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Chapter 45: Her Resolve - Mei
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I’m pulled from my unsettling train of thought when I hear an approaching heartbeat and gentle footsteps that soon carry with them the scent of oolong tea. “My Luna used to love sitting there at sunset and watching how the sun would cast so many beautiful colours across the water,” says Alpha Shen. I look up to see him staring out at the water with a faraway look on his face. His eyes still look tired, and his clothes are just as dishevelled as when I first saw him. “I apologise, I shouldn’t have intruded,” he mumbles, about to walk away. “You’re not intruding,” I call out. “You can sit with me, if you like,” I offer. He turns back to me with a look of surprise. “You wouldn’t mind?” I shake my head. “It’s your home after all,” I say, scooting over to make room for him. He tentatively walks over and sits on the bench beside me letting out a sad sigh. “This hasn’t felt like home since…” he trails off as a look of pain comes over his face. He doesn’t have to finish that sentence; I
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“I can’t believe our Alpha is allowing this. I mean, a female Alpha? That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. What does she do, teach the pack to crochet?” Qianfan sniggers. “Don’t forget they have a male Luna. Bet he bends over for his animai at home. It’s disgusting. Women aren’t meant to be warriors, sure as shit aren’t meant to run a pack. Their pack is doomed, and we’ll be doomed if we’re forced to fight alongside them. They’ll be nothing but dead weight and get us killed,” Feng spits in indignation. “Then we have to do what we have to do, for the good of the pack,” says Qianfan ominously. They plan to do something to Amelia, to my Alpha! Over my dead body. I quickly release Qiang and move at top speed to where the Beta and Gamma were whispering – they’re not very bright, would have been smarter to use the pack-link. I wrap my tail around their waists and with a fast spin, send them flying across the arena smashing into a wall. “MEI! What the hell are you doing?!” Shouts Jia
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We start walking a bit away from the packhouse, passing pack members who smile and nod politely and we return the gesture. I soon guide her over a small stone bridge to a small pavilion on the water with the most exquisite view of the sunset over the water. Red Chinese lanterns hang from the roof, casting a warm glow as the night slowly approaches and cushions have been scattered across the pavilion ground with blankets and a basket of goodies. I owe a great deal of thanks to Luna Yan; this looks perfect in every way and is exactly the kind of setting I wanted. I reluctantly let Mei’s hand go as she steps into the pavilion taking everything in. Slowly her eyes look up at me with a thousand emotions dancing in her chocolate pools. She truly takes my breath away. 'And mine. There’s not a creature alive as wonderful as she is,' Axel says in awe. 'And we’re the lucky pair who have her heart,' I sigh, like a love-sick fool. I was hit by the love bug the moment I caught her scent, and I g
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One minute I’m managing to be neck and neck in a fight with Amelia – both of us partially shifted – the next my knees are giving out and I’m shifting back as DEFCON one level fear hits me like an avalanche. This isn’t like anything I’ve felt from Mei before, this isn’t like her normal panic attacks or even what I felt in the woods that night. This is terror in its purest form and it’s hitting her like a tsunami.“Chris, are you alright? What happened?” Amelia asks in a worried voice, kneeling beside me.“Something is happening to Mei,” I say in a breathless voice as I manage to get to my feet and sprint off following the pull to Mei as Amelia follows, keeping up.'Whoever has hurt Sweet One, we’re killing them, no questions asked,' Axel snarls.I find myself at the front of the packhouse, Mei on all fours puking her guts out, and the Alpha’s sister in a panic trying to comfort her. I race over kneeling in front of Mei grabbing her shoulders. Her skin is icy cold to the touch - far mor
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A Queen Among Snakes Chapter 81: Letting Go - Mei
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A Queen Among Snakes Chapter 80: Playtime and Decisions - Mei
I take a deep breath as I eye my target. Everything is resting on what happens next. One wrong move and it’s all over for me but I’m not about to let that happen. I’ve come too far to lose now. I watch as the puck glides quickly in my direction and with a quick flick of my wrist, I hit the mallet at the puck sending it across the table where it shoots right into the gap at the end of the table. I throw my arms up in victory and dance around. “Oh, come on!” Vitali exclaims, “There’s no way you’ve never played air hockey before. You’re a devious snake and I think you’re hustling me,” he accuses, pointing a finger at me. “What does hustling mean?” I ask, stopping my dance to look at him curiously. “It means he’s a sore loser,” Amelia teases from the couch where she and Marcus are cuddling. “I am not a sore loser, I just find it hard to believe that someone who claims to have never played air hockey has beaten every single one of us,” he says, narrowing his eyes at me. “I swear I’ve n
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There hasn’t been a dull moment since the coronation. Aulen returned and put up a permanent portal between Longsang and Invictus. Mei requested it be placed in a specific room in the palace so that it would be easy to find and prevent anyone from stumbling upon it by accident. My sweet, little Empress is a genius. Amelia followed her lead and requested the other side of the portal open inside the Temple of Morrtemis, again so no one would accidentally find it. Within days of the coronation, several members of the den packed up their belongings and came to live at Invictus. Their new homes aren’t ready yet so in the meantime, they’re staying in the guest house. Mei and I have been helping them to integrate into the pack. Some pack members – the troublemakers and the old-fashioned people – weren’t as welcoming to our new members, but they’re smart enough to keep their mouths shut. The rest of the pack, however, welcomed the nagata with open arms and have been helping them assimilate, es
A Queen Among Snakes Chapter 78: Festivities - Mei
After the ceremony, everyone gathered outside and what I saw was like I was seeing colours for the first time. More red lanterns hung from strings reaching from tree to tree and as the sun set they cast a soft red glow over everyone. There were performances, music, and plenty of food to go around. Everyone was together celebrating what just happened and if that wasn’t enough to make me happy, getting to see more of my Chinese heritage in action, was. For fourteen years I never even dared to dream I’d experience a day like this one, and yet now it kind of feels like a dream. A beautiful dream that I never want to wake up from. Logic tells me fate brought me here, it wasn’t an easy journey, and it wasn’t one I wish on anyone else, but boy does getting here feel worth it.I’m sure that sounds crazy. Who could ever feel the horrors I’ve lived through are worth it? But the truth is, those horrors allow me to appreciate all of this so much more. Joy, pleasure, love; I treasure and feel thes
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Watching Mei take her oath standing before me looking like a Goddess has me captivated. I hoped and prayed every day and night since we met that she would find her strength and become who she was meant to be. I never knew this was what the future had in store for her, but watching it happen before my eyes, it feels right and as I feel the pride radiating off her, I’m filled with pride for her.I force myself to focus back on Qiang as he begins to address the crowd one more time.“Today is a day of many firsts, for today we not only welcome our new Empress who is the first of her kind, but we welcome our new Emperor, the first mutolupus to govern over our people. To those who may disagree with this, I remind you of our most sacred beliefs. The bond between soulmates is the purest gift of love and strength ever given to us by the Goddess Zarseti. It is through our soulmate we find peace, wholeness, and a pillar for life. The Gods have chosen this man to be not only the pillar for our Em
A Queen Among Snakes Chapter 76: Coronation Pt 1 - Mei
I can’t believe this is really happening. I’ve spent all day in Nuo’s bedroom as she helped me get ready for the ceremony. I’m used to the women back at Invictus helping me get ready for something, but those times took maybe an hour at the most. This, however, has been a day-long process, one I’m very grateful to have had Nuo’s help with. Looking at the final result, I no longer recognise myself.My creamy skin is glowing and luminescent from the makeup she did, shaping and accentuating the shape of my eyes while giving them a small cat eye and a dusting of gold on the lids to match the gold lipstick on my lips. My hair has been pulled up and styled into I guess what looks like several buns elegantly tied together and golden clips pinned throughout. I don’t have pierced ears so finding earrings was tricky, but she managed to find a beautiful pair of gold chandelier clip-on earrings, but all of that is nothing compared to the stunning gold embroidered hanfu I’m wearing. The inner layer
A Queen Among Snakes Chapter 75: Therapy - Chris
It’s one week till the coronation and things have been hectic as hell, although Mei seems to be thriving. She’s embracing her new role with gusto and watching it is inspirational. She’s been working closely with Nuo, who is overseeing the entire ceremony. She’s organised the decorations and what we’ll be wearing and teaching Mei and myself the words and customs of the ceremony. It’s a lot more than what I experienced for my Delta ascension and to be honest, I’m getting excited and to top it off it’s a crash course in Mandarin. I’m also anxious as hell, but I think it would be weird if I wasn’t. In between learning the words for the ceremony and the ceremony itself I’ve been juggling the fittings for what I’ll be wearing and doing a lot of finance work not just for Invictus but Longsang as well. The people of Longsang know how to be self-sustaining but so much there has been left in squaller because of their selfish prick of an Emperor. Oh sure, he had no issues with buying jets and ex
A Queen Among Snakes Chapter 74: Goodbye - Mei
We had lunch with Qiang and Nuo and then they took us around showing us more of Longsang. Seeing this place as a guest instead of a prisoner helps me to appreciate it more. Longsang is a truly breathtaking place, even Chris was in awe as we walked around. It did give Chris and me a chance to see what changes need to be made. The school here looks like no one has cared about it in years, which makes me sad. It hurts to think there are children here growing up without an education just like I did. The medical centre has definitely seen better days. Everyone’s homes are in good condition because they take care of them themselves, but anything that involves community or public wellbeing has been horribly neglected. When I think I’ve learned all there is to know about Zixin’s cruelty I learn something new that devastates me. Nuo, however, told me that my mother loved the school and actually was one of the teachers. Hearing this has made me even more determined to fix this place up and turn
