Chapter 53
Lewis POV
Damn it, how could I have just left her there? How could I have left her alone with them after what he just did?
I hated myself, I really hated myself as I ran away from the palace. Goddess, that was the worst thing he had ever done to her, the worst thing I had ever witnessed. How on earth could one person want to break someone so strong willed and righteous? Why would he want to destroy all of her best qualities?
I didn't understand it, it was her stubbornness and strength that would make her an excellent queen, if Josh just took two seconds to see how blessed he's been the two of them could have possibly been happy.
I couldn't stop my mind from replaying everything on loop. By everything I mean everything, the most prominent thought I had was when she tried to kill herself the first time, how deep she had actually cut through her own skin in hopes to be free from him, and that was only after his first defilement. This one was just evil, I dread to think what she might do.
I stopped in my tracks quickly and let myself zone into the nature surrounding me, this allowed me to hear things that were a lot further away. It was less than a minute when I picked up the sound of some wolves closing in on me and with it panic swept through me. I knew I had to mask my scent somehow, I knew I had to completely disappear off Josh's radar. He said he couldn't kill me, but that of course was before I tried to physically take his mate from the palace, in hind sight I probably put Dylan in a trickier situation by doing that. I'm such an idiot.
I ran for about 2 hours before coming to a large river, and instantly stopped at it, that was my ticket! I quickly shifted back into my human form and dived in washing my scent off instantly. I swam for another half hour down stream, allowing the current to carry me most of the way. I got hit by a few rocks and stones here and there, and the water smelt so bad from all the algae and moss but at least it made me untraceable.
I honestly had no idea where I was going to go, or what I was going to do. I could have of course gone to visit my parents, but they were leading the search for the rebellions head quarters, and tasked with the eradication of the traitors, which I guess, I was now considered to be a part of.
No, I knew exactly where I had to go, and that was to find the rebellion itself, that's who Dylan needed now, a proper force team, to help get him and his family off the throne and out of her life completely. Although I'm honestly not sure the rebellion would accept me as one of their own, I probably wouldn't if I were them, I was the kings right hand for years, I was one of the reasons the new world came into fruition in the first place, so I would most likely be at least questioned upon my arrival.
Honestly I was just extremely thankful that the weather wasn't too bad, I was just grateful it was April, and not winter time.
I began to head west, that’s where I should start. I fed off a lot of rabbits and ducks on my journey. Of course I ate them in my wolf form, I slept in little nooks and at one point I found a cave which I managed to light a fire in. I was just chilling by a fresh water stream, getting some much needed hydration in, when I heard the snap of a twig from close behind me. I was luckily in my human form and so it was possible to pass as human if the hunter was in fact mortal.
“Lewis?” That voice… I knew that voice anywhere. I smiled genuinely and got a large whiff of her scent before turning round only to come face to face with her. I didn’t think before my arms wrapped around my moms slender frame and her head rested on my shoulder. “What on earth are you doing here?”
“Oh… erm…” I suppose I was just sort of here, without explanation or a heads up. I hadn’t realized my arrival would be such a cause of worry. She looked at my face and sighed, she could read me like a book sometimes.
“What did you do?” Her eyes widened at her question. She knows I must have done something in order to have been here currently. “Why has Josh given Oliver the beta position and gotten a new gamma?” Wait, what?
Goddess, he didn’t waste any time on replacing me. I do however know how much work he actually had to get done, and without a beta or gammas help, it would have taken him ages, but seriously it had only been just short of a week. I sighed as I looked at my mother, my hand nervously began to rub the back of my neck, as I told my mom what had been happening.
“I’ve been banished from the palace grounds.” Her eyes widened so much that she almost fell over in shock. While I chuckled awkwardly, yes I was in a bad situation, but Dylan was much worse off. “I’m sorry mom, but I couldn’t stand by and keep watching his treatment of Dylan… I mean, the queen, as if she was nothing but a traitor.” Oop I caught my mistake quickly not that my mother actually picked up on it. “She’s supposed to be his queen, and all he is doing is constantly torturing her. What he’s put her through is just plain sadistic.”
“Wait, you were banished because of that girl, queen Dylan?” I nodded my head and sighed again. I knew my parents would never understand.
“Look, it’s not Dylan’s fault, she is amazing mom, she’s strong, she’s kind, she has this natural ability to get people on board with her ideals, not to mention she absolutely beautiful. She just wants a better life.” My mom listened intently to the way I spoke about our queen. The outside world has no recollection or knowledge on what Dylan was actually like. They only saw glimpses, I think the wolves probably thought she deserved everything she was subjected too especially when Josh made a fabricated speech before hand about her attitude and actions. Most people wouldn’t assume that the king would take punishing his goddess given mate so lightly. “She didn’t deserve anything that Josh did.”
My mother just stared at me in shock, I heard her heart beat a little bit faster every time my second mates name was spoke and it caused unease to cloud my features. I say second mate, but me and Iliana never really had any real interactions, she rejected me before we could even get to know one another properly. Dylan though, well we had the time to became close, not that she had any idea about my feelings.
“You’ve claimed this girl? You’ve subconsciously chosen her haven’t you? You hold her in much too high regards for your feelings to be simply platonic.” Ahh my mother knew me well. I wonder if she lived in the palace would she have caught onto my feeling before I did.
“Shes amazing, mom.” My mom nodded her head and sighed. She ran her hand down her face and looked at me with pity.
“Young Dylan is gifted to his grace, Lewis, how do you intend to pursue anything with her.” Now this is when it could get difficult, if I explain the situation, it could go down one of two ways. Either she could accept it and give me any information she had on the rebellion which would help me find them, or she could call me a traitor. I don’t think she would turn me in though, I think she would probably tell me to leave, I was still her son. My dad on the other hand would either tell me I’m being really stupid for betraying the king or he’d tell me to get Dylan and be happy.
Well, she was my mother and so with a deep breath I looked at her nervously, however I spoke clearly and truthfully.
“I’m planning on killing the king…”
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