I wipe the sweat from my brow then my naked chest.
I’ve just spent two hours in the gym with Chris. I need to work some of the frustration out of me.
However, after lifting weights and kickboxing, I don’t feel any better. Goddess knows what will help.
‘Getting our mate back?’
‘Don’t start, Bane. I’m not in the mood.’
My wolf growls but stops talking. He’s barely bothered with me in days. Bane is angry with me for not going to Lilly and trying to make her understand that I want to make things works.
He’ll just have to get over it because I won’t bow down to a woman so stubborn she’d hurt everyone like this.
“So,”
“So, what?” I raise my eyebrow at Chris.
I watch as he throws his towel on the bench before sitting down.
Chris isn’t as big as I am, nor as strong, but most aren’t. Though he’s a damn good Beta, I’d be lost without him sometimes, even if he does do stupid things. Kidnapping Lil
I wake up to the sound of my son crying yet again. Every night this week, Harry has woken up crying. It hurts my heart each time I walk into his room to see him sobbing.Every night, Harry asks when his Daddy will be coming home. I still don’t know what to tell him, and I hate myself for putting my son through this.Though I’ve told Harry that Bastian isn’t his father, he doesn’t seem to care. All Harry cares about is having Bastian hold him and make him feel safe. My little boy’s soul imprinted on Bastian’s, and vice versa. I saw it when their eyes clouded over, even their wolves imprinted. The same thing happened when I first held Harry, making me his mother, which makes Bastian Harry’s father.Great.Goddess
“Lilly!” I yell her name as I rush towards her. She’s in her father’s arms, and he’s looking at me as if I’d just murder his cat. I shouldn’t have done what I did; it was stupid. When I heard Lilly’s voice inside my head, I knew that she’d felt everything. I never wanted to hurt her, but I needed to feel something. Missing her hasn’t gotten any easier. I don’t have a damn clue how I got here so fast, but my wolf ran with the speed of lightning. I barely managed to pull my clothes on before pushing past the guards at the front door. No one in this world could ever keep me from Lilly, never again. Lilly looks so weak as she forces her father to put her down. She stumbles but clutches the countertop. “What do you want?” Lilly looks so pale, and she’s swea
Bastain hasn’t taken his eyes off me yet. When I stripped my clothes in the bedroom, I watched as Bastain did the same. I almost orgasmed looking at his body. So much muscle, yet it didn’t overshadow his body and his cock? Goddess, he’s massive! Don’t all women say that about their men? I dragged Bastian into the shower, letting the hot water pound down on our bodies. I took a cloth and body wash and began lathering Bastain’s big body. I washed every inch of him, making sure the scent of that woman was off my mate. I ached to touch him, but I couldn’t bring myself to until he was clean. I closed my eyes and groaned; unashamedly when Bastain poured body wash in his hands and began washing me. His big hands slide over me, and it felt so good! He even washed my hair
“Don’t you think this is all a bit much?” Luther rolls his eyes at me. “This is how things are done here, Bastian, get used to it. Lilly is the future Queen, and the Royal pack wants to celebrate her mating.” I get all of that, but all this extravagance is ridiculous. The mansion has been decorated for a ball; every room is filled with fancy decorations. It’s all fit for a princess and her mate, but I am not used to this kind of thing. I was fifteen the last time I attended a ball at Dalgaard Mansion. Even then, I ignored what was going on around me because I had better things to do. I can’t ignore it now because it’s been held or me. Goddess, help me get through this. ‘You’re ridi
“Bastain,” I groan out his name as he relentlessly ploughs into me. Bastain and I have been fucking for hours on end. Our appetites for each other seems never-ending. After Bastain was inducted into the Royal pack, we stayed a little over an hour at the after-party. I left Harry with my mother, who laughed while telling me to enjoy the evening. She knew where Bastain and I were headed, and I didn’t correct her. What would be the point? Of course, as soon as we entered my bedroom, we tore each other’s clothes off, literally. I dropped to my knees and finally tasted my mate. Goddess, he tasted perfect! Bastain fucked my mouth the way he fucks my pussy. He choked me then came down my throat so hard, his seed spilt from the sides of my mouth.
One Month Later.“How do we keeping missing her?”“I don’t know, Bastian,” Leander sighs. “But Lillian has definitely been here.”I look around at the carnage. Dead bodies litter the ground as far as the eye can see, torn apart as though their lives meant nothing.This is the fourth small village we’ve come across where every pack member has been slaughtered. There is never one man, woman or child left alive.There is no doubt who has done this when it’s pretty obvious. Lilly has been through here just as she did the other villages.When Lilly ran into the forest last month, she never returned. I had to deal with the aftermath
“I never realised it would be so easy to set you up,” That laugh goes through me. Thomas laughs like one of those wicked witches you hear about in storybooks.I wish I could say the man was ugly to look at, but he’s not. He’s not the best looking man in the world, but I’ve seen far worse.But what Thomas has in looks, he lacks in personality. Plus, he never wears a damn shirt! I don’t give a shit about his six-pack that he keeps boasting about; my mate has an eight pack!When I ran from my family, I did so through grief. I hadn’t planned on staying away so long, just long enough to come out of shock.I ran so far and so long that by the time I stopped, I collapsed. I slept for I don’t know how long, and when
It’s been a further week with no clues leading to Lilly’s whereabouts. Luther decided that we needed to head back to the mansion to regroup. I didn’t want to head back; there’s nothing there for me right now. But what choice did I have other than going out alone? It feels as though we’ve searched every inch of Zidiah. We even sent people into the human world in case Lilly had gone there. But again, there was no sign. Chris sent some of the best warriors in Greenrock to help look for Lilly. They arrived this afternoon and are already working with the Royal troops on the plan’s next step. Orrin also called Tobias, the oldest living dragon shifter in existence, the first of his kind. Tobias is hundreds of thousands of years old, and Orrin hopes Tobias knows who Thomas is and where he came from. Each shifter of every species is ruled by their King or Queen, Emperor or Empress. Every monarch has data on every person in their realm. Though I’m sure,
“Do you think he’s up there, looking down on us?” I wrap my arm around Lilly’s waist as we kneel before Harry’s grave. The Royal Cemetery is where the King demanded that Harry be buried. His grandson could be put to rest nowhere else. It wouldn’t have mattered if Harry had been an Ashworth; he was still a Prince of Zidiah. So, here is where my son is buried. Though I insisted that written upon Harry’s headstone, it should read, Harry Bastain Ashworth Dalgaard. Why my name? When Lilly and I mated, she said that it would be only fitting for Harry also to have my surname. Hers would have to be the predominant name as Harry would one day be King. Harry asked if Bastain could be his middle name. Goddess, he was so adorable when he asked
It’s been days, and Bastian is still sleeping.Nothing anyone does will wake him.I’m beginning to lose hope that he ever will.Every day, I sit with Bastian, and I give him bed baths. I make sure to keep his lips moist, so they don’t get chapped.Each night, I lay beside him, his hand in mine, and I pray that he’ll wake tomorrow.Lorcan hasn’t awoken in Luther’s body either. My mother stays with him in the next room, where they moved him the day I returned.I don’t understand what went wrong, but my father warned me that the Call of Prescha was not a good thing. It would only ever cause devastation. This is the price we have paid for Shayla invoking such a spell.I gave everyone the short version
“How did you get in here?! Where did my guards go?!”I watch Lian from my lazy position on her throne – one foot on the seat, the other on the floor. I have one arm resting over the knee that’s raised; the other holds a dagger of old.“It’s not like it was hard, and your guards are otherwise indisposed.” In other words, I made them disappear. I wouldn’t want them interfering, now would?“How the hell are you able to command my men?”“They’re weak, that’s how.”I smirk while twirling the dagger in my hand.It’s quite beautiful, really. The handle is filled with rare jewels of all colours. The silver blade is laced with the finest jade around, something Lian cannot come into contact
“Bastian, Bastian, Bastian. Why don’t you just give in? Then all of this will go away.”I grit my teeth at the celestial being in front of me.I don’t remember how I got here; all I know is that I woke with my hands shoulder-width apart and suspended in mid-air.I’m shirtless and barefoot. I’m sweating from being whipped so many damn times by Lian’s goons.For one so beautiful with those wings like fire, she sure is a sadistic bitch!I know nothing of Phoenix shifter’s and their port of worship. Hell, I’d never even heard of Lian until Krone spoke of her. Yet, here she is in front of me, swearing that I pledged to give myself to her in exchange for Krone and Shayla’s freedom.I did no such thing!I swore that I wouldn’t go looking for my sister. I did not agree to be this whore’s sex slave!That’s what Lian wants from me, to hand myself over to her, b
“Vasara! What the fuck is going on?” ‘Lillian, please don’t be afraid.’ “Afraid?” I scream at the ghostly woman who just apparated out of my wolf! Vasara and I were on our way to find Bastian after she informed me that I’d accidentally called him here. I don’t remember everything yet, but I remember enough to know that Thomas was never my mate. Bastian is my mate, and I need him with me. Vasara suddenly stopped walked and howled to the sky, then, this woman appeared. I almost shit myself! She said her name was Shayla and tried to explain how she got here and why she ended up sharing my soul. But I haven’t taken in anything she said. I don’t care if she’s looking for her mate also.
Ah, sweet freedom. I breathe in the fresh air and smile to myself. Here, in Lilly’s mind, there is no Luther, and this body belongs to me. I didn’t think it would be so easy to get Dad to agree to this, me entering Lilly’s subconscious mind. He was right when he said it would be dangerous for me to do this; it could kill me. I’m barely alive, so what does it matter if I die here? I didn’t lie when I said that Lilly means everything to me. I love my sister, and I would do anything to bring her back to the land of the living. It hasn’t been easy staying locked in Luther’s mind. It was even harder to get the prick to agree to this, but I didn’t give him much choice. There is no one else who can help Lilly through this; there is only m
Holy fuck, my head!Gingerly, I pull myself into a sitting position on the ground. I don’t know where I am nor how I got here; all I know is that my head is killing me.When I finally right myself, I slowly move my head to look around. The place looks like Dalgaard forest, and I’m breathing fresh air. But it also doesn’t seem real at the same time.I drag myself to my feet, clutching the nearest tree for balance.“Either I’m getting old, or I got hit by a truck,” I grumble while massaging the back of my neck.‘Neither,’ Comes a bored voice from behind me.I spin on the spot, eyes wide when I see the large black wolf with snow-white ears. He’s lazily lying on his front, looking at me.
There has to be something in these scriptures that will help me to understand how Lilly dragged Bastian into her subconscious.Call of Prescha is rare, so rare that I’ve never known anyone in my lifetime; invoke the call.As a Royal cub, I was taught many things about wolf kind. My grandmother was very strict and would often lock me in the library until she was satisfied I’d studied enough.My parents weren’t often around; they were King and Queen and were busy with their duties. Grandmother took over when it came to my education. As future King, she wanted to prepare me as she had my father before me.I had four siblings, one brother and three sisters, all younger than me. Grandmother didn’t let them get away without two hours a day of study each time. It didn’t matter that we spent six hours a day at
“She looks like she’s enjoying kicking that guy’s arse.” I laugh to myself.‘Not many wanted to spar with you.’ Vasara tells me. ‘You didn’t seem to know the difference between training and killing.’“Please tell me that I didn’t kill anyone,”‘No, you didn’t kill anyone here. You did break a fair few bones, though,” She chuckles.Vasara and I are sitting beside the lake, watching a vision of myself training with the Royal troops. I’ve been watching myself spar with a big built man by the name of Matthew.According to Vasara, I would often follow Luther to the training field. Luther trained the King’s warriors, and I felt the need to get in on the action.