Lahat ng Kabanata ng Awakening the Rejected Queen: Kabanata 151 - Kabanata 160

Eden's POV“You’re the Lycan King’s mate?” the rogue asked, his eyes wide. I smiled warmly at him.“I am. I can keep my promises to you. I will find you a pack to join. If you tell us everything you know about Alpha Skylar. You’ll be safe. You have my word.”I could see the wheels spinning in his head. He wanted to take my deal. And now that he knew I could actually make good on my word and protect him, he had no reason not to cooperate.“Okay,” he sighed. “I’ll tell you what I know.”I sat down on the dirty floor and settled in to hear what he had to say.“She seduced me,” he shrugged. “That’s how it started. Scarlett. She seduced several of us rogues.”He went on to tell me that Scarlett seduced several rogues to get them on her side. Then she approached Alpha Skylar, with her rogues in tow. She enticed him by claiming she knew where Jacob was. Alpha Skylar was beside himself. He’d been looking everywhere for his son. He feared for his son’s life. Scarlett told Alpha Skylar that she

Eden's POV“As for Astrid,” Beta Brighton said. “Do you want all the packs to search for her? I can arrange a massive search party.”I thought for a moment. It was tempting. With all the packs searching for Astrid’s whereabouts, we would have a good chance of finding her. But then I decided against it.“No, not yet,” I told him. “Astrid is very respected amongst the werewolves, as you know. She’s revered for her prowess in battle. I don’t want the packs knowing yet that she’s been captured by Scarlett and Alpha Skylar,” I explained. “If they know she’s captured, it might unsettle them. I think we should do the same thing we’re doing with Zane.”“Pretend they’re both okay?” he offered.“Exactly. I want the packs to think that these orders are coming from the King. I don’t want them to know he’s been poisoned. It might rattle them. The same goes for Astrid. Let’s have the packs think that Astrid is with us, and that she can lead an attack if need be. It will give them peace of mind.”“T

Eden's POV“I can’t,” I told the doctor. “I don’t have a wolf.”He nodded. “I know that, Eden,” he smiled gently. “I would never suggest something like this if it was something you COULDN’T do. That would just be cruel.”“I don’t understand. You told me I had to activate the mate-bond, but I don’t have a wolf to do that.”“A wolf is the easiest way,” he told me. “But there are other ways. It’s possible that his wolf might sense you. With time. The mate-bond is strongest with our wolves, yes. But our human side feels it too.”“What are you saying?” I asked, frustrated.“Keep doing as you’ve done. Stay by his side. Sleep with him, skin on skin. His wolf is deep within him right now. Its locked in darkness. But it’s possible that your voice, or your warmth, or your scent…”“Might wake up his wolf?”“As a medical professional, I can’t guarantee it. But Eden, as a werewolf, I have an intuition about this. I can try medications to slow down the spread of the poison. And I’ll do my best. But

Eden's POV“Who’s there?” I demanded again.There was no response. My blood turned cold. I slowly closed my book and stood.“Reveal yourself,” I said. “Or I’ll call for the…”Oh no.I realized with a sinking heart that I couldn’t call for the guards. There were no guards. All the guards and warriors were out at the pack border, fighting off Alpha Skylar and his army.All the maids had surely gone to bed. What time was it? I glanced at the clock. It was past midnight.I was all alone.“So this is the mighty Lycan King,” the voice finally replied, stepping into the light.I squinted at him. He dressed regally, in a blue velvet coat with a white undershirt that had a frilled color. It was a little pretentious, if you asked me. But he was clearly not a rogue.“Do I know you?” I asked. My instincts said to back away, towards the door. But he was glaring at Zane with ferocity. I couldn’t leave Zane. He was defenseless.“No,” he quipped. Then he turned his eyes on me. “But your reputation pr

Eden's POVI saw the wolf lunge at Zane. But he stopped at the foot of Zane’s bed. I opened my mouth to holler ‘no’. But no sound came out. I had no strength; it was fading away. I reached over and felt my shoulder, where the wolf had sunk his teeth in.Blood was spurting out. The pain was excruciating. I wanted to fight, I really did, but I was in so much pain I could barely breathe.I tried to stop the bleeding by covering the wound with my hands. My blood was warm and thick. The wound was too deep.I looked at Zane. He was still deep in his coma. He wasn’t aware that any of this was happening. I thought about crying out for help. Maybe there was someone nearby? A maid perhaps? But what good would a maid do? The wolf would tear her to shreds within seconds.No. If I called for help I’d just be sentencing whoever answered to death. I couldn’t do that.So what then? What could I do? I was too weak to fight. Was I supposed to just stand by and watch this wolf kill Zane?The bed swooned