Ashina's point of view --There was a jolt in my mother's body due to the magical lightning traveling through my mother's heart. As of that moment, she was still in cardiac arrest, and I had no idea what to do. The clock is ticking! Come on! “Please Moon Goddess give me something!” I screamed at the monitor. She flatlined. I stepped down from the table in agony.“No! No no.. No, not my mother” I cried as my lips quivered. Trying to feel something, anything, as I massaged the heart area of my mother.The doctor looked at the clock on the wall, "Time of Death."That is when my mate bellowed out "STOP".Beep Beep Beep. I looked a second time at the monitor when I realized that her heart was beating again, she was alive. “Oh, thank you! You scared me!” I hollered in joy. I fell to my knees for joy, praising the moon goddess for her mercy.“Thank you Moon Goddess for saving my Mother”, I prayed before getting up to congratulate the doctors that helped. The monitor was providing us with th
Andor –I am not lying when I say that Ashina's mother scares me! If I hadn't figured it out before, now I know exactly where Ashina's temper comes from genetically. Despite the fact that Ashina and I are clearly marked and mated, her mother wouldn't let me near her daughter. There seems to be some sort of vendetta against me on the part of her mother.Ashina and I walked into the hall, this was my moment to have her all to myself. Ashina's mother was still in the conference room discussing strategy with the warriors. My hands are tightly gripped around Ashina’s waist as I lift her over my shoulder into an empty room.There was an incessant and furious booming of my heart in my chest cavity. My heart swelled into a mallet and swung against my rib cage as if it were a drum full of love, ready to burst at any moment. Each spark ignited at the touch of her delicate skin.In the shadows just inside the door, her legs encircle my waist from the waist down, leaving my erection up against he
-Ashina – The clouds hung heavy in the sky as the fireworks abruptly fizzled out, the darkness descending like a shroud over the kingdom. The rain poured down, relentless in its assault on the earth, heedless of the floods it might unleash. I felt the familiar tug in my chest as rain called out to its lover, the wind. It was a night ripe with portent, the air thick with the scent of impending danger. With a hand fixed on Dean’s arm, I raced toward the bear shifters, urgently thudding through my veins. "Dean," I commanded, "order the shifters to breach the gates on every side of the castle. It’s time to storm Malcolm’s kingdom." I located a demon captain and barked orders for his men to follow the bears and ferret out all enemy demons, leaving no trace of betrayal. I was resolved to cast out those loyal to Malcolm, sending them back to the hell from whence they came. As I led the bear shifters through the breached gates, a strange sensation interrupted my focus. "Ashina! Can you hea
Andor –The air was thick with the stench of death as I fought against the relentless tide of enemies, my magic draining my strength with every blast. I cursed under my breath as I accidentally incinerated a few witches amidst the chaos. But it was either them or me in this bloody battle, and I had no time to dwell on the casualties.The Queen had enclosed me in a protective bubble, while the witches tried to pop the bubble to kill me, the witches were not here to keep me safe, but to toy with me, to break me before the queen. I could feel her seething anger pulsing through the air as she eyed me like a predator sizing up its prey. I rolled my eyes at her, my own temper flaring in the face of her arrogance.The queen began an outburst about an ancient vase that I had blew up, some treasured artifact from her family's history. I should have been more respectful, but trapped in that confining bubble, I couldn't suppress my irritation. In a moment of impulsiveness, I let my frustration sp
-Ashina –The first thing I noticed when I awoke was that I was in a tower with no doors or vents, only a window. As if I were in a fairytale, my prince would call out to me, asking me to let down my hair so he could climb up it to save me.In search of a way out, I felt dismayed at the lack of options available, except for the window in front of me. As I looked out, I noticed this tower was high above the clouds. The first question I asked myself was it duck hunting season? I swear I saw birds flying in a V formation.My thoughts were interrupted by an angelic voice, but I could feel the evil aura radiating from her. There was nothing angelic about the person who was speaking in front of me.My abductor was a tall, blonde woman with soft curls, dressed like a woman from the days of ballrooms and fancy dresses. Despite her large and beautiful eyes, you could see the blackness of her soul through them. It would have been understandable if she had been the siren that led so many sailors
-Ashina - I leaned out the window and listened to the evil blonde witch behind me rant about how Margaret was young and weak in comparison to her. MS. Evil Witch was adamant that she was a much deadlier witch than Margaret. It’s blah blah blah. I was working up the courage to jump out the window, talking to myself. I decided I would count to three, then I would jump out the window. 1 (1000), 2(1000), 3(1000) Okay, I needed to count again. I just messed that up. Naturally, my sweet wolf, who always encourages me at the wrong time, chimes in. Kiera - "Chicken!!! Bawk, bawk, bawk. Well, you will lose your ride if you don't hurry! Or the wicked witch of the west to barbecue us ala flambe." Ashina -- " Well, if you're all hyped up about jumping out of that window, I'll shift so that you can jump in my place." Kiera - " If I jump or you jump we will both suffer and die either way. Also, if I was supposed to fly, I would have been born a dragon, and seeing as I am not one, I would not jum
Kiera – I stood there watching Malcolm taunt and laugh at me. No Denison can laugh at me and stay alive because I'm a royal alpha wolf. It is beyond my comprehension why this obnoxious human would stand there laughing. The fear of my wrath should have him shaking. Groar – “Attempt to kill Malcolm if you dare, he's a formidable opponent. He will kill you little wolf, if I haven’t killed you first.” Kiera – With a growl, I charged towards Malcolm, aiming for his neck. What kind of trickery is this? When I bite into his neck, it fades like the mist of fog hovering above the lake in the morning. I hear Groar roar with laughter as if he was watching slapstick comedy. Anger welled up from the fire pit that was boiling from deep inside of my gut. I started chewing on the hardened scales of the black dragon. I would dig my way to his heart and eat it. I could feel Ashina pulling through trying to shift. I needed to kill this dragon. It cannot think of living after disrespecting me.
Dropping to my knees beside my brother, my heart raced at the sight of the gash on his forehead. The blood, so much blood, it looked worse than it probably was. My breath caught in my throat as I saw his dragon working to heal the wound. A mixture of relief and anger surged through me. Gandor had disobeyed my orders, and now he was here, hurt. I stood up, my hands trembling with a burning rage as I grabbed Gandor by the collar and shook him. “What were you thinking? You were supposed to stay home! Do you realize you could have been killed, Gandor!” He just shrugged with an infuriating nonchalance, his eyes flicking away, refusing to meet my gaze. My patience snapped. “What's so important that you couldn't listen to me for once?!” Gandor's eyes widened, and he nodded over my shoulder. “Ashina, who is that woman behind you?” I turned, seeing that it was our mother he had never really met. He was just a baby when we escaped so many years ago. Sadly,