Chapter Fifty Nine

Lucien's POV

“You fight like a little boy,” Chase remarked as he crushed my windpipe with his boot. I was only able to take down two alphas before they brought me down.

I could hear Rio grunting from a distance as he fought against the alpha from the north. The man fought like a beast, moved like a predator stalking its prey. He took Rio by surprise, faster than his size.

“I never liked you, Lucien. I told your sister that you are nothing to me and she tried to make your existence somewhat meaningful,” He spoke with pride in his voice as he applied more force on the boot that was against my throat.

“Y…you are going to die for that,” I wheezed. The air in my lungs slowly went out but I knew I had to keep fighting, I had to keep Brielle safe, I had to keep my brother safe. It was my responsibility.

“I would love to s__”

That was the point of his sentence that I heard. My eyes became instantly filled with a buzzing sound that disoriented my entire system. My hands shivered tremendously, letting go of the boots that crushed me even harder.

“Brielle,” Her image flashes in my head. Her image was followed by a cold sensation in my heart. I recognized that feeling, it was the same thing I felt when I lost Trivia but worse. This time it felt like I was dead as well.

“No,” I voiced out.

“Damn it Angelina,” I heard Chase remark.

“Sorry Lucien. It seems your crush had just murdered the woman you stole from me. I have no more use for you,”

At that moment, I wanted to let go. I felt like letting go of everything and just allowing myself to be consumed by his evil, to be sucked in alongside my mate. There was nothing worth living for.

“No!” Rio bumped into him, pushing him away from me.

“Get up!” He helped me up and pulled me out of the room to the other dining chambers where we left Brielle and Zane.

We stepped in to see Zane holding Brielle's body with Angelina standing by the corner. It felt like a dream, a nightmare perhaps.

With my sore and battered body, I collapsed by their side. My fingers ran through her hair, feeling how cold she was already getting.

“I'm sorry,” Zane broke down in tears.

“I couldn't get to her in time,”

“Don't you see it?” Angelina spoke.

“Lucien, her witchcraft holding you will be finally broken. You don't have to be entangled with such a being, you can do whatever you want,”

“You and I will have word,” Chase said to her when he stepped into the room.

“Poor Brielle, beautiful even in death,”

“Zane,” I called out weakly. My muscles had become stiff, my eyes getting darker, furious, enraged and I already knew what was about to happen.

“Wipe your tears my brother. We are not done fighting for our people,”

“You killed Suzie,” Chase examined her body.

“Nuisance but she did promise to eradicate the priestess. I'm guessing she accomplished her mission,”

“You killed my sister,” Rio muttered softly. He gently took off the robe he was wearing and placed it over her body.

“You are not living this place alive,”

“Wow,” Chase burst into laughter. Six other alphas joined us in the dining room. We were completely surrounded and the odds were against us.

“My people would take your city in an hour if you don't bend the knee. You and I know that your army won't be able to stop the battalion I have by your gate.

“You killed my last remaining relative,” Rio shot back with a fierce look.

“The same sister you tried to rape? The one whose unborn child you killed? Thesame?” He questioned with pride in his voice.

“Its just three of you with two already broken by the death of a woman they stole from my land,”

“She's free now,” Zane placed her on the floor with the robe over face and stood by side.

“You opened the door to her escape,”

“Bend the knees and I will spare you,”

“Laura, Trivia, Romero,” I helped myself up as I voiced out.

“Katrina, Greg, Ivory, these are people you have taken from me. These are people that I love that I can't see anymore because you decided to play God with their lives,”

“You can add Brielle to the list,” Angelina chipped in.

“That's two mates of mine you killed,” I expressed with a smile. Gradually the smile progressed into an uncontrollable laughter that echoed the room. The alphas stared at me, confused as to why I was burning with laughter.

“Brother,” Zane called out to me.

“You are mine!” I growled softly at Angelina who stood boldly behind Chase. Just like that, I opened the door of the pain. I let the darkness in because it was time to end this tyranny.

“Chase!” I roared as I transformed. The alphas with Chase also took their wolf form but mine was fiercer, my wolf transformed faster.

I didn't give them the chance to get ready before pouncing. The first man I caught was dismembered limb from limb. I channeled my hurt into one place, my rage. The bigger the rage, the angrier and fiercer my wolf became.

I took another by his legs and threw him against the wall, smashing his skull upon impact.

Zane and Rio joined me and attacked the alphas with me.

I was clearing my path to Angelina but someone stood before me and her. I pounced and charged straight at her but Chase got in the way on time.

“Now this is a fight!” He exclaimed happily. He charged at me to strike but I quickly noticed the silver knife in his hand. I dodged it just in time and a smile danced on his lips. He was enjoying himself.

“Thank you Lucien. I can finally go all out without the fear of ending the fight too soon,”

Low soft growls erupted within him as the muscles in his body gradually began to expand. Furs erupted out of his skin as he transformed into a beast that I had never seen before. It didn't look natural, a mix of both a wolf and a mountain creature. He had obviously been experimenting on himself.

“Brother!” Zane voiced. I turned swiftly to him as he gently walked to my side.

“Get him, I will have your back,”

His wolf stood in front of Angelina like a protector. I looked back to Brielle's and the feeling erupted again. Without hesitation, I charged at him.

His wolf took me down immediately, without even trying. He pulled me by foot with his teeth, his fangs went into leg as he threw me into a wall.

Zane was about to help when he got intercepted by one of the alphas. He got pulled into the fight with Rio, leaving me alone with Chase.

His claws slashed into my flesh, cutting and ripping my skin apart. As I watched him dig into me, my will vanished into the distance. I had no reason to fight, no reason to hold on to life.

“Lucien! Don't you dare die!” Zane’s voice cut through the disaster in my mind.

“Fight for them all,”

A memory of Brielle's immediately swiped into my head. “What do you want?”She asked.

My heightened gaze caught sight of Angelina and at that moment, I was sure of what I wanted. I waited for him accurately and just when he was about to slash into my chest, I bit his hand.

He backed away and it was Angelina and I.