LIANI After I got dressed, Auburon mind linked the king, and he told us to meet him in his study. When we walked in, both the King and Queen were there. Auburon, my mother, and I all took a seat, and it was awkward for a minute. “Auburon, what is this about honey?” asks the queen. Auburon ignores his mother’s question and gives his undivided attention to his father. “Dad, what do you know about the original witch?” asks Auburon. We all look at him in curiosity and he shifts in his seat. “I-I..” he stutters. “Your majesty with all due respect, we need to know what you know.” says my mother.“I-I don’t know much. I’m not even sure I remember the original witch. But I do remember knowing a woman with silver hair like the two of you. I can’t put my finger on it. M-my memory doesn’t remember the woman's face, I just see her silver curls as she turns away from me. Nothing else. That’s all I know. Why does the original witch have silver hair?” says the King. My mother simply nods befo
LIANIThe drive to my grandparent’s house wasn’t as long as I expected it to be. It was about three hours at most. It seems like the forest was the only thing that truly separated the city and the small town where our pack resided. But I was still fascinated nonetheless because I’d only been out of the pack lands once. When we finally pulled up to my grandparent’s house my anxiety started to creep in. I don’t know these people and I also don’t trust them. I also felt really sorry for my mom. My grandma just pushed her to the side when she heard my father was a wolf. I couldn’t even imagine my mom turning her back on me. Even when I went through that rebellious stage after my father died, she still never turned her back on me. “Okay Liani...” my mom said snapping me out of my thoughts as she began to drive slower into a neighborhood. The houses were nice and suburban. “I was going to do a spell to change your hair color, but my mother would sense the magic. So, put on this wig,” she s
LIANI My eyes widen in shock and my mother squeezes my hand. “Stay calm, it’s okay,” she says ringing through the mind link. “Mother,” my mom says trying to grab my grandmother’s attention but she’s just looking at me with awe in her eyes. “Mother!” my mom says again and my grandma finally looks at her. “What do you know about Jacoby’s death?” I swallow so hard that I know even my grandparent’s witch ears heard me. Goddess, I don’t even want to know what they know. If they know something I won’t be able to pursue a relationship with them, because if they do know then they didn’t reach out. They didn’t care to check on us, or my mom at least. “Let’s just see what they say,” Iris says. “W-what do you mean? Jacoby’s dead?!” My grandmother says with wide eyes. My grandfather is just standing there behind her with fear spread across his face. My mother scoffs. “Oh please! How could you not know? Your daughter did it!” my mother yells as her voice breaks. It was just five months ago th
AUBURON When I heard that there was a car coming through the gates I immediately knew it was Liani. So, I walk to the front of the palace and wait outside on the steps for her. It’s something that my dad always did for my mom. Anytime she went away to different packs to offer assistance or to visit her family, whenever she came home he would wait outside for her. Even with his busy schedule as king, he did that. When Liani gets out of the car and runs over to me I couldn’t help but feel overjoyed. “I missed you,” I say. I wince at the fact that I’m being so sappy, but I can’t help it. Goddess, what is this girl doing to me already? “I was only gone for a couple of hours. My grandparent’s house is actually only a few hours away from here,” she says. Okay, ouch. Maybe I shouldn’t be so sappy with her. Carro wines in my head because she just dismissed us and I can feel the anger inside me rising. But, it's because I’m more mad at myself. I should just take it slow. My thoughts were
LIANI The maids left and came back quickly with a few dress options for me. While I loved the idea of being pretty and formal in front of my mate, I hated the process of dressing up. Especially consistently. I wish I was able to just wear jeans, a t-shirt and throw my hair up in a bun and call it a day. But of course, the moon goddess mated me with a prince, and not just any prince but the one that was going to ascend the throne! I ended up picking a nude U-neck dress that had a slit up the leg. My hair was half up, half down with curls falling around my face. Of course, I told them to keep my make-up natural and they did. I had on a pair of natural lashes with a natural skin-like base, a soft pink blush, and a nude lip. I look great if I do say so myself. “We look hot!” Iris says happily. “Yes, we do.” I say giving myself a once over one last time and turning in the mirror just a bit to ensure that my ass looks good. It does. It does. The maids usher me to the dining hall and a
LIANI Okay, maybe I was causing a scene or probably taking it too far. However, nothing I said was a lie. She did disrespect me and call me out my name, and she did tell me to stay away from Auburon. But, I wasn’t done yet. Bradcliff or whatever his name was tries to cut me off as soon as he sees that I’m about to open my mouth and say more. “I’m pretty sure there was a misunderstanding,” says Bradcliff. “Oh, but there wasn’t a misunderstanding, because when I told your daughter that Auburon was my mate she said and I quote ‘Auburon could NEVER take a mate… like ME.’ Isn't that right?” I say looking at the girl who looks like she’s fuming. I’m sure if looks could kill I would be dead right now. Gasps were heard all around the table. My mother and Auburon were furious. I grabbed my mom’s hand and said “It’s okay mama,” through the mind link. I know the way my mother views the mate bond. She believes it’s a gift from the moon goddess, so for this woman to say that he wouldn’t ta
LIANI “Mmm,” I say placing my arms above my head trying to stretch when I feel my arm make contact with a strong wall. Except it wasn’t a wall. I took one inhale and knew it was my mate. So instead of opening my eyes, I took my hand and felt him. Starting at his face, I slowly dragged my hand down and when I got to his lips I felt him smile. I still made my way down and felt his rock-hard body and wanted to take my time feeling his chest and stomach. I was going to keep going down but got interrupted when he said “Oh, is my mate, awake?” I can hear the humor in his voice and couldn’t help but open my eyes ever so slightly and smile at him. “Maaayyybeee,” I say playfully. He looks at me and smiles. “It’s so hot in here!” I say. I looked down at my body to see that I was still fully clothed. A part of me was grateful but the other part of me and Iris wished he would have undressed us to see what he will be working with moving forward. “I’ll go run you a shower,” he says before pla
LIANI I pant heavily as he kisses between my lips once more, before standing up and licking his fingers. Shit, I was getting aroused all over again. I sit up slightly with my elbows being my support in the bed. He smiles at me slyly and I couldn’t help but blush. “You tasted so good, mate,” he says slowly and seductively as his eyes flash red. “Is that so?” I say as I sit up. “Mhmm!” He says as he throws himself on top of me to kiss me so that I can taste myself. I savor it just because it’s coming from his tongue. The mate bond is really doing something to me. “Mmm,” I say in reply as I melt into the kiss. He smiles against my mouth and I couldn’t help but smile back. He then gets off me and I pout as he walks away from me and into the bathroom. It’s only a second before he comes back and I’m excited that he’s still naked from our first shower. I watch him as he stalks closer to me then scoops me up bridal style like I weigh nothing. I say nothing as I cradle into his n
LIANI The next two days Auburon and I spent figuring out ways that we can help Aella. We’ve been back and forth to the hospital and back to our hotel room. However, since we are the upcoming queen and King, we have to resume the tour and head to Moonshadow forest. Luckily, it is only twenty minutes away from the hospital. So, if anything happens with Aella and we have to get there quickly, we can. My mind has been tormenting me about the situation with my grandma Nixie. Did she want me to see it? If so, why? Did she want me to be wary of what I say and do around her so that she has nothing to report to Shannara? She’s tried calling but there’s really not much I have to say to her. I mean I’m still pissed. Whether or not she wanted to tell Shannara she did and she waited till after our training session to show me her vision. She should’ve canceled, she should’ve told me at the beginning, she should’ve— “Baby, come on,” Auburon calls out, cutting off my thoughts. I hurry out of the
LIANI I lead Demetri out into the hallway where two chairs are sitting outside the hospital room. He pulls me into a hug which catches me off guard. “I’m so happy you’re okay, Li.” He says breathing heavily. “Y-yeah… me too. I just wish Aella was okay, too.” I say as I fight back the tears that pool in my eyes. He runs his hands through his hair and he averts my gaze. I stare him down, searching his aura. Why is it tainted? Why is it black? “D-do you guys know who hit you?” he says while frantically looking around the hospital room. It’s as if he’s looking for someone. The softness of his voice lets me know he’s afraid of being heard. “No. We don’t.” I say sternly. “But, we’re looking into it. Is everything okay with you though?” I ask. “Y-yeah, I’m okay, Li... Just, ya know... Stressed about Aella.” He says weirdly. He seems more panicked than anything. I go to open my mouth and he pulls out his phone as it pings. I’m assuming he has a message with the way his eyes go wide a
LIANI I look around and I stand in white light. There’s nothing here. Is this the sky? Am I in heaven? Is this what the afterlife looks like? I feel a sense of calmness as I stand here. I close my eyes and inhale. When I open them again, I see that I’m standing in a field. There are tons of flowers and beautiful trees. As I look out I see a figure walking towards me. A woman. She has on a white gown with gold bracelets. Her hair is long and wavy, and the color of melted chocolate. Her eyes change colors as they lay on me. First brown, then red, then green, then purple. I feel a closeness with her. I feel drawn to her. “Hello, my child.” Oh, my goddess, it's her. It’s the moon goddess. She smiles and then chuckles. “Walk with me,” she says and I do. I turn to face the left and follow after her. “I see you’re in a dilemma.” “I am. Is there a way we can save Aella? I-if it’s not too much to ask. I mean, when I was in the hospital room, her aura told me that she doesn’t have a lot of
LIANI BEEP…BEEP…BEEP. “Mmmm,” I groan while wiping my eyes. My head is pounding and the light in here is too damn bright. “Lower the lights,” I hear a male voice say. When the lights are lowered my line of vision is able to focus but my ears are still ringing. I’m in a hospital room, with an IV connected to my arm. “How do you feel?” Auburon says as his voice comes into the register. “Like I’ve been hit by a truck,” I say as I try to sit up. I groan in pain from the movement. Auburon’s face pales at my joke. “What happened?” “We were quite literally hit by a truck,” Dorian says. I didn’t even realize he and Layla standing there. Layla looks at me with sadness in her eyes. They’re all puffy and red. Dorian looks extremely tired but also on alert. My eyes meet Auburon’s once again and his eyes are pleading with me like he doesn’t want me to freak out. I scan the room one more time. AELLA! KAYDEN! “WHERE ARE AELLA AND KAYDEN?” I ask as I try to rip the IV out of my arm and move. Aub
LIANI Buzzing. Everything was buzzing. “LIANI! LIANI! ARE YOU OKAY? BABY LOOK AT ME. SOMEBODY CALL AN AMBULANCE!” My vision was blurred as I tried to reach for Auburon as he panics. “Mmmmeh- A-aub” “Baby! Baby, you’re okay! Stay with me!” he says grabbing and gently smacking my face. My throat burns from the smoke inhalation that I can’t speak the way I want to. I hear a loud ripping sound, but my vision is too blurred to see it. I search my mind for Iris but I couldn’t connect with her. “I-I I can’t f-ff-find I-I-ris…” I’m able to say one last time before everything went black. “SHIT! WHERE THE FUCK IS THE AMBULANCE! HOW FAR ARE THE GUARDS?! WHY WEREN’T THEY FOLLOWING US MORE CLOSELY!” **** Ten Minutes Prior AUBURON After dinner, in the limo, I can tell that Liani wasn’t present with me. I could tell she was worried about the tour, especially meeting the higher-ups. I could feel her anxiety through the mate bond. I grab her hand and tell her “It’s okay. It's going to be oka
LIANI I take his hand and inhale one last time before I step out. Here goes nothing. I think to myself. “We got this,” Iris says. But, I can feel her anxiety too or maybe it’s mine. I’m not sure, but when I step out and grab Auburon’s hand, he smiles at me. I can’t help but feel at ease. The cameras flash as they bombard me with questions and statements. “Prince Auburon, is this your mate?” “Prince Auburon she’s gorgeous!” “Prince Auburon where is she from? Is she from a prestigious family?” The questions kept coming until the wind blew and everyone got a whiff of my scent. Everyone went quiet as they all looked at me with wide eyes. I can see the disgust on some of their faces while others look intrigued… excited even. I gulp and squeeze Auburon’s hand tighter. “It’s okay,” he says ringing through the mind link. But it wasn’t okay. Is he not seeing what I’m seeing? I swallow to hold back the bile that arises in my throat. It was so silent that it felt awkward. Is this even
LIANI Somehow Auburon’s words soothed me enough to get up and prepare for the day. Honestly, I had no choice, as today was our first outing. But, I could feel through the mate bond just how serious Auburon was about being there with me and protecting me shall the need for it arises. Cassidy and Sierra ushered in to help me with my hair and make-up. They were a little more formal and anxious than usual and I think it’s because they see me in a different light now. Aella and Layla also came to my room so that we could all get ready together for the outing. This will be Aella’s first public appearance and it makes me feel better that she’ll be there. But, I know all eyes are going to be on me. After all, I will be their future queen. I’ve also been thinking about my grandma and if she’s okay since she and my grandpa went back to their house. I wonder what her meeting with Shannara was like and if those burns ever went away. Goddess, I hope she’s okay. After about two hours of getting
LIANI I nod my head yes but he doesn’t enter me, instead, he inserts a finger into me. “Mmm, you’re so wet Liani, and so tight,” he says as he picks up the pace, angling his finger to hit me right on my g spot as he pinches and tweaks my nipples. Fuck, I love this so much. I moan as I run one of my hands down my body and begin to play with my clit. “You look so good baby, but you’re not allowed to cum yet,” He would say that as I’m literally about to go over the edge. He removes his finger from me and places his tip at my entrance. “Tell me if it hurts okay?” I nod. He enters me slowly, pumping in and out gently, allowing me some time to get used to his length and size. A sigh escapes his lips. “You okay?” he asks as he’s now all the way in me. “Y-yes,” I say. He wastes no time pumping in and out of me as he nuzzles his head into my neck. “Fuck Liani, you feel so good,” he says as he picks up the pace. The moans that escape me are wild and breathless and I couldn’t care les
LIANI I didn’t realize my eyes were wandering or that I was even gawking at him until he cleared his throat and said “Eyes up here, Liani,” My eyes immediately shoot up and I couldn’t help but blush at the fact that I got caught. I almost forgot Sierra was standing there until she said “That’s my cue to leave. Please do enjoy yourselves. Lady Liani, Prince Auburon” then bows and scurried off. As I watch her leave, Auburon pulls me into his chest, cradling his head into my neck. He then places a small smack on my ass and moves his hands slowly up my body till they’re resting on my shoulders. “You look beautiful,” I blush. “Come on,” he says as he grabs my hand and guides me into the room. I was so dumbfounded by everything that I couldn’t even say anything. “Tell our mate he looks good! Goddess!” Iris says through my mind and I can see her roll her eyes. “Oh, now you speak to me!” I say. “You look really good too,” I say to Auburon as we step into the room. He turns around and