IANNA’S POVThey say dreams are not always reliable and don’t always show you exactly what was going to happen. But mine came through exactly as I dreamt it. The blood on the palace walls, the bodies and the fire.It was like I was living my dream, my biggest nightmare that decided to come through. We had been preparing for the war since I started dreaming about it and apparently Aegen has been preparing since he suspected that his father and brother have been planning something against the fairies.We thought we had time and I thought it was still going to be long before my father was rescued, and I got to see him. But it was happening and fast. It made me angry that they were burning the palace.This was my father’s home and he wanted me to live in it. How was I going to live in it when they were burning it to the ground? My father didn’t want me to be the queen of ashes and ruins, but it seemed like it was going to be.I ran out of the palace in my wolf form leaving Aegen behind t
IANNA’S POVNow I understood what Christina was talking about, Jeyden and Lissa were no longer the same couple they were when I left the pack. The alpha walked past his son and came to stand next to me looking at me in awe.“How did this happen, are you just a normal white wolf or are you of royal blood?” the alpha asked but I did not respond. I was in wolf form and as Sandra reminded me. I could mind link anyone, but I was not in the mood to talk to the alpha.It was not the time and even if the time was different, I did not owe him any explanation. “Where are the rest of your people?” Damon questioned.“Jeyden, this is not the time for us to be fighting. We should be concerned about the safety of our people not fighting each other.” Said Lissa on the side and Jeyden laughed out loud mocking her.“Our people you said? These will never be your people, Lissa. They are mine and Ianna&rs
IANNA’S POVWhile I was walking and thinking about how I wanted my life to be like after the war. Damon yelled after me to look out. When I turned a fairy was so close to me with a machete in his hand.I tried to dodge the attack, but it was too late. He got me on my front leg slicing me open, but he did not get away as Damon and the others were already on him by the time I got up.I didn’t even notice him or see where he came from. It made me angry. It did not help that I was distracted by Jeyden. “We must follow the screams and sort this out before checking other places.”I told them then walked away. “Hey, hey, hey, where are you going? You are injured and Aegen will kill me if you continue this way.” Damon tried to stop me, but I ignored him and walked away following the screams.They were coming from the direction of my old house. I didn’t want to go there what was the point now? Lissa
AEGEN’S POVThings were cleared at the palace and those that were left were the dead ones. The others fled with their king who left with only his daughter’s head and left the body behind.Now I was busy looking for my father with Adolph on the pile of bodies that laid there. He kept vomiting at the sight but didn’t want to leave and wait for me to find father by myself.I was getting tired of him, and it didn’t help that I didn’t know what was happening on Ianna’s side. Also, I was worried about the witch and if she managed to get Ianna’s father out.There was also the case of my mother whom I wanted to go and check to make sure that she was alright. Adolph vomited again. “Adolph, why don’t you go and check on my mother, make sure she is alright brother and stay with her. I will let you know as soon as we locate father’s body.”He looked at me hesitating. “Brot
AEGEN’S POVI was hurt by what Christina was doing and insinuating. I never thought it would come to this between us. We got along well she and i. the war and the death of our father changed everything.Or was it my being with her friend and keeping secrets to keep her safe that bothered her? I tried to walk away from her, but she spoke. “So, that means we are no longer your brother and sister. Is that what you are saying?”I chuckled feeling my anger rising. I didn’t want to get into it with my sister and I was trying by all means to keep my cool, but she was making it hard.“Now that father is dead you are going to just leave us knowing very well, we will be sitting ducks when you are gone. You know that our lives will be in constant danger when you are not here, but you still want to leave?” she chuckled.I looked at her and I could not recognize the young woman standing in front of me for she
AEGEN’S POVFather was dead and things were about to change in the Malraux kingdom. What I didn’t know was if they would change for the better or worse. I watched as the warriors took my father’s body away.I sat there feeling…nothing. I searched myself to find some kind of emotion but there was none. My father hated me, and I didn’t know how much I didn’t care for him until now. The man hated me for no reason and made me pay for my mother’s decision to not be with him after he married.He treated me like any other warrior and for us warriors. We don’t have to feel a thing for those we protect, it was just a job for us. I didn’t know how true that was until I found my father’s mutilated body.Father thought he was smart. He thought he could get rid of the fairy king that easily and there would be no consequences, well, he was wrong, and he paid for it with his life.Christina may blame me, but I did all I could for father, if he trusted me with his plan then I would have taken the nec
IANNA’S POVWe walked around checking if we got them all, we even walked all the way to the border and indeed, the warriors there were all dead. We shared a look. “Nope, that is not our job. We did ours, now let them clean the mess. Am tired. Let us go back.”I was tired as well; we have been at it since the early hours of the morning until now. The sun was up in the sky indicating that it was already noon. My body ached and screamed at me to let it rest.“You right, let us go.” I led the way; my white coat was covered in blood and now looked a dirty or rusty brown. It was hideous. I desperately needed a bath.“I never thought you could fight like that; I must say, it was an honor fighting by your side. You are now in the same level as Aegen.” When he said that, I felt like crying my eyes out.I was bullied and told I was a curse. Made to feel like nothing, and yet today someone was telling me that I was the best warrior they had ever seen. I wished my mother, who swore that I was the
IANNA’S POVI turned and looked at Aegen and he nodded. At that time, I didn’t know how to feel, I didn’t know if I was happy or nervous, I think both. “I need to bath.” There was no way I was going to meet my father looking the way I did.The man last saw me when I was only but a child, what would he think if he saw me the way I was? Aegen followed behind. “Your father is very intimidating; I could not wait to get out of there. The man made me feel like a little boy.”I wanted to laugh but my stomach was twisting and turning as well. “The moment I heard you were close; I got the excuse I needed to get out.” If he intimidated Aegen, the most fierce man I knew then how was he going to be with me?I could feel my stomach twisting and turning making me feel sick. “I will go get you food while you bath.” I did not respond to Aegen. Not that I did not want to but because I didn’t know what to say to him.My father was home and that was all I could think of. I was going to meet the man who
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