Prey Of The Lycan Queen Chapter 21


    ~Zirah~


    The castle is made of aged brick and weathered stone, with stained-ss doors and windows. It’s a


    simple structure, and not terriblyrge, with only three stories, yet it stands out from the rest of the city


    with its simple elegance.


    As the car stopped and I moved to climb out, Lyon grabbed my hand. "If you want me to take you back


    I understand. I won''t be offended," he tells me.


    "Why are you being strange, what are you so embarrassed about? This ce is amazing from what


    I''ve seen," I tell him. He chewed his lip nervously and nced out at the castle then nodded. I climbed


    out and immediately I was met with silence, vastly different from home where guards stood on every


    corner. Yet whates with silence is nature. The crickets, the birds and the wind makes for a


    peaceful and soothing sound.


    "Thank you," Lyon told the driver who nodded before he pulled out. Moving toward Lyon I went to grab


    my bag when he pulled it away. "I''ve got it, you go ahead. The ce is unlocked," he tells me and my


    brows pinch. Shadow, however, bounds around excitedly before he grabbed my skirt in his muzzle and


    pulled me along. He led me to the huge ss doors where he pressed his nose against the double


    doors and pushed them inward, letting them open.


    The ce is huge, it has tall ceilings with a balcony, a grand staircase and the flooring is a marble tile.


    There was little sound but that of the outside, when I step inside all sound is sucked into the vacuum


    seal of the doors. Strips of royal blue and gold adorn the hall walls, shimmering in the light. I nced at


    Lyon behind me, and he nodded for me to keep going down the hall. The air was faintly scented with a


    fresh scent. The smell of wood, clean and unused.


    The first room I passed had wooden flooring, the walls pristine and bare. The second held a grand


    piano, the ivory surface gleaming, but other than that it was empty too.


    The third room is the kitchen and dining room, which is the only room that had any personal touch to it.


    I couldn''t stop myself as I opened the fridge, looking in at the stack of single-portion meals inside and


    bare essentials like milk and butter.


    The fourth room was the bedroom, it too had no furniture, but the mix of warm and cool colors on the


    walls provided a cozy atmosphere. The room is bathed in soft, natural light,ing in from the balcony


    doors.


    Coming to a set of doors I pushed them open to reveal another foyer of sorts that is round, stairs lead


    up, but that is not all I found. It was bare, almost austere in its simplicity. I nced at Lyon, confusion


    seeped into my expression.


    "Follow the stairs to the top," Lyon told me and I did, as I followed Shadow who seemed excited to be


    home. However, once at the top I stepped into one giant room. The room waspletely empty of


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    furniture except the bed that sat in the center. The bed took up most of the space in the room and it


    was covered in soft, clean linens. Despite there being hardly anything here, it was far from cold and


    impersonal, there were nts everywhere, like he had brought the outside in. There were no paintings


    on the walls or anything else to distinguish it from a museum. It has a vaulted ceiling and a panoramic


    view of the city, but has room for a minimalist.


    "I give everything to my kingdom," he confessed, his voice echoed in therge, empty hall. "I don''t


    need much. That''s why my father despises how I run my kingdom. Business is flourishing for the city,


    but not for the kingdom itself."


    My heart clenched at his words, a newfound respect for him welling up within me. Here''s a king who


    puts his people above himself, an act of selflessness I didn''t seeing. It was a revtion, one that


    shone a new light on Lyon, and his path in thisplicated game we were all a part of. Turning back to


    the room I wander around looking at the nts, of warm and cool colors on the walls providing a cozy


    ambiance. The room is bathed in soft, natural light,ing in from the balcony doors.


    Lyon set my suitcase down and I moved toward the balcony when I felt hime up behind me,


    suddenly close, his breath warm on my neck. "I know it''s not much," he murmured. "I''m sorry I can''t


    provide more for you."


    I turned around to face him, and noticed how his eyes were alight with a sincere expression. "Lyon," I


    ced a hand on his arm. "It''s perfect," I assured him with a soft smile. "Besides, I''m here to learn who


    you are, not to learn about what you have or don''t have."


    He looked surprised.


    Feeling content in the moment, I leant into him and embraced him fully. He responded by wrapping his


    arms around me and pulling me even closer, his lips found my hair. Shadow whines softly at our feet


    before he padded off to join his brothers on the bed where they''d made themselves at home.


    Lyon took my hand and led me out onto the balcony, where we could look out across his kingdom from


    above. The view was breathtaking. As far as the eye could see there were forests andkes, farms and


    shops all bustling with life.


    "I may not have much to offer you materially," Lyon started, turning toward me with a small smile on his


    face. "But I can offer you a great view," he chuckled.


    I stared at the bare castle, and then back at him, my words fell into the silence between us, "Lyon, what


    you''ve built here, this is more than any luxury I could ever want," I told him. “So, do I get a tour of the


    city?” I asked, and he smiled.