Chapter 69

069 – Lucien & Patrea LUCIEN.

I didn’t find the witch. And I couldn’t force Stone’s pack members to reveal her whereabouts.

Hades had called for me and asked for an explanation of what happened the night that I took Lucija home. Lucius accidentally summoned his name, but he just ignored it. By the time he realized it was a royal son who mentioned his name, the only thing he saw was when Lucija took my hand. 3 But he heard me swear to her that I would never touch Stone’s pack. So even if I wanted to crush them and force the witch’s name out of their mouths, I knew Hades was watching and just waiting for me to make one more mistake. I could feel he didn’t like me at all, especially after that close encounter with him when Lucija’s mother was in my chambers.

more than two decades ago.

I always had to watch my back. I felt like a fucking dog being watched all the time, and I didn’t like it. But I didn’t have a choice. I wanted to gain his favor even if I hated him.

Despite being the being god of the underworld, Hades always had a soft spot for females, something I couldn’t understand. He was supposed to be the toughest of all the gods, but he was bowing down to females.

I pushed any thoughts of Hades aside for the moment as I made my way inside Patrea’s cottage. I reached the door to her bedroom and forced it open, breaking the door from its hinges and making the witch jolt from her bed.

She was sleeping, and I just woke her up.

A crooked smile was plastered on my face. as my gaze wandered over the flawless skin of her neck and shoulders while she clutched her sheets tighter around her body.

“Oh, come on, Lucien! I’d been asking you for privacy for many decades now, and up until now, you didn’t have the decency to knock.”

“I would have transported my body here if you hadn’t cast a spell in your cottage. Barging in is the next best option.”

“What do you want now?” Her eyes darkened, and I knew I had annoyed her again like I’d been doing for the last three decades.

Patrea caught my eye because she was beautiful. I thought I outsmarted her when I brought her here, but the witch. was cunning and cast a spell on herself so I would not be able to fuck her.

Despite lusting after her, she was the only female I couldn’t touch in this realm. If I pushed myself on her, her body would deteriorate and she would die –

something she would rather be than have sex with me.

So I just watched her from a distance, and from time to time I would give in and touch her, but I couldn’t fuck her. Until I finally gave up because it just led to more frustration. She was the only female I could never have. I could have killed her, but I needed her alive rather than dead.

“Are you just going to stare there, or will you talk?” She rolled her eyes before she continued. “Can you leave my room and let me dress up, I will meet you in the kitchen.”

“I’ve seen everything in your body, Patrea. What’s the point of having privacy?”

“Oh, yes, I forgot.” She shoved her blanket off her body and got up from her bed. “You’ve seen everything.

Unfortunately for you, you can only look.”

My eyes swirled with desire at the sight of her in her simple nightgown. The way her hips curled on the satin nightgown spiraled my lust. It wasn’t even skimpy or body-hugging.

She smiled mockingly at me before she held the hem of her nightgown and pulled it off her body, giving me a view of her perfect breasts and flat stomach.

I hissed in annoyance before turning my back on her and walking out of her room.

Three decades of just staring at her and having my hand touch her core were frustrating the hell out of me. I swear to the fucking Hades that once I didn’t need her anymore, I would fuck the life out of her and just let her die just so I could get my fill of her.

‘Where is Lucija?’ I connected with Lucius while I waited for Patrea to come down from her room.

‘Are you back in Kalmeurs?’ He asked instead of answering.

‘Yes. Where is Lucija?’

‘Probably sleeping. I can check.’

‘And Stone?’

‘Still in the dungeons. Did you find the witch?’

‘No. The witch is no longer at the Mystic Pack.’

‘Did you kill someone from Stone’s Pack?’

‘No. I couldn’t because my son messed up by mentioning Hades’ name, and now I feel like he’s watching me the moment I leave the realm.’

‘My bad, forgive me, Father. If you want, send me. I’ll find the witch.’

‘No. I don’t trust you.’

‘Ouch! That hurt bad.’

‘You knew it. So fuck off and check Lucija.

Make sure she doesn’t communicate with Stone until I can figure out how to unbind them.’

‘Do you still want Stone dead? Just send him back to his realm, and prohibit Lucija from traveling outside the realm. Easy peasy.’ 1 ‘I’m sure I made you aware that Lucija is special and not someone you can tell what to do. No matter what restriction I place around her, she can always find a way to go around it.’

‘Yup, I know it. Because you fucking let me know about how useless I am compared to her, every fucking day.”

‘Now, now, Lucius, don’t get dirty on me.

If you don’t want to follow my order and just shut up, you can leave my tower and be on your own. I won’t miss you.’ 2 ‘I didn’t say I was defying you. I was just saying, I am the one loyal to you, and yet Lucija and Guillermo have always been the ones getting favors.’

‘Then you need to prove yourself to get the favors they are getting.’

‘Lucija didn’t do anything at all!’ He snapped, and I knew he was already pissed off not that it bothered me.

‘Lucija doesn’t need to do anything. She had already proven her worth simply by existing.’ I cut off the connection before he could say more.

This argument between me and Lucius had been going on for years, ever since I und out Lucija existed. I watched Lucija nce she was six years old, and I could el the power within her the only ing that could destroy me. And this was he secret I kept all these years.

feared my only daughter.

efore Lucija was born, I knew Guillermo, ne of my firstborns, would be the one to ake over my throne once I ascended to Hades’

throne, or at least be Hades’ right land.

And Lucius wanted to challenge that, as did the other spawns I had. They wanted my throne.

But it didn’t bother me. It didn’t matter who would take over as ruler of Kalmerus, as long as I got the throne of Hades or was seated next to him.

But the constant fighting between my spawns irritated the fucking hell out of me, so I reached out to the Orpheus of the Underworld and asked for the future of Kalmerus.

The Orpheus couldn’t see when the prophecy would be fulfilled – the only thing she saw was that the next one who would take over as the new ruler was the only one who could destroy me. Someone whose power was greater than mine, and only I could feel how great his or her power was.

Some of my sons knew I went to the Orpheus that day to find answers for the future of Kalmerus, but I could never tell them that, in fear, they would all conspire and try to kill me if they found out, one of them was stronger than me.

So I told them a lie, stating that the next ruler would be able to mark his mate with his royal demon venom without killing their mate. Up to this point, none of my sons had been able to bring home a female marked with their venom. We could bite and drink blood from our victims, but the moment our fangs dug deeper, it could lead to the victim’s demise.

And none of the she-demons around were willing to take the risk of being bitten by a demon royal, making it impossible for my sons to bring home a marked female. It gave me more time to put my plan into motion.

In the beginning, I thought it was Guillermo who could be the next ruler of Kalmerus. He had a strong aura almost similar to mine, but when I met Lucija, everything changed. She was only six, but her power rendered me immobile when she yelled at me not to come near her when I planned to take her that day.

Everly, her mother, thought her begging was the one that made me leave Lucija that day, but it was Lucija’s anger that made me stop approaching her.

Even if I was showing a tough facade in front of my daughter, I knew I could never push her to her limits, because she might discover she had power stronger than mine.

The Orpheus warned me that destroying the chosen one would also destroy me.

Killing her on purpose was never an option, and the only way she could not kill me is if I bound my life to her. That was why I waited patiently for her to turn 18 so we could bind our lives together under the pretext that I wanted to rinse her off of her werewolf blood, but she ran away, and now I am facing a bigger problem.

How could I bind us when she was bound to a werewolf? a A sound of a chair scraping the floor snapped me out of my thoughts, and I found myself face-to-face with Patrea.

“So, why are you so early?” She inquired, scowling as she leaned back in her chair.

“Early? You’re the only one who complains about being early or late in this realm. Everything is just one whole day for all of us.” I chuckled and shook my head.

“I’m not part of your world. Now can we get this over and done? What do you need?

11 “Lucija is back.”

“So I heard.”

“And what do you know about werewolves?”

“Not much. I was abducted before I could get a grasp of other creatures.”

“I didn’t abduct you. You came of your own accord.”

“You tricked me.”

“You’re greedy. That’s the thing that lured you.”

“You’re evil, taking advantage of someone’s innocence.”

“I don’t see an innocent female in front of me.”

She slammed her fist on the table as she glared at me. “Tell me what you want, and get out of my house!”

“My house. You own nothing. Even the clothes you’re wearing are mine!”

“Right! You own everything here, except my pussy that you can’t fuck!”

I scoffed but didn’t say anything, I could feel myself getting pissed off already.

“Got your tongue tied? Poor King of Kalmerus, so.... deprived of sex.”

“You’re not the only female around, Patrea. In case you forgot that.”

“I know. But I also know, how frustrating it is when you can have everything here except one. So do me a favor and let my body go.”

“No. Your presence here fulfills more of my needs than your body can.”

“Fine. Now talk, you’re disrupting my peace.”

“Can you unbind two people?”

“What do you mean?”

“Lucija’s life was bonded to another man.

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“Oh, isn’t it wonderful? Lucija times two.”

“What do you mean?”

“Whatever Lucija has, he will get it too.”

“Are you fucking kidding me?”

“When did I ever joke on you? We’re not friends.” She chuckled as if she had won something. “However, to clarify so you can understand it clearly, there are two types of bond, one where the other simply shares a life connection. One dies the other dies. And another, that shares the ability as well. Lucija is somewhat immortal – unless they discover the right way to kill her. Making the person bonded to her as immortal as she is.”

“And Lucija’s power?”

“You mean her fire?”

I swallowed. I knew Lucija had more power than her fire. “Yes.”

“I’m not sure, but it’s possible. But I’m sure her strength will be his strength.”

“Can you unbind them?”

“No. I can only make the bond stronger, not unbind them.” She smirked at me and I wanted to wipe it off her face.

“Who can unbind them? The witch who did it?”

She shrugged her shoulders. “I don’t think so. Some spells are bound to last forever. Especially things like that.”

“If she’s bound with someone already, can another one bind with her?”

Her smirk warped into a scowl. “What are you planning to do?”