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.”

and broken. Doesn’t he get I’m almost there too? I want to do

before her. I f**king promise you, on my life, I

‘You will swear upon your life? An oath you’ll break, if she asks it

me to kill her? And you think that

of our kind? The end of mankind, and the end of this world? For the so-called greater good?’ His cold voice

‘No, I’m no hero…’

doesn’t like the sound of

and I’m left in the depth of

come

standing there, her arms crossed, concerned

and dominance. These people should know I’m not just anyone I’m listening, and I’m

She has remained impressively quiet in

my shoulder in silent encouragement,

has shaken me a little, but

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

eyes flash and I turn

high court, but you will remember that you are speaking to the king.” I

sneer at the fear that flashes across his face, he

fine.” Dad frowns. “I speak of the very scriptures that we all know of! The scriptures of our Goddess and our birth.

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

Supreme Alpha.” Cole says calmly,

after this s*it is done, I won’t forget his

Lycan that the Goddess created on the full moon. Has

Zerachiel.

him sharply, and Dad smiles faintly, watching

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