All Chapters of The Ugly Lycan Queen: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

--REINE--"Please," I begged, the thick chains around my wrists and arms rattling as I sobbed. "I did everything you asked, Karlos. I tried to give you an heir. If you wait for the next cycle, it might happen. Please, don't do this."He took a slow step closer, the wind teasing his silver hair. His eyes gleamed red under the grey evening sky, void of all emotion. The air felt charged with current, and dark clouds shrouded the remnants of sunlight."I warned you, my love," he said, his voice deeper than normal--mixed with that of his lycan's. "I gave you two dreadful years. But my kingdom will not wait any longer."Hot tears rolled down my cheeks, my heart knocking against my ribs.This couldn't be happening.This was wrong.A nightmare.I would wake up, and I'd be in his arms again.He would stare at me with love.I would be his perfect queen.But my knees ached from chafing against the rough ground of the cliff, and even the pain didn't snap me back to reality.Because this was it.T

--KARLOS--"I cannot believe this!" Emerald squealed, taking a twirl before the mirror, admiring herself in Reine's ebony gown. It puffed around her, glittering under the golden chandeliers of my room. "This is exactly how I imagined it, Karlos. It's all over now."She looked at me through the mirror, and I gave her a half smile.Was it really over?I had watched her disappear under the surface of the river.I'd stood there long enough--waited for the bubbles of her breath to stop reaching the surface.And yet, my heart refused to rest.She was my mate for the last two years.I was supposed to feel the moment she took her last breath.Crushing pain until I took a new mate.But all I felt in my chest was hollow.No ache.No hurt.Just empty."Where is the red one? The one with gold embroidery?" Emerald asked, now buried deep inside Reine's trunk of clothes."They're all yours, my beautiful queen," I sighed, fastening my night robe and standing up from the bed.I made my way to her and

--REINE--The girl staring back at me was not me.The left side of my face was covered in thick, twisted scars.They stretched from my forehead to my jaw, red and uneven like melted skin. The scars pulled at the corner of my mouth, leaving it crooked.My cheek no longer had its soft shape.An eyebrow was gone.Even my hair no longer grew near my temple. Only scarred skin remained.My fingers shook as I touched my face.It didn't feel like my skin.Some parts were numb.Others burned.I tried to smile.I couldn't.One side of my lips barely moved.Tears blurred my vision.I wasn't looking at Reine anymore.I was looking at a disfigured stranger.A girl who had paid the price of loving the wrong man.Of trusting the wrong sister.As the last tear slid down my cheek and I closed my eyes again, water splattered onto my lap.My eyes shot open, wide.What...?I glanced at Eren and Mother in confusion.They didn't look confused.They looked horrified.Was it my face?"Reine," Cain whispered.