A beautiful woman with mesmerising red eyes and dark hair walked into the living room where Coraline and Hazel were seated. Each step she took screamed out elegance and confidence....She had pleasant smile Immediately she saw them seated and said "Coraline" in the sweetest voice even. Even her voice was different, Hazel could tell she was different breed when she saw her. Her difference was screaming at them. She stood out.... "Gwen!" Coraline said and stood up...She gave her friend a warm hug and Hazel could only watch and wonder where the two had crossed paths... Gwen's eyes darted from Coraline to Hazel when they Broke their hug and coraline Immediately introduced the two woman ... "This is Hazel"Hazel stood up and stretched Out her hand for an handshake "Hazel, your name sounds familiar... are you the same Hazel who tried to kill the king here" Gwen said and Hazel felt like she had been slapped on her face...What the hell did she mean! "Oh you must be her!" Gwen looking excited l
Coraline tapper on Hazel's shoulder, who was seated up with her eyes closed. she looked like she was asleep, but Coraline knew all too well that she wasn't asleep. "Hazel!" she gritted her teeth in rage and tapped on Hazel shoulder, but still didn't get a response. she drew a chair and sat opposite Hazel, waiting for Her to get back... "She must really hate her." Gwen, who was seated across the room with a glass of wine, said.... she took a sip from her wine and smiled... "You know she reminds me of you a lot," Gwen said to coraline... Coraline glared at her old friend. "How does she remind you of me... she is stubborn and doesn't listen. " Gwen chuckled and shook her head... "Yes, like you," She said, and coraline shook her head... "I wonder why she can't just leave them be since the king wants to be with his mate," Gwen added and sighed... "If it happened to you, you would have reacted worse, gwen... she might look strong on the outside, but what happened seemed to have ruined he
Joan turned to look at Liam, who was fast asleep beside her... she couldn't even bring herself to wake him up and tell him about what had just occurred... she got up from the bed and walked straight to the balcony of the room. Her heart was still racing like crazy... the thought that Hazel was still out there and definitely planning her revenge made her feel sick... She stood there for a while and let the night wind blow towards her... what was she going to do? How were they going to defeat Hazel this time... it had been just a slight chance the last time... "I need to learn more about my powers," Joan muttered and sighed deeply... She was completely wide awake now and knew it was useless trying to go back to sleep after such an event... she closed her eyes and took a deep breath... she had to explore her powers more and put them to good use... The last time when she stopped Hazel, she had trapped Hazel in her own memories... was there a way she could manipulate into what she w
"Do you have a dress in mind?" Alice asked, and Joan shook her head. Though she had seemed enthusiastic when she said she wanted to prepare for a wedding, she had no idea what an actual wedding preparation entailed, especially a royal wedding and a mating ceremony, they had to try to find out about it and Alice knew just the person to ask, but she wasn't sure if it was the right time to talk to him. Kace was barely himself now after what happened with Seraphina, and he hardly spoke but mostly looked gaunt... she wanted to use this opportunity to check how he had been fending and maybe lighten up his mood... "Let's go", Alice said, and Joan stood up first to help her get up. They both left and headed to the back of the pack house where Kace's house was... Both women exchanged worried looks before knocking on the door... Thankfully Alice had filled Joan in on everything that took place, so Joan knew what exactly not to say to the gamma... They stood there for a few seconds before the do
"Are you sure about the advice you gave him?" Joan asked Alice, and they walked back to the main house, and Alice stopped in her tracks... "Right?" Alice said and sighed deeply. "What if Seraphina flips out if he tries anything... what if he blames me... I was bold when I told him that. Hoping it would help. But now I'm not so sure... She would kill him! She reminds me so much of Diana, but like a softer version," Alice said, and Joan nodded in agreement. She wasn't really close to Seraphina, but in the short time they spent together, she could tell that Seraphina wasn't someone anyone should mess with... from the memories she had seen from Ash, yes Seraphina might use her powers on Kace if he tried anything" Alice turned back, contemplating about going back to kace house to tell him that he shouldn't follow her advice, but Joan stopped her before she could do anything. she turned to look at Joan, who shook her head. "I don't think you should. We shouldn't interfere more than this...
The days went by more quickly than Joan wanted, and it was finally the day for her to follow Liam back to the Palace... all their bags had been packed, and they had breakfast with Devon and Alice like every other day, but this day was different because Joan knew her life was going to completely change the moment she followed him back to the Palace... They were going to have a royal wedding, and everyone in the pack house was already whispering about it. Alice had told her not to think much about it, but how could she not when she heard them gossiping about if she had what it took to rule with Liam... Liam had been the king for many years, but she was different... she was someone who spent most of her time alone unless she was with people she was comfortable around, like Alice and Jonathan. What would she do if she were asked to address the people of the kingdom? What would she say! The thought alone was nerve-wracking... "When are you leaving?" Devon asked Liam as they all sat in hi
Devon led Liam and Lilac to his study so they could talk, but as the three of them stood there, only silence reigned... "How are you?" Liam was the one who finally asked and broke the icy silence between them. "Not so good," Lilac responded truthfully. The last few days had been awful for her, and she hoped that the days ahead would get better, but she wasn't sure anymore... she was curious to know if there were any more secrets that her brothers were hiding from her that she needed to know. She hated when someone kept secrets from her, and she hated being left in the dark... It had been the most chilling thing to see her mother again and not be able to speak to her and tell her she was sorry and how much she loved her... it was something that she would think about for the rest of her life... "I saw Mom again...it felt surreal... she was standing right in front of me, but I..." Lilac trailed off and swallowed, trying to be strong so she wouldn't cry as she spoke, but it was hard not t
When the siblings returned back to the room, they were surprised to see that Diana was back, but one person was missing... "When did you get back?" Devon was the first person to ask. From the frown on the witch's face, and because of how silent Joan and Alice were, he could tell that something was wrong and it had something to do with the witch. " A while ago," Diana said and stood up, ready to leave... her eyes fell on Lilac, but she said nothing to her and simply walked right past her and out of the room. Silence returned back to the room, but Lilac was the one who broke it because she wanted to know where her mate was. "Where is Jonathan?" She asked. Alice and Joan exchanged worried looks before Joan finally answered. "He left a while ago. We don't know where he went, " she said, and Lilac left the room immediately to look for him. "What happened?" Liam asked, and Alice sighed deeply. "He had a disagreement with Diana, but I don't think it's just that... I think something is up wit
Epheba walked along the beautiful courtyard of Gwen's mansion, it was evening and a smile appeared on her face as she stared at the beautiful flowers that were in the gardener... she moved closer to a white rose and brought her finger close to it and the moment her finger came in contact with the rose it completely withered and affected the remaining flowers in the garden... the smile on her face widened as she stood there for a few seconds staring at what she had done... she had touched it with dark magic and had expected to wither when she did but a small part of herhaf expected something otherwise to happen.... could forbidden magic bring life into something... the sam fingers that she used in touching the flowers she used it to touch the flowers once again and this time the withered flowers immediately started to spring back to life... There was always a difference... there had always been a difference that all dark and black witches knew... She had used white magic to bring the f
lilac and Joan slowly walked into floor Alice was in.... their heart and eyes was filled with so much anticipation as they walked behind kace, the more they inched closer to the room. the more eager they were to see the luna... Kace turned to look at them when they got to the door of the room... "I think the baby is with her right now... she just had a baby a while ago" kace said in a low voice to them and they both nodded... he pushed the door open slowly and a smile appeared on his face when his first line of sight with the luna with the baby cradle in her arms... he entered into the room and gestured for Joan and Lilac to do the same.... Lilac and Joan exchanged looks before they finally walked into the room and Alice finally turned to look at the door to see who it was... a smile immediately appeared on her face when she saw Joan and Lilac... "Hi!" she said excitedly to them and Lilac felt her eyes water up when her eyes fell on Alice and her little nephew... " Alice" Joan said an
"They baby... the baby is coming" Alice said and she gripped Devon's arms... "What!" Devon said and his eyes grew wide... he froze for a few seconds before he immediately mind linked someone, anyone... he wasn't sure who he was mind linking, but he was yelling through the mind link for them to get Lilith over there right now... Devon picked his luna up and carried her quickly out of his floor to the room that he had prepared in the pack For her to deliver the baby... Everything was ready and had been prepared. but the couple weren't prepared... Alice had fear in her eyes as she gripped unto Devon's arm... "Alpha!" Kace said and froze in his tracks when he saw Devon with the luna in his arms... "Get the healer over here quickly... the doctor too... everyone!" Devon yelled at kace and Kace immediately sprang into action... it was something everyone had been waiting and expecting to happen, but now that it was happening it was an entirely different case.... They all went straight into pa
Alice stood in front of a the mirror in her closet, her eyes was on her big baby bump as she stared at how big it had grown because she knew that the big bump that she had carried for over six months would be gone in a few days... a normal lycan pregnancy took mostly four or five months but for her it was different because she wasn't a lycan and everything became mixed up and she was going to have the baby on the seventh months, which was already here... the healer had left a few hours ago and when Alice had asked her about her delivery date for the nth time, she ended up giving Alice the same response she had given her other times "The baby will be here soon luna... you don't have to worry... the baby is healthy" The healer had said and Devon and Alice had sighed in relief for the nth time... Devon had left a while later so she could sleep comfortably but Alice had woken up from her sleep and now she was standing on front of the mirror, a slight smile on her face as she stared at her
"See that wasn't so hard was it..." Gwen said to Felicity as she appeared in the room with the book in her hand.. .. she walked to where coraline wad standing and handed the book to her... "Thank you Gwen... you are such a great help..." Coraline said as she took the book from gwen who took a seat and poured herself a glass of blood, from a new bottle of wine... Felicity stared at the both of them with so much anger in her eyes... but the anger wasn't just at then, but herself also... she had given up the location of the book that lana had entrusted with her because she was afraid to losing her life like Lisa had.... she was a complete coward... "Do you want to know what would have happened if you didn't give this book up... I would have gone to get it myself but I'm not as lenient as Gwen here" Coraline said and inched closer to Felicity who felt a cold shiver run down her spine as Coraline inched closer to her... "I would have killed everyone and made a mark on their body so anyon
When Liam walked into the bedroom of his chambers, he stopped when he saw Joan pacing back and forth... she froze when she saw him before she continued pacing... "we have to warn everyone... we can't keep this to ourselves when their lives might be in danger, " Joan said as she paced back and forth in front of liam... she hadn't been herself since after that day and she couldn't even sleep without having a nightmare anymore... "Calm down," Liam said, and she stopped pacing... "Calm down! you want me to freaking Calm down right now, when I feel like I'm going crazy... my head is about to explode because I don't know what the hell we are going to do and you want me to calm down" How could he ask her to when he saw what she saw or did he have no idea what this could lead to... Liam crossed the space between them, and instead of speaking to her directly, he mind linked her... [Everything will be fine, and if it's not... we will make it fine] He said through the mind link, and Joan felt
"What is next, we can't just stay quiet like this... what if they are planning something against us" Hazel asked coraline who looked really calm unlike her and this got too much on Hazel's nerves because coraline was acting like she didn't give a freaking damn when all of this was her plan in the first place.. was she planning on backing out now... it was too late for her to do so... she would be rendered weak if coraline backed out now... "Relax... everything is going according to plan, " Coraline responded, and Hazel scoffed... she couldn't believe her. "How is this going according to plan?" Hazel spa out In anger and ran her hand through her hair... she started to pace back and forth in the room and coraline could only stare at her with a lingering smile on her face... it was a sight she enjoyed looking at... a sight of agitation because someone craved power... a power that she didn't deserve..."Do you deserve such a power?" Coraline said suddenly causing Hazel to stop pacing an
Joan gasped in shock as she watched everything unfold before her eyes and everyone were equally shocked by this... "How could this be" Diana muttered under her breath... this whole time, everything they had been told and believed was a lie... they have been living a lie the whole time and didn't know such a power existed... Was the Fae queen sacrifice in vain... how would they defeat this kind of power. . what were they going to do... "We need to leave now... we can't stay here for much longer" Jonathan said, because if they stayed longer they might risk getting trapped in the past and that was the last thing they needed at they moment... so liam took the hand of his mate and started to lead her away, but as they walked away, Joan couldn't stop looking back, her eyes was filled with horror.... They were all silent as they walked back to the field from before and Joan was still in complete shock because of everything... "Joan!" Jonathan called out to her and snapped her out of the daze
Joan was the first person to open her eyes when they all arrived in the past and rest followed... They all stood there silently, taking in their surroundings... they knew they wouldn't be able to stay for too long because Alice wasn't the one who had opened the portal for them, but they had to use the short time they had wisely... "Follow me," Diana said and started to walk off without explaining anything to them or telling them where they were headed, but they had no choice but to follow her. They were in the middle of what looked like a field that was filled with dry leaves... "Where are we heeaded" Liam couldn't help but ask after a while of walking... Diana had refused to speak and it would be more helpful to them if she just explained everything as they walked to wherever they were heading... "it's a lot to explain right now.... I will tell you everything when we return back to the Palace. right now... we don't have a lot of time to waste... we have to get there before it's too l