Lucifer Saunron

Roselia's POV

I heaved. It was time the Lady knew about the alpha.

"Come with me dear," I said motioning to her to follow me to my room. She did. We got to my room and I locked the door. "Come sit with me," I said holding her hand and leading her to the bed. We both sat down.

She had curiosity written all over her.

"It was forty decades ago when Queen Katrin, Lucifer's mother was married to Alpha Charles Lucifer's father and I was her trusted and youngest servant. She was married to him for years without a child and when a decade passed without her still not carrying his child, she decided to go the extra mile just to get a child." I said to her.

She stared at me paying rapt attention.

"Another year passed again and when she could not get a child from the moon goddess, she went to the witches of the night to get one. That was how she got Lucifer." I said to her and she gasped in shock.

"She told me that a pentagram was drawn and the witch she had gone to was a dark witch who communed with demons and not angels. The witch told her Lucifer would be created from hell and his life would not be like that of a normal child." I said to her.

"What..what did she mean?" Ashlyn finally spoke since I began to tell her about Lucifer.

"His birth stars would be filled with turbulence. His life on earth would be cruel. This is how he'd be if she wanted him to be her son. To be part of the Saunron household." I said to her.

"And she agreed?" She asked wide-eyed.

I nodded. "That was the price Lucifer had to pay for his mother to have him. Do you recall when he transformed for the first time?" I asked her and she nodded.

"The reason why he could not shift was part of what his birth stars said and that the alpha would forever be unlucky in love and was best he abstained from it and only when he finds a werewolf mate would he be able to transform and be whole for without transforming, he'd be empty and without his mate to tame him, he'd forever be cruel. He transformed because of you." I said to her.

I felt her hands shaking on mine and I patted them. "The inner demon he was battling with was part of his cursed fate to attack any woman to stop him from finding his love and that was how he attacked Celine," I said to her.

"Queen Katrin confided all these in me and both she and her husband hoped that he would find his redemption quickly but Queen Katrin passed away before Lucifer could clock fifteen and Alpha Charles looked after him alone and prayed he'd find his mate on his eighteenth birthday but it did not happen either until he passed away and Lucifer took over your town and found you. His mate. His redemption." I said to her and she stared at me looking lost in thoughts.

Ashlyn's POV

This meant that if his father had allowed him to take over my town all those years ago, we would have met sooner.

"When the alpha discovered you as his mate he was stubborn about it refusing to accept it. Refusing to accept his cure. You were his cure and right under his roof but he refused to accept you." She added and I remembered Lucifer's words while we were both underground. Now I understood what he had said and meant that day. He wanted to love me not because I was his remedy but because his heart beats for mine and now with all these happening, did his heart still beat for me?

"How am I his redeemer, Roselia?" I asked her. "How am I to save him from his destruction?" I asked again.

"I believe you have done that my child. Only when the Laird accepts in his heart and voices it out with his tongue that he loves you would he be free from every curse attached to his living." She said to me.

"That means he's free from his debt?" I asked her.

"We cannot tell till the next full moon mi'lady." She said and I stood up and walked towards the window.

"This is why you cannot leave my dear. This is your place and no one can take it from you. You both belong to each other and not to one another." She said to me.

I was not going to leave. Not now or ever. I was not going to give Celine the chance to ruin us no matter how she tries. Why did it even occur to me to leave in the first place?

I turned to Roselia. "I will not leave," I said to her and she beamed.

I walked out of Roselia's room and towards Lucifer's own. Now that I know everything, he'd have to hear me out. I would not give up on him no matter how much he frustrates me to do so.

I got into his room and saw him sitting on the bed with his head hung down.

"I believe you said you were walking out of my life? What are you doing here now?" He asked me without raising his head. He must be familiar with my presence to know I was the one.

"Well, my lord, I changed my mind," I said going towards him and sitting beside him on the bed.

He raised his head and glared at me.

"I'm not going anywhere no matter how much frustration you impound on me," I said to him with a smile.

"I do not need you here. The sight of you makes me remember what I'm finding hard to forget." He said looking away from me.

"Lucifer," I called him and reached for his face.

"Do not touch me." He warned through gritted teeth as he stood up.

I followed him too. "I have every right to," I said to him.

"Stay away from me." He said walking away.

"I will not," I said going after him. "Lucifer," I called reaching for his arm he turned around to rant and I missed a step and gasped. He held my hand tightly pulling me before I could fall on the floor and I fell into his arms. I looked up at him staring into his eyes and I swore I could still see love in them.

He stared at me for a while and then let go of me. "Watch your steps and do not expect me to save you every time." He said and walked away.

I smiled as he left. I saw a tiny ray of hope in what just transpired. We still had a chance and I believed it with all my heart.

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Lucifer's POV

Morning approached quickly and one of the helpers walked into my room to clean it up. I felt the pain in my heart lessen a little and I knew it had to do with Ash. Why I felt a streak of joy when she told me she was not going to leave last night baffled me. I was angry with her. Hurt by her betrayal and yet I could not deny the fact that I still loved her.

When I told her she meant nothing to me, I lied. My ego and the hurt I was feeling would not let me tell her the truth. I got out of bed and into the bathroom.

I came out a few minutes later and saw the help sweeping some dirt into the dustpan and a plastic syringe. She turned to leave.

"Wait," I said to her and she stopped.

"Yes alpha," she said and I gestured to the dustpan.

"Bring it," I said to her and she nodded bringing the dustpan, and indeed it was a syringe. Then I remembered what Ashlyn told me last night. "Where did you find this?" I asked her.

"Under the bed alpha." She said.

Bloody hell I felt like a fool as I stared at the syringe. Why the hell did I not believe her before?

"You can leave," I said to her and she left.

I quickly threw a shirt on and donned my breeches rushing towards Ash's room but she was not there. Where was she?

I ran down the stairs and saw Kill and Rage walking in haste into the house.

"Just the person we wanted to see." Kill said.

"What is it?" I asked him.

"There is an uproar outside the territory and some of the warriors confirmed it to be a coup de tat." Kill said.

"What?" I said in surprise.

"And they also confirmed seeing your mistresses among the rebels." Rage said.

What the hell? I threw aside the syringe and hastened out of the house with both of them right behind me.

When I get back, I'd speak to Ashlyn and hopefully, she forgives me for my foolishness.

We got into the stables and taking out our horses from the stables we rode away.

We got to the outside of the territory and truly there was a battalion of rebels outside and some of the warriors were doing their best to keep them away.

"Do you all want what happened eleven years ago to repeat itself?" I asked still on top of Ruthless.

"This time around, you have more than six packs from the Major clans have enemies." I heard the familiar voice and saw Sia walking out from the rebels.

I smirked. "Alas, my mistress has joined hands with the enemies to seek my downfall," I said.

"Not one mistress but all mistresses," Sia said and I saw Sofia, Juliette, and Meredith too among the rebels. I snickered.

"Wars are for men and not women," I said to them.

"There are men too." A male voice said and I saw Hawking. I was shocked. I did not expect to see him amongst the rebels and by his side was Celine. It all made sense to me now.

"I planned this very well Lucifer. Look around you, you're surrounded by a lot of enemies who want you down from power." He said and indeed I and my comrades were surrounded.

"I see you've been hating from day one Hawking," I said to him.

"Indeed I have Lucifer," he said snickering. "Hand over the reins of leadership to me and there would be no bloodshed." He said to me.

"You planned this before by taking Ashlyn away innit?" I asked him.

He laughed. "Now you're putting your lycan senses to use Helldog." He said to me.

I laughed too. "Lucifer never bows down to anyone," I said to him.

"You will." He said laughing and I saw Stye coming towards him with a woman over his shoulders and then dropping her to the ground.

Ash! My head screamed. She was lying unconscious on the ground.

"What did you do to her?!" I yelled as I mounted down from Ruthless rushing towards her.

"Do not step any closer Lucifer or she dies," Hawking said pointing a gun at Ashlyn's head.

"Do not dare," I warned him, worried about Ash and how they got her.

"Do not worry love, we will not kill her if you step down as being the supreme Laird," Celine said.

"You're a green snake, Celine. I trusted you." I said to her.

She chuckled. "And I had my motives. Once Hawking becomes the supreme Laird, I shall be his Lady. What you keep denying me." She said to me.

"What is it Lucifer? Will you step down?" Hawking said to me.

"Firstly answer my questions. Did Stye lay with Ash?" I asked.

Style chuckled. "It was an act of deceit Lucifer. I did not lay with your mate no matter how tempting she was." He said and I felt relief washing over me.

"And yes, the night Ash ran away from the wedding, it was all my plan. I had her wedding dress taken to a dark witch who performed a blood spell on it that made her run out on you seeking blood." Celine said and I felt disgusted at myself for not believing Ash when she told me her suspicions.

"Ashlyn Ambrosia is your weakness, Lucifer, and I know that. That's why I staged your downfall around her. Lincoln was part of the plan to make you lose in the Highlands Alpha Games by getting Ruthless kidnapped. Everything was planned by me. Will you step down?" Hawking said and I looked down at Ashlyn's unconscious body. My love for her or the reins of leadership? Which would I choose? I knew what my answer was as I looked back at my comrades who were waiting for my decision and whatever the decision I make, they'll stand by me even if it makes or breaks them.

"I step down," I said turning to Hawking. Indeed Ash was my weakness.

"I cannot hear you well, Lucifer," Hawking said grinning to spite me.

"I Lucifer Saunron, son of Charles Saunron, step down from the position as the supreme Laird of all the Lycan and the werewolves," I said out loud and Hawking laughed out loud.

If I had not had my eyes on Ashlyn, I would have missed it. In a flash, she was off the ground taking the gun from Hawking and shooting him straight in the head and instantly the commotion began as he fell to the ground lifeless. Bullets and arrows flying around.