POV. Eric Lafallete.After we caught Mathias with his henchmen, we returned to the pack house. The operation only took a few minutes, as they were notoriously confident that they could kidnap Isabella. Clearly, their arrogance was because of their knowledge of the territory and our customs. What they don’t know is that they are facing the royal pack and Alec is ruthless.We arrive and Isabella is waiting for us outside. As soon as she sees Mathias is brought in handcuffed, accompanied by two of my warriors, she stands in front of him and throws a punch so hard that she was able to knock down the three men standing in front of her. They all fell to the ground.Mathias looks at her, completely confused. She laughs sarcastically as she tells him, “Surprise!” Then she crouches down, pulls his hair so that she is looking at his face, and speaks to him coldly and slowly, completely devoid of emotion. “I can break your neck without even touching you. Did you think you could lay a finger on me
POV. Alec Tassara. After Mathias’ interrogation with Eric, we were totally intrigued by what happened. We both looked at each other, knowing nothing at all. Immediately, we heard screams coming from the continuous cells. We went out to check on the prisoners when what we saw left us completely speechless. They are all dead, the same way Mathias died. Eric enters two of the cells and I enter the third and we see that none of the men have a pulse. “Shit!” That’s all I can manage to yell. Completely frustrated. I leave the cell and my eyes meet Eric’s. He sighs and says, “What the fuck is going on, Alec? It cannot be that four people die simultaneously, with seizures. These smells bad.” I examine him, and I agree with his thinking. It is impossible for four men, notoriously in good health, to fall to the ground dead simultaneously. I nod and tell him. “You’re right. Someone has planned this in advance. It is impossible for four obviously healthy men to fall to the ground, dead. There’s
POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno.After I could finally mark my mates, their marks changed to match mine. It’s incredible how I can feel every emotion. I can hear every thought of them and their wolves. I must confess that at first it gave me a big headache. Then I understood how to block out everyone’s incessant chatter.After that, we decided we wanted to continue enjoying finally having each other, and we made love again. This time, they both penetrated my pussy.Now that we were all finally satisfied, we went to sleep. I wake up a couple of hours later, complaining about the heat in that bed. I lay in the center, Eric on the right and Alec on my left.Eric has his arms around my waist as I turn sideways towards Alec. I kick the sheets, to which a sleeping Eric complains, muttering something unintelligible. Alec, half asleep, tells me, “Dear, please stop moving. I really need to sleep.”“I’m just so hot, Alec.” I tell him, completely uneasy.Alec sits down, looks at me and says, “dear, it
POV. Alec Tassara. The three of us stare at each other, then I react quickly, standing up, while I tell him. “Wait a minute, Adair. Isabella is naked.” “Alec!” Isabella yells at me, placing her hands over her face. Eric and I laughed at the same time. Then I heard him say. “Alright. I’ll wait downstairs. Please don’t be late.” And so I heard him leave. “Why did you say that to your brother?” says Isabella. “Because I know him. He is very uncomfortable with everything that comes with being with a mate. I knew that by telling him that, he would run out of here.” Eric smiles and tells her, “Calm down, baby. Adair is harmless. I think the stick stuck in his butt will come out once he finds his mate. But in the meantime, we will have to put up with his eccentricity.” I smile at his words because that’s basically how it is. Then he added, “Let’s go shower and get dressed. I think we need to have a bigger bed made.” Eric says. “Yes! Baby, you kicked me all night! Damn, you were restless.”
POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno. After we agreed on how to continue the investigations and since my heat is just around the corner, we must be quick. I settled into my chair, waiting for Mom to bring Scott and the three expert doctors for the Assessment. I watch as the others continue to talk about culprits behind the attacks, but I’m honestly not paying attention. I feel restless. “Aika, are you okay? You are very quiet this morning.” “Girl, something’s not right. I am feeling the same way as when the attack occurred in the assessment.” “That’s not good Aika.” “Yeah, I know. We should tell the guys.” I clear my throat, hoping to catch the others’ attention. They all look at me at the same time, while Alec says to me, “What’s wrong, dear?” I go to speak, but Eric interrupts me, saying, “Baby, why have you blocked your thoughts from us?” Alec opens his eyes as if just noticing what Eric has mentioned. I look at both of them with a guilty look and say, “I blocked you because I was talki
POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno.After the conversation with the doctors and Scott, Mom and Peter went to look for the general. With everything discussed, it has become clear to us that dad, once again, is involved in everything. I don’t know why he hates me so much, to the point of seeing me dead. Every day I think about it, the less meaning I can give to everything. If he didn’t want to be my father, why did he have me? Or maybe what he hates is the fact that I was a woman. Mom thinks he’s envious of my powers and wants to have them for himself. But if that were the case, why kill me? Does he think he can take away my powers while I’m dead? I just don’t get it. There are too many contradictions in this entire story.I watch as the doctors leave the office, while I sit there, uncomfortable with my thoughts and the dark place they take me. Sparks ran through my hand, bringing me back to reality. I open my eyes and see Eric holding my hand, caressing it tenderly. He smiles sweetly at me, as
POV. Alec Tassara. “The king has always known everything, my prince. He gave the order.” That phrase still resonates in my mind, like an incessant echo of pleas to want to be heard. My father knew everything and didn’t tell us anything? Did he put my mates at risk and did he know it? I want to kill him! By the triad, I will kill him! My body shakes and I feel like Akil is trying to get out. He wants to destroy everything in his path and so do I. Isabella, sensing my explosive state, comes closer, takes my hand, and tells me. “Love, calm down, breathe. Akil can’t get out. If he does, we will be in danger. Look at me, baby, please. Look at my eyes.” I feel how sparks run through my body, through her touch. I listen to her because I know she will try to change my emotions. I can’t do it and since I blindly trust my mate, I accept she interferes with me. I enter her eyes and it is as if I were looking at a vast sea of calm emotions that attracts me and carries me towards the shore. I l
POV. Eric Lafallete. We knew this day would come, but none of us expected it to be so soon. When Alec realized Isabella was feverish, I felt my blood run cold. I understood immediately that her heat had arrived. We got into the car and while Alec took care of her, placing cold compresses on her body, I drove at full speed. For the first time, I can sense everything about her, since, in this state, she cannot block us. Thankfully, we could prevent her scent from being detected almost the entire trip to the royal pack. “Alec, her scent… I’m so unfocused. I don’t know if we can reach the royal pack and if that weren’t enough, she doesn’t block us. I’m feeling everything about her, and I don’t know if it’s my aroused or Isabella’s.” A moan coming from Isabella’s lips leaves us puzzled. “Oh shit. I have such a painful boner, Eric.” I look at him in the rearview mirror and I can see the internal struggle that Alec is having. I also carry out my fight, trying to keep Anouk under the line
Isabella Di’Giotanno. Nine years later. We are gathered in the private gardens of the palace, enjoying a sunny day of picnic. When I saw the twins, Andrew and Edmond ran into the forest. “Eric, go and look for your children... it’s hard for me to move. Help me!” “But babe, you should stay seated. The doctor already told us that this trio would be born any minute.” “Do not remind me of that. For the goddess’s sake! Why did I let myself be convinced to have more children? But no, I never learn. Girl Twins, boy twins and now triplets.” Now I look at Alec and Eric in complete annoyance as I say, “I swear to both of you, I will cut off your balls in protest if you get me pregnant again!” Eric nods, smiling silently as I watch him run after the five-year-olds. Aryan laughs, too, as he rests his head on my lap. My little warrior, who is no longer one, just turned 14. He is a beautiful young man, with his blue eyes, bright and expectant, extremely helpful and tender. His first change
Isabella Di’Giotanno.Six months later…The last few months of our lives have been chaotic. Governing and being pregnant with twins is the hardest thing I have ever done. Aryan is so happy to become a big brother.Sophia and Adair will be in charge of managing the Gentle Dawn pack until Aryan is old enough to take charge.Although we have been able to enjoy our last moments of freedom, the pups already want to go out. Over the past few days, I’ve been having a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions.Scott comes to the royal pack every fortnight to check on me, but he has stayed longer now. Both Eric and Alec only trust him, and they have become more possessive than usual, scaring away any wolves that approach me.“Babe, let me help you. You know well that you can no longer do it alone.”I clench my jaw in annoyance because I can’t even tie my shoelaces. “This is absurd! I can’t even see the tips of my feet!”Eric laughs and I give him a reproachful look. I see how his smile freezes and he
Isabella Di’Giotanno.Once the wedding ceremony is over, I cannot hide the immense happiness I feel. I look at my hand and see my engagement ring and on it, the two wedding rings.We had a brief reception and then the guests moved to the central square of the royal pack to attend the ceremony of ascension to the supreme royal throne.Right now, we are in the palace changing our clothes and going over the words we should say.Eric growls in frustration, as he says, “This is absurd! How come I can’t be able to put on a tie?”Alec laughs and says, “Come here, let me help you.”I sit on the bed, cross my legs, bite my lip as I watch Alec tie his tie. I hang my head to the side, thinking how lucky I am that these two handsome men are completely mine.“Do you like what you see?”“What?” I say, totally lost in my hot thoughts.“Your face, babe, is telling us you want to devour us.”I smile and blush. Alec tells me, “And those rosy cheeks, is telling us it’s true.”I shrug, stand up and walk
Isabella Di’Giotanno.One month after…After the triad revived me, I discovered that I have new gifts. One of them is the ability to see a person’s past.Since my mates had taken the leader of their soldiers and the medical leader into custody, my mates entertained themselves by interrogating them. Oooh! What a beating they gave those two.Thanks to his statements and my new ability, we found out where the new facilities were, which were twenty minutes from the Gentle Down pack.We transferred many of the pregnant women to that pack and the others could decide what they wanted to do. As the rules say, the royal pack cannot accept werewolves as part of its people, because is the only pack for Lycans.Therefore, we moved all adult survivors to the packs of their choosing. Regarding the children, we built a special orphanage, of which I am the primary caretaker.We provide them with education and a home until they are ready to be received by a family who wants to adopt them. Aryan and I
Isabella Di’Giotanno. Still hugging Alec, I refuse to get out of there. My tears fall incessantly as Aika howls uncontrollably in my head. I kiss his forehead and my sobs become more audible. The only thing that can be heard is my uncontrolled crying, as everything around me is completely silent. “My queen, allow us to take away King Alec.” Peter speaks to me, heartbroken like me. I feel footsteps behind me, and the smell tells me it’s the coven. I see movement out of the corner of my eye until I notice they have brought Eric to me and placed next to Alec. Seeing them there so vulnerable, I cry even harder because of the pain I feel in my chest. My soulmates are gone and there is no way to fix it. The damage is already done. My mates have died to save us all. Suddenly, I hear a male moan behind me. I turn around and see Francesco chained by his hands and feet, lying on the floor, trying to get to his knees. My sadness turns into anger, and with a scream I rush towards him. Sonya
Isabella Di'Giotanno.“We are being invaded by the northern border!” “Also, along the eastern border!”I feel like my heart is destroyed. We had already evacuated everyone to the security bunkers, and only the assigned warriors and we remained.“I must go with them!” Without waiting for a response, I ran as fast as I could while Aika forced the change. I feel how our paws come into contact with the earth and we ran at full speed to meet our mates. I’m going north to see Eric.When I arrived at the place, I saw how the rogues destroyed the entrance, and the fight was in front of us. I hide for a few minutes, behind the tree line. The coven arrives a little after me and Sonya tells me, “Here! Put this on.”She handed me a t-shirt and shorts, which I quickly put on. It’s easier to use my powers in human form than as a wolf.“Are you ready, my queen? Once we leave, there is no turning back.”I look at the decay in front of me and tell her, “There was no turning back from the minute Franc
Alec Tassara.Once Aika warned Isabella of the presence of rogues at the borders, Eric and I hurried to go to the named points.Eric ran north, and I ran east. The last thing I saw was how Anouk took control and ran as fast as his legs would allow him.The speed of royal Lycans is compared to the wolves. Since we do not have one to accompany us, the triad blessed us with multiple abilities in our human form.Our Lycan, once they take control, is a ticking time bomb, as it is almost impossible for them to return control of their own volition.Therefore, members of the royal family have always avoided exposure to our second form since it is lethal for everyone.Once I reached the eastern border, I realized that the first explosion was coming from there.The complete border of the royal pack is made up of a concrete wall between 11 and 13 feet high, with an interior made up of steel cables to increase its resistance.At the top, they placed a hemispherical surface so that no one could ho
Isabella Di'Giotanno. Once I finished the call with Eric, I started mobilizing all my people. I instructed General Dubois to take charge of our warriors, giving them the directives for our protection and the pack. Ex- king Constantine has helped us a lot by planning defense and offense in case of attack. The women came immediately to my call, assisting me with everything necessary to wait for the women and children. Scott was also called to come for help and arrived a few minutes ago, positioning himself with the medical team. They will oversee the physical evaluation of all survivors and will plan the measures for their mental evaluation. “My queen, we have already set up all the tents so that the survivors can spend the night.” Nora, the wife of Harry, the gamma of the royal pack, tells me. “Excellent Nora. Thanks for all the help.” “My queen, that’s what we are for, to serve you. It is an honor that you allow us to do it.” I smile gratefully at her, holding her hand. “My queen
Eric Lafallete.Once we understood where the trucks were going, we turned around and headed back towards the human village. When we arrived at the building, we saw that Alec’s team had taken down all the guards in the place. I communicate by a mental link with Alec. “Where are you?”“You have to go down to -5 and see this. We need reinforcements, Eric.”“I’m coming.”I tell my men, “I need you to search all the important documents you can find. Start from the top floor.”“Yes, my king.”I go down with two soldiers, down the stairs to floor -5. As we do so, I remember Aryan calling one floor the aquarium, and I can’t help but feel extremely upset, just looking at this place. We arrive and there I see Alec stop, observing in silence. I can feel, through the bond, a series of emotions. I touch his shoulder, to which he responds by shaking. He places his hand on mine and whispers, “Look.”I follow his gaze and can’t help but hold my breath. Thousands of chills invade me when I see the chi