He spoke when they broke the kiss.
“They are preparing to burn him at night and give his ashes to his mother.” He said.
“So sad she would not be there to collect it,” Alexia whispered.
Lucian knotted his brows.
“Why? Is she sick from all the crying? He asked. His voice sounded puzzled.
Alexia held his nape and pulled him down and whispered into his ear.
“No, she has just gone to be with her son.” She whispered.
His eyes widened with shock. He opened his mouth to say something but she stopped him with a kiss on his lips.
“Shhhhh, it’s alright.” She whispered to him when they broke the kiss.
“Did you kill her Alexia?” He asked.
He knew the answer to that question but he wanted to confirm. He did not understand why she needed him to rule by all means.
“She was a future threat.” She whispered.
He closed his eyes. He did not like the way she was killing like it was nothing.
“Will you kill me if I were a threat? Or if I ever become a threat?” He asked.
She looked him deep in the eyes. Then she pulled his head closer and.
“Yes.” She whispered in his ear.
His eyes widened, he was not expecting that answer from her. She laughed.
“Of course not, silly.” She said while laughing.
He sighed and went to sit on the bed. She walked over to where he sat and pulled him to her and kept his head on her stomach and he wrapped his hands around her waist. She whispered some reassuring words to him and they remained in that position, Alexia stroking his hair and he filled his nostrils with her scent.
That evening, the whole clan gathered at the body incinerator to burn the body of Kai. The elders stood at the forefront and Lucian and Alexia, Marcus and Zendaya stood behind them and the rest of the clan stood behind them. The man’s body was burned to ashes and his ashes were bottled up in a little vase. Selene was not there when she had to collect her son’s ashes.
Alexia was asked if she has seen the woman but she refused, she left her in her room. The entire clan concluded that the woman must have been too devastated to come. Kai’s ashes were given to Lucian instead and when they got to the palace, the servants broke the news, Selene had died in her sleep.
Everyone mourned her and she was incinerated the next day. Her ashes were bottled up in a little vase and were given to Lucian too and Lucian kept both vases in his father’s closet. The elders declared fourteen days of mourning for Kai and his mother. It was observed.
After the mourning period, Lucian went to pay Raphael a visit, he was going to accept their offer. He got to the house and he was ushered into his library by a servant. As usual, the man was sitting on a chair, reading a book. He kept the book away when he saw Lucian come in. He offered Lucian a seat and Lucian sat down.
“You have come with good news I hope.” The man spoke immediately after Lucian sat down.
“I have. I will be a ruler.” Lucian said and kept a straight face.
The man smiled broadly.
“That is good news, I will inform the rest and you will be appointed soon.” The man spoke.
Lucian rose from his seat.
” I will take my leave now, I would have loved to stay but I am a busy man,” Lucian spoke.
The man rose too and took Lucian’s hand for a shake. Lucian walked to the door when the handshake broke and Raphael called him. Lucian stopped at the door and turned around.
“What did you do my boy?” Raphael’s voice was calm.
“I did nothing.” He said and opened the door and left the house.
After some days, the elders summoned the Lycans to the palace and as usual, they all gathered at the base of it and the elders stood at the balcony. Lucian and Alexia stood behind the elders, wearing matching outfits. Lucian was wearing black trousers and a black shirt and Alexia was wearing a black flowing gown as always and her hair was tied up in a bun like usual.
The place was noisy, the Lycans murmuring several things and the place only went silent when Raphael cleared his throat. When the place went silent, Raphael waited for a while before he began to address the Lycans.
“You all know what happened to the kings before now, Marius was heartless and had to be killed and his son, unfortunately, died in his sleep and his mother died the same way a day later.” Raphael paused.
Louis took it from there.
“We can not be a clan without a head, a ruler,” Louis said and paused too.
Bob took it from there.
“It will be like a snake without a head, thrashing vigorously and aimlessly on the soil,” Bob spoke too and paused.
Bill took it from there.
“We will go astray,” Bill spoke and paused too.
Raphael took it again.
“At this point, we the council of elders want to present to you all your new ruler, king Lucian Marius. His wife, queen and Alpha female Alexia.”
The king and queen stepped forward, waving and smiling at the Lycans. The elders went to their place, behind the king and queen. The Lycans kept cheering on and on until Lucian raised his hand up, an action that meant that they can stop cheering, and they did.
” Destiny can be delayed but not denied. I assure all of you that I will be nothing like my father, I will rule with love and mercy, extending justice and mercy to all.” Lucian spoke.
When he was done, the crowd cheered even louder and the couple continued waving to the crowd.
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