CHAPTER SIXTYTAYLOR'S POV“The beta king has arrived.” The guards announced. The giant golden doors of the throne room were pushed open and the mighty he-wolf stepped in. His stride was confident, intimidating and his gait eluded a scent of power, fear, egocentrism.I leaned back on the throne, crossing my legs and staring right into his eyes even when he stopped right before me. He bowed.“My Luna.” He raised his face to right back at me. “King of the betas. Did I tell you to rise?” His brows furrowed. “Excuse me?”“Go on your knees, keep your head down and let the world hear your voice for you are in the presence of a Luna; is that not what you were taught when you were growing up?”He frowned a little. “It was. I apologize for not following the teachings.” He went on his knees and bowed his head.I left him that way, returning to stare at my nails. I know he was glancing at me from the corner of his eyes. That's what I was depending on. “Beta king, tell me, does your city enjo
CHAPTER SIXTY-ONEZEPHYR'S POVThey didn't approve of my ways, I knew they wouldn't but the real question was, did I care? Of course I didn't.“Alpha Zephyr, you humiliated the beta king. What will the other kingdoms say about the charge you are holding him for? Assaulting the Luna and Building a dam near the omega village. Alpha none of them have weight.” one council men emphasized. He seemed really interested in how I was getting my justice.“Alpha, please listen, you need to see that all this seems to look like you are framing him. You have to remove doubt from the mind of the people when you release your verdict.” another council man chipped In and the others nodded and murmured in approval. I was standing in front of the head of the table, stroking my chin gently and watching each of them utter their supposedly wise opinions. I waited for them until I was certain they had coughed up everything stuck in their throat before I responded. Briefly, I took a long look at every man in
CHAPTER SIXTY-TWOTAYLOR’S POV ‘Oh come on.’ I exclaimed in my mind. I used to think I was unlucky to end up mated with Zephyr but now I was beginning to think the goddess did this on purpose. Putting a big dog and a small dog in the same cage. She knew there would be daily fighting. I guess she was betting on it. She might be even enjoying this.I looked up to the ceiling, peering at it as if I could see heaven. I balled my fist and shook it in the air. “Screw you goddess.”The phone rang immediately. I flinched, the startle shook me off my feet, I crumbled to the ground.“Uhhh.” I groaned, rubbing my sore ankle. Damn, she is stoked fast. I shuffled Myself over to the bed and picked up the vibrating cell phone.“Hello Daisy.”“Hey babe. I wanted to come to your place but I decided to call first. How are you holding up.?” Her voice was full of worry even though she tried not to make it seem so obvious.“I’m in the palace so you can't reach me at home, at least not for now.” I turned
CHAPTER SIXTY-THREEZEPHYR'S POV“You are making this sound like I have no restraint over my actions. I made one mistake Theodore. I apologized to her about it. I have to live with it and it damn as hell hurts right here whenever I think about it.” I rubbed my heart for him to see.“I'm not doubting your devotion to change. I'm not saying you will rape her. I'm just saying you need to take precautions. That night all this thing about waiting till the end of the year which you and Taylor planned; it won't come to mind anymore. All you will think of is sex and you will do anything to get it.”Theodore emphasized. I could clearly see that he was eager to make me understand how important it was that I grasped what he was saying.I sighed. I won't bring myself to accept that I have lost control over my own body. “Theo. I know what you are trying to say but I don't buy it. My loins will be kept in check when the time comes. Meanwhile-” I stood up.”There are plenty of preparations to be done
CHAPTER SIXTY-FOURZEPHYR'S POV“Have a seat.” Oscala gestured to the couch. Theo and I sat down. He took the seat opposite us. To be honest I didn't expect him to let us in.“What kind of potion do you need exactly? Are you asking for.ome that will repress the urge if sex or the one that will eliminate it entirely for that night?”“Entirely. It needs a to be really powerful. There will be a full moon on that night.”He heaved, standing up. He excused himself. I asked Theodore to go outside. When Oscala returned, it was only us in the room. He noticed but he chose not to care.“There are a lot of things I have that can help you but there is nothing I have that is good for you. If I give you something to suppress your urges on that night, It will also suppress your ability to draw power from the moon. The pack games are around the corner. You can't be found lacking.” He found himself a seat.“If I lose control on that night, I might hurt Taylor so tell me what I can do since I can't ma
CHAPTER SIXTY-FIVETAYLOR'S POV I stared at the two identity dresses hanging off the cloth racks. I sighed. I didn't know which color to pick. Normally Daisy would do this for me but she was too busy planning the entire party and milking the alpha’s Treasury dry.I puffed, turning around. Zephyr was a few walks away, relaxed on an armchair and trying to stay awake. He was still in his suit from yesterday. This is what happens when tradition insists that the alpha would plan the first anniversary.I flip flopped down to him, stopping right in his face. His eyes were closed but he sat so elegantly that if I didn't know better I would have sworn he was awake. I smiled. From here, he looked kind of cute.Slowly, I reached out and pinched his nose. He sneezed, opening his eyes. I beamed. “Did I fall asleep?” He asked, rubbing his eyes. “Mhmm. I had to wake you. Don't worry, I doubt anyone noticed.” I said like it was something to be proud of.“Thank goodness, I guess.” He looked up, at
CHAPTER SIXTY-SIXTAYLOR'S POV“Damn that bitch!” I screamed, jamming my foot against the car door. “I will kill her, Zephyr. I am going to kill her.” Zephyr stood there, a few feet away from me and that car. He was smiling. I spurn around, to see who I was talking to. He beamed at me, flashing his fine complete set of white teeth and this dangerous long fangs.“You think this is funny don't you?” I pointed at him, my face squeezed in anger.“I just got stripped in a hall full of people and you are smiling?!”He let out a breath while his smirk got bigger. Clearly he thought I was amusement.“Get in the car, Taylor.”“No! No I am not. I just put these tyres in between that biych’s head and start the engine, then I will get into the car.”He chuckled. “You are really thinking about doing this. Here's what. She will not be going anywhere tonight. Tomorrow, you can kill her. Right now,” He came close, close enough to cover everything distance between us. “Lets go home. I need to look
CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVENTAYLOR'S POV “Taylor. Talk me whats going on with…”I smashed my lips against him immediately. He stumbled back a little, his eyes wide open. He held me by the waist as push me away, out lips breaking free.“Taylor, what are doing? Are you in heat?” He asked, still trying to process what was happening. But I wasn't. “Zephyr, I need your help.” I wiggled a little while pulled on the strip hand of my bra. He eyes grew wider. He seemed frozen on the spot he was standing.“I'm so hot. I need to get cold. I need you make to make it stop.” My fingers went around to unclip the hooks that held the bra in place. “Taylor. Waut. No.” He rushed the bed sheets, throwing it on me. He tried to hold me but I fought.“Zephyr stop. You are making it worse. I'm burning.” I yelled. He threw away the sheets immediately and tried to hold my hands inside. I pressed my chest against him, rubbing on him. His was like blocked ice and I was a woman light up in flames. Touching him was get
CHAPTER NINETY-FIVETAYLOR’S POV “Is it something I said?”I turned sharply, searching for the voice that just spoke to me. Zulu made me a small smile, indicating that it was him.“Are you talking to me?” I asked, touching my chest lightly.“Can I?” He replied with a question. His tone sounded a bit worried. It was understandable why.“Yes of course you can. I'm not as hard core as Zep… my husband.” I corrected myself immediately. I can't be going around calling him by his name.“That's very good to know.” He said. He was still asleep stiff as I remembered him except this time he was making some effort to loosen up a bit. I found it quite flattering.“It's not something you said, by the way. He does that whenever he has something to say and he doesn't want to look like a joker.”“It is a rather frightening way to do so.” Zulu remarked. I only smiled, looking away from him. My gaze went to the closed doors. Who knows how long they will be there. It's best if I find something to do ins
CHAPTER NINETY-FOURTAYLOR’S POVThe night passed and day broke, the Lycan king sent a convoy to bring us to the palace. Beautiful carriages and beautiful she-wolves as escorts. They brought apparels for us to clothe ourselves. The Lycan king wanted us to look more dazzling than himself. Zephyr rejected them all. He didn't want the attention. Instead he only let one carriage and then some guards escort us. It made perfect sense to me why he did that. He was going to show the Lycans he wished to make peace with, he was a pompous proud bastard who showed off at every chance he got. Although I felt there was more to it and so I asked him. “Zephyr, why did you reject the convoy?” “I didn't want to sell the wrong image to these Lycans. They are quite on edge because they know the king of the creatures that has massacred them for years, is in their land for peace matters. They don't believe it's why I'm really here. They don't trust me. All these fanciful stunts will only make them seem
CHAPTER NINETY-THREETAYLOR'S POVI sucked in a breath and exhaled. I could feel the lascivious gazes of all the guards burrowing into my skin; undressing me even before I did it myself. I drew closer to Zephyr,. placing my hands on his lap. I calmly pointed out to the guards everywhere. I wasn't doing anything with these people. He whispered to me. “If I tell them to go then you have to agree to takes your jeans off too.”“No!” I sprang away from him immediately. “Alright then, I won't tell them to do anything.”“You are being a pain in the ass right now.”I beamed. It only made my anger worse. “Why are you being so difficult?” I couldn't help but ask him.“Because it's more fun this way. Humor helps with the pain.”“Your pain sure is picky.” I said, sarcastically.“Yes it is.” He replied me like it was an ordinary observation.“You suck.” I snapped. “No I don't. But I have what you can suck.” My eyes widened. It was his words were slaps smacking my face back to back with embar
CHAPTER NINETY-TWOTAYLOR'S POV The sight that met us when we rode into the Lycan kingdom was not at all like anything I had seen before. I stared about the window, my eyes wide in disbelief. The houses were built in different delicate shapes and sizes. The architecture was ancient but magnificent. The passing Lycans who trended the roads, were all wrapped in silk like fabrics with dazzling embroidery that seemed to always match the tattoos that all had. The men were hefty and handsome looking. I couldn't spot one who wasn't. The women were breath taking with their alluring curves and their unique choice of attire. Their tattoos were bolder, running down their neck and probably over their chests. I couldn't help but I stare so hard I forgot I had to put on airs until Zephyr gently pulled me away from the window. He whispered into my ears.“You should be a little more pompous than this. We will have plenty time to stare from the comfort of our place here.”“Oh, yeah. Sorry about tha
CHAPTER NINETY-ONETAYLOR'S POV “I like the way your tongue feels in my mouth.”My eyes grew wider. I pulled away from him instantly, my cheeks flushing. He chuckled devilishly, his fangs revealing in the most seductive way. I stared at him with my eyes wide open. He lay on the bed like a delicious predator. Everything about the hot way he looked made me want him; made me want to forget he was hurt and take off the rest of his clothes. But I wasn't letting him use his charm to deceive me. I massaged my temples, easing out the anger that was threatening to come up. I looked at him. “Noce stunt but I'm not buying it. What's wrong with Zephyr? What do you want to tell me?”“I already said it. What-” he leaned forward, painfully; a groan escaping his lips. “Do you think I don't mean it? I can show you how much I do.”I sucked in a breath and exhaled. “How much does it hurt, Zephyr? Why are you trying to pretend you are not in so much pain? Why are you trying to hide that…. That…” my vo
CHAPTER NINETYTAYLOR'S POV I hid anywhere I could. I was freaked out. The outside was saturated with growls and roars; the stench of blood was in the air and all up my nose but that wasn't the worst. I could feel the stabs that Zephyr was taking, faintly, but it was still enough for me to know it was painful. I muttered a prayer to the goddess, begging her to keep Zephyr safe. He had been hurt not long ago and now he was taking another hit. There really is so much an alpha can take, especially an Alpha whose power is repressed because he has not mated. I bit down on my quivering lips and tried to calm my heart but I couldn't. It thumped so hard against my chest that I just had to spring out from behind that bed and rush to the door. I banged against it immediately, yelling.“Open this door, I need to help him. I got to help Zephyr, open this goddamn door!!” Evan appeared in my face immediately. He was scared but he was going to be fine.“I can't do that my Luna, I'm so sorry!!” H
CHAPTER ZEPHYR'S POVI had Taylor stay inside while I sat at the door with Evan. Ivan is somewhere as backup. I opted to play an old high school game with Evan while we patiently awaited our faith. To be honest, Taylor's idea wasn't just hers alone.Her idea has crossed my mind actually. The moment I wandered into this village, before I knew that they were going to just come and go, we would be writing out names in the history of this place, as one of its problems. Back then, when I came here and got robbed, I learnt from Father's beta that father and the village were in some kind of peace pact so he could do his dwindling business and father would get a percentage of his earnings. I admit, my father wasn't the best man. Apparently, the small pack had gone from shady business to harbouring rogues and using them to steal and kill. I lost good wolves in that forest and I wasn't going to let it go.“Alpha, if the attack tonight, what will be our fighting strategy.”“Protect the forth.
CHAPTER EIGHTY-NINETAYLOR'S POVOur lips disengaged but we stayed the way we were, just staring into each other’s eyes. It was like time had frozen and we had a moment to ourselves. A moment to finally say what we had been hiding. Looking into his eyes was like staring at all my lies. My heart weighed with guilt. Suddenly I discovered I had a big secret and I didn't want to say. He was breathing slowly, the warmth of his breath brushing against my nose. I watched his eyes trail off to look at my injuries then he returned to gaze back at me. He seemed to want to say it. I could feel him, I could hear his heart racing like mine. It seemed like he wanted to say exactly what I wanted but like me, he was scared. What would become of us if he uttered those words.In that silence, we both decided to do the only thing we could and keep this secret to ourselves. Zephyr leaned back in and lifted me to him, I embraced him while he sat on the bed. We kissed again, longer. It was a tender touc
CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIXTAYLOR'S POVI leapt into the open field, darting my eyes from right to left; fists balled and read to meet my enemy. The sight I beheld, shocked me to my bone and marrow.I didn't just meet him. I met a field littered with the corpses of wolf guards, rogues were everywhere. Zephyr was right in the middle, a silver blade sticking out of his side. He was breathing difficulty, his face and his clothes damped in his own blood. Our eyes met and he was stunned to see me. He sprang towards me immediately, yelling. “Run Taylor!!! Run!!!!”I spun around… and dived back into the forest. Zephyr and a pack of wolves crashed right behind me. I ran faster and faster and faster. Hell, I didn't know which way to go or what I was going to do, I just ran. I could sense the aura of something dark and evil tearing a path behind me; trying to find me. I crashed into trees, tripped on vines and collided against rocks but I picked myself up and I just kept moving until my body began to