The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

Chapter 84. Her Name

ROYCE.

Twenty minutes later, I’m waiting on the bridge where I had asked Quade to meet me. I’ve pulled my hood up. Although I chose a location that is far from the pack, I still need to be careful.

The occasional car driving past or the sound of sirens in the distance fills the air, but there’s a clear lack of life around.

I glance at the sky, it’s going to rain again, the clouds mask the moon.

It’s a full moon tonight… I love it when it’s a full moon, shame it’s hidden behind the clouds.

The ground is already wet from the sudden downpour that had occured on my way here. Typical British weather.

The sound of footsteps makes me look up and I know from his smell it’s the Beta.

It is him. His hair is almost fully grey, his brown eyes full of concern as he approaches, his hands tucked into the pockets of his chesterfield coat.

“Good evening Alpha Royce, is everything alright? I won’t deny I have been worried when you wanted to meet here.” Quade says.

“Good evening Beta.” I respond, getting the formalities out of the way. “Everything is alright. I just wanted to talk to you away from the pack to make sure we aren’t overheard. You have nothing to worry about when it comes to me. I won’t keep you long and we’ll cut to the chase.” I reply, smiling faintly.

He nods, “I’d appreciate that.” He says.

I stand straight from where I was leaning over the bridge, to now face the older man.

“It’s regarding something Father told you to do years ago, something that your conscience refused to let you, and I assure you, I’m grateful that you did not obey.” I say quietly.

His heart skips a beat and there’s a twitch in his jaw, but aside from that, he remains pretty much impassive.

“I don’t think I’m following Royce.” He says seriously.

I raise an eyebrow. “Then allow me to lay it out for you. I’m talking about my sister, Quade, the very sister that mom somehow thinks passed away and the very same sister that you left at an orphanage. Does that ring a bell perhaps?” I reply, my voice sharp.

His heart thuds and we both know he can no longer deny or pretend to play dumb. He knows exactly what I’m talking about.

His eyes snap to mine but I’m dead serious. I’m not here to play. This topic is not easy for me either, knowing that while we were raised with money and luxury aside from the severe training anyway, she was thrown in an orphanage somewhere.

“How do you know that?” He asks, looking around. This time there’s fear in his eyes.

“That’s not important, and you did the right thing. I know you fear Father, but I assure you, I will make sure that no harm comes to you. I need to know where she is, a name, or the name of the orphanage. I need to know everything you can tell me.”

“Royce… Please, I know you want to find her or locate her, but she’s no longer there. She’s… joined another pack, apparently despite it being a human orphanage where I left her. It has ties to some alpha who has taken her, but I have been unable to learn anything further.” He says, sounding desperate.

“Please let it go. I’m certain she’s happy wherever she is. If your father learns of her, he may want to silence her. You don’t know him, Royce.” There’s an urgency in his voice.

“I know exactly who my father is, Quade, but who knows… I wonder what kind of life she had. I still want the name of the orphanage and the name you gave her when you left her.” I say, my eyes trained on him. This time I let some of my aura out, knowing he can’t deny a direct Alpha command.

I may not be his Alpha but I’m still powerful, and my command will work… instantly, he lowers his head in submission but the words that leave him hit me hard.

“Winona Walters… that’s the name I gave her. As for the orphanage…”

able to listen, my heart thudding as that name rings in my mind.

you look fine… Luna Winona, nice to meet you… Nice to meet

from when Skyla was hospitalised replay in my

sense of familiarity when I had touched her hand… the familiarity I had sensed when

I try to process it. Winona… Marcel Rossi’s second

Oh, bloody hell…

met my sister

know where she is.” I say, looking up at

widen in shock before

I suddenly sense a powerful surge of darkness, mixed with a faint familiar presence, one that almost

realise it’s

sharply, scanning the area around

auras that now feel as if they are one, are familiar. The darkness reminds me of the same energy that the serpent that I had

removing

hear the sound of a gun

the first round goes off, and a bullet does, in fact, slam

What on earth…

I shout, unable to

on

My heart thumps as I stare at nothing, and then, before my very eyes, I

Just like… the serpent.

sounding more snake-like than ever. His pupils aren’t the same either, now holding the serpentine-like slit of a

Quade asks sharply,

you doing?” I ask the man before me,

darkness and it is the very same as the one that surrounded the serpent I killed. It now

my doing. But when the first flash of lightning fills the

He chuckles, as smoke suddenly fills the area, blinding me.

seems to slow as I summon the wind to blast the smoke away, but in that split second, I hear

shout, as the smell of blood fills the air and a thud tells me someone

his heart has stopped beating already just

I snarl, my anger

could he

I drop to the ground beside Quade’s lifeless body that lies on the floor, his mouth still open in

lodged in his chest, a bullet

the hell is

a certain man who

sick! How could you kill someone who

his family? I turn to face

he

Something is seriously wrong.

in my

can’t see me… you can’t hurt me.” The last word he speaks is right close to my ear, and I spin around, sending a blast of lightning behind me, but

like a coward!” I snarl, trying to pick on a scent

replies, and I

spin around as lightning flashes in the sky and right down, but I’m too late. I hear the gun go off, but it’s not one bullet he shoots, instead, he keeps shooting until the cartridge