Chapter 29Astrea's povI was still dealing with the shock that drenched me at the sight of Lola on her knees minutes ago. Why the heck was she still here?“Continue with the investigation.’’ Cyril threw a nod at Alan, awakened me from my trail as his footsteps echoed after him. I had heard the report Lance came to give, but it was almost like the details flew off my right ear the same way they had passed through the left.I was left with no options other than rushing after Cyril. It couldn't be related to Lola now could it?I rushed out after him, and stopped on my track when I saw Aloha, the kingdom witch. She exchanged pleasantries with Cyril and I lowered my head in greeting when her eyes found me. “Shall we?’’ Cyril gestured, making his way up first while she followed behind.I followed after them from a mile away, watched them go into the study, before making my way to lean against the door. “I believe you already know why I called you over.’’ Cyril started, the sounds of ch
Chapter 30Lycan Cyril I sauntered about the suite, waiting for Astrea over a glass of wine. I needed something to distract my thoughts, or rather someone. I could go crazy if I stayed alone for too long. She came in moments later, I didn't bother looking up until her steps approached the couch where I sat. ‘‘Seat.’’ I swatted my jaw to the opposite couch.She went to sit. This wasn't the vibe I needed, why was she so quiet? “What's going on with you?’’ I asked before it hit me. She must have been dulled out by the incident with Alessia. “Me? Uh nothing. I mean you called me here like that, so you must have something big to discuss about.’’ She answered, wavering my initial belief.“Back at the clinic…’’ I paused, shifting my gaze to the table. “I was worked up with the whole shit and ignored you.’’“Oh.’’ She seemed to loosen up a bit which was fine. “It's okay. I understood that you were just worried. Already said she'd be fine though.’’‘‘Did you happen to meet with Alessia, l
Chapter 31Alessia's povI met blurry brightness. Slowly, my vision cleared out to a white ceiling. Not your regular ceiling, this one had some weird rocky designs on it that left my brain puzzled. I snapped my eyelids at the sound of voices bickering, lowering my gaze to meet two familiar figures. “What? She's awake.’’ Alan pointed at me, causing Lycan Cyril to look back immediately. ‘‘What's going on?’’ My voice came low and weak. Pain slowly stretched through my body with an alarming sense of discomfort. “I'll go get Alfred.’’ Alan said, bolting out of the room.I returned my gaze to Lycan Cyril, and I almost choked on saliva when I met his eyes glinting with anger. “Why didn't you listen to me?’’ He asked through gritted teeth, causing me to swallow hard.I'd seen every part of him, but I doubted I'd experienced this part before. Just what was this man's deal? One moment he is soft, the next moment he is a raging beast. ‘‘W-what…are you….’’“I vividly recall warning you agai
Chapter 32Lycan Cyril‘‘What are you doing here?’’ Astrea's voice cut into the haze, breaking my thoughts. I turned away from the railings to see her resting with her shoulder on the verandah entrance. “Since the early hours of the morning, you've been dying to see her wake up. Now she is finally awake and here you are?’’ She added?I turned my gaze back to the air with a silent sigh. I heard her footsteps approaching, and soon she appeared beside me, placing her arms on the rails as well. I stared briefly at her. “What are you doing here?’’I had almost bumped into her a few minutes ago when she got to learn about Alessia's recovery. On a normal occasion, shouldn't she be by Alessia's side currently?“Alessia seems to be having a bit of a moment with Alan.’’ She shrugged. “I didn't realise they have gotten so close.’’ I darted my gaze back to her. “What do you mean close?’’“Nothing you have to worry about I guess. After all, Alan will never betray you would he?’’ She chuckled.
Chapter 33 Astrea's pov I watched his gaze size me up, my heart beating drums against my chest as I waited for his lips to spill the words. “Why are you still here?’’ He blurted out instead, taking me a bit aback. Was he still oblivious? “I'm asking what you're still doing on that bed, Astrea!’’ He said again, louder this time. Whoa! Turns out Alessia isn't much of a tramp anyways. I had thought she'd spill it all to his face out of scorn and jealousy. I shifted my gaze from Cyril, releasing my lips from my mouth with a wet sound. “I'm sorry she had to see that, not like I had the least idea that she'd be here.’’ I shrugged. “It's a good now, get back to your room.’’ He rebuked, advancing further into the room but not to the bed. Say the bathroom? “Wait.’’ I called him to a stop. “I stayed to tell you that I'll be leaving by tomorrow morning. I guess I've overstayed my welcome here.’’ I shrugged. I actually stayed just in case Alessia ran her mouth and Cyril
Chapter 34Lycan Cyril I shoved my hand into my hair, almost regretting why I treated her so harshly when Astrea stood up abruptly. Before I could comprehend what was going on, she dashed out of the room. “Astrea!’’ I rushed after her, clueless. I didn't get the direction she was heading to until she took the back corridor. “Astrea get back here!’’ I called out, increasing my steps to catch up with her. But the little witch was literally on her heels. I watched her pull out a long pin from her hair as she broke into Alessia’s ward, and a surge of adrenaline rushed through me, propelling my motion a hundred times faster. “No, don't!’’ I rushed in after her. Her hand high in the air, I couldn't believe she was really going to stab Alessia. Things happened in a flash. Her screams filled the air, Alessia’s screams, and the yelling of some other person who happened to have been in the room with Alessia. I grabbed Astrea back as fast as I could, her hand whooshing through the air sim
Chapter 35Alessia's pov “Is that all you know?’’ I inquired, not satisfied with the half news Melanie had just fed me on. ‘‘Apparently yes.’’ She threw a glance at me as she fixed the pillow into a pillowcase. “But I heard from some gossipy maids this morning that the King ordered to see her this evening.’’“What for?” I didn't want to give in to the silly thought that tugged my head that Lycan Cyril probably wanted to talk things out with Astrea or just something absurd. “I can't say. But it definitely has to be that that king wants to pass a judgement.’’ Melanie answered, dropping the pillow properly at the head of the bed before facing me completely. “Look my lady, the king has searched and waited so many years for you, his chosen mate.’’ She began.I didn't know how, but somehow words had spread like wildfire throughout the mansion that I was the long awaited fated mate of the Lycan king.I got discharged a day after the incident with Astrea at the clinic ward. I had thought
Chapter 36Alessia’s povMy eyes widened. Dazed. Shocked. I pushed him back gently to disconnect the contact, then wondered in my head, why I hadn't pushed him hard enough. Words stuck in my mouth as my eyes regarded him. No, actually, I had no words, shocked at my shits. He didn't try closing in for another kiss. He grabbed my wrist instead, staring intensely into my eyes as if to melt my soul with his gaze. “For how long do you plan to resist?’’ His lips parted to say. I swallowed, looked away, and tried to collect my hand from his grip. ‘‘Stop….’’ He pulled me hard, cutting my motion. “I'm your mate, Alessia. It's not a one sided kind of situation.’’ He growled, hurt and fury crossed his eyes. It sparked my resentment to catch fury in his eyes. Was this some kind of joke? If someone deserved to be angry, that should be me. ‘‘So what?’’ I spat, matching his tone. A scowl crawled to his face, unclarity glinting in his features. “So what if we are mates, huh? Did you happen t
Chapter 70Thompson's povI limped my way through the quiet dark roads, watching my back at intervals as I tugged my injured leg along. A grunt escaped my lips as I settled by an empty barn. With heavy breaths breezing off my nostrils, I searched for any phone and dialed Regal. “Cover up for him. Move over there and get on your bellies.’’ He yelled over the phone as the line connected. ‘‘I've been shot.’’ I said, snapping his attention immediately. ‘‘What?’’“I'm on my way back to the house now, but it seems it's still quite a distance away.’’ I complained bitterly, pain stretching intensely through my leg bone. The house was still about twenty meters away. There was no fucking way I could get home on my own, not with the amount of bleeding pouring from my injured leg. ‘‘Where are you right now?’’ Regal inquired. I turned over, trailing my gaze around the darkness of the unfamiliar space. Undoubtedly, it wouldn't have been possible for me to recognise the area in the day, not
GETTING RID OF THE PESTThird person's pov Thompson stood by Adrian's bed, tucking the sheets properly around the sleeping lad. His face beamed crimson with sticky lashes proving evidence that the poor lad had been in tears recently. Finishing up, Thompson swatted one last glance at Adrian's sleepy face, a frustrated sigh leaving his lips. He's had to deal with Adrian's whining over Alessia's absence for the last few hours. Two days had passed already, yet no news of Alessia's whereabouts. Adrian got discharged from the hospital the very day Thompson heard about Alessia's visit to the hospital two days ago, and it hadn't been easy handling him. Annalise wasn't any help. She openly neglects tending to Adrian's needs and gaslights Thompson each time he tries confronting her over it. Of course Emelda was still kept under hostage and couldn't help with Adrian either, leaving Thompson the whole responsibility to handle. Clearing jab from his throat, Thompson turned and headed out. No
Chapter 69Alessia's pov My eyes darted to Lady Amora, widened with shock and fright at Ophelia's somewhat scathing report.“Oh, did he?’’ Lady Amora simply asked, calm and nearly nonchalant. “What message is it?’’ I inquired impatiently. All my time, I've had to deal with Alpha's up until recently. I couldn't afford another Alpha related drama, not just now when things seemed to have gotten a little better with my life. “Oh, he requests to see you when you're awake. It's just for formalities. We have explained to him already the daughter of whom you are.’’ Lady Amora responded in a suiting manner. In all sincerity, her softness was supposed to calm my nerves but it did little to nothing since my brain calculated faster than the seconds. “Let's get you dressed….’’“Can you not tell him I'm awake yet?’’ I interrupted. Desperate. “Huh?’’ Ophelia tuned. “I'm sure Thompson must have herded a search for me. If the Alpha discovers details of me, that'll mean an increased chance of T
Chapter 68Alessia's pov “What's with you ladies?’’ Lady Amora spoke up after moments of observing the aura in the atmosphere. Her eyes darting from me to Ophelia at intervals. “Uh…it's nothing. We were just…just uh….’’ Ophelia fumbled. “When you said this was my mother's land, what did you mean?’’ I threw the question, my gaze planted fixedly on Lady Amora. Ophelia's words were messing with my head. My mother's name was indeed Allora, but I never heard about her family. Probably because she died in my early days, my father never mentioned them and they never showed up for a visit on any occasion. I was forced into believing she had none. I watched lady Amora swat a glance at Ophelia who totally avoided looking her way. A sigh breezed off her lips and she kicked her way towards me. “How do you feel?’’ She beamed. I couldn't believe my ears, but I chose to swallow down my reproach and nodded instead. “That's a relief.’’ She breathed, letting silence take over. “Um… I should ta
Chapter 66CYRIL’S POV “What the hell are you talking about, it's been two days already!’’ I snapped into the phone, flames breezing off my nostrils as his reports swirled in my mind for the settlement I wasn't willing to grant the disappointing news. “Trust me, my king I've been completely active on it.’’ Regal tried to convince me but I wasn't having it. “You haven't. You have been too busy arming your weak men in preparation for an attack but trust me, you won't even see it coming.’’ I sneered with bitterness in my heart, hanging up the call. “He is still yet to find her? I told you not to trust him.’’ Lance whined. He had been watching me all the while I sauntered about on the call with Regal. “Didn't we have more men go in search of her? It's not like I'm depending fully on him.’’ I snapped, not taking his words lightly. A sigh left his lips. “Let's just keep hoping for some news and I really wish you'd calm down during this time.’’ “Where in hell have you gone, Alessia?’
Chapter 65Thompson's pov I watched elder Ralph, Zach, and elder Mayor in nothing but spite and despise. How weak of them. They couldn't even withhold their honour and stand firm in the presence of the lycans. “We can't win against them. It's too dangerous.’’ Elder Zach complaining, wiping his coat. “They are in our land. We can take anything out in our own land.’’ I spat, irritated.“We can't take nothing. The lycans are dangerous. They are currently raiding the whole pack and you speak like that?’’ Ralph rumbled, sounding pissed. “Men are out there fighting back. The fact that neither of you could fight back doesn't make all others a coward!’’ I spewed, my chest flaming madly with rage. “Are you referring to us as cowards right now?’’ He seethed. ‘‘All these isn't necessary right now. Just stop this now before it is too late, alpha.’’ Elder Mayor chirped in. “I agree to that. The Luna, your wife, should be the one responsible for every blames here and not the lycans or the k
Chapter 64Alessia's povMy eyes widened in horror, my palms shielding my agape mouth as I watched the man stiffen. He fell off the horse to the ground, dead. “Get her now!’’ Someone yelled from behind, definitely the gun person. I grabbed the horse ropes immediately, kicking the side of the horse aggressively to propel movements from it. I almost lost my balance in the hot chase, but the knowledge of the haunting men behind kept me moving with passion. I saw it coming, but I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. It was another gunshot and a painful neigh from the horse. He collapsed instantly, causing me to roll off on the dusty ground. Tears brimmed my vision as I found my feets, running relentlessly into the bushes by the side of the road.They were Silverstone men, and they were obviously on to catch me and return me to the dungeon where Thompson might eventually have my head chopped off and placed on a stake in the pack’s square. I ran as fast as my legs could accompany m
Chapter 63CYRIL’S POV “Get him! Don't let him get in!!’’ Thompson screamed amidst his sword clash with Alan. Lance had just taken out the last of his staged men. Now just the elders were left by the entrance, trembling timidly to their feets. I started straight to the door with my gaze planted on the three men, looking out for what moves they'd throw. They scurried aside fearfully once I approached, allowing me unhindered access into the building. Lance followed after me while Alan dealt with Thompson. Not a single soul pranced the living room, nor the passage, nor any corners in sight. “I'll check upstairs. You check the passage.’’ Lance alarmed, retreating for the stairway already. I directed my steps into the passage, straight down to wherever it led. An indistinct sound nearby stole my attention immediately. If I hadn't heard it, I wouldn't have realised the almost invisible door by the side. I slowly turned closer, my heart thrashing with so much anticipation. I turned t
Chapter 62Alessia's pov I retracted from him, ashen by the appalling news. The guards would drag me back to Thompson if they found me here. ‘‘I guess you didnt realise it?’’ The doctor squinted, scanning me intensely.His measly stare made me instantly cautious of my dress. I'd been in the same dress for about four days without a chance to sprinkle even little water on my body. Definitely, I reeked!Taking two steps backwards, I cleared my throat. ‘‘Uhm….’’“I heard she's the cause of the war. Apparently she had an affair with the lycan king and now he wants to take her from the Alpha.’’ A lady muttered into the silence, her words echoing through the walls instead of the woman's ear she leaned into. “Will you be quiet!’’ The woman whom I suggested was the lady mother after a nice look, snapped at her daughter. But her gaze on me was nothing close to remorseful or friendly. ‘‘Get me my son. I can't stay one more minute here.’’ I resolved to say, unable to keep up with the awful g