LUCIAN The moment we stepped up to the mountain, the suffocating smell of decay and choking incense hit our faces, forcing us to crinkle our noses in disgust.“Damn!” Killian muttered and spat on the ground, overwhelmed by irritation.“Don’t ever spit on sacred ground!” A commanding voice pierced the air, and our heads jerked up towards the ruined tower where the voice came from.We needed no one to tell us that we were at the right place.I took out a penknife and hid it behind me as I approached the tower. Killian grabbed my wrist and dragged me back, warning me against it through his darkened eyes.I sighed and drew back, resisting the urge to walk into the tower and confront whatever Valerie had turned into.We stood there in silence, waiting for her to emerge and either surrender or attack us. Anyways, this had to end. We either had to save her or let the prophecy come to pass.“Show your face!” I growled when I couldn’t take in the silence anymore.The wind stopped blowing, and
ADRIANA “Are you sure of what you are saying?” Diana gasped, her hand clasped over her mouth, and her eyes widened in horror and fear.“Yes!” I replied sharply, nodding my head as I sat on the bed, sulking.Diana cursed loudly and swept her hair back, trembling slightly. I could tell from her behavior that she was having disturbing flashbacks about the ordeal we faced at the hands of those bloody abductors.“I thought it was all over. I fucking thought it was all over!” She gritted her teeth and gripped her head, shaking in fear and anger.I reached out to her and touched her shaking shoulder, then gave it a soft, assuring squeeze.“It is never over until that man is destroyed,” I whispered, and she broke into sobs, trembling even more violently.“I don’t wanna do this anymore, Ari, I don’t want to keep fighting these people…” she cried out. My lips twitched in disappointment, and I scoffed loudly.She raised her teary face and gripped my hand, staring at me with pleading eyes filled
LUCIAN I looked at Salvador then back at Neil, my throat knotting in anger. "What do you mean? Weren't you watching her like I asked you to?" I snapped. Neil's head dropped, panting heavily as he tried to catch his breath. "I don't know where they came from, but they appeared just a few minutes after I went in to watch the woman," he blurted out. I cursed loudly when I saw the blood dripping from his slashed wrist. What about the woman?" I asked and his eyes dimmed. "She... She has been sent to the hospital," he responded. I cursed loudly, ruffling my hair in anger. "Was she injured?" Salvador asked and Neil shook his head. "No, she collapsed due to shock." I sighed in relief and pointed at the slash on his wrist. "Get yourself treated too," I said. He looked at his bleeding wrist and smiled lightly, his eyes holding a dark cloud. "Yes, Alpha," he responded and walked off. "She said someone was watching, didn't she?" Killian muttered and I hesitantly nodded my head. I
LUCIAN “Tenebris?” I whispered, familiar with the name. Everyone who had the power of immortality knew that name and always respected it, no matter the status of the person who possessed the gift of immortality.I looked up at the back of the man standing by the window, and my heart clenched.“How were you able to find him?” I heard Killian whisper to Salvador.“You will keep getting surprised by me every day,” he replied, smirking like he always did.He wasn’t wrong anyway. He pulled off the biggest surprise when he let go of his throne just to get us back on our feet and fight the war with us. I wondered what his reaction would be if he discovered that we knew about his sacrifice. I didn’t think there would be any surprise higher than that.“Will you be able to help us?” I asked in the calmest voice. Silence reigned in the room for what seemed like eternity before the man turned around and faced us. His face shone brightly, and there was not a single wrinkle on his face. He didn’t
KILLIANI dropped the file on the desk before me, my hand on my waist as I stared defeatedly at the several reports before me.“It is undoubtedly the doing of the lordess of destruction,” Neil said as he stared down at the heap of reports on the desk. For some days now, the packs have been filled with complaints of sudden deaths, strange sights, and disappearances."I am not surprised. I knew she would strike soon," I muttered. Lucian sighed loudly and dropped the vape pen he was holding, then got up and walked towards the window. "How bad is it?" He asked. "We've gotten reports from almost all Packs, that is how bad it is," I replied. "I will take my leave now," Neil said and slipped out to avoid getting sandwiched between us. "What are we going to do?" I asked the moment Neil was gone. Lucian craned his neck backwards and shrugged. He looked just as defeated as I was. "We cannot kill her," he replied, and my throat knotted. "Then... Should we let our people keep dying?" I as
ADRIANAI could hear my mother’s voice calling for me as I roamed around the dark tunnel I was in. The tunnel didn’t seem to have an end, and there was no single glimpse of light or life in the tunnel.The voice came again, but this time, it sounded more like Valerie’s voice than my mother’s.I paused when the voice got louder and the calls became frequent, constantly switching from my mother’s voice to Valerie’s. I gripped my head, which felt like it would explode, and dropped on the ground, but instead of dropping on solid ground, I fell freely through the air, still covered in darkness. I slammed my eyes shut, then parted my lips and screamed out for help, but no sound came out of my mouth until my body hit a hard surface.A sharp pain burst through my body, and a shrill sound hit my ears, causing my eyes to open. A light pierced into my eyes, and I groaned loudly, throwing my head to the side to avoid the light. After adjusting to the light, I slowly sat up on the bed and looked a