The Lycan Series
Bullied By The Lycan King Chapter 99

Axel's

POV

My heart tore into multiple layers by Asher's question.

My eyes turned red as emotions curled through me. I opened my mouth to speak but words failed me. I turned to Violet, but she had her eyes fixed on her cousin. I wished I had protected our bond so that I could communicate with her at this moment. For the first time in my life, I felt stupid, dumb, and useless. I had no answer in my head to give that could be the right one.

On one side, I wanted to tell him to f**k off and that Violet was never a slave here but not even my wicked conscience would let me say that out loud. I had been too cruel to Violet. Being a slave did not begin to define how far below I had downgraded her. On the other end, he was her cousin and probably the only legal family. I had to seek his fucking blessing and not be harsh. Yet I didn't know how to begin. There was this large lump in my throat that reminded me of my sins and assured me that Violet would never forgive me not after what I had done to her.

Each thought broke my heart. The distance was still very minimal, yet I could feel myself already tearing apart. How much more pain could I take if he took her away?

"Aren't, you going to give me a reply? Or do you want to sell the boy too? Do you want me to pay for him too?" Asher added and my ego got badly bruised. It was deflated on the ground with no hope of getting fixed.

My red eyes moved to my Aunt Emily, hoping she could help me in this situation.

She had promised to help me solve the problem and as Asher said those cruel words, I expected her to speak but she turned her face away from me.

"I-" I started to speak but paused almost immediately as the maids came from the kitchen completely oblivious to the tension that was slowly eating on the occupants of the table, they went on to spread the food. When they were done, they bowed and left yet no one touched the food.

My eyes moved to Greg, Nathan, and Scarlett too but just like Aunt Emily, they all abandoned me, leaving me in my predicament, and at that moment, I couldn't even blame them. I had been everything from rude to every negative conduct in the book. Even I wouldn't stick out a neck for me... much more, them.

Asher still had his eyes burning into my forehead, waiting for a reply while I desperately tried to find something appropriate to say... anything at all that could appease his anger.

"Asher-" I started to say but this time it was as if those words were a trigger, he slapped his hand on the table and got on his feet at once.

"You are obviously a very greedy man. I see what you are trying to do. But I am smarter, I will send one-fourth of my wealth and that of Violet to you as payment for her and the child," he hissed, and my blood turned cold in my chest.

Time seemed to stop, and my brain started ringing as my heart started breaking like it was detaching from the muscles that held it in place.

"Come, Violet. Let's leave there is no point staying here with a man who doesn't value you." He pulled Violet to her feet, and he started moving away from the table with her.

At that moment, saw lightning go off in my head. It wasn't just Violet leaving but my wolf and my soul would also be leaving with her. Before I could think through my next action, I jumped out of my seat and held back Violet's hand. "Don't. Don't leave... please," I begged through gritted teeth and glazed eyes.

"What the hell do you think you are doing?" Asher hissed. He took a step towards me and literally tried peeling my hand off Violet, but I held on to her. "Let her go, Axel. Do not make me do it for you!"

His tone Loosened, a thread in my head, and I turned my wet orbs to his face. My lungs constricted and my tears started pushing through the lids despite my struggle to keep them in.

"I have tolerated you enough Asher. Stay out of this. This is between me and Violet.

She is the one I want. We have been through so much together... from when we were very little to this point. She can't just leave me!" I cried out shamelessly.

Asher's brows raised in surprise at my statement, and I thought the next words would come from him but I was wrong.

"But you found it right to break her and treat her like she was a common slave?" Greg hissed.

He,was supposed to help me, but he wasn't. He was only making it worse.

He left his seat and came towards us. "Axel, I tried to warn you, but you were too stubborn. Now, you will have to bear the consequences alone. Let the girl go!" It was like a double-edged sword had plunged deep into my heart, tearing it irreparably into bits. "Greg... but you know how much I love her?" My eyes moved to Violet, who had been quiet all along.

"Say something, Violet, tell them how much we love each other... tell them how much we argue and fix it... tell them how my heart beats for you..." At this point, I didn't even care that droplets of tears were leaving my eyes. I just wanted Violet to stay. My heart was on fire and she was the only one who could stop the flame from,consuming me.

"Your heart can't beat for someone you hate and punish so much Axel... you don't need to keep lying to yourself. Let her go." Nathan came joining his father and an explosion went off in my head.

My head started shaking as my wolf began to hurt. "That is not true. I love Violet. I have never stopped loving her-"

"You pushed her off the bed, Axel! She could have died! How can you call that love?" He retorted, his words slapping my already crashed mind with the cruel reminder of what I had done.

My legs began to shake, and I could no longer stand upright. With tears in my eyes and tried once again to look for who could speak for me. But they all turned away and then 1 understood.

I understood what was happening. They were all quiet because they wanted Violet to leave. This was my punishment, but I wasn't going to accept it.

"Aunt Emily, please, say something. Scarlett!" I called unto them my eyes wet with tears. "I get it. You want to punish me for what I have done. I get it. I do." I let my knees give in to the shiver I felt, and I collapsed to the ground. My hands went to my chest, and I nodded multiple times letting the tears fall; "I understand my crimes and I am more than sorry but please... do not punish me by taking Violet away-"

My words hung in my throat as Asher grabbed my shirt, putting it in a firm grip. "Do you know how painful it is to be flogged like some animal in the open?" He yelled, his eyes burning with a blue flame, and I felt too ashamed to even look at him.

"You flogged my cousin while she was pregnant! You let her scrub this entire place while you walked around feeling like the silly king that you are, and you think apologizing and admitting your wrongs will make it better? Huh? Will it heal her broken spirit?" "If she had died, would your sorry bring her back?!" He yelled to my face, and I felt my soul deflate with shame.

"I am sorry... I will do anything that you want me to but please... don't -don't take her away from me. She completes me. She fills the void in my soul. I was a fool. I am a fool but... please, Violet!"

My hand went to my chest, and I raised my eyes to look at Violet. For the first time since the drama started, she was staring at me. our eyes locked and I felt a stir within me rise with hope, but the hope got quenched as she roughly pulled her hand out of my hold. "Violet... please..."

Her beautiful eyes were filled with a miltion emotions as she stared at me. As the seconds passed it became physically painful to watch as it felt like knives that were being plunged down my chest.

"Violet.." I dared whisper again, but she finally peeled her eyes away from me and turned to Asher.

"Asher, please take me away from here. I don't want to see him anymore, I beg you

"Her voice cracked and my soul died.

Time froze in my eyes, yet I watched as Asher led Violet -my Violet out of the dining room and far away from me. It didn't end there, Greg, Nathan, and Scarlett also followed.

"I tried to warn you Axel but it's too, late now..." Aunt Emily's voice whispered, and my heart was jerked back to reality. She started walking out too but I cried out to her.

"Aunt please... don't abandon me like everyone else. Please, don't let him take Violet away. am truly sorry. I really love her, and I regret everything I did... please don't ruin me like this. Don't punish me like this... I will do anything... I promise. I will even drop the f*****g kingdom... anything at all but not Violet... you promised.." She stopped walking. Her fingers on the door paused and she said, "I made the same promise to her. I am bound to respect her decision and I advise that you do the same. If you truly love her like you say, then you will let her go."

As she left the room, my bones stopped functioning and I fell flat on the ground, but no tears remained. It was over.

My story was over, and it was written by my own hands.