Chapter 106


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    “That monster is my brother’s wolf,” Alpha Louis confessed, revealing how he had witnessed his


    sibling’s descent into darkness, driven by an insatiable thirst for power despite already possessing


    the throne. The Alpha recounted the tragedy of his brother’s inability to rein in the lupine part of his


    nature, so he resorted to transforming it into its own malevolent entity. Alpha Louis acknowledged


    his own culpability, admitting that his oversight and preupation with the Emerald Bright Pack, his


    soulmate, and newborn son, Reuben, had led to devastating consequences. If only he had diverted


    his attention from his immediate concerns to his brother, he could have stopped and exposed


    exactly what types of evil deeds he wasmitting, perhaps the oue would have been


    different.


    “Louis, is this the reason you pushed for Reuben to assume the position of Alpha King?” inquired


    Alpha Adam.


    Alpha Louis nodded solemnly. “I kept my brother’s secret at the behest of our father, it was his


    dying wish. He was aware of every nefarious deed that had beenmitted by my brother, but his


    hands were tied as hey on his deathbed. The problem was that he valued our family’s reputation


    above all else. If my brother’s transgressions were toe to light, it would besmirch our royal


    lineage. I agreed to honor his final request, especially since Dark’s disappearance meant that he


    was not an immediate threat. I believed that a wolfless King could rule the Kingdom without issue,


    as long as my brother’s misdeeds remained hidden. However, I desired Reuben to ascend to the


    throne for the Kingdom’s welfare, never anticipating Dark’s eventual return. My brother had assured


    me that he would nevere back but now I realize that he lied. He even hide the fact that Dark,


    who is originally his wolf, can take his own human form thanks to the evilness he had gathered over


    the years. How could a human be different from his wolf? They both are the same,”


    he recounted.


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    Upon hearing the backstory, my head spun. I exited the children’s room and made my


    way to the bathroom to ssh water on my face, hoping to clear my thoughts. The deceit and


    malevolence of the past now threatened to engulf Reuben and Willow, who remained oblivious to


    these revtions. Yet, it was Willow that stood the most to lose in this mess due to her evil blood.


    She was like a once sleeping volcano with that evil blood inside her that could erupt at any point!


    I clenched my fists, consumed with worry. What if the evil inside of her manifested itself? With Dark


    already wreaking havoc, the prospect of Willow bing another harbinger of destruction loomed


    ominously.


    I closed my eyes out of frustration, berating myself for being aware of such crucial information yet


    powerless to act on it. Moreover, Reuben remained blissfully unaware of his mate’s lethal powers


    capabilities.


    I drew in a slow deep breath, at that moment memories of my past encounters with Willow flooded


    my mind. Suddenly, I noticed something peculiar. “Damn it!” My eyes shot open.


    I hastily exited the washroom and made my way to Bix’s house. “Bix!” I called out upon entering the


    living room. His home resembled a witch’s den, with every object carefully ced, nothing was to


    be disturbed or touched unnecessarily.


    He emerged from his bedroom, concern etched across his face. “What’s the matter?” he inquired.


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    “Mind–link Reuben immediately!” I urged, my tone desperate.


    He furrowed his brow. “Regarding what?”


    “The dormant evil within Willow’s blood that must never be awakened under any circumstances!” I


    stepped closer to him. “Do you recall how Willow overpowered me in the clearing a few days ago


    without even shifting into her wolf form? As a pure Omega


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    blood, it’s impossible for her to defeat me. Yet, she did so with ease. Do you know why?


    Because that day, she was consumed with outrage over my ill remarks about Walter. She


    was emotionally provoked and lost control without her being aware of it,” I exined


    urgently.


    “Still, how does that corrte with the awakening of her evil blood?” he raised an eyebrow


    skeptically.


    “Every time she’s emotionally provoked, shattered, or loses control, her evil blood is triggered!” I


    eximed.


    “What the…” Bix stared at me incredulously. “Are you absolutely certain?”


    “I am! At least, that’s what I’ve observed when ites to Willow. We can’t gauge the extent of


    emotional damage she’s endured during thest few days with Dark. It would be safe to assume


    that she is teetering on the edge. If she were to lose her temper, be emotionally provoked, or


    shift into her wolf form, then we’re in for something far worse!”


    **Willow**


    “Alpha King?”


    I stared at Dark with wide eyes. His expression remained calm and unchanged when he locked


    gazes with me. He did not care to oppose or deny that Dark was indeed… “Alpha King Alden!”


    The corner of his lips curled into a smile, “I am Dark, Alden’s wolf,” he admitted.


    “The Alpha King’s wolf?” My jaw dropped, “Does that mean the Kingdom has been run by a wolfless


    King all these years?”


    “Yes, Alpha King Alden is just a puppet King without a wolf,” Reuben stated, walking in. “Due to the


    fact that the fucked up other half of his nature is wandering around wreaking


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    havoc,” he added, his eyes locked on Dark.


    “You are not wee here, boy,” Dark smiled but it was sharp enough to cut ss, “I am thrilled


    that you could manage to make it this far alive to get to my pce. I will be generous and allow you


    to leave this ce with your life still intact,” his voice was grave and full of pointed threats. Though,


    what really surprised me was the location that Dark had been holding me in. It turned out the dark


    maze was none other than the Alpha King’s pce! A ce that no one would have expected me to


    be but Reuben came searching for me here. My heart squeezed.


    “Obviously, I am going to walk out of here alive…” Reuben crushed the cigarette with his shoe, “with


    my soulmate,” he countered, his eyes zing with confidence, causing Dark’s smile to instantly


    drop.


    Dark’s aura grew darker and colder as the room around us got darker and darker. It was a very bad


    sign. “Your mate bond with my Rose was a mistake. Now she is mine, I have rightfully imed her,”


    he remarked, his voice even more grave.


    Reuben didn’t even nce at the darkness around him, “Nothing belongs to you motherfucker. Not


    my soulmate or the world that you dream of ruling,” he red veins popping out of his neck.


    Dark chuckled, “did you just say your soulmate, lover boy? How about you look at her neck, it will


    help you clear any misunderstandings you may have. So you can fucking give up as you can see I


    am in no mood to shed blood on my wedding day. The New Moon is close and I don’t fucking have


    time to deal with a love sick puppy like you?”


    Reuben’s eyes moved from my face to my neck. I clenched my fists, fearing his reaction. Was he


    going to think that I betrayed him? He tore his eyes away from Dark’s mark on my neck and met


    mine. The nk look in his eyes was the scariest thing I had ever imagined. “What’s with your


    crying face?” he chuckled, “You have only lost my mark, I still bear your mark on my neck,” he


    smiled as he spread his arms wide, “A mating mark doesn’t define our love, right? Come here,


    Willow,” he smiled, making my heart beat intensify. We


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    I bit my lip and nodded, ready to give in to my instinct to run over to him.


    “That single wrong decision will not only cost your children’s life but him as well,” Dark’s voice came


    from behind, freezing me on the spot. I found myself standing in the middle of the room, between


    Dark and Reuben as Dark’s mocking voice entered my ears, “Choose wisely, Rose. This decision


    will bring another storm of death into your life just like the one you made eleven years ago.”


    I nced over my shoulder at him then at Reuben whose heart was rapidly beating in his chest over


    the matter as it was about our children’s life. My heart clenched when I recalled the illusion of Wyatt


    and Lori’s death. I had to choose between Reuben and children.


    “Willow, our children will be safe,” Reuben promised, looking deep into my eyes. “We will go visit


    them very soon,” he added, stretching his hand out to me.


    I looked at his hand but did not move a muscle. Dark’s victorious smile grew wider at Reuben’s


    expression. I took a deep breath then without a second though, I raced all the way over to Reuben


    and hugged him tightly. “Reuben…” My whole body shook with the rollercoaster of emotions of


    losing him and finding him again.


    He immediately returned my tight embrace, “It’s alright,” he kissed my head, his heart beating faster


    in happiness now that I had chosen him over Dark.


    Dark frowned bitterly, “Did you just choose him over your children?”


    pulled slightly away from Reuben, ced my hand on Reuben’s chest, then nced over my


    shoulder at Dark, “I am choosing to trust my mate,” I whispered.


    “You still haven’t learned who your real soulmate is, right?” Dark’s eyes turned red in rage, “You


    have a great deal of confidence in him, don’t you?” he growled, the darkness took on a very


    frightening state around Reuben and me. “Now you will be responsible for his


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    death!!” he roared, then vanished into the darkness. He had some mysterious powers that I was not


    sure that we could defeat. Moreover the door that we could exit had disappeared into the ether,


    leaving both of us alone in the creepy darkness.


    “Where did he go?” I gasped, looking around only to be stunned by the threerge ck wolves


    pouncing on us out of the darkness. “Reuben!!” I yelled, immediately shielding him with my body,


    ready to shift into my wolf and fight to death but a ck wolf with mismatched eyes smirked up at


    me as a fourth wolf came at Reuben from behind. Their target had only ever been Reuben.


    “Don’t shift, no matter what happens,” he whispered, suddenly pushing me away. “I don’t want to


    loose you again…”


    I staggered away. What… what did he just do? Had he pushed me away? He saved me and…


    facing Dark alone?


    my heart dropped in my stomach thinking about his actions as I immediately looked back to find all


    four of them closing in to kill Reuben.


    “NO! REUBEN!!” I screamed at the top of my lungs but what I saw next stunned me. Reuben shifted


    into his wolf but not just one, he also turned into four wolves that pounced on Dark’s four wolves.


    Dark was caught off guard. Reuben ripped off half of his wolf’s face, before he violently kicked away


    Dark.


    A howl echoed in the room before Darknded on the ground in his true form, I stood up with a


    bloody face. “How did you get powers that were the exact opposite of mine?!” Dark growled, ring


    at Reuben who had also shifted into his human form.


    “Did you think that I woulde unprepared?” Reuben’s lips curled into a half smile, his body held


    a different grace the exact opposite to Dark. “Get ready to die, fucker.”


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    Dark’s eyes widened when he realized, “You’ve taken on Louis’s royal powers?”


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