Darkness!

I still can not believe that I’ve just met my mate, and he is no one rather than the Alpha King himself.

He was the most handsome man I've ever seen, a tall elegant man with a very handsome face.

His blue ocean eyes suit his pale, lovely skin. He had the best neckline I've ever witnessed, which led to his very fine body.

His body was another level of beauty, his muscles were neither big nor small – the perfect size.

I felt my heart beating harder than it ever had.

Call me dumb, but I expected that he would rush to me and try to save me.

That’s the least he would do.

I mean, I grew up hearing stories about the unbreakable mate bonds and love that starts with a mare's eye contact.

Well, I can’t deny this, but I felt connected to his soul until he coldly stared at me and turned his face away.

I felt rejected, although he didn’t utter a word, and it was a painful rejection.

Even though I was in too much pain, my dignity mattered the most. So, I ended up acting as if I didn't care either.

Not wanting to waste too much time, he started the trial.

In fact, he wasn't alone, actually, there were two guys by his side. Both are as handsome as he seems to be. Again, what to expect from Lycans.

Meanwhile, the rest were just normal pack wolves, the three were royalty.

You don’t seem to see the difference...

Well, how about I highlight for you the difference between both Lycans and werewolves:

Only a true alpha of a pack can change into a Lycan, but mostly, it never happens. The alpha shall have to prove himself as a real alpha to become a Lycan.

Both Lycans and Werewolves can shift into wolves out of human beings. Still, there are many differences between them.

A Lycan's wolf is a bigger wolf than any other type of werewolf, stronger, faster, and immortal.

Lycans can also have the ability to create a werewolf out of a normal human only by biting them, but a pack of werewolves can't do the same.

A Lycan's bite is a killer bite for a vampire. The saliva of a Lycan is a venom that has no cure when it comes to vampires.

All in all, it states how Lycans are a better version of werewolves.

While lost in my thoughts, one of the Lycans spoke:

“ Amara Kwan… You are accused of being an elemental wolf… Do you have anything to clean your name?”

As much as it shall be serious, I felt nothing but the urge to laugh.

“ My apologies to your highness..!” I started sarcastically. “ I should’ve known better before selecting my parents. It’s a mistake that no unborn child shall commit!”

Pack wolves never dared to speak back in front of Lycans, I’m dying anyway, so who cares who I am speaking...

“ How dare you?” The same Lycan spoke arrogantly. I wasn’t feeling like stepping back, so I decided to make fun of him again.

“ It's actually… How dare you ask such a stupid question!”

The third Lycan couldn’t hold his laughter and burst into laughter. As for my supposed-to-be mate, he was kind of putting on a cold face. Still, I kind of feel that he was enjoying his friend being made fun of.

Why on earth do I care about what he thinks?

Again, the same voice of that annoying Lycan brought me back to reality.

“ You are in the presence of the Alpha king, and both his Beta and Delta! You either show respect or…”

“ Or what?” I cut him off. “ Are you going to kill me? Well, eventually, that’s what will happen sooner or later… You better come with more serious threats!”

“ How about you shift for now!” The other guy next to the alpha King decided to speak for the first time. Of course, although he looks cute, I'm not the type to die without at least getting on their nerves.

“ How about you shift yourself! I'm not a monkey to make a show in front of you all. I'm an Elemental wolf, and I'm proud of who I am!”

“I think we've seen enough!” The Alpha king stated while addressing the crowd, and not recognizing me at all.

The three of them then left - I don't know where - to discuss their decision. Meanwhile, I was taken back to the dungeon by my brother, who seemed more than happy with what was happening.

Sooner than I thought, the three Lycans decided to join the dungeon. The look on their faces was full of disgust, as if they weren’t expecting that the dungeon is supposed to be a place full of wolfsbane where rogues get tortured, and even killed, and that's why it normally smells awful.

“ We made a decision!” The guy who seemed to hate me spoke first, “ You’ll be taken to the palace until we decide what to do with you later!”

Well, I have to say I am a bit lost for words since my kind gets killed immediately. I kind of have a feeling that the mate bond is what is affecting his decision.

The mare thought made my wolf rejoice, and she even told me something I didn’t know.

She and our mate's Lycan have already met, and she said that we are not rejected, yet…

I don’t know for what reason she needed to add that 'yet', but she did. She explained that the issue is not the Lycan, but his human side is hard to deal with.

While lost in my thoughts, one of the guards opens the dungeon, allowing my supposed-to-be mate to get closer.

I don’t know for what reason, but I kept feeling safer the closer he was getting next to me.

Well, that was the first and to be the last mistake I would commit in front of him.

Although I felt panic knowing that he was only a few inches before me… I kept sending still, showing him and everyone how strong I am.

He kept getting closer until there was nothing in between us, and while I thought that we were about to share our first kiss…

Well, little did I know about what was waiting for me.

In no time, I started feeling an immense pain rushing all over my body as darkness started surrounding me.