"Oh! We're here!" Kira exclaimed. "I have orders that the Fire clan guards, and I are to withdraw a way and leave you with your own men to send your magical message to your father. His majesty felt it would be wrong for us to intrude since magic is so sacred. We won't be too far though so just yell my name when you're finished and ready to head back!"
I must have looked like I had been stricken dumb as I watched her and the fire guards retreat. I couldn't believe what she had just said. Sure, clan specific magic was sacred, but no captor in the history of ever had left their captive without a guard from the captor's clan.
"It's clear your highness." Came the voice of one of my own men, shaking me from my stupor. "We could run if you wish your highness, just say the word."
"No." I squared my shoulders, "I will send the message to my father and we will return. I am under the distinct impression that I am not actually a capti
AroI was in the middle of greeting the Princess of the Air kingdom and her mother when the voice had whispered urgently in my ear "Miriam! Go NOW!". I knew they were pissed when I flew off abruptly, but my instincts said to listen, something was wrong.I don't know what I was expecting to find, but it sure wasn't Miriam and her men being assaulted by the water. Seeing her tossed around and carried under like she was nothing sent a fear through me I had never experienced before. The only explanation I had for my ability to reach her and pull her out was a mix of adrenaline and help from the Goddess. Everything was a blur after that until we arrived back at my room.She was so pale, and her lips were so blue, I was scared to leave her, but I knew she needed to change into something dry. I had left her against my better judgement, giving her privacy to change, while
XaviarI was shocked to meet up with the royal procession just at the border between the fire and water kingdoms. Apparently, Miriam had sent her father a message through the water sprites. Whatever she said to them had them and the King and Queen in a tizzy. I was mentally flogging myself for listening to her and leaving her with that sadistic bastard the Fire prince when I felt the king place his hand on my shoulder.
Miriam"Your lungs sound clear and all of your injuries appear to be minor." Alana said, placing her stethoscope in her medical bag. "I do think it would be wise to not participate in any extraneous activities over the next few days, give your body time to fully recover. That includes sex."
Aro"I'm not sure how long I can put up with that air head, Fredrick." I said, running my hands through my hair as I leaned back in my chair.It had been a long day. I was in my office finalizing arrangements for
MiriamI had spent the last few days in the computer room trying to find anything to help me decipher the writing on the scroll I had found and successfully avoiding Aro. I couldn't find anything to put me even one step closer to understanding why my face was on an ancient document. Discovering the secrets of the ancient scroll seemed much more important than finding a way to break my fate bond with the playboy prince.
Aro I felt eyes boring a hole in the back of my skull and pulled Celeste closer to me. I knew it had to be Miriam I felt glaring and my suspicions were confirmed when I took my seat and caught her stare.She has no right to be angry, she is rejecting me!I thought returning her look with a hard stare of my own.
Miriam The desperation and need in Aro's kiss left me breathless. I could feel everything he had left unspoken, his guilt about not coming to me about celeste first, his desire for only me. It was dizzying. I wanted to give him everything and more.
Trigger warning: This chapter contains violence and attempted sexual assault. It may be difficult for some readers.Xaviar
Taylor POV She had appeared, seemingly from nowhere, perched on a barstool at the end of the bar. My amulet had suddenly become hot against my shin and I knew she was supernatural. I ducked down, pretending to situate something under the bar, so I could peak inside my top and see what I was dealing with. I furrowed my brow in confusion. My amulet was red, it was never red. Black meant vamp, golden yellow meant were, white meant fae, occasionally it would be a mix of those colors signifying a hybrid. I took a deep breath to steady myself and stood, making my way to her. “What can I get for ya?”
I could see from the look in her dark green eyes, she knew exactly what I was. “I’m not sure what you mean.” I responded. “Sure, you do. You’re a vamp. I sensed you the moment you crossed into town.” She whispered, her voice barely audible over the noise of the few customers in the place. “I think you’ve been watching too many movies.” I scoffed, trying to continue the ruse that I was human lik
Prologue In the time before, there was only the three goddesses, and their brother. In their loneliness, the goddesses created creatures to populate the Earth. The wolves belonged to the Goddess Selene, the fae belonged to the Goddess Mab, and the vampire who belonged to the Goddess Nyx. Seeing how their creations worshipped his sisters, their brother created man, and referred to himself only as ‘God’. For a time, these creations lived
I stood in awe of the expansive castle before us. Our tour of the kingdom had gone exceptionally smooth. Aro had greeted the people as if he were one of them, rather than the fearsome Prince of the Fire Kingdom he was rumored to be. At each village he had taken it upon himself to help lighten the workload for the citizens for the time we were there, rising early to assist in the fields and hear any concerns they had. My people loved him. I ran my hands over my now visible baby bump and smiled as I thought of all he had done in our six weeks travel through the kingdom. My home kingdom had been the last one we visited, and after all the work we had done to gain acceptance from my people and establish local councils made up of fae from all the kingdoms had paid off. We now stood outside of the place called Exordia on the ancient maps my bi
Miriam“Are you nervous?” My mother asked, securing a sapphire encrusted comb in my hair. “A little. This isn’t exactly how I had imagined things happening.” “Well, it would have been much the same if it were Xaviar at the end of the aisle rather than Aro.” My mouth suddenly went dry, as if it w
Tyler I gently removed myself from Celeste’s hold. I didn’t want to wake her, but I needed to get to work hunting down any remaining vamps and destroying them. Aro had left Fredrick with the task of running the kingdom in his absence, but he had tasked me with ensuring that the vampire threat was eliminated completely.I paused for a moment to look at my mate as she slept peacefully before kissing her forehead and readying myself for the day. All of the packs were currently reporting to me at the fire keep, I wasn’t their alpha, but they understood t
Aro Miriam had maintained a respectful distance from the wake and funeral that followed. I could tell that it had triggered her grief over the loss of her twin brother. For the most part, I was able to excuse away her absence as exhaustion from traveling so recently after her capture. I was relieved that she appeared in time for the wing burning ceremony. While the people of the Earth Kingdom were understanding of her need for rest after my explanations, I doubted they would accept her as their new Queen if she hadn’t shown up for the ceremony.
“You know that we are now the rulers of all five kingdoms, right?” Aro asked after we had returned to our rooms for lunch. “Your birth parents insisted that they hand over their kingdom to their rightful heir, you.” I stared at my mate dumbfounded. My birth parents had shown up in the midst of the madness, talking about me being prophesized to reunite all five kingdoms, but I hadn’t expected them to just hand over the spirit kingdom. I was still a stranger to them after all, I had grown up believing I was water clan. I picked over my food, mulling over what Aro had just said, not quite able to wrap my mind around everything. “Miriam.” He said, pulling my attention fr
Miriam I woke to find Aro staring at me as if he wasn’t sure the previous night had been real. I stretched lazily before pulling his face to mine for a kiss. Feeling him relax at my touch, I took a moment to luxuriate at how rested I felt. A mild coma followed by a night of exquisite love making did wonders for me. My stomach growled ending the moment. “We should probably feed you.” Aro chuckled. “You’ve been nothing but