MAGNUS' POV "A duel, you say?" Luke questioned as he looked at me with horror in his eyes. The thought of having a duel with me seemed to put him off and I was sure of it. "Yes, A duel," I replied, not backing out. All the council members were confused, they seemed to have something to say but the tension between Luke and I was so high that they had no choice but to keep quiet. "My King, you should know this is..." One of the men behind me wanted to say but I shook my head, stopping him. "He challenged me, he defiled the rules and inflicted my people. What better way to put him to shame than to beat him up in front of the people he tried so hard to rule over?" I asked him. Everyone had things to say, they were all staring at me with questions in their eyes but the one that stood out the most out of them all was Sophie. She wasn't just staring at me like the rest, she had tears in her eyes, she looked relieved and at the same time, worried and sad. I let out a deep breath as I
I ordered the guard to leave after which I returned to the room to wake my men up. If anything, I would have loved to let them be in the room to continue sleeping but the last thing I wanted for them was to be slaughtered while sleeping. This might be my castle but I had been away for a while and at the moment, Luke still had much more control than I did. Waking them up, I explained the situation to them and I could see the worried gaze on their faces. "Don't worry. It's going to be alright." I said to them as I returned to my bed to put on the things I would need for the grand duel. "We tried our best to follow the men to find out what they were doing but in the end, we realized we were tricked. It seems Luke already knew we would act and he set some men up to trap us. Fortunately, we were able to beat the men and get out unharmed but we were unable to get any information from them and we don't know what Luke had planned for today's duel." One of them explained. They had explaine
I was confused for a while as I stared at him in horror. The power emanating from his wolf form was so powerful that it made my legs weak for a second. If he was that strong a day before, I should have noticed it, right? "Luke, what have you done?" I questioned as his face was yet to fully transform. He started laughing like a lunatic as he stared back at me "You don't know? Well... This is something someone so righteous as you will never try to do. This is why we are different. While you can't do something to make yourself stronger for the sake of the kingdom, I can do anything and everything to make myself stronger as that is the only way to protect the kingdom." He replied, still laughing. Even after his explanation, I was still confused for a while as I thought about what he meant but then, everything came pouring into my brain and I gasped. "Luke!!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. He had done something that had been banned for thousands of years and he was fucking proud
MAGNUS' POV Luke flew to a distance and only stopped when he crashed into a building. He was there for a few minutes and I was already thinking he had given up only to see him running toward the battleground again. He stood a few feet away from me and wiped the corner of his mouth that was already filled with blood and I could see a part of his belly, injured too. It was taking longer to heal which made me wonder what was wrong with him. "I told you, didn't I? You and I are not on the same ground, We are not on the same level. I was created to rule, ruling is what I'm made of and if I should let you hurt me here, I don't fit for that." My wolf said and in the next seconds, it appeared in front of Luke and grabbed one of his claws, breaking it. Luke growled in pain, he ran back and growled again "You are... You!" He wanted to say something but kept quiet as he could see my wolf approaching him again. The whole matter was becoming a plaything as my wolf had overpowered him complete
SOPHIE'S POV Seeing King Magnus again warmed my heart a great time and the thought that the whole thing was over made me over the moon. I had always imagined a scenario where I would never see him again, a scenario in which my belief of him still being alive was a total lie but when I got to the throne room and saw him standing there, it felt like a dream to me. I pinched myself several times to make sure I wasn't dreaming and when he announced a duel with Luke, I couldn't be happier even though I was scared for him too. Well... Everyone was scared as they knew how dirty and devious Luke could be. While King Magnus was purely strong, Luke could always do evil things that would make him win. "It's over... It's all over now." I couldn't help but mutter with tears in my eyes. My happiness knew no bounds, I was so happy that my heart wouldn't stop racing and what I wanted the most at the moment was to leave the crowd, go to a room and make up the times we had missed together. I was r
MAGNUS' POV I groaned loudly as I touched my forehead, it was aching so bad that I found it hard to open my eyes. It felt like I had been out of it for a very long time and getting back to things was a bit difficult for me. I removed my hand from my head with my eyes still closed, trying to calm my mind so I would be able to open my eyes. It was hard at first but soon, my eyes opened only to be closed back again due to the sudden exposure to light that seemed like it was going to remove my eyes from its socket. I groaned again, wondering what had happened to me until I heard the door open and someone rushed in "King Magnus!" The person shouted. My senses were dull as it was hard to figure out who it was but the voice was so familiar that I dared not mistake it for someone else's. It was Sophie. "Sophie?" I called out loud, still unable to open my eyes. I felt her hands on my chest as she finally got to me "You're awake. I'm so glad." She mumbled. She seemed very close to me so m
MAGNUS' POV The celebration continued as everyone had their fill, laughed and had fun. Sophie sat down beside me, staring and smiling at me now and then. She seemingly wasn't enjoying the celebration like everyone else and it was obvious she wanted to leave as fast as possible but was only waiting for me. I wanted to leave too, it had been a while since I last saw her so being with other people paled in comparison to how much I wanted to be with her. However, it would be rude to leave the Alphas who came from different places to celebrate with me and pledge their alliances. "Lord Magnus, will you drink with me?" Jax asked, coming toward me with a bottle of wine and a cup in hand. I nodded my head "Yes. Bring that here." I said cheerfully. I wasn't happy with him but I had to keep my font clean. He walked over and placed a cup in front of me as he was about to pour the drink. I looked at the cup carefully, images of how that lady drugged me back then played in my head and I frowne
SOPHIE'S POV I watched him leave abruptly from the meeting and I was bothered. "Everyone, I think it's time to leave. I will go and calm the king down and he will call on you all later." I told them before leaving the gathering too. I went straight to his room and I saw him lying in his bed. "King Magnus," I called. He rolled around in his bed and turned to look at me "What was that? Why were you siding with him when he did that to you?" He asked, his voice was calm as he sat up in his bed and looked at me. I walked closer to him and sat down beside him. "I wasn't defending him. I was just worried that you would make a mistake because of your anger. Luke already dealt with him and he is missing an arm already. Cutting off his pack would only endanger the lives of innocent people and I'm sure you don't want that either." I said to him and he was quiet for a while. "I understand. I was very angry back there when I learnt about what he did to you. I wanted to deal with him and the e