Danika's POV.-The ignoble feeling wringing my soul leaves me in a near-empty shell state as I devastatingly smack my back against the wall, gliding down against it to collapse into a grieving heap on the cold tiles. I ignore the mesh of walking feet coursing the corridor, hanging my head dismally, gnawing my lips until I can no longer taste my own blood.“Danika…,” A frail voice swims into the chaos in my mind but I don’t budge to regard whoever it is even while being aware of who it is that’s stepped out of the doctor’s office. “Please...Danika.”I gnaw harder, the trembling fingers gripping my arms that are crossed over each other and resting on my raised knees, digging through the fabric of my sleeves to puncture my skin. Don’t speak to me...I brought this upon that innocent little girl.I know...once I failed to heal her, I knew against all odds. There was no more salvation for her. Bringing her to the hospital is only because I’m afraid to share the horrible news with the
Danika's POV.-‘Hmm, wait...could that be…?’Gradual steps bring me towards an old dresser with three framed pictures having their screens covered with thin layers of dust. They brush through my peripheral as I bow forward, crouching in approach until I get to the object sticking out from the back of the dresser.I reach out my right hand and grab the flat object, pulling it out to discover it’s stuck. Gritting softly, I grunt, “Charles, come give me a hand.” Ugh, there’s no need to call him when I can just do it myself.Scoffing, I let the object go and wiggle my fingers into the little space between the back of the dresser and the wall to exert a pull. That’s when I feel Charles behind me and hear him inquire, “Did you find something back there?”“Yeah,” I grunt, successfully moving the heavy dresser. “It’s some silver-like flat object. Could be a mirror...” I taper off, lowering to pick up the object that’s now lying flat on the floor. It does look silver in color. An ova
Into The Fae World 1.~~~Danika’s POV.-‘H-he...Liam’s slipped into a mirror.’What in the world? I shudder, deflating at once upon the jarring news as my butt hits the floor. How is this...possible? No, I shut the door after I returned the mirror in the evening yesterday. His hand can’t reach the knob. Snap out of it, Danika. This isn’t the time to mull over this.I spring to my feet at once and run towards the basement with Chestnut following after me as I take the steps by two. I dart my gaze about and they land on the object lying flat on the floor across from where I’m standing. Quickly, I’m by it and my chest clenches as I see the mesmerizing view from yesterday resplendent inside the mirror. The clouds and blue sky.“Liam!”Impulsively, my motherly instincts kick in as I call his name in a very loud voice, my fingers clutching the edges shaking greatly as I continue to call into the mirror desperately. ‘Dani, calm down. I’m positive no harm met him. You need to ca
Danika’s POV.-“To bring you to our little prince.”The mermaid Fae begins to swim in the opposite direction, urging us on our feet and hurrying after her on the shore. As we follow her lead, I marvel at the new company that joins us, about ten other mermaids surface in the water, following behind the mermaid we just met. And together, setting the glorious night air alight, they sing the same melodious song she had sung after discovering my identity.‘Danika, I think we should slow down. Aunt Sue and Charles aren’t gifted with the stamina we have,’ A wary voice chimes into my mind. Recognizing it’s Ludis, I slow down a bit to look over my shoulder and behind me.‘Those merry mermaids aren’t slowing down either. What should we do, Dani?’ Violet probes me and I knit my brows to think for a moment.An idea flashes across my mind and I smirk. I give Aunt Sue and Charles a huge startle when I deploy my powers to lift them from the ground suddenly. I lift them higher and bring th
Danika's POV.-A flickering torch casts dancing shadows on the stonewalls of the dimly lit corridor as I cautiously follow behind the Elf Elder. I can see super tiny lights afloat about us, looking like what I think should be Fairy dust. It uplifts the air that’s quite heavy with the scent of old parchment and ancient magic. The very tall figure in front of me still amazes me with his extraordinary height.Humans tend to be super tall sometimes, and werewolves are mostly tall too. But, Elves are on a level of their own. All of them tower well over 7 to 8 feet. It makes me curious, just how much more will I have to grow to achieve that height?I shake out of my thoughts, registering another presence. Just like the smaller intriguing creatures we encountered on our journey to the Elder Council. They are everywhere, humbly greeting the Elder and myself as they pass by. And I come to realize that the golden sparkling dust particles in the air around us are the doing of magical beings
Danika's POV.-I dive into the light, instantly landing upon wooden flooring as the light fades to reveal the basement of my family home. Tch, he got away. Of course, that wasn’t a vision of what was coming, but a revelation of what had already happened.‘Taren!’The others are sprawled across the floor, unconscious with bruises on their bodies. I dash towards Taren rousing from the floor with a hand to the back of his head as he winces. I nudge him with my snout, impatient to know what happened.“The enemy suddenly appeared out of nowhere and took us out to slip into the mirror shortly after you guys did...” He speaks with strain, wincing as he collects his hand from the back of his head to frown at the little blood smeared across his palm.“What the hell happened in here?” I hear Charles and turn to see them going to check on the unconscious men. Then turning to Taren, I suddenly agitate, ‘The girls! Where are they?’To my dismay, my question puzzles Taren and at once, I’
I'm Home.~~~Danika’s POV. - Biting down my smile to a cheeky one, I glimpse at my sister behind me and face forward to address Vyin, bowing my head a little as I speak apologetically, “I apologize for all the troubles my sister must’ve caused you, Alpha Vyin.” “She can’t help it, that’s just how we are.” I giggle inwardly and my sister hurries to my side, heatedly debunking, “What? You don’t have to apologize for something so irrelevant and revive my past incriminating title.” She’s so vehement with her face flustered. She attacks her mate next, going against him to side me while he just stares at her with very cool and leveled eyes that more than tell me how intimate and special their bond is. I didn’t want this to affect me this much but, I just can’t help it. “I’m sorry I couldn’t be there when you found your mate,” I rasp remorsefully, punctuating her vehement bickering. “I should’ve been there for your coronation and wedding too...sorry I left you all alone.” It hurts me,
Danika’s POV.-Impulsively, I’m moving faster than my mind processes, closing the gap between us instantly with my arms out and ready to embrace him against my chest. To my heartbreak, he flinches upon my speedy advancement and dashes behind the woman guiding them all in. Clutching the back of her legs and skeptically peeping at me.“Danika, is this him? The first son you spoke about?” Elizabeth appears beside me, wonderment in her eyes as she appeals to him. “Neil, hey, you don’t have to be so afraid. She’s my older sister, she won’t hurt you.”He remains adamant, clenching my heart as my arms slack and drop while he only hides even more, ensuring I don’t get to touch him. This is so unexpected. Ashley was wild, Andy was eager, and Neil, as I’ve come to know the name they gave him...he distrusts me.“You don’t have to be discouraged, he’ll come around. He’s a very shy kid and is reserved around people – particularly new faces,” She goes on to educate me while my eyes never l
Danika’s POV. - Three Years Later. ~ “Ludis did what?” I gasp, pulling a chair to sit while Kashira grins deeply to affirm what he just said. I settle down and look between him and Mao before lowly asking again, “He fought with them?” “It’s not uncommon among us, you know,” Mao starts to say in a rather calm tone. “Especially among Alpha families. If there are sons and daughters, or even just a son, it’s a test the son has to carry out to determine if his sister’s mate is worthy of her.” I bite down my protest and frown. “Ludis isn’t just any wolf, he’s an Alpha male and of the heterochromatic bloodline,” I argue defensively and Kashira shrugs, “I admit all four of them were powerful and Ludis didn’t make it out without a few bruises.” “But the kid won, and the princess is his,” He cheers, munching his dish of Chow Mein. Doing well to quell my argument as I growl stubbornly and Mao smiles at me. “This is great! I haven’t been to a Chinese restaurant in ages.” “Eat up and leave,
Danika’s POV.-I’m nervous. This is the most I’ve been in years. I can’t even breathe properly. Clutching my mate’s arm, I lean against him, trembling as I try to stabilize my breath. The Faeries who’ve helped me into my bedazzling nature-enchanted gown stare at me with confidence, trying to restore my timid brave spirit as I shut my eyes for a moment.I feel his soothing palm brush over mine and his tender voice speaks to me, “Do you want to sit down for a minute and pull yourself together?” Then he takes on a sarcastic edge, “Or I can just go out there and let them know you’re not up for it.”I growl and snap my eyes open to glare at him who smirks at me, poking between my brows as he says, “Yeah, that’s it. We can start from there.”Thanks to his tease, I’m a bit annoyed and I use that emotion to shake myself out of it. Ridding the unwanted anxiety and uncertainties that latch onto my frame and heart. Grabbing the bodice of my shimmering gown, I step forward.“I’ve kept
Danika’s POV.-Taren and Emma? Wow, will you look at that? Although it might seem as if Emma’s so smitten as she fusses endlessly, running her trembling lips, blinking her eyes, nervously fiddling with her hair, and unable to tone down the heat resplendent on her face...Taren is keeping cool about it but, it’s evident that he enjoys the reaction he’s eliciting from her.I don’t want to be privy to what they’re talking about. I muster a small smile, watching them a little longer as I feel a familiar presence close in on me. When her trembling fingers try to touch her hair, Taren beats her to it, sleekly sliding his fingers against hers to tuck it behind her steaming ear. At that stunning action, their gazes meet and hold for a moment before Taren averts his to smirk a little while Emma palms her face.“She’d never let Lian hear the end of it. But here she is, acting so silly like a girl experiencing her first love.”I raise a brow at Elaine who grins at me, only to have me deb
Danika’s POV.-“You’ll sell the property?”“We’ve thought about it and that’s the conclusion we came down with.”Those voices sound familiar. I groan in my sleep, rousing sluggishly along my slow turn over. On my back with my hand rustling the sheets in search of my mate, I frown and open my eyes. I jump out of bed, pick up a random shirt from the floor, and pull into it along my exit.“Now, don’t look gloomy. It was never a home for you.”“Still, it’s where we grew up. Have a rethink, Christian. You’re making a hasty decision.”Found him. Wearing a gummy smile, I embrace him from behind, pressing against his bare back and snaking my arms around his waist as I drag my forehead up to his shoulder. He probably sensed me coming, that’s why I don’t elicit much of a reaction from him. I want to place my head on his shoulder but find Liam staring at me with heavy drowsy eyes.“Why you this little...” I whisper at him and his hazy eyes clear to revive a grin. Liam pecks my nose
Danika’s POV.-Why’s she with the Elf? How did she get here so fast? Puzzled, I walk towards them. Aunt Sue raises the Elf’s head onto her thighs and stares at him with a form of sadness I don’t understand. I watch them with scrutiny, how the Elf barely moves with his breath fading fast while Aunt Sue takes his numb hand in hers.“Sue...” He rasps, his voice almost just air. But she hears him, and so do I as I keep away. “...I’m sorry I couldn’t...go back to you...properly...”The little life force inside of him disappears after he says that. Aunt Sue hugs his head to her chest, trembling softly as she mutters in a shaky voice, “The times you did...they reached me.”‘Seems like they had something going on in the past,’ Violate ponders while I just stare at her as she slides her palm over his eyes to shut his eyelids. She gently guides his head off her thighs to settle on the floor as if he’s only sleeping.“Every sinner deserves even one person to mourn them.”I push forw
Danika’s POV.-“It’s a pity that her daughters inherited everything about her.”The splitting sound of a gunshot suddenly rings out. In a flash, Elizabeth and Chestnut fall over the handrail and Grandma Bo breathes her last. Shock stuns me in place, with eyes spreading wider each slowly ticking second as I remain numb and unperceptive for a moment.“Watch them die.”It all rushes back into me in an instant. The ravenous and black rage that consumed me before, sets my being ablaze in a breath. I leap over the handrail, going after them. I don’t see Chestnut. Elizabeth is still in her bind and I catch her when she’s just an inch from the floor.“Your Highness! This is the worst to have happened.” I hold my sister close, barely succeeding at holding my rage to force a turn around so I can see Tara and my mate. I see Chestnut is with my mate and I hand over Elizabeth to them.“You all should leave...help Yi Wen...and get the Tuyens out of here,” I manage to growl, the last r
Danika’s POV.-Poof! The head my maw should’ve crushed to pieces explodes into ashen fairy dust. I fall back swiftly and shake my head to rid of the cloud. Only to growl ever nefariously at the face of my grinning enemy standing across from me – with the stolen Grimoire in hand.“Heh, think you’d get me so easy?” He grins diabolically, intentionally hinting at the large black voluminous book in his hand. “I commend your prowess for making it this far, but this is as far as you-”Cut to the chase already. I ain’t got time for pointless blabbering!I’m onto him with a breath, working my maw aggressively, pounding my hefty paws here and there, breaking the floor and sending tremors through the walls- it’s now it comes to me. This is no longer the haunted maze. We’re inside the Tuyen’s mansion. What a sneaky game indeed.I snag him with a swing of my left paw, smacking the side of his head to send him smashing through a wall. The result isn’t gratifying, it only burns my fury
Danika’s POV.-“Danika, hey, slow down. You’re not thinking of rushing off, are you?” Taren questions behind me as we sprint back to the car. “Persuading me won’t work, Taren,” I cut him off coldly. “You heard that thing as clearly as I did.”We get to the car and I briefly turn to face him as I drop rustily, barely keeping my tumultuous rage in check so I don’t snap at him, “I don’t need your help to go save them.”I grab the handle and yank the driver’s door open, zeroing my smoldering orbs on my mate as I give the command, “Move over to the passenger seat.”They all regard me with surprise, Charles blinking at me like I’m someone else. He frowns and attempts to challenge me, only to flinch at the realization of something and lean worriedly towards me. “Is something wrong? Why do you look so angry?”“We’re only wasting valuable time,” I swat his concern aside and use my ability to make the shift happen. I snatch control of the steering wheel, startling my sister to prote
Danika’s POV. - My muscles still hurt from the intensive training I just concluded. I’m so sweaty, it’s making my clothes feel uncomfortable. I cringe at the reek of heat oozing from my body as I enter the Pack House with my mate behind me. It’s hard not to inhale the stench, and it’s driving me crazy. “Sparing with Alpha Vyin and Ludis for over three hours sure is taking its toll,” I grumble with a crumpled face. I toss my face aside as if I can detach my soul from my body, inadvertently robbing myself of sensing where I’m heading. That’s when my right foot bumps into something and my body lurches forward with a yelp. “If you were going to become this grumpy, you shouldn’t have chosen to spar in both wolf and human forms.” I cringe pathetically at the flat tone of my mate who’s saved me with an arm around my waist. “We don’t have much time,” He begins to say after helping me straighten up. “You go freshen up, in the meantime, I’ll go get the kids.” It’s day four already, and to