Chapter thirty.Diana's povAfter I dashed out of Luke's shop, I didn't know where I was going, but the rational part of my mind, which I didn't know was still alive, knew that the queen couldn't be trusted. I couldn't go straight home, I couldn't put my mother in danger.Her sharp eyes and her long claws seemed to be burning in my mind, I would have been dead if it weren't for luke.I didn't know where I was going and just ran, after I had put some distance between me and Luke's shop, I finally slowed down. The streets were empty, which was weird, usually there were always some people out at night.I heaved heavily with my hands in my chest, I couldn't stop the tears from falling and just let them go. When I got here, I thought I could have a little peace of mind, maybe my emotions would be in check and I could rest a bit, I was wrong, it felt like everywhere I turned there was always a royal night there to make my life a living hell, maybe I shouldn't even go back to the palace.I t
Chapter Thirty-oneDiana's povI heard muffled voices over and over again, I couldn't hear what they were saying clearly, they continued to shake me. I cracked my eyelids open and everywhere was blurred, there was a human figure over me as he continued to shake me awake.“Diana, Diana, can you hear me? wake up." This was the first time I had seen my brother since I had gotten back, he looked not much different from the stoic person I had known him to be.His eyebrows knitted together in confusion, “Are you okay, what are you doing in the middle of the woods?” He questioned worriedly.I would've been lying if I said he always cared about me, he always watched from the sidelines, not really contributing to my pain but not elevating it either.Daniel was right beside him, they were the only ones present, “What were you doing out here in the woods? it's quite dangerous,” Daniel cautioned as he helped me sit up while my brother backed away to give him space. I was thankful he did, I didn't
Chapter thirty-twoDiana's pov“There was someone in the house?" The first thought that came to my mind was that the queen was after me and I knew she would never let me go. I never believed it after a second.“It's been a while since they've been gone. I wonder what they were looking for,” My brother said as he sniffed the air before he rushed up to check on our mother. His feet pounded loudly on the stairs as he took them two at a time calling out to our mother.I entered the house still shaken up. I waited for my brother to come back down, which he did eventually.“Mom's fine, she's still sleeping,” He informed me before searching around the house for any clues as to who had invaded our house. I was conflicted about whether or not I should voice my thoughts. I couldn't tell who based on scent because mine were not that developed. When he didn't find anything, he concluded that maybe they were just street thieves. I knew better though.My heart came pounding up to my throat. My b
Chapter Thirty-threeDiana's povI regained consciousness slowly and I tried to wriggle my hands but noticed they were bound to each other but I kept trying. I opened my eyes and it was a sack over my head and panic began to set in.I couldn't speak because my mouth was taped. Under the mask I could feel the tears now slowly dripping down my face until it soaked the tape and embraced my lips with its salty taste.I tried to plead, But it came out all muffled.My breathing increased and I began to thrash around. I also noticed that my legs were bound to each other as well. The more I continued to wiggle the more the binds cut through my skin, the pain made me wince But that didn't stop me from trying to get out of the ropes.The more I continue to stay like this the more I'm being reminded of the time at the palace before I had one of the locks jammed indicating an entry and then the sounds of the king's voice. The electric buzz of the machine, the cold water, the prince staring down a
Chapter Thirty-four.Diana's povI woke up once again, I scanned my surroundings with a banging headache that didn't seem to want to go away, I realized I was back at the palace.“Fuck!” I cursed silently as I grabbed the corners of my hair, the fear settling in my heart, the palace wasn't somewhere I wanted to be. I wanted to be as far away from this place as I could possibly get.If the queen finds out that I was back here, she would definitely make my life a living hell, who was I kidding? She must have known already, this was her home.I wasn't supposed to be back, I began to panic as I paced the room trying to come up with ideas of what to do, I didn't have much time to think when the doors to the room burst open making me flinch backwards.Merilyn walked into the room, “Diana, I've missed you so much. What happened? When did you get back?” She threw out question after question that I didn't have the energy or time to answer.“Missed you too Mer,” I replied before I pulled away f
Chapter Thirty-five.Diana's pov“They probably just got jealous when they saw the prince carry you in last night,” the boy said, his back turned to me as he continued to walk away.He was referring to Monica and her crew, he must have thought that was the reason I was shocked and scared, it would have been if he didn't drop a bomb on lap.They were the least of my problems. I was about to go face the very person that had wanted to end my life just because I knew a secret of hers. If I could go back in time, I would just erase the memory of her and Luke.Miss Beatrice didn't condone lateness and neither did the queen and so I began to rush over and then it occurred to me that maybe rushing over wasn't such a good idea and so I slowed down a bit.What did the queen really want from me? She had tried to kill me once, but that failed, so I'm guessing she wanted to fire me properly. If that was the case then it was a good thing right?Then again, she wouldn't have to go through all this j
Chapter Thirty-six.Diana's povI didn't bother to exchange words with Emily as it always ended up with me getting hurt, well not this time around.“I see you've returned. I had actually thought you died out there considering the state you were in before you left,” she chuckled as she moved closer to me.She was trying to rile me up, talking about how the king had tortured me but I wasn't going to be fazed, at least not in front of her.She stood so close to me, we were roughly the same height as our eyes locked, I wasn't going to back down and this seemed to have pissed her off a bit as I noticed the corner of her right eye twitch.“You seem to have a lot of nerve staring at royalty in such a disrespectful manner,” she noted and chuckled, before her eyes began to glow.She might have thought that would scare me but I've had enough of their threats, they could kill me anytime they wanted and I was tired of living in fear. It was stupid of me, yes, but what else was I supposed to do?“
Chapter Thirty-seven. Alaric's povI approached my father as he took a walk with Mr. Martin Hughes, the prime minister and my father's right hand, also Emily's father.The man had not always been the prime minister, nor was he always my father's right hand, there were others before him but for some reason he had won my father's trust the most.I always had a feeling that he was up to something and that he shouldn't be trusted but I couldn't tell my father about it as I knew he might be rash just like every time. My father didn't care about proof and would probably take a drastic action against Mr. Hughes himself which may lead to a chain reaction of events from him and other Lycans in the council as well.Just like he did with Diana, he needed just Emily's word and he had taken action, I needed to avoid such.That was why I needed proof first, I also tried as much as possible to delay the crowning ceremony for Emily, she was her father's daughter after all.I walked behind them befor