Anila’s POVHarley was sweet and stayed by my side as we walked into Principal Rapport’s office. Despite how emotional I was and the fact that I couldn’t seem to stop crying, even as Harley drew circles with the palm of his hand on my lower back. But as soon as I stepped into Principal Rapport's office and saw all the incredible plants that surrounded the area, I felt my body relaxing.I knew they were freshly watered already because water dripped from the pretty green leaves, and everything looked so lifelike.Principal Rapport motioned for his seats in front of his desk while he took a seat as well. Harley kept his hand on me as we both sat and then he moved his hand from my back to my upper leg, continuing the small circles. It was like he knew his touch calmed me and I really appreciated that.I gave him an appreciative smile through my tears.Principal Rapport grabbed a box of tissues and pushed them toward me. Harley grabbed a couple and handed them to me.“Thanks,” I said, blow
Anila’s POVThis wasn’t the first time someone referred to me as the new Moon Queen. Xaden’s aunt Winnie had said the same thing when she looked at me. I didn’t feel like a queen though; sure, I had multiple mates that I’m still trying to sort through, and I had multiple spirit animals. But did that really make me a queen?“Sorry, I don’t mean to frighten you,” Principal Rapport said, quickly recovering himself. “It’s just that I suspected that you were different, but this confirms it. You are more powerful than I could ever imagine.”“I don’t feel powerful,” I told him, staring down at my hands with a timid frown. “I just feel like me…”He shook his head.“I assure you; you are special Anila. I can feel it, and others can too,” he said as he glanced over at Harley who remained silent, but he also didn’t protest. I looked at him with a questioning gaze and he gave me a slight head nod.“I don’t understand,” I whispered, shaking my head. “Why are you telling me all of this?”Principal
Anila’s POVMy heart was hammering in my chest when I heard Sarah and another man talking about Damien with such disrespect. My blood was practically boiling. Harley looked worried as he ran circles around my back, trying to calm me, but it wasn’t working like it normally would.Before I could stop myself, I pulled away from Harley and made myself known to Sarah.“You have some nerve,” I spat at her, making her jump apart from the man who looked breathless and dazed as he took in his surroundings. “Cheating on Damien right under his nose? Have you no shame?”She raised her brows and then she looked at Harley and back at me. Her eyes turned to slits as she folded her arms across her chest.“You are one to talk. Are you forgetting you have multiple mates?” She said through her teeth. “How does Xaden feel about you fucking his best friend and his brother? You are disgusting if you think for a second that you are better than me?”“Xaden knows exactly where my heart is at,” I told her, and
Anila’s POVA part of me wanted to go back to the school and make sure Damien was okay. The hurt look in his eyes, when he looked at Sarah, tore my heart out and ripped it into pieces. But there was an even bigger part of me that needed to calm Harley down. I wasn’t sure if he was in control yet or not, but I knew he was struggling since Sarah nearly killed me with that spell.I could feel the tension of his bear as we strolled through the woods. He was running for a short while, but then he slowed to a walk. I kept my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist, but I lifted my head from the back of his neck and
Anila’s POVI’m unsure when I fell asleep, but I woke up when the sun was still up, wrapped in Harley’s arms. He somehow transported us from the couch and into a bed. It wasn’t Xaden’s room though; no, this smelled like Harley’s room. But we were still in the cabin.His arms were wrapped around me, and my face was buried in his very naked and broad chest. I took him in, loving the view. He was sound asleep, light snores coming from his nose, making a smile tug at my lips.I kissed his chest gently and started to g
Damien’s POVWhen I saw Anila dangling in the sky, unable to breathe, and then my eyes found Sarah who was clutching her wand and pointing it at Anila, I was seeing fucking red. I had never felt anger quite like that before. I was usually the calm and collected one; I never lost my temper, but lately, Sarah had been bringing out that nasty side of me and all I wanted to do was make her suffer at that moment.I grabbed my wand and released Sarah’s spell on Anila before Sarah even saw me coming. I could see the fury in Sarah’s eyes as she stared at Anila, but then when I came into view and made myself known to her,
Anila’s POV“Tonight, we will be having class outside in the open field,” Professor Howl announced.Murmurs erupted around the class; excited whispers as everyone tried to figure out why we would be having classes outside. I looked at Damien who didn’t look as shocked as everyone else and something told me that he already knew what we were doing.“Professor Howl, why is that?” A girl asked in the back of the classroom; her hand was raised as she spoke.
Anila’s POVI knew Damien was yelling my name, but I couldn’t hear anything over the sounds of my own screams. I was going through the air so quickly that my entire heart was practically in my chest. Everything around me had turned into such a blur and I thought for sure I was going to fall off this damn thing.I gripped the broomstick so tightly with both my hand and my thighs. My entire body shook in fear as the broom zoomed around the perimeter of the school. I screamed so loud my voice had become raw.I could hear Professor Howl&rsqu
Jaxon’s POVI stared in amazement as Anila nurtured the baby dragon as if it were second nature. I knew Emily was impressed too; the only ones who were able to communicate and bond with dragons were dragon masters, but Anila wasn’t a dragon master. At least not yet, but the way she cared for Ember as if she was her own child, did something to my insides that I didn’t particularly like.I never wanted to have real feelings for Anila. I recognized her as my mate when I first saw her in the forest and despite the fact that she has other mates in the mix, I knew exactly what she was to me. I saw her as an opportunity
Anila’s POV“Dragons?” I asked, my eyes wide as I stared up at Jaxon.He cocked his head at me.“This is Dragon Valley,” he reminded me. “Of course, there are dragons here.”“Well, yeah. I guess I kind of assumed you allowed them to go free,” I confessed, biting my lower lip in embarrassment. But it was strange that they’d keep dragons locked away in stables like horses.
Anila’s POV “I’m sorry, I don’t think I heard you correctly,” I said, gawking at Jaxon, my jaw nearly hitting the ground. “Did you just say you want me to be your queen?”“That’s right,” he said, entwining his fingers together. “My people expect me to rule over them with a queen by my side. I assured them infinite protection since the last Dragon King screwed them over and the only way I can ensure that protection is if I give my people an heir.”“An heir
Anila’s POV“He’s here,” I whispered, staring at the shadows. They followed my gaze to the shadowy region; Zach furrowing his brows together.“In the shadows?” Zach asked, looking at me like I had just lost my mind.I nodded.“Yes,” I answered. “He’s hiding himself.”“He’s being a fucking coward is what he&rsq
Anila’s POV“What do you mean you know the dragon king?” Harley asked all their eyes on me completely now.My cheeks flushed.“He’s kind of my fifth mate…” I admitted, biting my lower lip and anticipating some lash-back. But they all just stared at me with their mouths hanging open.“Your 5(th) mate is the dragon king?” Damien asked, finally finding his mate. “Are you sure about that?”I nodded.“Yes,” I told him. “I’m sure about it just as sure as I am that the four of you are my mates.”Damien shuffled awkwardly in his shoes and glanced at the ground. Zach and Harley exchanged a look before looking at Xaden who appeared frozen in place as he stared at me.“And you’ve spoken to him?” Xaden asked, his voice coming out softly.I nodded again.“Yes,” I answered. Then I looked at Zach, meeting his eyes. “That baby dragon that I found. Jaxon came to retrieve her. That’s why she went missing.”He nodded in understanding.“What baby dragon?” Xaden asked, looking between Zach and me.“It’s a
Anila’s POVWhen I got back to the clinic, both Harley and Zach were watching me warily. I’m not sure what to say to them or how to explain to them what I was going to have to do. My stomach was in a complete knot but I was doing this for Xaden. They had to understand that.“Are you okay?” Harley asked, watching me carefully.“Yeah,” I lied, trying to force a smile as I sat back at Xaden’s bedside. “I just needed some air. I’m good now.”I was a coward for not coming out and telling them that I had to leave by sundown tonight with Jaxon. That was his request; that I go back home with him, and only then will he tell me what he wants me to do before he saves Xaden’s life.“You look like you’re about to puke,” Zach points out, his brows furrowed together.“And we can tell that something is wrong with your emotions, Anila,” Harley said, eyeing my face. “Just tell us what’s going on.”“Do you think maybe we can just talk later? I’m kind of tired and I think I just want to close m eyes for
Anila’s POV“It’s you…” I whispered, taking a step back, my heart hammering in my chest.“Like I said, I’m not here to hurt you.” Jaxon emerged from the tree line, and he was walking towards me. I held my breath as I watched him approach me, his hands raised to show that he wasn’t carrying anything. He was completely shirtless, and my mouth dropped at the sight of his body. He had tattoos across his chest and along his shoulders that looked as if they went down his back as well. I knew right away that the tattoos were of dragons, or maybe one really big dragon with little dragons inside of it.Regardless, I found myself drawn to them.He also had a long scar that went across his chest and down his torso, but that didn’t make him any less hot. In fact, it made him look more manly. I swallowed the lump in my throat as Jaxon Develson, the dragon King, stood only inches from me.He had the scent of limes and passionfruit, and it caused my senses to be on high alert. There was no doubt in
Anila’s POVAs soon as I felt Zach’s fangs dig into my soft flesh, it was like a wake-up call. But before I could react, I heard the deep throaty growl of a bear, and I knew Harley had just witnessed this. Zach quickly released me, blood dripping from his lips just as Harley attacked him.A scream escaped my lips as I watched the two fall to the ground. Harley was in his bear form, but Zach shifted back into his wolf form almost immediately and the two began to fight.My fingers shakily went to my neck, and I felt the spot that Zach marked.He actually marked. After he said he wouldn’t do that.I knew that I needed to get out of there. I didn’t stick around to see if the fighting continued; I trusted them to know when to stop. I was furious, and I was hurt, and I was scared. I was scared for Xaden, and I was scared for myself.Zach marked me… without my permission.Anger filled me at the very thought, but it was hard to maintain because my wolf was happy about this.I found my clothes
Zach’s POVThere had been a line that was immediately crossed, and I could see was fucking red. I wanted to rip Harley’s throat out for crossing that line, but I was completely glued to my spot, staring at them like they had both just struck me at the same time.I’m not an idiot, I knew Anila didn’t trust me and I also knew that she blamed me for what happened with Xaden. I knew she would even if it wasn’t my fault. I was the easiest one to blame. My vendetta against Xaden wasn’t a secret and his vendetta against me wasn’t one either. Xaden and I talked a lot during this battle though and we came together with a mutual respect.He made me promise that if anything were to happen to him, I would take care of Anila. He told me to mark her and keep her protected. I didn’t think Harley would swoop in and take her for himself though, especially without speaking to me about it first. He was so hurt and upset that Xaden went ahead and marked Anila without talking to us about it and then he we