Chapter 129: My rule or yours?
Noah POV
The large oak doors of the General Assembly Hall crashed open with a deafening sound as I and the other Lycan Kings were shoved roughly into it. We were dragged from the quarters where the Lycan Kings were staying to the hall. I could see their faces battered with bruises and dirt.
I was no exception either. My ribs ached from the merciless blows of the mercenary soldiers’ batons and kicks. As much as my heart was boiling with fury, there was nothing I could do. We were held bound by handcuffs... not just any kind of handcuffs but handcuffs made from the bark of a whispering tree.
It could hold even the strongest of Lycan. The more you struggle against it, the more it sinks into your skin and the more the poison travels around the body. I wanted to stay alive, so much and I knew at this point, that I just had to do everything they were saying.
"Move!" the foot of one of the soldiers connected with my rib and I fell to the ground coughing. I could feel the metallic tang of blood in my mouth as my hands grabbed me roughly and steadied me on my feet. My vision was getting blurry... something was wrong. I could feel it. Lycans healed twice as fast as ordinary werewolves and had more endurance and stamina.
My gaze flitted to the rest of the king, noting that all the bruises formed on their faces and was surprised that the wounds were not healing at all and they were all showing signs of weakness. Falling and rising, wobbling on their feet... everything that a man would do if he was drugged. I shook my head and tried to concentrate on my mind link but as soon as I thought of it, I remembered that Reid had been bewitched too and I wasn’t sure he had come back to his sense. So, until I confirmed that, I couldn’t contact him.
"Kurtis!" my heart leaped with fright. I turned and scanned the faces of the people with me inside the hall sighing with relief when I noticed Kurtis wasn’t there too. If he didn’t see me, he would do something about this situation. We were pushed inside the hall and the doors were closed. Conrad strode in behind us, his face twisted into a cruel sneer as he made his way to the high-backed chair which was where I always sat down whenever I was here for a meeting.
Our gaze met briefly as he lowered himself into the chair, relish on his face.
"I’m sorry everyone," he feigned sadness "I didn’t want it to get to this, honestly. I would never try to punish anyone of you like this. I was just going to talk to you about it and leave it at that but your stubbornness made things difficult for me. "So, before we move further, I have a very important announcement to make,".