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Lukas After the howl ended, and the pack and gathered fairies left to retreat to their quarters for the evening, I stayed in the clearing, leaning against the tree with my mate in my arms. Her presence and the love I felt flowing towards me from her end of the bond — even without us being marked — helped a sense of momentary peace to settle within me. Losing my parents was painful, but having her with me made it seem bearable. I closed my eyes and buried my face back into her neck, inhaling her scent, which was now even more intoxicating than it had been when I first discovered our bond. When I opened my eyes again, we were on the floor of the clearing. My back was against the giant tree, and I held my June tightly against my chest, her eyes closed and her breathing deep and even in her sleep. I kissed her forehead, letting my lips linger there for a moment. My hand lazily stroked the skin exposed by the open back of her dress, then I lifted my head and let myself take in the bea
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Lukas We followed Lyssa out of Myles’s room and into the open air, winding around the paths that connected the trees to each other in silence. It was late, and most everyone was asleep now, save for those of us who had been in Myles’s room. I heard footsteps behind us, and I turned to see Drew and Everly following us, their hands clasped together tightly. :Sorry, Alpha,: Drew winced. :I’m feeling extra protective of the Princess again right now,: he mindlinked me. I just nodded to him, and he visibly relaxed, then wrapped his arm around Everly’s shoulder and pulled her closer to him. :You ok?: I asked her. :At least I could save Myles,: she replied. I swallowed back the lump in my throat. :I love you,: I told her. She blinked, and Drew looked down at her and then at me, his eyes filled with the same sadness as my sister’s. “I love you too, Luke,” she choked out. Drew squeezed her shoulder and kissed the side of her head. I felt tingles on my hand, and I turned around to see
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Juniper “I am Matthias Aidamir, and this is my mate, Alessia Drakos.” “Drakos?” I breathed out, and at the same time, Lukas said, “Aidamir?” “I don’t understand,” Lukas continued. “The scroll I read said you both died.” “We did,” Alessia said. “Or, at least, we almost did,” she clarified. “Almost?” Lukas asked. “Wait,” I interrupted. “I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be rude, but I am so lost. Who are you? How do you have our surnames? Or, I guess, how do we have your names?” Alessia smiled. “We were the first interspecies mates,” she told me. “They’re like us, beautiful,” Lukas murmured, pulling me to his side and speaking against my hair. “A Fae princess and a werewolf prince,” he finished, looking back at the couple. “But I’ve never heard of either of you,” I said. “There is no mention of a king and queen of either kingdom with your names.” “There wouldn’t be,” Matthias sighed. “Come. Break bread with us while we speak.” He gestured to his left, to where there was a small floo
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JuniperAfter a long day, and an even longer night, we were finally alone.When we had finished talking with Alessia and Matthias, my mother had led us out of the reception room, stopping only when Lukas pulled Matthias to the side to whisper to him in private for a moment.She showed us to the treehouse we would stay in while there, letting us know there was clothing provided for us within. Then she left us on our own.I walked around the room, examining the interior of the treehouse.The room was carved out of the inside of the tree, with large windows looking out into the canopy of the trees and providing a view of the star dusted heavens above. The bed was large and low to the floor, topped with an ivory duvet and a plethora of pillows of varying sizes. Small shelves wound their way up the curving interior wall of the tree, and a dainty vanity and dresser carved into the walls made up the rest of the furnishings. A door led off to the side, into what I assume was the bathroom.I t
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Myles A warm hand pressed against my forehead, once again pulling me out of my already restless sleep. “I swear to Gaia, Mom, if you ask me one more time if I’m —” I cut myself off when I opened my eyes and found not my mother, but my mate — I still wasn’t used to saying that — staring at me, his hand pulling away from my face as he blushed. Well. That was adorable. He had a guarded look in his gray-green eyes as he watched me, and he fidgeted with his hands in his lap. He was clearly uncomfortable, even after everyone had finally left us alone in my room. “I think I should be the nervous one, considering your dad was the one who shot me,” I teased, trying to lighten the mood. His eyes widened. Okay. Wrong tactic. I tried to backpedal. “I just meant… you know… he raised you and—” I smacked myself in the forehead. Not even a mental smack, mind you. An actual smack. Why was it I could talk to every other person I met with ease, except for the one person who was meant to be mine
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Drew My hands twitched again as I sat in the chair next to the bed where Everly was sound asleep. It had been happening off and on since around the time Lukas left to go to the palace, and had grown substantially stronger after he returned. I had been able to successfully hide it from everyone, had ignored it, mostly, as we were facing greater challenges and stresses at the time, but I couldn’t do it anymore. I couldn’t ignore the involuntary spasms that shot through my limbs like a shockwave. I couldn’t ignore the little seed of my magic that was no longer stagnant, but burrowing itself deeper and deeper into my very being, growing roots and spreading through my soul, and entwining with my wolf. I didn’t understand. My magic, my witch half, had always been so small, so insignificant compared to my werewolf side. My dad said it was because there were no true hybrids. That one side or the other was usually more dominant, and since he was of beta blood, my werewolf side was dominant
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Chloe “Oh goddess, I hate you,” I growled, hunched over the toilet, with Finn holding my hair back while I puked. “I know,” he said sagely, nodding his head in acquiescence. “You told me this morning, and yesterday, and the day before that, and—” “Shut the fuck up,” I spat, just before my guts came hurtling out again. “You would have been better off just leaving it at ‘I know’,” my dad said from the other side of the door. “Trust me, I speak from experience,” he added. Finn snapped his head towards the door. “With all due respect, sir, don’t you have your own treehouse to sleep in?” Dad cleared his throat and muttered something that I couldn’t hear over the sound of my puking. I reached my hand back and shooed Finn away. I didn’t want him holding my hair back if he was just going to be a smart ass, and I wanted my dad gone. After hours, or maybe a few minutes, Finn poked his head back inside the bathroom. “He’s gone,” he mumbled, looking everywhere and at everything but me. I s
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Lukas The battle flowed around me, the smell of blood and sweat hanging heavily in the air. The moon beams were highlighting the deep red of the blood splattering the grass and the fabric of my clothing. A light summer breeze blew the scents around the entire courtyard, along with the sounds of my pack members fighting the royal pack warriors in both human and wolf form. Everything froze, and Tobias walked across the stage, his gun raised and pointed at the lone figure standing at the edge of the platform. Her long locks blew in the wind, and she lifted her chin proudly. Her golden wings spread gloriously for the universe to see who she truly was, her eyes swirling between emerald and gold as she stared down the false king. At her feet, on either side of her, were Drew and Everly’s lifeless bodies, pools of blood spilling out from underneath them, staining the stage and the hem of her long white lace off the shoulder gown. She sauntered forward purposefully, her eyes never leaving
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LUKAS POVThe evening was warm, the sun setting behind the foothills, leaving behind streaks of red and purple and orange in the otherwise clear blue sky. My hands were in my pockets, and I breathed deeply, my face upturned towards the disappearing sun.I lowered my gaze back to my surroundings, taking it all in so I would never forget this day, the day my June and I claimed each other in front of the realm.It was just a formality, really, since we were already marked and mated, but it was tradition to have a ceremony, especially since we would be the rulers of both the werewolf and the fairy kingdoms. And June wanted a Fae ceremony, and what my June wanted, my June got.Not that I wasn’t excited. I was over the moon. I had been waiting for this day since my 19th birthday. Longer, really. Probably my whole life, if I was being honest.I bounced on my toes, a grin spreading across my face as I counted down the seconds until Juniper would start walking towards me, her dad and her fathe
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Lukas I woke up to an empty bed, the space next to me cold. I jerked upright, my heart racing in my chest as I scanned the unfamiliar darkened room, trying to remember where I was, trying to find my mate. I knew she had been next to me, remembered falling asleep with her held in my arms, our legs tangled together, her head resting on my chest as we talked late into the night, talked of our past and our future, of what we felt for each other and what we wanted to accomplish as both mates and rulers of two kingdoms. But, she was no longer next to me, no longer in my arms, or even in my bed. I was about to jump out of the bed and sprint out into the hallway when my eyes finally landed on her. She stood in front of one of the large floor-to-ceiling windows; the drapes pulled open, so the moonlight framed her body, casting an otherworldly glow around her. Exquisite. She was just… exquisite, standing there, in a floor length golden robe, her hair loose and tumbling down her back. I
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JuniperA deep, loud, rhythmic rumbling broke me from my slumber. I squeezed my eyes tighter, praying to Gaia that maybe it would help block out the sound, but of course, it didn’t, since ears couldn’t be turned off by shutting your eyes.I peeked out through one squinted eyelid to find Drew sitting in a chair, his chin resting on his left hand, his eyes closed and his mouth wide open. And he was snoring. Loudly.I covered my mouth so my laugh wouldn’t wake him, then turned my attention to the surrounding room.The last thing I remembered was Lukas holding me, kneeling in the grass of the ceremony grounds outside.Now, I found myself in an opulent bedroom, laying in a white four-poster bed with gauzy drapes, fluffy gold and white pillows and bedding. Ornate furniture was placed throughout the room, and there were two large doors leading out of the room, and a single door leading into what I can only assume was the bathroom.As soon as I had that thought, I realized my bladder felt lik
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LukasI scratched my beard and then scrubbed my hand over my face to hide my yawn. I had lost count of how many times I had done the same move in order to hide how exhausted I was.All I wanted to do was find whatever room and bed they had put my mate in, and wrap myself around her and sleep until next week.But we had all agreed that there were some things that needed to be discussed before we all turned in for the night, things that just couldn’t wait until morning.So, with reluctance, I had relinquished my hold on June, handing her over to Drew, who had followed his mom through the palace to find a room to put her in while she slept. Finn offered to stay on the battlegrounds to help with cleaning up the area and interrogating some of Tobias’s men. Leo then led us to one of the conference rooms on the ground floor of the palace, and we each collapsed into our chairs in exhaustion.When Veronica returned, she was alone. Drew remained with Juniper, both for my sake and his own, to wa
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LukasThe next few moments were a blur. One second I was standing over Tobias’s body in triumph, and the next, I was in front of Drew, trying to get to my mate, who he had clutched against his chest.But I couldn’t get closer than a foot away from him. He had a force-field raised around them, keeping everyone out of his space.I pressed my palms against it, trying to push my way through, but it was pointless.“Drew!” I shouted, but he didn’t even react to my voice, either too caught up in his grief to pay attention to his surroundings or unable to hear me over his sobs.“Drew, drop your shield!” I roared, pushing my alpha tone into my voice.He didn’t even flinch, didn’t even budge an inch or drop the protective barrier he had raised around himself.My heart was racing in my chest, and my hands were trembling, and everything was growing blurry. I growled and screamed out, “DREW!” one more time, but his own screaming and sobbing didn’t let up in the slightest.“He’s in a complete prote
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WARNING GRAPHIC DETAILS IN THIS CHAPTERLukas“I love you, Lukas,” June’s voice murmured in my head.And then everything went black.Only, it wasn’t black for long. There was a split second of darkness, and then a bright golden light blazed beneath my eyelids. On my chest, just above my heart, there was a warmth and a tingling sensation.Power and strength surged through me, originating from that spot on my chest. The weakness I felt from the poisoned silver on the dagger dissipated, leaving behind a renewed vigor.A pulse of magic jolted my body, and my eyes sprang open. I stared at the empty space where Juniper had been only moments before.I knew she had been there, but I didn’t have time for confusion. I had a challenge to win, a usurper to overthrow, and a kingdom to save.I turned back to Tobias, who was still crouching over me in his wolf form, stretching out his supposed victory over me. I could see it in his eyes. He’d thought he’d won, thought there was no way I would come b
