ARTHUR & MILA Mila and Arthur called for a meeting that day in the square. The sun was setting now and everyone from the kingdom was assembled there, looking up expectantly. Mila couldn’t help but remember how they were almost dead when they had addressed them the last time! Now they looked healthy and happy. “We have found a way to take you, or whoever wishes to, to Collins kingdom,” Arthur announced. A wave of murmur spread through the crowd at this. Many people were looking happy and excited with the news, but some looked angry. A few even left the meeting at these words. “Who gives you the right to take people away from here,” one of the soldiers shouted. “I am Arthur Collins, prince of Collins kingdom. My father, the Alpha, Raul Collins, has given me permission to bring whoever wants to come with me,” Arthur announced. A wave of applause spread through the crowd at these words. “You cannot take people from here,” the soldier continued. “I am not taking anyone,” Arthur re
ARTHUR & MILA It was not just a new journey for the residents of Keats clan or as Mila named them ‘Arthur’s clan’, but also for Mila herself. She had run away from her hut, from the Collins clan, because she had so many things to decide. She wanted space from Arthur to understand what she wanted. She wanted to give Arthur space so that he too could decide what he wanted. But now, after almost two weeks, as they return, they are mates, true mates who were actually linked in their minds. They have taken a leap in their relationship and had gotten physical. Yes, sex was yet to happen, but their bond was stronger. She knew how much Arthur loved her, not just for her body, but her as a person. He loved her thinking, her spirit, and her personality. He even loved her with her magic! Magic always proved to be a breaking point in most relationships, but as Arthur already knew her truth, he didn’t shy away from it, he accepted her with it. “So, maybe,” Arthur sighed from behind, making Mila
ARTHUR & MILA That night, Mila opened up the portal in their chamber and Arthur went through it while Mila waited eagerly. As it was midnight, it was difficult for Arthur to get into the walls without getting noticed. But somehow he managed to do it using Bash’s skills to jump really high. “What are you doing here, sire?” a man, unknown to Arthur, opened the door to Rah’s house. He was very lean and simple man. He had a foggy look in his eyes but the moment he recognized Arthur, the sleep disappeared. Arthur appreciated how he didn’t fidget or stammer due to his presence. “I am here for Rah,” Arthur announced. The man looked concerned, so Arthur added, “he is not in trouble, you can be sure of it.” The man nodded, stepped aside to let Arthur step in the house, and went to wake Rah up. Arthur heard the man shake Rah awake, who initially didn’t budge. But when the man said ‘your sire is here,’ Arthur heard a lot of shuffling. It seemed like Rah had fallen off the bed. “Sire?” Ra
ARTHUR Arthur bade farewell to Rah, and came back through the portal that Mila had kept open. “Took you long,” Mila smiled as she saw Arthur come back safely to her. “You had me worried for a while!” “Worried, why?” Arthur asked seriously. “It is midnight, who knows what lurks in the shadows in the middle of the night,” Mila smiled again. “Red wolves, perhaps?” Arthur muttered with raised eyebrows. He was curious before why Bash saw a red wolf in Mila’s head, but now he knew it was Mila’s wolf that Bash had seen. Mila’s wolf, a part of her being that she had been hiding since day one of their meeting. She knew how desperately Arthur wanted to know if she too was a wolf, for Bash’s sake, but she had hidden it, and why? Just because of a color? A color, the story behind which was a myth and superstition now? Mila’s smile disappeared suddenly at these words. The color drained from her face and she looked miserable. Arthur waited, hoping she would confess, but – “Red wolf?” Mila
MILA It felt to Mila that Arthur had not just slapped her, but he had slapped her repeatedly over the course of the conversation. Yes, he didn’t know that it was her, Mila, who was the red wolf, but still! How could he be so narrow-minded? How could he believe that Grace was an incarnation of devil himself? That Grace was the deadliest, most dangerous and darkest of all beings? “But he didn’t know about us,” Grace spoke. “If only you would tell him!” But how could Mila tell Arthur, especially now when she knew what he felt for red wolf? Yes, there were a lot of superstitions linked to her wolf, and he was right, every superstition has a base, has a reason, but how could he believe that so bluntly? In so many days, weeks, together, he never hinted he had a problem with old superstitions? “Bash saw me, Mila,” Grace admitted. “He was drawn to me, and I to him. Only I knew how I had controlled myself.” Mila shook her head at this. What was Arthur thinking, Mila needed to know. But
MILA As Mila lay beside Arthur, her heart pounded indecently. She could still feel him inside her head. Had their minds linked? “I don’t know,” Arthur panted beside her. He too was out of breath. “But whatever it was, it was incredible. If superficial sex is like this with you, I wonder what actual sex would be!” “He means ‘magical’ sex,” Grace guffawed in Mila’s head and Arthur’s head jerked in her direction. “What was that?” Arthur demanded. “Well, it was not superficial, it was ‘magical’,” Mila replied audibly, trying to mask Grace’s voice. Arthur stared at her with narrowed eyes and Mila knew what he was wondering. She could hear his thoughts loud and clear. Arthur closed his eyes and stopped thinking abruptly. Mila too stared at the roof and relaxed her breathing. As she deeply inhaled and exhaled, it felt like something was slipping out of her grip. As she controlled her emotions, as she detached herself from the moments she had been intimate with Arthur, the connection
ARTHURArthur knew this already. He knew all this already. He knew that Mila was a wolf, how else their minds would link. He also knew that Mila’s wolf, Grace, was a red wolf. He had been trying to get her to confess for the whole night. But then why, why oh why, was he shocked?He stared at her hand in disbelief, a part of him, mostly led by Bash, wanted to get ahead and touch her wolf’s side, but another part of him, that could hear his father’s dire warnings and that caretaker’s threats about how Sharpe clan wolves devour other Alpha’s sons whole, was not letting him step closer to her.A loud rap on the door brought them both to their senses.Mila shook her hand and it was back to her human self in front of Arthur’s eyes. He was impressed. He could never do partial transformation before. His father could, but he was the Alpha. And as far as he knew, only true alpha of the clan could do this. This power came with the spark that raised the normal wolf above all others.Still wonderi
ARTHUR & MILA Arthur and Mila stared at each for a long moment, where both minds had a lot of things running through. Arthur was worried about his people. Sharpe clan, though a legend, had been the deadliest of all clans. The monstrous acts that the alpha of Sharpe clan had committed in his time were legendary. It was because of him that werewolf population was limited in present time… How could he make a Sharpe woman his queen? Mila was worried about her future with Arthur. The look Arthur wore on his face said enough to Mila that she just crossed her legs and sat up straight. Her fears were real, and it didn’t matter what Arthur had promised her, what assurances he had given her with respect to his love, but Mila could see his faith dwindling. She could see fear in his eyes. She could see that now Arthur didn’t just look at her as his mate, but as the descendant of a devil housed clan! “Mila, I think –” Arthur started but Mila just shook her head. They both were naked, they both
FIFTEEN YEARS LATER “Oh, no… not again,” someone thumped the door. “Mom… dad… you are causing thunder again. What are you even doing?” Mila, who was pinned under Arthur, and was crying loudly as Arthur pounded himself hard inside her, bringing her to the precipice of bliss, did not respond. “Control yourself,” Arthur scolded Mila as he continued to move inside her. “I am about to come,” Mila cried. “Come for me, love,” Arthur too closed his eyes and moved violently, and Mila knew he too was about to find his release. “Mom… dad…” the pounding continued. “Don’t stop!” Mila cried, as her body quivered and Arthur felt her spasm as her orgasm hit her with full force. Arthur moved a few more times and fell on top of her. He knew Mila had climaxed, just went he did too. “When would you learn to not lose it,” Arthur scolded her as he wrapped a towel around his waist and walked up to the door. He removed the cushioning charm from the door and walls – which made the room sound proof – a
ARTHUR & MILAOnce Mila and Arthur were sure about the terms of the alliance, they called for the alphas - Canon Lapiz, David Keplins and Motif Rivera. David and Motif signed without even reading, well, they were under the control of Mila fully. But Canon read through the document and discussed every point in detail. Canon was not worried about his son, he knew that if Canon would survive these terms, his son, Martin Lapiz – fated mate of Chloe – would also survive the terms.“By the way,” Canon grinned as he signed, “this is very one sided. No where it is mentioned what kind of protection you would offer?”“I think she saved your kingdom from Shana, that is enough,” Arthur spoke gruffly.“She is yet to save us fully. Shana’s men are horrible, why else was able to control everything!” Canon pointed.Mila nodded and willed Shana to call for all her men from across the kingdom while Mila visited the dungeons where Canon wants the men to be held.“You have a roomy dungeon,” Mila sighed a
ARTHUR & MILA“Help me, and I swear my fealty to you, Mila – Daniels – Sharpe – Collins. Lapiz kingdom is yours,” Canon Lapiz’s voice boomed in the halls.“Eh!” Arthur spoke as he looked around, “Looks like you have some renovating to do,” he laughed.“With pleasure, Arthur,” and Canon extended a hand.Arthur did not take it though. He looked down at Mila and asked, “Are you okay?”Mila rubbed her neck and twisted it to gain some movement. “Wow! That collar is horrible. It was like I can register everything, think what to do, but then puff, the thoughts would erase from my mind.”“Whoever created this –” Arthur started.“Must be very stupid,” Mila nodded as she looked for the collar, but Rah was holding it.“I will keep it safe until you decide what to do with it,” Rah assured.Arthur and Mila nodded in unison.“Chloe, go back to your room and take your mate with you,” Arthur ordered. “David, you should go with her and discuss what you both want to do. We will support you in whatever
ARTHUR“And where are all the girls of your kingdom,” Mila demanded finally.Shana looked at Mila and without even blinking, without even taking her eyes off Mila, Shana jerked her head. Before anyone could react or even comprehend what had happened, a few men appeared at all sides, Arthur, Motif, David tried to fight them but they were suddenly overpowered, and a collar had been placed on Mila’s throat and her mouth was gagged and her arms were bound.“Enchantress,” Shana laughed as Mila’s eyes glazed over and her knees buckled. As Mila fell to the floor, Shana whooped with joy and literally jumped on her heels, clapping merrily. “A were enchantress,” she added as she walked up to Mila.Arthur tried to fight off the men but couldn’t. He felt ashamed. He was ambushed and he could not fight. His whole attention was at Mila and the anger that was rolling off her had him fully distracted.Now he was forced to submit because not one, but four men had spears pointed at Mila, and though he
ARTHUR & MILA “How would we know if it is time to go back,” Arthur asked as he twirled Mila’s red hair in between his fingers. “We cannot know here,” she laughed as she lay back in bed and stared up the sky. The peace and quiet of the moor was impeccable. “Oh, I could live here forever,” she groaned as she got up to get dressed. “Me too, I know you have your responsibility but I am sick and tired of worrying about others. I sometimes feel that I just want to worry about myself and my loved ones, that’s it. No people, no clan, no kingdom, just you, me and my father…” Arthur spoke as he didn’t even bother moving. “Where is it coming from?” Mila asked surprised. “You love your people,” she added. “You literally disowned me for your people.” “And I cannot apologize enough for that lapse of judgment,” Arthur spoke earnestly and Mila knew he meant it. “What changed,” Mila shook her head. “Why do you want to shirk your responsibilities now?” “Maybe it is because of my recent death expe
ARTHUR & MILA Arthur’s smile was the only thing that Mila needed to breathe properly. “Oh, Arthur,” Mila cried as she fell to his side and kissed him on his lips. “I love you,” Arthur spoke to Mila, “I love you so damn much!” Mila blinked as she pulled back. “Are you talking to me in my head?” Mila thought as she stared at Arthur. “I guess I am,” Arthur grinned broadly. “So, our minds are linked again!” Mila felt embarrassed as a very naughty image flashed in front of her eyes. “Yes, because I just saw that,” Arthur grinned as he sat back. Rah rushed to assist Arthur, but Arthur did not need any help. “How do you feel?” Rah asked Arthur seriously. Arthur stood up and spoke, “Different but quite good.” And he smiled. Mila’s heart swelled with happiness as she saw Arthur well and happy. Arthur stared at her with same affection. “Umm, why do I sense I am missing out on something,” Rah spoke tentatively as he stared at the pair. “Nothing,” Arthur grinned. “Tell me everythi
MILA Arthur’s eyes flicked open but they were blank. “Arthur,” Mila cried in shocked surprise and withdrew her hands from both Arthur’s body and the wisdom tree. At once, Arthur’s body – which was levitating in the air – fell back to the ground with a thud and his eyes closed again. “What just happened?” Raul Collins demanded as he rushed close to his head and touched Arthur’s face. “He is not awake, Mila, he is not awake.” “But why is still glowing?” Rah asked in alarm. Because Arthur’s entire body was still glowing a bright burning torch. “I don’t know,” Mila spoke, feeling scared now. “Osho, what is happening?” she looked at Osho in alarm. Osho too was looking shocked. It was as if something new for him too. And these expressions scared Mila more than anything else. “What is happening, Osho?” Mila demanded. “I don’t know, my queen,” Osho muttered. “But you are all knowing, you have seen the past, the present and the future,” Mila spoke in shock, “How do you not know!” Os
MILA “Can I go and visit Arthur?” Rah asked Mila tentatively. She was literally dragging her feet as he walked back to the kingdom. Mila nodded. “Where is he?” Rah asked expectantly. And without any explanation or answer, Mila slashed the air with her hand and they saw Arthur lying unconscious on his bed. “Son,” Raul Collins cried as he crossed the portal and hurried to his bed. Rah and Ajax followed. Mila started at Arthur’s limp form for a moment, then followed. As the portal closed behind her, she stared around. “Arthur, wake up son,” Raul Collins shook Arthur but it made no change in his condition. “He does not look hurt,” Ajax spoke softly. “Not superficially,” Mila spoke, stony faced. “I healed his wounds and cuts that Motif made, but I am unable to wake him up.” “Why is it?” Rah asked. “You can cure almost anything, why is it you cannot heal him?” “I don’t know,” Mila sniffed. It seemed like her entire being was dying with Arthur. “You must be devastated on the insid
MILA “Mila,” Rah spoke warningly. “War is not the answer to the problems!” “They all accompanied him here, didn’t they?” Mila roared. “They all jeer when he kills.” “Look at them, Mila, look at them,” Rah spoke imploringly. “Why don’t you check with them, if they really are loyal to Motif. You are supposed to unite all nine kingdoms, you are supposed to be their queen. Your first act cannot be annihilating them all.” “Mila,” Raul Collins spoke with a sad sigh. “Rah is right.” Mila glared up at Motif and though he was unconscious, he twitched mid air. “Incendi,” Mila whispered. “NOOOOO!” Rah screamed as he saw Motif’s flesh catch fire. Suddenly Motif was awake and was writhing and wailing in pain. Everyone retreated as flecks of fire rained down on them. Even Mila’s shirt caught fire but she did not wince. She was feeling the savage pleasure hearing Motif’s screams. “Mila, no!” Raul Collins spoke softly. “You are not a killer, Mila. Don’t go there. Arthur does not want you to