Fated to My Brother in-law, The Lycan King のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 121 - チャプター 130

ELIAS The clock ticks rhythmically, sending a familiar echo throughout my study as I stare blankly into the thin air.The sound made me focus, grounded my thoughts. My fore finger slowly tapped on the table in my study, a far cry from the impatient pounding of my heart and the roaring of my beast in my head.I'm riled up about everything. No, just him. He makes me mad. More than I'm used to with that smug innocent face of his. I turned sideways, a deadly stare at the colourful sundown outside the window panes because while it might be a beautiful sight to others, it is nothing but a fiery ball of orange disappearing into the horizon just like every goddamn minute of the twenty four hours timeline I have just given him. One he managed to elude thanks to Luke.Also thanks to Luke, who suddenly decided to play hero, for the first time in my life's existence, I felt inferior.Lucian is my charge, my responsibility!I really should draw the line for Luke and make sure this 'hero'

LUCIAN My eyelids stayed shut. My breathing came to an halt as I awaited the worse that could happen with me miles away from any kind of rescue by now. The wind blew heavily past me, swaying my shaky feet off the ground, and my knees crashed down hard on a piece of rock. This was definitely a mountain. But which, was the question. While my brain struggled to find clues, my swollen arms were roughly ceased by a pair of rough hands, pulling me back up to my feet, eventually disrupting my thoughts. My lips pursed into a thin line, a sign of impatience towards my unknown kidnapper. What did they want out of this? Just as the thought of my lifeless body flashed before my imagination, a sharp, slashing sound reached my ears from behind me. Feeling all the hairs on my neck stand in terror, I instantly resolved to maintain my rigid posture. There was no way this bastard could kill me without showing his face, and even if he didn't, I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of begging

LUCIAN I stared long and hard at the sea of trees around me. Flashes of the ocean closing in on me suddenly filled my vision like red, blind spots and my fingers clutch my chest for survival. I let out a grotesque, rattling cough that instantly knocked me flat to the ground and a handful of dust splatters all over my face and into my already congested nostrils. “P…p…pl…ease….help” I choked out, feeling my body submerge into the deep ocean. My existence to forever be forgotten. Just then, I cried out in pain as I felt a sharp sting somewhere on my thighs. My eyes snapped open, instantly adjusting to the darkness surrounding me from where I laid, tucked between the sturdy branches of a tree. A brief sigh of relief escaped my lips to discover I'd only had a bad dream. The same recurring dream for the past three nights I'd spent in the heart of this forest. Perhaps it was only trying to show me the possibility of things ending this way for me by returning to the palace. Maybe hidi

ELIAS “Elias”, she gracefully sat down on the chair opposite me. “Word came that you sent for me”. I thoroughly studied her from where I sat, not saying a single word in response. “Elias?”, she called again, frowning slightly in worry. “Yes Grace”, I finally responded. “I managed to get a taste of the calming tea you gave to Luke the last time. It relaxed all my nerves in no time, so I wanted to know if you could get more for me”. Her eyes flashed with pride, easily biting the bait I'd offered her. Well, that was mostly the case with evil doers. They were super easy to figure out if you wanted to. “If I'd known as tea would finally make you loosen up to me, I'd have done that a long time ago”, she said, chuckling to herself. Just then, the door opened, letting in a maid with two tea trays in her hands. “My guests are usually still exhausted whenever they arrive at the palace, so I'd asked the maids to serve your tea today. Why don't you try it and let me know how it is?” I sugge

LUKEThe rumors spread fast throughout the town about this large group advancing towards our pack. So far, from my men who'd been keeping close tabs on their movement, they were still hiding out somewhere in the West region. And it was most likely for them to strike from there if they wanted, given how accessible the town was from the West Region compared to the rest. Rumours like this never spread without a purpose. This was either meant to be used as a distraction tactics, first by spreading fear into the hearts of the people or keeping us on guard, only to infiltrate our plans and flip it against us soon enough. I beat my face against my palms, groaning softly in frustration. No matter how I saw it, Elias was no longer the only target but the pack, the people. “Having trouble sleeping?"I gasped, a little startled by his unannounced presence. “Elias”, I wearily acknowledged, placing my face back into my palms. “Is it the rumors or something else you haven't told me? Because I