POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno. “Your nose is bleeding, my queen,” Sonya says, alarmed by what she is seeing. I go blank, wondering why I’m bleeding, when I feel Alec is almost on top of me with a tissue wiping my nose. “We must stop training, Sonya. He’s trying too hard. If you continue like this, you may become cognitively lost. That’s something I’m not willing to find out.” “Me neither.” Then Eric turns his attention to me, saying, “Babe, you need to rest. It’s been a lot for today. You just learned how to handle two elements on the same day. It takes most mortals years to learn and perfect.” They both talk to me, absolutely worried about me. I perceive many emotions at the same time through the bond. I smile faintly at them so I can assuage their concern, but to no avail. I’m just as worried as they are. I nod silently and they take me to our room so I can rest. “I will call the royal pack doctor to run some tests and examine you.” A worried Alec speaks while Eric nods silently. A
POV. Alec Tassara. Once I received the call from Boyle, my chest couldn’t hold any more with excitement. Eric, who is more aware of my mood swings than Isabella, speaks to me by mental link, “What did the doctor tell you?” I smile at him and say, “I was right, Eric. She is pregnant.” I see how he smiles and covers his face with emotion. “Let’s tell her.” We stopped practicing, and both headed towards our powerful and temperamental mate. I hear Sonya rave about how agile she is, to which I can’t help but point out that I’ve always told her that. I take a deep breath. Without hiding my smile and my enormous happiness, I take her hands and say, “Boyle called. You’re pregnant, sweetheart.” I watch as she remains silent. I feel, through the bond, like a whirlwind of emotions flood her and she unconsciously places a hand on her belly. She smiles at me as a tear falls down her cheek and, in a whisper, she says, “Am I pregnant? It’s true?” Eric hugs her from behind, placing his hands on
POV. Isabella Di’Giotanno. After my mates destroyed the energy shield completely, we got in the car and Alec drove at full speed. That Francesco has advanced his move only means one thing: He has spies everywhere we go. “How did Francesco know to move forward with his move?” I asked my mates. “I don’t know, sweetheart. But the most likely is that not only do we have spies, but we also have some places intervened.” I open my eyes wide and say, “With microphones?” Eric takes my hand and caresses it as he tells me, “It’s very likely. All this only confirms to us we should trust no one.” We all nodded silently. After a few minutes, Alec drove without stopping. We reached the outskirts of the royal pack. Aika, scream in my head, “stop, stop!” Without thinking, I shout along with her, “STOP!” Alec looks at me in the rearview mirror and stops dead. I gasp, holding on to the front seats, when Aika speaks to me. I listen to her attentively and worry invades me. I tell my mates, “There’s
POV. Eric Lafallete.We were with the pup until they did all the exams. Once he was calm, he let us wash him and put clean clothes on him. He only allowed himself to be touched if one of the three was in the room. It pleased me when he fell asleep on my chest, listening to my purr. Anouk watched him carefully, as if he wanted to memorize every feature of him.“We must place the alert online so we can find out if he has a family.” Alec snaps me out of my thoughts abruptly. I know what he says is what we should do, but for some reason, the mere thought of separating from him, I don’t like it. I look at Isabella, and her face shows what I’m feeling.“It is necessary? Look at him Alec. I don’t have the heart to be apart from him. Truly, I don’t want to be separated from him!” Isabella tells him, placing a hand on her chest.I sigh and look at Alec’s conflicted face. Even though he tries to hide it, he doesn’t want him to leave either. “Alec’s right, babe. He is too young to decide to be i
POV. Alec Tassara.My mind couldn’t think. I only felt fear. I still can’t believe that we found the little one a couple of hours ago and we already feel like he’s ours. “But he’s ours, Alec. I know he belongs to us, and should I tell you anything else? The little one is special.”“What do you mean, Akil?”“When I spoke with Aika, we both agreed that this little one’s aura matches ours. Our pup was born to be alpha.”“Maybe that’s why we feel so much like he’s ours. What do you think Francesco did to him?”“I do not know, but whatever they did to that little boy has to do with powers. I sense Francesco wanted to wake up his wolf.”I watch in fear at what Akil tells me, which only confirms my greatest fears. I run throughout the hospital following the smell of the little pup, which is distinguished because it smells like a rogue, which makes me angry, desperate to get it back, hug him and make him smell like us.Eric follows close behind me, along with Isabella. None of us wanted to se
Eric Lafallete.After interrogating the woman whose name we discovered was Irina; we headed with Alec to the defense headquarters where General Dubois was waiting for us, accompanied by the rest of the generals and colonels.We enter and observe how the place immediately becomes silent. Everyone looks at us attentively until it is one who breaks the silence. “King Alec, King Eric. It’s a pleasure to have you here. We have many things to discuss.” General Dubois tells us with a serious look.Alec tells him, “Yes, General. We come from the interrogation of one of Francesco’s doctors, Irina Petrovsky. She is a Russian woman, thirty-seven years old, who has been working with him for seventeen years.”“Is she the prisoner who tried to kidnap the found pup?”“That’s right, General Harris,” I reply.“What did the prisoner say?” Colonel Moore asks.Alec and I exchange glances and he is the one who rushes to answer, saying, “She talked a lot after I practiced with her with my new powers.” We ob
Alec Tassara.After the conversation with the generals, we were all ready to leave for the human town after a couple of hours. We stop outside the pack house and see Isabella, running towards us, with Aryan in her arms. They both hugged us tightly.Eric takes our pup in his arms while kissing his head. Isabella places her hands on my neck, as she tells me, “Return safely, loves. Don’t you dare leave me! I will go to hell if necessary to get you back. Come back to us. We will wait for you.”I smile at her words because I know they are one hundred percent true. Isabella would die and travel to hell to fight for us. Without thinking twice, I grab the back of her neck and press her against me, crashing my lips into hers. Our kiss is hungry and passionate, leaving us breathless. I separated myself from her and ended up kissing her forehead.We put our heads together as I say, “I know you’d do that for us, honey. I would never dare to doubt it. You are wonderful and there has not been a day
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
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