A bonus chapter for the weekend because you are all amazing! So tell me, what do you think of this turn of events? Who is happy Oliver is not going to be killed? And who was still waiting for him to meet his end? Things are starting to unfold. Pack your bags because, by the end of next week, we will be in Asiarian. We will meet Rostam again and maybe Ashe too!
KELLENTala was already asleep by the time I made it back to our room last night. So, I never got to apologize or plead for her to forgive me.I tossed and turned all night, wanting to wrap my arms around her but didn’t dare touch her without her permission. I didn’t know if she wanted me to, or if she hated me for what I said and did.This was unchartered territory for me. The beastly side wanted to ravage and claim her, the sensible part was timid and shy. The indecision of how to act was like a plague on my mind.At some point, I did manage to sleep and woke to the sound of the shower running. The spot beside me was already cold, the shame of my actions surfacing once again and the thought that Tala was in such a hurry to get away from me crossed my mind.Swinging my feet over the side, I stand with purpose. I needed to apologize, hoping she would forgive me, and claim my mate back.Striding to the bathroom, slowly I open the door. Steam poured from behind the glass. The silhouette
LAMIAI pull at the tight pants that seem to want to ride up my ass. How did I ever wear these before? They were so uncomfortable. I was still getting used to the feel of this much clothing on my skin again. My body and senses were still adjusting to the vibration of this realm. The reason Mathias and I had come to the training grounds.Mathias wanted to see my reaction time when fighting. He was concerned and curious about my differences.I chuckle when Mathias casually lifts a hand, picking strands of hair that lay on my shoulder and tugging on them. “What?” I asked jokingly, giving him a side-eye.“Nothing. It's just strange that your hair is completely black now. But I’m digging it.” He gives me a broad smile and winks.“Yeah, you like pulling these dark locks when you straddle me from behind, King?” I joke back with a little innuendo, replaying our night.Since we bonded again, we haven’t been able to keep our hands off each other. This was always the case but this time, it's so m
MATHIASI put in a call to Marcus. Not just for Lamia’s sake but also for Kellen’s. I actually called Vivian to begin with as it perplexed me that Lamia didn’t want to see the triplets or go back to Riocht before we traveled to Asiarian.Little did I know Hunji had also spoken to Marcus and voiced his concerns too.My mate's mother settled my mind but divulged her own concerns at the same time. She knew her daughter best and as much as she wanted her daughter home and to meet her new grandchildren, she recalled how much Lamia was like her father.This is why Marcus came. He was her voice of reason.Lamia loved her mother, but she looked up to Marcus, and in return, Marcus doted on her, he also recognized her strengths and weaknesses and reminded her of who she truly was when she lost sight of direction. If she and Kellen were going to listen to anyone it would be her parents, mostly her father or Mike's parents.Marcus walks Lamia and Kellen out of the training ring, my mate hanging on
LAMIASeeing my father was bittersweet. He brought pictures of the triplets which had tears brimming in my eyes. Zachary and Maximus were so big already and Amali was the spitting image of me.Oh, how I missed them so much.Seeing the images of my pups almost broke me and had me wanting to pack and go back to Riocht immediately but I couldn’t. It wouldn’t be fair, and I wouldn’t want to leave them again. No, it was better this way.My father doted on Seneca and Connor and even showed Seneca pictures of her older brothers and sister who was eager to meet them. Even Zane came to greet my father, hanging on to his every word and Angelica wouldn’t leave him alone for a moment, she called him grandad too, climbing in his lap alongside Seneca.Kellen and I spent as much time as we could with him. It was good for both of us, especially Kellen as he dove into our time in the other realm and we told him everything, giving him the highlights and explaining our transition while we had been in the
LAMIATime is measured by a watch, the sun, and the moon. The cycle of the realm turning. Time is honored by nature, which flourishes and grows under its revolving sky and elements.A life is reliant on time. Some have more than others and some die sooner than expected. We are all born with an expiration date, that expiration date just isn't filled out.Then you have these things called walkers. Neither human nor monster where time stood still for them. Their hearts do not beat, their minds do not think, their bodies move but for what I do not know. They simply exist with no purpose, no means, no thought, no goal.Guilt riddled me for what I was about to do, making me wonder where this guilt was when I wanted to massacre the Changelings.When I initially was prepared to slaughter the Changelings it festered from raw hate and retaliation of who they previously served. With these walkers, I felt sorry for them. They did not come to be like this of their own free will. They were people, m
LAMIAKellen sat holding Seneca, cradling her against his chest. I thought there might be some jealousy from Mathias: Another Alpha holding his daughter like she was his.To my surprise, relief, and joy there wasn’t a hint of jealousy between the two Alpha’s. However, I could see Mathias was itching to have his daughter back in his arms.Letting go of Mathias’s hand I stand, walk around the table, and reach for Seneca. Kellen pulls her back frowning as he does. “Just a little longer.” He says with a pleading voice. His ocean-blue eyes gave me a puppy dog look.“You’ll see her again.” Tala laughs and balances Connor on her lap and plucks Seni from her mate's arms much to his dismay, his scowl becoming deeper. Making the scare down his face look more menacing.“I haven't been away from her in three thousand years,” Kellen grumbles feeling the loss as Tala hands me my child.Before I can even hand Seneca to Mathias, Zane holds out his arms as I round the table again. “Can I hold her pleas
LAMIAKellen, Mike, Tala, Lyric, and the pups left at sunrise, heading back to New Moon. Where more weapons would be manufactured and shipped with Kellen and Mike when they left from the New Moon coast to Asiarian, Tyron, the royal delta, and Mike's father would be in charge of New Moon warriors.Finn left to go back to the Kodiak Kingdom, hoping to tie up some stuff and aid Alpha Xander before he too traveled to the second content with a team of warriors. Leaving the Kodiak kingdom in Alpha Xanders's capable hands and Abner Brooks as backup.Rhett and Leneve would follow us to the Werecat Kingdom a few days later, after securing MacTire and leaving Josiah and Oliver with instructions. A handful of changelings would stay behind due to the threat of Aodh’s army reaching our shores. Petra had been sent on a mission to scout the shores to see if the rumors were true that a fraction of the dark army would land on our borders any day.Hunji and Morgan decided to head back to Riocht for thre
TOBIASThe days were hot, but the nights weren’t much better. I had sworn I would never return to the desert on the second continent again, but here I am knee knee-deep in war, leading shifters from all backgrounds.I walk across the rocky terrain heading for my tent. We had set up makeshift tents on the border of Asiarian and moved citizens from Bhakhil further into the country and closer to the capital.Each day shifters and humans from surrounding small countries were coming to the border. Only a few Andorian’s had managed to escape the chaos and destruction Aodh’s army had brought and made their way here.Those who could fight stayed at the border with us, preparing for the dark army to reach our position. We had suffered great losses on all fronts. Bhakhil was lucky the city had managed to evacuate before they were taken over.Sources tell us the dark army lingers on the outskirts of Bhakhil and will reach the Asiarian border within two weeks. Just thinking about it makes my heart