Chapter 154
Conrad POV
I storm up to my room as I need to be alone. They think I don’t know what they are doing. I have been practicing my Lycan skills to get stronger. Ever since I realized I was so weak I could beat Arthur, it has been my obsession.
I have been focusing on my hearing lately. I didn’t hear the enemy coming before, and I will not make that mistake again.
I have been listening around the house. I could hear from the top of the balcony that Arthur told Mary I was a monster. Worst yet, Liam was with her and didn’t disagree.
Traitors, the lot of them. As soon as I know how they were involved in my Luna Queen kidnapping, I will kill them all. I will make them tell me everything and drain the blood from anyone who has been here.
“Revenge“.
The whispers have been getting louder lately. I know only I can hear them now, but I’m starting to find them reassuring. They are never wrong.
“Liars“.
They are. Every one of them. Mary never told me about my Moonlight. I could have protected her if she had. And I can see Liam working behind my back. He always said we were a team, and that was broken so easily.
“Traitors“.
That’s right. They are all traitors. I can only trust my Luna Queen. When I get her back, no one will be safe from my wrath.
“Murder“.
I will kill everyone who has ever hurt her. Everyone who has ever thought she wasn’t good enough for the throne. Everyone who has ever denied her greatness. Everyone who thought they could claim what is mine.
There is a knock at the door, and it stops all my racing thoughts.
“Come in“. I snap.
Donovan walks in. What does this weasel want now?
“These are all the business reports from the board, your highness. I also came to inform you that the gardening team is done, and the garden you wanted for Luna Queen is completed. They need your final sigh off“.
“Fine“.
It’s strange, but Donovan doesn’t seem nervous about me like the other. Probably because I punished him before. Maybe I should punish everyone else as well. I will have to think about this.
It’s late in the day and the sun is starting to set. I walk through the archway to the garden, and my heart skips a beat. I paid extra to have all the flowers in full bloom instead of the buds, but it was worth it. It feels just like a cabin.
I have surrounded it in a high hedge so it is segregated and protected from the rest of the gardens. It also gives some of
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the more delicate flowers shade during the day, as they need it more.
The whole area smells like jasmine and moonflowers. I walk to the water feature in the middle. It is made of white marble and has moonstones built into its design under the water, making it shimmer with colour. It’s a circular pond that can reflect the moonlight, but in the four corners, it has four small fountains that keep the water flowing. This is to show the four guardians united under the Moon Goddess.
It was a great plan, but it’s never going to work without our light being here.
There is matching marble seating, but I lie down in the grass and just feel the softness as I listen to the water making babbling noises. I remember when I was with Lewana at the cabin. As soon as I find her, I’m going to take her back there. Spend my time marking and claiming her in every way possible. Make sure no one ever questions that she belongs with me again.
The next thing I remember is waking up in the grass. It’s the best sleep I have had in ages. I didn’t dream. I didn’t have nightmares. I just rested.
I’m not even uncomfortable or sore from sleeping on the ground. I feel better than I have in weeks. I look around the garden, and even though I can tell it is morning, the sun hasn’t made it over the hedge yet, so it’s not past 10.
“You’re finally awake“.
I sit bolt upright and see Liam sitting on the bench. “How are you feeling? You’ve been out about 14 hours. We’re debating waking you, but with how you have been reacting lately, thought it was better to let you sleep if you were comfortable“.
He’s clearly still nervous around me. Going to have to fix that at some point. I don’t want Liam, of all people, to be fearful
of me.
“I’m good. Why are you here?“.
“I was looking into something to find Luna Queen, and not sure if I have found something, but the Fae King seems to
think so“.
He pulls out a little vial from his jacket, and my eyes go wide when I see the familiar dropper bottle.
He goes on to explain nervously as he puts the dropper back in his pocket. “We might be able to do a ceremony to get the blessing of the Goddess to tell us where Luna Queen is. However, we need your blood, and you need a plan on what to do
when we find her“.
“That’s easy. Kill everyone“.
“Alpha King. What if they have her in a massive stronghold? How are we going to breach the perimeter? How many
soldiers are we taking? What gear do we need? Do we need a medic in case she needs medical attention? What type of cell will they have her in, and how are we going to get in?“.
I pause and realise he is right. I have no plan. If I get killed in the process, no one will be able to save her, and she will be stuck wherever they are holding her forever.
I walk back through the archway and feel the weight of these questions instantly drop onto my shoulders, and the familiar sense of dread and destruction fills my body with rage.
I picked up all my deamons where I left them last and started to prepare for war
