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
Chapter Thirty-eight.Diana's pov The history section was just as large as any other section, and just as dusty. I swiped my hands over the books not knowing which one to go through first, I decided to just pick a random book.“THE SERVANTS OF THE MOON GODDESS,” the title read, the book contained werewolves and how they were meant to serve the moon goddess, that's to say we had definitely lost history because no one did these things anymore. We're serving the Lycans instead.I placed the book back as it wasn't what I was looking for. The next book I picked out was just about the monarchy and how the first king came to be, quite interesting but wasn't what I was looking for at the moment.After a few more picks of boring history books, I finally found one that caught my eyes, “A CHOSEN TALE,” it resembled your old regular books but something about it was different, i couldn't tell what it was.I sat on the ground with my back pressed against the shelf and turned the first page open, “
Chapter Thirty-nine.Diana's povThose eyes couldn't be a lie. How was that possible? Was it a coincidence? Questions ravaged through my mind, those were the same eyes of the wolf I had seen in the woods, I couldn't be mistaken.Although lycans do have golden eyes, but theirs looked more yellow than gold, these ones looked like they were touched my the sun themselves and seemed to glow, its fur seemed to be just as white as snow as well as the other image of the mysterious man, his eyes too tell a different story that wasn't told.I couldn't stop pacing, I wanted to find answers but this only raised more questions—why would a thousand year old story have a wolf so similar to the one I saw? I didn't know how long Cordelia’s story was, I didn't even know if her story was true and this wasn't a fantasy book, I didn't know anything.I grabbed the book from my bed and turned it around to find the name of the author but there wasn't one, just the name of the editors that had been passed dow
Chapter Forty.Alaric's povI stirred in bed more often than I could count, a feeling of uneasiness settled in my heart that I just couldn't shake off, not wanting to stay in bed any longer as I couldn't get the sleep that was needed. I sat up on my bed.What is this feeling and why won't it go away? Emily stirred awake from beside me, “Babe, what's the matter?” She drew closer towards me and placed a hand on my shoulders.I didn't bother with her, glancing at the alarm clock on my nightstand, it was just three in the morning, it was still too early.“Dont worry about it, you can go back to bed,” I assured her. She rubbed my back some more before she kissed me on my shoulders and then drew the sheets over her shoulders.I still didn't know what this feeling was but my thoughts trailed to Diana—it was the mate bond. There was no doubt that this restlessness was from me, what could be so wrong for her to be feeling this way? It was horrible and unbearable.The thought of going back to
Chapter Forty-one.Diana's pov I was plunged into a never ending darkness where nothing existed— it was just me. The last thing I remembered was being bitten by a snake.Where the snake had come from, I had no idea.Did I die? Was this what death felt like? I swerved around but it was just darkness as far as the eye could see, was this what the afterlife presented to those no longer living?The question kept ringing in my mind, oh how I had longed for this moment but I felt like something was still holding me, drawing me back constantly."Hello?” I called out, my voice seemed to echo in the space as I heard it multiple times before it died.Who was I kidding, there was no way anyone would be here, if I wasn't mistaken, this may have just been the space in my mind.I began to walk through the darkness, I glanced down and shrieked in fear, I thought I would've fallen as there wasn't any plane that I stood on. It was like floating in mid air, like an invisible force held me up.As I co
Chapter Forty-two.Luke's povI waited outside the palace for an audience with the king himself, the one who ruled over all wolves and humans combined. It would have been impossible for someone like me to meet him but I had my ways.Lycans weren't my favorite people, I doubted if they were anyone's favorite, but we all had to live under them because they were more powerful than us, but that might change, more soon than we thought.The guard that had gone in to inform the king of my presence came back, annoyed, “Let's go,” he ordered before the other guard who held me released my shirt and glanced at his counterpart in confusion.“What would the king want to do with someone like him?” I could see the question in his eyes, I smirked briefly before they led me into the palace.I scanned the place a bit, everything looked the same, beautiful and pristine, just like it did when I was last present, too bad the ones who resided in it were just horrible. We finally reached the throne room, t
Chapter Forty-three.Alaric's pov.It's been a few days since the hospital incident and Diana is lifeless. I didn't know how to feel about it. There was a constant feeling of emptiness in my heart as I walked the halls of the palace, that was all I felt, nothing more, and this feeling was just as miserable.It made me frustrated, agitated, I had lost interest in anything that mattered. Why did her death affect me in such a manner when I never really consummated the bond? I never loved her. How bad would the feeling have been if I had accepted her as my mate?I blamed her, she wasn't wrong enough, being killed off by a mere reptile, that was part of the reason why I never accepted her as my mate. A normal werewolf is capable of withstanding more than a reptile's venom, she couldn't even take it for a few hours.This has been happening for a week, my parents had noticed and had wanted to help out even though they just wanted me to look my best for the sake of the kingdom and to save the
Chapter Forty-four.Diana's pov My eyes flew open and I bolted upright in the bed and sucked in a deep breath. I glanced around wondering what happened, why I was back here. The panic began to set in, I could feel a sting in the corner of my eye, why was I back here? The only question that ran through my mind."I was supposed to be dead, I was supposed to be dead. I am dead, I am dead," I continued to chant in my head but deep down I knew it wasn't true. I was back into this world, the realization hit me and the first tear slid down my face.“Oh my God!” someone exclaimed beside me. I glanced at the nurse and she seemed to look like she had seen a ghost and then her eyes disappeared behind to the back of her head, she plummeted to the floor.I didn't worry about her and wondered if this was real. I had to pinch myself to be sure and sure enough it hurt, how was this possible? I was only surrounded by the light for just a second, why was I back here?This couldn't be happening? “Why