Semua Bab CLAIMED BY THE DEMON KING: DARK ROMANCE: Bab 181 - Bab 190

KYLE'S POVAnita is dragged into the meeting room, her hands cuffed with chains. Gone was the put together and extravagant she-wolf, now replacing her is a tattered one with eye bags with her clothes slightly torn. Never in my life did I imagine Anita would look this way. The once graceful noble is not a mere prisoner.“Anita is here now.” Elara announces, staring at me. “Can you still boldly deny your treacherous plots?” I keep mute, knowing there's no way out of this now. For Anita to be in this state that means they've tortured the truth out of her, she must have spilled everything already.“Since you don't want to speak, I'll ask Anita to do the speaking for you.” Elara shifts her attention to Anita. “Tell everyone nothing but the truth.”Anita flickers her eyes to me, before staring at everyone in the room. She lowers her head before she starts speaking. “K- Kyle came all the way from Winterwood to the Demon's Pack in order to poison the King. He threatened Mia to administer the

ELARA'S POVAs Dravon warns Anita, my attention shifts from Kyle to them. I can't believe that she tried to escape. How did she even free herself from the chains without anyone even noticing? That she-wolf is more sly than I thought.Then, the sound of steel cutting through air tears the moment apart.‎‎For a heartbeat, everything freezes, even my breath. My mind blanks. ‎The world becomes nothing but the hiss of air, the flash of steel, and the mad thump of my heart. The blade flashes under the light, spinning straight toward me, cutting through the air like death itself. It’s aimed straight at my chest. I don’t have time to scream, to move, to even think. ‎Everything fades, the voices, the chaos, the gasps of the council, until there’s only that small glint of silver growing bigger, closer, faster.My throat closes up. I can’t even gasp. The air feels thick, too heavy to breathe. Someone screams my name, maybe Mia or Dravon, but the sound is muffled, as though coming from underwa

ELARA'S POVThe smell of blood and iron fills my senses. I can’t think, can’t breathe. I can only hold Lucien tighter, praying to the Goddess that he lives.‎‎Dravon kneels beside us now, his fury replaced with guilt that makes his eyes darken. “Elara,” he says softly. “Let them treat him.”‎‎“They’re trying!” I snap, my voice raw. “It’s not working!”‎‎He doesn’t argue. He just cups my face, grounding me for a second. ‎‎The healer pulls back, whispering, “The poison is spreading fast. We need to transport him to your pack for treatment, they have the best healers and physicians. There's little we can do with this kind of poison.”‎‎Lucien groans again, and I grab his hand. His gaze flickers between Dravon and me. “There’s n- no need for all… all these.”‎I respond in a hush tone. “Of course there is. You saved me and we'll do anything to save you as well.”‎Dravon clenches his jaw, looking away. “You shouldn’t have done that, Lucien.” I can sense a tinge of jealousy in his ton

ELARA'S POVThe day breaks heavy and gray, like the sky itself is mourning. “If there's anything else, please don't hesitate to tell me.” I say to the royal healer.“Sure, Your Majesty.” He nods. “I’m positive he'll be fine before the sun sets tomorrow.”“I'll be holding on to your word.” I stand to leave. “I'll be back tomorrow, thank you once again.”“It's an honor, Your Majesty.” He bows as I leave.I leave the royal infirmary, heading towards the court room. I have to address the court council since Dravon isn't yet back from Winterwood. He assured me he'll return yesterday but it's already sunrise yet there has been no news or sign of him. I left Winterwood alongside Mia in order to take Lucien to our royal healer. Luckily, he's already stable, just unconscious. We just need to wait till he awakens.The burden I feel in my chest has been lifted. I don't think I would've ever felt free if Lucien had died, not because I deeply care for him but because the guilt that once again, so

ELARA'S POVYesterday's court meeting lives rent free in my head, especially when Kyle revealed that he knows secrets about my family.What secrets does he know? Did he really meet them? Are they still alive? Do they know that I exist?All these are questions that I need answers to. I need Kyle to tell me everything he knows. I haven't been able to think properly since Kyle's words yesterday. I've been restless, not even sleeping last night. All efforts to make Kyle spill what he knows, both about my family and concerning further treasonous plots, have all been futile. He has been enduring all the torture and questioning, refusing to reveal what he knows.That's why I've come to the conclusion that I have to see Kyle myself. Dravon has ordered me not to ever enter the dungeon but I'll have to disobey that order. Kyle will be moved to the forbidden dungeon tonight therefore I have to visit and speak to him before then. Dravon has tried his torturous methods to make him speak and it was