She Belongs To The Devil

Nigel had already transformed into a big wolf. And when he saw the King standing in front of him with a calm smile on his face as though he had not said anything wrong, it made his blood boil even more. 

Nigel glared at the King with his fierce golden eyes and he snarled as though he was ready to take on his alpha. And that was exactly what he was going to do. He crouched on his front legs and jumped at the King.

Conall didn't even bother to change into his wolf form to stop Nigel from his madness. He put his arms around Nigel's neck and then threw that giant wolf as though he was nothing but a ragdoll.

Nigel crashed at the edge of the arena. But something was telling him not to give up so easily. He didn't want anyone to tell him what to do with his life, not even his alpha. So he prepared to run towards the King again.

Rhea understood Nigel's intention and she made a desperate attempt to stop Nigel by shouting at him, "Nigel! Stop! Don't disrespect your alpha like that."

But Nigel was in no mood to listen to anyone. He turned his head away from Rhea and focused on the alpha again. He dashed at a great and pounced on him.

The King was leisurely standing in the middle of the fighting area with his arms behind his back. He understood why Nigel was acting this way. He knew what he was asking of Nigel was too much. And he didn't want to hurt his nephew anymore. So when Nigel tried to attack him with his claws, he just leaped into the air, impossibly high for humans. Then he landed behind Nigel, avoiding the attack completely.

The King took a deep breath in and tried to persuade Nigel by tapping into his empathetic nature. "Think about it Nigel, we werewolves are known to have sharp anger. Just look at yourself now. You couldn't control your transformation when I said a few words that didn't settle well with you."

Nigel slowly turned behind to look at the King directly in his eyes. He was still giving a low growl to the King.

The King fearlessly walked towards Nigel "And do you think being a King of Wyverndale is something you can do? Believe me when I say this but when you are a King, there will be a lot of people who will make you want to rip their throat out. What if you slip just like today? Can you live with yourself if you accidentally kill someone? And what if that someone is a person who is very dear to you?"

Nigel's growling suddenly came to a halt. And the King knew he had touched the right chord with his words.

King Conall continued to speak in an even softer voice, "But if you live with us, where most of the inner castle is filled with your own kind, then there is less chance of you hurting anyone. Because most of them can defend themselves even if you lose your control. And there will always be someone who can stop you. I am not asking you to come and live with us because we want to cage you or just because we want to protect our secret, I am asking it so that those weak people will be safe from you."

Nigel's smoldering eyes somewhat calmed down. Yes, what if he lost control just like now? He thought that he had better control over his anger and his unintended transformation. But he hadn't felt this angry while his stay in Aberdeen to find that out.

King Conall was now standing right beside Nigel. He began to lightly stoke Nigel's fur on his head and said, "I am asking you to fail the test so that those people will be at safer hands. And I am sure that you can make King Dragomir agree to your request to stay here. I will write a letter to him stating that you are welcome to stay here in Aberdeen."

And the King said in a calm but at the same time intimidating voice, "But you have to promise me that you will come back, willingly. I don't want to force you."

Nigel understood that it was a threat from his alpha. But the Prince also understood why him being here in Aberdeen was the safest bet for everyone back at Wyverndale. He didn't want to accidentally hurt someone or even worse, kill someone.

Even though he understood all that, he felt a great discomfort in his heart. He would have to leave his home, his Kingdom, and his dearest sister. Sister… he missed his sister all of a sudden. And the thought of living away from her, his father, and his loving mother hurt him a lot.

His eyes were filled with tears and he just wanted to hide from everyone. He wanted to get away from there, from the eyes of everyone. So without caring what others thought about his behavior, he jumped on his feet and ran out of the arena, and outside towards the forest.

Rhea sensed how Nigel was feeling. He was feeling anger, guilt, fear, love, and all kinds of emotion all at once. And without even thinking that everyone was watching her, she also transformed into her wolf form and chased after Nigel.

Wulfric was also about to chase after Nigel but the King gestured him to stop.

The Royal Guards, those with the werewolf genes came running towards their King and asked, "Your Majesty, shall we chase after them?"

However, the King had a smile on his face. "No need to chase them. They will come around."

But Wulfric was concerned for Rhea, "Your Majesty, Nigel might be a little too strong for the teacher to hold. I think we should give her a hand… paw."

The King patted his son on the shoulder and then asked him, "Do you want to stop your brother from getting his mate? Just leave the two of them alone." He smiled at Wulfric and said, "You know that it is impossible to live apart from the mates. I believe that something good will happen if we don't interfere."

"Something good?" Wulfric furrowed his brows as he didn't quite understand the riddle that his father said to him. But he obeyed his father and didn't go after Nigel and Rhea.

The King turned around to face the elders and concluded the show after assuring them that Nigel would obey his order.

"Something good…" Wulfric was still trying to figure out what his father meant by that. And suddenly it clicked. He widened his eyes and flared his nostrils and stood still like a statue.