The Wolf and the Fae
Chapter 108
Ermis looked up at him, his eyes haunted by regret and defiance. For power,” he whispered, his voice harely audible above the dis of battle. “For glory. For a kingdom that should have been mine, but then you fucking came! To make it worse the goddess gase you a mate! An abomination amongst us and yet you took it, as though that is not clear enough sign that you are not meant to be king
Helios shook his head. “The kingdom was never ours to claim, Ermis, he said, his voice choked with emotion. It belongs to the people, to those who look to us for guidance and protection. And I will not let you destroy it.”
With those words, Helios reached out a hand to his fallen brother, offering him one last chance at redemption. But Ermis, consumed by his own pride and ambition, could only look away, his heart hardened by years of bitterness and resentment.
“you think you’ve won?” Ermis taunted. Laying on the floor badly injured from the fight, “with or without me involved, you are doomed brother, you know why? Because look around you, you know it deep within that you don’t belong here.” Helios said nothing. deciding not to give him the satisfaction of seeing his reaction.
The chaos of battle swirled around Lucia, engulfing her in a maelstrom of violence and fear. As the clash of swords and the roar of combat echoed through the air, she found herself caught in the midst of the fray, her heart pounding in her chest as she struggled to keep pace with the frenetic pace of the fight.
Beside her, the rebel who had captured her dragged her forward with a cruel grip, his eyes gleaming with malice as he reveled in her helplessness. But Lucia refused to surrender to despair, her spirit unbroken even in the face of overwhelming odds.
With a sudden burst of defiance, she wrenched herself free from her captor’s grasp, her eyes blazing with determination as she fought to break free from the chaos that threatened to consume her. But even as she struggled, a voice whispered in the back of her mind, a nagging doubt that gnawed at the edges of her consciousness.
Where was Helios?
The realization struck her like a physical blow, sending a chill coursing through her veins. Her mate, her beloved Helios, was out there somewhere, fighting for their kingdom and their future. But amidst the din of battle, she could not find him, could not even be sure if he still drew breath.
Her mind went to how he had rejected her in the midst of the fight, causing her to loose focus
With a steely resolve, she fought on, her movements fluid and precise as she fended off her attackers with a skill born of necessity. But even as she held her ground, a sense of dread lingered in the back of her mind, a foreboding sense of the danger that now surrounded her.
And then, with a suddenness that took her breath away, the rebel leader appeared before her, his eyes ablaze with triumph as he. seized her in his grasp once more. With a cruel smile, he leaned in close, his breath hot against her ear as he whispered words that chilled her to the bone.
“Your mate may be a formidable warrior,” he sneered, “but even he cannot stand against the might of our forces. And when we are finished with him, you will have no choice but to submit to our will.”
He pulled her out into the open, where Helios and Ermis stood.
“Lord Helios!” he yelled as he pulled Lucia rather roughly
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