Just as they knew of the other creatures that the humans had long forgotten, the powerful Dragons that remained behind their protective shield, the stunning winged unicorns descendants of the mighty Pegasus, the Elves, Faeries, Witches and Warlocks who lived by the ancient codes of magic. All had once shared their lives with the Homo-Sapien race and believed they lived peacefully and helped their neighbours when needed. It was the humans who developed their strong beliefs in a higher Deity rejecting the world of magic and myth and turning against them viewing them as their greatest enemy.
They had simply stopped believing as they evolved and developed finding they no longer needed magic when science overtook the old ways and truth became greater than fiction. Humans could fly like birds, only higher and further, they had flown into Space, and they could swim like the fish only deeper and faster as they plundered the bounty of the seas. On land they bred at such a rapid rate they soon overtook indigenous populations and the Creator brought those remaining behind the veil that separated their world from all the other realms. The Goddess ordered her Species to become the protectors of the land, it was the duty of all Shifters to use their special abilities for the good of the planet and that included hiding away from the human population. They quickly became the stuff of all human nightmares, film-makers portrayed them as monsters and to keep the humans away from their Packs they used that fear to their advantage. As human technology advanced they finally reached out into Space, unaware their young planet had been watched for centuries by those who coveted its vast resources. Those watching saw the way the human technology raced to catch up with their own, in one century, a mere blink of an eye in the universal scheme of things, the little human parasites had gone from using the horse and cart to landing on the moon. Parameters had to be set, and a time limit introduced, simply put when human technology advanced to a certain point, when it could be used to destroy those vast resources, a meeting of the Intergalactic Council would be called.
Those pesky humans could not be trusted not to destroy their pretty little planet by constantly fighting with each other and that would not be allowed under any circumstance.
Alexis was the Snow Wolf Pack Alpha and he was utterly gorgeous, all six feet five inches of him, not an ounce was wasted, with his long ash blonde hair and ice blue eyes, toned muscled body, slender hips, powerful long legs and a devastating smile that made him every female's fantasy male. Needless to say, he had no trouble finding willing females to keep him warm during the endless winter nights that were the bane of his Pack life. Here in his snow-covered territory, the winters were long and harsh, a time to reflect on their effectiveness over the previous year, to do any repairs to their buildings and machinery and to catch up on friendships and study. The days were so short, by the time of the Winter Equinox they lasted a mere four hours, and as the Mating Moon occurred during this time the females in his Pack were kept busy organising the huge Ball that they always held to celebrate the many matings that occurred during this time. It was good for the Pack that by the end of the month almost all those females who had mated would be carrying cubs.
He was, however, unmated, whoever his fated mate was he had not found her yet and he was in no rush to do so he was having far too much fun to settle down. ‘That part of his life was in his future he was not ready to settle down yet.’ He had thought but this sexy young Alpha male was about to discover how little about fated mates he actually knew.
‘Good morning Alpha, you have a meeting later this morning. Would you like a coffee?’
Martha was his un-appointed secretary, she was an older she-wolf who had been widowed when another Wolf Pack had foolishly tried to overthrow the Snow Wolves. She was lonely as she had no cubs and had taken it upon herself to look after Alexis. He smiled now and nodded at the coffee before going into his office his parents had been killed in the same attempted coup as Martha’s husband, it had failed miserably because they had underestimated him. At just sixteen he had rallied his Warriors and driven the Rogue Pack off his land killing most of them in the process, including their Alpha. The Rogue Alpha had been so cocky and sure of himself believing that a young boy would be no match for his strength but Alexis was a blue-eyed pure-blood, descended from the original Siblings. He was stronger, quicker and possessed the kind of power the Rogue could only dream of. He had ripped his throat out with barely a struggle but unfortunately, the Rogues Warriors had taken his Father by surprise and by the time he realised what was happening his Mother was dead. His Beta, [Martha's husband Billy] had been mortally wounded and the Alpha himself was surrounded by blood fuelled murdering Rogues. They had all felt their Alpha bond break when his Father had been brutally killed but they had also felt a new bond forming with Alexis who had quickly stepped up and took his rightful place as the Alpha of the Pack. When he discovered his parents had been murdered Alexis had gone berserk not only killing the Rogue Leader but more than a dozen others in his angry rage and the need for revenge.
It was only when Martha had pulled him into her arms and held him tightly that he howled his pain and stopped the endless killing that had been eight years ago and Martha had been looking after him ever since. She had moved into the Pack House to cook and clean for him almost immediately and it had not taken her long to become indispensable. She was his ‘Mother’ now and while he concentrated on running the Pack she took it upon herself to look after his home. He looked up as she came in with his coffee and a thick bacon sandwich,
‘Oh Goddess Martha that smells so good!’
She laughed heartily as he grabbed her and gave her a hug,‘I don’t tell you often enough how much I appreciate all you do for me.’He kissed the top of her head and let her go so he could pick up his sandwich and take a huge bite chewing contentedly,‘It’s nice to be useful.’She grinned and bustled off to his room to make sure the maids had finished his bed and put his clothes away properly and when she closed the door he mind-linked his Beta,‘Karl, bring the Warriors to my office in half an hour’He commanded,‘Yes Alpha, we’re on our way’Alexis stood looking out of his office window at the snow capped mountain finishing his sandwich he felt restless and had a deep foreboding something was coming and it wasn’t going to be good.Aurora sat in her room brushing her long, rich copper coloured hair, it was stunning, a myriad of colours from pale gold to rich crimson a legacy from her Mother she had been told many times growing up. Not that she would know, her Mother had died two weeks
‘There is nothing I can do for you my Princess, your future is set but your daughter has the blood of both sides running through her veins. On her eighteenth birthday she will inherit the powers of her Ancestors and the magic that runs in your blood that you have had to repress. She will stop the Hunters, including the man you love so much, and your people will be forever free.’Aurora was born at midnight on All Hallows Eve, the wind was howling and hailstones battered the castle as the wildest storm anyone had ever seen raged. She came into the world waving her tiny fists and shouting right back at the storm and as her Mother held her in her arms for the first time the storm broke. Holding her tightly the Princess took her to the window as a huge incredible moon appeared, it was blood red and all around it the clouds seemed to be on fire as the colour seeped into them.‘The Blood Moon, little daughter.’The Princess understood the Goddesses sign,‘It is for you Aurora and I am truly
Martha carried on,‘This is how they work, this ‘feeling’ is just the beginning. Slowly Pack members will become Paranoid and start reacting to each other. It weakens the Pack so that when the Hunters attack it makes their job so much easier. Without the strength of Pack unity, we become easy targets fighting solo instead of together.’She stopped and looked at Alexis her face reflecting her sadness,‘I’m so sorry.’He moved across the room and hugged her tightly,‘Don’t apologise Martha, none of this is youor fault now please can you tell us what else you know?’It wasn’t much more but it was enough, Alexis turned to Karl,‘Go and find Morgana and bring her here.’He asked his Beta who nodded and left immediately.Morgana was the most powerful witch in the whole of the Vottovaara Mountain Region he had found her many years ago, seriously injured and dropped into a ravine just inside their boundary and left to perish. He had been a young wolf, only just coming into his adulthood, out
A bolt of energy slammed through Aurora and she cried out closing her eyes as the room grew brilliant white and the fizzing in her body intensified spreading rapidly through her.The beautiful teenager began to shake and then she was lifted off the ground by a hidden force it spun her violently making her hair fly out around her until everything imploded and she dropped onto her bed like a lead weight her powers had finally been released,‘You are so like her, Aurora, and now you must confront him, show him that you are her daughter, not his. She walks beside you, my dear child. It is time to embrace her. You must take her hand and become the woman she knows you are meant to be.’The Witch touched the Princess's forehead and everything went black and when she opened her eyes again the Witch had gone, all that remained were a few rags on the floor. She turned and looked up at the sky gasping at the beauty of a huge blood-red moon just reaching its zenith in the night sky with the cloud
Joachim did not live long enough to see the Mother of Alexis find her Fated Mate and leave his Pack because she left silently in the early hours when her mate called for her. She knew that to ask his permission would have meant certain death for her, he did not want her in his Pack but he would never have agreed to free her. When her mate had her safely far away from them within his borders the Goddess had intervened sending Constantine and his Hunters to them and the whole Pack had been wiped out. Unfortunately, when Meredith’s Mother heard what had happened it broke her gentle heart, even though he had rejected her and thrown her and their daughter out of his Pack she had never stopped loving her Mate. It destroyed her completely when she discovered her beloved daughter's Mate was the Hunter Prince, the man who had murdered her whole Pack, he was the man who made it his life’s objective to destroy as many of their kind as he could, it was all too much for her. The day before their m
She did not want to be like him and had taught herself to anticipate and respond to his moves instead, practising for hours alone in her room. Now she faced him and put her knowledge into practice, he moved with speed and accuracy and she blocked him and retaliated every time. She toyed with him, wearing him down, he was not as fit as her and was soon panting heavily. No one interfered as she sent him to the floor time and time again, instead, the Warriors stood back watching closely The silver daggers slid across the room out of his reach as she knocked them out of his hands one by one and with a speed and strength that shocked him she broke his wrists. He grunted in pain as she spun him beneath her in a stranglehold squeezing his neck strangling him, he began to turn blue as he fought to breathe,Now his Warriors stepped in and picked up the daggers,‘Release the Leader Aurora’His Second came forward with his two grown-up sons behind him,‘Release him and go back to your room and n
He smiled reassuringly but that night when everyone was asleep he slipped out into the forest, shifting quickly he ran mile after mile until he reached the very outskirts of his boundaries. Leaping onto a large boulder he stood gazing across the land his eyes brilliant golden orbs. The wind lifted his snow-white coat as he remained still searching for something. When he found it he startled the green-eyed beauty as he looked through her eyes at her reflection in the mirror. She was not afraid of him as she stared challengingly back and a seed was planted in each of them. He stepped back and lifted his head howling into the wind, standing by her window she heard him and her heart quickened as she gazed into the night,‘MATE!’She whispered and heard his reply,‘MATE!The next morning Aurora woke with a start and a stiff body, she had fallen asleep on the throne, she looked around her and went in search of food. In the Dining Room, the Warriors all stood and bowed when she entered,‘Lea
She handed around her laws and they tried to protest but there was nothing they could do, she was the Leader and her word was now the law. It was all written down by the Royal legal team and she had missed nothing.‘Go home’She told them,‘This ends now’As she waited she saw the fight go out of them, she was their Leader and she could make whatever rules she wanted. Sensing their acceptance she was magnanimous,‘Councillor’He stopped and looked back at her‘I will need Guards and our Borders will need patrols. Can I count on you to provide them?’He positively beamed at her,‘Of course Your Highness, it will be an honour’He bowed low and they all left she made her way to what had been her Father's rooms earlier that day she had assigned some of the servants to remove all traces of him, the rooms had been scrubbed and the dark, heavy masculine furniture was replaced with more feminine pieces. Her clothes and bits and pieces had been put away as she made it hers, opening the windows
The Knight scowled and drew a small razorsharp knife from his boot,‘Very well Warlock I see it has come to this. You will never let me claim what is rightfully mine, I get that.‘He raised the knife and the darkness around them intensified,‘That would be a very foolish thng to do Mordred.’He looked up as Morgana approached him,‘You have no say in this you traitrous bitch. We had everything and you threw it away. Together we could have reigned Camelot, we could have ..’His voice trailed off in anguish,‘No brother, we had nothing, and you now it but won’t accept it. We could never beat Arthur, he was/is Englands greatest King. He is at peace now sleeping but when he is needed he will return and save this green and pleasant land heloved so much. Killing the Hybrid will not change that, mating her will bring you nothing, she is not yours to mate with.’Morgana stopped in front of him and lifted her hand taking the silver knife and placing it beside Aurora then she took Mordreds hand
He indicated his men who now stood around the room guns drawn pointing toward the witches in the circle.‘I don’t care how many of them I have to kill but you will tell me.’Two shots rang out in the quiet Ballroom and two witches collapsed to the floor blood streaming from their chests. Aurora slowly pushed herself to her feet, she was not quite fully aware of what had happened to her but instinct told her she had to stop Mordred and his men.‘He is unhurt.’She said meeting the eyes of Mordreds Military Leader,‘He is back at your base but you tell him if he comes for me again I will not spare his life.’‘You do not have that choice little Hybrid, I have claimed you and that fucking puppy cannot protect you from my magic.’She let out a gasp of pain as cuffs appeared on her wrists and ankles and she found herself in a dungeon chained to a damp wall, unable to access her magic. Mordred appeared with his men,‘Don’t bother trying little Hybrid those cuffs are spelled to block your mag
The Priestess linked the other witches of the Coven and they formed a circle around Aurora holding hands and joining their powers,‘No one will hurt your wolf little Hybrid all I ask is for you to send her to sleep until this ceremony is over. She has no part to play in it and it would be in her interests to step aside voluntarily.’She told her and strangely enough, Aurora agreed gently urging Venus to her corner to sleep, and the wolf could not resist her human power curling up and drifting into sleep without a murmur.The instant Venus disconnected from her as she went into a deep REM sleep the pain hit and Aurora’s body arched up as if shocked by electricity a scream torn from her lips. The Ballroom went dark, all the candles were snuffed out and the people shuffled and whispered nervously‘Do not move any of you and please maintain your silence. What is about to happen to our little Hybrid will be painful but not life-threatening to her. It is not a pleasant sight to witness but
This was her destiny, what her mother wanted for her, these women were her family, descending from the Great Warlock just as she had. Lifting her chin she began to walk down the stairs, instantly all eyes turned to look at her and she heard the gasps of wonder, she looked radiant, ethereal and more beautiful than ever. The Priestess came forward and took her hand,‘Come Hybrid, it is almost time.’She allowed her to lead her to the Sacred Cross. It was worn smooth, and the pale golden wood seemed to glow warm in the candlelight as they stopped in front of it.‘My fellow Witches, it is nearly time for the blooding, the Moon is about to reach its zenith and our Hybrid is returned to us.’Aurora focused on the cross not wanting to see the people watching or she knew she would panic and run back to her room. She hated being the centre of attention but this could not be avoided. She was jerked back into the present when the Priestess placed her hand on her arm,‘Are you ready Hybrid?’She
He growled his head turning from side to side in agitation,‘Alpha, she is with her sisters. Tonight is the equinox of the Blood Moon, when it reaches its zenith at midnight Aurora will be blooded into the Coven and come into her full powers.’Alexis spun around not liking the sound of a ‘blooding’‘Sisters? What are you talking about? Aurora does not have any Siblings she is an only child.’Gideon looked puzzled and Luke frowned,‘She has never mentioned any Siblings to us Morgana.’The Witch smiled and shook her head,‘No, you misunderstand me, Gentlemen. The sisters I am referring to are the Coven members, they are her relatives however distant the blood link is all the Daughters of Merlin are related through their blood.’Alexis growled again this time it was deeper and more commanding imposing his Alpha powers on them,‘Will you focus on the reason we are here, we are close she is here somewhere and I need to find her urgently. If she is blooded tonight then I must mate with her
Morgana glared at him,‘Do not mock what you do not understand Alpha. Aurora truly is a Daughter of Merlin, a rare and special witch with powers beyond anything I can only dream of. When she finally joins with her Coven they will remove all the blocks her mother put in place and she will fly solo for the first time, her powers will be absolute. You will have forty-eight hours to mate her and claim her for yourself after that your mark will heal and she will be at the mercy of every Male with a pulse.’Alexis had not been aware of this,‘What do you mean my mark will heal? She is my mate and I have already claimed her as mine.’‘You did not complete the mating Alpha. Without that final act, you are not fully mated and the magic will find that out she will have no say in it, the mark will heal overnight and I would guess she will be thrown straight into a Haze. She needs to be mated with a pup in her belly so her wolf and her magic can unite within her and release her full potential.’Mo
His voice was bleak as he strode out to the waiting SUV, four of his Warriors were tracking her through the woods and the rest of them were going by car they hoped to pick her up quickly she was bound to be lost she did not know the area.He underestimated Aurora’s ability to navigate through situations such as these, she had learned very early in her life that she could rely on no one but herself. There was no knight in shining armour coming to rescue her she had to learn to fend for herself and she had suffered many brutal beatings from her father along the way. He had wanted her meek and docile dependent on him, his pretty obedient daughter, if she stepped out of line for even the slightest misdemeanour he whipped her. He aimed to break her so badly it would kill her wolf but she had grown too powerful and he had never known about the magic her mother had blessed her with on her death. She found her way to the outskirts of London and snagged some clothes from a washing line and
She pushed back and Logan gave a deep growl, he had never been challenged in this way before, as Alpha his Pack obeyed him without question,‘How was this little female wolf holding him off.’He frowned,‘You have magic.’It was a statement, not a question and he reined in his Alpha power and smiled at her,‘You are not the only one.’ He whispered and nodded toward an elderly female shifter who had come into the lounge, Aurora let out a howl of pain as invisible hands picked her up and flung her across the room. She hit the wall so hard three of her ribs cracked and pain shot through her every time she took a breath, spinning around she faced the woman and lifted her head her eyes glowing molten gold. Logan watched his witch’s expression change, she had been confident when she spoke to him through their Pack link, but now a look of sheer terror crossed her face
He groaned fighting with himself, he had meant to tease her a little and then leave her to shower wanting more, they did not know each other and he had planned to take his time getting to know her before getting her into his bed. She nipped his lip then when he lifted his head to look into her eyes and followed that by nipping his neck as she was level with his chest he groaned when she bent her head and sucked his nipple making him lose his battle to take it slowly. Breaking the kiss he spun her around placing his large hand over both her small ones pinning her to the glass.‘Mine.’He grunted bending her forward and pressing his engorged cock between her ass cheeks pushing at her entrance, she was making soft little panting noises of pleasure and arched her back offering herself to him. Logan was beyond speech as his wolf roared forward at the scent of her arousal it was so powerful he lost all sense of reason and grabbed her roughly with one hand on her hip and the other tangling i