Betty stood in the kitchen trembling, with a knife in her hand….“stupid, stupid feelings! I can't fall in love with him, I can't love the enemy, marrying him, fine but loving that monster that killed so many, NEVER!! I would rather be dead!” She whispered out loud while tears started to fall down her face. After taking a deep breath she puts the sharp point of the knife on her wrist and pushes….Upstairs in the shower, Develin’s beast started to be restless as he howled loudly in his mind. “Mate, pain, trouble!”.....As quickly as possible, he jumps out, grabs a towel and runs out of his bathroom, out his bedroom and follows Betty's faint scent that was still hanging in the air, all the way downstairs….“Betty, where are you?!” He yelled as he ran around, but no answer came. Then suddenly he hears a loud thud coming from his kitchen and quickly runs I to that direction. As he enters the kitchen he stops in his tracks and feels his beast howling and whining as he sees an unconscio
Betty sat in her chair, staring outside the window into the garden where flowers were in full bloom, the only thing she enjoyed these days, watching the flowers. It's been a week since Betty has left the hospital and all this while she has not left her bedroom, she just stayed inside avoiding any sort of human contact, especially that of Develin who has tried lots of times to come close to her but had failed miserably. But still everyday he tried again and again, In the morning, bringing her breakfast and in the evening he sat down with her having dinner in her room while he made sure that the maids gave her lunch during midday when he was out. He tried hard, but still Betty just looked at him with an emotionless face, a cold expression he had never seen before and he so desperately wanted to change back into that smile of hers that he has grown to like very much, the smile he has seen at moments she hadn't noticed….Today he wanted to try a new approach. He wanted to open up about
It was the day of Mayor Develin’s and Betty's wedding and it was the talk of the town!The grand town hall was beautifully decorated and people slowly gathered outside in front of it.Only in the fantasy realm the atmosphere was gloomy!King Lionel was enraged that his arch enemy would marry HIS mate today and there was nothing he could do about it without avoiding a bloodbath!He felt like a failure and sat in the game room of Grissom’s mansion while Ava was making honey flavored cookies in the kitchen.“We can go there, and object to the marriage?” Grissom asked while he looked at his sulking friend.“And then what exactly, Griss? He will probably kidnap some more of ours or kill them on the spot, or even worse, kill Betty on the spot! No! I will not risk her or anybody else's safety for that matter! I'll just stay here and hopefully we can come up with a new, better plan to kidnap her back without him knowing and without bloodshed!” Lionel replied while staring at the festivities th
Develin curls and uncurls his left fist while with his other hand he holds Betty possessively at her waist, pressing her close to his body, as he gazes at her family and Lionel. "Silly King! he thinks he can still have hid mate back, well he's too late! tonight I will mark her as MINE and soon I will put cubs in her!!" Brutus snickered in Develins mind while he watched as Lionel grew more angrier and frustrated by the minute! "What?! say that again, Brutus??" he replied his still grinning wolf in his mind."Which part old man? that I will mark her tonight or that the lion will not get her back?" Brutus replied him. "No, no, you crazy wolf!....you said that HE will not get his MATE back.....so it was his baby then?!" Develin whispered the last part in shock. "Yes, yes old man it was, but good ridens I would say! now our mate can have OUR cubs! and not that filth!" Brutus menaced coldly. "I agree that she can have ours yes but never ever tell her the rest because she would hate us
Everybody had finished eating and the DJ had asked the couple to the dancefloor for their first dance as husband and wife. Under a huge applause, Devlin walked hand in hand with Betty towards the centre of the ballroom and waited for the lights to dim and the music to start. As the first tunes of a romantic song started, Develin grabbed Betty by the waist with eagerness and started to move slowly on the rhythm. Brutus was wagging his big tail as he saw his mate closing her eyes and leaning against Develin's chest. He felt at peace! Slowly the world started to fade away and it was only Betty and him dancing, enjoying each other's soft touches and light caresses with closed eyes as they breathed in each other's scent. Betty sighed contently, feeling more relaxed than she had ever felt in this man's presence. She started to believe that he was indeed changing for her making her smile softly. Suddenly she felt something hard probing around the area of her thighs and her eyes g
The only that was heard in the room were the beeping sounds of the machine that were attached to Develin's body and the shuffling sound of Betty's footsteps, who was padding up and down the room while clutching her shirt with clenched fists.Slowly Develin opened his eyes and tried to get up but a wave of dizziness prevented him from doing so while he heard beeping sounds of some kind loudly drifting in and out of his ears. "Doc! He's awake!" He suddenly heard Betty's voice and he opened his eyes again only to look straight into Betty's eyes who were red and puffy. "Thank Goddess, you're not dead!" She muttered while snuggling close to his chest. "Death? No little one, I'm not planning on dying yet so, you are stuck with me, even if you don't want to!" He husked while he brought her even closer to his heart and nuzzled her mark on her shoulder, making his Beast purr in happiness."Mayor Develin? Hi, I am sorry to interrupt your uhm....well with your new wife and all but we need to
Outside the sun was shining while a maid helped Betty packing upstairs while Develin was still busy in his office. “Mrs. Lacroix, is this all you want to take with you for your honeymoon or is there more I need to pack for you?” The maid asked Betty whose mind was not with the packing at the moment….“Oh….sorry Rose no thank you! You already helped me enough so you can go do your other work” Betty replied with a blush, feeling slightly stupid. “Oh okay, alright then, if you still need me later for something, you can call for me” Rose replied and then walked out of the bedroom suit and closed the door behind her. Meanwhile Betty removed the suitcases from the bed and sat down on the edge while thinking. Since she and Develin had visited Malcolm, they hadn't talked about what Malcom had told them and she didn't like it one bit! It was about his health and that is Brutus as well afcourse who has been awfully quiet ever since!“Hey, what are you thinking so deeply about?” Develin whis
“Love, I'm going to get some more honey, I'll be back in an hour or so, but if you need anything, I'm just a mind link away ok!” Grissom said, before kissing Ava's belly and forehead lovingly. ‘’Yes yes, don't make a fuss old bear! i am more than capable to survive an hour without you!’’ Ava chuckled. ‘’I know love but you know why right? it's because i love the moon goddess and back!’’ he husked. ‘’I know, papa bear, but sometimes it's all a bit much you know’’ Ava replied slightly blushing.‘’Ok, well i'll see you soon love, take care my precious!’’ Grissom says while his eyes have already turned golden, letting Bruno take over for the hunt. After she watches Bruno run happily into the bushes, from their balcony, Ava goes back inside and starts some preparations for lunchtime.All the while Bruno runs through the thick fields of high grass towards his fire spot where the beehives are situated, already salivating at the thought of bringing home a full honeycomb for lunch!After
1 year later.It was almost evening when two shifters approached a graveyard and entered.Slowly they walked and made their way among the tombstones, passing old and new names who were buried there. Finally, completely at the back of the graveyard, the hold was still in front of the royal grave chamber and took a seat before it on a stone bench after they had shifted back into their human form.¨I am so sorry that I couldn't save you!¨ one of the men said while crying with a heavy heart.¨He forgave you! you did what you had to do so try not to feel guilty about it, okay, he told you to move on and become the king he always had envisioned you would become and take care of this kingdom and of your own little family!̈ the other man said while putting an arm around the younger man's shoulders for comfort. ¨Will you always be there?¨¨Of Course, i have promised him that so i will! Now come and let us go back, we don't want to miss our own mating ceremony now would we?¨ ¨Yeah, we sho
¨Get up! The boss wants to talk to you!¨ an ugly, skinny man with deep dark eyes barked at Ava who woke up dizzy from her slumber. ¨W..why…why does he want to see me, i already told him that i don't know anything!¨ Ava cried out, shivering. ¨I don't care whether you have told him or not! get up or I will make you!!¨ the man said coldly, stepping towards her. with a raging heartbeat Ava decided to go with him, not wanting to find out the consequences if she did not listen to the man.After stepping forward the guard grabbed her arm harshly and cuffed her. After that he led her outside her cell into a dimly lit hallway. They started walking into the direction from where Ava remembered to have been yesterday. The office of 'the boss’ , a mean old man with scars on his face that made him look even scarier than he already was without.All the while she thought back of her rash decision of leaving the fantasy realm. Now locked up as a prisoner, after being kidnapped by some roque sold
The night of Ava´s disappearance had changed everything within the grizzly household.The man/bear of the treehouse, was beside himself with grief, having troubles with sleeping and generally did not take pleasure in anything anymore then sitting down in the royal gardens watching the skies, pondering his mind over and over again, why on earth he hadn't noticed his mate´s struggles after she had given birth to their twins, all the while Develin and Betty were trying their best to help him with taking care of the twins, who were crying a lot more now that their mother was gone.The morning after she had left Develin had called upon the king for help and he said that he would send Slowly the days passed by without any word or sight of Ava, and slowly Grissom felt their bond weaken bit by bit, making him restless and unhinged, what started to worry Develin more and more, until one sunny morning, he had enough.¨Love, i am going back to the city to see if i can find a trace of your siste
It is late at night and the moon is already up, when 3 lonely figures walk through the woods while keeping an eye out for suspicious things around them.Bruno, Brutus and Caesar are on a mission to meet with the old wolf lady, trying to get more information from her about the upcoming war she had declared about to Develin and Betty. “So how are you two doing?” Bruno asked father and son curiously as they walked on into the direction of the mountains. “We are ok, just getting to know each other a bit more each day I guess, there are still lots of things that need to find their place but for now we are okay, right son?” Brutus asked Caesar. “Yeah, right….dad….yeah, it will take some time but like what Betty has said, we will make it!” He answered still a bit reluctantly. “Well you guys have the time, no need to rush thing I guess, it's just been what, a month now since you all agreed of doing this, right so just relax and focus on keeping your mate safe and try to bond more as fathe
Lionel sat outside in the Royal gardens when his father, the old lion king approached him and took the empty spot beside him on the bench. “How are you doing son?” He asked softly. Lionel sighed deeply before turning to the old man he has known as his father throughout his life….“I don't know what to do father, i feel so lost, my mind is all over the place and my heart aches” he muttered. “Hmm, that sounds like love to me, you know I had a feeling, a slight feeling that your mother kept a secret from me a long time ago, and now that it is out in the open I feel relieved in one hand but also betrayed in the other” the old man said while gazing into the water. “You knew?!" But why didn't you do something, why not confront her about dad?” “Well son, sometimes things aren't always easy in life, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. I've always stayed faithful to your mother and loved her, I still do, even though she broke my heart, making me believe all these years that
Betty paced up and down the treehouse while Ava watched on, while feeding her twins.¨Bett, please, you will ruin the floor like this! just try to calm down, take a deep breath and sit down! I know it is not easy but doing this will not help you one bit!¨ Ava says, trying to calm her little sister. “How can I Ava, how?! It is insane! How can I be mated to 2 shifters and for that matter….father and son?! It's crazy and I don't like it one bit!” Betty replied after she finally sat down with her hands in her hair. Ava sighed, shaking her head. After finishing up with the last cub she put both of the twins down to sleep and sat down next to her sad looking sister. “Oh honey, I'm so sorry you are upset! I know how it feels like to get these kinds of big shocks, that is what it is when we step into this life of shifters, I can't change that honey but we have to find a way to make peace and live our lives with the mates who love us very much! Let's just wait until they are back and let's
The air was pregnant with a thick blanket of silence that lay heavily on the shoulders of the occupants of the throne room . Grissom was trying to keep the situation from going out of hand, while 4 of the royal guards, who were summoned by the King, surrounded Develin with spears pointing at him while Betty looked in horror, terrified that she would lose her husband, the father of her unborn cubs!¨Sire, please, let us talk first, before we make any hasty decisions! we come at peace, we ALL do! he means no harm! please just let the guard stand down please! they can stay, that will be ok, just let us talk!¨ Grissom pleaded to an upset looking Lionel who stood in front of Develin with Caesar's claws out, ready to shift fully!With a huff he stepped back and slowly sat back down on his throne and swayed his hand as a signal to the guards to lower their weapon. ¨Tell me EVERYTHING, if i find out any of you have been lying to me about anything that has to do with this murder, that person
The moon was full and shining brightly down on the rooftop of the many trees and bushes of the dark forest, which was currently the playground of two happy wolves, as Brutus was playfully chasing his beautiful little mate Lilah.Brutus followed Lilah's delicious scent through the trees as his heat settled in more and more, the urge to just jump on his LIlah and mark her here and now driving him forwards, but he held ground and just continued their playing catch, feeling that this was something Lilah needed as a newly shifted wolf.After some more running they stopped on top of a mountain where Lilah sat down, snuggling in between Brutus front legs as he sat himself down behind her. ‘’So what happens now Brutus?’’ She askes softly and shyly. Brutus hummed as her scent invaded his whole body, making him tremble with need. ‘’I want to mark you, my little wolf! I want to make you mine forever!’’ he husked after which he licked her neck at the marking spot.Lilah looked up at the big bl
“One last push Mrs. Grizzly! I can see the head already!” The doctor says while Grissom is sitting behind Ava, drawing circles on the soft skin of her back to sooth her. “I can't!!....I can't anymore….please!” Ava whimpered in pain.“Love, you have too, this is the last one ok! You can do it! I know you can, I trust you and I am here for you!” Grissom husked behind her as he softly started to nibble on her marking spot that started to send shivers down her spine. “Just take one last deep breath and then it's done!” The doctor says pleading. Ava does what she says and closes her eyes for a moment while taking a deep breath. This was it, their last cub would be born if she would just find that extra strength….but failed to find it and whimpered when she felt a new wave of pain coming rolling in….then suddenly she felt something different and her hand in someone's hand that was not her husband's so she quickly opened her eyes….“Dev…Develin?!” She asked, looking in shock at her hands