All Chapters of TRIBUTE TO THE LYCAN KING: The Ironblood Heiress: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

VAELARIONFour days had passed since I was brought back to the palace and three days since the healer administered that medicine to me and for the first time since the rogue’s bite sank into my flesh, I could feel my body beginning to return to itself.My wounds were closing and my strength was creeping back into my limbs, the weakness in had felt for the longest was slowly fading enough for me to stand without the room tilting beneath me. It was a good thing that I could stand on my feet now but one thing was still something. It's been almost a week since I set my eyes on Seraphina. I got out of bed and did a few stretches before I walked out. I moved through the corridor without announcing my presence, the guards in my way stepped aside the moment they saw me, their bodies went stiff immediately as they lowered their heads. I did not look at them as I passed because my mind was elsewhere. I stopped just outside the door, my hand resting against the wood for a brief moment as I s

ISOLDEHybrids?Rosa nodded as though she could hear my thoughts. There was not a single trace of relief in her expression. “Not just any hybrid, it's a witch and werewolf, a bloodline that was wiped out decades ago because of how dangerous they were.”“Wiped out,” I repeated, though my tone suggested I did not believe that word as much as she did.“That is what the records say,” she insisted.“The records say many things,” I replied calmly.Her gaze hardened slightly. “If this is who we think it is, then this is not someone we should be seeking out, this is someone we should avoid entirely.”I looked back at the markings on the page, I rested my fingers lightly against the edge of the book as my mind moved through the possibilities and implications of the opportunity sitting right in front of me.Power was what this was about. And someone like this, someone who was strong enough to move unnoticed into Lycan territory, and someone bold enough to leave messages behind without the fea

ISOLDE"We haven't really had the time to pack yet. I do want us to leave tonight but don't you think we need some time to gather a few resources like edibles for our journey."I thought about what Rosa had said. She had a point, we don't know how far this hybrid was from us and we were to travel by land. "Pack as much as you want...that would be enough for the both of us that is." I said. She nodded her head before leaving. After the door closed, I hurriedly took off this nightdress that made me feel stupid. I had worn the dress with the intention of seducing Caelum, but apparently, that didn't work out, all because of that servant girl. Rosa returned few minutes later with enough supplies for the both of us and even coats for when we got cold, but I could easily shift into my wolf whenever I got to cold to stay warm. "I'm done packing my lady." She announced. "Good." I said as I made my way into my wardrobe to take out clothes. I chose a dark, simple gown that would enable me

SERAPHINAI did not know how long I stayed there after they threw me inside the dungeon, I sat on the cold floor with my back against the wall, wrapping my arms around myself because I could not feel anything else that made sense anymore.At first, I thought I would cry loudly, scream, beg or do something that matched the way everything inside me felt like it was breaking, but nothing like that came out, instead, I sobbed against my arms, without a sound, tears streaking down my face and that made it worse because it felt like I was disappearing without anyone even noticing.I kept thinking about what the healer said, about the way she looked at me like I had done something terrible, like I had taken something that mattered and destroyed it with my own hands, and no matter how many times I told myself it was not true, the words stayed echoing in my head in a way I could not shut out.I shook my head hard, pressing my palms against my temples like I could force the thought out, but it

SERAPHINA My eyes stayed glued to Caelum as he slowly began taking out his sword. "You have already carried out enough acts of foolishness by thinking you can escape with my prisoner, don't do anything more foolish than that," Vaelarion said, the smile disappearing from his face immediately. Caelum turned to look at me, that was the first time I had seen fear in his eyes. He locked gazes with me as he removed his grip on his sword and stepped back. My heart sank into my chest. He wasn't giving up so easily, was he? He came here to save me, even if he wasn't the perfect saviour, at least, he was willing to put a temporary end to this. "This is the wisest thing you have done, now leave." Vaelarion’s tone was strict as he spoke, "and let this be the last time you set foot into my territory." It was hard for Caelum to conceal his shame, it showed in the way he clenched his teeth and the way his fist curled. He turned his head the other way and stepped back a little furthe