Wolf Unleashed (Hybrid Prophecies Book 1) by Luna Weathers

Author:Luna Weathers [Weathers, Luna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty: Cyrus

Cyrus stood in his chambers looking out of a massive window into the distance. The sun was rising, and its light was beginning to shine over the vast fields and hills within his view. He took a deep breath and a long sigh. He was beginning to wonder why Atara had not come back.

The king put on his robe and began to pace in his quarters. He thought about where Atara could be and what challenges she was facing. He also wondered about the other groups of shifters that were under his banner and the holdouts that refused to serve and how he would deal with them.

With Atara gone he would have to send another trusted person in her stead, but who? Decebel was quiet and obedient but Cyrus could never get a read on what was going on in his head, and because Decebel remained a lethal mystery it was decided he should be on a tight leash as a praetorian. Marcus was a strong wolf, but his skills and dominance made him much too valuable to ever send into the field. Also, much like Decebel, Marcus remained a mystery too. Cyrus was afraid if he ever gave Marcus enough freedom, he would either run off or return with an army and destroy everything he had built. Perhaps it would be Axel. Axel seemed to be the most obedient to him and probably the easiest to sway away from Marcus’s influence should his suspicions be correct. Also, Axel seemed to have the right amount of speed and cunning to be able to fill the role of enforcer. He was a subject that appeared lethal enough to execute his will and loyal enough not to question it.

He knew that Atara was not dead. He could still sense that she was alive, and he would be able to sense if she died. He did sense a surge of power that was abnormally strong. Normally he would attribute these surges to Raven but he was beginning to have doubts. What if her twin was still out there? If Atara’s sister was still alive her power would not be stifled by a blood magic ring. With proper training Atara’s missing sister could be one of the most powerful witches in the world.

What was troubling in Atara’s absence was the absence of knowledge. Normally she would be back within a day or two with a full report of whatever situation she had taken care of. The lack of intelligence provided a blind spot that made Cyrus extremely uncomfortable. Not even his master of spies, Marcus, was feeding him as much information during their daily briefings. The high priestess, Raven, was also suspiciously absent.

A surge of anxiety went up his back and shot up his neck. Exploding when it reached his skull. What if they are all together? The voice in his head went from cold, bringing on a wave of paranoia. Is this how my predecessor felt before I killed him? That last thought made his thoughts stop immediately.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.