Semua Bab Royalty In Rag: Return Of The Wolfless Queen: Bab 211 - Bab 220

A dark frown stained her brow in confusion as she touched her side. Her eyes widened when she realised that she had a broken piece of glass lodged there.She looked down to see blood slowly seeping down the exposed part between her leather top and trousers. “Fuck,” she muttered, seeing the bloodstain on her hands too, which she had failed to notice when she was smashing the glass.Knowing there was no time for delay or finesse, she yanked the glass out of her side, sucking in her breath as she placed her hand there to stem the blood. She wavered slightly on her feet as a wave of dizziness clouded her vision for a moment.“Fuck you! No!” she gritted as she closed her eyes tightly against the weakness. She could already feel her body working to heal itself as she stumbled towards Athena and focused all her energy on lifting her.Her brows rose at the first plop of moisture that fell on her bare arm. Then another. And another. By the time she gingerly lifted Athena off the ground,

Athena’s face turned thoughtful. Then she slowly shook her head.The door opened then, and the nurse came back, this time with the doctor and another nurse. “Doctor, please help me check her very well. Something is wrong. She can't remember. She needs to remember.”The doctor nodded and got to checking Athena’s vitals while asking her questions. “Relax, darling. She is in good hands. Now, let's get that shot in you,” the big nurse said.Lorraine almost snapped at her that she was not her darling and could snap her in half if she felt like it. Instead, she saved her breath as disturbing thoughts flooded her.Athena had to remember. She had to. If not, how would Lorraine be able to tell her what happened while she was asleep so they could work on getting back at the cowards? How would she even talk about her fears about Kincaid and Zaya's safety if Athena did not even remember them?“Her wolf!” Lorraine’s body jerked reflexively, and the nurse gently yet firmly kept her in place as

Delta Lane blinked rapidly in the face of Raymond's anger. “I mean, I don't mean to anger you, alpha. But the queen did not give me any specifics. She just told me to take care of the pack in her absence. Then she left with the beta and some of the soldiers. I really did think that you were the man I saw with her. You see, I had already left that day to get my things, since she told me to move into the alpha house to be able to handle things better. I was just coming back when I saw her getting into the car with the man. I only saw his back, so I thought it was you. I am sorry about the mistake.”Every single word leaving the man's lips only increased Raymond’s distrust for him.“Liar. You are nothing but a pathetic liar. The queen wouldn't leave the kingdom in the hands of someone like you at such a crucial time,” he gritted out.Lane looked insulted as he straightened his shoulders and responded, “I am a very capable Delta, and everything I do is for the sake of the pack and the kin

Two Days Later“I am sorry, Alpha Raymond. I will reach out to you if I have any good news.”“Thank you, Alpha Kane,” Raymond said blandly as he stepped off the porch of the grand alpha house. He had called all the council alphas that first day after he learnt of Athena and Zaya's disappearance. They had all sworn that they did not see her. Alpha Ryan even mentioned that the last time they spoke with the queen, it did not seem like she was going anywhere, because they were supposed to have another meeting soon.While tossing and turning through the night, a thought had come to him. “What if she is deliberately hiding in one of the packs and does not want me to find her? Could the man she left with be one of the alphas I called already who told me they don't know where she is?”Raymond found it hard to believe that Athena would hide away instead of facing him to ask him about the clip. He found it even more difficult to believe that she would deliberately keep Zaya from him.Still,

Lane looked like Raymond had just asked when the sun would rise from the north. Then he blurted out, “Well, I… I thought you knew… I mean, that is why you have been attacking…”Raymond looked at Dominic. “Answer the simple question this imbecile finds it hard to answer.”“We learnt that some are calling the queen an imposter, alpha. They believe she was not the one who wiped out the vampires in battle back then. They think she cast out the person who did it and took the glory for herself.”“What nonsense? How can anyone…?”His eyes narrowed on Lane as he said, “What do you know about this?”“Same as everyone, alpha,” Lane said emphatically. “That is what I have been trying to say, but you wouldn't allow me.”“How can this be?” Raymond barely acknowledged Lane's response as his mind whirred with thoughts. How could all these rumours be coming out right now? What was the reason for them? And more importantly, who was the one behind them?The only person who kept jumping into Raymond’s m