Chapter 76

RYKER’S PO.V

Everything happened so fast, one minute, Camilla was talking to that man and the next minute, there was an arrow sticking out of the right side of her torso. I

caught her as she fell and the entire square fell into chaos. I could see the doctors rushing to get to her but my focus was finding what direction that arrow came from. I looked around until I saw Frederick mounted atop a building holding a crossbow. His eyes met mine and he smirked.

Pure and undiluted rage filled me and threatened to spill over. I glanced at Camilla and although didn’t want to leave her, I knew I had to get Frederick. I made sure she was safe in the doctor’s hands and took off after him. I could hear a few guards following me but I didn’t care about them I had one target and I was not going to rest until I was standing above his dying corpse.

Frederick took off into the woods and without a thought, I followed him. He expertly weaved through the trees and it struck me that Frederick knew the woods. a little too well. The trees were dense and difficult to navigate but somehow, he knew where he had to go. My wolf pressured me to shift but in this kind of forest, it would be harder to navigate in wolf form because of how close the trees were. I forced his pressure into the back of my mind and focused on my target. Once I got close enough, I launched myself on him and we both tumbled to the ground. Before he could recover, I slammed my face and I felt a sick.

fist into his sense of pride fill me when I heard the cracking of bone and I saw blood rushing from his nose. I wanted to beat him to death but I also knew that I would have more fun with him in the palace dungeons so I dragged him to his feet. Despite. being caught, he was smirking and it grated on my nerves.

“Even if you take me back now, I already got my target. If she dies, you cannot hurt me because I am heir to the throne,” he laughed maniacally. “If she lives then. I die a happy man knowing I got a part of

of my vengeance.”

“She will not die and you will not be heir to the throne.”

“Your children can be easily disposed of,” I didn’t let him finish his sentence before I punched him again. He spat blood out of his mouth and glared at me. “Tell me, Prince consort, where are your guards or are you yet to notice that we are alone?”

It was at that exact moment that it hit me just how quiet the forest was. There were no crickets or birds chirping and I knew that meant only one thing- there was a greater predator keeping them silent. I was on edge immediately and I looked around trying to find the attackers through the dense trees. Frederick used my momentary distraction to deliver a swift elbow strike and once he was out of my hold, the others, rushed out.

There were at least five of them and they rushed me at once. I was so grateful for

the extra knife I always kept in my pants because as soon as the first one got close enough, I slit his throat. It caused the other four to pause in their tracks as if they were rethinking their decision. I looked around only to notice that Frederick was nowhere to be seen.copy right hot novel pub