The Werewolf King’s Runaway Queen
Chapter 27

Alissa's

POV

After hours of chatting, we finally finished in finalizing the design of my wedding gown and the other dresses that will be made as well for the wedding. It was already lunchtime when we finished and I was already starving.

Thankfully, Bry already so I didn't have to worry about him starving as well as we were busy with picking clothing.

Luke, Lia and I saw the tailor and her staff out and said our thank yous and goodbyes.

As soon as they were out of sight, I sighed in exhaustion.

Luke chuckled at my reaction.

"I've ran out of battery for the day" I said turning to Lia and clung onto her arm

Lia chuckled and gave me a pat.

"Good job today" she said with a smile.

Then, Lia pulled me to the kitchen.

"Lunchtime though because I'm starving" she said and I really couldn't have agreed more.

"Where's Bryan?" I asked looking around.

"With Lucas, I think" Lia said.

"Let me get them" I said.

"I'll come with you" Luke said and although I was a bit surprised, I nodded and we left Lia in the kitchen to replace Lucas and Bryan.

Luke and I walked together quietly until I decided to talk.

"You didn't have to come. You know that, right?" I said.

"I wanted to" he said with a shrug.

"Aren't you busy, your highness?" I said a bit teasingly.

"I cleared out my schedule for the day" he stated.

I raised a brow at him.

"Why?" I asked curiously.

"Because we had a fitting" he said as if I was supposed to know that already.

"And you thought it would take a whole day?" I said.

"No, of course not. I knew it would take a few hours at most" he said.

"Then, why did you..." I said confused and Luke just stared straight into my eyes.

"Why do you think I did?" he said.

I didn't answer as he stared at me so I did what I do best.

I looked away.

We got out of the palace and my eyes roamed around looking for Lucas and Bryan.

"There" Luke said and pointed somewhere amd I turned to look where he was pointing to.

We saw Lucas looking around the bushes.

Wait...looking in the bushes?

What is he looking at the bushes for?

And where's my brother?

"Lucas?" I called him.

Lucas turned to look at us and seemed surprised to see us.

"Where's Bryan?" I asked.

Lucas pursed his lips and my brows furrowed at him.

"We're playing hide and seek and well, I haven't quite found him yet" Lucas said.

I looked at him baffled.

"And how long have you been searching?" I asked.

He thought about it.

"10 to 15 minutes, I think" he said scratching the back of his head.

"What?" I spat and massaged the bridge of my nose in frustration.

"Idiot" Luke said hitting his brother on the back of his head.

"Hey!" Lucas whined.

"The last time I played hide and seek was like 7 years ago" he tried defending himself.

I sighed.

My poor brother.

"Let's just go look for him separately" I said.

The 2 men nodded and we set off to replace my brother.

I doubt he was anywhere in the area which will explain why Lucas couldn't replace him.

He must've gotten far trying to hide.

Oh Bry.

I searched and searched trying to replace a trace of hus scent but couldn't really get much of a track from him.

This kid is good. He's got skills and as much as I want to be a proud big sister, the situation isn't exactly good right now.

For a moment, I stopped as I looked around then I closed my eyes trying to catch any clue I might have passed by.

Then, for a split second, I smelled Bry's scent, I went to that direction and as I got closer, it became stronger. But then, I smelled another scent.

One that was unfamiliar to me so I focused on it. It was very subtle.

Another pup?

I continued and then stopped on a spot when another foreign scent hit my nose.

My brows furrowed and I sniffed the air then my eyes immediately widened.

Rogues.

I looked around but there didn't seem to be anyone around at the moment.

Then, it hit me.

Oh ghad please no.

I rushed to replace a trace of Bry's scent but didn't replace anymore but I did replace the other pup's scent.

Chances are, they're together right now.

So I followed that scent.

Please, Goddess, don't let anything happen to my brother.

I can't.

I can't suffer another loss.

I frantically ran until I got to the part of the territory where guards did not often patrol on.

I listened to my surroundings on high alert.

Then, I heard whimpers.

I rushed to that direction and sure enough, I saw Bryan and another pup.

The pup was younger than I thought. He seemed about 2 or 3 years old, I think.

"Oh ghad" I said and sighed in relief.

Bry looked in my direction but he didn't seem glad to see me.

In fact, he seemed...terrified.

My brows furrowed and before I knew it, rogues came rushing out of nowhere blocking my path to my brother.

I was on alert as they circled me.

Dang it.

I looked at my brother's direction and I could only see fear in his eyes as one rogue blocked them from me while 5 circled me.

I clenched my fists as my jaw clenched.

"You guys don't want to do this" I warned.

They kept growling, snarling and snapping at me.

I scoffed.

"Ali" I heard my brother whimper and the rogue guarding them growled at him.

My heart squeezed inside my chest as my blood boiled.

"Oh now you've really done it" I growled lowly as my eyes glowed a bright golden brown.

One rogue pounced at my direction and I slid below, got back on my feet immediately and jumped on its back.

Another rogue immediately came to attack me so I quickly caught the other rogue in a headlock changing our direction and I shifted my weight to the side so that I'd bring down the rogue with me.

As soon as we hit the ground, I twisted and broke its neck then pulled it's head from its body before casually throwing it aside.

What I did immediately made the other rogues livid and threatened at the same time.

Just before they could all attack me, I sprinted to my brother's direction and the rogue guarding them tried to attack me head on.

I caught its jaw with my hands and without a second thought, I ripped its mouth open before throwing its lifeless body to the rogues' direction.

I shielded my brother and the pup from the rogues.

"Alissa, where are you?" Luke mind linked me.

"There are rogues inside the territory" I told him.

"I know. My men are scattered all over fighting different groups or rogues and that's why you need to go back to the palace. Now" he replied.

I bit my lower lip as the rogues advanced in our direction and I stepped back while protecting my brother and the pup.

"I can't" I replied to Luke.

"What? Alissa, now isn't the time to be stubborn. We will replace Bryan but I'm not risking your safety" he replied angrily.

"I already found my brother, Luke" I replied.

"And we're already surrounded" I added.

Just like that, the rogues came rushing at us.

"Bryan, run!" I shouted and ran at the rogues as I shifted mid air.

I fought 4 rogues by myself and I was able to land critical attacks on them while acquiring little to no damage.

Well, not until a pair of rogues were able to corner me, crash to me on opposite sides and the other pair of rogues severely clawed my side and grazed my neck.

I winced in pain as I aggressively threw my body to my left where I had no injury on my side and bit the wolf's neck before using its body as a weapon on the other rogues.

The 3 other rogues tumbled to the ground and I took that opportunity to run at the direction where Bry and the pup ran to.

I need to get them to safety quickly.

I was bleeding heavily but I was determined to save my brother and that pup.

If I could save strangers and fail to save my own family, I will forever despise myself for it.

Finally, I caught up to my brother and he looked behind in fear but once he saw, it changed into an expression of relief.

They stopped running and I stopped beside them and lowered myself.

Bry lifted the pup and got on my back together.

I need to replace a place for them that's well hidden from attackers.

Once Bry and the pup was secured on my back, I started sprinting again.

Hopefully, not everything has changed in the territory since I was gone.

I went into an area where I remembered had an underground passage.

I looked behind and luckily, the rogues haven't caught up just yet.

I lowered myself and Bry got down and helped the pup then I nudged him to open and enter the underground passage.

Bryan did just that as he got inside with the pup.

"Hide with us" he said holding my snout.

I shook my head and lightly nudged his face with mine.

"Ali" he said tearing up.

I huffed and then I closed the way to the passage and pulled some branches to hide it more.

Then, I heard and smelled the rogues approaching so I ran to the opposite direction of the hiding spot.

Atleast now, I don't have to worry that Bry and the pup are in danger.

The rogues eventually caught up to me as we all stopped.

They didn't even waste anytime to attack me and I dodged their attacks to the best of my ability.

Unfortunately for me, it was getting difficult by the second because of the pain my body was enduring from my injuries.

The rogues seemed to be the same except there were 3 of them and there wad only 1 of me.

I was able to finally get a hold on one rogue by the neck and I slammed it on the ground, held it down and then I clawed its stomach with my other paw.

It howled in pain and I ended it by clawing on it's heart.

Then, I stepped back to face the remaining pair of rogues.

They attacked me together and the other rogue managed to swift me off my feet for a moment but I was quick to recover.

The fight continued and I used my body to slam on the other wolf and it came flying to a tree and falling to the ground with a whimper.

Suddenly, the other attacked me from the side and we came tumbling and rolling on the ground.

I felt my right front leg break and a light whimper escaped from me.

Still, I got up limping.

The rogue attacked me again and I stepped aside, grabbed it by the neck with my mouth, bit on it hard as it struggled and I let it.

I bit on its neck as it slowly lost its life at my hold until one last whimper.

Then, I beheaded the rogue.

I limped to the last critical rogue and looked at it for a moment.

I told you to get lost, didn't I?

Then, I pierced through its heart with my claw and I watched at the life in its eyes faded.

After all that, I limped back to where I hid my brother and the pup.

"Alissa!"

It's Luke.

"Luke..." I replied.

"Where the hell are you?" he said and I could feel his anger.

I told Luke our location and I got my brother and the pup out of hiding once I knew that it was safe.

I had them ride on my back as I struggled to get back to the direction of the palace.

I was tired and out of breath but I did my best to hold on.

Then, I finally saw a familiar black wolf from a distance as it sprinted to my direction.

I sighed in relief deep inside.

Just a few more steps before Luke reached me, my body finally gave up as my vision became blurry and the sound around me became inaudible.

Ghad, I'm so tired.