The Alpha King's Nemesis-Chapter 231: Know Your Enemies, Know Your Purpose ()

~Present Day~

"That night, two pivotal events happened to me..." Morden murmured, his gaze still far away, lost in the recollection of a past as it had been told to him.

"On that night, I came into this world...and on the same night, I claimed my first life..." Morden said,

A mirthless chuckle accompanied his words as he lifted his hands up to his view, staring down at them like they were the most interesting thing he had ever seen.

"My mother’s sisters tell me I ripped my way out of my mother’s belly, by some means... putting an end to her life in the process." Morden revealed, a depraved glint in his eyes.

"You see, my mother was no wolf shifter. How could she understand that delivering the child of an Alpha King in the absence of the midwives skilled at birthing a werewolf was certain death?" Morden asked no one in particular.

Lennon was silent all along and just listened. He had known Morden’s dark past but he had not known it so clearly up until this moment.

He had not known clearly just what kind of blood feud existed between Morden and the Royal Lycans up until this moment.

Lennon had only followed Morden loyally all these years for his own personal feud, never could he have imagined the feud between he and the Royal Lycans was nothing compared to Morden’s.

And this only reinforced Lennon’s loyalty to the young hybrid whom he had long served.

"I was lucky, my mother’s true mate soon found me...too late, for she had already passed on but I lived. The rogue king took me in as his own son... along with my mother’s sisters, he raised me..."

"He raised me to know my true identity as the first son of Alpha King Ridge Niolen, and rightful heir to the Ethereal throne. He raised me to know the debts owed to my mother who had been betrayed by her love in her most vulnerable time..."

"He raised me to know my enemies, to know my purpose, to seize all that the world owes me, and so much more." Morden hissed darkly.

"The first hybrid the supernatural realm has seen in centuries beyond counting. I was destined from birth to rule the world... and I will begin with the Ethereal throne, occupied by my little brother."

"Just as my father had vowed, he never sought out my mother again till many years later when he discovered my existence... yet he refused to acknowledge me, and so... I sent him on his way to join my mother. She had been waiting for too long..." Morden sniggered.

"The mate bond is quite a spectacle, would you not agree?" Morden finished with a sinister smile.

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Vivienne paced anxiously, awaiting a response. There was only a short time left to be able to salvage the situation and Vivienne had hurried over here despite not being fully healed.

Vivienne perked up the moment Queen Sancia’s attendant emerged from her private quarters.

"Her Grace is in need of rest and will not be accepting visitors. She orders you to return at another time." Queen Sancia’s attendant relayed to Vivienne.

"Another time?! There is no other time! Did you not explain my predicament to her?! My father intends to ship me back to my mate as punishment for offending Alpha Zariah! He will arrive to take me back any day now!"

"I only acted as Her Grace ordered me to! If she speaks to my father, he will change his mind! I cannot return there! I cannot!" Vivienne exclaimed anxiously.

"Her Grace’s words were for you to return at another time. There is not much else I can say." Queen Sancia’s attendant replied sympathetically.

"Your Grace! Your Grace! You have to help me! You know what I went through! You know what it is like being mated to a promiscuous man! You have to stop my father!" Vivienne called out anxiously, but her pleas fell on deaf ears.

"You should leave now. Your actions are an offence to Her Grace." Queen Sancia’s attendant insisted.

Vivienne took a few steps back in disbelief, she could not believe it had come to this.

It had taken so much strength to escape the shackles of the mate bond that tied her to her mate and Vivienne had been certain her father and the Royal Lycans would protect her.

All this time, her mate had sent repeated messages demanding her return but Vivienne did not fret,

Her mate was just a low ranked Alpha, who did not dare oppose the Royal Lycans or her father who was a respected Royal Lycan elder. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

To put a complete end to that distasteful bond once and for all, was that not why Vivienne had dared to put her eyes on Alpha King Askel?

If she was mated to Askel, her ex mate would give it up once and for all and the rejection would be sealed.

But now, Vivienne had awakened after a day of unconsciousness and severe injuries from the fall, only to realize her father had been in contact with her ex mate and intended to send her away.

Vivienne knew it was because her father was terrified of how his image would be tarnished when rumors that Vivienne had snuck into the Alpha King’s bed spread,

Elder Jared also feared the wrath of both Alpha King Askel and Alpha Zariah now that they were fully bonded.

Vivienne had gotten on their bad side and neither of the two were known to be merciful.

Vivienne was willing to accept any punishment, anything but returning to that cursed place.

Since her return, everyone had kept a distance from her due to the stigma of rejection. Vivienne had no one who would speak up for her and now, even Queen Sancia was dissociating herself from the situation after putting Vivienne up to it.

Vivienne knew Queen Sancia would do what she had to do to protect her pride, there was no one else to turn to but one.

Desperate and having no other alternative, Vivienne hurried down the hallway, making her way to Askel’s quarters.