Chapter Hundred and Fifty-Three – Meet Duchess Vivian.
Rihanna’s POV
I scratched my head briefly and pursed my lips. “Dara, where are you going with all of these?”
She paused, thinking for a while then shrugged. “No where actually, I just think Chris shouldn’t try anything silly as he can’t change prophecy.”
“I bet he knows that much. He changed his fate by his own foolishness and that might be the best thing that happened to me.”
Dara peered into my eyes cautiously that I had to ask, “What?!”
“Do you really have no feelings for him? Like all died? I thought you’d be happy if Sasha lost her baby or…”
She trailed off seeing the repulsive expression on my face. What made her think I still liked Chris? Because I let him visit here?
I didn’t even like him before. Just a silly crush that, as he said, was due to the mate bond not because he deserved it.
And whatever made her think I’d want the death of a baby because his father was once my mate?
“Dara, I assumed we had this conversation once. I feel nothing for Chris. We both moved on. His son, I wish him the best.” I reminded.
She looked down, nodding, “I’m sorry I brought it up again. I just don’t understand love or like or crush. Feelings to be honest.”
I nodded understandably, “Neither I. I hoped you girls understand it when you find your mates so I can learn from you.”
It was a joke but I meant it.
She snapped her head at me. “Learn from us? Why? Do you have a mate you want to reach?”
My eyes darted to her and then on the ground. “Why do you think such random things?”
Her gaze was still locked on my face. “Who is it? Surely the moon goddess won’t be mean to leave you mateless after all these years.”
“Forget it, okay? Having a mate is the least of my problem now. When you’d see the guy, you’d know, okay?” I concluded.
She still had a cautious look locked on me as she stood up from the staircase we sat. “Okay!”
When she was gone, I threw myself back to my overthinking. “Lana, what do you think can kill a Lycan, apart from a Silver Wolf?”
I was sorry to involve her in my overthinking but we shared a body so should share the problems.
“One other thing I know, you are not going to like it either so work on being the only option.”
I had no choice here. I can’t be the only option. “What is that other option?”
She cleared her throat and spoke softly. “Another Lycan.”
My anticipation that had grown really high fell down on it’s face. “Another Lycan was the other option?”
“Yes, Lycans kill Lycans. And a werewolf can too, but if we are talking about Logan, then a really strong werewolf.” Lana asserted.
What other strong werewolf was there to dare him? “Alphas and Alpha Kings have dared him but didn’t succeed.”
“So send his kind after him, it’d be a fair battle.”
Send his kind? “Like I know where to get them.”
My mind went to Liam but I brushed it off immediately. He was just a kid, Logan’s kid. I couldn’t send him to end his own father.
They could be a curse which he’d inherit by obeying me, if he’d obey me. “I didn’t even want to work with Lycans.”
“You asked for more option and I delivered, the choice is yours.” My wolf seethed, growing annoyed.
“Where’d I see a willing Lycan to help if we should venture into that?” I asked again.
“Across the seven seas. Duchess Vivian could help.” She replied.
My ears perked up on hearing my favorite adult when I was younger, Duchess Vivian.
She was actually from a Kingdom beyond the seven seas and visited Alpha King Wayne as an ambassador of her kingdom to ours.
She stopped visiting when she found her mate and had to start a family.
I remembered her short blonde hair with her blue eyes. She was really pretty and nice too. Also, she hated bullies, like Vanessa.
“I will cross the seas to get another Lycan to come fight the one we have here.” I summarized Lana’s whole advice.
“It’s stupid.” I deadpanned. “What if they join forces with Logan?”
“You know not all Lycans want the extinction of the werewolf race, right?” Lana scolded.
Maybe, but Logan was an Alpha King, he could have a way of convincing them.
“Just Logan made you see all Lycans as bad and detest them! It doesn’t make you any better than Logan who hates all werewolfs!”
There was a minute of silence around my surroundings as Lana yelled out those words.
“Just like Silver wolfs were once hated and killed, you are sending the same hate to Lycans. It’s childish, Rih!” she added with a scoff.
I felt guilt, immensely. I was no better than all those mean people who made me hate myself.
“I guess I’d take the advice of travelling past the seven seas and looking for help. Whether it be a Lycan or a stronger Silver Wolf.”
My wolf didn’t reply. I sighed, feeling better about getting solution and learning something valuable.
I left my sulking position and marched outside to get hit upon by the sun’s Ray. I’d be leaving my pack soon for The Sun Burn Kingdom.
My heart was excited about seeing Duchess Vivian, I hoped she’d still remember me.
Three pups ran to me holding certificates. I laughed, seeing them cheering themselves for officially being part of the pack.
Hunter was one of them and the three kids had just been connected to the pack’s mind link by Beatrice. “Well congratulations you three!”
“Thank you, Alpha!” they chorused.
Two of the three ran off except Hunter who wanted to say something to me. “Alpha?” he whispered, even if the other two were far gone.
“Yeah?”
“My wolf’s name is Carlos.” He said with a smile. “He is nice and has a tiny voice.”
He giggled. “I thought he had a deep voice before but his voice is so tiny!”
I smiled, that his little wolf that could be easily tricked! I purged out my resentment and exhaled. “That’s really cool. You’d start training soon.”
He nodded then saluted. “And when I grow up I’d be a lead warrior like Aunty Dara!”
The confidence! I poked his puffed out chest. “What about a Beta like your mother?”
He looked down. “That’s hard. My mom is really strong. I don’t know if I’d be that strong.”
The kid had no clue. And I bet it will be really exciting having a half Lycan Beta in my pack.
“You will be. I know it. I look forward to having you as my Beta when you’re older.”
His eyes beamed with pride and he made a firm nod. “I’d do it Alpha!” he ran off.
That was the kind of confidence I wished Alpha Wayne had on me. So I’d be that Alpha.