Chapter Seventy-Five: Can't Answer.

Chapter Seventy-Five: Can’t Answer.

LOKI, together with Lincoln came back to South Verlice at nine in the evening. The whole pack was silent. It was all because everyone is sick because of the gemstone.

The market was more affected by it because the gemstone was brought in here. It’s hard for King Alpha to see that the town that used to be lively at this hour was now gloomy.

“King Alpha!”

Loki turned his head to the soldiers behind them. They are about ten meters far from them. Enough to heal each of those people who got an illness from the gemstone.

“Just continue following us. Once we reached the gate to the palace, I will ask you to stop.”

“Alright!”

They continued driving. The moment that the soldiers passed through each store and household, the wolfsbane’s effect is pushing away the gemstone’s curse. It was like magic…

Elder Damon added that this trick was told by the mages that Loki’s grandfather’s friends. The mages that helped them have already gone underneath the Verlice, which they didn’t know where. To hide from the war between werewolves and vampires. It isn’t because they are afraid of them. But because they want peace. Up until now, they are still hiding and no one knows when they will come out again.

Lincoln coughed as the wind started to blow. It’s getting cold and the effect of the gemstone is getting stronger as they get near.

Loki can feel it too, but he has to be strong. He has to do this not just for his wife but also for their pack that he has to save.

Until he stopped the car in front of the gate. The royal guards are all weak and coughing while opening the gate. He can see that they are trying to control themselves as well.

Upon opening the gate, the car entered. Then Loki stopped it and get out to tell the soldiers to stop entering.

“Stay there!” he shouted.

Then they waited. The effect of it should be within ten minutes.

“Stay there for ten minutes!”

Lincoln clenched his chest as the effect was starting…

“W-what is happening? Is this right?” Lincoln said as he started to feel something weird.

“This is fine, you will begin to lose your consciousness,” he replied.

Loki tried to control himself. He was feeling the same effect but he has to get the gemstones out of the palace as soon as everyone get healed!

“Stay there, Lincoln! Do not follow me.”

“But—”

“Just trust me.”

Lincoln nodded. While Loki continued walking. He has to come near the gemstones and pick all of them to throw out of the boundary.

Five minutes had passed and the wind is starting to blow harder. It’s the pushing of the negative energy of the gemstones.

It was getting more intense as he gets near until…

“Boo!”

His eyes widened. He was thrown out away from the gemstones when a vampire appeared right in front of him!

“I was just passing by to see what’s going on. Seems like you find out how you can get rid of the effect of the gemstone, huh?”

“You! You’re Alistair?” he shouted.

“Oh! Am I that popular? You know me!”

He glared at him as he started to feel the effect of the gemstone. There were only three minutes left and he had to get it outside the boundary before it’s too late!

Everyone will die if wolfsbane and gemstone come together.

“Get out of my way!” he shouted.

“No, why would I do that? I want to stand here and see how your pack will die because of your clumsy decision. Have you thought that this is risky? There’s another way to get rid of the gemstone without doing this. But you chose the easiest but riskiest way. Why? Because you want to save your wife?”

Loki’s eyes turned red. Hearing that from Alistair made him feel even more mad.

“You!” he shouted.

His face started to grow hairs. His fangs grow longer as his body started to change into a wolf.

“Come on, my Alpha! Bring it on!” Alistair laughs.

But he couldn't change faster because of the gemstone and wolfsbane’s effect. He was changing back to human!

Alistair’s laugh is irritating him. He was so happy that he was in pain. It’s already ten minutes and the surroundings are starting to be gloomy.

“Look at you, King Alpha! You’re the weakest Alpha I’ve ever met!” he laughs.

His body fell on the ground, his eyes blur. He wanted to get up and fight with Alistair but he couldn't move properly.

While he was crawling in pain and weakness, Alistair went near the gemstones and picked it up. It’s a big handful of gemstones.

“We have lots of this in our cave. Only this piece of gemstone can kill the whole pack. I couldn't believe it!” he laughs.

“Get it out of my pack!” he shouted.

But Alistair didn't do as he said. Instead, he sat down and put it in him. His eyes became more blurry, his hearing started to deepen.

“Don’t die now, Loki. Once you die, I will kill your wife and make her mine!” he laughs.

He opened his mouth to say something but no words escaped his mouth. Instead, he closed his eyes as the pain became more intense.

The next thing he knew… There's a loud noise of guns.

Then he heard growling…

“Your highness! Your highness!”

He opened his eyes and saw Lincoln’s face. Still dizzy, he tried to get up but Lincoln didn't let him.

“You need to rest, your highness.”

“W-what happened?” he asked.

“I’ll explain to you once you fully recover. But for now, you can't get up.”

Even though he was still dizzy and couldn't get up. He didn't mind it.

“Where’s Shiloh? Where’s my wife?” he asked once more.

“Your highness, please…”

He finally gets up from the bed and roams his eyes around. He’s in their room, and the physician was there. But his wife… where is Shiloh?

“Where is she? Tell me!”

“I’m afraid I can’t answer that, your highness. I apologize…”