Chapter 27. The Crowning

KAELAN

Everly looked every bit the queen she was born to be. Her emerald eyes locked with mine, and for a moment, the world seemed to stand still.

I stood proudly and beckoned her forward. As she took elegant steps towards me, I heard a sudden blast of an explosion that rocked the entire hall. The drums faltered and commotion rippled through the hall. There was so much pandemonium and within a flash, Everly was out of my sight.

“Everly!” I roared so loudly that it shook the hall. My wolf surged forward, and I could barely restrain my fury.

“Find her!” I shouted at the top of my voice, but my Lycan warriors had already swung into action. Nevertheless, I still felt like giving orders. “Search every corner of this kingdom! Whoever is responsible will pay with their lives!”

Viktor remained seated with a smirk on his face.

I leapt from the dais, my Lycan aura surging to the surface. But by the time I reached Viktor, my Lycan warriors burst into the hal