Chapter 36
.
” Good morning my princess” Howard’s unwanted and annoying husky voice woke Diana up first thing in the morning as he greeted her. She groaned as she felt a slight headache build just by being in the same room as him. It was weird, Darryl didn’t visit her dreams last night and his voice had been eerily silent in her mind. She wished he was the one in front of her instead of the obnoxious Beta currently staring at her.
She opened her eyes and adjusted to the light coming from the sunlight that penetrated the room. She remembered she fell asleep in the living room after Brittany had left her with the keys to the storage room where her brother had kept Decanal. Howard must have carried her to the bedroom. She hoped he didn’t sleep on the same bed.
” Did you sleep here?” She blurted out, her voice hoarse from just waking up. She didn’t even notice him enter the house or carry her, what if he did something inappropriate to her? It’s not as if they hadn’t blurred that line before but that was she doesn’t remember anything about her mate and now that she knows about the deception and unending web of lies, she doesn’t want anything to do with him or his touches.
” Good morning to you Diana. No, I only carried you to the bed, I promise I will wait remember” He said with a light tone that made Diana scoff.
” Yeah, and a way of keeping your promise involves marking me against my will and also forcing me to mate fully with you, What a nice way of keeping a promise. Such a gentleman” Diana sat up from the bed and threw her hands up in mock enthusiasm while also drenching the entire room with fuel of sarcasm.
” Watch your tone princess” He warned but she ignored him and rose from the bed. She stretched her limbs and was relieved to find herself fully dressed in the same attire she wore before she fell asleep. He was still in his pajamas and stood at the entrance of the bathroom blocking her way. She hissed as she bumped into his shoulder harshly to get him out of her way. He tried to grab her hands but her instincts were faster, she was out of his way before he even came close.
” Diana please, you know I love you,” He said grabbing on air as she continued her way to her destination.
” That line is old and corny and can you please don’t say it when I’m trying to relieve my bladder? It doesn’t mix with the mood you know?” She said banging the door of the bathroom behind her back. After doing her business and wiping up, she stared at herself in the mirror and was shocked to see more strands of her hair already turned Raven black instead of the normal Auburn color there were two streaks of grey not so visible when she ran her hands through the center. To conceal the new color, she found a hair tie and threw her hair into a messy ponytail.
Immediately she opened the door, she found herself being pinned against the wall by Howard.
” I’m trying princess. You know I’m trying but you are not making this easy for me. If you continue like this, I might have to force that soul potion down your throat before our wedding and take you so rough and hard that you won’t be able to walk down the altar” He said, his hot aggressive breath fanning her face as she scrunched her face in total disgust at his behavior.
” Let go of me” She growled loudly, surprising both him and herself. But she didn’t have time to process the surprise before she yanked his hands off her wrist and sent him flying across the room.
” Oh my God!” Her gasps drowned out his groan as she stared at her reflection inside the vanity mirror. One of her eyes had turned gold as if her wolf was trying to take over only that it wasn’t her wolf but his wolf which her body was now rapidly absorbing through the mark.
” Why is your eye that color?” He rasped out suddenly feeling weak, he felt as if he lost half of his strength and the presence of his wolf was nowhere to be found in his mind. But Diana was strong, it felt like his strength but in her body?
” Get out!” She screamed.
” But? I ..”
” Now! You idiot!” She said, her golden eyes becoming brighter as she approached him. Her appearance scares him but he knew that wasn’t Decanal, she would have red eyes instead. But how did she get that power and also a wolf? Could it be another wolf was growing inside of her? The idea seemed ridiculous to him and it had never happened before. If only he knew that he was losing his wolf to her slowly.
He thought about informing the Alpha about it but that would only lead to a series of questions about how it came to be or what led to the outburst. He hasn’t been telling Leonard anything ever since they fought at the hospital when he marked her against her will. Telling him about this would only make him ask more questions that Howard wasn’t ready to answer. He only wants to get mated to Diana in peace and end all of this chaos.
Diana on the other hand took a deep breath as she felt her eyes become normal. What Darryl told her must be true, She has started gaining Howard’s strength and abilities which meant his wolf must be dying inside him already.
” Darryl?” She called but got no response from the other end. She sighed, it was strange why was he absent? Did something happen to him?
” My love?” She called again.
” Little one” His chilling voice replied and she raised her eyebrows at the coldness of his tone.
” Sorry about my tone. I didn’t intend for it to come out that way, I was just a little bit angry not at you though hmm how may I help my queen?” He stammered for a while before regaining himself. Diana laughed at how the cold ruthless vampire king can become a sluttering mess when it comes to his mate.
” I’m going to find my wolf now. I just want to tell you that” She said through fits of laughter taking the key out of the pink pouch that Brittany gave her before she fell asleep. She needed to get her wolf before Howard’s wolf took over her body completely. The sky is too weak for her, to teach her brother a lesson, she needs her wolf, not some wannabe DNA wolf.
” Now?” He asked and she replied positively. Even though Howard placed her on lockdown, she could always use the excuse of getting her dress fitted to enter the pack house so she could free Decanal successfully.
” You know I’m always right here, right? If anything goes wrong just say it through the bloodlink, I’ll March there right away with my army” He said and she smiled gratefully even though he wasn’t in front of her to see it.
She changed into grey sweatpants and a hoodie big enough to conceal her identity. She grabbed the key and sneaked out behind Howard who was busy making breakfast in the kitchen using her newfound strength as an advantage. She knew he wouldn’t notice her because he was weak and his sensory skills were probably as shitty as his reasoning.
Entering the familiar building of the second pack house. She avoided a lot of wolves and Cubs trying to greet or interact with her. She passed the grand hall before she felt the familiar wave of Decanal’s consciousness in her mind.
” Go back” The wolf commanded before Diana could say anything.
” Why?!” She and Darryl echoed at the same time.
” Now! Turn around now! This is a trap, Diana. And the moon goddess forbids I ever lay my hands on that bitch! I will show her how to separate bones from flesh using her forelimbs as an example” Decanal barked as Diana obeyed without further questioning.
” Don’t tell me..” Diana gasped.
” Yes, that two-faced bitch betrayed us. She gave you the wrong key. Can you believe that she has been working with your brother while pretending to be your friend?” Decanal hissed.
” You don’t tell me. You are the one who is supposed to know everything.” Diana scoffed trying not to cry out in frustration.
” No, I don’t know everything. I only come out of this room anytime I sense your presence in the pack house. Sometimes I follow your brother around to fish out information and that’s when I’m bored. I don’t know everything” The wolf replied with a hint of helplessness in her tone which she covered up with her normal confident tone.
She turned around sadly and walked towards the door with a heavy heart already devastated at the failure of her plan when Decanal’s voice stopped her.
” Wait”
” what the fuck is it again?!” Diana huffed angrily. She was already annoyed that the one person she thought she could trust betrayed her already and now Decanal was trying to play games with her.
” My bad, you cuss a lot these days don’t you think?” Decanal’s light airy tone said jokingly.