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27 Time to speak my truth.
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Once In The Dust 28 Everyone in love should be together.
Christopher. The king and I stared at each other for a bit, and he studied my eyes. There was a look in Aaron's eyes that showed he knew my response would not be pleasant. He had asked for it, and it was time to give it to him. "As long as no one goes behind my back to attack the bears and as long as no one tries to stylishly start a war, I won't give in to any demands for peace. But if this incident should repeat itself and they ask for Aida, I will willingly give her up to save everyone's lives. You might want to take King Lucien out of the way, but we both know the Lycans would never let you ascend the throne. Most people in the shifter's community loath you. I am hated because I am married to your daughter. But I guess you do not see it. All you can see is your ambition. It hasn't even occurred to you that the bears have the same might as us, and if we go to war with them, we might end up cancelling ourselves. Do you want the lycan king's throne so badly that you do not see the
Once In The Dust 29 Everything went dark
Willow I noticed Christopher, Aida, Mark and Luis were missing from the high table during breakfast. I heard rumours they had gone to see the King, and I was worried. What if the King decided to strike? I knew I should have told Christopher about what I heard Aida and her father discussing, but I was afraid. The only reason he believed the revelation about Mark and Aida was because of Luis. I honestly did not know how he would take it, but I needed to act quickly. A month had already been spent out of the three months time frame that the King gave Aida. While I ate, Ingrid came to sit with me. She could dare because the Alpha and Gamma weren't around. The woman hated me, and I knew why. She knew I was the one that placed the necklace in her room. "Didn't you follow the Alpha and Gamma to render your services?" She asked me, and I smiled at her. "No one requested for me, so there is no need," I replied, pretending that I did not know it was meant as an insult. "You are playing
Once In The Dust 30 Come Home To Me.
Christopher. We arrived at the Rain pack sometime in the evening before sundown. I rushed to my room, and to my dismay, Aida followed me. It was her room too, but I did not want her near me. I was running out of patience with her and Mark. I had made up my mind but needed to be wise about my moves so I do not create a problem for my people and Willow. I entered my room and took a deep breath to prepare for Aida's banter. "Really?" She asked, and I sat on the couch. "Really, what?" I asked, and she sat at the foot of the bed. "You will give me up if they demand you give me up? Why will you say those things to my father?" She asked, almost in tears. "He meant what he said, you know. He meant it. He will place another alpha above you to succeed him," she said, and I began to laugh. "And you think I care about being the werewolf king?" I asked her, and she was in shock. "I want peace, Aida. I know your father was behind the bear attack. He won't succeed at forcing my hand. I would
Once In The Dust 31 I wasn't in my senses anymore
Christopher. I picked myself up from the floor to spring into action. Every second counted. As things were, we had already wasted so much time. From the look of things, they had a vehicle waiting on the main road because their scent had ended abruptly. I wouldn't put this past Aida and Mark. They wanted Willow gone so badly. Did I have to take her everywhere with me? I was also mad at her for wandering too close to the border, but she was still in my territory. How would she have known that someone would let the Lycans in and lead them to her? I asked Leeana to meet me at the training ground while Luis and I went there. Jet was enraged, and I had to control myself. I could not let my feelings show. I need to treat this as a missing pack member's case. My blood was rushing hot. I wanted to go wild searching for Willow, but I kept it together. How I handled this would determine if I would ever see my mate again. Leeana arrived with puffy eyes. She must have sensed something was wr
Once In The Dust 32 Back On Track
Willow I heard muffled sounds, and my vision was a blur. Something cold was sprinkled on my face, and someone was shaking me too. "...ake up!" I heard someone say. I could not make out the words, but whoever was speaking was trying to pull me up. Was I dead? "Wake up!" I heard, and a slap followed. Soon my vision became focused, and I tried to remember what was happening. Then I saw the woolly-haired man, Jenkins, and it all returned to me. Did they kill me? Did I come back? "She is awake, Beta," I heard Jenkins tell the dark-haired guy that had ordered my execution. "Give her some water," I heard the Beta say. Someone placed a bottle to my lips, and I took a sip. They made me sit and lean my back against the wall. I composed myself and looked at the Beta. I was glad to be still alive. "Don't embarrass us like that again, Willow." I heard Raya in my head and realised I must have passed out from a panic attack. "Lycans don't pass out." the Beta said, making an observation and l
Once In The Dust 33 The goddess had answered my prayers.
Christopher. It took a lot of strength for Luis to pull me off Mark. I had injured him significantly. Giving Willow to the Lycans did it for me. He was screwing my wife and probably working against me, and now he plotted against my fated. "What do you want from me, Mark? Why did you have to do this?" I asked. When he did not reply, I advanced towards him, and Luis intercepted. I raised my hand so Luis knew I did not plan to hit Mark. Mark managed to get up, staggering. "I had to.." He managed in pain. "She is a distraction. Ever since she got here, you haven't been acting right," he said, and I could not believe this bastard. "And what do you mean by that?" I asked him, and he looked at me. "You mistreat your wife and go against King Aaron for her sake. The king isn't happy with you, and we do not even know the kind of ill luck his anger can bring. He might be your father-in-law, but he is king and has more power than you. You have disrespected him several times, and now you wan
Once In The Dust 34 What happened?
Christopher. I rushed to Luis's room. He left the door open, so I did not need to knock and wait for him to answer. I opened the door, and there she was on the bed. Tears of joy fell from my eyes, and I was grateful. "I will sleep in her room," Luis said, ready to excuse himself. He understood the situation too. There was no point pretending anymore. I was sure the entire pack would know by morning. Hiding and lying about my feelings for Willow was no longer necessary. I looked at her where she lay. "Where did you find her?" I asked Luis. He paused and took a while to answer me. Something about his countenance made me know I would not like the answer. "The men on night duty do not know she is the one missing. So they arrested her and locked her in the cell before reporting to me," He said, and Jet began to growl. Luis raised his hands to calm me down. "I have punished them for letting time pass before they alerted me. They claimed they thought I was asleep. Nonetheless, they w
Once In The Dust 35 I had told him a dangerous truth.
Willow, My body shook with fear. How could I have gotten carried away? I served the damn tea again. Things had happened differently, yet I served the tea. If it weren't for his words, I would have failed. I was still shaken. I was grateful for my nightmares of the day he was poisoned. If it weren't for those nightmares that fate refused to let me forget, I wouldn't have remembered his exact words. I looked at the broken mug, and the content spilt on the floor. I began to wonder who made the tea. "What is wrong?" Christopher asked me, but I couldn't speak because I was still shocked. Tears of fear and relief streamed down my cheeks at the same time. Raya was silent. I knew she was shaken too. "What did they do to you?" He asked, and I could not respond; instead, I tried to breathe. He made me sit on his couch and held me. "I guess there won't be tea for me anymore," He said, and I looked at him, grateful to the goddess that he was alive. In the past, he should have been lying in
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