Chapter 40
” Strange?” Diana furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
” Sorry, don’t mind me. You didn’t visit me ever since you woke up even when you moved into the pack house,” He said staring at her from head to toe. He sniffed the air a little but he couldn’t get anything strange from her. Maybe Brittany was lying to him. There was no way Diana could have known about him hiding the portrait of her wolf in that storage room. Even if she regained her lost memories, she couldn’t have known the exact location of Decanal.
” Only because your Beta had locked me inside his house like a prisoner. Did you know? That he locked your little sister in a house like some bird in a cage?” She asked with a defensive tone. He sighed and punched in the passcode for his door. She entered after him, he took a seat on his chair while she sat on the chair opposite him.
” He is your mate. He knows the best for you” He simply said without sparing her a glance.
” Even when he doesn’t treat me well? He marked me against my will and you did nothing now he is holding me against my will and you didn’t even find anything wrong with his actions!” She cried tears spilling out of her eyes. He only sighed, moving his good eyeball around.
” I can’t dictate to him how he handles his mate. He is a high-ranking werewolf, it is only normal for him to do everything to keep his mate safe. I’m sure everything he did was for your own good,”
” yes for my own good” Diana Scoffed. She expected his actions, even if Howard were to take her against her will in front of all the Redmoon pack members, her brother wouldn’t have found anything wrong with his actions because Howard wasn’t the vampire king. She knew her brother would never ever change, she just wanted to set his doubts somewhere else.
” Anyways congratulations on the wedding. I pray those wretched creatures won’t ruin it this time around.” He said with a soft smile that could have made the devil himself coo in reaction but Diana wasn’t fazed, her brother just wanted her to mate with his Beta by all means. She scoffed at his words, there wasn’t even a talk of any wedding before between her and Howard. If every one of her memories were right, She and Howard only ever had brother and sister like relationship before.
” I don’t have a dress yet and Howard isn’t letting me out of the house, I had to sneak out to see you, please help me I need air” Maintaining the helpless girl image, she contorted her expression into a sorrowful one and pleaded with her brother hoping he will at least act humane which she knows deep down that he would never because he is now a demon. And little things like tears wouldn’t be able to thaw his cold heart. But she hoped that he would at least have some warm feelings towards her.
He stared at her for a while before taking a deep breath.
” Follow me” Standing up from his chair, he told her as he made his way outside of the office. She followed him closely as he led her to the room opposite his office. It looked like another storage room.
” And when is this sibling love facade going to end? So you can finally free me before the wedding?” Decanal suddenly hissed through her mind again. ” Calm your wolf titties”
Inside the room were many framed pictures of their parents and some of their properties. Some of her things, from when she was a toddler before she got separated from the pack after their mother got killed by the newly turned vampire were kept in an old box. Beside that old box was a small box that her brother went straight to and opened it.
” Here,” He said after opening the box, inside the box was a white wedding dress that belonged to their mother. Most werewolves don’t get married but only go through with mating ceremonies but her mother liked human fairytales and lifestyles so much that she insisted on having a white wedding. Leonard wanted Diana to also follow in her steps, that was the reason why he wanted a big wedding for her and his Beta.
” This was our mother’s wedding dress. I will have the pack seamstress adjust it and fit it to your measurements. You have a dress now, anything else?”
” Nothing” She muttered, not disappointed at his command tone.
” I need to get back to pack work. You need to return home before your mate finds out you are gone. Have a nice day” He dismissed her before walking out of the room leaving her there speechless. She couldn’t even touch the dress but she knew it was beautiful. It would be such a pity to paint her mother’s dress red with blood.
” I will do the killings, I will make sure there won’t be any blood on that dress ” Decanal whispered through the link
” No, The royal wolves will be there. You won’t be doing any killings” Darryl said to Decanal’s dismay.
” Whatever, The coast is clear now Diana. You can start coming now” Decanal said ignoring Darryl. Diana closed the door of the room behind her. Her brother’s office was still wisely open, he was inside. The pack members seemed to be busy with their own businesses.
She passed the grand Hall and made her way to the lone passageway that leads to that particular storage room. She couldn’t contain her excitement as she quickened her pace before someone would notice her. She removed the key from her pocket once she was in front of the door. Freedom at last. The door squeaked a little but she slipped in quietly closing the door behind her. The entire storage room was dark and dusty.
” Let me be your eyes,” Decanal said calmly.
” Before you do that Decanal. I want you to make a promise to Diana” Darryl started out of the blue. Decanal snapped ” What promise again?”
” That you wouldn’t try to shift immediately you are back in her body. You will hold it in till the wedding day, you won’t try to take control or all your bloodlust to overwhelm Diana” Darryl asked, his voice hinting at his seriousness and his command toward the wolf of his mate.
” I will think about it”
” I know what you are thinking about Decanal. You will turn this entire pack house over once you are back in her body but don’t forget there is a possibility that Leonard might have an army of demons somewhere in here that we have no idea of, and your shifting might blow this out of proportion and we might lose. So please hold everything in, and wait till I arrive with the army from the Alpha king” Darryl pleaded sincerely. He knew exactly what was on the wolf’s mind and he will Damned if he allows her craziness to ruin his plans.
” Army of demons? I will just take them in by myself” The wolf said ignoring his plea.
“Shape-shifting demons can turn you into one of them with just a bite. I hope you know that, I know your poison is potent against anything but I wouldn’t risk Diana becoming a demon”
” Decanal please” Diana begged.
” Alright, I will try to contain my anger for now” The wolf finally agreed and Diana couldn’t help but smile. Seems three years of being locked away allowed Decanal to finally learn how to control her malevolent intentions even though the wolf was still sadistic.
” So where are you?” Diana asked.
” Stretch your hands forward, and scoot down a little bit. You will feel a wooden table, the portrait is inside a box on that table”
Diana closed her eyes to navigate in the darkness better. She used her hands to sweep the said table until she felt the box. She touched it to be sure before she dragged it closer. She forced the box open and dipped her hands inside till she felt the canvas.
Immediately hands touched the portrait, A bright light shone in the room from the portrait allowing her to see the portrait she was holding, Decanal’s red eyes stared back at her before the wolf in the portrait moved through the light and entered her body. ” I’m free” Decanal whispered immediately the light faded from the empty canvas.
*Crack
Diana almost howled out in pain as she felt the bone on her pinky finger snap.
” You promised not to force me to shift” Diana cried her eyes turning red.
” Sorry, I’m trying not to. I’m still trying to adjust myself and rid myself of the unwanted presence in your body, it’s not my fault your body is weak” Decanal said nonchalantly referring to Howard’s half-wolf. Diana felt her pinky finger heal up quickly.
” Now how do we get out? You are not on the lookout anymore” Diana sighed.
” You do realize we are a werewolf with something called instincts and abilities right? My human counterpart is such an idiot” Decanal said sarcastically. Diana opened the door again and slipped out after using her hands to get rid of the dust from her hoodie and sweatpants.
She was relieved to find no one outside, she sped out of the pack house surprised at her newfound abilities. It was then she knew she missed Decanal a lot, she was now complete. She was one with her wolf now and her brother will pay for everything he did to her.
Howard was waiting for her in front of the house. He looked angry and irritated. She quickly used one of Decanal’s abilities to hide her scent. Decanal was impressed with how perfectly she did it.
” Where the fuck have you been?”