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
POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno.I woke up with a severe headache. I do not know where I am. There isn't a single part of my body that isn't experiencing pain. I look at the ceiling and only a faint light escapes through the curtains. I look to my right and see Eric sleeping on his stomach with his arm around my waist. I glance to the left and observe Alec peacefully asleep on his back, his head facing my direction, while he holds onto my resting leg. I untangle myself from his grasp and sit on the bed. I rub my eyes and smell the air. The room smells like a brothel: blood, sex and fluids. What the fuck happened? I wonder.Alec answers me. “Your heat. That’s what happened.” He sits on the bed, looks around and says. “Shit. We have destroyed everything.” Then he looks at me and says. “But in our defense, you asked for it.” I frown and ask him. “What exactly did I ask for?” He offers me his perfect smile as he tells me. “Look at your body and look at ours.” I start to look at my arms and I ca
POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno.After having breakfast and resting for a couple of hours, I already feel better. At least I can use my legs again. I will never make fun of that saying again, since my mates could leave me unable to walk. Alec snaps me out of my thoughts, saying. “Are you ready, dear?”“Yes, I am. Tell me again, where is the coven?” Alec takes my hand as we walk down the long hallway where the bedroom is located. While we do so, I watch as the servants and palace guards make bows by telling us. “Your highnesses.” I turn my attention to Alec. “The coven is about thirty minutes from the southern border of the pack. It is a quiet and very well guarded place. The witches of that coven are elemental and clairvoyant. Therefore, it is not wise at all to get into a fight with them. Usually, they remain neutral in any international conflict. And if I think about it, it seems extremely strange to me that your father spent time with them, and that they asked to talk to you.”I nod at h
POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno.Confused by Sonya’s statements, I ask her, “to whom he lie?” She sighs melancholy, as she says, “Your highness, there are truths that are too terrible to be told. I’ll just tell you we are united by a common enemy, and that is your father. Francesco did a lot of damage to this coven, and we have not stopped until we found his whereabouts.” I nod at her words and say, “Are you aware that everyone thinks he is here? The military intelligence of the royal pack was led to believe that.”She seems to think for a moment and then responds, “I am not surprised, your highness.” She scratches the bridge of her nose, sighs, and says, “Francesco stole the powers of one of us. He did it using a relic from our mother. This has allowed him to get us into trouble, since every crime he commits makes it look like we committed it. The entire coven has been in lockdown because of that. We know it’s our only alibi.”Alec tells me via mental link, “She’s telling the truth, dear. Y
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