Chapter 34
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The dark cold cell holding Kiona suddenly grew colder as Darryl’s footsteps echoed loudly in the dungeon. He could have just swift himself to the kiona’s cell using his ability but he decided to walk instead to rile up her anxiety. The effect of Hawthorne activated in response to his close complicity.
” Hello, there Kiona” His voice boomed and the weak witch stirred from her position, her body had become numb and used to the pain from the Hawthorne necklace but when he added a bracelet to it the other day, the pain seemed to tear her up from the insides. She opened her mouth to speak but she could only spit out blood in response.
” Save your words I don’t need it, I’m here to reward you,” The Vampire king said opening the door of the cell, the Hawthorne became brighter as he moved closer to her, She could only close her eyes because begging for death was out of the question. He hummed lowly as he removed the necklace from her neck leaving the bracelet.
Relief surged through her entire body as the weight of the cursed material was lifted from her. It was like getting fresh air after being submerged underwater for so long. Although she was positive that she had lost eighty percent of her powers that would never regain again forever at least she wouldn’t have to be in pain while waiting for Decanal to finally put an end to her pitiful existence.
She felt like laughing, laughing at her pathetic existence. She had thought she won against Decanal but instead, the damn wolf continued having an upper hand against her and now she just helped Decanal by teaching Darryl a spell that would allow him to enter the Redmoon pack without being noticed and also one he cast on the surroundings of the pack so that Leonard wouldn’t notice that the barrier has been broken and they were now visible to the real world.
She spat out blood as she cursed Decanal inwardly. She hated herself for not killing the wolf and for underestimating the powers of the vampire king, The one king who had lived many centuries and was one of the oldest supernatural to ever walk on earth and now she was paying badly for her stupidity.
” You should be grateful I’m being generous, I am only happy that I get to see my mate even though I found another man’s mark on her which should have been a straight ticket to your death but I’m still generous”
The bracelet was still glowing but it wasn’t as excruciating as the necklace. She lay there motionless still regaining her physical strength when Darryl spoke again.
” Well, Your death sentence is nearer than you think. Once my mate gets her hand on her wolf which you sealed away, That will be the end of you” He said locking the door of the cell again. She moaned softly in pain but still, she couldn’t speak, she could only mourn her pathetic situation. With the remaining strength left in her, she croaked out.
” They are coming back”
He stopped dead in his tracks and went back to her cell. ” What did you say?” He asked but got no reply. She was out cold already, she passed out.
” Your Highness, The Alpha king is here” Maurice announced to him immediately as he stepped out of the dungeon. Maurice closed the door after him and filled him to his throne room where the leader of all the werewolves was waiting for him alone. He was dressed in a pristine neat black suit, his crown proudly sat on his head. His beard had grown out more than the last time he had visited the vampire king’s palace. He was without his Luna this time around.
” Hey, Darryl” The always colder-than-ice Alpha king greeted enthusiastically flashing the dimple Darryl didn’t realize he had.
” I thought we agreed to always be official to each other, what’s with the first name basis?” Darryl murmured uncomfortable with the sudden change of attitude of the Alpha king.
” You can call King anytime you want or my full name, Kingston what do you say?” The Alpha king shrugged his shoulder gesturing to the seat in front of him for Darryl to sit. Darryl muttered something about the idiot acting as if it was his palace under his breath.
” What was that?” King asked and Darryl groaned before saying nothing.
” I thought I heard something”
” No, you didn’t. Why are you here your majesty?” Darryl asked with a sigh. He was already tired of the improved mood of the Alpha. He was currently acting like a human on a caffeine rush and Darryl hates sudden changes in people. Dropping his gaze, his eyes landed on the mark proudly displayed on the neck of the Alpha king which was not there the last time he came with his Luna. Oh, he finally grew up and mated properly with his mate. That was why he was so giddy, someone was definitely getting some.
” I heard from my tracking team that the Redmoon pack is now visible. How true is that?” King said with a serious expression while Darryl kissed his teeth in reply.
” Well I finally got in touch with my mate but you are not to do anything for now. I was about to send the message to you” Darryl replied pouring himself a glass of blood. The Alpha king scrunched up his nose at the metallic scent of the blood. Not that he found it disgusting but the scent was just too overwhelming for him, giving his heightened sense of smell.
” I only came here to listen to your plan since I promised not to do anything without your permission even though they are the subjects that should be punished by me alone,” King said switching his giddy expression to his signature stoic appearance.
” They are your subjects that should be punished by you?” Darryl Scoffed dropping his glass of blood.
” Oh, what was the mighty King of werewolves doing when I was busy searching for the witch who helped seal a whole pack, your supposed subjects away? Busy mating with your Luna I guess. It is my job to find my mate and my job to punish whoever dares to lay their filthy hands on her”
The Alpha king banged the table angrily with his fist, and the glass of wine spilled a little. Yes, the king of werewolves he knew was back. He hunched over the table and faced the fuming vampire king.
” We may be civil with each other but I won’t tolerate any disrespect from your angle. Your mate is my subject also and I must enforce the law and order in my race”
” You think, this issue is still under the werewolf race control? You are wrong, as far as I am concerned, this is a matter that can only be trialed by the council since the future queen of the vampire race is involved” Raising one of his fingers, he waved it in disagreement. He originally planned to infiltrate the pack by himself immediately Diana locate the damn painting and burn the entire place to the ground but destroying the barrier means other people would be able to see the pack house also so there was no way the Alpha king wouldn’t get to know about it.
” My men are already around the border of that pack waiting for my order. Because of that promise, I haven’t given them orders yet. But if you continue to act like this I can tell them to move right now” King threatened, his eyes flashing gold. His wolf was trying to surface at being challenged by the vampire king while Darryl laughed. Alpha wolves and their egos.
” No, you wouldn’t. You can’t threaten me in my territory. Don’t forget that I’m trying not to burn that entire pack to the ground because of the stupid pact I signed with the council and because my mate is still without her wolf. You know who I am King! And you know exactly what I am capable of doing. So don’t let us start another millennial of war between our races and just thread this path with caution” Darryl gritted out. King calmed down, his eyes returned to normal. If they turned the situation into a full-blown war, it would last for more than a century and only the humans will suffer the worst fate. They had made a council of supernatural and each race signed a pact to protect the weaker race, the humans.
” You should have told me that Decanal is still missing,” King said softly.
” My mate promised to find her wolf in three days. And in three days, you have my permission to March on that pack but keep the Alpha and the Beta alive” Darryl hissed and sat down again. He tried to calm himself down, he would be meeting with the vampire elders soon and he didn’t want to give out anything concerning the issue. The last thing he wants is for his subjects to think that he is a weak king who can’t even defeat a mere Alpha.