“Need us to tuck you in Maliyah,” asks Davina. “No mom, I’m getting a bit old for that don’t you think? I’m just gonna read for a bit anyway before going to bed.” “Alright sweetheart. Goodnight.” Davina and I give her a hug before she enters her room. “I’ll be in the library for now. I’ll watch over all the kids if you all are going to handle the witch,” says Aspen. “If y’all wanna come we are going to head that way now,” I inform my siblings and their mates. “Yeah we’ll come. Extra protection, just in case,” says Mark. “I’m sorry if I scared you all,” says Davina. “We were more scare for you, not of you. Are you okay,” asks Keila. “No, I don’t want that to ever happen again. I was just suppose to take away his bear not kill him. I didn’t want to kill him.” “We know you didn’t Davina,” says Daniela hugging Davina for support. “So who is this witch,” asks Davina. “Her name is Macy Gilbert. She was Miranda’s sister,” says Daniela. I watch Davina let that sink in. Once she
***Warning**** This chapter depicts a stillbirth. Continue at your own discretion.DerekDavina is not moving as her body lays limp in my arms. I check her pulse and let out a sigh of relief. She’s alive. I frantically look around as we are being attacked by witches and warlocks. It’s an ambush and we were not prepared. Jack is dead and Mason is badly injured. Keila is tending to his wounds while Mark has already shifted, attacking our enemy. Daniela runs over to where Davina and I are at.“Derek go! I’ve got her.” I hesitate before I nod at her and shift taking off towards the enemy. I look back and see Daniela has put up a shield as spells exploded far from her and Davina. For now she is safe. I turn back and shift again into my lycan form. The warlocks and witches stop in their tracks. Good, I surprised them. They quickly recover and continue attacking. Mason rejoins us once he has healed.“You good Mason?”“Yes alpha, your sister healed me. I’m fine.”“Good. Time for revenge. Kil
Dr. Ase wheels in some equipment and a hospital bed. Keila inserts an IV into my hand as Derek carries me to the hospital bed. Bands are wrapped around my belly as Dr. Ase is setting up the stirrups for my feet. I feel numb, I cannot even register what is being said to me. I can’t get my body to listen to move, like I am paralyzed. Keila and Dr. Ase are quite in sync with each other, not once saying a word as they work quickly to get everything set up. I feel someone squeeze my shoulder, sending sparks throughout my body. I look up and see it’s Derek, snapping me out of paralyzing state. I can feel his pain of our loss through the bond. “Davina I am going to inject pitocin into your IV. It’ll induce labor, it may cause you to feel nauseous. This band will help us keep track of your contractions. Normally your body would empty itself but you haven’t had any contractions yet or pain have you?” I shake my head no at her I haven’t felt anything. As far as I can feel, the baby is still
DerekAs soon as I am sure Davina has fallen asleep I slip out of our bedroom. I was ready to go rampant as soon as I realized the rogues killed our baby. We have a leak somewhere, I am sure of it. I have a traitor in my pack, there is no other explanation as to why they knew where the dungeon was relocated and when we would be present. There are many people who come and go through my house though. Warriors, staff, company employees. I can’t think of anyone who hates me enough to betray the pack. While Davina was holding Lucas I asked Mark to get Aspen to find our traitor. It’ll take a while to comb through the whole pack but I know Aspen will find whoever this is. If it were up to just me I would rip this person’s throat out without remorse. But I’m sure Davina will want to take away their powers, saving our anger for Alastor. If he is willing to kill a baby he will have no problem killing Malayah. We need to find her soon. I’m in my office combing over files and paperwork to keep
“Hey no nonsense talk. You have been a great alpha to our pack. Not even dad was aware of uncle Thomas being a traitor until it was too late and he never realized we had a spy in our pack, you did. You can’t do everything Derek. From what I’ve seen you are a great father and husband. This pack loves you and wouldn’t ask for a better alpha. So don’t even consider stepping down because I refuse to take your place,” says Mark. He is standing in front of me, more serious than I have ever seen him in my life. I can’t help but feel his words to my very core and I nod at him as he embraces me. I don’t know what I would do without my brother. “Where is Maliyah?”“She’s in the library drawing,” says Aspen as he walks in. “Sorry Derek no luck so far. I only returned for breakfast and then I will head out again.”“Please join us for the funeral as well. The traitor isn’t going anywhere and besides family no one knows we are looking for a traitor nor does anyone know your powers.”“It’d be my h
DerekAs soon I order the elders to be called I see Dimitri, Gabriel and even Davina all shutter.“What is wrong?” Davina appears to have a fearful expression on her face.“It’s the coven, we need to go now!” Davina replies. I don’t understand what is going on but I refuse to let her go alone.“Mark, you and Daniela stay here with mom and the kids. Everyone else here we’re going with Dimitri. The coven needs our help. We are ready when you are Dimitri.”“No time to waste.” Dimitri recites some words and we are in the middle of his coven. They are being attacked. Houses are on fire, people are running screaming. I see kids hiding, tears stain their faces, with their parents no where in sight. Bodies line the streets, including children.“Anastasia where are you!” I can here Dimitri desperately looking for his daughter. Dimitri is furious and begins killing anyone in sight that doesn’t belong. He is very powerful and I would hate to be on the receiving end of his anger. It’s utter cha
“Derek.” I look behind me and find Mark heading my way with a manila envelope in his hand. I am dreading what it is, though I already know.“Please don’t tell me that’s what I think it is.”“Sorry Derek. It’s addressed to Davina. I am sure it’s another video.” Nero is growling in my head. I have to remind him to calm down as to not scare the children. They’ve been through enough for one night. “Okay, no elders this time, we don’t know who the traitor is yet. Just tell family, Aspen, Dimitri and Gabriel. Have Shane take over here for us.”“You got it bro.” I walk over to Davina and Maliyah as they finish the last of the houses. They truly are amazing with how quickly they put these houses together. “Love we need to head inside. It’s important. Maliyah I don’t want you out here alone so please go inside with the rest of us.”“Why what’s going on,” asks Davina. I hand her the envelope. She takes it and looks back up at me with fear in her eyes. She knows just as much as I do what is in
“We should go see the twins and Maliyah.” I loop my arm through his and rest my head on his arm as we make our way to the nursery.“Just in time for a bath,” says Calista. “We will do it Calista. We’ve been so busy lately. I want to.” Calista smiles as she sets the twins down on their play at. “I will leave you to it then my dears.” We each hug Calista before she heads to her room. Derek fills the tub while I grab the Thierry. Maliyah grabs Accalia.“Can I help?”“Of course you can sweetheart.” Derek has put some bubble bath into the tub and the twins squeal with excitement has bubbles floating around the room. The water is just deep enough for the twins and the temperature is perfect. We set them in the tub and they immediately start splashing, getting us all wet in the process.“Hey, I agreed to help with bath time not join it,” laughs Maliyah. Derek and I chuckle. We finish bath time and get the twins in their pajamas. Maliyah reads them their bedtime story. Thierry is out befo
Maliyah“Maliyah, the guests are arriving!”“Coming mom!”I quickly finish doing my hair in a half up pony tail style and curl it before doing my make up. I can’t believe it’s been almost five years since the war ended and here we are, celebrating my sixteenth birthday. I stop by my nightstand with my sister’s picture and use my powers to make the flowers in the vase bloom again.“Happy birthday sis,” I whisper as I head for the door.I throw on my Ariat boots, hoping towards the door as I put on one at a time. I almost collide with my door trying to put on my last boot as I grab the handle to open the door only to end up running into Aspen. I nearly fall backwards onto the floor, but Aspen reaches out and catches my arm to steady me.
DavinaI wake with a start that it startles Derek. Sweat is dripping down my face as Derek gently cups my face.“What’s wrong love,” he says looking around the room for an intruder.“I got to say goodbye to Malayah,” I whisper. He looks at me confused.“Okay, but what has you so scared?”I turn to Derek, making sure he is listening carefully. Worry is evident on his face as I take deep breaths to calm my racing heart. I need someone else to know what she told me.“Malayah said, ‘Beware of the new comer, darkness will come for her’.”“What does that even mean?”“I don’t know. I don’t even know exactly who she was talking about, but I think it’s Maliyah. I think she was talking about Maliyah and whoever Maliyah saw in t
DavinaThe twins have fallen asleep, Thierry on Derek, Accalia on Calista and Aiden in my arms. Everyone begins going home and we had back into the pack house. We lay the kids down for bed as does Mark and Daniela. It’s nice to see the children together, safe and sound and back to what was once normal. Things may not go back to what they were but we can find a new normal for our family.The last thing I do is prepare a room for my mother with the help of Kat and Daniela. We put her next to Calista as they seem to have hit it off and have become fast friends. I am over the moon that I get to have this opportunity to get to know my mother and learn more about my family. There is so much I don’t know.With mom back in the picture, it seems to have changed things for Kat. Now that Kat has been spending time with our mother and her granddaughter
DavinaWhen we all heard Derek and Maliyah playing I immediately mind link the whole pack to meet at the memorial. Our family gathered at it’s entrance, tears forming in our eyes. I haven’t heard her play in a long time. As pack members began arriving I open the back doors so they can hear too and started passing out candles and lighting them. Once everyone has a candle, I teleport Maliyah and Derek next to the memorial and they don’t miss a note. Families begin stepping up to the memorial and placing beautiful flower arrangements at the base.Dimitri utters a spell under his breath and tells me the flowers will never die, they will remain frozen in time. Celestia and Calista help pass out the Chinese sky lanterns and pens so everyone can write a message or just the name of a loved one that has been lost. I make one for my uncle Gabriel and parents that raised me as they now have no one le
MaliyahI can’t believe what I woke up to. Dr. Smith has been examining me and taking MRI’s of my brain. I am still in shock at everything I am being told. Mom and dad tell me everything I appear to be forgetting. We take several breaks as I am constantly crying over things I have forgotten.I remember some of the information they are telling me but not all of it. After a while I did start to remember the day my sister died but it still doesn’t feel real. I don’t remember being in a coma before and waking up to having another little brother. Uncle Kale died as well as uncle Gabriel and I haven’t been able to accept that yet.Uncle Gabriel has been around all my life, even before I learned what I was. I never imagined I would have to live my life without him.“Ma
DavinaWe’ve been in the dragon realm for the past week; going back and forth to the forbidden realm to explore it more. We want to ensure we had all he details, which Dimitri has written down so we won’t ever forget this day we now call The Day of Retaliation. It’ll always be a day we will mourn as many loved ones were lost that day, but we fought back against my brother and won. I wish there would’ve been another way, but my brother was too far gone. Once we were sure we didn’t miss anything, Dimitri and his coven sealed the realm away forever. The shifter counsel all agreed that it will be against our laws to step foot into that realm so it was best to seal it away to stop temptation.The horse shifters have been learning about the human world as it has changed a lot than from what their ancestors had told them. Technology is a new thing for them and they will remain on bear
DavinaIt’s finally over. It’s been six years since Derek came into my life and my world was turned upside down. Six years after finding out I was not at all human. My heart mourns for those that I have lost in all that time. The parents that raised me, my uncle Gabriel, Thierry who was like a second uncle to me and my biological parents though I didn’t even know it yet.My heart hurts for my sister. She has been an empty shell since we killed Alastor. She remains at Kale’s side though his soul is no longer attached to his body. He’s gone and there is nothing I can really do to comfort her.“Mom, let’s get you something to eat and drink. Please,” begs River but Kat doesn’t respond.She continues to stare at his body and grasp his hand. I think
Davina The minute Maliyah became unconscious her swirl of power dissipated. I drop the sphere of wind and see the zombie creatures are dropping one by one. I rush to Maliyah’s side in a panic with Kat right at my heals. “Maliyah!” Her head is bleeding badly and she is not responding at all. I quickly teleport her to Dr. Smith. “What happened,” asks Dr. Smith. “She hit her head on a rock and I am afraid she used more power than she can handle.” Kat pulls me away from Maliyah to give Dr. Smith room to work and I reluctantly back away. “Davina!” I look up and see Mark and Derek running into the tent. I can feel he is just as scared as I am right now. “Thank Ryuu you are okay. What happened to Maliyah?”
Davina “Maliyah we need you,” I yell through the mind link. Kat and I are trying to finish this once and for all but we both know we won’t win without Maliyah. Alastor creates a sphere of wind around him, pushing Kat and I off of him. I quickly search the field for Maliyah and instantly see what she is doing. Her vision of Derek and Mark dying, it’s happening. “We need Maliyah,” says Kat through the link. “She is needed else where right now. We need to keep him distracted long enough for her to accomplish what is needed and return to us,” I reply. Kat doesn’t question what I mean. We trust each other completely and I know we can hold him off until Maliyah comes back. “You two are a thorn in my side. It’s time for me to be an only child,” growls out Alastor. I know we a