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Chapter 230: Lucinda’s Talons
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Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 231: Falling
Zane’s POVElation. Brief and short.I hurled myself off the edge of the cliff, and for a beat, I was flying. I outstretched my arms into the air, like I was taking a swan dive. I broke through the misty clouds and fell.I couldn’t see the bottom of the canyon. Lucinda was too late. She’d tried to catch me but she couldn’t. Slade howled, still bound by Lucinda’s blue spell.This is what it’s like to be a bird, I thought. The weightlessness. The rush of the wind. This is what it’s like to fly.But the moment was fleeting.Only seconds after I leapt from the edge of the cliff, I smashed into a rock.We hadn’t been able to see down the cliff from the top. But as I fell, I realized that the cliff face was not smooth. There were rocks, large ones, that jutted out from the surface.I hit the first one. My ribs broke from the impact.I began tumbling down the cliff side, hitting other rocks as I went.I lost track of how many times my body slammed into the side of the cliff. Nine? Ten?Each
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 232: The Mysterious Savior
Zane’s POVSlade tried to open his eyes. He couldn’t. We were in a heap on the ground. A big, black, bloody heap. The fall must have been two hundred feet down. Maybe even more. I think I broke every bone in my body, including my skull.Somehow, against all odds, Slade had managed to break through…Wait a minute.No.Slade hadn’t broken through the spell. Lucinda had released it. Of course she had. She knew it was the only way I could survive the fall – if we shifted. Slade was strong. Wolves were much stronger than us in human form. Lucinda knew that. She released Slade.Lucinda wanted me alive.Was I, though? Alive?It seemed like I was, like we were.So. Much. Pain.It radiated through Slade. It was a pain like he’d never felt. He tried to start healing himself. But he didn’t even know where to start. It was too much. There were too many injuries.Slade couldn’t even move. We’d hit the ground with such force – it had basically shattered his body. He whined, a low, pitiful sound. He
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 233: Field of Wildflowers
Zane’s POVI awoke to darkness. In fact, it was so dark, I wasn’t even sure if my eyes were open. I heard noises off to my left. The scurrying of feet. Wherever I was, someone was with me.I tried to turn my head.FUCK!My neck felt like it had daggers in it. My head suddenly started to throb. I didn’t know where I was. I didn’t know what had happened.All I knew was that I was in a lot of pain.“Drink this.” It was a female voice, but it was too dark to see who it was. A warm hand wrapped itself around the back of my neck and tilted my mouth forward. The next thing I knew, a cool liquid was in my mouth.It was sweet, like honey or nectar. It trickled down my throat. Almost instantly, the pain in my head stopped.“Where I am?” I asked the woman shrouded in darkness.“Safe,” was all she said. Then I heard her walk away.I struggled to remember. But my mind was getting even heavier now. I was groggy. Sleepy. I couldn’t keep my eyelids open even if I wanted to.I drifted off to sleep.I
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 234: The Woman in the Cave
Zane’s POVI struggled to sit up.“What? No!”A vision? But I just saw…I saw Eden get shot with an arrow, right through the heart.“Shhh,” the voice said. “Not now. You’re not strong enough. Drink.”I felt the hand on the back of my neck. She titled my face upwards and pressed a cup with the cool, sweet liquid to my lips.But I didn’t want to drink. I didn’t want to go back to sleep. I swatted at her hand and the cup went flying. Ding. It hit something and clamored to the ground.She sighed heavily, then stood up. I heard her shuffle to the cup. She picked it up.It was so bloody dark, I still couldn’t see a thing. Where the hell was I? Who the hell was she? How did I get here?“It’s medicine, Zane,” she told me. “Nothing more. Nothing less.”“Who are you?” I asked. “Where am I?”“You don’t remember?” she asked.“No…I…” but even as I said the words, bits and pieces started floating back. A witch, with red hair…Lucinda. A cliff. Her naked body.Oh God! I had sex with her!Then…Eden. O
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 235: Bread Cookies
Zane’s POVBread cookies?I inhaled the sweet scent. It was euphoric. That was…that was Eden’s scent. I felt dizzy. What were the odds? That this woman would bake something that smelled like my mate.Perhaps this was the Moon Goddess smiling on me? Perhaps this was destiny?And Slade! How fortuitous for Slade. I hadn’t been able to feel him since I’d woken up. But this smell. Surely this smell would wake him up.Slade? I asked. He would probably be losing his mind by now. Eden’s scent always made him go crazy.Slade? I repeated.But he didn’t answer.I remembered then. He’d broken through the blue binding spell and emerged. He hadn’t wanted to die. So he’d forced me to shift. And just in time. Only a few feet before we hit the bottom.He had taken the brunt of it. The worst of the fall.I assumed Slade had just been sleeping. But now I feared it was something worse.“My wolf,” I started. But she shook her head.“Your head,” she said. “It’s oozing.”She came towards me then and winced.
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 236: The Caged Gamma
Eden’s POVI couldn’t believe what I was seeing.Astrid?Locked up, in a cage?A hundred images flashed through my mind.“ASTRID!” I hollered, running up to the cage. The sight of her locked up like this broke my heart. But I was thrilled to see her. I fell beside the cage onto my knees. I clung to the bars. “Astrid!” Tears brimmed in my eyes. I hadn’t seen in her in so long. I had feared she was dead! And now, here she was! Right here, on this beach. I said her name again. But she didn’t look at me. She only stared off into the distance, past me.It was then that I saw them. The iron hooks in her shoulders. They protruded from her, large and menacing. I shuddered. She’d been chained to the wall with these hooks. Scarlett had done this. The metal hooks shone in the sun. They were clearly very deep, perhaps right into her bone.“Oh, Astrid,” I whispered. I looked her over. Her hair was a tangled mess. Her lips were dry and cracked. She was thin, far thinner than I’d ever seen her. I
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 237: Demetrius’ Plan
Eden’s POVMy mind reeled.He’d found our black rocks in the lagoon. My heart sunk. That was our only chance of escape. My grandfather and the Silver Mist Pack had been scouring the ocean, looking for those black rocks. And now?But there were even bigger things at play. Demetrius was dangerous. Far more dangerous than I’d imagined. I’d dismissed him as some crazy lunatic that had lost his mind over the deaths of his sons. I’d assumed he was just an unhinged old man living in seclusion on an island. But the look in his eye right now said otherwise.Caleb had told Storm and me about the uprising. Alpha Skylar had made a deal with the witches. He’d secured a ton of potions that would immobilize Zane’s warriors in exchange for the werewolf corpses so the witches could feast on them. I’d been concerned about this, of course I had, but now I had the sinking sensation that this was far worse than I imagined.Demetrius knelt down beside the cage. Astrid kept staring off into the distance, he
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 238: And Then She Winked
Eden’s POVHe glared at me. His eyes were dark. I saw just how evil he really was.“She will queen,” he sneered, his face only inches away from mine. “Alpha Skylar will be Alpha King. He’ll be indebted to ME. He will marry Lucia and she will be QUEEN!”My heart hammered in my chest. Zara rose onto her feet. She growled.“Stay calm,” I told Zara.I wondered if Demetrius was going to hurt me. He held my chin so firmly, it hurt. But as quickly as he grabbed my chin, he released it, tossing my head to the side.“She’s all that I have left. She can’t stay here, on this island forever. What kind of a life is that? She deserves more. She’s a mafia princess, yes. But the human world is far too dangerous,” Demetrius explained. “The price of my empire is steep. It cost me my sons. I’ve paid my dues now. I won’t sacrifice another child. Not my dear, sweet Lucia. As Queen, she’ll be protected. No one will cross her. I’ll see to it. Alpha Skylar will rule and he’ll have our family’s full backing.
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Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 410: Eden’s Epilogue and The End
Eden’s POVEighteen today. How the time flies by! It seems like only yesterday I was lying on the bed, crying in agony as wave after wave of labor crashed over me. She was a difficult birth, Jupiter. But I made it through, of course.Who could have known the woman she would grow into?She is standing in front of the full-length mirror, admiring herself in her new gown. She’s glorious. Soft, pink cheeks and glacier blue eyes, just like Zara’s. She is the best of witches and the best of wolves – a unique hybrid that brings out both in this fluid, magical way.“Aunty Brinsle and Aunty Astrid?” she asked, looking at my reflection standing behind her. “Are they ready?”“Yes, love,” I tell her. “They are both waiting.” There’s a gentle knock on the door, and as if on cue, Brinsle and Astrid enter.“Oh Jupes,” Brinsle says, rushing to her side. “Look at you. All grown up.” Tears well in her eyes and she turns away.“I told you, no tears today,” Jupiter scolds Brinsle. But then she smiles sof
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 409: Zane’s Epilogue
Zane’s POVSometimes, I don’t know who I love more, Eden or Jupiter. What a I saying? I love them equally.I was shocked, of course, the night our baby was born. I couldn’t believe it when Eden said the name, Jupiter. It all came together in that moment. Calista told me that visions always come true. Lucinda has the vision of a young girl born with both wolf and witch, a girl that would rule over both.Lucinda assumed it would be her daughter.She was wrong.It was ours.Eden has witch blood and wolf blood. Jupiter was born with both. She is our daughter and she will one day unite the wolves and the witches. For now, though, she’s just a bright-eyed, mischievous little five year old girl.And she is our world.Brinsle counsels Jupiter on the ways of witches. Sometimes, she takes Jupiter to different covens. The covens welcome her, this little daughter of ours. Astrid is in charge of Jupiter’s wolf training. And of course, Astrid is Jupiter’s god-mother. I know she is in good hands wit
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 408: Epilogue 2 – Adrian and Brinsle
Eden’s POVThe wedding was small but lovely. Zane gave Brinsle away and he was so honored to do so. It was a traditional human wedding, and Brinsle was lovely in her white dress. Adrian was handsome in his traditional human tuxedo. They chose a human wedding because they couldn’t have a werewolf one since Brinsle wasn’t a werewolf and they couldn’t have a witch wedding since Adrian wasn’t a witch. So they chose a human wedding instead.After the ceremony, we all mingled and sipped champagne while the children ran around playing tag on the grassy knoll. I was so happy for Adrian as I watched him great his guests, as was Zane. We both had a soft spot for Adrian and Brinsle. They were family as far as we were concerned.But it hadn’t always been easy. It had been a slow love between Brinsle and Adrian. They were both a bit broken and they both had serious trust issues. Brinsle had a magic that was too powerful for her and a history of lashing out. She had some pretty dark secrets in her
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 407: Epilogue 1 – Lucia and Storm
Eden’s POV“Lucia, how many times I have told you – get off the warrior training grounds!”I giggled. Lucia had a basket in her arms. It was lunch for Storm. I was sure of it. Lucia was notorious for this. She’d just scuttle right out onto the field, a basket full of food for Storm, and completely disrupt his warriors.“But it’s lunch time,” she said, cocking her head to the side.Storm was clearly embarrassed as she shook his head. His warriors smiled slyly. They were used to it. Lucia was a doting wife. She brought Storm lunch every day without fail.I was visiting for our monthly dinner date. Once a month, I made the trek out to see Lucia at her pack, the Santonio Pack. It was a bit of a hike, since her pack boundary was up in the hills. We’d chosen the location because of the view. After spending all those years on the island at the estate, Lucia swore she never wanted to see water ever again. So her pack was built up on the mountain on a flat plateau, surrounded only by tree tops
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 406: A Baby is Born
Eden’s POVI cursed Zane. I cursed sex. I cursed every one in that room and the sun and the moon and anything and everything I could think of. I had known pain in my life, really bad physical pain, but nothing had prepared me for the pain that ripped through my insides every time I had a contraction.We were back in my room. The doctor and several maids were by my side, as well as Astrid and Zane. Those were the only two people I wanted in the room with me. I gritted my teeth and did my best to breathe while contraction after contraction ripped through me. Zane wiped my forehead with cold clothes. Astrid held my hand, even though I was pretty sure I’d broken her fingers with my tight grip.I was only vaguely aware of the time, but I knew it was night.“It’s a long labour,” the doctor said. “I’m sorry, but that’s just the way it goes sometimes.”Outside my window, the guests waited with baited breath. It hadn’t taken long for word to spread right after the crowning that the queen was i
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 405: Eden is Crowned Queen
Eden’s POVI knew we invited a lot of people, but I didn’t really know how many until I saw them all sprawled out there in the garden. Thousands of people, for as far as I could see. Little children waved excitedly as I passed. Little girls giggled and whispered to their mothers:“She’s the most beautiful queen I’ve ever seen.”We walked slowly, through the crowds. I took my time, nodding and smiling as I went along. Everyone smiled back.Once or twice, a strange cramp ran through my stomach and I gripped Astrid’s hand. She looked at me, a worried expression on her face.“Eden, tell me the next time you feel a cramp, okay?” she asked.“Sure,” I said.The walk to the stage took a long time. I was so humbled that this many people had come to see my coronation. Some of them had travelled a very long way. I saw the pile of presents Astrid had commented on. Holy crap was right; it was massive!My eyes swelled. Such generosity from my people.“Oh,” I said, suddenly stopping. It was a cramp
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 404: Coronation Day
Eden’s POVThe sun burst through the window and I bolted out of bed. I was so happy I could sing. It was here, it was finally here! Coronation day!The baby kicked, really hard. I pressed my hand on my stomach.“No no no,” I said. “You be a good girl and stay in there just one more day.” Then I went straight to the washroom to shower.Zane and I had stayed in separate rooms last night. The girls had stayed in my room with me: Astrid, Brinsle, Murietta, Lucia, and Chloe. We’d played silly games and talked late into the night. It had been a perfect evening, with the exception of a few major cramps. It was probably just too much food I told myself. We had, after all, stuffed our faces all night long.The women were still fast asleep when I got out of the shower. I jumped onto the bed and said in a sing-song voice:“Get up! It’s coronation day!”They all groaned. Astrid rolled over sleepily, tossing her arm over her head. “Not yet,” she said.Brinsle sat up immediately, as did Chloe. I’d
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 403: We Just Leave
Eden’s POVMy mind reeled. A hundred thoughts ripped through my head. My heart and my stomach hurt.There was a baby?A baby with that…witch?But how? Why? This didn’t make any sense. I looked to Brinsle. If anyone would know, besides Zane, it was her. The look on her face said it all – apologetic.There WAS a baby.“Just listen,” Zane said.“You didn’t tell me?” I asked, embarrassed and angry. “You and…her? She’s carrying your baby?”“Eden, please. Just…come with me. Let’s talk.”But I didn’t want to talk. I wanted to run. I wanted to jump back into the lake and swim away again, like I had all those months ago.Had he been unfaithful to me? With a witch?He rushed towards me then and reached for my hand. But I shrugged him off.“I don’t understand,” I said.“So let me explain,” he told me.“Eden?” It was Brinsle. She was suddenly beside me. I felt like the world was spinning. I felt like I was going to be sick. “Just…just hear him out. Okay. It’s not what you think. I promise.”Her e
Awakening the Rejected Queen Chapter 402: An Unwanted Guest
Eden’s POV“Excuse me?” I asked.The woman stopped in front of us. I was furious. Who the hell did she think she was? This was a private affair! This was an intimate, royal burial for MY mother. What was she talking about?“I’m guessing my invitation got lost in the mail?” the woman asked sardonically. “Zane, Brighton, Alpha so and so, nice to see you all again. Although I wish it were on happier terms.”I let Zane tense beside me. How did she know Brighton? And Zane? And was that my grandfather she was referring to.“What are you doing here?” Zane said, his voice low.“What do you mean?” she asked. “Of course I’m here. You’re burying my sister.”“This is a wolf’s burial. On wolf territory. You’re not welcome here, Lucinda,” Zane hissed.Lucinda?I knew that name. She was the head of the coven, the Falcon Crest Coven. She was the woman who had kept Zane and all the others prisoners. The woman who had personally provided Skylar with the potion for his warriors.What WAS she doing here?
