Daphne’s point of view.
(EVERGREEN PACK_DONAVON’S HOME)
“Beautiful!!” Donavon groaned as he pulled out of me and poured his seed all over my chest.
He squeezed the last drop of his sperm on my chest, before falling on me and crashed his lips on mine -his elbow was suspending his weight.
“That was beautiful” he said as he rested his forehead against mine.
“Yeah” I replied softly and smiled.
He rolled off me onto the bed, pulled me close and hugged me from behind, then kissed my mark which sent sparks all over my body.
“Thank you for giving yourself to me” he breathe out.
I scoffed.
“Don’t be so full of yourself, you could have me because you’re my mate”
“Oh?” he kissed my mark again. “Then I’m very honored to be your mate, I swear I’ll try my utmost best never mess things up” he promised.
“Yeah, you better live up to your promise”
“Of course, I’m a man of my word” we both laughed.
He sighed deeply.
“Let’s sleep, beautiful”
I frowned slightly.
“But it’s still morning, it’s not even noon yet”
“I know, but we’re lovers and we don’t need time to tell us what to do” he replied.
His words made perfect sense, I closed my eyes and held his arms that wrapped around my waist protectively.
“Let’s sleep”
He kissed my mark again and closed his eyes, I didn’t see him closing his eyes but I felt it.
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Third person’s point of view.
Edward was already at the isolation center when King Wymond arrived, he took long strode towards the pups and started examining them -their eyes especially.
“Your Majesty, the pups passed out yesterday after taking the antidote her highness gave to them, but they woke up around 4am this morning”
“Hm” King Wymond hummed. “They seem fine, none of them transform and their eyes has gone back to their original colors”
“So, should we send them back to their packs today?” Edward asked.
King Wymond shook his head in disagreement.
“They should stay till tomorrow for further examination, we can’t be so sure that the poison’s totally out of their system”
“Yes, your Majesty”
“Make arrangements for them to bath and eat breakfast, they must be starving”
“I’ll get it done immediately” Edward replied.
King Wymond nodded and headed towards the exit, Edward stayed behind and briefly discussed something with one of the guard before rushing to catch up with his King.
“Your Majesty, the elders have been waiting to see you”
“Where are they?” King Wymond asked even though he knows the answer.
“They’re waiting in the meeting hall” Edward answered.
“Let’s head there”
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(MEETING HALL)
“Your Majesty!”
The elders greeted King Wymond with a bow immediately he stepped in the meeting hall, he sat on his chair and gestured them to sit down -which they did without wasting time.
“Congratulations on getting the pearl bead and lifting your curse, your Majesty” one of the elders said.
“Yes, your Majesty, we are very happy that we’ll soon have little princes and princesses running around the palace” another elder said, which made everyone crack up a little bit, but they nodded in support.
“Thank you” King Wymond thanked them.
Although the elders were smiling happily, King Wymond still kept a straight face. He cleared his throat and continued.
“You might have your guess already” he paused briefly. “I summoned everyone because of the ongoing plague in the vampire clans”
He paused again as his eyes glance around, some of the elders are nodding thoughtfully, while others were patiently waiting for him to continue.
“What’s your take about the situation?” he asked no one in particular, but expecting an answer.
“The ongoing plague in the vampire clans is so sudden, it’s very suspicious and I think it has something to do with Oak” one of the elders said.
“Yes, elder Jupiter is right” another elder chipped in. “Oak has been against King Wymond for thousands of years, we don’t know what he’s aiming at but I think he’s ready to wage a war” he said.
King Wymond nodded in agreement at the elder’s words.
“I was thinking I should visit the vampire clan after my queen’s coronation, or what do you suggest?” he asked them.
“Going after the coronation would be very dangerous, Oak is tricker than a fox, he might do something very disastrous on the coronation day” elder Jupiter said.
Everyone, including King Wymond nodded in agreement.
“Going before the queen’s coronation is better, because we don’t want any catastrophe happening on the coronation day” the oldest elder said in his usual rusty voice.
King Wymond nodded thoughtfully at the oldest elder’s words, he turned slightly to Edward and called him with his finger, then whispered something in his ear which he (Edward) nodded at and rushed out.
“I’ve heard all your suggestions, but we’ll go by elder Ian’s suggestion” he said nodding at the oldest elder. “I’ll start making preparations for my departure, but the date for my departure isn’t certain though”
His eyes glanced around for any form of disapproval but found none, it seemed they all agreed with this suggestion.
“That’s all for today” he said.
The elders got up and bowed at him.
“We’d excuse ourselves, your Majesty” they chorused and headed out.
King Wymond leaned back on his chair, he watched the elders leave until they’re out of sight, then he puffed out some air and closed his eyes.
“Oak!!” he growled lowly and balled his fist tightly on the table. “Your day of reckoning is very near!”