All Chapters of Rejected Once, Now Claimed By The Lycan : Chapter 141 - Chapter 145

Elsie wandered the dim halls of the underground hideout until she stopped at the door of the cell holding her parents. A week had passed since Edgar defeated Sebastian and his army of Lycans and wolves.She hesitated. Was this the right thing? Ava was the wolfless one, and yet she had ended up the fated mate of the Lycan King. That fact had eaten at Elsie for years, twisting her jealousy into hatred."Elsie? Is that you?" Clara's voice drifted out as she caught a shadow at the door."Hi, Mum. How are you feeling?" Elsie couldn't bring herself to look them in the eye."Your mother has had better days, thanks to you. She may as well die a prisoner in a cage." Beta Samuel's voice was bitter. He had been watching his wife lose strength with each passing day."Don't mind your father, dear. He only means to ask how you've been holding up." Clara coughed. Elsie had pressed herself against the wall, hiding, unable to face them."Honestly, I barely sleep. But I don't want to leave this place."

Edgar's return to the underground hideout was met with fear. No one wanted to be the one to tell him that Clara and Beta Samuel had escaped. His trip to buy weapons for the next clash with his son's forces and the wolves had been a success. But when he and his men walked in, they were greeted by mumbling and anxious faces instead of the usual chatter and celebration."We've brought the weapons. So why does everyone look like they're at a funeral?" He turned to the Lycan he'd left in charge.The men and women had gathered, but their faces were clouded with worry, and he couldn't read what they were trying to tell him. He had meant to focus on the weapons, but the tension in the air was impossible to ignore."What's going on?" He narrowed his eyes. The silence that followed his question was suspicious."My King," one of his lieutenants said, bowing his head, "while you were away, there was an incident at the hideout.""Then speak." Edgar kept his voice gentle, struggling to smother the

Edgar's body trembled with excitement as he ended the call with his son. Once again he had planted a seed of fear in Sebastian, and this time he meant to make good on every promise. To Edgar, Sebastian was a foolish boy he had raised, one who now ruled the Lycan Kingdom with his heart and not his head. He turned back to the people gathered in the room, who waited eagerly for their next orders.The flickering lights of the underground hideout threw shadows across the faces of men and women ready to destroy at the sound of his voice, so long as the organization's goal was met. Edgar cleared his throat and drew every eye to the center of the room. When he spoke, his voice was calm and gentle."In a few hours, we march on the city of Rylk and lay it to waste. It is one of the cities where Sebastian is most loved and supported. If our mission is to succeed, everyone who stands behind the tyrant must be snuffed out."A murmur of agreement spread through the Lycans. Their eyes burned red wit