LUCIEN POVWe both rose in shock but Emily was faster to yell. “Come in, Sir Tristan.” The door opened and he walked into the room. Immediately he saw us, he bent his head down so as not to look but there was something about the expression on his face before he bent his head and I was not sure what it was but it wasn't the look a soldier should show when he sees his alpha.“Where did you find her?” I asked him.“In the dark wood of Siri. She is being protected by the Men of the rogue wolf king of Siri - Leo Dore. Our scouts reported the movement of Dore's soldiers in his camp. It seems that they are preparing for attack and perhaps they think they will win by taking over the powers of the twins. For them to not have attacked shows they are yielding no fruit yet.I asked the sorcerers here and they said that as long as she has not started the collection of power rituals, the children will not be harmed in any way.”Immediately after he said that I felt the tension leave Emily's body
LUCIEN POVI stared towards her but, giving my back a side glance, I saw Tristan, he was the one she was staring at, he was shutting the door, and certainly, he glanced at her before that door closed fully.I pulled her chin to face me and kissed her. She was surprised.“Did you wait too long?” I asked.“I don't care how long I have to wait as long as you will come. What is happening? Did you find her?” Her voice was full of concern.“Yes. We leave in a few hours. The soldiers are just preparing for the departure. I want to be here a little before I leave.” She spread out her arms and I sank into them, climbing into the bed as I did. She let me kiss her again. “I missed you and am not angry at you surprisingly,” I said amidst a chuckle.“Thank you for loving a lowly girl like me.” She said softly.She was warm and sincere - I missed hearing such good words. I stayed with her for the rest of the day and then Tristan came to inform me about the soldiers waiting to move out. I bid her
LUCIEN'S POV Tristan saw me immediately as he stepped out of the hole we made in the house. He rushed to me and tried to help me to my feet but I stopped him, pointing at the boy lying next to me, face down.“Take him first. I can keep going myself as long as I stay in my wolf form.” He bowed and went to the boy. Picking him up from the ground. His head was bleeding but he was healing fast.The general met us almost immediately. He was carrying the second boy in his arms. I looked at the two children… they both had my face but their mother's eye. It warmed my heart too much to see that. I wanted to hold them but I could not even stand. Thorson and Tristan stepped back as I returned to my wolf form. I gestured to Tristan to get on my back with the children. He did. The rest shifted like me and we began to leave the desolation of dead wolves. It was breaking dawn already. The light of the day revealed us and the blood that stained our fur as we went down the thorn bushes we cr
EMILY'S POV I opened my eyes, still sleepy but I could feel his arm around me and I also felt so sore. I thought his side was cut yet he has all this energy. What happens when he is at full strength?Shivers curled down my spine. I got a little scared immediately. I slipped out of his grip and scampered away to wash up. When I stepped out of the bathtub, he was awake and sitting on the bed. His shirt was nowhere to be found. “Taking a bath without me again. You are still running from me, even after last night. What are you hiding, I ve seen everything.” I cupped my face and turned around.He is at it again with his sultry words.“I just want to go the children early. I want to be with them, they are still adjusting.” I said shyly.“Fine, once again you win. Okay, it's because of the kids. I will catch you… later,” he said, absolutely not like a goodbye. I ran to the closet and looked for some of my clothes. I found a few. I flashed my eyes around; there was no way I coul
EMILY'S POV “Please don't do this, please. I didn't do anything to you please stop please.” I begged, tears flowing freely out of my eyes but she was completely deaf to my pleas, scooping up more sand and pouring into the hole, I struggled to my feet attempting to run to one or the ends of the whole and climb out but each time I tried, she rushed to me and hit my hand. Eventually, I got too sore to even lift them. My legs are too weak to carry me. The sand was filling the hole and she was laughing maniacally at me. All I could do was cry.I looked up at the moon's goodness and I prayed silently. “Please Lucien help me. Lucien… Tristan.” Was the last name that left my mouth before the sand covered my head.I was suffocating. I was sure I was going to die. I hoped Lucien would take care of the children and I still wanted to say something to Tristan. I almost went cold when someone grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the sand.I felt my body jerk out and fall into someone's arm
LUCIEN'S POV “Tristan, I am only being patient with you because we have a history together. And am only letting you go because you have been loyal. However, You coveted my wife and that is not something I find funny at all. Whether I am nonchalant about the affairs of my family or not, is none of your business, Tristan. For the sake of friendship, you are suspended from your duties as a chief of my guard. Until I say so, you can not return.” I gulped down the lump in my throat. The expressionless gaze he kept on the kneeling Tristan was chilling my bones and slowly bringing me to understand that I was being selfish. Trying to keep two men under my wings; one I loved and the other that I was sexually attracted to. I knew then that Lucien was the one I lived with but I had never been tenderly touched the way Tristan had touched me. I should have just stayed with Lucien inside gently instead of following that disguised maid outside. I felt a sore feeling in my stomach, a fe
LUCIEN'S POV I walked up to my throne and sat down, rubbing the sore on my mouth. Emily bit down so hard last night that it left a wound. What a naughty girl!Well, at least she wasn't running away from me anymore and the boys are becoming harder to control. I was not this big of a headache when I was growing up.While I was lost in my thoughts, General Thorson stepped into the room and his heavy footsteps brought me back to reality. I looked up to him as he bowed before me. “I had everything ready, my king. Soldiers stationed In all streets to make sure nothing happens.” He reported.“Alright.” I stood up immediately and the two of us headed outside. Today, I decided to go on an inspection around the capital city. A strange rumor had been in the air for a while and I wanted to see for myself, the man who was boldly spreading them. Tristan was still suspended and so I was going with the general. We had disguised ourselves in ordinary clothes and left the palace through the
LUCIEN'S POV “What?! What are you doing? What are you trying to do?” Nathaniel yelled at Thorson and his men as they lifted him to take him into an inner room in the uncompleted building, to carry out the instruction I gave.He screamed louder and louder, demanding to know why I was doing this. That he could help me take down the useless king if that's what I want. He still taught me to be someone else.I raised a hand, halting the boys. They put the screaming man down, I walked to him and stood in front of him.“You have a lot of information, Mr Nathaniel and that is why you have to die.” His eyes grew wide.“But what did I ever do to you? I have only spoken of that king and nothing about you,” he retired. “You have said a lot of things about me man, especially since I am the useless king you keep talking about.” His eyes grew wide. I took off the mask over my mouth and he saw it for himself. I expected him to reach to his knees and beg for forgiveness for what he did but