IANNA’S POVThat night, after Aegen left, I slept peacefully. I was relaxed and felt safe. Something I had not felt in a long time. I think that was why I slept till almost noon and when I woke up there was food covered on the table and a new set of clothes.I got up and made the bed then went into the bathroom and showered. When I was done, I changed into the gym clothes that were left for me. I ate my food and just as I was about to finish, there was a knock on the door.I invited the person in while finishing my food. Aegen stepped inside. “Good morning, how did you sleep?” He looked worried for some reason. “I slept very well, thank you for asking.” He nodded.“I have someone who would very much like to see you.” I raised an eyebrow; he went and opened the door. Christina walked in and my eyes watered. She didn’t say anything but came to me and hugged me tightly.I could not help but cry at that point. “Shssss hush now, you are safe.” She said as she rubbed my back as I cried. “Ch
IANNA’S POVThings escalated fast and now Aegen was threatening his brother because of me. Dear Goddess, maybe I really was a curse. It hasn’t been a day and already the royal family was fighting because of me.“Let’s go Ianna.” Christina tried pulling me out of the room by my hand, but I didn’t move. I was not about to leave the brothers fighting because of me. “Leave Ianna.” Aegen said.I looked at Christina not sure if I should listen to him or not. “We can leave, ignore them, they are always at each other’s throats.” I looked at Aegen and his brother and they were like two bulls in a kraal fighting for dominance.I reluctantly followed Christina out of the room. “I still want to know who she is and why our dear brother here is so protective of her!” Adolph yelled as we left.“Don’t mind them Ianna but you do have to be careful of Adolph. He is my brother and I love him, but he can be cruel sometimes. Also, you can’t let him find out that you are mated to Aegen, as you saw, they do
AEGEN’S POVAfter Christina and Ianna left. Adolph looked at me and spoke. “I will find out what you are hiding dear brother, mark my words. And when I do, I will make sure you pay for it.” I ignored him like what he said did not affect me.“Do whatever you want Adolph but if I were you, I would be focusing on my bride and what she and her father might be hiding not looking for things that are not there.” He shook his head but did not say anything.He turned around and left. I sighed, feeling like hiding what Ianna was to me from him and father was going to be a challenge. I felt frustrated, so, I walked out of there and went to the training grounds.I wanted to get rid of the frustration I was feeling, to clear my mind and come up with a plan to protect Ianna properly. Adolph was a snake and when he set his mind on something. He never lets it go until he finds what he is looking for.He could not find out that Ianna was my mate. I started training my warriors hard when I got to the t
JEYDEN’S POVIt’s almost three months since my birthday and the disappearance of Ianna. After that day, I went to look for her at her home, but her mother didn’t know where she went. All she told me was that she had left but she didn’t know where.I was angry when I went there and wanted to vent. She humiliated me in front of everyone and I wanted to make her pay for what she did. But when I didn’t find her, I was more worried than angry.I thought she was going to come back, she had no one and nowhere else to go. but it has been this long and there was no sign of her. I thought she would show up at school but still no luck.I have asked her friend Christina about her, but she just ignored me and told me nothing. I don’t know what to do or where to look for her. I was stupid for wanting to reject her, I was influenced by Lissa and her mother.They told everyone that she was a curse and when bad things started happening whenever she was around, it confirmed what they had been saying. I
JEYDEN’S POVLissa looked so hurt by what I said. She came inside the office and kneeled in front of me. “Please Jeyden, don’t do this to me. I will do anything please, don’t do this. Just tell me what you want me to do, and I will do it.”I never knew she could beg or look this pathetic. But it doesn’t matter, I am not going to take her back. “Son, we already sent out invitations and people confirmed they are coming. Please, this family can’t be humiliated twice by you.”I looked at my mother in disbelief, how could she? “So, appearances matter more to you than what I want, than my happiness?” my mother shook her head. “It’s not that, you can get your mate back, we will support that. but don’t cancel this arrangement yet. Let this continue while you find your mate and if you find her and she wants to be with you then you can send Lissa away.”Lissa shook her head. “No please, I want to be with him, he can find Ianna and be with her, but he can’t send me away. I love you Jeyden, pleas
JEYDEN’S POVWhat a manipulative bitch Lissa was being, dear Goddess why didn’t I see all this when she was doing it to Ianna and the others. She has been like this even with me, I just didn’t notice.I stood and looked at my parents. “I am going to get some of our best warriors to go look for Ianna for me. You two can do whatever the hell you want. But I am not going to take a manipulative person like this one as my chosen mate, even if Ianna never comes back.”I told them then left the office feeling angry. ‘Where the hell are you, Ianna?’ I went looking for our warriors and met gamma London on the way.“Young alpha where are you going?” He asked, am sure because he doesn’t see me in the training ground during the day, only at night when I train.“I want you to give me four of our best warriors.” He raised his eyebrow looking at me. Am sure thinking what the hell did I want with our warriors.“May i…” I cut him short. “Please don’t ask me what I want them for or if you really want t
The Fairy Princess“I told you to take note of everything. What do you think this is? This is the home of the best warrior in this kingdom if not the world and you want to make silly mistakes like this, do you want to die here?”My warriors were pissing me off, did they think we were here solely for the wedding preparations? They already knew that the wedding should not take place and instead of doing their jobs they were busy helping the royal family with wedding stuff.“Avery, calm yourself. When they are being asked to help then they should, or your husband and his father will find out what we are up to.” If he wasn’t my father saying that I would have slapped him so hard that he would be seeing stars by now.“I get that father but in case you didn’t notice. We are not the only ones with a plan here. My so-called husband and his father are planning something too and we have nothing.” I on
IANNA’S POVBeing in the palace was way better than being at home or being in the woods as a rogue. There I had a roof over my head and food in my belly. I was also not bullied and beaten like I was back home.I was also not hunted by others like I was back in the woods when I was a rogue. But training was extremely hard. Damon pushed me hard and every night my body ached. Aegen avoided the training grounds when our group was training which I felt was good.But in the last week the man was there everyday during our training. He would pair us up with his warriors to train and they would whoop our asses. I think he secretly liked seeing us beaten like that.Another thing that has been happening in this week were the dreams. I kept dreaming about a woman whose face I could not see. She kept telling me to train harder and that war was upon us.Then I would dream of a man, I did not know him, but I felt safe with him. He kept apologizing to me and I do not know why. I kept telling him that
AEGENThe guard went looking for Ianna’s phone in all the places she went to toady, but he could not find it. I tried calling it again, but it kept ringing with no answer. I didn’t think much of it when I asked my head of security to track it.But I started to worry when she told me that she tracked it to the woods close to our spot. Our spot was between the palace and the deep-water pack. There were only three people who knew about that spot and one of them was dead.Me, Ianna, and my dead sister. Also, I knew that Ianna would not have gone to that spot without me. We promised we would find time to go there together. Plus, the guard said she never left the palace grounds since I left.That only meant one thing, that her phone was stolen, and the culprit was someone who worked in the palace. I wouldn’t have cared about finding the phone if it wasn’t for the serial killer we had in our hands.I could not take any chances and there were no coincidences with these kinds of things. So, I
IannaI studied until noon then I went and got lunch for myself. I was starting to feel dizzy, and I knew it was because I didn’t eat breakfast. Aegen would have been angry with me if he knew I didn’t eat breakfast.He would have accused me of starving his child. Not knowing that I didn’t have appetite this morning. After eating, I felt sleepy, and I decided to go and take a nap for a while before going back to my studies.The week has ended and there were still no new leads on the serial killer. Aegen was getting frustrated by all of it. I could hear it in his voice very time we spoke on the phone. But there was nothing either of us could do about it.This person has to be stopped. One way or the other he has to be found. I told my guard I was going to take a nap for a while and that he should not let anyone disturb me. I missed having a friend in the palace.Now that Aegen was not here, I didn’t have anyone to talk to. It was lonely. The omega bless their souls try to talk to me and
AEGENLeaving the palace was difficult, not it was not but leaving Ianna was. Especially now, knowing that she might be in danger. We didn’t know who this was, we didn’t know where he was. He could be at the palace for all we knew and yet. I was leaving her behind.My heart was not at ease, but I had to go. She wanted me to be the best warrior in the kingdom and not her mate and father of her unborn child. She trusted me to get this person and put this matter to rest.It has been a week since I left her, and three more people have been killed so far. A she-wolf from the silver moon pack and a close guard to the young alpha of the deep-water pack. Jeyden. He too was killed the same way as the others.Another was the young alpha from the Golden Moon pack and this one was a friend of Jeyden. Now I believed that the person who was doing all the killings was after Jeyden, but we still didn’t know why.We were now back at the Deep-Water pack to question the kid. I want thinking this person
IANNAI sat there listening to Damon explain about this serial killer and I didn’t know what to do. Aegen and I have just taken over as leaders of the kingdom and yet the very first challenge we had on our hands had nothing to do with finances.Resolving pack disputes, no, our problem was bigger than anyone else’s. we had a serial killer in our hands, and we had no idea what to do or how to stop the person. I hear Damon saying they are trying to figure out what this person wanted, and I couldn’t care less about that.I wanted the person can be found. The only way to know what the person wanted was to find them and question them. “Tell me Damon, since you and my father have discovered what this person’s Amo is, have you not discovered what he wants already?”I mean, his actions and the scorpion should give them an idea what he wants. “It’s not that simple with this person. The Amo is the same, but that doesn’t give us anything at all. Just some killings done by the same person nothing
AEGENI watched from the window as my mother and Ianna’s father got into the car and left. She has been trying to talk to me since the coronation, but I would not hear any of it. She did something wrong and she needed to know that and learn.This is how Christina started her evil ways and because I forgave her when she did that. She continued to a point that she ended up almost killing my mate. Mother needs to know that we don’t do things like that I was not going to allow her to start now.What she did was vindictive for no reason because Ianna’s father chose her. Why did she have to go the extra mile rubbing it. That is one thing I will never understand.Ianna came and stood behind me. “You should have said goodbye to her.” I scoffed. “She is not dying but leaving the kingdom.” She came and stood in front of me. “You are going to miss her.”I took her into my arms inhaling her scent. “Of course. I will miss her; she is my mother after all and I love her. But, not enough to encourage
MICHAELIt was so good to see how well she was received by the kingdom. I knew they would be like that as soon as they knew who she really was. She too looked happy, I didn’t know if it was because of the crown or the pregnancy. But it didn’t matter.What mattered was that she was happy. But I wouldn’t say the same about Aegen, he looked bothered before going to be crowned. I asked his mother to go and talk to him. I didn’t want him taking the crown if he didn’t want to.My daughter deserved more than that, though I didn’t think being with her was the problem. I was sure it had something to do with his family. That was why I asked his mother to talk to him.“Penny for your thoughts?” I snapped out of it. “I was just thinking about Aegen and what could be bothering him on a day like this. Doesn’t he want the child?” I asked his mother. I didn’t know what to think and I didn’t want to leave Ianna if things were not right with them.“No, it’s not that, he is looking forward to being a fa
AEGEN I didn’t know what to say when she told me that she was pregnant. Of course, I was happy but damn it. Did she have to tell me in front of all those people. How I had to restrain myself and not act cry in front of them.I was going to be their king after all. I pulled her gently close to me and whispered. “You are a very cruel queen and you have not even been crowned yet.” She chuckled. “Why would my kind say something like that on such a day.”I gave her a playful glare. “You told me this here on purpose knowing very well I can’t do what I want to do to you. How could you do that if you were not cruel?” she laughed. “Well, Malraux kingdom, I think we should crown them now before they show us things we are not prepared to see.”That fucking elder said making the crow laugh at our expense. “This is not over, not by a long shot my dear queen.” I whispered to her, and she blushed. I could not believe she was carrying my child.No wonder she was adamant on finishing her studies ear
IANNATwo months have passed, and it was the day of the coronation. Today Aegen and I are going to be crowned king and queen of the kingdom then my father will leave with Aegen’s mother to lead the fairies. I still can’t believe those two. But they were happy and there was nothing I could do about it.I was happy for them. Aegen and I have been happy, and we are expecting. But I have not told him about that yet. I plan to tell him after the coronation. To surprise him, am sure he is going to be happy about it.Damon also took the girl from the deep-water pack as his mate, and I believe she had made him soft if I dare say. “I can’t believe this is happening, it is packed out there that it got me scared a little.” He said coming in.I turned to look at him and fixed his tie. “Well, you better get rid of that fear because it is happening. We didn’t want to go to the fairy kingdom, and this is what we got.” He sighed pouting. I kissed him.“Don’t stop, why are you stopping?” I chuckled mo
LUPEI felt sorry for my daughter, the Goddess knows I do but I could not take it anymore. It was too much. The only thing she has been doing through all of this is complain, call me stupid and asking me why I didn’t kill my other daughter.I was tired of it, we have done enough and the reason we were now going to live with the humans, it was because of us. We did this to ourselves, and we had no one else to blame but ourselves. Me especially, I am her mother, and I should have taught her right from wrong.But I didn’t and now it was too late to do anything. “Lissa, go get your bags so we can leave.” She scoffed. “Didn’t you hear what I said mom, I want them to pay for what they did to me. You have to do something.”This child is driving me insane and if she continues this way. I am going to lose my mind and I don’t know what she will do then when I am cray. “You will get me in the car and if you are not there in the next twenty minutes. I am going to leave without you.”I told her th