Chapter 131: Blackmail!

They say that love can sometimes be selfish and even jealous, but they probably don't know how dangerous it can be when all these feelings get mixed up. Loving is a matter of choice, and so is allowing yourself to be loved.

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Lyall and Jamal attacked each other fiercely, ignoring the pleas of Rose and Selene who scream at Nix:

"You evil witch, make them stop now."

"I don't want to. And you know why? I already know the outcome and look at me Selene," Nix holds her rival's chin..." This is going to be my revenge, watching you cry tears of blood."

Selene opened her amber eyes wide, looking in the direction of the two werewolves, who were blood brothers, but let their anger, envy and selfishness take over, in a flash of advantage, Jamal took advantage and drove his sharp claws into Lyall's chest, who roared with pain, even as he staggered, he also landed several blows on Jamal, who took a few steps backward, while Lyall tried to pull himself together, hearing Selene's voice encouraging him:

"You can do it, love. " she smiles at Lyall who, although badly hurt, smiles back at her, but this is an affront to Jamal who, overcome by anger and envy, again takes advantage of Lyall's distraction and attacks him, this time not only with his own claws, but also with a dagger poisoned with aconite on its blade, hitting the hitherto king Lycan in the heart and neck, Lyall could no longer defend himself, staggering backward even though Selene was shouting at him to stop because they were too close to the waterfall, but it was too late, Lyall fell to his knees feeling like I no longer had the strength to fight, look at Selene with a slight smile on his lips and a whisper:

"I love you!" Lyall closes his eyes and Jamal kicks his brother giving the final, he falls from the top of the waterfall, disappearing into the deep water.

"No! Lyall!" Selene screams in despair as Jamal howls his victory loudly and all those present are stunned to feel their bodies move again. As for Selene, as soon as she is freed she runs towards the waterfall, stopped by Jamal who grabs her around the waist to stop her from throwing herself in.

"Let me go! Do you realize what you've done, Jamal?"

"Of course, I know. It was the only way, it's in Lycan law and any elder here can confirm it." Jamal looks at the other elders present who look away

"Jamal, what have you done? Let Selene go now." Rose approaches her grandson.

"What have I done, Grandma? I won the duel and now I'm the new Lycan king and you'll all have to accept it." Jamal smiles arrogantly

"I'll never accept you, Jamal. You killed Lyall."

"Regardless, you would be my bride because the agreement between King Wyatt and your father was that their firstborn would marry, which means I'm four months older. I'm just taking what's rightfully mine. Including you, Selene"

"I'm never going to marry you."

"That's what we'll see. Nix, please!"

Nix goes over to Irene who was looking after the twins who were sleeping peacefully in their strollers. Using his powers, he sets the strollers in motion, Irene holds on with all her strength:

"Let go if you don't want to hurt the babies or yourself. Don't be stupid."

"I won't let go." Irene continues to use her strength to stop Nix from taking the baby carriage, but Nix shocks Irene, who faints and is rescued by Pavlos, who gets angry and turns into a werewolf, but is intercepted by one of his allies.

"Haven't you understood yet? I am the new Lycan king and anyone who doesn't accept this new condition will be expelled from the clan and banished from Sirion, or rather, to prevent a rebellion, they could be sentenced to death for insubordination."

"Jamal, don't do this. That's not how I raised you. You have to be a good king, not a tyrant."

"Grandma, how nice you are. Look at them, do they think they're okay with Lyall's death and me as the new king? If I don't stand up for myself, they'll kill me the first chance they get."

"Why did you have to kill Lyall?"

"It was a duel and there was only one winner, and that was me. But I allow you Ethan to set up a search party to find Lyall's body, a king always deserves to be buried with honor."

"You're a bastard. I hate you, Jamal" Selene glares at him while crying with rage.

"I'm sorry you feel that way, my beautiful Selene." Jamal wipes away the tears of his lover, who shies away.

"Get your hands off me. You smell Lyall's blood."

"And you stink of him. But that will change because I will make you my wife."

"Never!"

"What a shame! Take Selene back to the castle and lock the door. She needs to think a bit, doesn't she, princess?"

"Nix's witch allies approached, holding Selene by the arms, her witch power may have been neutralized, but a werewolf's strength had not, so she resisted bravely. Only when a sleep spell is cast do they manage to take her. "

On the contrary, the Alphas of the allied packs look at each other and shout:

"Hail to the new King!" they kneel.

Ethan was the only one not to kneel and he ran towards the werewolf to attack him, but Jamal roared loudly, showing his big teeth, his sharp claws and his imposing posture, which made Ethan stop in front of Jamal.

"Ethan, this time I will spare your life out of respect and gratitude to your sister Elena. But learn to control your impulses and accept the change at once," Jamal says in a distorted voice.

Ethan simply ran to the end of the waterfall in an attempt to find Lyall, Pavlos, Leila, Ava and Daniel helped with the search. The moon was covered in grey clouds and as they searched everywhere for Lyall, Sophia ran up to the twins realizing that Nix was heading in their direction.

"Jamal!" Sophia shouts, drawing her brother's attention.

"Nix, don't hurt Selene's babies, they'll be the guarantee that she'll be mine in the end."

Sophia frowns at her brother, she can't believe what she's hearing.

"Get back to your chores, the party's over." Jamal gave the order, observing the once cheerful place, full of life and hope, now what remained was a somber and melancholic tone.

In the Lycan castle, Jamal entered Selene's room, who was still under the effect of the sleep spell, and sat down next to her, noticing the wolf woman's beauty.

"You look so beautiful!" Jamal strokes Selene's long hair and she slowly wakes up

"Where am I?"

"In your room, in the Lycan castle."

"Jamal? Why did you do that?" Selene gets out of bed and heads towards her children's crib. "Where are Uriah and Wahid?"

"They're safe, don't worry. No one will harm them"

"Give me back my children"

"You want your children back? Be my woman"