Chapter 79
Chapter 79
Reuben
“Yes, she is Rathbone. The same Rathbone family that has been wiped from the realm eleven years
ago!” he exined. I looked at him in surprise as he continued, “She is the Rathbone that is the
reason behind these mysterious incidents in the realm, even our royal family has fallen into danger
thanks to her. I’m sure you’ve realized by now that the attacker is after her, and this destruction
won’t stop until he ims her. Every im Elder Frank made has turned out to be true. This woman
is bad luck, on top of that a very dangerous shadow is lurking after her, willing to wipe out every
obstacle in its way to get to her. She will be the reason for both your and the Kingdom’s
demise,” he took a step closer, locking eyes with me. “Now it’s time for you to make a decision,
Reuben. If protecting the world means getting this woman out of your life, then that’s what you must
do,” he stated, waiting for my answer.
I slowly lifted my head, touched
my forehead, and closed my eyes. Uncle looked at me, holding his breath. Suddenly, I received a
mind-link from Bix. “Reuben, Willow and the children have not returned yet,” he said urgently. My
eyes snapped open as he added, “E has something to tell you. I am linking her with you. Hear her
out.”
I frowned at the sudden mention of E but listened to her first. “Reuben, I think Willow is in
danger!”
“What do you mean?!” I mind-linked back with a growl.
“The other day I encountered a man at a restaurant who caught Willow’s scent on me. He started
inquiring about her. Sensing something was strange about him and his aura, I lied that I did not
know Willow. I then tried to get away from him, however, the whole restaurant caught fire! I escaped
but was unconscious for two days. I think… that man is the one who is behind these mysterious
attacks and he has found Willow…”
The mind-link abruptly ended before she could say more, and my mind went nk. The image of
the man’s shadow that I had seen in the footage immediately crossed my mind. Suddenly, I felt aN?velDrama.Org ? content.
third person’s touch on my mate’s mark on Willow’s neck, and my whole body felt as if I was thrown
into a pit of acid.
“Willow…” I murmured her name under my breath and immediately turned on
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my heels to leave.
“REUBEN!” Uncle yelled. “Are you going to save that woman? Are you choosing her over the
world?! Is this your answer?” he demanded.
I stopped in my tracks and turned to look at him. “Uncle, don’t tell me you think I am some kind of
hero who is willing to sacrifice their love to save the world,” I raised my hand, which started to glow
as I gathered my internal powers that were in my blood. “Of course, I am not the viin who burns
the world either,” I stated as an energy gathered behind me, stunning uncle.
“What the hell are you doing?!” his eyes widened as he watched my aura darkening with the power I
had been summoning.
“I’m Neither hero nor viin…,” I locked eyes with him as I dered, “I am a monster that only
awakens for her.”
“Reuben, don’t! Stop for a minute to think about this,” he growled, wanting to get closer to me but
the shining energy stopped him. “Are you thinking of using our royal family powers to save that
woman?! Don’t you know you can only use it once in your whole life and you it on that woman. You
should only use it when your life is in danger!! ” he barked, looking at me in disbelief.
should not n’t
“That’s exactly what I’m doing, uncle. I’m fighting for my life, that life is only possible with her…” I
began as Willow’s screams calling my name reached my ears.
Willow
Hot tears rolled down my cheeks as I felt him close to entering inside me. Pressed under another
man on the verge of ruin, only he came to my mind. His touch, his smile and his love…
“REUBEN…” I whispered his name, deciding to end myself after this ruining was over. That was
until I felt Dex making a connection with Ceri.
I opened my eyes, feeling Reuben’s presence through our bond, and immediately shifted into my
wolf form. With a surge of adrenaline, I ripped off arge section of the man’s hand, causing him to
move away from me and raced towards Wyatt and Lori at full speed in my wolf form.
“Ughh…” he growled slowly at the sight of his blo ody hand, then lightly nced at me running
away. “It turned out you like it messy and blo ody the same as me,” his chilling voice entered my
ears, carrying a double meaning that sent a shiver down my spine. Though I couldn’t see his
expression, I could feel the smirk behind his
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words.
That’s when a sudden surge of fire ignited around me as I raced towards my unconscious children a
few meters away. My eyes widened at how the fire appeared and from where. One thing I knew for
certain was the fire was real and my children could die in it too. Theyy pitifully on the ground,
vulnerable to the encroaching mes. With each step, I pushed myself to the brink, feeling as if my
bones might shatter with the strain.
Then, a looming shadow fell over me from behind and panic gripped my heart. ncing over my
shoulder, I saw the man right behind me, his hand outstretched to grab me once again. Despite my
desperate sprint, he seemed to close the distance effortlessly which was impossible for a normal
werewolf.
Stretching my hand to grab my unconscious children in my arms, I tightly closed my eyes as I had
no where to go and I got caught again, “Reuben…” I whispered his name under my breath, holding
onto his memory in my heart as my only sce in the face of being taken by another man.
Just as the man’s hand touched me, I felt the unmistakable presence of Reuben’s hand and his
powerful aura surrounding me, even though I couldn’t see him. In the next moment, the man was
thrown away from me as if struck by lightning, and I was pulled into an unknown darkness.
The shock of it all left me breathless, my heart ceasing to beat in my chest. Stuck between life and
death, my mind stopped functioning. My eyes grew heavy as a tear rolled down from the corner of
my eye. Was this the end for me?
Just as I was about to sumb to the darkness, I felt Reuben’s presence behind me. “Willow…” His
voice whispered into my ears, suddenly I was pulled back from the brink, from darkness into the
light. Gasping for breath, I found myself in an unknown ce, cradled in Reuben’s arms.
“Willow…” Reuben’s face came into focus, his expression filled with worry as he repeated my name.
He was covered in blood, but his eyes held a deep concern as he looked at me. Was I dreaming?
How could Reuben be here, when just moments ago that man…
My vision blurred and darkness encroached once more as I fainted in his arms.
Dark
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Thrown away by the unexpectedly powerful energy surrounding Willow, I found myself crashing into
hundreds of trees, my body tearing apart and every vein feeling as though it was being sliced open,
causing blood to drip from my wounds. Eventually, my bodynded heavily on the ground.
“What was that?” I asked myself, raising my hand to bring it in front of my eyes. I stared at the badly
burnt, torn, and bleeding hand, still feeling the remnants of the sacred energy that had ripped my
Rose away.
“A Royal divine power?” Surprise shed in my eyes. Every wolf born in the royal family was
blessed with a different divine power. I recalled this divine energy emitting from my Rose’s mate
mark. That could only mean that…
“So he is one of the royals…” The corner of my lips rose into a furious yet amused smile. My Rose
had been marked by a royal wolf. Myrge ws dug into the ground as my skin began to heal
itself. Standing up on my half-bleeding legs, I stared at the torn piece of handkerchief tied around
my hand. “You should not have escaped from me again, Rose. Especially with another man. I
honestly thought of forgiving you, but now… it is going to be really messy and blo ody just like you
like.”
I shifted my gaze from the handkerchief to the ce that she had disappeared from. “had I heard
her calling the name… Reuben?”