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
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
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
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
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
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
NadineAlister tried to get out of the prison, but I had my shadows catch him.“Why do you want to run away quickly?” I asked mockingly.“I have the power to finish you off,” Alister said.“And why don't you do it right now?” I questioned defiantly. “You don't kill me because you can't do it, and just now you feel afraid because I have the power. You are terrified to think what power it is that I hide, and truth be told, you should be terrified of me right now.”Alister stood up straight and looked at me haughtily.“You think you can kill me, but the truth is you can't because you know the Anarkhia Order would retaliate in a violent way, and I can swear to you that my killing you will make you suffer in spades,” the vampire said earnestly.It could be true; however, I would have to deal with that later; just at that moment, my thirst for revenge was much greater.“I don't care what the Sons of Anarchy do after they kill you; right now I just want to make you pay for slitting my mother
Part IV. Dichotomy of loveNadineWhere is the sacred cloak?That was the thought that haunted my mind for the next three days of intense research we had on the cursed divine object. We had our noses stuck in the books.It was tiring.The worst part was that my mother hadn't shown up as she had warned, and the damn god who had created me hadn't given me a valuable clue. It was depressing, so I just hoped I'd have some great insight into it like I'd had with the Enchanted Forest, but it seemed like fate was kicking me in the ass.I sighed as I closed the last children's storybook.I was fed up with the situation.“Go get some rest, Nadine,” Lion said. “You're doing nothing but upsetting our nerves here.”I raised my eyebrows in surprise and then wearily shook my head.Whether I liked to admit it or not, Lion was right.“Well, I'm off,” I said before getting up. “If anything happens, please tell me.”The priests nodded, and I walked bound for my room, but then I sensed a deep concern co
NadineImpossible.That was the general thought of all of us.Biel had stood with his mouth open for a full minute before shaking his head. Connor was frowning while Aris raised his eyebrows in puzzlement at the sight of the map. The only one who didn't look surprised was Drago.“Why aren't you surprised to see that there's a divine object in the Temple?” I asked him with a frown.“It's one of the most secure places in the world; not just anyone would break into that place, and it has anti-magic vaults,” Drago said. “The thought that something might be in the Temple popped into my head, but after hearing Lion say that the priests were still looking for divine objects, I dismissed the idea.”“The Temple's anti-magic vault was created to safeguard dangerous objects that cannot be destroyed,” Connor said, and Drago smiled wryly. “It would be dangerous to store such an important object there.”“I don't think so,” Aris said. “I think it's a very clever thing on the part of the priests who
BielNadine was devastated.The news that people she loved but couldn't get involved with out of fear were dead was devastating. She felt completely guilty about what had happened, and the worst part was that it hurt her not to have shared in the people at the club. They all seemed like good people, but Nadine was forced to push them away until she couldn't do it with Elle.That was what hurt Nadine the most, and she wondered how it was that Aria had poked around so much to find out everything. She was afraid for the good people who had once helped her. Connor and Aris had to calm Nadine down to explain that there was no one to blame but Aria.The woman's name made me sick and very angry.She was a legendary figure in the Temple.Her wit had been part of great attacks, but she had never shown herself or been directly involved in committing an anarchist attack until that day. Aria had left the note for Nadine and had intentionally watched the surveillance cameras in order to have the
NadineDrago returned with two trays of food.There was everything on the trays, so I didn't hold back and ate with great eagerness because I was famished. My mates were silent as they watched me eat so enthusiastically, so I put the cutlery aside and folded my arms.“Is something wrong?” I asked with a frown, and they denied.“No, nothing's wrong,” Connor said before giving me a kiss on the head.“Then I don't understand why you guys are so quiet,” I said calmly.“The four of us just had the same thought, Nadine,” Biel said mischievously. “We think you look beautiful eating, and that sex suits you wonderfully.”My cheeks immediately turned red, and Aris burst out laughing.“For a tough woman, you have trouble with compliments,” Aris said, and I threw a piece of bread in his face.“It's not funny,” I said before I sighed and lifted my shoulders. “I'm not used to compliments or cuddles, but I can tolerate cuddles pretty easily.”They laughed because the reality was that I could easily
NadineDrago's dragon was overwhelming.There was no other way to perfectly translate what was happening.His kisses felt like boiling lava, and my body was receiving them with pleasure.My mouth molded to the movement of Drago's mouth with nothing but desire and devotion for him and his dragon; however, that moment was interrupted by Biel.“Drink some brew,” Biel said, and Drago proceeded to ignore him to kiss my neck and make me moan loudly. “Drink the brew, Drago, or I'll draw a rune to freeze your fucking ass. Drink the brew; we have to take care of Nadine.”I turned to look at Biel in surprise; the dragon raised his face in anger but took the potion Biel was offering in a second. That gesture made the others relax.The captain of the guardians smiled, and after that, along with Connor and Aris, took the brew he had made earlier. I finished turning and looked at my mates heatedly, but with a frown on my face due to confusion.“Why didn't you give me contraceptive brew?” I asked be
NadineThe Temple had opened an official investigation in Lunarius.The level of corruption in the case of the Vanir family, Ophelia's family, was too strong to be ignored, and so they were going to start the investigation in the Eclipse Pack and then make sure that the other packs were not affected. The Temple was going to follow the protocols of the federal laws of the continent respecting the primitive laws of Lunarius.That was what gave the wolves peace of mind.They did not like people meddling in their affairs; however, seeing the level of out-of-control created by Ophelia and her father, they found themselves having to accept the Temple's meddling. They had no choice.Connor felt responsible and guilty for what had happened.He, being an Alpha, should have been careful about the workings of the council, but inexperience made him trust the people he had grown up with over the years. He never suspected that the older people he respected so much would stab him in the back.The sa
NadineI was itching to have my shadows kill the pack council, and Becca was bloodthirsty; she herself wanted to go out and rip their throats out.Just let me come out for a moment to show them who I am, my she-wolf Becca said angrily.I ignored her for everyone's sake, especially Connor's.And it was Connor's expression of disappointment that made us want to attack the jerks who had the audacity to make our mate feel so bad. He was not a weak man; on the contrary, he was very strong mentally, and that was one of his best attributes; however, we hated to see him sad.When we left the council room, Connor wanted to get away, so I let him have some space to go into the woods.“Is he going to be okay?” asked Biel to Aris.“Connor is resilient; he's been through a lot since his family died, so he's going to be fine. He just has to adjust to his new reality,” Aris said with sadness in his voice.That truth was a harsh reality check.After that we went to the shelter.Since the legal proces
ConnorThe tension in the pack council room was intense.Many of the people who had one day reached out to me and urged me to become Alpha were there, but unlike that time when they smiled at me because I was just a scared young man, now they all looked at me with annoyance.“Only you can go in, Connor,” said Counselor Pier.It was hard to know what he had fallen for in the foolishness of playing along with Ms. Susy; it was depressing, not to mention disappointing, but I had to be blunt and direct.“My family can come in,” I said temperately.The mark on my wrist, which I shared with Nadine, Aris, Biel, and Drago, glowed again. In that instant, no one could ignore the divine sign. One of my grandmother's friends got up from her chair and approached us in bewilderment.“Is that a blessing from the gods?” the older woman asked, and I nodded. “It can't be.”At that moment a general murmur began in the room, and Nadine reached over to squeeze my hand. I really liked the fact that my mate
Part IV. Dichotomy of loveNadineWhere is the sacred cloak?That was the thought that haunted my mind for the next three days of intense research we had on the cursed divine object. We had our noses stuck in the books.It was tiring.The worst part was that my mother hadn't shown up as she had warned, and the damn god who had created me hadn't given me a valuable clue. It was depressing, so I just hoped I'd have some great insight into it like I'd had with the Enchanted Forest, but it seemed like fate was kicking me in the ass.I sighed as I closed the last children's storybook.I was fed up with the situation.“Go get some rest, Nadine,” Lion said. “You're doing nothing but upsetting our nerves here.”I raised my eyebrows in surprise and then wearily shook my head.Whether I liked to admit it or not, Lion was right.“Well, I'm off,” I said before getting up. “If anything happens, please tell me.”The priests nodded, and I walked bound for my room, but then I sensed a deep concern co
NadineAlister tried to get out of the prison, but I had my shadows catch him.“Why do you want to run away quickly?” I asked mockingly.“I have the power to finish you off,” Alister said.“And why don't you do it right now?” I questioned defiantly. “You don't kill me because you can't do it, and just now you feel afraid because I have the power. You are terrified to think what power it is that I hide, and truth be told, you should be terrified of me right now.”Alister stood up straight and looked at me haughtily.“You think you can kill me, but the truth is you can't because you know the Anarkhia Order would retaliate in a violent way, and I can swear to you that my killing you will make you suffer in spades,” the vampire said earnestly.It could be true; however, I would have to deal with that later; just at that moment, my thirst for revenge was much greater.“I don't care what the Sons of Anarchy do after they kill you; right now I just want to make you pay for slitting my mother