로그인Lucian’s POVI stared at her bare neck, the part where I just punctured with my teeth still fully open. I just couldn’t keep my eyes off it. A mating mark wasn’t only legal, it was also the most permanent thing that a lycan could do.Once again, that might be one of the things that Selene didn’t know about my clan. We don’t get to mark and reject like normal werewolves do, lycans’ were more complex and the moment the bond would snap into place, it had been written for life.I was very aware of the weight of what we just did, but no iota of regret or repulsion came up in me. I very much wanted to do it.And staring into her face, all I saw was doubt. I couldn’t bring myself to look away from her even if I wanted to. And honestly, I could stare at her face all day.On taking a closer look at the new mark, I saw another one around the area that looked like the fingers of someone who forcefully grabbed her.Leo.Thinking about him, my mind travelled to what happened earlier before I had h
Selene’s POVI stood in the training ground alone, working through combat drills with the wooden training stakes. My ragged breathing, sweat, and aching body did little to nothing to take away the part of me that refused to rest.It’s the morning after the cryptic text that Lucian sent and it was still very much ringing in my brain. I’ve been thinking about it so bad that I didn’t sleep a wink and instead of just lying in bed and turning it over in my head, I decided to come here.I worked through the drills on more, adding my energy into the last round I was doing. I didn’t fight like I was performing for anyone. Instead, I did it for my body — like I needed to get something out of my body system.I’ve been through so much that I could barely even keep up. And the just concluded war which I almost lost to Jordan, the ‘Yes’ I said to a mating arrangement and Cael who I barely even recognized had started to plant doubt in me in the same breath.Everything was harder than they even soun
Selene’s POVWhen he first said that Leo could take me away, I thought I didn’t hear well or that something was wrong with my ears. But I didn’t. And I wouldn’t lie and say that I wasn’t shocked at how he steered the situation. First, he made Leo feel relaxed then he taught him the lesson of his life.But Lucian’s last words just made me go still. Jordan who seemed to be able to read situations at the moment also went still in my hold. He stopped burping completely.“What?” I asked, sounding confused. “And you should still be resting, your back still hasn’t healed.”“Do you have an option?” He asked, completely ignoring my second sentence.I shook my head and he continued, “In case you’re not aware. This war has gone from just a rift between you and Leo. It turned inter territory the moment he led men into my kingdom. He’s indirectly saying that he doesn’t care if there’s blood spill any longer.”I pinched my nose. Do we really have to do this?“What about your people? The uprising?”
Lucian’s POVNormal wolfsbane has never had much effect on lycans, not to mention someone like me who was the King. The last time I got into contact with one, all it took was a few minutes of pain and it was gone like it never even came.But this one, it hurts so bad that it feels like my insides are tearing up. For the first time since I grew up, I thought about giving in to darkness because it seemed like the very best option at the moment. The pain was that bad.Azriel stood in my line of vision at first, seeming to consider what to do next when he suddenly jumped on someone who seemed to be on the verge of attacking me. He snarled and shifted midair, getting into a duel with whoever the heck it was.I groaned, trying everything in my power to stand up or to even summon Kairos to come forth. But it was just like he was no longer inside of me and his absence alone created a very hollow feeling in me, causing more pain to wrack through me.The fight was still going on but it seemed t
Selene’s POVI held Jordan together to my chest — tighter than I had ever held him before. He rustled in my hold and I wasn’t sure if it was from the pressure of being held like that or from something completely different like the presence of his supposed father.“We meet again, Selene,” Leo said, a tight lipped smile that looked nowhere near genuine donning his face.“I told you to not try anything drastic again.” I forced myself to sound very strong. Like I knew exactly what I was doing and he stood no chance against me.“Now, you don’t expect me to sit and fold my hands while I watch my mate live in another kingdom with my own child.”“I’m not your mate any longer,” I said through gritted teeth. “And stop all of these, I’m not going anywhere with you and neither is Jordan.”“Jordan?” He asked, stepping closer to me, “You already gave him a name? Tell me, did he give you recommendations while you searched for a name for MY son? Or was it he, the lycan king, who straight up named him
Lucian’s POVI hadn’t put on my full gear before I ran out of the war room with my senior warriors right in my tow. The explosion sound that had shaken the castle was enough to make Kairos almost force shift. My eyes sparsely moved towards the west wing as we made our way downstairs but I didn’t stop. The warriors were still standing there, guarding the wing ably.And just as we got outside, I saw the extent of the damage that had been done. The building that just exploded was an incomplete building in the kingdom’s center. And the craziest part was that it didn’t have fire or anything related to it oozing out of it. It was just completely destroyed to the ground.That definitely wasn’t a normal bomb.I didn’t stay too long on that before joining my warriors to deal with the rogues. There were so many that they could pass for an army of soldiers.Snarls and yells of anger went round the clearing, blood spilled to the ground and soon enough, the clearing turned into a real battleground







