64. Origins

ZEDKIEL.

I frown, watching Dad sharply. What scriptures? What the hell is this? The whispers that run through the crowd are growing. The confusion and unrest, irritating me.

“Will you still not talk to me?’ I ask my Lycan. I don’t think I’ve tried as hard before, as I have for the last few days to talk to him, but he hasn’t spoken since agreeing for me to f*ck Evangeline. I need him to realise that we are f**king one. I need him to back me up.

Silence.

“If this all points to me becoming king, then don’t you have any input? Should I aim for the throne? Since you don’t even have faith in me as it is? What do you want me to do?”

Nothing.

‘I need you, please… I have never begged anyone in my life, and I am now. I’m setting my pride aside and asking you for something. Give me anything.’

I close my eyes, feeling defeated.

‘No. It’s your duty as king that will ruin us… What I care for is our mate. Only her, and if I have to, I will destroy you. I don’t care about anything else.”

That stung. What have I done for him to hate me so much that he wants to kill me?

‘I care for her too; I will never let harm come to her… She has become my greatest possession to protect. Why are you so adamant I’d hurt her?’

Franco’s speaking, but I can’t focus when I’m getting the chance to talk to my Lycan.

‘Because you always do. You put the world before her… Every single time… and you fail, you fail her, you fail it all… you do what you need to for this corrupt planet. You will never choose her.”

want to do

the world before her. I f**king promise you, on

your life? An oath you’ll break, if she asks it of you. You are a fool.’ His

you think that I would do

this world?

‘No, I’m no hero…’

a part of me doesn’t like

nothing more, and I’m left in the

Vilkas, come to

glance at Evangeline who is standing there, her arms crossed,

oozing power and dominance. These people should know I’m not just anyone I’m listening, and I’m giving them time… but no one can defeat me. I stride over

beside him. She has remained impressively quiet

show. Dad grips my shoulder in silent encouragement,

Lycan has shaken me a little, but I will not let it

speak of the scriptures. Will you please share these so-called scriptures that none of us have come

and

of the high court, but you will remember that you are speaking to

that flashes across

we all know of! The scriptures of our Goddess and our birth. Ones that

children, but it’s just an old story of how we were created…

Supreme Alpha.” Cole says calmly, motioning for Philip

s*it is done, I won’t forget his

scriptures speak of the Lycan that the Goddess created on the full moon. Has anyone

Zerachiel.

look at him sharply, and Dad smiles faintly,

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