Chapter 65 - Match 65

Adam stormed inside the great hall with Daniel and Markus at his side, the wounds the elf king had caused completely healed and looked at his people sitting on the floor. Their eyes lightened once they saw their leader return and some of them thought that they could finally return home. Adam didn't say anything though and immediately paced towards Theseus who once more was sitting bored on his throne. 

"What is this? Why are my people on the floor? I am sure your enormous palace could provide proper accommodation"

"I don't want you wolves ripping the silk sheets with you long nails Adam. This is what I have, take it or leave it." Theseus told him and shrugged his shoulders.

"I'm sorry. Shouldn't you be searching about the hunters? The sooner we eliminate them the better. We will be out of here" Daniel asked him.

"I thought you were doing that? At least that's what Markus' letter said."

"What? I couldn't tell him that you wanted to hide somewhere else like the wuss you truly are and you wanted us to convince you to come here with your people." Markus said and Adam shot him a deadly glare. "Oops, I guess now he knows."

"I just didn't want to be in the same place as him."

"But let me guess. No one else wanted you. Poor you I wonder why?" Theseus said with a grin. "Anyways, I am too kind hearted that's why I have prepared an actual room for you. You can stay here and we can both avoid looking at each other faces. I mean your rough…beauty is very different from our aesthetic you see." He insulted them and Daniel scoffed turning his eyes to Markus.

"Did he just call us ugly?"

"Both of you please shut up" he said referring to Adam and Daniel. "Go to your rooms. I have something I need to talk with him." 

Theseus raised his eyebrows and stood up from his throne, tending his hand dramatically signaling Markus to move to the left. He led the way and turned around waving goodbye to the two wolves with an obnoxious grin before Adam grabbed Daniel so they would leave. This was the best of bringing people to your own territory. You could do whatever you wanted. 

He led Markus to another room in the castle through the glassy corridors that had huge windows. They were mostly made from windows actually with no walls. The material had frozen on the edges creating a very elegant crystal image as outside you could see an enormous village and beyond that snowy fields, with even more little houses. And further there were ruins, ruins of a twin castle. The Avgee Tribe palace who had been ruined by his people years ago.

"No reason looking at that. It's already in ruins." Theseus said avoiding to look at that place. His eyes wandered everywhere but at that specific spot. 

"It was one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen." Markus mumbled and Theseus scoffed

"And that's why you ruined it. You wolves don't know the true meaning of beauty." 

"Possible, or maybe Allias, your golden king to us wasn't beautiful with his monstrous power but just a threat."

"He never wanted to hurt anyone." Theseus said, clutching his fists. 

"It wasn't what he wanted. It was simply that he could Theseus. No reason to get upset. I've kept Alex's secret this time. I guess I feel a bit guilty." 

"So it's really him?" 

"Yes. I saw the queen's mark, by the way Adam will be furious because of the way I acted just now. At least he is scared of you I guess." Markus told him and they began walking again, entering a close by room. 

"I am sure you can turn things around. He needs you after all"

It was like a conference room. A huge table made of thick ice and chairs surrounding it. There was only one fireplace making the room warn and the chairs had a similar white fur on top of them, like the one in Theseus study. Markus sat in one of them feeling the soft material with his rough hands.

" He doesn't need anyone but himself but tell me how long has this place been stuck in winter?"

"Around seventy years. When Allias died a lot changed." 

"I see. And why did you call me here?" 

"I have to protect Alex." He stated. "He needs to wake up. Adam or any other ruler must not know that he is Allias. At least not until he finds his true form."

"You know that he has a mate right?" He asked him with a small grin as he watched his face alter with jealousy. He was trying to hide it but obviously he was affected by that information.

"It doesn't matter as long as he is safe. I won't get in the way of his happiness."

" I see you chose to be the better person. For now, at least but what do you truly want from me Theseus? You know I will keep your secret but you want something more don't you?" 

"Yes, You and your people will not be allowed to leave my palace until Alex awakens. I am sure he won't stay here and he will choose to follow you because of his mate. So you and your people will stay here until he awakens and you will support me on that, Adam listens to you"

"So you're saying that you want to keep us hostage for Alex?"

"Yes. I will do anything to protect him. Your people will not get harmed and they will be provided with everything they ask for, so back me up on that."

…. 

Luke returned to the huge palace defeated. Of course he hadn't found anything, no clues or signs of him. How could he? He had no plan and no leads, so when the palace guards opened the gates for him and he entered the icy castle he sighed. 

He hated everything around him. That he had to leave his home and seek refuge to these pointy eared idiots. That Alex had decided to leave him without even talking to him and now he was missing. That his whole life had been turned upside down and even his best friend had turned hostile towards him. 

His day was bad and as he walked back to the room he had been given it became worse. Because on his way he locked eyes with Lily, who for the first time she was seen walking all alone.

"You don't have your lackeys around today?" he asked her and she looked at him with a cold look.

"Sam can't walk thanks to you and Alissa dumped me after what I did with the mud. As you can see I have been left completely alone."

"Well I do believe that's what you deserve." Luke insulted her and she scoffed. Surprised that he after everything he had done had the guts to talk to her like that.

"So tell me, Luke. What do you deserve? You lied to your mate, made his family forget him and that resulted to his horrible dad dying and then even after your poor human begged you to talk to him, oh tell him the truth you kept lying and dismissing him like he was of no importance. He broke him to the point that he had no other choice of leaving you." He said dramatically, faking that she was crying and wiping a tear from the corner of her big eyes.

"And then you came. You tried to kill him."

"I guess we make a very good combo" 

"Why do you hate him so much?" Luke asked and she began laughing. The silence was broken and her laugh echoed in the long hall making Luke shiver.

"Oh, I don't hate him. I hate you and don't ask me why. I hate you because you didn't even have the decency of breaking up with me. I hate you because we grew up together, we trained together all of my first times were with you. I was always there for you, through the pressure of your parents, through the times you were scared. Everyone had been whispering to my ears that we were meant to be. I waited and waited for the bond to snap into place but nothing happened and all I could think was that I was wasting my time. That I should leave you and look for the right person but I loved you. All I knew how to do was love you but you simply forgot me in less than a day. You called me a traitor? What does that make you? Did you even love me at all?" she asked him this time her eyes watering, as she tried to keep them in she continued. "I know I am petty, that I did things that I shouldn't have. I put an innocent person in danger and I hate him. I hate him for the way you look at him just because of a stupid bond. I hate the both of you for making me a fool. Everyone was laughing at me but you were too blind to even tell me you were sorry!" 

"Lily I…"

"Save it. I don't to hear your stupid apology after you've realized how much of an idiot you were. I actually pity Alex for being stuck with someone so dense as you. Just like your father the only thing you can see is yourself. I won't bother you two anymore. You are destroying your relationship enough." She told him and tried to leave but he grabbed her arm, stopping her. 

"I loved you. Never doubt that, at least not that…please" he told her. 

He had loved her. All his life he knew only of her and he was happy next to her. He wouldn't have been disappointed if she ended up being his mate. It would be the best possible outcome and he knew he had been a jerk he didn't know how to end things though, that's just why he had simply avoided, making things possibly worse especially when you had a girl with her pride in front of you. It was obvious by now that he kept messing up with the people around him. 

"Just go find your stupid human mate and act like I don't exist. Goodbye" she said her final words to him and this time, she didn't allow him to stop her or touch her.

Luke had a feeling that slowly he was being left all alone.