Alpha Darius’s history and perception of Emelda centered around the fact that she was a witch and was from a witch bloodline. Her grandmother had also brought on the curse that was plaguing the kingdom and so those words coming out of her mouth made Darius think that Emelda had somehow found a way to kill his father.
And he didn’t like that.So, Darius reacted in the exact way he would have if he had found out that a witch killed any member of his family.
He lashed out at Emelda and in one swift instance, Darius shoved Emelda’s small frame against the wall, pressing her neck with his hands, strangling her.Emelda was shocked about the reaction so her first instinct hadn’t been to use magic, she was just struggling to get away from his grip. Emelda was a wolf, just like Darius but her strength couldn’t be compared to his’ on any level.Darius lifted her off the ground with her back against the wall and his hand still arouUsing the information that Alpha Darius and King Lucius had gotten from Emelda, the Lakewood Wolf Army gathered to draft out a new strategy, they were sending out some men to the palace gates to lay in ambush, waiting for Gedoni, Tobias, and the rosewood clan.“This is only the first battle for the day and if it goes as planned, it wouldn’t even be a fight because they wouldn’t have seen us coming. We have the element of surprise as our advantage.” Dagrin, the war chief addressed the group. And they all nodded in agreement.“We need to avenge our king’s death; we will kill them and take some of them as our prisoners.If anyone of you happens to meet Gedoni, you have a direct order to KILL him. Do not spare Gedoni’s life, that scum isn’t fit to walk on the face of the earth. But Tobias should be taken as a prisoner. He is of more value to us, Alive than dead.”The group nodded again.
Emelda’s wolf, Sasha ran hard and fast till she got to Darius, and then she shifted back to her human form after she had gotten to him. Emelda had taken the underground tunnels when she ran out of the palace. As she was leaving, she had known that there was a possibility that she could get hurt because she was diving straight into a battle that she hadn’t prepared for but she couldn’t afford to remain back at the palace, especially since she had something to settle there in person.Emelda was the only one who knew that King Cyrus could be saved and she was scared of the things that could go wrong if she wasn’t there in person to bring him back. she also wanted to make sure that the Lakewood people didn’t accidentally bury the body.And so, against her better judgment, Emelda had run out of the palace and ran straight to the palace gates where the battle was already going on.Then she saw Darius, he was about to kill Gedoni and Emeld
“What are you saying, Emelda? Please tell me what you mean,” King Lucius rushed to her side. He was the one who was most affected by her revelation. Lucius hadn’t seen his father since he was ten years old and having to hear that his father had been flogged to death like a common criminal was the most devastating news for him.Followed by Sule.And then Darius.But out of the men who had heard Emelda’s words, the one person who hoped they weren’t true was the person that was tied at the bottom of the tree, Gedoni.“I mean every word I just said. I tied the life of King Cyrus to one of the lives of a Tiger, I also preserved his body so it doesn’t decompose. But now, I need to unlink it and I will need to perform a ritual for that. Please, arrange for the king to be taken into a private space at the palace so I can get it done.” She replied her mate, King Lucius.“How is this even po
Emelda and Darius entered the sanctuary at the same time and as he said, all the senior members of the Royal family were already there, including her mate, Lucius.Her eyes went to him first and he smiled at her with a little nod, a little gesture that reassured her that everything was okay.Emelda had never been in such a room before and now that she was there, she was a little bit intimidated. One factor that towered over her was the council of chiefs. She had heard tales of them while growing up, they were the wise men of the Lakewood kingdom and the king always reached out to them for important matters.There were also other family members seated in the sanctuary and for the first time since she got the extra powers from her mum and from the witches in her lineage, Emelda doubted herself. What if she couldn’t do it? what if it didn’t work? And even if it worked, did he deserve it? she genuinely wanted to help the palace but now that the time ha
Cyrus opened his eyes, at first it was hazy and he couldn’t make out what was going on around him. everything was blurry and struggled to remember where he was or what had happened.The last thing that Cyrus could remember was when the guards had taken him to Gedoni and Tobias and how they had flogged him mercilessly. That was the last thing that Cyrus could remember and he unconsciously flinched at the thoughts. His brain had gone to sleep after then.But now with his eyes open, he could see two faces staring down at him, and at first, he couldn’t quite recognize the faces, but then, the fog started to clear, and then he was able to recognize the faces.But Cyrus was once again confused because the two faces belonged to his son, Darius. It was as if Darius had split into two ad Cyrus concluded that he was hallucinating. So he closed his eyes again and opened them.The two faces were still staring right back at him.But Cyrus started to
“I have sent someone to get the palace physician,” Sule said to Darius and Lucius immediately after they had taken Cyrus into his bedroom.“Yes, I think that is a good idea. He looked weak to me and he had already been through so much so we need the physician to take a look at him.” Lucius replied Sule.“I’ll be by his side for the rest of the day. You two need to lead the troops back to the woods so you can trap Tobias and his men. They wouldn’t have gone so far so we can still get them.” Sule continued.Alpha Darius agreed, “you are right Sule, we need to go after them. They can’t be allowed to get away with everything they have done.”Darius walked away from his brother and Sule and he ran down the stairs and towards the soldier’s yard.But as he left, he couldn’t help but think about how His father looked weak and had grown twenty years older.Darius didn&rsquo
The palace physician had come in and was now done with King Cyrus’s examination. The medical treatment had taken a lot of time and the whole time, Sir Sule had not left the king’s side. After a thorough examination, the physician was finally ready with his diagnosis and it wasn’t good.A part of Cyrus’s brain was affected and this was caused by the horror and the treatment that Cyrus had gotten from Tobias and Gedoni. From the diagnosis, King Cyrus wasn’t fit to rule his people anymore. His speech was affected and his illness looked like he had a stroke. He was immobile for most of the part and was going to need help for most of his everyday tasks.He wasn’t fit to rule his household nor the kingdom nor the wolf pack.“So, what is the conclusion, doctor?” Sir Sule asked the physician. Sir Sule had been with them the whole time; he hadn’t stepped away from Cyrus even for one minute.The doctor paused, h
Years ago, eighteen-year-old Cyrus whose mating ceremony was almost starting had gone for a run in the woods. It was always customary for the heir to the throne to prepare for the mating ceremony by training for weeks non-stop. And that was what young Cyrus had just finished doing. He had just finished his last run and was heading back to the palace.After shifting back to human form, young Cyrus had perceived the stench from his body because he had gone for a really long run that time. There was a river close by, it was hidden away from the main road but Young Cyrus couldn’t bear the stench that was oozing out off his body and so as he passed the area where the river was, he decided to wash himself off.He ran through a small pathway that led to the river bank and just after he had taken off his shirt and was struggling to take off his shorts, a young girl came out of the water.It was as if she had been buried under the water fo