The Lone Bear Prince & His Mate (The Lubartown Series) Book 1

Chapter 15: Broken Relationship

Sixteen Months After the War

Clarke/Zion

I had started dating Bethany and she was partially living in the house, we still won't commit to each other and it worked for me, I had made plenty of plans. I had made a private room with a way to kill Barron, Clarke had been dormant since I took over, I was going to make things right for us, I never wanted to see that b***h Lark again, I was over her. I should have taken over a long time ago, Clarke needed the rest and I was the one who had the balls to get things done. I will kill my brother and everyone who opposes me, this will happen sooner than later. I went over to Barbie's grave, I hated her for lying to me but in the end, she was the one who wanted me, wanted us without question. I changed my mind about her too late and now, I will avenge her, Bethany was out for a while and she hadn't come home, I was worried but she was a big girl.

I started drinking again but no one knew, I took my meds with alcohol hoping to numb my pain, I drifted off to sleep, I woke up and realized I had missed a day. I looked at my clock again because something felt off but I decided to go to work thinking Bethany was in bed. She wasn't home yet and I linked Mobly to track her down, I headed to work and Rowe looked at me and asked, "Where were you? It has been two days, no call, nothing," I said, "It's not important, if not, you know where to find me," Rowe looked at me and said, "You're fired, Clarke," I roared at him but he just stared at me and said, "You have fifteen minutes to get out or I will remove you, forcefully." I said, "Your father put you up to this," I spat at his feet walking out of the office, he was next on my list. I was about to get in my car when Mobly mind-linked me, "You needed to get down to the coroner's office," I drove over there thinking about how I would display Barron's head on a spike.

I was led into the morgue after being briefed about my girlfriend's death, her throat was slit and left in an alley, I was confused and shocked. I felt Mobly walk in, I looked at him refusing to show any feelings and I walked out, I was losing my mind, and I headed to the lake to clear my head. Someone killed my girlfriend and I knew who, Barron won't get away with this, I will end him tonight, I will kill all of them. I reached the lake and I felt Clarke trying to fight me for control, and I said, "Stop it, Clarke, we are doing this, he killed Bethany, he killed Barbie and he took Larkina away from us, he is no brother of ours." I hit my head with my hands trying to shut him up, I was going to kill them, "Stop it, Clarke, he will kill us if he gets the chance, stop, you are giving me a headache," and I roared. I felt a presence coming towards me, it was Barron and I knew he was going to kill me, I sensed it, Leif tried contacting me but I blocked him out, they hated us.

I walked towards him ready for the kill and yelled, "You killed my girlfriend, stole my mate and now, you want to kill me." I slashed him across the chest down to his stomach pulling his intestines out, he screamed in pain falling backwards to the ground as I landed on top of him. I had him where I wanted him, he was dead to me as I leaned in to bite his throat out, I felt a bear knock me over and saw that it was, Polly. I changed back because I could never hurt her and Clarke started fighting me for control as I felt Rowe and Nolix held me down arresting me. I saw Barron pass out and I knew it was only a matter of time before he died, he was bleeding out and I smiled knowing I had accomplished my goal.

I was taken back to the holding cells in the dungeon, my mother came to me eventually and I saw the tears in her eyes as she asked, "How could you, Clarke? He almost died," I roared, "He is dead, I killed him," before passing out. I woke up two days later with a massive headache, I looked at the cells as Zion showed me what happened and I knew this was bad. However, maybe it was best they killed us, Bethany was dead, Barbie was dead and Larkina was probably wearing Barron's mark by now. Over time, Polly visited, my parents visited me, even Rowe until I was summoned to the court with the Elders. I saw Barron sitting barely looking at me and the judgment was passed down. Elder Boris looked at me and said, "You, Prince Clarence Myers committed treason against your King, Barron Myers, attempting to assassinate him. You are hereby stripped of all titles and banished from ever stepping foot in Bearmore again, if you do so, you will be killed on sight, you are a disgrace to the Kindom and hereby allowed an hour to get out."

Barron stood up and said, "I am disappointed in you, Bubba but you can have Lubartown to do as you wish," I said, "f**k off, I hope you rot in hell for the wrong you have done to me," he yelled, "Done to you? I did you nothing, I swear to you, I didn't know," his nose started to bleed and Polly held his hand as he started crying and yelling, "I loved you, how could you do this to me?" The guards dragged me kicking and screaming telling him, "You knew and didn't care, I hate you, f**k you, Barron, all of you." I wasn't allowed to take anything as I was taken to the border in chains, I was released when I felt a spell come over me, I felt lighter, I was no longer a part of Bearmore, I was a rogue and my link to the city and my family severed. I turned heading out to my destination and found an open space where I would build my ranch, a few days later, a few of my friends showed up with my truck and clothes choosing to build Lubartown with me.

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Barron

I have been worried about Clarke among other things, things have been strained since the war and I avoided noise so he could relax but I know something is seriously wrong with him. He barely talks to me and shows up for work, his performance drops, and he, being one of my generals, makes us look bad lately. Rumors of him drinking but I had no proof and I had to put two guards on him until he found out and we had a bad argument, he was not himself. Polly will handle him from now on and Rowe has notified me that he is firing him and it will not end well, I could feel it. Mom was worried and my relationship with Larkina was going to hell, deep down, I wanted Sophie and I would have to face everything eventually. We barely have s*x anymore and I was torn about what to do but I have been putting off the coronation and I know she feels my feelings have changed.

I was looking at the report on my desk about the men we lost in the war, Lark just walked in and knew I had to break up with her because I wanted Sophie. I looked at her and she walked over to me, "I saw you at the Supreme's coronation, you kissed Sophie," I was about to talk when she said, "Let me finish, Barron." I saw her eyes clouded with tears, she said, "I have loved you a long time but I never truly had your heart that's why you kept putting off our wedding. I was blinded by love for not seeing the truth and gave up my mate for you." I was shocked and she said, "Yes, stupid me, Clark is my mate, Barron, well, was my mate and I should have said something and I am sorry." I cut her off saying, "You were deliberately hurting, Clarke, now it makes sense why he hates me, Larkina, how could you do this?"

We ended things between us and I gave her two days to move her things out, I changed into my bear and headed to the lake when I saw Clarke. He was talking to himself and I wanted to clear the air with him, I changed back to human form and went over to him, he looked at me and his eyes were pitch black. I tried to calm him but something else was going on when he yelled, "You killed her," I was confused, he walked towards me in a threatening manner yelling, "You killed my girlfriend, stole my mate, and now, you want to kill me." I never saw it coming as his claws extended slashing me across the chest, I screamed in pain and backed off tripping over a rock and spraining my ankle. Clarke landed on me in bear form ready to bite my throat out when Polly knocked him over, in bear form, she was nearby along with a few men. I was bleeding out, Rowe and Nolix arrested Clarke and I was passed out for a week recovering.

The Elders were ready to execute Clarke for attempting to assassinate the King, my mother pleaded with me not to kill Clarke as I lay there not believing he would deliberately try to kill me. After a few weeks and consulting with the Elders, the decision was made to exile Clarke, giving him Lubartown so he could rule on his own, I loved Clarke but the evidence in his room shows that he had planned to kill me, and even now, I think that he was set up but I could never prove it. My heart broke having to consider and accept that my brother did this to me on his own accord and he was gone, I could never kill Clarke despite what he did and I kept this a secret from the Supremes. I don't know how we got here but I will keep tabs on him so he doesn't get himself killed, his friends ask to be with him so they can watch him and I let them, I will miss Mobly but he loved Clarke.