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DANTE Today had been perfect for relaxing. Kade, Elle, the twins, Ziyah, and I were all enjoying a picnic. It was nice to just get a moment away from everything and be able to have a quiet time with family. So much had changed since the day that my sister came in like a bulldozer to destroy that piece of shit British Alpha. I gained so much more than my sister back in my life. Even more family, a purpose, and so much more. It all led me to where I was at that moment. Ziyah was leaning back against me. My arms were wrapped around her waist. It was still so fucking surreal to know that we were going to be parents. Our three precious pups. Fuck. I was excited, nervous, and downright terrified of fucking it all up. Thankfully, I had plenty of fathers around to help guide me when need be. We were laughing as Elle tossed grapes into Kade’s mouth, but she decided to make it competitive and was pelting them at him. The twins were going wild. They were definitely cheering for their mother.
ZIYAH I loved the fact that Dante could never get enough of Grandmother Ayla. Feeling how much he truly enjoyed being around her and interacting with her meant everything to me. First of all, because she had always been such an important part of my life. Secondly, because my mates deserved everything that made them happy. Our families got along really well. I could not be any happier about that. Bonded did not always get along with each other’s families. I witnessed it many times. So, I was thankful that ours did. Dante’s parents had embraced me right away, seeing me as their daughter even though they did not really know me. It was the same with Elle and Kade as well. “How will they know where to attack though? Our estate is hidden from outsiders,” my father asked, getting us back on task. Dante cracked his neck to relieve the tension that the answer caused. He would love nothing more than to snap Solana’s neck for what she did to me as well as being the reason that Toris would kno
ZIYAH I had put a lot of thought into this memorial service for Nahalyeen. Vestian had been her Protector for eighty-five years. Not all charge assignments were as long because not all charges had extended lifespans. The only way that the assignment broke was with death – either the charge or the Protector. Take a look at my cousin and Elle. They had already developed a very strong relationship but had not known each other for very long. It was easy to imagine how much Nahalyeen and Vestian meant to each other. That was precisely why I wanted this service to be perfect. I utilized the same concept that I had done for little Kim’s hologram memories of her father. Vestian had been able to share some clipped memories so that I could create a little video and also some stills that I had been able to transfer onto frame canvases that she would be able to keep if she would like to. It would be held here because our pack wanted to show their support once word got around about what I had b
ZIYAH I bit the inside of my cheek to remain focused. Dante was determined to torture me into losing that focus. He was evil and knew it. We were currently in his office. I was adding to his database on all things supernatural, something that we both to a significant interest in, but he wanted to be naughty instead of working. “C’mon, babe,” he drawled. “You know you want to feel me deep inside of you.” Yes. I did. However, there was a time and place for that. Okay, that was a load of crap. It was whenever and wherever we wanted it to happen. Pregnancy hormones really did amplify our desire for each other. Plus, pregnant Fae released an additional pheromone that was only detected by our bonded. It just added to the desires. Dante’s phone started ringing, saving me from needing to respond because that response would only go one way. He chuckled when he felt my relief. “Hey Badass Brynn. What’s up?” he asked her. I heard both her and Theo chuckling on the phone call. Dante pulled
ZIYAH “Are you ready, babe?” Dante asked as he entered the room. We were on our way over to Dark Moon so that we could handle the security issues that we had discussed. I was actually very excited to have been asked to help because this was one domain that I loved working in. I had put a lot of hard work into learning everything that I could to create the safeguards that I did. The fact that my barrier had been strong enough to keep out Hesthes of all people had been a huge ego boost. “Let me just slip on some flats,” I told him. His eyes were burning holes in me as they greedily swept over my entire outfit. I was not wearing anything special, but he always made me feel like I was. The seafoam dress showed my little bump. It was a damn good thing that Fae fetuses were typically smaller as they developed because it kept these Alphas a bit smaller than they typically would be. I was not certain how it would work with hybrids, but Fae grew quickly after birth. I went to grab the bag
DANTE By now, I had firmly learned that the Goddess was the ultimate Grandmaster when it came to creatively entwining fates. There were many examples of this and all you had to do was look around you. Look how many mates found each other between the four allied packs. Then there were all of the people who were reunited or introduced. Janina and Ziyah. Janina and Astrid. Imeela and Valis. Imeela and Ziyah. So on and so fucking forth. The connection between my girl and Imeela had thrown us all for a few dozen loops. I knew for a fucking fact that I had not expected that the vampire mate of Jackson’s would end up having a shared connection with Ziyah. It thrilled me though because I could feel how excited she had been at realizing who she was. My girl had been over the fucking moon when we had gotten back from Dark Moon last night. She had been hurt and saddened when she had learned about what had happened to her friend and their coven. She was bound and fucking determined to keep Ime
ZIYAH My mind was racing through various scenarios that could account for someone in her condition to make it an hour from that pack. I doubted that she was dumped here because they would not be stupid enough to leave loose ends that could point their finger at the pack. No. It seemed likely that she was able to escape and made it here before succumbing to her injuries. Fate was a curious thing alright. So many lives had to overlap perfectly for certain outcomes to occur. For instance, she had to have been found by us, on that road and at that particular time, for us to bring her here where Ashton had been visiting his niece. Three hours after we were told that she was being prepped for surgery, the doctor finally came back out to update us. Dante had come to wait with us too, giving support to Ashton and his new mate. “We were able to stop the internal bleeding. We had to wrap her ribs, set her fractures, and put dissolvable stitches along some of the deeper gash. She is out of im
DANTE Had you ever encountered someone that you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt would be your absolute downfall? Anyone who ever had to face my mate should know that it was her that would be their downfall. We had gotten everyone together today in order to devise a plan for the Slater pack. With both Haleen’s and Pamela’s testimonies, Coverstone had enough to launch an investigation. However, that could be extremely problematic because it would show that Pamela had survived and was taken in by another pack. They might begin searching for her. They would do so under a ‘dead or alive’ order. We would rather avoid that at all costs because they would accomplish it by whatever means necessary, no matter who they would hurt in the process. So, we had to come up with another plan. My mate knew that she could not be a part of this fight because she was pregnant, so she was leading the planning in order to make up for it. I had to admit that she was very sexy when in charge. Ziyah’s fury
To All of My Lovely Readers, First of all, I want to give you my deepest gratitude for your continued support with the Fated series and the Dark Moon series. There is still plenty of story to be told between the two. Dante and Ziyah were two of my favorite characters to write about because their lives were filled with so much pain, but it only made them stronger. The Goddess paired them together because they could truly understand and support what their mate had gone through. “Fated Power – Fated Destiny” is book three in the Fated Series, which is currently up now! It follows Kade, Elle, Dante, and Ziyah as we round out dealing with the Darkies and developing the Supernatural Council. It crosses over with “Design of Fate” – Book Two of the Dark Moon Series. That one follows Jackson and Imeela as we round out Brynn’s Vessel prophecy. Thank you,Shana AllenThe current and upcoming books include: Fated Series: “Fated Rejection – Fated Claim” (Complete)“Fated Soul – Fated Light”
There were a few different questions that had been asked over the course of the books within both series that had been released thus far. I figured that the best course of action was to answer a few of them here.-Q: What gods have been used throughout the books?A: The first one to be mentioned was Selene the Moon Goddess. “Fated Soul – Fated Light” introduces the three Fae gods – Ylonte, Danthali, and Slyersa. Ylonte was the god responsible for creating the Trelinin Protector lineage. The book also mentions Hecate – the goddess associated with magic. She was responsible for giving Selene the magic, which was given to her wolves in the form of gifts.Q: Why would Selene allow Elle to be harmed like she was?A: Even though Selene is a goddess, her interference within the lives of her creations has to be limited. Elle went through unimaginable trauma, but it made her into the fierce warrior that she became – the one who could and would stand against any threat to protect others. The t
SNEAK PEEK – “Fated Power – Fated Destiny” - ZIYAH I rocked my sweet baby girl in my arms after she finished eating. By the gods, I had never felt as content in all of my years as I did right now, holding one of our daughters in my arms. Blakely was an interesting mixture of her father and I. His black hair had natural white highlights in it. She also had his gorgeous blue eyes but had amethyst specks in them. Then she had my skin tone. She was absolutely perfect. She was the last one to feed this morning. Dante was giving me time to love on the triplets before we headed out. The time had finally come to deal with the Klarish clan. We spent weeks devising the perfect attack plan. Well, at least as close to perfect as possible. The clan had no qualms about playing dirty. There was also little known about their true strength when it came to the power amongst their people. As such, going to the castle would be a stupid idea. So, we had figured out the perfect way to lure them to us.
DANTE 100 years later – I leaned against the railing of the balcony, looking out over our amazing pack. Shadow Falls started out with just over a hundred people when we were still Shadow Creek. It grew to five thousand when our triplets took over. Now, our pack was triple even that. Each of our seven children took after their mother when it came to their passion and desire to become fucking badasses. Our triplets were exactly what this pack needed to flourish and become more of a force than our pack had ever been before. Every new set of leadership made us so fucking proud. Byron and I knew what it meant for us when we found out that our mate was Light Fae. Our lifespan would lengthen to that of the Fae. We would have a long life with Ziyah, but that did come at a cost as well. We outlived most of our family and friends. Goddess, it was so fucking hard to deal with. We learned how important it was to appreciate the good times, acknowledge the bad, but never take a single moment for
ZIYAH Twenty Years Later – “Momma, are you ready?” I turned around and saw my beautiful girls. Blakely and Grenza. By the gods, they have grown into amazing young women. I was so incredibly proud to be their mother. Blakely was our kindhearted spitfire who would go toe to toe with anyone in order to protect someone who needed it. Dante always teased her that she took after me because of that but also because she developed a combat magic soul skill as well. It was one reason why she headed the warrior and combat division of our pack and moonlighted when other packs or academies needed her expertise. Blakely’s skills were highly sought-after. She has had her own issues this year with a mate who recently made a mess of things the moment that the bond snapped into place. I was holding onto the hope that they would work things out. Fated bonds were not always easy in the beginning, but they were such a precious gift from the Goddess. Trust me when I tell you that Grant and Gabriel wer
ZIYAH Solana’s suite was locked up so tightly that nobody but her could enter it. Well, we will see about that. There was something that many people did not realize about setting magical locks like this. Any lock could be broken as long as something stronger acted as the key. It was the same way that I worked with the locks on the shifter at Alpha Peter’s pack when we went to save Ashton. Solana, despite having added outside power into her magic, still had far weaker magic than I did. Therefore, all I had to do was magically smash the locks. Dante watched me with morbid curiosity as I broke through each layer of defense. It only took about five minutes for her door to swing wide open. I flashed him a smirk and walked into the room. Honestly, I had never been in her space before because she and I had never gotten along once. She was older than me and held some stupid grudge because I put the time and effort into excelling at what I did. She just wanted prestige without all of the h
ZIYAH Two girls and a boy! I still could not wrap my head around that. I could not wait to hold them in my arms and show them how much they were loved. I had honestly given up hope of ever being a mother the moment that I woke up, chained to that concrete floor. It just proved that there was hope even in the most terrible of situations. “I was thinking that we could go somewhere special,” I told Dante with a mischievous grin. I had already planned on visiting Solana the moment that I knew that we would be coming to the estate. There were questions that I wanted and needed answers to. The only way I would be getting those was from her. We would be forced to deal with the Darkies sooner or later, so we needed all of the intel that we could get on them. Until I had escaped, I had only ever been in two rooms. Then I had always been blindfolded when I moved between the rooms. Solana would be our source of intel because she had visited there. I highly doubted that they would have treat
DANTE I had never really been a morning person until my mate became pregnant and began doing prenatal yoga each morning. The pack had quite a few pregnancies right now, so she started a morning class for all who were interested. There were over twenty. Each class gained at least one new participant. “Has anyone ever told you that you’re a creepy fucking stalker?” Chris asked, leaning along the railing next to me. “Yes, they have,” I said matter-of-factly. “However, if I’m one then so are you because your eyes haven’t left your mate.” He chuckled because he knew I was right. This class started because Ziyah needed to do it for our blobs, and she felt that it would be good for Charlene as well. After this class, we were heading over to the estate so that she could get checked out by the team there. We were curious about the genders, but it would be easiest done by the specialists. It did not matter to us what they were, but we were both the type who preferred to be as prepared as p
DANTE ‘Stop it, babe. It wasn’t your fault, and you shouldn’t feel guilty. He shot me because he did. It was his choice and wasn’t your fault. Your aura saved my life and saved our people from getting hurt by the fuckers that it knocked out. I wouldn’t have changed a single fucking thing.’ Her eyes met mine, and I saw the guilt lessen as my words washed through her. This was not her fault at all. I had never truly been able to understand what Kade had gone through when he was in front of those who had hurt my sister. Well, that was until I had experienced it with Ziyah. Now, I was able to understand the pull between destroying the threat and leaving said threat to experience the painful consequences of their actions. This fucker before us was one who hurt my mate. Byron was pissed. I was pissed. We both wanted his blood, but we also wanted his suffering. Our instincts quieted some when Ziyah had her cousin bring something that she had created. It did sound really fucking painful.