All Chapters of THE LYCAN'S SACRIFICE, Fated To The Beast. : Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

Kael's PovThe days after Helena's death passed in a blur. People came to speak with me and I answered them. Orders needed to be given and I gave them. The kingdom still had to function and I made sure it did. But I was not really present for any of it. I was going through the motions while the real part of me was somewhere else entirely.Elvanya's body was brought back from the forest cottage and placed in the royal chambers. People kept telling me she looked peaceful and I suppose she did but I could not look at her for long without the grief hitting me so hard I could not breathe.The kingdom's reaction to her death was something I had not fully anticipated. I knew people respected Elvanya and believed in what she stood for but I did not understand until now how deeply people felt about her.In the Human Quarter people stood in the streets in silence when the procession brought her body back to the palace. Some of them were crying

Kael's PovThe morning of the funeral I woke up before dawn and could not go back to sleep. Luna was sleeping peacefully in her cradle and the palace was quiet and I lay there staring at the ceiling knowing what the day was going to bring and not wanting it to come.Eventually I got up and handed Luna to the night nurse Matilda had assigned and told her I needed an hour alone. She took the baby without question and I walked through the quiet palace hallways toward the chamber where they had prepared Elvanya's body.The guards outside the door stepped aside when they saw me coming. I pushed the door open and went in alone.The room smelled like flowers and candles. Someone had placed white flowers around the room and lit candles on every surface and the whole space had a soft golden glow. Elvanya was lying on a prepared platform in the center of the room dressed in her finest white gown with her dark hair arranged around her fac

Kael's PovThree days after Elvanya came back I could not put off dealing with Morgana any longer. She had been in the dungeons since before all of it happened and a decision needed to be made.Elvanya and I talked about it the night before."I want her gone" Elvanya said. She was feeding Luna and not looking at me when she spoke. "I want her out of this kingdom.""That is what I am leaning toward" I said. "Exile.""Some people on the council think she should be executed" Elvanya said. "For treason.""I know" I said. "And technically they are right that what she did qualifies as treason.""But" Elvanya said. She looked up at me now."But she saved my life more than once" I said. "And as far as we can prove she did not know about the assassination attempts or Helena.""She still caused enormous damage" Elvanya said. "She deliberately tried to destroy our marriage. She worked for p

Elvanya's PovI decided to visit the Human Quarter ten days after coming back. Kael did not want me to go and we argued about it for two days before he finally accepted that I was going regardless of what he said."You have no powers anymore" he said. "If someone tries to attack you there is nothing protecting you.""There are guards" I said. "And Lira. And the fact that most people in the Human Quarter do not want me dead.""Most is not all" Kael said."No" I admitted. "But I cannot hide in the palace forever. These are my people and they need to see me.""Then I am coming with you" Kael said."No" I said. "You being there changes the dynamic. I need to face them as myself not as the king's wife being escorted under protection.""You are the king's wife" Kael pointed out."I am also the woman who promised to protect them and then got too weak to do it" I said. "I need to face th

Kael's PovThe report landed on my desk early on a Tuesday morning and I read it twice before calling for Lira. She arrived within minutes and I pushed the papers across the desk toward her without saying anything first.She read quickly and her face got harder with each line. "The Old Guard" she said when she finished. "They have a name for themselves now.""Lord Harken and Lord Fennick have been busy since escaping arrest" I said. "They have spent the past several weeks recruiting every noble who opposes the reforms. According to my spies they have at least twelve territories committed to their cause.""How many warriors does that translate to" Lira asked."Conservatively fifteen thousand" I said. "Possibly more if they continue recruiting.""And us" Lira asked."Eight thousand palace warriors and city guards combined" I said. "Plus whatever the loyal nobles can contribute.""So they outn