Emma: The Silent Queen

Chapter : 7. My new family..

Philip’s point of view :-

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The words Emerald said settled in my head.

“I don’t think rogues are bad either. Maybe they are misjudged and misunderstood like you. I think they only attack us to have a place to call home. Maybe they just want to be accepted by us and live a normal life.”

If they are truly not that bad and only looking for a home, I can give them that. I can help them have a normal life like everyone else. But in return they will have to do something for me too. They have to give me what I want in return for what they need.

With this thought, I shifted into my lycan form and allowed my senses to take me to the rogues. It took me some time to find out their hideouts, but when I did, I realized why they are in need of proper homes. Their lives were worse than the wild animals. No wonder why they are so mad at everyone.

As soon as one of them noticed me, they panicked, thinking that I was there to hunt them down. They were afraid of my lycan powers. To convince them that I have no such intentions, I shifted back into my human form in front of them.

“Everyone, calm down. I am not here to hurt you. Instead, I am here with a peace offer.” Hearing that, they finally stopped escaping away from me and actually listened to what I had to say.

“I know that you are looking for a proper life. You need a home and a safe environment for your women and children. I can offer that to you as your king. I can give you everything you need. People will accept you as one of them. But in return I need something from you. I need your loyalty.”

“How can we trust you so easily? You are a royal. Kings like you never thought about us all these years. They only know how to kill us to present themselves stronger in front of their people. They never care for us..”

“But I am different than them because I am a rogue like you too. I was banished from my kingdom by my own people too. That’s why I need your help to get back my kingdom. And in return, I will make you a part of my family. You will be my protectors, my close ones. If you give me your loyalty, I swear on the moon goddess that I will do everything in my power to give you a decent life. Trust me. This is a king’s words to you.” I was actually nervious for a little to think that they won’t accept my offer. This was my one and only chance to get my revenge. I couldn’t help but grip the necklace Emereld gave me to get the luck in it. And miraculously, I succeeded.

“We are ready to fight for you, my king. Give us your orders. We will do anything you need from us. Just give us an order.” An evil smile crept into my lips. This is the opportunity I was waiting for.

“Kill them. Kill all those people of Wolford kingdom who went against me. I want all my betrayers dead. Come with me. We will attack the palace tonight.”

With a team of feral rogues, I attacked my own kingdom. No one among the rogues stayed behind and followed me to accompany, because they were really desperate to have a home. They were finding all of those who spoke against me and making them regret their choice. Me on the other hand, was heading towards the palace to kill the actual villains of my story with a strong team of rogues.

Somehow, the words spread before we could even reach to the palace. That’s why when I reached my so-called home, my stepmother and stepbrother had already escaped. I also noticed that they took as much of the royal treasure as they could with them and it made me mad. I let my men take care of the remaining ones at the palace while I chased down my stepfamily myself. And soon enough, I found them.

Beatrice and Harry were in their wolf forms, trying to run out of the kingdom in the dark. They had bags of gold tied around their necks which they stole from the palace. Seeing me chasing them, they started running for their lives. But because of her old age and alpha position, Beatrice was falling behind.

Soon enough, I got hold of Beatrice and pressed her down on the ground with my paws to make sure she couldn’t escape anymore. I thought holding her would be enough to stop them both. But I was wrong. I watched as she asked for her son’s help. But all Harry did was grab the bag she was carrying and run away, vanishing in the darkness. Beatrice screamed and howled for her son, but he never returned.

I was actually shocked to see that Harry was capable of abandoning his own mother. This makes me even sure that it was him who killed my father. And to get the truth out in front of everyone, I took Beatrice back to the palace and threw her in the dungeon. I hoped that Harry would understand his mistake very soon and return to apologize. Or maybe the truth from his mother will banish him from other kingdoms as well, leaving him with no choice but to return to me for forgiveness. But nothing like that happened.

Using the treasure he stole, Harry somehow managed to make our neighbouring kingdom agree to give their daughter’s hand to him along with their throne. Beatrice, on the other hand, died in the dungeon cell from hunger and thirst, but never spoke a word against her evil son. It made me wonder how far a mother can go for their child. She gave up on her life for her betrayer son.

Ever since that day, I have become the king of the Wolford Kingdom as it was supposed to. But I wasn’t the same king as I was before. I became cruel and powerful with my new army of rogues, whom everyone feared. I showed no mercy to anyone because I knew they were never on my side and they never will be. Going against my rules or doing any crime had no mercy in my eyes. There was no other punishment except death in my kingdom. I was the cruel king they deserved.

I didn’t care about anyone anymore, except one person. My first and only love, Emereld. She is the one who believed in me when no one else did. She is the one who accepted me and cared for me. She is the one who gave me hope and showed me a way out of the darkness. Because of her, I became the most powerful king of all werewolves. That’s why only she deserves my love, my heart and my care, and no one else.

Once everything was settled and I got everything I wanted, I started searching for my love. I was looking for Emereld all over the kingdom, but couldn’t find her. The only problem I had was that I had no information about her except her name. I didn’t know what her last name was. I didn’t know who her father was. I didn’t even know where she lived. I did everything possible to find her. I even gathered all the young girls of my kingdom in the hope that I would find her among them. But it was to no avail. She was nowhere.

For years, I kept searching for her. And yet to this day, I still have no information about her. It’s like she never existed. I am sure it wasn’t just my imagination because I still have her symbol of luck. The pendant of her deceased mother. Then where did she go? How can she vanish just like that?

Unfortunately, even after searching for three years, I didn’t find Emereld. But instead, I found my destined mate, who is a lycan princess of an ally kingdom. At first, I wasn’t ready to accept her because I know my heart only belongs to one person. But after I finally got some news about Emereld, I had no choice but to accept her. Someone knew a girl named Emereld who was the daughter of an alpha. But that person told me that she and her father both died in the attack I did. The rogues killed them because Emereld’s dad was one of them who spoke against me.

That completely broke my heart. I just couldn’t accept that my first love was killed because of me. I was the reason for her being missing all these years. How could that happen? How could I lose her even before I properly got her. I just couldn’t accept that news because there is no proof of her death. Even the person who gave us that news never saw her body. And it made me believe that Emereled is still alive and out there somewhere.

But the world won’t run on my belief. It needs confirmation. I can’t build a future for my kingdom just on my beliefs. My new family needs someone to look after them even after I die, because once I am gone, they will be banished as rogues again. And I can’t let that happen. There’s always a threat to my life because I never stopped chasing after Harry, attacking his kingdom every once in a while. That’s why I accepted my destined mate with a promise from her father that they would look after my kingdom and my people after me, no matter who they are. Most of all, the main reason behind my action is that I had to give them an heir so that they could live a fearless life.

It’s been two years now that I am living a life with my destined mate as my queen. I give her all the respect she deserves. But still to this day, I can’t give her my heart that was meant for her. I couldn’t love her the way I was supposed to. It’s just like an arrangement between us and nothing else. She has no idea about Emereld. I never told her why I can’t love her and allowed her to think I am just a heartless devil. I hid Emereld’s memories in a room where no one is allowed to enter. And in my heart, I still hope that one day she will return to me and I will give her everything that belongs to her.

I got to find out that Harry had also found his destined mate and was living a luxurious life with the two of his mates. I have heard that his destined mate is very close to his heart and he loves her more than anything. I don’t believe that a heartless guy like Harry is able to love anyone. He even abandoned the mother who gave birth to him, and this is just a girl he met. But they say that sometimes matebonds bring unexpected changes in the most unexpected people. So, maybe he finally got a weakness to tie him in. And I am going to use that weakness of his against him to get what I want.

That’s why, finding the right time, I asked my men to go to the Warlock Kingdom and disguise themselves as one of them. At the first opportunity they get, they will grab his destined mate and bring her to me. I think separating him from his love will make him come to his knees and beg me for forgiveness. But I won’t forgive him so easily. I lost my love, my family because of him. So, how can I allow him to be happy with his love and his family? I am going to ruin him completely, by taking away his most desired possession.