Chapter 21

Chapter 21
chapter 21

|| MONICAs POV ||
" NO!!!"
It was the answer that came out of my heart. I had been a slave to King Zion but I wasn't his mate before the rejection. But something with Viktor didn't allow me to be his Royal Mistress. My wolf refused it strongly since we had been mated. It was already angering her that Lucius wasn't recognizing his claim on me in front of everyone.
His jaw clenched tight as if he didn't expect the answer from me at all. Perhaps he thought that I was too easy to sleep with since we had fucked each other already. All the warmth and lust in his eyes vanished as soon as my answer came out. He snapped at me, dropping the strawberry on the small table,
" GET OUT!"
I flinched at his harsh response. Nevertheless, I decided to leave suddenly, staying firm on not changing my decision. A long sigh of relief washed over me as soon as I was out of his sight. But a sting of pain shot through my heart when I recalled how he wanted me to be his slave, not his mate.
I dropped the idea of being anyone's mate entirely. Right now, I had to focus on Gerrat to destroy him for eternity. Remembering something important, I hurried back to my room to find the hidden file that I had stolen from his library. I locked the door behind me and sat by the bed, hoping to get some useful information. As soon as I opened the file, the handwritten idea of the land caught my attention. I had no doubt that it was written and planned by my father. Alpha Gerrat probably took the credit on him and applied it to his territory. Tears stung my eyes when I remembered my past.
My father was a king but he acted with us like a normal father. Telling us bedtime stories or making my braids was his favorite thing. I never saw him raising my voice at my mother. He was murdered with all his goodness. The emotions and pain were too strong in my heart. Swallowing the lump in my throat, I flipped the next page, focusing on the financial information of his kingdom. The information showed that 60% of his trade was made within Lucius's territory. There was no information related to Zion's land. It only meant that Lucius's territory was his main source of income. As long as I could maintain the bad relationship with Lucius, it would be a win-win situation for me.
A smile tugged on my lips imagining the downfall of Gerrit. I didn't need to be the queen or Alpha as long as Gerrat was destroyed. All I wanted was justice for my family. Flipping through another page, my eyes stuck on a name that froze my thoughts.
Cohen Dimitri!
My father's stepbrother! My uncle!
Disbelief clouded my thoughts when I saw his name on the list of Gerrat's advisors. Didn't my father say that Cohen was more than his biological brother? Then why was he with Gerrat? Did he also betray my father?
I couldn't reach any conclusions. In my memory, he was the sweetest Uncle that we had. Although he rarely visited us, he was fun to hang around whenever he came to us. Forcing my tears back, I grasped the papers in my fist tightly. It seemed like there were more truths than I imagined and I had to find out about each one of them.
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|| LUCIUS'S POV ||
" Are..we going tonight?"
Darius made a face of uncertainty. I knew that the plan to claim the old Castle was pending. But I needed to get the fuck out of my own house. Things weren't the same between me and Monica anymore after I fucked her. Whenever she was around, I couldn't stop staring at her tits or her ass. Simply her presence could give me a hard-on.
I let out a growl, putting on my jacket as the skies were growling,
" Yes! The sooner the better."
Darius didn't make another noise as he followed me out silently. I avoided walking through the servant quarter just to avoid Monica's presence. If I met her now, I would be dropping my idea and probably wanted to drag her back to my room and fuck her hard.

My wolf carriage was already standing outside. As we started riding to the location, the sky growled before drizzling started to hit the land. It took two long painful hours to reach the destination. When we arrived at the place, a green flag was already waving from the top of the castle.
A fierce growl came from the other side, drawing my attention back to the people outside,
" THIS IS MY TERRITORY. GO BACK, LUCIUS."

Zion was standing outside with his men. They came before us and claimed the territory as a part of his kingdom. I growled back, my men hissing back at their threat,
" OURS! My father built this for his whore. Now that she is dead, my father's property should be mine."
Zion warned, rage sipping through his voice,
" INSULT MY MOTHER AGAIN! I will show you what I left unfinished."

I didn't want to be a pussy by bringing his mother again and again. I warned him in a serious voice, dropping the legal will that my father made,
" Fucking see this! He said that his property should belong to his rightful heir."
Zion roared back, his voice dropping low with emotions,
" FUCKING NO! This...has my mother's memory. I am not leaving this ground without a war."

It would be a lie if I said that his words didn't hit my heart. It was true that as a family, I got everything from my parents. Zion had only his mother all through his life as he grew up. I would have given up but my pride didn't allow me. Besides my pack members would question my decision if I didn't try to win this place back.
Our groups stood facing each other. One word from me would be the beginning of another fight for the castle. Before I could say anything, an arrow flew in Zion's direction and pierced through his chest from the left side. His people cried out in shock and tried to pull him away but it was too late. The arrow had dug deep into his chest already, blood spurting out of his chest.

I looked around sharply but my men did nothing. I didn't order anyone to hurt him secretly. I wasn't a coward who would attack anyone from the darkness. I growled at my men, desperate to search for the man who just shot Zion,
" Find him!"
A few of my men had gone in that direction. Zion was already closing his eyes out of pain. For some damn reason, I didn't like him to see me in pain. His men tried to push him up but it would be taking five hours for them to reach their castle. As they stepped back from the fight, I blurted out all of a sudden,
" Take him..to my castle.. It's closer. He needs treatment first."

His beta sneered with disgust, dragging his Alpha back to their carriage,
" NO WAY! You tried to kill him and now pretend to be innocent?"
I wanted to shout and tell them that I had no hands on that. But they weren't going to believe me. When his beta tried to take him away, Zion suddenly blurted out breathlessly, leaning onto his beta's shoulders,
" Take me there..I won't hold it for so long..."
His response surprised me but for some reason, It relieved me to think that he was going to be treated faster.