44 Cold Wolf

Months swiftly passed by and before they knew it, it had been a year.

The Order has not stopped looking for Franchesca but it was as if she had disappeared from the face of the earth.

The Nanny at the Montefalco mansion had been released after a month then, proving her innocence. However she was stripped off her wings completely and she now live as a commoner.

The Montefalco mansion had been gloomy and quiet since Rick left. Back then, Karl left Emerald chained to his bed. It was after three days and nights that he came back and freed her. And was banished from the island.

She was never heard of again as their father learnt what she did and refused for her to come back home in their abode at Kyoto. However, their father and youngest sister was not allowed to leave the city as well as they are being closely monitored by The Order.

If Karl wasn't hoping that Rick might come back one day, he would have demolished this realm completely. The town was almost back to normal, however it wasn't as lively. Many residents still stayed having lived there for long and doesn't wish to live with the commoners, or go to other places where enchanted creatures reside.

Mrs. Carter for one wouldn't want to live a day with any of the elves anymore. But still she wouldn't try to live as a commoner. When she thought of what had happened with her husband and child, of how she have to live with the pain all her life, she wouldn't dare get close with a commoner again.

Since the night that the King of Faeries have shown them his power, the residents had been wary of him, but he was barely present at the island. And if he was, he almost doesn't make his presence known. Though they remained careful, the residents was able to go through each day just fine.

The Morteza's rage however hasn't subsided one bit. That power they almost had it. Their Marco should have used it by now if Rick wasn't able to get away. And so they continue to chase any information that will lead them to Franchesca.

However, as of now, apart from executing a family of goblins that betrayed them, and locking down a family of faeries as well, they still cannot pin down who else was part of that scheme.

Also they have heard that the vampires had started to rise one after another, but they couldn't get ahold of one.

Marco on the other hand had completely changed. Oh! He was still tall, fair and charming, but one just have to add the word "dangerous" to his descriptions now. He has clearly drawn a line between the royals such as himself and the slaves. He wouldn't let anybody get close. Unless they were the mistresses he had called himself.

Enchanted creatures of the opposite sex have been throwing themselves at him. But after he had gotten what he wanted, he discard them like rags. The beast inside him is as uncontrollable as the rage he felt when Rick left. Only after he satiated his lust with several women that he can gain a moment of peace.

In a year, he mastered wizardry and has trained his physical body into exhaustion. As a wolf he has a physique that is stronger than others, and as the heir of the strongest king, his magic is unparalleled.

From being a man who seems like the sun, the wolf that turned had become the cold creature of the night.