In A Faraway Castle…

Note - It's time for our main male antagonist to be introduced.

Lucien Remus, Adolph's rival.

He is a powerful hybrid, the combination of a wolf, vampire and witch, and he wants to rule all three clans in Alaska, but Keanu Clan first, since it is the strongest and largest.

He has plans to lead every single clan therein in Alaska, and even the underworld because he possess high supernatural power there in.

He will be subtly introduced, in our story as time goes on.

He lives with his grandfather, in a faraway isolated castle in Alaska, with his servants and people loyal to him...

LUCIEN'S POV

"No fucking way, am I going to just lay low and do nothing." Lucien thundered, as he sat on his throne, his hands tapping away furiously at his side.

"Son, you have to be calm." The old man, his grandfather standing in front of him said, but he was not listening at all.

Earlier, news had arrived from his most trusted messenger, that a stranger had arrived at Keanu's pack castle.

The stranger, who was none other than the man he had held a hostility for right from little.

The descendant, last son, and heir of the empty Keanu throne, which Lucien had his eyes on since ages past.

"Adolph... Adolph Ceaser..." Lucien whispered slowly, the name sounding so vile in his mouth, and he almost spat out angrily, but he just held himself back.

Ever since childhood, he had held a massive and I save hatred towards that clan.

That clan, that had moulded him into this beast he was now.

This vengeful, vile and butter soul he was now.

Shaking his head Lucien tried to stop his thoughts, from invading his head, as he tried not to recall everything that had happened in the past... But his will failed him.

"Fucking clan, fucking people, fucking pathetic wolves that I'm going to bring down. They're all going to bow down to me. Every fucking one of them." Lucien half yelled, startling his grandfather, Lobo who moved a bit backwards from where he had been standing.

"Brother, you have to calm down a bit."

Lucien turned to face his sister, Catherine who had just spoken, and his face turned pale red, his eyes changing as he was burning in so much anger.

"I should do what?" He asked trying his best to sound calm, despite breathing heavily, and going nuts while seated, and Catherine replied, "You have to be calm brother. According to our messenger, this man just arrived and..."

"And what!" He growled angrily, "What? Just tell me fucking what? We lay low, just as we've been doing waiting for a particular time to strike, that might never happen? Have you forgotten what those people did to mother and father?"

Shutting his eyes painfully, flashbacks of their tent burning, of his father and mother dying, of the horror he had watched before running for his life, when he had just been a kid, went through his head, and he clenched his fists tightly.

"Have you forgotten the traumas they put us through?..." He said again, and continued, "Catherine, Grandpa, have you forgotten, that I am the rightful heir to that throne? Have you forgotten that we're the rightful owner of that pack? Have you forgotten that..."

"Oh brother..." Catherine cut in, walking towards him, defiant and not afraid one bit.

Dragging her robe, as she walked, a smile on her face hopefully wanting to calm him down, she finally stopped when she got to where he was seated, and gently placing her hands on him, she said, "I know how you feel brother, but we have to be logical. We're not strong enough yet to attack them. Besides he just came, I mean we have no idea what or how he looks like. What's his name again?"

"Adolph... Adolph Caesar." Lucien replied slowly, and nodding her head, Catherine continued, "Such a foreign name... Adolph... Well, I heard he's very rich, and comes from New York. Something like a billionaire over there, and he's quite popular not that it's any of our business though, but from what I'm seeing, he seems like someone who would have no knowledge how things work here, and that's an added advantage to us. So we just have to plan well, before striking. Catch them unexpected. Maybe approach them in a friendly way, do you get and take them unawares."

"I absolutely agree with Catherine son. We need to be tactical, and at the same time, plan well. Left to myself, I don't hold any grudges anymore towards them, but well..." His grandfather stopped speaking, as a servant rushed inside the room, tray of edibles in hand, and placing it on the table, the young lady bowed her head wanting to leave when Lucien said, "Stop."

Immediately she froze, and smirking he said again, "Turn around."

She did as told, albeit shakily and looking at her face Lucien could see the much desired fear he craved all over, and he smiled bitterly.

"Brother, she is a new maid and..." Catherine started to say, but he raised his hands up silencing her.

They knew of his sexual conquests, and tried to stop him every time, but Lucien always got what he wanted.

He liked what he was seeing, and nothing be damned, new or not he was taking this sweet little thing to his bed tonight.

He loved to fuck, and he wouldn't miss a good feast, just because his sister was against it, not that he'd listen to it either.

He didn't have any mate, or particular woman he loved, as he loved to sleep and mark scores, satisfying his sexual urges, and he liked it just that way.

The vampiric instinct in him, loved some fresh meat, and this lady standing in front of him was a fresh blood.

Yeah, this petite, blonde busty maid in front of him now... Oh he was going to fuck her hard, make her scream loudly and tell her fellow maids probably.

He could tell she was a virgin too, because she looked so innocent, and it was evident in the way she was acting.

Well, regardless of what Catherine and his grandpa thought, he always had his way, and goddamn anything or their opinions, but he owned the castle, and everything therein.

From the building itself, down to the maids hired and so he could do whatever he wanted to do with them, anyhow and anyway he wanted to.

His eyes running up and down the maid's body, Lucien licked his lips and then said instructingly, "Come forward."

"Yes... Yes... Yes sir..." The maid said slowly, muttering on fear obviously, and chuckling Lucien stood up, and in a swift movement he grabbed her left wrist tightly.

She let out a whimper, not that he cared, and his fangs coming out digging in her flesh, drawing blood, Lucien dragged her closer to him, and sniffed her neck.

His blood was burbling, his teeth already sharpened, he wanted to feast on this pale skin, but then he had to remember that he just wanted to fuck and nothing else.

"Brother... She is new, she has no idea about..."

"Catherine, would you please shut up!" He half yelled, and turning back to face the maid, who was really shivering now, her fear drawing him more to her, Lucien placed a chaste kiss on the side of her place skinned neck, and licking her ear lobes, he whispered in her ear before taking her out of the room, "Get ready to scream my name hard!"

"Oh goodness..." Catherine muttered behind him as they began to leave, but Lucien paid no heed, as he dragged the fragile lady out of the room.

He was going to satisfy his damned cravings...

.......

RUBY'S POV

Ruby ears perked up, as she heard the approaching footsteps coming close to her room.

Dragging herself up from the floor, and sitting in an upright position immediately, she looked ahead wanting to know who was visiting this time around.

It had been two or three days rather, since she arrived at this mysterious place, and up till now she had no idea where she was, who this people were or what she had put herself into.

After that blurry morning, when she had been dragged to a room, on the orders of a man she had no idea of, she had been fed everyday and taken care of by different guards every single day.

The room where she was, was bare, safe for a lone wooden chair at the corner, and the well equipped bathroom where she cleaned herself every passing day.

The guards that brought her food, had also brought her some fresh new clothes, and now she was no more on her tattered clothing.

Apart from the fact, that she had to sleep on the cold floor every single day, she actually preferred this place more than the hell hole she lived back in Helene's shack of a house.

Thinking of Helene, made Ruby remember her sister, and once again a tear fell down her face one which she wiped quickly.

"I'm going to figure out something Daciana, and ik going to come get you." She said whispering to herself, assuring herself too.

She had to be strong for herself and Daciana too.

Scratching her eyes, with the back of her hands, blinking at the streaming light from the nearby window, Ruby kept looking straight at the door, intent on seeing who was behind it now.

Her vision was no more blurry, and she could hear voices from...

The door swung open, and in walked three hefty men, guards rather and a much older man who was putting on a classic robe.

His attire, made her think that he was something sort of royalty and maybe he was.

She knew she was in a castle of some sort.

The intricate design of her room, the details she had seen of the castle when she had peeped through her window sometimes told her so, and oh heavens...

Immediately, Ruby felt his discerning aura.

She was not comfortable with this man, but then right now her subconscious was telling her that he meant no harm too her, and she just had to find out.

Shifting backwards she looked up at the man, removing her blonde hair from her face, and wrapping her arms round her elbows she waited for him to say something.

Minutes passed, before he finally cleared his throat and then said, "Welcome to Keanu Clan. Who are you?"

Oh wow! He was one blunt and straightforward motherfucker... Ruby thought to herself.

"I... I..."

"Don't stammer please. You can start by introducing yourself. I am Fenris, Fenris Romulus. It might interest you to know that you're in the midst of werewolves. Wolves actually, I'm sure you know them right?" He asked, and Ruby nodded intrigued.

Oh maybe this man wasn't as bad as she thought, she was beginning to get curious, arching her brows, and looking up at him...

"Well, I already know you're a witch..."

"What? How...?" She stuttered asking confused, and the elderly man chuckled, "The mark on your ankle. You're part of the Witches coven in Alaska. Makes me wonder what you were doing by the roadside that fateful cold morning, when we picked you. Where you coming back from a meeting? You were molested by an adversary? You were sick or what?" He asked, this time folding his hands and waiting for her response.

He was watching her intensely, and Ruby knew that she had to be careful of whatever she said, and clearing her throat, she narrated every single thing, about herself.

Telling him how she was an orphan on the run, she was amazed at how he listened to her patiently, and when she finished talking she looked up at him, wanting to know what he was feeling, but his face looked blank.

"Hmmmnnn... Your take sounds pitiable and I don't know if I should believe you or not, nevertheless, we'll make our investigations and get back to you."

"Thank you... thank you so much."

She had no idea when the words of gratitude fell of her lips, but she didn't even feel bad about saying it.

"Don't thank me yet. You don't even own any apology to me, but to Adolph rather, he is the cause of all this and damn!..." The elderly man paused and ran his hands through his head.

She had Adolph to thank for all of this?

Who was this Adolph? What had he done? She asked herself rhetorically.

Was he the man that had talked to her that day, when she had gotten conscious?

That man, with that husky voice whom she hadn't seen clearly and...

"You don't look like a spy or something, and our clan is in good relationship with the your people, so I have no reason to be afraid of you..." He paused, and continued, "You seem like a harmless person, and for now you'll be working as one of the maids in the castle. Before we get our answers, and approval from Master Adolph who might try to interview you again too, you'll be working with the maids." The man, whom she had come to know as Fenris said to her, and she stammered out a curt reply, "Oh..."

Working as a maid didn't seem that bad.

It was better than going back to Helene, and she already had a roof over her head, clothes to wear and food to eat, what more could she ask for?

"Some women would be here to brief you. In the meantime stay safe. Any suspicious movement, you'll be killed without thinking, I assure you of that."

A shiver of fear ran down her spine, as he said those last words, but as quickly as it came so did it go away.

He was right though, they had to monitor her, and if reverse was the case she would have done the same.

She was just a stranger, she couldn't forget that, ams now she had to win their trust, to be able to stay here much longer and get her bearings.

"I won't do anything bad." She said again, but they were already leaving the room, and she had no idea if he had heard her.

As soon as the door jammed lock, some kind of energy got into her, and happy perhaps for the first time in her life, years streaming down her face, Ruby stood up from the floor and started squealing and dancing happily.

If only Daciana was here... If only....