EDEN POVAs we walked outside, we came upon a free hallway that had a large beautiful portrait adorned with different remarkable women. There were large golden flowers surrounding them nicely, I watched keenly as she walk towards an empty portrait before pointing it at me."This is where your own portrait would be! Yours would be among these ones," she uttered with a smile while placing her hands on the empty portrait.My eyes widened in surprise and I wondered if perhaps I had heard her well. Did she just say my portrait?I couldn't help but stammer, trying to find my voice amidst the overwhelming emotions. "I... I don't know what to say," I managed, my eyes still fixed on the empty portrait. "It's an incredible honor, one I never expected."I could see that she might have noticed my stunned look as she placed her hands on my shoulder before speaking. "You are my successor, Eden. I have helped you regain your life as a rebirth because of your usefulness!" The moon Goddess said. Th
EDEN POVDo you want to know if anyone on earth knows if you are my successor?" The moon goddess said, and I couldn't help but smile at the fact that she could read my mind.My smile increased at the Moon Goddess's ability to discern my thoughts. It was a testament to her wisdom and power.She gave me a smile before responding with a wiggle of her head which meant no. "No, I preferred that it had stayed that way. If they knew that you possessed more power than you have now, it would send them to a fit of insanity."I nodded understanding the gravity of what she had just said. "Uhmm…." I was going to say but went against it. "Go ahead and ask away, darling!" The moon goddess urges. "Well, I honestly want to know why I'm here!" I said blatantly not still understanding the purpose why she had brought me here. "You are here my dear because you have been pulled out of danger. Your power had kept you in danger and I had to do what was necessary!" She said calmly."So, if I'm trying to un
SCOTT POVMy mother's voice broke through the fog of my grief, pulling me back to the present. I blinked, slowly returning to the world around me, and saw the sadness in her eyes as she looked at me."Scott?" she called gently, concern evident in her voice.I tried to muster a small smile for her, but the pain in my heart was still too raw. "Hey, mom," I replied softly. "I'm not hungry."Her response was a chuckle, a hint of amusement in her eyes as she wiggled her head and sat beside me. It was a simple moment of connection, a reminder that even in the darkest of times, there were people who cared about me, who were there to offer comfort and support."I wanted to check up on you. I had checked your house and then your office but you were nowhere to be found, are you alright son?" Her voice came. My mother's concern was palpable in her words, and it touched something deep within me. She had gone to great lengths to find me, checking both my house and my office, and it was clear that
SCOTT POV"He had told me that he could still feel our bond and that he knew and had fate through that, son!" She said. Her hands slightly held my chin before I turned my head to face her. "Tell me honestly, son, do you still feel her?" The mate bond that connected me to Eden was a palpable presence, an ever-present reminder of our deep connection. Yet, no matter how hard I tried, no matter how desperately I reached out through that bond, I couldn't seem to bridge the distance that separated us.I slowly closed my eyes while I tried to feel the mate bond. It was clearly there but I just couldn't reach Eden, I had tried countlessly but it was to no avail. I slowly voiced my frustration and concern to my mother, sharing the frustration of feeling the mate bond but being unable to fully connect with Eden"The mate bond… It's there mama but I can't seem to reach it, it seems like something is blocking it."My mother nodded before speaking yet again. "I hope the bond doesn't break becau
THIRD PERSON POVScott's keen griffin senses didn't miss a beat, and he observed Aaron's arrival with a calculating eye. The absence of visible weapons did not escape his notice. He knew that anyone who dared to enter his domain unarmed must have a different agenda.Scott wiggled his head before looking back at Aaron. "Why are you here actually? You don't look like you are here to attack," Scott said, noticing that he had come with no weapon.Aaron slowly nodded before speaking. "I think coming to perhaps an agreement would be best!" He explained kicking Scott off-guard. Scott's sharp instincts had him on alert, but Aaron's unexpected words gave him pause. The notion of coming to an agreement was not what he had anticipated from this encounter."An agreement?" Scott repeated, his tone measured and with raised eyebrows. "What sort of agreement are you proposing, Aaron?""I heard some rumors flying around that you have a mate who is initially blessed. In exchange for her, I can give yo
EDEN POV(EDEN)THREE DAYS AGOMy mouth was left agape at what the moon goddess had told me. Was the moon goddess serious right now? It was as if the entire world had shifted beneath my feet. I watched as Malika stared at me with the most serious look I have seen her give me since my eyes lit up today. "I'm serious," she said while I swallowed a large gulp down my throat. I was torn between making choices and I honestly couldn't pick any right now.I gaped at my feet trying to think fast but nothing seemed to be coming. I knew that I did want Scott to live and would hate it all my life if something bad happened to him. I knew that I would only end up regretting all my life. I knew that I desired for Scott so much but I couldn't let his pack loose the one person who could stand by them. More than a thousand people's lives depended on them. If he perhaps died, they would be torn into suffering and that would be bad. I couldn't help but imagine how the pack might fall. Another though
EDEN POV(EDEN)THREE DAYS AGO"Take it from me!" Star said excitedly, she slowly handed me the book which I took from her hands gradually. The cover left me in confusion, the front page was turning another color due to the fact that it was an old book, even though its cover had seen better days. The fading words on the front page hinted at its age and the countless hands that must have turned these pages over the years."This book is very special. Anytime a new moon goddess arrives, more pages seem to be added to the book, it says why a wolf was chosen. Her wolf design and what her test is like. I know that you would find it very interesting!" Star explained while I flipped the first page of the book and it crackled in brittle. The revelation that the book somehow adapted to the arrival of a new moon goddess sent shivers down my spine. It was as if the book itself was a living, evolving entity, intimately connected to the moon goddess and her chosen one. The crackling of the pages
EDEN POV(EDEN)THREE DAYS AGOI watched as a sweet chuckle escaped her lips while her head seemed to wiggle in amusement. "How could you forget that the moon goddess pairs wolves together as mates? We make mistakes sometimes and pair you with the wrong one but when you get the one who accepts you!" She said with a sigh."You and your mate get to stay together till eternity while you make each other happy. If you can choose your mate as the moon goddess, how do you expect other mates to act?" She asked. Malika's laughter and her explanation started to piece everything together. It was becoming clear that the moon goddess's pairing of mates was not always perfect, and sometimes there were mistakes. But when the right pair came together, it was a bond that lasted for eternity."Take this, you would need this against the griffin, and find your father fast before it gets too late. You would know what to do with this when the right time comes." The moon goddess explained. As Malika hande