Chapter 98

Third Person's POV

Merlin, who heard about the news that the old man's soul was not successfully transferred to the child, smiled happily while sitting on a rocking chair while holding the baby. No one can read what her plans are, but it is clear that she has begun to betray her companions.

In the house where the royals live and the silver growlers' pack, the werewolves began to feel anxious after Klaus sent them a hair of their royal highness. Erik locked himself in their room and just stared at his child's hair. He felt useless and powerless; he began to blame himself for what happened to his family. Tia and Vincent began to worry about Erik's state. Werewolves who have completed their mating process will have difficulty when separated from their mates, and Erik got separated from his mate Clara for almost two months now.

Basement -

"What do you want, Klaus?" Clara asked Klaus uninterestedly. Her enemy was standing in front of her cell, smirking and looking down at her, but Clara didn't care. She was sitting in the corner of her prison cell, gathering and mustering her strength.

"Oh, nothing. Didn't you miss me?" Klaus asked, making fun of Clara.

"What a stupid thing to say," Clara replied emotionless.

Klaus hummed and had a disappointed look on his face. "Calmer than I thought," He thought. Klaus turned his back to Clara and faced the prison cell of Alpha Louis. The chained Alpha looked at him weakly, but you could see the power in his eyes. His eyes gave excitement to Klaus, and he immediately entered the cell. Klaus started torturing the Alpha, and Clara, who saw everything, couldn't do anything. She can only bite her lip and glare at the back of Klaus.

Klaus continued torturing Alpha Louis for a week, but he didn't let him die. After torturing him, he will heal the wounds of Alpha Louis.

"How can you hold on?" Clara, who couldn't take it anymore and asked Alpha Louis. She vented her anger and frustration to Alpha Louis.

Alpha Louis looked at Clara and suddenly saw the shadow of his dead friends behind the young queen. Alpha Louis's eyes grew big for a second but immediately masked it and just smiled at Clara. "You just have to focus on recovering," Alpha Louis said, and Clara just bit her lip to stop herself from crying. Clara went back to the corner of her cell and sat there quietly.

Clara's POV

Looking at Alpha Louis while being tortured by Klaus made me angry, but to be honest, I respect him. He took all the beatings without crying, begging, or even asking for help. Maybe that was when I got frustrated and felt angry. Why wouldn't he ask for help or even cry the pain? My eyes grew big, and I laughed at myself. Help? If he asked for help, who would help him? I, myself, can't even help him.

"Angeline, I'm stupid," I said to my wolf while sighing.

"No, you are not," Angeline replied, and I smiled awkwardly.

I looked at Alpha Louis and couldn't help but pity him. He was chained up here by himself for years, and on the outside, he was branded as a traitor without him knowing. When I manage to escape, I will immediately clear his name. He deserved it that much.

I don't know how many hours have passed, but I can tell that it is already evening. The guards gave us food, and I ate it without a second thought since it would help me recover and regain my strength. After eating, Alpha Louis and I talked about his family and pack members. I happily smiled at him while listening to his story, but deep inside, I felt sad. He told his story as if he were giving me his last words. When the talk was finished, I let the darkness take over me, and I slept in the corner of my cell, hoping that Erik would be by my side tomorrow when I woke up.

"Wake up, my queen" I woke up and saw Alpha Louis standing inside his cell. The chains being used on him were on the floor, broken. I was initially confused, but I suddenly realized that we would escape. I saw my cell wide open. I immediately stood and went out of my cell and tried to open the cell of Alpha Louis using the keys that I found on the floor in my cell.

"What happened? How?" I asked Alpha Louis when I successfully opened his cell.

"We don't have time, I will tell you everything later, but first, we need to escape," Alpha Louis replied anxiously. I nodded at him in reply.

"Step back for a second," Alpha Louis said, and I stepped back inside his cell. He mumbled a few things, and part of his cell got broken. He picked up a part of the cell and connected it to his severed leg. He used it as a substitute for his leg that Klaus cut off.