CHAPTER 85Keleigh’s POV.My night was short lived on dreams and thoughts of Jake coming back to haunt me. By morning, I was already out of my bed, took my bath and dressed up even before the maid woke up. I stood at the window, arms folded underneath my breast as I stared outside with hope and a jumpy heart.Various questions whirled around my brain, my heart pounding in my chest. What if it were him? Is this the reason why the brothers were not back yet?“My lady, is there anything wrong?” The maid asked, stopping the cleaning in the room as she stared st me.I returned her stare with a small hopeful smile, to give both her and mostly myself the hope that it was just nothing and maybe I was just overreacting before shaking my head negatively. She returned to what she was doing as I walked towards the door, opening it to meet the guards still stationed there. They all bowed to greet me and I returned with a curt nod,“Does anyone have information on what’s going on out there?” “Not
CHAPTER 86Ryker’s POVSomething was wrong. Something was deeply wrong with me. The mate bond I shared with Keleigh was flaring deep in me, at the same time weakening in the shed I was. I rushed out, my heart and brain pounding as a result of this as I searched for Arnold. I found him at his own shed too, his head bowed down and sweat on his crunpled face, trying desperately to breathe.“Ryker..Ryker…something is wrong..” he muttered.I clenched my jaw, helping him seat up to touch his neck, his temperature cold and his entire body wet with sweat.“It’s Keliegh. Something is wrong with her.” “We need to ride back to the park now.” I said.He nodded at me and stood up, the both of us rushing out of the room instantly. We shifted into our wolf, running through the forest. The mate bond was weakening the more, and my heart pounded heavily.Where could she be? What about the guards we left with her? Were all of them not useful anymore? Or where in the world did they go to? What kind of
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