Little Moon (Lycan Series #1✔)

Chapter 21

Invictus

A gentle cool morning breeze lingers in the air as three elite council members and five witnesses stood by watching. Soldiers stood in a line as they looked ahead at the two individuals kneeling on the wet morning dew grass with heavy chains wrapped around their body.

My father looked at his brother with a pained expression. I am sure this was tearing him apart. I felt a pair of hands slipped into mine. I looked down to see it was Deidre. Akoni stood to her right followed by Marc, Caden, Ron, and Max.

Marc didn't come home until late at night and when he heard what happened he was just as surprised. My wound has started to hell after the bullet was removed. My gaze flickered to Ron who was still bandaged but there was color on his face now.

My father began his speech and explaining the situation that occurred yesterday. Everyone listened intently before my father stood up from his chair and walked over to stand in front of them. His gaze flickered to his brother. His brother looked up at him and tears were running down his cheeks.

"Ebenezer Mikhailov and Gilda Rossi, you two are hereby sentence to death for treason in an attempted death of Prince Invictus Mikhailov." He ordered and then he kneeled down on his knee as he looked at his brother.

"Good bye, brother. May the Moon Goddess show you mercy in the afterlife. When I do cross over, I hope that you will be there to greet me with open arms and no malice." My father whispered. "You will always be my little brother."

An almost strangled sound came from my uncle as he felt torn between what he has done. My father stood up and didn't turn to watch as one of our elite royal guards yanked out both their spines. The sound of bones snapping and blood gushing was heard in the silent air.

Deidre's hand tightened around mine as she watched what happened in front of her. I was so consumed in watching my father that I forgot that she was next to me. I removed my hand from her hand and moved it to wrap around her shoulder, pulling her closer. I hid her face under my chin.

"That was horrible." She whispered as her voice cracked.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have allowed you to see that."

"It was so brutal." She mumbled.

From my peripheral vision I saw Marc tug on his collar and something that looks like a deep scratch was revealed on his neck. What was he doing last night? I thought he was just running an errand. Akoni turned to us.

"One thing down. One more issue to resolve." He looked at Deidre.

He was right. We needed to figure out who has been working with the vampires. How did Aldric get into Deidre's bedroom and what was the motive behind Aldric wanting Deidre. I nodded before as I glanced back at my parents where my father now was kneeling down on the ground next to his brother who laid there lifeless. Everyone began dispersing as some lycans stayed behind to clean up the mess.

Everyone else followed Deidre and I into an open study. Marc mumbled something about having to go clean up a little before joining us. Deidre moved to sit on the couch. Ron and Max sat in the sofas adjacent to us and Akoni stood by the fire place.

"I have been doing some observing." Akoni said as soon as we all settled down. "At the moment I can't say any names but this person has been leaving the palace at certain hours after since you guys came back. I followed this individual one night."

"Who is it?" Deidre asked.

"I can't say." Akoni grimaced as he didn't want to deny Deidre at the same time.

"Ok, fine, tell us what did you find out?"

"Not much. This person knows how to lose anyone who tails after him or her. He or she travels into the human city to lose any trackers but when ever this person returns he or she will empty handed but not this time. The more recent return of this person, he or she brought back a strange vial." Akoni murmured and pushed himself off the mantle and began pacing.