DOVE’S POVI watched my brother pace while he waited for the kettle to finish up so that he could make a cup of tea for his mate. It had been three weeks since she’d passed out, and she’d only gotten up minutes ago. I knew that he felt guilty, but I felt guiltier.“I’m sorry Clay,” I said for the millionth time.He sighed. “I don’t blame you Dove. You did what you had to. If anything, this is my fault. Had I just accepted her as my mate from the beginning, then she wouldn’t have been taken in the first place.”“What do you mean accepted her from the beginning?” I asked. This was the first I was hearing about this.“I denied that she was my mate from the moment I met her, but I marked her in a club and then disappeared,” he replied.I scowled in confusion. “You did what?”Surely my brother wouldn’t be so stupid and cruel.“And when she got here, even with my mark on her, I denied her. I cheated on her right in front of her, and then I ignored her and scared her off with my beast. I don
AZALEA'S POVInstead of answering him, I put the tea cup down. He watched me in confusion as I prodded my eyes. The contacts were sore, and I could only imagine that it was because I had them on for so long, but I managed to pull them out anyway. I looked down and blinked a few times before looking back at him. When I did, he froze.“You have King Aragon’s eyes,” he whispered.“That’s because he’s my father,” I replied.“Impossible,” he blinked.“I’m sitting before you aren’t I?” I pointed out.“But how?” he frowned.I sighed and told him my entire life story. Just like Thane, he was thoroughly entertained the whole way, and his facial expressions were comical, but I told my story without laughing at him. By the time I was done, he looked like he had a million questions to ask.“Ask away,” I told him.“How did you cross the barrier?”“Simiyan.”“What are those things?”“In the Nomad World, they’re called contact lenses. They are for people who can’t see, but would prefer to not wear s
CLAYTON’S POVI wasn’t expecting any of it!I’d had a million suspicions and theories about my mate’s eyes, but what she ended up revealing, knocked me for six. While she truly believes in me, I can’t bring myself to believe that I could one day be King.When I started The Rebelution, I didn’t do it with the intentions of one day being King. I just wanted to get back at my parents and dethrone them. The throne does not belong to them, and to now learn that it will one day belong to me was just overwhelming.I love Azalea, without a doubt, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to rule beside her.“Why do you doubt yourself so much?” Beast asked me. It had been a while since he’d spoken to me.“What do I have to offer as King? Hell, my mate is the Princess and I don’t even feel worthy enough to be her mate. How am I supposed to turn around and feel worthy to rule her kingdom?” I asked.“That’s what I do not understand. You are worthy Clayton, despite what you believe. As for our mate, she ha
AZALEA’S POV“I swear to all things good Clayton I will kick your ass!” I glared at my mate.He grinned. “You’d have to catch me first, and let’s be real. You’re pretty slow.”“You’re such an asshole!” I screamed in frustration.“I’m the asshole who has the power to set you free right now, so I would be gentler with my words,” he patronized.“Ag!” I tugged on the thing but it wouldn’t bloody move!So, here we were back in the cave which he apparently fixed (considering the big hole I blew in it and all). To be honest, I don’t even know how the hell I ended up in this position. One minute I was running away from him after having bleached his favourite pants, and now I’m attached to a pole with no way out.He bloody trapped me with one of the fancy devices this place has, and apparently the device is strong enough to hold a werewolf, except him and Beast of course. Titus is yet to come up with a device that can hold them.My point is, I’m in a position I do not want to be in!“Please fr
HUGH’S POV“Hugh, the results are back,” Edgar announced as he walked into my office.“And?” I asked.“And you were right! The three of them match, though Cyrus and Shay, more than Pixie. Pixie’s blood has a different characteristic that is also not known to our research,” he informed.We had taken Cyrus’ blood before he left, and Pixie suggested we get their blood tested and compared. When we told her that it wouldn’t test, she and Liza took the blood and did something to it that they insisted wouldn’t change the composition of the blood, and would only remove the ‘invisibility’ characteristic to it.“So, Pixie can crossover?” I asked.“Pretty much, though we already knew that,” he replied.“I know, but it’s always safer to confirm some things, or at least those things that we can,” I pointed out.“I know what you mean bud. When do you think she’ll crossover?” he asked.“She said something about having to wait for the right time, so whenever that is essentially,” I replied.“Alright!
HUGH'S POV“You know about him too?” he asked in surprise.“Liza and Hogan,” I replied, to which he nodded.“Well, the prophecy bit makes sense, but we cannot overlook the fact that she was lured back in there by either her father or someone on the opposing team,” he pointed out.“What about Simiyan? Liza and Hogan seem to believe that she’s responsible for leading her back,” I informed.“That’s not possible. Simiyan may help her on the other side, but she wouldn’t be able to lure her back,” he argued.“Why not?” Edgar asked.“Simiyan cannot handle technology. While she and Simoa are powerful witches, they can only handle natural things. Naturally, these devices would’ve been unstable and caused an instant explosion if they were brought over by one of them. So, with that being said, they can only have been brought over by someone who could neutralize them,” Claude explained.“I don’t understand! The devices are made of metals which are natural right?” Edgar asked.“Not quite! Once the
HUGH'S POV“Well alright,” Edgar replied.“What about her?” Simiyan asked. She looked genuinely confused.“She knows things about that world, but she isn’t a Lycan,” I explained.“That’s impossible!” she replied.“It’s also true! She didn’t die when she touched these devices, and she managed to remove the invisibility placed on supernatural blood as she put it,” I elaborated.“Impossible!” she whispered to herself.“Why are you so convinced that it’s not possible?” I asked in confusion.“It’s nothing! Let’s go to your ex-wife. I have somewhere else I need to be,” she instead said. I knew not to press the situation.“What about me?” Claude asked her.“You should prepare to leave for home. I’ll meet you on the other side when I’m done with Hugh,” she replied before walking out of the room.“She’s one hell of a woman,” Edgar commented.“You’re telling me,” I concurred as I followed her out. I found her waiting in my office. She was trying on my military jacket.“Feeling comfortable?” I t
CLAYTON’S POV“There’s some activity occurring at the Northern border,” Brantley informed me before showing me the screen.“Hold on! Isn’t that the same person who left all those years ago? The Queen’s Royal Guard?” I asked. Everyone in the room shuffled to find the footage I was talking about.“I can’t believe we missed it. What do we do now?” Thane asked.“We bring him in. He might have answers for us,” I replied before leaving the room.“Bro, is your mate still chained?” Dove giggled.I smirked. “Yep!”She shook her head. “That’s so evil.”“She’ll learn not to mess with my favourite pants,” I shrugged as I walked towards my cave.You can imagine my surprise when I got there to find Azalea sitting at my chair, eating an apple, while Titus was the one who was now trapped in the contraption. She looked pretty chuffed and sent me a sultry wink upon my entry.“How the hell did you do it?” I asked curiously.“You forgot that she’s been trained in weaponry,” Titus rolled his eyes.He didn
AZALEA’S POV“I can’t believe two years into your marriage and you’re still pulling these stunts!”“How else am I supposed to keep the romance alive?”“He’s going to kill you, you know that much, right?”“He wouldn’t kill me while my dad still lives.”“At this point, Hugh would welcome your death. You truly are a menace.”My mouth dropped as she giggled. “You don’t mean that!”“Oh, I believe it too. When they told me you’re a menace, I didn’t know just how right they are,” my aunt teased.“You all just hate me,” I argued.“No one hates you because you won’t even allow us to do that much,” my mother commented.I gasped, and the evil women just laughed at me. “I can’t believe you’re in on this too!”“You and I are connected, and while the reason why is still a myth to all of us, at no point in my life did I swear to stand by your foolishness, especially when it involves tormenting that poor sweet boy,” Simoa stated.“There’s nothing sweet about him. You guys just don’t get to see how he
CLAYTON'S POV“I underestimated Eligor’s memory spell. I was desperate to explain myself and my actions, and to ask for forgiveness. I wasn’t sure if going to Aragon would help, so I went to the only other two people who knew me better than he did. Avril and Val were my best friends, so I thought if I could get them to understand, then they’d help me make sense of everything and help me deal with my new reality. I was lost, and in pain, and I just needed someone to understand me, except it was in that moment that I realized it would never happen. If the people closest to me couldn’t remember me, then I had no one. I was officially all alone,” Alyx explained.“What happened? Where have you been all this time?” her brother asked her.“After what happened with Avril, I knew I had to find a way to control what I’d become. I got some of Eligor’s powers through our mating, and they helped me to an extent. I found out he was abusing the Xeglan, and they asked for my help in keeping them from
CLAYTON’S POVOnce King Brennus lifted the spell from them, it was decided that we should head back while their memories started to trickle in. With everything over, the packs had been instructed to stack the dead hybrids and burn them.We suffered a couple of casualties and injuries on our side, and it was decided that the bodies of the dead would be put aside and we’d have a funeral for them the following day. We needed to let everything settle down first.With Eligor out of the picture, King Brennus ordered the Xeglan to return to Advalur, and they happily complied, while the Xeglan hybrids were imprisoned. At the end of the day, they were traitors, and it would be decided later what we’d be doing with them.Azalea led her aunt to our room, refusing to leave her side, while Pixie was quickly at mine. “You’re coming with us.”I followed after her, and she led me to a room with our friends in it, including Brantley and Bentley. “When did you guys get here?”“That’s not important! Wha
AZALEA'S POVThe turned Lycan looked my way. “I’m the source of a lot of your problems. With me out of the way, you stand a better chance of taking over this kingdom, but you’re going to have to catch me first.”I closed my link to my family and friends as I turned and made a run for it. I could hear him following after me, as well as my family following after him. I had absolutely no clue what I was doing, or what the plan was, but this distraction was giving me some time to think.And before I knew it, I was running past the border and into the Forgotten Lands.Being here, I knew that only Eligor, Clayton, King Brennus, Greier, and my aunt could follow after me. My father and Clayton’s father didn’t have the bracelets on them, so they’d be affected if they came through.I finally let my mate through our link as he ran in after me, shifted back and changed into shorts. “Now what?”“I have no idea, but I know this is where everything has to end,” I told him just as Eligor’s beast grow
AZALEA’S POVShe looked more badass than she had in the vision. Confusion surrounded us as we watched everyone wondering why the Xeglan hybrids weren’t fighting, and who the woman was. Much like in the vision, she was preceded by smoke, and when it cleared, I could see recognition from our inner circle.“It’s her. It’s the woman from the painting,” Pixie was the one to state.“It’s Alyx, isn’t it?” Cleo asked, but no one responded.Instead, we watched as Eligor took in his mate, surprised to see her in her true form. “You can control the faces?”“I can do a lot more than that, but I’m not here to tell you all about that,” she told him.“Well, it’s about time we joined hands and finally took over the kingdom as planned,” he smiled, walking over to her.She put her hand out. “You either didn’t hear me, or you’re choosing to ignore what I said. I’m here to stop you.”It was a slight opening in his emotions as the vulnerability showed on his face. “Tell me that these people aren’t right.
CLAYTON’S POV“Avril and Valencia were my closest friends. Lost as I was, I thought if I went to explain myself to them, they’d understand, but I underestimated Eligor’s spell. They really had no idea who I was, and the changing faces and my changed form weren’t helpful. That’s when I realized that I needed to learn how to control the faces and my body.”Azalea was crying beside me, and I put my arm around her. “Where was Eligor during all this?”“I didn’t want anything to do with him, and he agreed to give me my space. However, in that time apart, I realized that my love for him was turning to hatred. Every time he checked in on me, he would let me know about his efforts to undo what he’d done, but I’d already lost too much. Being with him didn’t feel like something I wanted to do anymore, so I kept to myself. One thing I got through our mating is some of his powers, and I used them to travel the dimensions, learning as much as I could about what they knew about shapeshifters. I also
AZALEA’S POVThere she was.She was dressed in a dark emerald dress, and there was smoke around her, but I knew it was her. The same eyes I’d seen in the painting were looking straight at me. She was unmoving, showing no emotion on her face.“It’s her.”I didn’t know if I could even bring him with me, but I was relieved to look to my side and find Clayton there. “Do we go to her?”He shook his head. “We wait for her.”I agreed, and we waited. Before getting pulled in, we moved off the battlefield, hiding, and I could only hope that we’d stay hidden given the fact that we had no idea what was going on outside this vision.After a while, she finally moved towards us. I unintentionally squeezed Clayton’s hand a little harder, and he put his other hand on top of mine. I looked up at him, and I knew what he was telling me through his eyes.He was with me, and he had my back.She walked until she stood before us. Much like I’d felt back in the castle, it felt like I was looking at an older
CLAYTON’S POV“Report?” my father asked.“They’re coming from the direction of the castle, so we can confirm that it’s Eligor and his army. There hasn’t been any movement from the Forgotten Lands,” his man reported.My father nodded. “Take to the skies and stay there waiting for my command.”“And Isaiah?” the man asked.“Tell him to stay where he is,” my father replied.The man nodded before leaving. “What’s going on Hunter?”“Like Theo just said, Eligor is headed this way with his army. There’s no word from Alyx’s side,” my father replied.I was about to ask a question when my mind link was prodded. “CLAYTON!”“Simoa?” I asked.“Yes, it’s me. Where is your mate?” she asked.“She’s here with me. Why?” I countered.“Eligor is on his way. I have been trying to let her know, but I haven’t been able to reach her,” she huffed.I turned to my mate. “Love, is there anything going on with your link to Simoa?”I heard the murmuring, but I didn’t care for it as my mate scowled. “I can’t feel he
AZALEA'S POV“Are you sorted?” I asked him.He nodded. “Ariel and Cleo are directing everyone here. Greier and the Lyca will join us shortly. Your uncle linked to say there’s a bit of a delay with the archives, but that he’ll be here as soon as he has the information with him.”“Should we maybe not talk to our people before they get here?” Clayton suggested.“He’s got a point Aragon. While we may be understanding of how you reached the decisions that you did, your people may not be,” Clayton’s dad joined us.“I’ll address them once they’ve all assembled,” my father agreed.As expected, our pack members were the first to assemble, and I could see the pride on my mate’s face at seeing his people still as efficient as ever. The pack members of The Rebelution were officially the pack members of the royal pack.I had read up on the royal pack, with my father answering any more questions that I had. Apparently, the royal pack that he was Alpha of was either taken over by Eligor, or those wh