The light was too bright, she thought to herself as she tightened her eyes. She slowly raised her hand to cover her eyes so that she could open them. She squinted them open, only to see talk trees surrounding her. A quick memory of her sitting alone in the Dark Forest swiped past her vision and she jerked up instantly, looking frantically. How did she reach here?She narrowed her eyes at the distance between the trees and she glanced around, the memories since last night came back in a rush and her chest constricted so tight that she had to grip it.Bond... it was the bond. She instantly scrambled to her feet. Her mate was getting married to another today. Without wasting more time, she started for the Hall. She ran as fast as she could even if she knew nothing could be done. She slowed down when she got to the place where people gathered. She looked lost. What was happening? Why was everyone gathered at a point as if someone unusual had come?"I can't believe the Lycan King gave him

The next morning, Zenith left for his study room because of the pain he was feeling from his side. The injury did not seem to be healing at all and it was causing sweat to form on his forehead.Mathias hurried inside and quickly locked the door. Rushing towards him, he saw how Zenith gripped the desk before him like he was going to tear it apart."How... you..." He did not know what to even say. Zenith looked up at him, his chest heaving with heavy breaths and his eyes reddening."Let me get the doctor." He suggested but Zenith shook his head, using his hand to stop him. Mathias bit his lip in apprehension."What should I do then? You can't shift. Your beast won't let you." He said, tapping his feet against the ground."Get... her." He managed to say, earning a confused look from Mathias."Who?" He asked, hoping it was not who he was thinking."That omega slave," Zenith replied with a bite, holding his side and falling back on his chair."Zenith, you know how dangerous it is for her...

Days had passed since the wedding and it was the last day of the wedding feast, Zenith had been too busy with dealings with the blight issues he could hardly join while Selda had been roaming the palace to check how it was and the respect she had been getting was overwhelming. Even though the person she wanted the kind of respect from was ignoring her, it was just a matter of time, she said to herself.She walked down the stairs, her heels clicking against the ground. Her brother, Lionel, was leaving today. She has been refusing to meet him since the wedding day because she did not want to spark any rumors. It was at this point, that she knew she had to be careful about who she met, Soli had warned her like she did not know.Getting to where Lionel was, she stopped and watched Mathias who stared at Lionel head-on. Glancing around, she noticed Zenith was not here to send his in-laws home. Anger coursed through her veins at his arrogance. She faced her brother and managed to smile. “Hope

The maids rushed forward, everyone was scrambling around as Griselda walked majestically into the throne room. Today was the day when she would be officially introduced as the Queen Of Lycans. She will be given that title as their leader and head. Except she planned to attain more. Make these people bow as she walked past them in fear. The smile that always took over her lips and the happy glint that always covered her face was back and for a second, what the people did to her the other day was not long making her boil. It was one of the things she was going to deal with. She will show them how she wants to rule them."Lady Griselda is here!" The Herald announced and everyone rose to their feet. The seven elders shared a look at how beautiful and different she looked. Zenith was yet to be in the throne room."Your Majesty." The Seven Elders bowed in greeting. For the first time, she caught a slip of something familiar from them but she could not point out what it was. She was helped in

"So there is no report as to how the fire started in the kitchen?!" Zenith snapped, clenching his fist in anger. The Seven Elders tipped their chin and let out a deep sigh one after the other.Zenith has been refusing to see them and now that he sent for them, none of them wanted to speak and it was beginning to make Zenith angry. He hated quietness when the explanation was needed.He cut them a glance and they had a blank expression over their faces. "So no one could trace the start of the fire?" He asked again.Mathias took a step back alongside Zariel who had his head bowed. They all looked amongst themselves in the court room and Mathias wanted to speak up but Zenith rose up to his feet."Your Highness," Elder Povah stepped out and bowed. "I don't think we should take this as an easy thing. I wonder who perpetuated this nonsense but I would want us to look into it. Was this a warning?"Zenith's eyes narrowed. "Warning concerning what?" He asked."The one time something like this ha