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Third-person POV
The Lycans snarl threateningly to those in front of them, saliva dripping with each growl as their large clawed hands lay spread ready to attack the two shifted Alpha Kings in front of them, none of them there cared who they were facing against, war is running through their veins and the sound of battle beats along with their heartbeat.
The Lycan in front lets out a terrifying howl as Lucius and Kane stand unfazed from this Lycan and his friends, both are waiting for an opening, both Alpha males on high alert to protect their family and not afraid to make a mess of the new guests that arrived without an invitation.
The Lycan stares directly into Lucius's eyes as he spits out onto the floor. "WHERE IS SHE?" The Lycan in front says at Lucius.
Lucius knows why they are here, he had tried to stop this from happening. His son Rudo had not wanted to listen to reason or excuses as to why Lucius had dishonored his people by keeping a female Lycan alive.
Lucius growls warningly taking a step forward, Kane following suit as he snaps his teeth snarling out. "LEAVE, OR I WILL KILL YOU RUDO, THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING!" Lucius growls out warningly as Rudo laughs darkly.
"ENOUGH TALK! I WILL KILL YOU THEN THE FILTHY SHE-MUTT! YOU ARE NO KING ANYMORE AFTER THIS!" He snarls out before leaping towards Lucius with the intent to kill.
It happened all within a second. Rudo leaps into Lucius and swings his sharp deadly claws to his throat, he misses and Lucius growls deadly, his eyes are glowing red and he is breathing heavily as he leaps for Rudo and successfully hits him, he pierces his flesh and both Lycans begin to circle each other.
Kane has already killed one of the Lycans that were with Rudo, multiple Lycans surround Kane, circling him and snapping their teeth towards the large wolf.
The Lycans know they are not getting out of this alive, their job is to distract the dangerous large wolf-demon halfbreed royal King. He had easily killed one of their trained warriors with a single bite from his strong jaws.
Blood drips from Kane's mouth as he grins darkly towards those circling him. Kane had grown bored in this large castle, this was child play for him, the Lycans sealed their fate when they threatened his family, in his eyes they were already dead, the Lycans knew this and Kane knew that these pups were no match for him.
He would finish them fast so he could snap the neck of this mutt Rudo for disrespecting him and threatening the life of his family if Lucius doesn't kill him first.
"YOU THINK THE MUTT IS SAFE IN THE WALLS OLD MAN?" Rudo yells out with a smirk as they both circle each other as Kane and Lucius glared at Rudo with snarls, both growing tired of the pup's games.
Rudo was not lying. His Lycan followers were all throughout the castle by now, the picture of the female Lycan is burned into their memory, they will not stop searching, they will kill everything in their path until she is dead.
The son of Lucius needed her dead. She threatened his right to the throne, it was his and if his father wasn't going to give it to him, he was going to take it! And kill his favorite child while doing it.
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Caelan had led Acela and his mother Sora to an underground escape tunnel that leads to the woods near the castle grounds, no one should know of this passage, he knew this was the only way to keep his mate safe.
Acela grips onto the vial tightly as her heartbeat beats hard in her chest. "This can't be happening right now." She whispers out to herself as she tries to stead her heartbeat, she focuses solely on the back of Caelan as he leads her and Sora through the dark tunnel.
The Queen knew Kane was fine, no one would break through the barrier that is Kane's wolf Dex, she knew he would never allow them to live for this, but Lucius she was not so sure of, she knew of Lucius sons, she had heard of the tension surrounding The Silver City, who would be next in line was the one that had people nervous.
She knew if this attack was one of his sons, it would be about the throne and not Acela, still. She had to protect her at all costs, she could also count on Caelan to protect Acela with everything he has got.
Acela grips onto Sora's hand shakingly as Caelan pushed open the secret door that leads up, the secret passage had been built when the Palace had first been constructed, no one but the royal family knew of its existence, Caelan pushes the old dusty door open and they are now surrounded by tree's.
The view of the Palace can be seen from far away as they now stand in the middle of the woods, safe from all threats, or that is what they thought.
Thousand of Lycan eyes begin to glow all around them, their eyes light up the dark woods until Caelan, Sora and Acela see exactly every single shifted Lycan, snapping their teeth and growling lowly as the Lycans focus solely on Acela Shaw.
"Shit." Caelan mutters out angrily as he begins to shift, fight or flight, Caelan wastes no time as he transforms and stands in front of his mate protectively, in his true form, his wings spreading wide and deadly, making the Lycans halt and pause from the image of him.
Sora had shifted along with her son and is now snapping her teeth threateningly as the Lycans move from behind the trees and into visible view, overwhelmed but they had to kill the female at all costs, even if it cost them their lives.
Caelan looks to Acela as her eyes begin to fall with tears, her shaking hands twist and turn the bottle lid on the vial as she tries to open the Cap Serum, she did not want others to protect her, she couldn't die again without trying.
She refused to let Caelan and Sora protect her like a scared lamb. Caelan nods at Acela, letting her know it's ok, no one is touching his mate, on his life, he will protect her until the very end or die trying.
Caelan slashes at the first Lycan to try and jump at Acela, a single swipe and he slashes its throat, killing the Lycan instantly, causing Acela to sob out quietly as she tries to open the bottle with her trembling hands.
Caelan heads straight into the sea of Lycans, unafraid and on a rampage, as he disappears into the mass of Lycans, snarling and growling and barking and the screams of falling Lycans are the only sounds within the forest.
Sora stands in a protective stance around Acela, shielding her from the view of Lycans as she snaps her teeth warningly at a Lycan that comes his from Caelans slaughtering, the Lycan breathes hard and smirks at the Queen and her white wolf, both unafraid, both willing to do whatever it takes.
Acela finally opens the Cap serum and wastes no time as she raises her shaky hands and swallows the liquid inside the bottle, she feels the liquid burning her throat as she swallows it all, it feels like her whole body is burning up and she's on fire, she feels unable to breathe from the feeling.
The Queen pounces at the Lycan as he uses Acela's distraction to go for the kill before Acela transforms into a Lycan, ignoring the queen completely as he went straight for the kill.
Sora bites the head off the Lycan after pinning the Lycan to the ground, under her paw as it stood heavily on the Lycans neck, blood now dripping from her large canines as she looks around for more threats.
Caelan can feel his mates pain as if he was feeling it too, she was safe behind his mother's white wolf as she swallows the liquid from the Serum, he knew she was transforming, the first time always was the most painful shift, but he couldn't be there for her, he had to keep the Lycans back.
