit first before plopping down on his lap. She avoided looking at him because she knew he was still angry at her for shifting. He had chewed her ear off while she was changing, telling her how dangerous it was to shift indoors. She was sure that if she had a mother, she wouldn't be that different from him. He was always nagging her about this or that. With him there why would she worry? He obviously wouldn't let the king harm her. Besides, it was two against one. Could he take both of them down at the same time? On his own? She didn't think so. "They've infiltrated your pack" "Bullshit" Elliot said grabbing Titania's elbow "Do you realize what that kind of speculation could do?" "I'm not speculating about this. It's a fact" "How do you know that when you've never even gone to our pack?"
"Can you stop pacing? You're giving me a headache" Adrian rolled her eyes "Are you glued to that chair? You can leave whenever you want to" "But I'm bored. Reed's not here so I can't leave. Entertain me" "I might not be your Alpha but I'm still an Alpha. Say something like that again and I'll dislocate your jaw" Laurent shrugged "It will be worth it. Why are you feeling nervous?" "I don't know. I woke up feeling this way" "Maybe you just miss Reed" She snorted. As if she'd ever miss that blockhead. He was lucky she was not Clarisse or she would have shaved both their heads. Adrian couldn't understand why they thought Clarisse was the mysterious killer they were looking for. No, the question was why were they looking for the killer to begin with? They'd only killed witches, rebels and rogues. Unless it was to tha
"What's wrong?" "That was a call from Laurent. Rebels attacked the pack and Adrian got hurt" "Oh my gosh, is she okay? Let's go. If they try to stop us from leaving, we will just run them over" He chuckled "Relax. They can handle themselves. Adrian has had Alpha training. She'll be fine" "She's still your sister. What if she dies from too much blood loss or head trauma? Aren't you worried?" "She's a wolf. Besides, she only hurt her leg not her head" "Call her. I want to make sure she's fine" "You should use that time to worry about the king and the mysterious servant. Haven't you noticed how everyone is acting normal?" "And it's a bad thing to act normal?" "The king passed out yesterday. We haven't seen him since then or a doctor for that matter. How can they act normal?"
"Lieutenant, what is this I hear about stopping the experiments?" He asked slapping his shoulder. The man stiffened, straightened up and said,"Without Kent, the research is going nowhere. He ruined everything""We've succeeded before and we can do it again""But...""But what?" He growled, letting his wol close come close to the surface. Setbacks were perfectly normal in any research. He could forgive their slow development. After all, they were humans. What he wouldn't forgive was quitting. They either saw it to the end or he would get rid of them "There is no such thing as giving up, Lieutenant. You either succeed or die. Are we clear?""Y..yes""Good. I want to see results in two weeks" spinning around, he left. The research lab had been on the verge of succeeding when one of the humans suddenly lost his mind. He killed everyone, including other subjects then set the place on fire. Armadyl said he'd di
"Tell me everything" Clarisse said plopping next to Adrian "I've never seen wolves fighting. How was it? Did any of our people die?" "Have you forgotten how you fought rebels on your own?" "About that, it turns out I wasn't the one who killed them. Titania and her enforcers did it" "You mean your enforcers?" "Something else I want to know, is there like an official ceremony when someone becomes an Alpha?" She shook her head "Not that I've heard of. As long as the pack accepts you as their leader, you automatically become one" "That's not the answer I wanted. This directive thing is the only cool thing about being the leader of a pack. The responsibilities that come along with that title are not cool at all" she narrowed her eyes at Adrian then clapped her hands "I've just had an epiphany" "I can tell it's something I