Raven's pov. Kai rowed in silence, his lips curled into a faint smile as he kept staring at me. Our eyes locked for some seconds, I scoffed rolling my eyes away. He knows just his stare can mess with my head and to be honest, I like it. I just leaned back, letting the breeze brush against my skin, and tried to forget the party behind us and the impact of the brutal war. I can't believe I almost died. Kai continued rolling without saying a word and I was already getting tired of the silence. “Where are you taking me?” I demanded, taking a quick glance around. “Shhhh,” he shushed me. Wait, did he really just shush me? What a cocky bastard. When the boat stopped, he tied it to a tree root and jumped off first. Then he turned and offered his hand to me. “Seriously, Kai, where are you taking me too?” I frowned, taking his hand. “Don't tell me you want to offer me as some sacrifice.”He chuckled. “Trust me, I'm going to be your sacrifice tonight.”We walked through a small bush, m
Raven’s POVThe hall was bursting with people, warriors, elders, and even kings from distant lands. Music played loudly as the people walked around, talking in small groups. It was a small celebration party my mother had organized to celebrate the defeat of the Southern Lycans. I moved through the crowd with Damien on one side, Fein on the other. They both wore tailored dark tunics and polished boots, cleaner than I’d seen them in weeks. People raised their goblets as we walked past them. At the center of the hall, the Elders gathered at a corner chatting loudly, they were celebrating this more than I did, why would they? None of their kids were in the army and that was because their kids were useless. Elder Heklan lifted his cup, immediately he saw me. “To Rowan, the Alpha who bled for this land and saved us from the inside out,” he said, his voice filled with pride. “He is a blessing to werewolves, without him, we would not be standing here,” he turned to me again. “We owe you
Raven’s Pov Damien helped me down the stairs as we walked deeper into the dungeon. I still couldn't believe that Kade was the spy, a part of me didn't want to believe it but it was true. I stood at the door for a second, letting my eyes adjust. Chains rattled slightly as he shifted. Kade. He was slumped in the corner of the dungeon, his arms tied and his face swollen from all the beatingHis was really in bad shape and that was good. A warm up of what was yet to come. I was so going to destroy him. I walked in with a low growl, I felt like jumping on him and tearing him to pieces. He looked up at me with a faint smile, one of his eye swollen shut. “You came to see the monster?” he rasped.I didn’t answer. “I was expecting you,” he laughed. “You must be shocked seeing that I'm the weapon the Lycan Lord was talking about.”My fists clenched tightly besides me. “You know I was so thrilled to know that the Lycan Lord consider me worthy to complete his task from the inside out,”
KAI’S POV Two days before the reveal. I went back to the slave quarters. The sun was barely up, but people were already outside. Some were sweeping the dusty floor, some were fixing broken wood from the old shelters. It was just another day in the slaves quarters. It was all about work. I inhaled deeply, walking inside. Immediately they saw me, they stopped working and ran to me. They looked like they had just been dug from the ground. Most of them looked half dead, the smile on their faces was the only thing that gave me reassurance that they weren't just walking corpses. “You’re alive!” one of the girls shouted. Another boy hugged me tightly. “We thought you were gone.” I smiled. I didn’t know I could smile like that anymore. After everything, it felt strange… but good. “I’m glad to see you all,” I said, patting the boy’s head. “I missed you.” They surrounded me, everyone trying to talk at once, they were laughing, crying, even the old cook came out and called me her
RAVEN'S POV.I don’t remember the ride back to the palace, everything felt like a dream. One minute, I was in Kai’s arms on the battlefield, and the next, I was lying in a bed too soft for someone who had just come back from the dead.I was brought back to the palace, the villagers cheers were awfully annoying. I just came back from the dead, and what I craved more than anything was peace and quiet but thankfully, darkness consumed me before the cheers could kill me. My eyes fluttered opened as the morning song of the flying birds drifted in, when I opened my eyes fully, the first person I saw was my mother.She was sitting on a chair beside my bed, her face looked all wrinkled, her hair was messy, and her eyes were red like she had been crying a lot.“Mom,” I muttered. This was the first time I saw her in this state. She looked at me, her expressions flickered to shock as she covered her mouth with her hand, and more tears fell.“You’re awake,” she whispered, her voice shaking.*Wh
RAVEN'S POV. I woke up coughing blood. My body was shaking, cold, and drenched in sweat. I could barely move.I took in a deep painful breath and took a quick glance around. It looked like a cave, I wasn't in the tent anymore. The healer beside me was muttering prayers under her breath, her body trembling in fear. I groaned, trying to sit up but the pain in my belly sent me down. “You are awake,” the healer said, eyes wide with surprise.I blinked slowly, trying to sit up again but the pain only became sharper. “Don’t move,” the healer said, pressing me back down with her hand. “You’re lucky to even be breathing. The poison should have killed you.”I forced my cracked lips to move. “Where… am I?”“We moved you to an abandoned cave on the western ridge. Lycans already stormed the camp, we had to move you here so the Lycans won't kill you,” she revealed, her voice filled with pain. “Where are the rest?” I demanded. Her eyes went down as tears flowed down. “Your people… they kne