Chapter 180
Lance was skeptical. As he should be.
The entire city was now occupied by his enemy. He had to be extra careful.
Morgana and Kass were hiding behind a collapsed wall a few feet away.
Hearing about their conversation, Morgana mouthed Janet quietly, asking if now was a good striking time.
Janet shook her head.
Lance was still too far away. If they let him slip away this time, it would be even harder to lure him out of his hideout.
They needed to wait for him to come into their circle, patiently.
Yes, My King, I am all alone.” Layla replied, “There is nobody here.”
“Then why don’t you come to me?” Lance asked. “The front gate is this way.”
“The front gate is too risky. We should pass this courtyard and circle to the back of the palace.”
Lance hesitated again.
He took one more look at the quiet courtyard–Everything seemed perfectly normal
to him.
He finally let his guard down and stepped into the courtyard.
“You were gone for a long time, Layla!” he walked up to Layla in long strides. His face was still pale due to the blood loss. “How is everything? Did you find Harper?” Layla gulped, “…Queen Harper…is dead.”
Lance frowned. He didn’t look sad at all.
“That useless bitch.” he snorted, “Whatever. It is better that she is dead. We don’t need her as our burden.
He touched Layla’s face with one hand, cupping her cheek gently.
“You are the only one who remains loyal to me. I will remember this, Layla. You will be rewarded after we recover from this. Anything that you want,” he said softly.
Layla stared at him in a daze.
Tears welled up and streamed down her cheek.
“I…I am sorry…” she sobbed, “So sorry…my King…”
Lance widened his eyes in shock.
At the very same time, Janet jumped out from behind the ruins and shouted:
“NOW!!!”
All soldiers emerged from the shadow simultaneously, jumping directly at Lance! Lance let out a furious long howl and shifted into his wolf.
“I am YOU FUCKING KING!” He snarled, waving his claw to defend himself. “You bunch of traitors!!!”
Yet no one listened to his accusation.
They all knew that this King’s number was up. Their loyalty to him was gone.
The rogue soldier’s eyes gleamed with a predatory glint. Their snarls and growls echoed through the night, creating a cacophony of menace.
Together, they attacked their former King.
Lance being the lone wolf on this battlefield fought valiantly, his powerful jaws snapping and claws slashing through the air.
But the numbers were against him.
The pack of wolves and soldiers attacked relentlessly, a coordinated assault that left the lone wolf overwhelmed.
Janet never joined this fight.
No matter how strong Lance was, he didn’t stand a chance against this many soldiers and wolves. It was simply a matter of time that he was killed.
She pulled Layla to the side. This poor girl was crying loudly seeing her King besieged. She had to tie Layla’s hands and feet to stop this girl from rushing into the fight.
While Janet was, she caught a glimpse of Daran, standing outside of the circle, watching this fighting scene in front of him coldly.
There was a calculating look on his face, as though he was quietly evaluating when to join the fight.
Lance let out a painful cry. His shoulder was stabbed by a soldier. One more stab and
he would be dead.
And this was the time Daran moved.
Daran dashed into the circle seized Lance by his throat and slowly raised his body up
in the air.
Everyone thought he would snap Lance’s neck right away.
But he didn’t.
Instead of killing Lance, Daran flung his arm and threw Lance in another direction–where Kass and Morgana were standing!
Kass was caught off guard.
He saw Lance’s body flying at them and his first reaction was to take a step up, keeping Morgana behind her back, and draw his sword out.
His sword went directly into Lance’s heart.
Lance’s body twitched. A deathly grey covered his face. He didn’t even have time to make a single noise before his breathing stopped.
The Rogue King was dead.
Yet nobody had the time to celebrate their victory. They were all shocked by this sudden turn of events.
A ringing silence fell upon the courtyard. Everyone was staring strangely at the dead Lance and the astonished Kass.
After a long pause, somebody among the crowd spoke up hesitantly, “….He… He killed
our King…
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A round of mutterings could be heard from the crowd.
“Now what? Does that make him our new King?”
“Fuck him. I don’t even know him. He is just Lady Morgana’s mate. I don’t recognize him as my King.”
“Wait a second. If he can be King, so can I right? It is an equal chance for everyone!” “Now what do we do? Do we kill this kid as well and fight for the crown?”
Kass held the sword tightly, his hand slightly trembling.
Those cold and evil gazes sent a chill down his spine.
He could sense that another fight was coming, right after the one that they just fought.
The King of all rogues was such a tempting title.
No man could resist the power that this title represented!
Kass parted his lips and wanted to say something to calm the turbulent crowd. Just then, a hand was placed on his shoulder.
Morgana stepped up to his side. She flipped her flaming red hair, turned to face Kass, and gracefully got on one knee.
“I, Morgana, pledge my loyalty to your
Her calm voice echoed across the quiet courtyard.
and recognize you as my one and only true King!”
All soldiers were rendered speechless, even Kass.
After a long moment of silence, one soldier followed Morgana’s lead and got on his knee, holding his head down to Kass.
Another soldier joined them.
Gradually, soldiers got
courtyard remained standi to the ground one by one, till no rogues in this
Together, in a deep and solemn voice, they said to Kass in unison:
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