DavinaWell at least that explains why the fairies never showed up for the wedding or luna ceremony. They are protecting my sister just as my mother wished. I guess it’s time for a trip to the fairy realm. If we are going to travel to another realm I am taking all the children. I don’t want anything to happen to them while we are gone. Mark will have to stay behind with Daniela. She can’t shift and we still don’t know what will happen to a baby if teleported. My sister is sixteen years old than me. I feel bad she has been without family all this time and unable to find her mate. “Well alright then. Let’s start prepping to leave for the fairy realm and bring my sister home.” Dimitri insists on coming and is taking care of things in his coven to cover his absence. Derek is not happy that I want to bring all the children but he understands my worry with what had recently happened to the coven. Maliyah is super excited about getting to travel and meet a unicorn and a pegasus . Aspen tr
Everyone finishes breakfast and gathers outside to prepare to leave. Derek and Mark are going over some business details that need to be taken care of while we are gone. Mark is also going to have the elders followed. Aspen is sure it’s elder Carole but believes it’s magic masking her, preventing him from truly seeing whether her intentions are good or bad. I’ll deal with her when we get back. “Is every body ready,” asks Dimitri.“The fairies are aware we coming,” I ask Dimitri.“Yes, they new this day would be coming and they’ve done their best at explaining to Katerina. She is not taking the news very well. Luckily her mate is there comforting her.”“Wait? How does she have a mate if she has been stuck there this whole time,” asks Derek.“We can ask them that after we get her to trust us. She also has a son,” Dimitri replies.Derek is trying to warp his mind around everything he has just learned. I had not had a chance to speak to him after Dimitri told me this earlier. I can’t wai
“It appears the deer died of old age. We will ensure the deer’s soul is set free,” says the boy. He stands at stares at me curiously“Hi I am Davina,” I say reaching out to shake his hand, hoping he’ll introduce himself. I more curious about him rather than their weird animal ritual.“This is River. Your sister’s son,” Cedar replies. River has dark brown hair and blue eyes. He is slightly shorter than Derek and his muscles are well defined. I can smell that River is a wolf. He must’ve noticed our scent as he continues to stare at us with curiosity before his facial expression turns to a smile. Instead of shaking our hands he pulls me into a hug. At first I am shocked before I hug him back, I can feel his warmth at his touch letting me know we are really family.“It is nice to know I have family out there. I’m River, your nephew. Mom is having some anxiety since she can’t remember anything before she was sixteen and this news is quite a shock for her. My dad’s name is Kale and he’s tr
AspenMaliyah is so happy right now with meeting the unicorns and the pegasus. She is very fascinated with the hippocampus in the water and meeting the merfolk. It’s been awhile since I’ve seen her relaxed. Even when we are riding I can see her anxiety for her sister. I see Cedar walking up to us out of the corner of my eye. I need to stop him from reaching Maliyah. I never considered the possibility of meeting a seer while here in the fairy realm and I am sure it was my future with Maliyah he saw.“Maliyah, stay here. Don’t wander. I am going to go talk to Cedar real quick.”Maliyah smiles at me with those warm, innocent eyes. I know elves don’t have fate mates but I feel the pull towards her making me feel like I need to protect her. It’s not a lustful pull like shifters get when they find their mates but like a little sister that I need to protect from the bullies who want to hurt her.“Okay Aspen. I promise I will stay here by the water.” Maliyah returns to her conversation with
Derek I can feel Davina’s worry. She doesn’t know her sister yet and already feels the need to try and preserve what family she has left. I will do all that I can to ensure she doesn’t lose a sister on top of everything else she has lost. I wake before Davina due to the broken sleep I got last night. She struggled to get to sleep, tossing and turning throughout the night. I can hear movement outside and decide to join who ever it is and let her sleep a little longer. I quietly close the door behind me and notice it’s Kale and River. “Good morning Derek. I hope you slept well,” says Kale. “Not really though that has to due with Davina not being able to get to sleep last night.” “Katerina was the same way last night. She wouldn’t stop tossing and turning, it was driving me nuts.” I can’t help but laugh. The girls sound as if they are twins. “So how did you end up here in the fairy realm? From what we were told it was just Katerina that was brought here.” “I was approached by a spi
Davina “I don’t know why father didn’t tell me about you when he and my mother came to me but I am here now.” “You’ve been through so much. I am sorry I wasn’t there to protect you like a big sister should.” “Do not feel bad. Our father made the choices he did to protect us both.” Davina reach’s over to my mother and grabs Accalia and I grab Thierry. Maliyah walks over with Aspen and joins us. She smiles at my kids, reaching out for Accalia. “Katerina, this is my daughter Accalia. She is a wolf but will have powers like us. This is our son Thierry and this is Maliyah. Malayah has been taken by our brother.” I know Derek can feel my rage and sadness at the mention of our missing daughter. Katerina reaches for her son, River. “I am so happy to meet my family. I can’t believe I am an aunt.” Katerina look at Accalia in her arms and gives her a squeeze. Accalia giggles and hugs her back. “Why don’t you have more kids Katerina?” “Maliyah, that was rude,” Derek scolds. “It’s fine De
Maliyah Something is up. I can tell everyone is worried about something and River is trying to distract me from finding out. I catch mom and the others glancing over this way several times and I can tell River is aware I noticed. “What is going on River?” “Honestly they haven’t told me anything but I can something is troubling our parents. I think it’s best you just let them handle whatever it is Maliyah.” “But I can help. I am stronger than everyone thinks.” “I don’t doubt that one bit cousin but how do you think your mother would feel if she lost you and Malayah?” I hate that he is right. I can’t risk my life, it would kill my mother if we both were lost. But that doesn’t mean I can’t help to save my sister. I promised to not abandon her and I won’t break that promise. I am distracted in my I thoughts that I am not focusing on my parents conversation but I can tell River has been. His head snaps up in their direction and I see a hint of sadness and anger in his eyes. He hear
“Oh my goodness, I’ve missed you guys. You weren’t gone very long though. I was expecting at least a week.” She pulls me into a hug. “I’ve missed you too Daniela. I thought we would be gone longer too but we were attacked by warlocks and needed to return immediately. We didn’t want to bring more danger to the fairy realm. Daniela meet my sister, Katerina, her mate, Kale and their son River.” Daniela is staring at Katerina too long like Joy did when I first met her. I can’t help but giggle. “Wow.” Is all she says, making me laugh a bit harder. “I know, kinda creepy how much we look alike besides the eyes and height difference. How is my niece doing? Being nice to her momma I hope.” “I eat light foods. She is not making this easy on me.” Daniela sees Maliyah passed out in Aspen’s arms and I can see the worry on her face. “She exhausted herself trying to keep the force field up. The warlocks attacked her and River first. We barely made it when they broke through her force field,” I
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