DEREK The whole place was left like people were still living here ,or at least like they planned to come back. It was like they all travelled but hadn't returned. There wasn't a thing out of place or anything trashed. If not for the thick layer of dust on everything, you'd still think they were here. There were rooms upon rooms , bedrooms galore as well as bathrooms. But you could tell which one belonged to the warlock king. Everything was the finest of things. Even under the thick covering of dust , you could see the gold furnishings and the fine crystals. The man really did like his trophies. In the wardrobe , lined rows and rows of robes. Fine silks and expensive cottons.But it was weird , when you went through a door that adjoined to his room. There was another room. So unlike his. This one seemed so dark , there were two beds in the room. But not much of anything else. We didn't want to split up . So we were all cramming into each room to explore. There were no pictures , noth
AVA I felt nervous , extremely nervous. What would they do next ? What will we do next ? I know i worry too much over the littlest things but Shirer had just let everyone know that she had deep details about the warlock princesses and then Derek saying we had to take my brothers and Andrea to the lake of truth, why would I not panic. Knowing that Joshua didn't talk much to me growing up but then how is that a determinant that he didn't like me , so many thoughts in my head right now .Shirer had picked a room close to ours. So when we had attempted to dust off the sheets, we gave up and just decided that when we were about to sleep we would do it with our wolves. I went to see her. Knocking on the door, I went in to see her room spotless , no dust in sight. A fire is burning in the fireplace. And she sat on the bed reading the book Joshua had in his hands earlier. She glanced up at me when I closed the door and smiled. " This room is safe , we can talk freely, " she said, closing the
DEREK " So let me get this straight , you want us to jump into that water. Which could or could not kill us ? Depending on if we have any bad intentions towards Ava or the magic ? Joshua asked, looking at us like we were out of our minds. Ava looked like a nervous wreck and Shirer just looked like Shirer always looked , unbothered about any dramatics. " Pretty much , we want to tell you everything we know , but before we can, you have to do that. I had to do it. So did Ava. If you have nothing bad to hide there should be no problem ", I shrugged.He looked at Blake . I think, for backup, that this was a stupid idea . But Blake was just staring at the pool. When Blake doesn't even glance at him, he throws his hands up in the air and scoffs. " What is that down there at the bottom ?" Blake eventually asked , shocking I think me , Ava and Shirer. Shirer steps forward. " We can tell you once you have passed the test. Look, I know this is a tough decision. But it really shouldn't be. If y
DEREK Shirer" I said as I knocked on her door . It took a few seconds for her to answer, but when she did, she had tears running down her cheeks. She kept her eyes down and for once she looked unsure of herself. "Can I come in?" I asked her and she didn't look up at me , but she stepped back, opening the door wider. "Sure , I just need to drop the spell." She murmured and stepped away as I stepped into her room . When I closed the door she stood in the middle of the room and closed her eyes , then chanted the words I didn't recognise."Astra, astra, audientia mea!Potestas, voco te!Murus, murus, destrue te!Lacus, lacus, potentia mea!"She raised her hands up from her sides palm up , the fire started blazing higher in the fireplace , a breeze blew through the room and when she was done she clenched both hands into fists . The fire calmed and the breeze vanished ."It's done, I guess we will find out soon enough if they know what we've done . That's if they react, they do a good job
AVAPaying attention as I sat on the bed hugging my knees to my chest I waited for him to come back to the room . When he did I found myself not making eye contact with him . I was born with baggage with a capital B , that was for sure. Shirer's latest admission was just more baggage to add to the tons of baggage that came with being mated to me . Of course I had listened in , Derek had left the link open so I could do so ."Don't he snapped," I glanced up and he was staring hard down at me . I wanted to open my mouth and he shook his head . "Don't go all down , be self-righteous and question everything . You heard her, Nimue doesn't want this anymore , she's making a stand, you aren't going anywhere . We are going to be mated for a very long time . Dance at our wedding together, our kids' wedding together , and damn it maybe our grandchildren's big day . We'll be retiring to the pack lands or wherever you want to go . Either way no damn balance keepers are taking you away , because
SABRINA "They did something last night" snapped Fay as she stormed into my room . I looked up in the mirror and at her through the reflection , she stomped back and forth . Being back here got to her more than it did to me . To me it is just a place now . Not who I am anymore . The fact that they found our old diary which was supposedly disposed of was really a concern to me . It looked like someone had gone through the trash to pick out the remnants of our stuff , maybe someone who was also in search of us . When we left this place we wiped all or any evidence of ourselves or so I had thought . Obviously Fay had kept and hidden our journal. Fay was so emotional, she was the one handling the disposal of all our stuff , then she didn't dispose of them properly, because she was still attached to this place , that means there could be more stuff in here about us that Fay didn't dispose of I thought .I watched as she fumed , my mood calm . "I woke up feeling like I had woken from the
I began chanting and then I saw the door begin to get sealed, I chuckled.The doors rattle and bang. Fay's mate was shouting and screeching , rolling my eyes. I began chatting in the old religion to cut the link between Fay and him and all of a sudden , I heard a loud cry and I heard Vance start to wheeze like he was struggling for breath, I smiled maliciously . I walked towards the place where Daphne, the wives and concubines were , I ran my hands along Daphne , her body was cold and chalky , hard like stone and very pale , her hair was grey and was very dry , not like the long beautiful hair she once had . I remember then how Fay used to be so jealous of her because of how she has caught father's attention , me on the other hand I pitied her because she was stopping so low to be with a man who had several women and he wouldn't care a thing for her and would have killed her if she had given birth to a female child . Daphne had this suspicion look on her , I saw through her facade o
DEREK "Was that Vee ? Oh my goodness that was actually the warlock princess in Vee's body". I snapped . Looking around the room like there was a threat somewhere . "Yes, that was one of the twins" , Shirer said, pointing at the girl that was on the floor , hovering in the air. Moving over , I looked down and she was right , it was the same identical Face of the other twin who had just disappeared. "Vee", Seth said and rushed across the room to where she was . He scooped Vee off the floor and sat her up. She looked like she had passed out. I could hear her heart from here , so I knew she wasn't dead ."Mate" I heard Adrian call out from the corner of the room , I looked at him and he was staring down at Vee in Seth's arm . Ava looked at him confused , the bond had just snapped out there in the hall . He had managed to gaspe it out through the pain . Ava went up to him and placed her hand on his shoulder . "I know it will be hurting Adrian but she was never your mate" she tried to rea
Of course, that had crossed my mind , but Seth would understand. He knew our parents. He knew the poison they spread wherever they went. " They will hate me for bringing this here " I told him, looking down. " They already know , Ava and Derek. While you were pretending to sleep, I was mind linking to Derek. He says we will gather to discuss how to end them after the funerals. Ava is also pissed at you. She told you we would help , you used your magic for us. We will not abandon you now. Derek had to stop her coming out here to tell you off ". I looked up at him and some of his anger had lessened , but not all of it.He stepped back and let me go. " So , choose Vee. Go without rejecting me. I will follow, we all will . Or reject me and go. The last choice is you stay here and we will do this together with our family. " My breath hitched at the hurt that crossed his face. One of those options I would never do, the other one they would come regardless. So , my only option was to stay. I
VEEAdrian took me back to his home after Riala actually flew her mate off into the distance. I found it fun to watch. It took my mind away for a little bit. Seeing Rhiala carry her away , I had wished Adrian had been a dragon and he could just carry me away too. Weird how I had never actually seen Adrian's home. I had always just assumed he lived in the pack house and then he was staying at the former alpha and Luna's retirement home on the edge of the pack. I was surprised at how modest it was. He lived in one of the smaller log cabins. When we arrived, he had looked at it and shrugged " They offered me a bigger place , but there was only me so I saw no reason", he had explained." It's nice, " I told him. He grabbed my hand and walked us inside. It was cozy , all though very minimalist , it had a lot of Adrian's personality in it. It actually made me laugh , there was some art on the walls and there were paintings of naked bodies in sexual positions. No faces, just the bodies of pe
" She looked at me dead in the eyes , and I knew she was right. But the thought of ever coming face to face with them again terrified me. " Go find your mate " she smiled , before she turned back on herself and headed back.I walked aimlessly for a while. Thinking , my mind runs like crazy. Mum has most likely already seen me here , now that Sabrina wasn't in my body anymore. Mum seeing the future was not always correct. Choices change and she only sees hints of the future, small little snippets. Mum and dad met out of sheer evilness. Not love or fated mates. And that was one of the things they wanted to stop, that they were completely against. Fated mates , they saw it as having too much power. The whole concept of mates. They wanted to eradicate it. They also believed that good witches were a hindrance , wolves were mutants , along with other animal shifters. My mother and father wanted to eradicate half of the paranormal species. It was funny. The only ones that made their list t
They were appalled by what they learned we had been through. And again apologized for their part , but they were not at fault." So you have no home for us to send your pride and your deceased home to ? "I asked them and they both shook their heads. " No, we have a camp set up. Where all of the possessions we brought with us are. But no actual home to go to ", Usif confirmed. Shit , I looked at Derek and he had sat back , his fingers rubbing his chin which said he was in deep thought. He jumped up and excused himself for a moment and came back with a big map of our land and the surroundings. " Where did she have you waiting , and where is your camp ? "he asked Usif, who looked confused about why he was asking. But I knew him , I knew where his mind was at now. And I sat back and smiled at my dear friend and actually behind that rough exterior was a damn good man.VEE" How are they doing ? " I asked as I entered the room the female warlocks had been in. Now there was the former alpha
CHAPTER 88He linked our fingers above my head and we stayed that way for the longest time. Before he finally let one hand go to slowly glide it down my body. Until he grabbed my thigh and hunched my leg up so he could press deeper into me." Damn" he said, pulling back . He smiled and looked down at my body. " Too many clothes ", he laughed. "Well, take them off, " I whispered . " Can't you just do your magic or something ? " he groaned so impatiently. " I could , but where is the fun in that? " I smiled, tormenting him. He leant forward and nipped at my lips with his teeth , before he sat up on his knees. He pulled his top over his head and I pretty much drooled at his torso. He jumped back off of the bed with no effort , landing off of his feet so he could unzip and pull down his trousers. His boxers went with them revealing him in all of his naked glory. And he was definitely blessed. I squeezed my legs tight , as a throb started between my thighs. " I scent you baby "he said in a
I was snapped out of my daydream by loud sounds of fighting. The fight from the opening had somehow made its way down here. Wolves and panthers ran everywhere between the houses. " What are they doing down here ? " I snapped at no one in particular. I watched in horror and absolute misery as some of my men , my brothers who I had trained with my whole life, fell. And I was hopeless. " Something must have happened. Derek wouldn't have let them down here ", the former Luna said behind me. I caught sight of a wolf I knew well. " Damian," I shouted. The wolf had just put down a panther. He looked my way and I motioned him to me. He shifted as he got to the border of the protection spell. " Adrian, what are you doing in there ? "he asked , out of breath.I shook my head. "Don't ask , I am not pleased by it. What has happened? Why are you all down here ? " he looked back up towards the opening. " The dragons took their fight to the floor , and that bitch got hold of the luna. The alpha orde
ADRIAN'S POV " Adrian, she will have had her reasons. " The former Luna said. I was fuming , marching up and down on the edge of the boundary. " She shouldn't have done that , anything could be happening now. All the people we love could be dead or dying and we are stuck here , helpless" I snapped, looking out at the path up to the battle. I heard someone gasp behind me. I turned to look and saw Kara standing there with tears in her eyes and her hand on her mouth. Shit , " Kara , I'm sorry " I said ." Go inside kay" her mum said. She wiped her eyes and walked off back inside. Meanwhile, the former Luna was giving me the stink eye. " Calm down Adrian , before I smack you up the side of the head. The truth of the matter is , you were a liability up there. She got in your head and she threatened to kill you. Your mate did what was right and still went back to help protect your family. Vee is new here , she could have left them to it and hid out here with you. But she didn't. I don't kn
One by one, all of the girls nodded to me and said it was done. "Let's do this ", I said nervously.I said the spell out loud and the girls copied it. This could all go wrong , but we had to believe that it would work. Bit by bit, I felt the thing inside of me that had become a comfort blanket , that had become a part of me. Even when the moon goddess had taken most of it , I still had some of it. A more comfortable amount if I was honest with myself. The more we gave her, the more she started to move. My magic was waning so I couldn't keep her still.She started to stand , a smug look on her face , she held her hands out by her sides and tilted her head back. Nothing was happening besides her looking more and more fucking gleeful. Celeste dropped to her knees at first looking weak and panting. She looked up looking worried and scared. She must have tapped out and given her everything. She glanced at me and I knew what she was thinking , it made my own nerves set in. Especially when Ve
AVAI felt her fighting against us. She was trying her hardest to not be brought here. Closing my eyes , I asked my babies for their help. I felt a little daft doing it , but when I did, that feeling washed over me again. " She's coming ", I shouted out loud, opening my eyes. Before us appeared a very pissed-off looking Sabrina. I didn't waste time , I moved what I was doing to immobilizing her. But she looked unfazed , she looked around the crowd with mirth. " You think I didn't think of this ? That you would assemble your army of mutts against me. What else do you think I went to the council for ", she looked up as the sound of the dragons roared above us ." They don't belong to us, " Vance shouted as three dragons swooped above us. " What ? " Derek shouted and Vance pointed up. " They are not us " he said, and a massive screech sounded in the air as one of the dragons opened its mouth. " Take cover " Rhiala shouted. Wolves started to shift , as a massive flame came out of the drag