Listening to Tobias explain how he found Lilly is breaking me.
Thomas has fucked with Lilly's mind so much that she believes they’re mates.
All the times Lilly has been with Thomas, they’ve engaged in a relationship, even sexual. All those times I felt weak or pain in my body, it was because Lilly had been intimate with that monster.
My heart is broken.
I know I can’t blame Lilly for the things that have happened; none of it was her fault. But it doesn’t stop the pain.
That motherfucker Thomas is the one to blame, the one I will tear to pieces!
He beat Lilly whenever she wouldn’t or couldn’t do what he wanted. He humiliated her and turned my mate into someone unrecognisable.
Orrin believes that if Lilly weren’t dealing with the gri
“Thank you for this,” I smile at Xylia.“You are most welcome, my dear.”I didn’t sleep well last night. Blood Fire Castle is a vast place and is quite creepy. All the strange noises kept me awake most of the night.I also couldn’t stop thinking about Thomas. No one had mentioned him, nor would they speak of Thomas when asked.Grace, however, slept the whole night through. She’s been surprisingly well-behaved since we arrived here. Xylia explained that perhaps Grace feels safe here; therefore, I should not worry so much.I was feeding Grace from the bottle Myra brought to me this morning when Xylia came to my room. She smiled at me as I lay Grace down, then asked if I found my accommodation comfortable.How could I not?
I needed a break from everything, so I came to the highest point of Blood Fire Mountain. I can breathe up here where there’s no one but me.I need to collect my thoughts and breathe through them. I couldn’t do that back at the castle; too many people were milling about the place.It’s good of Tobias to let me and the others stay here for a while. But I have to admit that I can’t wait to get back home.I miss Greenrock more than I miss any place right now.I miss running with my packmates and leading them in battle when needed. I miss leading my people as their Alpha.I wish I could be back home, running the pack the way I used to and having them look up to me.I should be behind my desk right now, checking out leads on my sister. Not that there w
I’m too shocked to speak.I had no idea wolves could be so large. The black wolf with white ears has to be at least eight feet tall.I’m too scared to move an inch, and my heart is pounding so hard inside my chest that I can feel it in my throat!‘Don’t be scared; he won’t hurt you.’ I hear that voice again inside my head – the voice of a female, whispering.I don’t know who she is, but I listen. If she says not to be scared, I trust her that the wolf won’t hurt me.I don’t know why I believe her, but I do.I drop to my knees in awe when the wolf begins to shrink in size before my eyes. He’s now at least three feet shorter.I had no idea wolves could do that!
“Anja, please, this is not the way.”I snatch my arm from Xylia’s grip. “Not your way, you mean. It’s not your daughter lying in a bed, stuck in a coma!”“No, it isn’t, but . . .”“No, buts! Vasara has Lilly locked in a coma for her own protection. She won’t release my daughter until the spell breaks. You said yourself that neither you nor Tobias knows when that will be, and I won’t wait!”When I heard Lilly screaming in her room, I ran to her, only to find my child passed out on the floor. I called for Orrin, yet it seemed everyone followed him to see why I was yelling. I guess I panicked them all.Tobias sent for a doctor, who told us that he couldn’t find anything wrong with Lilly.Dr
I don’t know how I ended up in a forest. But I’ve been wandering around for about an hour. I haven’t seen a single person, not one.It’s so quiet here, not to mention peaceful. I don’t feel scared as such, but I am anxious as to how I got here.The last thing I remember is Thomas’s voice in my head, the females also, then nothing. I woke up on the ground in the woods, and I don’t know how to find my way back.I seem to be going around in circles, always returning to the same taller than tall tree.“Hello!” I yell for the umpteenth time while looking around. “Is anybody there?”I walk for a while longer.There has to be a way out of here. I need to get back to Grace; I don’t even know if Myra is taki
I watch Lilly sleeping, her hand in mine, and I pray this doesn’t last too long. I’ve spent long enough without her.Anja says that Lilly won’t wake until Vasara is sure the spell is broken. But how long that will take is anyone’s guess.I don’t know what’s going on inside Lilly’s head, but I hope she’s okay in there. I pray that she’s safe and that she comes back to me in one piece.I miss Lilly so much, and I feel so weak without her.I heard about what happened in the dungeons between Anja and Thomas. I had no idea my mother-in-law could be so ruthless.Xylia filled me in when she came by a couple of hours ago.According to the Dragon Queen, Anja made Thomas think that Lilly had broken free from the hold he had on
“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.
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
“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.