Being the Princess of both the werewolf world and the faerie kingdom, Midsummer, Belle knew her life would always involve many responsibilities and for the most part, she was fine with that. So when her mother, Queen Serena, decides its time for Belle to take over as the Queen of Midsummer, Belle couldn't have been more excited. Except, this promise came with a catch.. more specifically, a marriage.. the exact situation Belle didn't want. Faerie Prince Layke of the Avalon Realm had no intentions of taking a wife, at least not yet. But when his father, King Eryek, refuses to let Layke claim the throne without the proposed marriage, he quickly comes up with an idea. Despite the pair not being particularly fond of one another, the marriage is the key to binding the two realms and creating a stronger union against an upcoming threat. Layke's proposal to Belle is simple... their parents said they had to get married, but they never said how long for. Layke and Belle would bond the two realms and build up their armies, eliminate whatever threat their parents were so concerned over and then go their separate ways as if they had never even met. Simple enough, right?
View MoreLayke rushed out of the SUV towards the Midummer castle entrance, climbing two steps at a time before striding straight to Belle’s room. He could feel where she was through the mark, just like he could feel the pain she was in and it stung, really stung. He also knew it was late and she was probably fast asleep by now, but he couldn’t wait, he had to see her and he had to see her now. “Belle!” he called out behind her door, his hand resting on the locked doorknob. Belle gasped, startled, quickly sitting up in her bed. What the hell was he doing here? She couldn’t see him, she just couldn’t. Looking into his eyes would hurt her and Nia too much, it would rip open the wound that was ever so slowly healing. “You shouldn’t be here!” she called, desperately hoping that by some miracle he left her alone. “Please leave,” she sighed. She didn’t have the fight in her, not anymore. “No, baby, I won’t leave.” Her heart tugged at the endearment. “Let me in, please.” He pleaded, though he wasn’
Nia turned her gaze to Layke, still keeping the enforcer pinned beneath her, and Belle hoped her worst fear hadn’t come true. But when she saw the longing in his sharp green eyes as he gazed at Sierra, her heart stopped. No, this couldn’t be happening. She knew there was a chance he would find his mate, but her? Her? The gods surely had to be laughing at her right now, utterly amused by the chances. But it wasn’t his birthday until tomorrow. He shouldn’t be able to recognise his mate yet? How was this possible? Question after question spiralled in Belle’s mind as Layke was unable to move his gaze from Sierra, failing to notice the hurt Belle was feeling. Her heart was shattered, a dull ache filling her with nothing but emptiness. She couldn’t be here. She couldn’t see this. “Layke,” Sierra cried. Layke felt like he was going crazy. There was no way this traitor could be his mate. His breathing laboured and uneven, his fists were clenched. No, this couldn’t be happening. It had to b
Time seemed to stand still, there was an eery silence in the air that had everyone on edge. No one uttered a word, no one uttered a sound. They were in battle mode, anxiously waiting for their enemy to arrive. The wind whistled amongst the trees, leaves flickering through the air. Tension was thick, suffocating, even. If you listened intently enough, you’d heard the thundering of heartbeats echoing along the fortress wall, threatening to rip from their chests. Belle held her head high, her eyes narrowed on the clearing, waiting for those who were against them to arrive. Her chest heaved, the threat that was soon ahead filling her with rage. No one tried to hurt her people and got away with it. Today was about revenge. Today was about justice. Today was about the future. She had a one-track mind right now and it could be summarised with one word: kill. Her mother stood by her side, her long blonde hair dancing in the wind, determination glazed in her eyes, her fingertips tingling wi
Rura sent word to Henrie that the Gylandies were attempting an attack on Moonbeam again two days time, which meant that Layke, Belle, her royal family and the rest of the group had been running around resembling headless chickens as they finalised all the finer details which would allow them to be ready on battle day. Belle and Serena had taken over elemental training, wanting to see first-hand what each enforcer which focused on power rather than combat had to offer. They needed to figure out their front line of defence. With magic being involved, combat was important but not as important as matching the elemental strength of the Gylandies, who were likely to be more powerful than your average faerie considering they were drawing on blood magic. Of course, Serena, Belle, Layke, Cobi, Arlen and Henrie were going to be the strongest faeries they had, but that wouldn’t be enough. Belle was pleased to discover there were four other enforcers who had the shielding element, like her and
Layke was striding purposefully towards the door, intent of hunting down the little witch that had tried to hurt his wife. Belle dashed after him and leapt onto his back, locking her arms around his neck and her legs around his middle. “Layke, listen to me. No, you can’t go after her, it’s what they want. You’ll be walking right into a trap. They knew there was a chance that creep wouldn’t return. They knew there was a chance he would be caught. And if he was, then you’d go in guns blazing.” He continued onwards as if Belle wasn’t even there, completely undeterred by her weight – though it was fair to say she didn’t weight that much. Deserting her plan to placate him, Belle took to another approach. She kicked her legs madly and bit his ear. “Layke, do not do this! For fuck sake, will you listen!” Layke halted abruptly and shifted her so that she was wrapped around his front. He held her gaze as he growled. “Don’t, Belle. Don’t ask me to ignore this. You’re my wife and she sent some
Chapter 36: It had been two days since Belle’s family and the Fer Fung has arrived in Midummer and it had been a week since they last heard from Rura, meaning they were expecting to get an update any day now. They were travelling to Avalon today in readiness, considering it was where the Gylandies were most likely to next attack. Most of the Midsummer warriors had already moved over to Avalon in preparation, with a few more coming each passing day. They didn’t want to alert the Gylandies by having hundreds of people move kingdoms at once, so it was decided that it would be smarter to do it in small doses so it didn’t trigger an alert. Travelling back had been eventful. With the Fer Fung, the Amaris family and the rest of the gang all needing to get back to Avalon, the SUV’s had been rather cramped. Belle and her brothers had quickly resorted to their bickering, not surprising anyone. Belle had accused Cobi of purposefully taking up much more room than required in the back of the SUV
“You two seem… happy.” Queen Serena smirked, observing her daughter sprawled over Layke on the sofa. She had expected Belle and Layke to have warmed up to one another by now, but it was a shock to see just how comfortable they had gotten. Serena always knew Layke would be a good match for her daughter, he levelled her out. Where she struggled, Layke thrived and vice versa. Together, if they actually took the time to learn about each other, they could work wonderfully. And as much as her feisty daughter could handle herself, Serena knew Layke would protect Belle the way a husband should do. Belle needed to learn to let people in and trust them, she always kept herself so isolated and never allowed anyone to have any power over her. Serena hoped that the marriage with Layke would help Belle open up slightly and it seemed her plan had worked brilliantly. She also knew about the deal Belle had made with Gladdis. Gladdis would never have granted Belle’s wish without asking for Serena’s a
Tangled in the sheets of their bed, Belle closed her eyes and found their connection instantly. She felt it everywhere, like Layke was a shadow. She couldn’t touch or feel it, but it was there – a part of her. She knew he was genuinely happy they had bonded, knew he was serious when he said he wouldn’t let her leave him no matter what. When she opened her eyes, Layke framed her face with his hands, brushing his thumb over her bottom lip. “I’d never purposefully hurt you. Never. I’m a man which means I’ll fuck up. Regularly. I’m shit with words, I sprout crap when I’m angry, and I’m about as romantic as a rock. But you’re more important to me than anything else. The future may be messy, fuck it will be messy. But I don’t care. As long as you’re here, I don’t care.” Belle smiled. “Me too.” Gently, he brought her face to his and ravished her mouth, gliding his tongue against hers and drinking her into him. “Let’s go get breakfast.” He told her. Strolling through the hallway, hand in h
“Is this your new thing, Belle – putting space between us?” Layke shook his head, tsking at her. “It won’t work. We’re mates.” “Wrong. We might have mated, but we didn’t do it because we chose each other and wanted to have that bond, we came together for a deal. That makes it an arrangement, not a mating.” “I don’t care for what you want to call it, Belle. The point is, I’ve claimed you and we have a connection you can ignore. Neither of us can't ignore.” “And this connection means I am supposed to give you whatever you want?” Belle snorted. “Well fuck you.” “I know you’re upset with me, baby, but did you give me a chance to aplogise? Or did you try to freeze me out?” It surprised her that he seemed genuinely hurt by that, in fact he looked it too. “Who said I was upset?” “If you’re not upset then prove it. Come here so I can give you what both of us want.” He fisted his cock. “You want this, baby.” He was right, the bastard. She couldn’t help but be annoyed at her body – it di
Being the Princess of both the werewolf world and the faerie kingdom, Midsummer, Belle knew her life would always involve many responsibilities and for the most part, she was fine with that. So when her mother, Queen Serena, decides its time for Belle to take over as the Queen of Midsummer, Belle couldn't have been more excited. Except, this promise came with a catch.. more specifically, a marriage.. the exact situation Belle didn't want. Faerie Prince Layke of the Avalon Realm had no intentions of taking a wife, at least not yet. But when his father, King Eryek, refuses to let Layke claim the throne without the proposed marriage, he quickly comes up with an idea. Despite the pair not being particularly fond of one another, the marriage is the key to binding the two realms and creating a stronger union against an upcoming threat. Layke's proposal to Belle is simple... their parents said they had to get married, but they never said how long for. Layke and Belle would bond the two r
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