Note: This chapter takes place as soon as the characters separate!
Ghost POV
As we advance, I can hear the sound of battle, howls, screams, and the smell of blood intensifying, and those who approach are stopped by the small group that surrounds me.
It's not that I can't fight, but I'm saving my energy because I know I'm going to need all my strength to be able to face Hoff. One of the important things for someone with my title is that the two parts are in balance, or at least exist. With my human part gone, it's as if I've lost half my power, but that's the consequences of the choices Klaus has made and there's nothing I can do to help him now.
It didn't take long for us to get to where Hoff was, and it couldn't be a better place than t
Soren POVI shook my head, trying to clear the confusion taking over my mind.'Let me take over.' Strïth asked me.I just agreed, without saying anything and I can feel my body changing, increasing in size, as the Shadows and Lights begin to dance around us and I look at the one who betrayed me."No!" I hear James' voice. "Don't let him finish!"Then I feel the Necromancer's hand on my back and the pain is intense because he is interfering with my energy, my soul. This, together with James' ability, is enough to make Strïth lose his strength and I return to my human form.Several chains made of this black smoke surround me and Victor too, I see him trapped
Victor POVThe feeling of walking into a trap only grew, but there's no going back. Ayla's life is in our hands. I know I should be worried about the whole vampire race, but right now I'm just thinking about saving my mate.Soren and I are a team in perfect sync, and as soon as I see him start to concentrate the Light, I make the surrounding needles increase and turn into small blades. I closed my eyes at the moment of the explosion and felt the resistance of this corruption against my attack, but in the end, it was unable to hold out.As soon as I open my eyes and see the monstrosity, I know that it is my responsibility to free these poor souls from this suffering! Hermaði is a warrior trained by the Moiras and whom I have been given the opportunity to get to know...
Soren POV"Ishtar was worried, with the amount of deaths we've had, that there might be soul stones being created in the area." Ghost commented as we climbed the stairs."But I'm not identifying the smell of blood," I commented."When there was the explosion of divine energy, it cleansed the blood, burning the bodies of those who were connected to the Hoff, those who had a slight corruption, or who had been forced to join them suffered a little damage when they were freed." Ghost explained.I looked at James, remembering that he fell to his knees on the floor as soon as the first silver glow was present."My daughter? Is she all right?" Samira asked, anxiously.
Soren POV - Two weeks laterWith my help, the kingdom of the Lycans was completely restructured. It wasn't that difficult, since almost everyone connected to Hoff had died and the few who were against the new regime were imprisoned.With the change of pack leaders, things have become more controlled. Of course, there is still a lot of resistance to the extinction of slavery, especially on the part of those who have a higher title, but according to the reports everything is under control. Ghost is governing well, listening to the population, and also reorganizing the new laws. Of course, the Council of Elders has been changed, after all, many of them died and their families no longer had the right to the title, so a championship was organized for the new vacancies.A championship that not only involves
Victor POVWith the end of the war against the Lycan Kingdom and everything going well, I dedicated myself to finding out more about flowers, after all, they are now even more a part of who I am.Apart from the connection the flowers have with Ayla, her scent is like a field of flowers and I feel closer to her as I tinker in this greenhouse, doing my experiments and watching new species bloom. The one I liked the most was a rose that each petal has a different color.I can sense that Soren is anxious about when our mate will wake up, but as far as we know, it could take months, and we should use that time to create alliances with other kingdoms.The Kingdom of the Wizards got in touch, asking for a new meeting, wanting to explain the situation, but the only
Soren POV - Three weeks laterTime is slow to pass, the longer the days go by the more anxious I get, as much as I've been distracted by creating the items for my mate, it simply hasn't been enough to calm my mind.Every day I find myself closer to one of Selene's Tears, wanting to feel closer to Ayla in some way, and I'm sad that I'm so close, yet so far from her...Because these flowers are so rare and so powerful, we did some tests, and when Skyler tried to cut one of them, it was thrown away in a magical attack. That made me calmer because I know that these little flowers have protection.Although I attend the meetings with the Heads of Houses, my head isn't there and so it's Victor who's taking care of most things, whether it's decisions about new alli
Soren POVI know I should be worried about what's happening at the Castle, but nothing is as important as my mate's health. I feel Ishtar's presence getting closer, and Ayla shrinks deeper and deeper."Stay back!" I ordered between my teeth.Ishtar immediately stepped back and sighed."Whatever happened, it can't be reversed. If Ayla is having a reaction with someone different around her, then she will with anyone but you two." Ishtar sighed. "The only thing to do is wait for her to get better.""What if we fed her?" Victor asked."If she's returning to more human reactions, I suggest keeping her the way she is. Making her ingest blood means making her vampiric side
Victor POVI blink a few times, feeling something move and I quickly realize that it's Ayla untangling herself from our arms. I don't help or hinder because I want to know what's going on.I notice that Soren is asleep. He used a lot of power to get to Ayla on the stairs. After what Ayla said yesterday, surely the two of them were trying to find each other.Very carefully, I raise my head and see that Ayla is walking around the room, looking lost, not knowing where she is. I get up quietly and go to the door leading to my room, stepping back as my mate walks past.My room still has a lot of leaves and dust, but it's recovering. Ayla goes over to the table we used to sit at in the beginning."You can sit do
Ayla POVEvery step I take away from the imperial bedroom, my heart races, this is a dream come true, and I still can't believe it's really happening. A part of me is afraid that it's all just a dream and that I'll end up waking up on the cold floor of Julian's pack.The aisles are full of flowers that are typical of spring, as this was the first thing I decided, that the theme of the wedding would be the season when most flowers bloom.In addition, of course, to having the flowers from each of the houses, even those that bloom at specific times... Ishtar had already helped me with this, making sure they were all bright and at their peak.I stop at the window to see how happy everyone is, with the music echoing even as high as I am. Most of them are my subj
Ayla POVThe days passed in the blink of an eye, even though I felt weaker with each passing day, as the amount of auras weighed heavily on my shoulders.The potions that fairies give me are very strong and every time I take them I end up sleeping for the whole period, so I started taking them every morning, as soon as I woke up, because it added to the strength that Ghost was feeding me.It was only because of this that I was able to spend the afternoon and part of the evening with my guests and so many races had arrived, the Castle was lit up with so much happiness and so much diversity.Gradually, everyone got on board with the theme of the wedding, "Spring". The flowers have been hand-picked because they symbolize what we are, there are all the flowers
Victor POVSeeing Ayla interact with the rulers of the Faerie Kingdom is history in the making, and I'm sure the other Kingdoms will be more afraid of how gigantic our Kingdom is becoming.The alliance with the Kingdom of the Fairies is something very unexpected, as well as important because their magic is just as powerful as that of the Kingdom of the Wizards and the Witches. It means that in this war we are taking several more steps towards victory.These revelations add to what Ghost has told us. Of course, we're not happy to know that others can see how our bond is doing and that worries me because when the Kingdom of the Wizards and the Witches arrive, it will be very clear and that will make us targets for attacks.My mate's sadness resonates in my ch
Ayla POVI could feel something different as I approached the Hall of Thrones and when we entered it became clearer why there was music in the air, something like what I've heard in some Soul stones, but this one is different.There are so many different voices and I don't understand what they're saying, but I don't need to, because I can feel the emotions they want to convey and as I looked at the Rulers it became clearer that the music came from them and was made for them.The pain is hidden behind happy, fast notes, with a lively beat that the other fairies follow instinctively, and it's almost impossible to perceive the undertones of sadness and melancholy.The voices want to cheer up their Rulers after a sad event, and I can connect with that because I
Victor POVI let my aura flow towards Soren so that he calms down because Ghost is right and Soren hates it when he's challenged. No matter who it was."You're right, Ghost," I said before Soren could say anything. "We really need to decide on the next in command. A lot of decisions have been put on the back burner by all the situations we've been through."Ayla is feeling guilty because she knows that Ghost only did what we asked, and she thinks she could have done more to help him."But this isn't the place for something like that. I'll arrange a meeting in the afternoon with the Heads of Houses and also with the leaders of the strongest Packs in your Kingdom." I continued speaking.Ghost looked at Ayla intens
Ayla POVI wake up and realize immediately that I'm not in the imperial bedroom and the smell of Ghost is everywhere, enveloping me and my heart squeezes because I had hoped this wouldn't have to happen and I couldn't hold back the silent tears that started to flow.I'm feeling so miserable, simply because I'm not strong enough to regenerate on my own. Then I feel a blanket being placed over me, the smell of Soren and Victor is there, and at the same moment, I feel better.It's as if I had betrayed my mates before, but now it's as if they are embracing me and understanding the situation. In parts, I can't believe I have such good and understanding mates.I lay there for a few more minutes before getting up and looking around; the room has a medieval style a
Ayla POVThe days have passed and more and more I feel my body aching and hurting when I take the potions, but at least I'm managing to withstand the auras of the various types of creatures and beings that are arriving to take part in the wedding.Of course, I don't meet all of them, just the most important ones for now and always in the Hall of Thrones, because there I feel much stronger, and I'm not so affected by the auras.Of course, I'm sleeping more and so the surrounding security has doubled. I always have a few soldiers around me when Victor and Soren aren't around. Even with Ghost present, everyone agreed that this extra security would be better.I didn't pass out in any of the encounters, but I was always drained at the end of them. This shows how
Ayla POVThe meeting to choose the flowers was kind of fun, as there are many types and many ways to create bouquets, and it was a bit difficult to choose the ones that made the most sense for the wedding.Of course, there can't be too many magical flowers, as that would add more weight to my aura and probably hurt me more, so I decided on just two flowers around the Castle that mean many things, the Smeraldo and Selene's Tears, even though we have few Tears, it's still an important flower.The two flowers will even make up part of my bouquet, and it's going to be beautiful, I never thought my life would change so much. After all, I was a mere slave, with no prospect of anything but dying.Living only to serve others, without ever uttering a sound or a word
Soren POVThe meeting with the Heads of House was extremely boring, one of the few things I hate about being Emperor, as these meetings can often go on for days, as each one wants to be better than the other and have the upper hand.Although each House had its function within the Kingdom, the Heads always wanted to have a greater influence. Even more so with Skyler's problem, I need to put someone else in charge of the House of Poppies, but the person I choose will be my third-in-command.For a while now, I've been thinking about putting Ghost as my third-in-command and choosing another leader for the House of Poppies, but the problem is that this is going to cause some strife among my subjects, whether they're Heads of House or not.I know the Lycan race w