Louisa's POV
Leo closed the book and said, "The traveling druids are the offspring of the Gifted Ones. After they were cast away from the mainland by King Czar the Great's First Ruling, they were planning to come back and revenge. They went to great lengths in order to come back and eventually attained the Clemency Ring. With the power of the ring, they exempted themselves and started to get back to the mainland. All these years, they have done a lot of bad things. Generations of wolf kings wanted to eliminate them, but they couldn't get rid of them. The late King Duko had planned to negotiate a deal with them, and it was taken as a sign of his weakness, which played an important role when he was declared a traitor. My brother said, those traveling druids have planted bad seeds in our society and tried to manipulate our minds." "Why do they want to cheat Darren and his brother? What do they want?" I asked. Leo shook his head and said, "I didn't know exactly whLouisa's POV "What's going on?" Gianna walked next to me and asked. "This slut is going to steal your husband from you behind your back! That's what's going on!" Josephine said indignantly. "First of all, no one is going to steal my husband away from me," Gianna said in a calm voice. Josephine wanted to say something, but Gianna raised her hand and stopped her. Then, she continued, "Second, this is the Fire and Wind camp. Almost all the alphas from the north and south are having a meeting in the grand tent over there. Don't make a scene and make a fool of yourself. Third, you're Lady Josephine Finch from Goldpaw Canines, not some random farmer's daughter. Even if you've found something suspicious between my husband and this girl, you can tell me in private and I'll double-check with my husband and then confront her with evidence and witness. You don't have to shout and scream like this in public. Acting like this only makes people look down upon you."
Louisa's POV I was speechless. Gianna didn't ask me if I had seduced Lucian. She asked why. The truth was, I didn't know why. I knew he had a mate from the first day I met him, but I just couldn't stop myself from wanting to be with him. He was everything that Lucas wasn't and that was why he was everything that I had wanted. I knew it was wrong, but I couldn't control my feelings. I didn't want to take Lucian away from Gianna. I just wanted him to spare some love and tenderness for me. Even just a little bit. But I obviously couldn't tell Gianna this. That was why I was silent. Gianna looked at me and I could tell that a storm was impending in her eyes. I knew I had to say something to make her calm down. She was pregnant. It was dangerous to let a pregnant lady stay mad like this. So I said sincerely, "Gianna, could you please take your seat, and then I'll explain ever
Louisa's POV "Louisa, can you hear me?" I heard my wolf's calm and steady voice in the darkness. "Hey, lassie," I said. I felt that I was floating in a liquid that was denser than water. "Are you angry at me?" she asked. "No... Why would I be angry at you?" I asked. There was no response. I wanted to look at her, but my eyes were covered by some sort of clouds. I couldn't see anything at all. "Come on, lassie. What happened? It has been a while since I talked to you last time," I said. I felt some tickling chilling sensation from the tips of my toes. "There was wolfsbane in your tea. So you are dying now," my wolf said. "It's in the water!" I exclaimed. I suddenly recalled the prophecy of the snake in my dream. He was trying to warn me about my death! "But why?! Who put the poison in my drink?!" I asked. "I poured that drink by myself and it was for Gianna! I drank the tea myse
Louisa's POV "What the fuck is going on?" I walked into the tent and saw the fucking she-wolf lying on the bed, with fucking black blood draining out of her body. Her whole body was turning blue and gray. I recognized it was a sign of death. Lucian walked to me and said, "Lucas, let's go out now and give the good doctor some space..." "Fuck! Lucian!" I exclaimed, "I'm asking you a fucking question! What the fuck is going on here?! Why her blood is fucking black?! What the fuck is that quack doing on my woman?!" Lucian remained calm and replied, "She's been poisoned. Someone had put wolfsbane in her tea. I'm doing the investigation now. I'm on it, Lucas." "I want that motherfucker alive, Lucian! Find out that motherfucker and I want that fucker alive!" I barked like a fucking dog. "Yes, Alpha. Leave it to me. But now, I really need you to calm down and come out of the tent with me," Lucian said and tried to hold me in his hand
Louisa's POV "Leo is Lycidas' fucking son. He knocked up his aunt when he was fifteen and that's why he was cast away from the court. His fucking aunt gave birth to a baby boy and this boy was secretly sent to your parents. This boy is Leo. Queen Daliah wanted to look for the child, but your parents hid him so well that nobody knew his real identity. Lycidas later came to us during his exile because he was looking for this child. He fucking told me everything about it, Lucian." "And you're telling me now," Lucian said. His lips were trembling. That's what happens when he's mad. "Leo should never learn about his real identity! Someone must have told him about this! Lycidas didn't want him to get involved in the court. It's a fucking nasty place for a child to grow up. He wants to fucking protect Leo..." "By letting you take care of him?" Lucian asked. "By letting you take care of him, Lucian. For fuck's sake, I can't even take care of a fuc
Louisa's POV I opened my eyes and saw doctor Jafar's face. He was leaning against the edge of the bed, taking a nap. I lowered my head and saw Will curling up in front of my chest. I snuggled him and kissed his hair. He woke up and lifted his head. "Louisa! You're back! I almost thought I lost you!" He cried out and huddled against me. "Oh, Will," I whispered with my heart melting. "I won't go anywhere without you." Jafar woke up as well. He placed his hand gently over my head and said, "The fever is gone. You're doing well, Louisa." "What happened to me?" I asked. Jafar said, "They've found some wolfsbane residue in your teacup. Someone must have put it in there, trying to kill you. Lucas was mad and the soldiers were doing a carpet search in the camp. Don't worry. They'll find the person who has poisoned you and you're safe in His Highness' tent now." His Highness? I thought to myself and looked around.
Louisa's POV I was petrified. Me? The King's sister?! Zabel said, "Tallulah gave birth to a boy before she was cast away. The boy is Lycidas and he was born to be the next King. However, the Red Queen didn't think he was the right candidate for the throne, so she cast away Lycidas along with your pregnant mother. After that, I was born. I was chosen to be the next King, but it turned out that I was born to be the defective one in our family. That's why Zack had to be born." "But who gave birth to you? The late King Duko had only one wife in his life and it was my mother!" I was puzzled. Zabel didn't say anything. He took out all the flowers from the vase and tossed them into the trash bin. "Nobody. We don't have a mother, little girl," Zabel replied with tremendous sorrow in his eyes. "Anyway, as Zack was growing up, he started to show a string of traits that were considered to be unfit for the throne." "Do you mean that...?" I was
Louisa's POV I looked up and saw Zackery walking into the tent with a tiny bottle in his hands. "I saw Jafar standing outside and he gave this to me. It's time to take your meds, brother." He said and handed the bottle to Zabel. Zabel took the bottle and sighed. He screwed the cap of the bottle and raised it. "To the Red Queen," he toasted. Then, he lifted his head and drank it up. I saw sparkling tears running down his cheeks. He put the empty bottle on the table, turned away, and left. "Zabel..." I frowned and stretched out my hands towards his back, but my hands were held by Zackery. "He gets emotional and talkative if he doesn't take his meds. I hope he didn't disturb your rest, little girl," Zackery said. "Zackery, what exactly happened to him? He doesn't look sick to me... I mean..." Zackery said, "That's because we've got the best physician and the best medicine. That pop on the table is worth fifteen grand. And he has to take five pops per day, so y