CHAPTER 87Ryker’s POV.Sweats beaded my forehead desperately, fear coursing through my entire body. I kept roaming back and forth in the front of the room, my heart beating rapidly on my chest as I waited for a response from the doctor.Five hours later and yet the pack doctor has not left Keleigh. I had no idea what was going inside, or what was happening. And it scared me so much that I had no fucking idea. I clenched my jaw as I continued to walk back and forth, my head facing the ground and lifted up as a guard approached me.“Your attention is needed in the dungeon your highness. Alpha Arnold asked of you.”I nodded and proceeded there, hoping for something good. The last time I saw the doctor come out, he asked us to specify the name of the poison that was used so he could work more on it. And we’ve asked Selene, begged her but she won’t bulge, claiming not to reveal anything.If not for Arnold, she would never have stepped into this pack or even have a fucking rank to her hea
CHAPTER 88Ryker’s POV“That’s the only thing that can heal her, if not, she’s dead.” She added.I exchanged a glance with Arnold who seemed to have heard something so shocking that he turned his head back like a robot. “But she’s not even awake yet? What if she wakes up and doesn’t like it? What…“If you want to save her..” she cut me off, looking back and forth between Arnold and I, “that’s what you’re going to do. If you can’t, she dies.”She turned back instantly, not saying any more words as she finally disappeared from the room. I looked at the doctor who was also in shock, adjusting the rim of his glasses as he looked down after our eyes met.I walked away from him and into the room, my heart breaking at the sight of her sleeping on the bed. He managed to stop and cease the bleeding but she was still there, paler than when I saw her and not moving.My weight sank into her bed, a part of me hoping it’ll wake her up and just bring her orbs to stare back at me but it did nothing.
CHAPTER 89Ryker’s POVArnold and I were seated in front of the priestess, my legs tapping the floor rapidly in a bid of nervousness. The situation plunged in my brain, unable to leave and my head unable to wrap themselves around it.What was Keleigh? What streamed out of her? Everything surprised me. We had thought she would wake up instantly after the light but there was nothing, only a small tug of her on the bed and she went back to sleep. I sat up properly as the priestess appeared from the room, her eyes scanning both of us, halting first and taking her time before she moved to seat in the chair opposite us.“It seems like you’ve finally seen it.” She said, leaning her back on the chair as she glanced between both of us.“What does it mean?” Arnold was the first to ask.She eyed him with disdain, a loud hiss leaving her mouth as she turned to me. They never liked each other right from the start. Nope. None of anyone that was still alive during my father’s time liked Arnold, inc
CHAPTER 90Keleigh’s POVEverything was pitch black, and I was running in the pitch black darkness. I couldn’t see where I was headed too, or whoever was chasing me but all that I knew was that someone was there, desperately trying to find me and catch me. I kept glancing back as I ran, ignoring all the pains I was getting from stumbling on branches of tree. I could smell the scent of the metallic cold blood but it was none of my concern right now. I have to leave. I have to run. I have to find a way from this darkness. Suddenly, I hit a tree, stumbling to the ground in pain. I tried to stand up but my body won’t agree with me, glueing right there on the floor. The steps of whoever was chasing me was getting closer and my heartbeat fastened.“Please, moon goddess please.” I begged, tears rolling down my cheeks already.But it seemed like everything was against me, even the moon goddess herself. The footsteps was getting closer and closer, and there was nothing I could do.“You stupi
CHAPTER 91Keleigh’s POVIt didn’t take a while before the door opened again amidst my sobbing, looking up with teary eyes to meet Ryker and Arnold staring at me with bewildered eyes.Ryker was the first to rush to my bed, his hand reaching to touch my face but was slapped off by mine. I cleaned my face, wiping off the tears before fully facing him. “Why are you here?” I asked coldly.“Why are you crying?” He asked in response. I sank deep into the bed, keeping my hands over the blanket as I stared blankly at the wall. Annoyance and irritation tangled up in me, waiting for any of their words to burst out in anger. “Keleigh, is there….I glanced at him, my eyes cold and he gulped down. I watched him look up to Arnold, exchanging glances as the other sank in the other side of the bed. “Is there anything you'd like to discuss? How are you feeling now?” Arnold said, his hand moving to touch my carefully folded ones. I scoffed out, stepping on the last nerve of my anger, “how am I?” I
Chapter 92Arnold’s POVRoman walked out of the room to meet us, his facial expression already not bearing any good news, aside from the fact that we heard her shout at him. I looked at Ryker who just heaved a sigh and walked away from us. I watched him walk away before turning to Roman, “fetch Selene from the dungeon. Take her to her room.” I said before walking off.All of this was because of her, Keleigh shouting, Ryker walking off, all of it because she was so fucking jealous and didn’t even know when to stop. If she had stopped, none of this won’t have happened and we won’t be having any issues now. I made my way straight to the maid's quarter, giving an order to the head maid to find sacks for me and some maids before proceeding to her room. I called two guards, asking them to follow me. Selene was a girl we met in the pack, she knew how to carry herself, how to do things. She stood out amidst mist of people and she caught my eyes first. I noticed her during a full moon party
CHAPTER 93Roman’s POVI walked out of my room quietly, telling the guards I would be back soon as I shifted and ran into the woods. The events of the day have made me so tired and exhausted that I just wanted to lay down and sleep with someone.Not to talk of Selene already sent out of the house. She was a ticking bomb, one that I won’t want to explode anytime on me which means I needed to see her before she tried anything funny. Thanks to the goddess for telling Arnold to put me in charge of escorting her out of the house, I would have no idea where she would be by now. I shifted back to my human form as I got to the house, the two guards situated in front of the door already approaching me.“I have a message for her from the alpha brothers.” I told them and they nodded in response, allowing me to enter.Selene’s high pitched voice was the first thing I heard as I stepped in, coupled with a shattering sound of a glass breaking. I halted, listening to whatever she was talking about,
CHAPTER 94Roman’s POVJust like the evening when Keleigh just woke up, and Ryker had to come to me to speak to her, I was already in his office early morning again, receiving orders right from him. “Talk to her. I don’t want anything to fail. Make sure she talks to you. This is not a time for you to do whatever you think you want to do, make her talk.” He said.Annoyance and irritation coursed through me; my fist clenching into a ball with my eyes fixated on the floor. “Bring up anything that’ll make her laugh. I want results when you’ll be coming back to me.” I nodded at him as he dismissed me, proceeding to Keleigh’s room. According to some of the guards, she yelled at him again when he went to visit this morning, refused food and everything. And even when Arnold went too, the same happened, more intense than Ryker’s.I knocked on the door softly before turning it open, the sight of her seated in front of the window blessing my eyes. I closed the door quietly, tracing my steps