Chapter 102

RYKER’S PO.V

I wasn’t able to get to the town square before people saw the body. By the time I arrived, people were gathered around. It was so bad that the guards had to force through them to create a passage for me.

When I got there, I realized why they were gathered. The body was barely recognizable. There was a head mounted on a sp ike and the body was covered with blood and slashes that looked like they were made by claws. One of the guards next to me had to rush into a bush to throw

up.

“Clear everyone out,” I ordered. “I don’t want anyone here who isn’t a guard. The last thing we need is for the family to see him by accident and for f ucks sake can someone cover up the body.”

Two guards rushed to cover the body with a cloth and one of them froze. He stood there immobile for a second before releasing a growl to feral that it shook the grounds. It took me a second to recognize him and I realized he was the one who spoke to me about his brother being missing. I didn’t need to be a mind reader to know that his brother was the one lying on the ground.

“Get him away from here before he shifts and kills someone. I don’t care if you have to knock him out to do so,” I whispered harshly to the guards who were next to me and they rushed over to grab him.

They held him by his arms and dragged him away while the masses watched. If we weren’t in such a cluster f u ck before then we were now. I could hear the whispers and for the first time in a long time, I had no idea what I was supposed to do or how I was supposed to fix it.

We spent the next hour cleaning up the town square and getting the boy packed

I didn’t leave until everyone else had gone. I couldn’t even if I tried. It was my duty to help them and I failed.

up.

“Your majesty,” a guard spoke snapping me out of my thoughts and I turned to him. “The carriage is ready for you.”

I shook my head. “Go on without me.”

“Your majesty, the palace is so far away. Are you sure about that?”

“A run would do me some good. Fresh air has never hurt anyone.”

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Chapter 102

He didn’t look convinced but he nodded and walked away. I waited until the carriage had disappeared from sight before I quietly walked towards the woods. I knew guards were following me at a respectable distance. I couldn’t see them but I knew there was no way they would leave me alone.

I stripped out of my clothes and shifted immediately. It felt good to be in my work form. It felt like stretching after a long day of work. I made sure my clothes were carefully situated in my mouth before I took off running. I had no idea where I was going, I just let the wind lead me.

I ran until my limbs hurt and I felt like I was one with the wind.copy right hot novel pub