Serena POV . . 'How can that be? She's nothing but a bastard human!' I threw away the first thing that I grabbed on the table in my room, and it smashed right into the window. "Miss Serena, calm down!" Miranda had been watching me since we both left the grand ball and strode straight to my chamber in the palace. Logan gave me the east wing to stay for as long as I wanted, and this has been my home since I was in high school. We had our own place outside of the palace, which was twenty minutes away from here. "How can I calm down, Miranda? He already marked her. That b*tch!" I picked up another vase and threw it on the floor far away from the table. The broken pot cut my fingers, and blood sprouted on the carpet. "Miss Serena, your fingers!" Miranda was about to come closer, but I raised my hand to stop her. My finger was beginning to heal when I checked it. "Tell me, Miranda. How did that b*tch still alive? I thought she was burned alive a year ago. How could that happ
Serena POV . . "Bring me to her!" I commanded condescendingly. Miranda led the way right in an instant. "How long has she been in the kingdom?! How come I didn't know?!" All the while, I was kept blind by what was happening in our world. I knew that Logan and Jackson left the kingdom a few months ago, but the only information I got from the council was that they had to take care of something very important. "Miss Serena, do you remember when the king and his beta left a few months ago? After that, they brought home some witches in secret!" A gasp escaped from my agape mouth upon mentioning the word witches. "Some of them are in the dungeon, and this one is at the inflammatory!" Miranda turned left as she narrated the events a few months ago. "What makes this one special? Shouldn't she be in the dungeon, too?!" I was already enraged that Jaque came back breathing like she really reincarnated, and now a group of ugly witches were roaming the kingdom. Although they were in the
Jaque POV . . "Witch Anya!" I screamed upon seeing her lifting her hand in the air. She was still shaking, and I could see that she was not totally healed yet. She had drained her powers to fight Orora last time, and that caused her to fall into a slumber for months. Now, she was using her power again to hang Serena in the air in her wolf form. Serena's wolf howled as she tried to free herself from that invisible force that was holding her, but Witch Anya's power was strong. "Aunt Anya, you are not healed yet!" It was Kelly, and she was now in her human form, naked. One of the warriors draped a cape around her shoulders to cover her body, which she nodded in appreciation. "We can take care of her!" Kelly added as she tried to come near her aunt. "Stay back!' Witch Anya uttered in a hoarse tone. Her voice was a mixture of a beast and her own. "This wolf tried to hurt my master!" Witch Anya hardened her fingers like she was gripping something, and when we saw how Serena wince
Logan POV . . While we were searching for that unknown force that trespassed our lands, Jackson kept on looking at his watch, and I couldn't help but ask. "What's the matter?" I squinted my eyes at him. He just gave a quick glance and gazed at his watch again. Then he stood up and observed the woods. "Beta Jackson, I am asking you a question!" I was annoyed when he just ignored me. "My king!" Finally, he spoke and strode toward me. "Don't you notice something strange?!" He asked rather, making me crease my brows at him. He also glanced at our warriors, who were sniffing and searching around. Some even climbed up the trees to see further, while some ran to the deepest parts of the forest, but also aware that they could still be reached through mind-link. "What something strange are you talking about, Beta Jackson?" I questioned with a little annoyance. How come he could see something that I couldn't or feel something that I couldn't? "How long have we been searching in
Logan POV . . "Col?!" I asked, repeating his name in my mouth. "Just Col?!" He nodded. His stern gaze was fixed on me. "What are you doing in my territory?!" I had a notion that these were the unknown forces that trespassed into our kingdom. "Just passing by. We don't know where we're going. We came from a faraway land, and we just arrived in this place two weeks ago. One of your warriors smelled our scents. We actually came in peace, but it looked like your warriors were trained to treat passersby this way... very hospitable!" His words were laced with sarcasm, but I just sneered at them. "We are just being vigilant!" I came up with a short reply, then glanced at Jackson. 'Is your watch working now?' I asked through mind-link. Jackson almost jolted in his spot when he heard my voice and then observed his watch and shook his head. 'Negative!' He responded with a snarl. 'These creatures are powerful. What are we going to do?!' 'Let me continue talking with their leader!'
Jaque POV . . 'Wow, this is like Mission Impossible in the Werewolf World!' Kelly mind-linked me while we were stealthily passing by the corridors going to the dungeon. Guards were everywhere, standing alert with their complete armor. There were lamps attached to the brick walls to give light to this unending path. 'Yeah! The only difference is that we're like filming a horror story here!' I told her, making her chuckle at the back of my head. 'Witch Anya said she is at the far corner of the cell, and her sisters are at the opposite side!' 'Uhu! That corner. The oil Aunt Anya rubbed on my skin tells me she is in that cell!' We both glanced at a cell covered in pure bricks, and the door was a thick metal. There was no window except for a small rectangular hole, where we could just peek if we wanted to know what she was doing inside. "How can somebody live in a dungeon? I can't imagine myself in this place!" I whispered, forgetting that we were wearing an invisible cloak.
Jaque POV . . "Who gave you stupid permission to go down the dungeon?!" Logan's voice echoed in the whole courtroom. My head was hung low, and so was Kelly's while we were standing in front of him, his beta, and that f*cking wh*re, Serena. 'What is she doing there?' I asked Shiva, who had been dormant since the dungeon scene. My eyes side glanced at the other audience, and on the right was the council. On our left was Delta Peter, Gamma Kyle, and the seer of the kingdom, whose name was Maritha. "I asked you a question!" Logan roared, making me and Kelly startled. Our shoulders bounced up as we met his gaze. In there, I saw the face of a ruler, ruthless and merciless. However, there was also something lacing behind that tyrant look. It was the sorry and pity he felt for his mate. "No one!" I answered in a low tone. "If there's no one, then how did you get this invisible cloak?" It was Serena who asked this time. "I took that cloak from my aunt when she stayed in our
Jaque POV . . "This isn't bad!" Kelly whispered as she rummaged through the small room they brought us in. She was right. There were two small wooden beds inside and a window. Kelly ambled to the window and tiptoed to take a glimpse of the sky. "Hey, Jaque! Are we near the cliff? I can hear the sound of water!" I also walked to the window and checked it myself. "I think we are. The breeze is different here. It's stronger and cooler!" I told her. I went back to one of the beds and sat on the edge. This cell reminded me of my old bedroom at the Davis household. It's almost the same as this, including the bed. There was a small bathroom at the corner and a separate toilet. I thought prisoners' rooms were horrible. However, this one didn't even look like one. The wall was even painted in white, and the beddings were neatly folded on the bed. "It's like we're just having a small vacation. Did your mate arrange this?" I thought he did. I could see from his look at the courtroom ea
Jaque POV . . After our sweet moments, we talked about my wondrous travel to the realms through my dream. He took a deep sigh as he leaned his body against the headboard. I moved closer and made his bouncing chest my pillow to comfort him. I lifted my head to see his serious face. My mate was obviously upset. Disturbed to hear that I met his father. "Logan!" I gently called his name. He then glanced at me and smiled thinly. "The last time I met my father was when he brought me to Alectrona's castle. He said I could hone my skills in fighting better if she would train me. I had no idea that he was already throwing me into the abyss!" I could feel the hurt and disappointment through the mate bond. I kissed his lips to ease his anger and told him about other stuff. "Tomorrow, I will declare to the kingdom their queen. I will introduce my family to everyone. Tomorrow morning until evening, the palace will be busy again. This time, it will be for a wonderful event!" Logan kissed
Jaque POV . . I gasped as I woke up. My head was almost slipping on the edge of this tub. I was panting terribly as I sat straight and shut my eyes for a moment, processing my senses on everything that happened to me. 'Shiva, did we travel to the realm in our dream?' I asked my wolf whose eyes were gleaming with joy and whose mouth was glued to a smile. 'Yes, we are, and I got to see my mother again. I got to chat with her in our favorite spot in the garden!' My wolf answered. 'Isn't she beautiful?' She added with a question. 'Yes, she is. I also met Thor and Collen's aunt. What is her name?' The goddess of shape-shifters didn't exactly introduce herself to us. 'Oh! Neptune. Her name is Neptune. I remember everything now, and I will share them all with you if you like!' Shiva was still on cloud nine. 'Of course, I like it. I want to know my wolf's life before she met me !' I winked at my wolf and petted her head, making her purr like a cat. Shiva was acting like a spoiled pup
Jaque POV . . I gulped in anxiety when I noticed I was naked. The moon goddess immediately covered me with a fabric that was designed exactly like their clothing. It was sheer white with a single strap on the shoulder and a pearl belt on the waist. The dress was silk, so soft, and so immaculate. I glanced at the sandals I was wearing. They were decorated with golden beads and my hair... My goddess, my hair. It was perfectly styled, I could even feel its silky strands and smelled its rose petal scent. What had the moon goddess do with me? Suddenly, I wanted to see myself in the mirror now. "You will have your time to praise your beauty or your mate to bask in your godliness, Jaque Davis. For now, you have to focus on me!" Her voice became stern, making me feel anxious and afraid. "Didn't you invite her here to be scolded?" Alectrona butted in. Shiva was snarling inside of me. 'I am going to end you when you don't stop pestering me!' She voiced out. Alectrona just smirked at
Jaque POV . . If this was just a dream, I had no idea what to choose. Could somebody wake me up now, or I would forbid anyone doing that? This place was absolutely perfect. My guts were telling me that I had lived here before, like a long time ago. 'Shiva, where are we?' I asked my wolf. She was also wondering. Her eyes scanned the surroundings. Her paws were pacing back and forth. 'I don't know, but I felt like I have been here before!' She gasped. 'The fountains, the golden pathways, those!" She pointed at the hanging gardens with lavender flowers, gracing the walls and the high ceiling. 'I wish somebody could tell us where we are now!' I sighed as I stepped forward, following the garlands of flowers that were tickling my soles. I just noticed now that I was barefooted. 'Let's keep walking until we see someone!' Shiva beckoned, and I did. 'Butterflies were flying around the gardens. Bees were busy sucking the nectar of some flowers. Goddess, this garden was a paradise. 'Wai
Jaque POV . . "Who did this?" Alaric was also stunned. He was both amazed and anxious. If 'he' could drain all the bloody waters on the ground within just a millisecond, then that 'he' was more powerful than Alectrona. I was just also staring at the dry ground, still dumbstruck. When I glanced at my mate, he was already holding a pair of trousers and a jacket that Peter got for him. The dome was widely open, but the wolves were adamant about staying. They were unsure if it was already safe outside. 'Thanks, Peter!' I heard Logan nod at his delta through mind-link while the latter just gave him room to shift outside the dome. My mate found a huge rock nearby and strode there to transform. After a few minutes, Logan appeared in his human form, and he immediately ran to my side, giving me a sweet, deep kiss. "Missed me this much, my mate?" He whispered, ignoring the crowd watching us from the dome. "Hmm!" I simply hung my hands on his broad shoulders and rubbed my nose on hi
Jaque POV . . I flinched when suddenly somebody tapped my back. It was Alaric, staring at me. "You have to shift, Shiva. I can carry you on my back!" He proposed, but before he could say another word, Logan's roar interrupted him. 'That's my mate, Alaric. I can take care of her!' His possessiveness was screaming to the core. Alaric and I had just rolled our eyes before my brother stepped aside and took Amira instead. Collen rode on Orora's broomstick while me?! I looked around and saw a huge trunk. I knew well that in every branch of a tree, there were always extra bags with clothes inside. They were for emergency cases like this. I immediately sprinted to that tree and reached for the bag hanging on its branch. 'Caught yah!' I heaved a sigh of relief when I opened the bag and saw a t-shirt and pants inside. I hastily shifted into myself and put on the clothes that I had randomly taken from the bag. When I went out from behind the tree, I saw my siblings waiting for me. L
Jaque POV . . I was still in my wolf form, and Shiva was having fun watching Alectrona's vessel scream while her skin was burning and blisters forming everywhere on her body. 'Huh?! That's what you get from aggrieving us!' I sneered. My paws gradually lifted from the ground, their pawprints marked deeply on the soil. I glanced in Collen's direction and caught him staring at me, smiling in satisfaction. 'We won!' He mind-linked us. 'This time, she can't come back. We won for the second time!' He proudly uttered as he lifted his chin and rested his hands on his sides. 'Don't think about that yet!' Amira's words made us all shift a confused gaze in her direction. 'She is a goddess. She doesn't easily give up and lose!' She wasn't staring at us, but her stare was fixed on Tia, who was almost unrecognizable due to her scalds. 'Amira!' Orora was still gasping. Although she didn't have any nosebleeds anymore, her strenuous panting still showed that she was the one who exerted
Logan POV . . It wasn't just one, but the whole descendants of the moon goddess came to rescue all of us. Jaque, in her human form, was leading them. Prince Alaric, with fireballs in both of his palms, Princess Amira was floating in the air, eyes that were stern, denoting danger. At the back was Orora flying low on her broomstick, and Collen covered the huge hole on the land with his power as he majestically strode with his siblings. All of them were coated with grandeur and vengeance, prepared to end Alectrona and her descendants. I saw Alectrona in the aura of Tia stepping back when she saw who was coming. She still had this smug look, but everyone could see she was dumbstruck. Perhaps, just like me, she wasn't able to predict it. Especially when Collen had already sealed the giant hole she created. I felt sorry for those wolves who were buried alive, but this was the only way. "You know no matter how you combine all your powers, you can't defeat me. I am the goddess of dar
Logan POV . . 'The one who can hurt and defeat me is only my mate!' I could feel the gums of my teeth bleed as I gritted them. I just clasped her little neck with my fangs when she jumped toward me. However, I just managed to create a small wound, for she disappeared right in front of me. 'Where did she go this time?' Until I heard somebody making an ev*l laugh. Her voice was everywhere, but I couldn't see her physical figure. 'You may have defeated goddess Alectrona in the realm, turned Serena into dust, or crushed Lycus' heart. But you can never defeat me. Everything is done according to her plan. You have no chance of winning Thorin. The goddess of darkness will prevail!' Her words sparked roars from all the wolves in the kingdom. 'You will all fail even if your powers will combine!' After hearing her cold and shallow voice, the earth shook, creating a crack in the ground. The wind whistled, uprooting the trees. 'Go back to the palace. Go to the dome!' I mind-linked my