The Alpha's Temptation

King Izo sneered, "My grandson is a demigod. He is capable of protecting his wife pretty well! So go ahead and play all your tricks assman, it won't affect her."

If Nerio wasn't shocked, this piece of information did shock him. Yet he played with Izo. "He has to claim after Lusitania reads all of Yunabi. And Yunabi is a dark arcana. No one can read it, let alone absorb it in their body."

Taiyi said, "Lusitania is a half fae. She read it all when she visited Vilinski and met her mother. And my son has claimed her again. So rest assured, what my father just said, Eltanin is capable of protecting her from your dark spells."

Nerio narrowed his eyes. Now he knew why the soul stone wouldn't react to his dark spells. He always had one last trick up his sleeve. He could destroy the stone and that would also destroy the piece of soul in in, but he wouldn't do that now. Because the moment he destroyed the stone, his game would be up. That soul stone was the only thing left for him to negotiate with Taiyi. "It doesn't matter," he replied with an indifferent voice. "If you don't allow me to go, then Tania would be in hell for eternity. And that's a promise."

Ling Izo swam behind him and then grabbed his hair. He yanked them back and said, "From what I have heard, you gave birth to a daughter long back but you gave her away to Murel to look after her. Murel raised your daughter and then somehow convinced me that she would be the best wife for my grandson. And now I understand why you came after Eltanin. You wanted Nerina to marry her and be his wife in the Jade Sea and give heirs so that you would rule here. And at the same time you were making plans on killing Tania. Do you know what happened to Nerina?"

Taiyi didn't know about this at all. Her eyes became wide with complete shock. Nerina was Nerio's daughter?

"Yes, I know. I can see what she did!"

"Now imagine what she is going to do to you," Izo hissed. "Nerina comes back to life and is again killed. This happens every time she wakes up and then bears the agony of being killed." Izo shoved his head forward. He swam in front of him. "So, if you have a little bit of brains left, you are going to tell us about the soul stone. We promise to make your death quick."

Nerio gave a hard stare to King Izo. "You must be delusional, King Izo. Nerina was just a pawn in my game. Yes, I was the one who ordered her marriage to Eltanin, but I also knew the dangers in it. I have waited for thousands of years for my revenge. This is nothing. And you won't kill me unless I give this soul stone to you. So you have to listen to my negotiations. It can't be the other way round."

Angered as hell, Izo punched him in the face. Nerio let out a blood curdling scream as blood spurted out of his mouth and some teeth broke.

"Father!" Taiyi went to him to stop him. "There are more ways to deal with him. Let us go!"

Izo gave him one more glare before leaving.

Before Taiyi left, she turned back to look at him and said, "Do you know who stole those potions from you?"

Nerio whipped his bloodied face to look at her.

A smile came to her lips and they curled up. "It was me."

Nerio's face dropped to the floor. His stomach knotted. He watched her leaving with a triumphant smile. Irony wasn't wasted on him. He was responsible for her downfall and now she was responsible for the failure of all his schemes. "Taiyi!" he called her in a hoarse voice.

She stopped and looked over her shoulders.

"Did you know that I was Nerio when you stole the potions?"

She chuckled. "If you can't connect the dots, then you are truly a moron. You have all the time in the world to think about it." Saying that she left him wondering.

Nerio stared at her back, his mind numb. The door of the prison closed with a loud clunk as she disappeared behind it.

Izo came back to the main hall where the guards announced that Alrakis was coming. He shifted into his human form and entered the little air bubble where Alrakis entered. They sat on a couch. Izo began pacing the area, rubbing his palms, worry etched on his face. As soon as Taiyi entered, he said, "What do we do?"

"We have to take him to Araniea and to the Kingdom of Draka," she replied. "I know how to deal with him. It wouldn't be very difficult."

Izo's brows knitted deeply. "Are you sure?" he asked.

"I am sure, Father," she said.

"What about his dark magic?" Alrakis asked, feeling extremely concerned.

"That I will take care of," Izo replied. He looked at Taiyi. "Once I cast my magic on him, I want you to cast yours. A double layer would prevent him from using his magic. And even if he uses it, it would rather hurt him."

Taiyi nodded.

"And if we have to take him to Draka, I suggest that we take him under heavy guard," Izo continued. He shook his head and let out a rough exhale. "I wish you had let him come to the capital of the Jade Sea. He is my prisoner. What he did to you is unpardonable."

Taiyi went to her father. She held his hands as tears came in her eyes. "What you have done for me, fills me with so much gratitude that--" her throat hurt with a sharp pain of emotions. Her father had gone to the demon werewolf king and brought her from his den.

Izo embraced his daughter. "It was something every parent would do. Aren't you doing it for Eltanin?"

She chuckled through her tears. "Yes... It's time to take Nerio to Draka."