“What? Where is she? Did Klyne provide any information about Hilary’s whereabouts or survival? What is going on there?” “No. I’m still waiting to get that answer now Dom. Sorry. Alpha Klyne’s in surgery. But we did find out what attacked them, and you won’t like what they’re claiming it was.” “What?” “Nightmares.” Dominic said. He could hear the unease in Paul’s voice as he said this one word. The initial thought: black horse, red eyes, fire-breathing. That’s just one of many versions. These monsters were gatekeepers of a sort. Meant to keep shifters in their place. Not just shifters, vampires, druids, and other creatures. Nightmares are more of a catch-all name for a creature used to hunt the slave species who rebelled against their Fae overlords. The slave species trapped their Fae overlords in their home realm or dimension. It depends on the story and generation you read how it’s defined. Mages are finding magic and science-based docu
Irish Luck doesn’t require existence. Never wish it on anyone. Never mention it. Even in a third hand fashion. Irish luck is always extreme. Or bad, most often bad. “How did they manage to arrive here? I thought the realms weren’t connected anymore?” “Confirmation received - Dream Realm repaired, connection restored. Gregory cleared his throat again. He seemed uncomfortable.” The oracles seem occupied, not just with the Goddess.” “What do you mean ‘just’ the Goddess?” Dominic asked. They were aware of others who existed like her, but the others paid no attention to them. Before this, they didn’t bother with low-level shifters and similar beings. No one grasped what they meant by low. Humans were also too low. “There’s something going on. I don’t know. But I get the feeling we’ll learn soon enough, and I felt something, the Fae that are trying to enter. They'll be surprised when they meet these others. The best description I c
Raven had always loved escaping to sleep. The one place she could control everything, no one could defy her. It’s her one secret. Her one strength.However, when the Dream Realm suffered damage, it became harder. Not impossible, just harder. She’d kept it a secret from everyone. Knowing her abilities could have caused chaos and threatened her demise. One time, Raven mentioned it as a child, and they labeled her as a liar, punishing her. Beaten for saying anything. That memory stayed fresh in her mind, as if it had happened yesterday. Now she lay there pretending to sleep, listening to Dominic speak to another Alpha about nightmares and the Dream Realm. Raven tried not to shiver. She understood their appearance. They could change forms when they wanted or needed to. They could change forms to fit the task they’re sent to do or what they were hunting. In the wild hunts, they were nightmarish horses created to carry their masters, strike fear, dish out death and d
“Alpha, we have a problem that needs your immediate attention. Lyon is following Luna Jones. However, a sudden panic compelled her to venture into the woods alone. He has his phone with him. Lyon says you can track his phone.” Riley stood there before him. His face was white, and a look of panic replaced their usual calm. Dom stood up and his seat fell back. He forgot about the video call he was on. “Alpha, go ahead, I’ll deal with this.” Paul said. “I’m sure everyone would understand when their mate is in distress how it is.” Paul gazed at the wolves on the screen while lifting the chair. Male wolves would do anything to keep their mate from distress. Because a distressed Luna could cause problems within a Pack. No one wanted a distressed Pack ever. “Is everything alright?” An Alpha on the screen inquired with a thoughtless ease. They were certain that this problem was significant. “No, and yes. She’s safe inside Pack territory. We’ve
“The call?” “Yeah. Oh boy. Okay. Keep your voice down. Avoid excessive activities in the Dream Realm, if possible. It’s a secret, okay. Keep this between us, here or there. You’re a Dreamer like me. We’re almost ready to go back online, shall we say. We’re the first to have access but it’s not safe. If the wrong people find you. Well, you could find your life cut short. So, say nothing. Anyway, I caught a little of your life. Sweet mate you got. Give him a break. He screwed up and wants to fix it. Don’t ask how I know. It’s just a sick skill. But he wants to fix things. What you’re seeing now, that’s the real him. Happened because of a jerk elder.” “Which one? Can I talk to them?” Raven asked. She didn’t know why she trusted this Jade, but she felt she could. Sharing a secret created a bond of trust between them. It made a weird type of sense. “Mitchell or Martin, I think.” Elder Martin was absent, but Elder Mitchell was present. Raven n
Dominic, I can't tell you much because I lack information. Raven said. Shed wanted to tell him everything. Screw it. She would. She had to trust someone, didn’t she? Jade said she had to trust him. In for a penny. In for a pound. Wasn’t that the saying? She grew tired of constant fear. Raven was sick of being alone. She wanted someone on her side for a change. “No one has all the information Raven. That’s the problem. Do the Gods possess complete information or are they working with fragments? Because nothing every seems to have a nice, neat bow and there’s no master book with every explained in extreme detail. So, you’re saying you can screw with the Dream Realm on a scale that scares the crap out of the Gods themselves. Is that what you’re telling me?” Dominic asked. He was trying to keep up with everything Raven was saying to him. Her speech seemed condescending, as if explaining adult matters to a child. He was getting adult facts from the innocent viewpoin
No one comprehended the peculiarity of being a dreamer. There’re levels and layers. You could be awake and asleep. Or asleep and awake. It confused the brain about which reality you were in. There’re so many. She could count at least four she was aware of. Consciousness, the Dream Realm, unconsciousness, and then you have one where it’s a tossup between the three. The fourth one can be troublesome since it can lead to inappropriate actions or words. Or the opposite. Either way, there’re regrets are there. Raven remembered saying things to Dominic and the promises she made to him. But he couldn’t keep any promises to her. She was unsure of the outcome.Dominic took Raven to the Pack house. He had met the Pack. There, he mentioned nothing of what they spoke of. His words referred to the past before she departed. Many wolves appeared perplexed as their Alpha explained her different perception of the videos.The wolves who’d raised Raven had corrupted her views of
At least, now he understood why his father let a Luna from another Pack mess around with a wolf from his Pack in his territory. Blackmail must have occurred. That didn’t matter. Dominic wondered if his father knew what a Dreamer was. He hunted the study and office for any documentation or notes on Dreamers. Dominic found nothing. His father’s journals came up with nothing, and it took him days to get through it all. It didn’t help that he had interruptions from everything else going on.Among the businesses he had been neglecting. To the punishments he’d overseen for the wolves who’d done grievous things, knowing he’d never accept those actions within his pack. It took him longer to turn up nothing. He felt lost and unsure of his next move. Did he ask about Dreamer from Gregory? Or did he try to get access to a mage library? Or speak with an Oracle? They all seemed risky. Raven needed to know her true nature and what awaited her. What if this female lied to her? Raven woul