NadineI hated dreams, but I hated visions even more.There were times when I couldn't figure out what was a dream and what was a vision because they were so easily confused. It felt like being inside the dream of a dream and many times I had to calm myself down to come back to reality.It was the first time I woke up with my four gourds near me and mistook them as part of a dream. Unconsciously, I had to show them how I felt about them, something I had learned to hide.I had only known them for days, but I was sure that if anyone dared to touch them inappropriately, I would spontaneously combust in a disastrous way.The worst part was realizing that I had hugged Biel and that he had kissed me on the head.The gesture alone disarmed me, but the meaning of it was driving me crazy.“It's okay, Nadine,” Aris said from the other side of the bathroom door. “Come and sleep again.”I laughed.“You think it's all as easy as that,” I said, annoyed.“No, I think it's too much more complicated t
NadineSurprise turned to concern instantly.The expressions of my four mates were different, but they said the same thing.Aris tried to approach me, but I raised my hand to stop him from doing so.I knew very well that I could lose the battle with his touch; I didn't have to be a scholar to realize what was going to happen.“I don't want to be approached unless strictly necessary,” I said with determination. “I don't trust my she-wolf or myself. Right now, I'm feeling very vulnerable; that's a catastrophic situation to admit and one I must struggle with.”I was as honest as I could be and looked back at Connor.“Whatever you need to teach me so I can be friends with my she-wolf and she doesn't hate me when I control her, do it right now,” I asked in a soft voice and Connor sighed.You're a fool. I did you a favor so you could connect with your mates, but you refused out of fear. News flash alert: It doesn't matter if you're not bonded with your mates; the bastards who seek your powe
NadineI fell asleep very quickly.The problem with that was that I didn't notice when Aris came in or out of my room, so I got up a little embarrassed. I had fiddled with him; it felt like a safe thing to do; I just didn't foresee a simple joke turning into something momentous.I understood the bond we shared very well, perhaps I understood it better than they felt and that's exactly why I ran away for years, to keep them safe.You shouldn't fight the bond; you should enjoy something as beautiful as that and accept in good faith the help they are giving you. It's terrible that fear always wins, my wolf Becca said firmly.The beast was right. The problem was that I had witnessed many more things than I would have liked to know. I knew all too well what the Anarkhia Order was capable of, not to say that the Equilibrium Order was riddled with imbeciles and people like Biel believed them completely.An anchor would always be synonymous with chaos.That was why I didn't completely trust
NadineWhatever was keeping Connor busy lasted a couple more days.He didn't return to the shelter and that prompted Drago to help me with the exercises.The interaction of my she-wolf and the dragon was one to study.Becca was licking the dragon's scales while he burned anything she wanted just to make her laugh. The beasts were having much more fun than I had imagined, so much so that Aris mentioned it that night at dinner.“Your beasts seem happy to meet each other,” the vampire said and Biel laughed.“They're mates,” Drago replied. “It's obvious they're happy to be close, so it's only natural.”Aris and Biel locked eyes and I didn't like that interaction at all.“Good thing you're a millennial being who knows how to use his time,” Biel said teasingly. “The data you gave Lion was used to decode some tales. The high priest thinks they're the key to everything.”I frowned uncomprehendingly.“Can you explain to me what's going on?” I asked and Aris nodded.“I went to the herd to get s
ConnorThe moment I saw how Ophelia saw Nadine, I knew I was in trouble.I was proud to introduce my mate to the world; I could shout it from the rooftops if it was that easy to do; however, Nadine had an important mission so we had to be careful.The reality was that with Ophelia knowing about Nadine, the dynamic changed.She had been avoiding her due to the fact that she had sent three amparos to the council and her father was threatening to break alliances. I still didn't understand why Ophelia was so obsessed with marrying me.She had had a mate, but her mate died just before she found him, which put her in a bad position.That doesn't excuse her from being a bad woman, my wolf Will said.And he was right; it didn't excuse her, least of all when she was such a spoiled, impulsive, domineering woman.“It's a wonder you found your mate,” Ophelia said without taking her eyes off Nadine. “She's not from Lunarius; is she from one of the commons?”Nadine frowned. It was easy to detect th
NadineAs I ate breakfast at Connor's family's home in the pack, I had a vision of how the council meeting would unfold. The situation would not be very favorable for Connor, so I had to help him and for that I needed his grandmother.Rose looked at me with a frown and I nodded.With a simple gesture, I let her know that I would interfere, so I needed her help.I just hoped Connor's grandmother would help me contain the situation.I could tell by how Connor responded to counselor Joel that he had never been forceful with the council. His grandmother smiled and I felt an aura change in the room.“There's no problem,” Joel said. “We never knew you were called by the temple, so to us this information comes as a surprise.”“I'm going to make a couple of things clear,” Connor said with character. “I have followed and respected the opinions of the council because you represent the wishes of the entire pack I lead; however, the council cannot hold me accountable for my private life or contro
NadineSaul was sent to the pack dungeons, while Rose calmed the Eclipse Pack council members. Somehow, it had worked to get Connor to react, because that had served to make the council understand that the demands were over.“You're a seer,” Inna said as Connor gave his warriors instructions and drafted a note to send to the Alpha of the Waning Moon Pack.“Something like that,” I said and she frowned.“Seers aren't common; they usually work for one of the two orders of evil.”I smiled because of her perception of reality.“What do you mean by lar orders of evil?” I asked just to tease her.“That they are both wrong,” Inna said sincerely. “One order wants the world to go to hell, while the other order lets the world go to hell by controlling everyone. They're the same, except one order wants darkness to be the one that's with us always.”“You don't believe in the Equilibrium Order,” I said in surprise.“I don't believe in those who control the order,” Inna admitted honestly. “Connor tr
NadineMy she-wolf had the primal urge to mark Connor.I couldn't hold back; it was too strong a feeling and she had somehow manipulated Connor's beast to react the same way.That's why, as soon as we were skin to skin, I just wanted to make him mine. My she-wolf wanted to have the bond, the beast, and the man at the same time.Connor reacts in response and lifts me up to throw me straight onto the bed as our mouths fight for control and our tongues feast on each other's caresses. I was completely out of my mind, and that's how we ended up tearing our clothes off.There was no sweetness in the moment, just the unbridled desire of our beasts.I grabbed a handful of his hair forcefully and made him look at me earnestly.“You're mine!” I exclaimed furiously and then bit Connor right on the shoulder.My she-wolf was brutal, biting down on his collarbone until our teeth touched Connor's bone and I could taste the blood in my mouth. That made Connor gasp in pain and then I licked the wound
NadineOutside the Enchanted Forest, the gloom was the prelude to disaster.There was no other appropriate description for what my eyes saw once we all got off Drago's back. My dragon mate, seeing the chaos, decided to remain in his primal form, and I didn't blame him. The guards and priests guarding the gate that protected the Enchanted Forest were fighting with all their might against the children of anarchy. There were hundreds of anarchist men and women of all kinds invoking dark magic and attacking all the caretakers of the forest.The worst thing about that scene was that there was one person who was enjoying that event very much. He was so much enjoying it that he couldn't help but smile, showing all his teeth.Alister was observing everything from the top of a tree, as if he were the king of the world.“This is bad,” Lion said anxiously, and I identified with his words. “I don't understand how the priests didn't set off the displacement alarm so they could flee, and the templ
NadineMy mother couldn't be serious.It had to be a joke in very bad taste.“Impossible,” I said at once.“The reason the Anarkhia Order has hunted you is to use your powers against the gods,” the chaos god said seriously. “They do not size up the fact that you are a goddess with dormant divine power. They have no idea of the potential you hide, nor of the things you can actually do, things that no god, not even I, can handle. For that very reason you must prevent them from knowing the truth, Nadine; it is imperative that you access your full potential in order to take them down, and the way to do that is to find the sacred cloak. After that, you must channel the four divine objects to form a single catalyst that will help your divinity awaken. I can't tell you more because it's against the rules of destiny, but the key to everything is within yourself, Nadine.”“I don't believe a word you say,” I said, annoyed and afraid.“You are upset and very nervous; it is normal for that to be
NadineWhen I was a little girl of just six years old, my mother told me the story of how the god of chaos came down to the land of Xalaris to explore the world he and his friends and siblings had created.Her sugar-coated version of the truth, one in which the god of chaos was a savior of sorts, did not last long in my mind as I matured.I understood perfectly what had happened when I read my mother's diary and put the pieces of the puzzle together. The truth went beyond the fact that the god wanted to know more about the people who worshipped him and understand things he could not comprehend from his sanctuary. The situation was much cruder than that.The first night that the god of chaos was in Xalaris, he descended to the city of Geraos, in the common area of Geo. There the great fair of the continent was being held. It was a meeting point for all the species of the world, so he would have a more entertaining perspective of all the species.What was his real intention? It was alwa
ArisEvery time I thought it could get better, something got worse.And I was sick of things getting worse.I knew the forest wouldn't be a very welcoming place, but I didn't expect to fall off some kind of cliff in that wild way.I cursed when I heard Nadine complaining about the bruises caused by the fall, and when I got up, I immediately went to help her. She had bruises and scratches on her arms. That's why I swore those damn goblins were going to pay dearly for the attack.The only positive thing about that fall was that somehow, we had all ended up on a huge rose bush, perhaps the rose bush Nadine had seen in her visions. The bad thing was that it had too many thorns and had scratched us.The smell of blood made me hungry.“What the hell is this place?” asked Ale, and Nadine took a deep breath.These are the rose bushes I was being directed to?I clearly heard Nadine ask her shadows about it, and then I saw her serious and in decisive thought. I was still impressed to hear her i
NadineLion and Biel went to talk to the guards and priests guarding the entrance to the Enchanted Forest while we sat waiting to move on. It was then that Jackson began to talk about stories of the place.“They say this place has strange creatures,” the vampire said, and everyone laughed. “Mock all you want about it, but this place scares me more than Fairy Wasteland.”“What if it's just cursed and needs to be freed like the other places?” asked Rex with a frown. “It has logic... History began with the god of chaos leaving divine objects in the world, and other gods followed suit. It is possible that many such places are tenebrous precisely because they are cursed. I believe that, if we give another reading to the prophecy of the anchor, the change in our world may lie precisely in the fact that Nadine is able to break curses.”They all looked at me, and I could only watch Rex with his mouth open.His way of analyzing things had been different and provided a totally opposite picture
NadineAfter the talk with Lion, we went back to the room to organize everything we would take on the trip, and then I felt something new in the mark we shared as mates.A sharp heat began to burn the skin on my wrist, and I groaned.“What's going on?” asked Biel with a frown.Aris appeared in the room after using his hyperdrive, and then Drago and Connor rushed into the room. Somehow, the mate's mark was changing shape.“This isn't common,” Aris said, and Drago swallowed saliva.“The only ways for the mate's mark to change are for the gods to consolidate us as a mates or for a mate to die,” the dragon said, and I frowned.“No one in this room is dead, and if any of you die, I don't know what the heck you will do, but I will follow you to the afterlife, if possible,” I said firmly and went into the bathroom to sigh.Aris came in immediately after me and grabbed my shoulders.“No one is going to separate us; be calm,” the vampire said before giving me a kiss.I felt more relaxed, and w
NadineI woke up with Biel's arm around my waist.I turned to look at him, and he was very peaceful, completely asleep and so peaceful that I smiled.Reclaim him, my she-wolf Becca said with amusement.I won't if he doesn't want me to. Biel wants you more than anything in life, but he has a lot of trauma behind him, and we are at a point where it is better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission, Becca said with humor.The sentence shook me, and I denied it because I couldn't give in to Becca's impulses.The truth was that I wanted to be attached to Biel; at that moment, I wanted it with my life, but I wasn't going to dictate to her what to do. I had already made my thoughts clear to him about his attitudes. I felt like we were moving forward, but ultimately, he was moving backward, and at this point, I wasn't going to do something that would put him in a situation he didn't want.“You're thinking too loud for so early in the morning,” Biel whispered with his eyes closed.“
BielI didn't realize I was inside a dream until I woke up in a strange place.I had never been in that forest before, so I frowned, not understanding what was going on; however, I quickly realized that the pain radiating from my chest was gone. I lifted up the shirt I was wearing and saw that my abdomen was just fine.I sighed and then looked straight ahead when I saw a very tall man with black hair and a divine aura approaching towards me.I stood up at once and became on my guard.“You don't have to be so suspicious,” the man said with a Machiavellian smile. “I'm here to help you; I have a vested interest in you staying alive and being able to finish the mission with Nadine. The prophecy must be fulfilled.”“Who are you?” I asked the stranger in a serious voice.“You will find out in due time, but the right question is what can I do for you,” the man said and approached me carefully. “I would have liked the telepath to have mastered the power I'm about to grant you, but fate made m
Nadine“Nadine!”Rose's shout woke me up, and I shook my head before opening my eyes wide and locating myself in time and space. Connor's grandmother was watching me with concern, so my first action was to check on Biel, and when she saw him asleep and with the monitors in good order, I felt relief.“What's wrong?”“You were dreaming,” Rose said. “The dream seemed to be very intense; you kept repeating the words 'Enchanted Forest' a lot.”I opened my eyes wide and then gasped as I remembered the rose bushes where a divine object was.I hadn't had such a clear vision by taste, so I stood up and kissed Biel's hand.“I'll go with Lion; I need to talk to him. Please stay with Biel for a moment,” I asked Rose.“Go with Lion,” Rose said, and then she sat down where I was sitting.I hurried out of the medical center, and as I was about to walk to the house, Drago appeared with Connor. The wolf had the plant, and I sighed in relief.“What's wrong, Nadine?” asked Drago as he returned to his hu