Chapter 32 The Great Betrayal
It was the twilight of the following day when Lydia had given her daughter Nina some old herbs to give to luca to finish him off. She had decided that the only person who could identify Nina was Luca and if so then she would have to keep that from happening. She had to get rid of Luca at all costs and she didn't mind using her daughter to do it. She had told her of how important it was to them to get the sacred plant. With it in their control they would be able to harness the goddess’ power and reign over the wolves.
Nina had come to realize that Luca didn't want her nor did he love her. When she thought that she was special to him he“d only been using her till his real mate came along. She had no one to blame but herself. She'd been warned and instructed not to get side tracked. She was cautioned about the Lycan’s strengths and their ability to make women fall at their feet. She knew all too well as she had been privy to her adopted father's escapades.
Her adopted mother was not his mate. His true mate had fallen in battle and the two were more like companions so she didn't really have a problem with his flings. She however had been approached by her mother Lydia. Lydia had taught her how to use her gifts and how to hate the Lycans. She didn't like them but she grew to love Luca. Clearly it was not a true love as she used him to get what she wanted.
Now that she knew that he didn’t want her then she could care less what became of him. She had secretly hoped that she would be his wife and sit on the throne and corrupt him from there but this was clearly not going to happen. She was sure of it now more than ever. She had to keep giving him the potion just to keep him interested and look what happened. She had fucked him so many times with the hopes of becoming pregnant with his child but that never happened either. How unlucky she was. The two sat almost defeated and that was when Nina told her mother that she knew where the tree was but didn't have a key to that garden. She had tried to find out about it but Luca wouldn't let anything go. He has always been so damn loyal to his responsibilities. She set off to the house and crept into Lucas’ room. She knew her way around the palace as she had practically lived there. She had to get rid of Luca not just for herself but her coven. He could not recover to give her away. She had snuck into his room so many times to fuck and he loved it. Everything was going so well that she'd let her guard down and look where she ended up. Defeated by that little white-haired bitch. It had to be her that had Luca resisting her even while under the spell. “Damn her!” she thought to herself as she entered the room.
She had just placed the herbs in Luca's mouth when one of the guards walked in. Startled she pelted a poisoned dagger stabbing him in the chest rendering him useless. Luna had ben two doors down when she saw the guard fall and entered the room. Seeing Nina over Luca trying to have him ingest the herms She transformed and attacked Nina. She'd almost ripped her to shreds when she was forced to return to her human form. Nina had scratched her with some herbs which rendered her so weak. She growled a powerful growl which the Lucian heard and upon seeing his niece lying on the floor he followed Nina. He caught up to her and dragged her back to the palace.
Lydia who had gotten some leaves from the sacred plant had scurried away when she heard the commotion and saw her daughter being taken to the palace by Lucian. “Damn that wolf. He will pay for this with his life. I will end his line once and for all.” She knew that she cold not help her daughter but at least she got a few leaves. Just enough for the potion that they needed to set their plan in motion.
Lucian put Luna to lay down on the bed next to Luca and the Alpha prince took them to the sacred plant in the garden upon the request of the tribe seer and healer. They had realized that the garden had been penetrated by magic and so a council meeting was called. Lucian remained with his daughter until they were both awake. They were however still very weak. The plant had healing qualities and was remarkable. The healer said that the poison that they were given should have killed them both yet still because of their strong spirits and the potence of the sacred plant they had been spared from the clutches of death.
The meeting conveyed to find out what Nina Knew and how to deal with her. Her adopted parents were beside themselves and asked to be excused from the proceedings. They had asked to deal with her as the counsel saw it fit as they had renounced her as a child of theirs. The meeting conveyed and Nina was put on the stand and allowed to plead her case and explain however she showed no remorse and told them how her mother and coven was going to be the end of them.
Knowing now that the plant had been compromised and that Nina had tried to kill his son and Luna the judgement was death by the hunt. She was released and hunted by the Lucas packmates. She was ripped to shreds and her remains were burned. The wolves growled with contentment that she was killed for what she had done.