Ashina's POV
I was half-awake, not wanting to open my eyes yet, when I heard a voice that I hadn't heard since before I was stabbed, "Wake up, girlie! We got shit to do and you have a ton of people to interrogate. You need to get your ass in gear!" I grinned, "NYLA! I've missed you so much!" She rolled her eyes, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. The fucker thought he could take us out, but we're gonna show him we are nothing to be messed with. Now, you do not have the use of your legs. The doctor couldn't save them. But Selene made our magic even more powerful to make up for it." I smiled, "I like the sound of that." Nyla clapped her paws and rubbed them together, "So, let's get all the pity over with and start kicking some asses. Your wounds are already healed, so t
When we got to the dungeon, I realized, there was no way for me to go by myself. Conri carried me in one hand and my chair in his other until we were at the bottom of the steps. He put my chair on the floor then he gently sat me in it and wasn't even out of breath. Damn, my mate is hot. Before he stood, I put my hand on his cheek and kissed him softly, "You are my world. You know that, right?" He smiled, "And you're mine." I asked, "Any chance we can put a ramp or elevator going down here?" Conri answered, "Dad is already on it. I think he's planning an elevator." I smiled, "That would be awesome. Shall we go to the guy who shot me first?" We went to the very end of the row of cells, and found him sitting on a cot, just staring at the wall. I noticed his eyes were glazed over and I asked, "Who are you linking? Your new 'king'? You know the only reason you are here is because he was too big of a coward to try and kill me himself. You were a pretty big coward yourself for shoo
I walked to the last cell, and there was a man and woman in it. I sighed, "Well, this must be the wolfsbane couple." Conri scowled, "Yes, it is. I recognize her. Nico said that she was with a guy." I asked, "So, anything you would like to contribute?" The guy immediately threw the she-wolf under the bus, "I didn't do anything to you. Would you please let me go?" I laughed, "But you didn't try to stop her, either did you?" His face paled, "I was afraid to. She is Abel's mate!" I nodded, "There is one way to verify that." I asked Nyla if she has the ability to talk to her wolf, she shook her head, "No, you still need to get momma." I called mom and asked her to come to the dungeons. When she got there, I told her, "This guy is saying that she is Abel's mate." Mom shook her head, "No, she isn't. Her wolf says she is his mate." Then my mom's eyes went wide, and she started laughing, "Dude! Did you seriously throw your mate under the bus to keep yourself alive?" My mom and I started laug
Queen Winnie chimed in, "I have verified that it is Dahlia that he is working with. She's not good at black magic, but she knows enough to make life harder for people. I really don't think any of the others would give him the time of day. Black Magic Witches are very self-centered. If there is nothing in it for them, they have no use for it. It is very rare that they participate in anything outside of their coven. I left a message for a contact of mine in that coven, to see if they are participating, just in case." I smiled at Queen Winnie, "Thank you so much!" She asked, "Did you send a couple extra lightning bolts for me?" I nodded, "Straight to the nuts." All the guys grimaced, but she smiled, "Thank you." I looked at everyone and added, "That was the guy who shot me." I heard a resounding, "OH," of understanding, then applause. I smiled wide and bowed to my audience, from my chair. We spent the next four hours planning our defense, when Queen Carina walked out. She
I laughed all the way to our bedroom, because Conri was in a huge rush to get there. I giggled, "You can take your time. I'm not going anywhere." He chuckled, "The way things have been going lately, I'm not taking any chances." I laughed harder as we got to our room. I opened the door and he wheeled me in. I smiled, "I would love a shower first." I wheeled myself into the bathroom and noticed a seat in the shower. He walked behind me, "I know this is not easy for you. I wanted to try to make it a little easier for you." I immediately started crying quietly. I suddenly realized what a life-changing event this is. I can't help but wonder if Conri is going to get bored with me. I was quiet long enough that he moved to stand in front of me. He saw my tears and immediately lifted me out of my chair and held me closely, "I will never get bored with you. Stop thinking like that. You are my life; my everything. There is nothing I would rather do than take care of you... Forever." I asked, "
I agreed, "I've been wanting to do that too." I went to the dining room, and Lupe met me with my protein shake. I told her, "Lupe, you deserve a huge bonus for doing this for me." I took a drink and gasped, "Is that white grapes?" She smiled, "It is. Do you like it?" I smiled, "I love it. I just never thought of it in a protein shake. It's awesome!" Conri took a sip and asked, "Can I have one too, Lupe?" She smiled, "Of course, Prince Conri." She walked to the kitchen and came back just a little while later. He took a drink and gasped, "This is really good." We finished our breakfast and went outside. Conri was pushing my chair through the grass, when we came to a stop on a hillside. I suggested, "First, I should check my lightning bolt strength." I levitated a huge boulder and asked King Fenris, "Do you need pea gravel for anything?" He smiled, "We always need it for something." He mind linked to get a truck near where we are. I levitated the boulder over the bed of the truck and s
I sighed, "King Uther, as much I love that idea, we really don't have time for it now. If it gets really bad, I will levitate myself." He agreed, "You're right. We don't have time. Let's get going." Conri picked me up and King Fenris carried my chair into the castle. I asked, "Where are we going? I can't fight from in here either." King Fenris smiled, "I have the perfect place that you can fight from and be able to see everyone." He and Conri kept carrying me up floors, until we got to the attic. He opened a hatch door, and there was a huge flat spot on the roof. I shouted, "This is perfect! Thank you!" Conri smiled, "Trina and I will stay up here, to fight alongside you and to protect you." They put me in my chair, and I immediately started noticing them coming through the woods. I started sending lightning bolts into trees, making them explode, sending shards into the hearts of the hybrids and the eyes of the wolves. There were screams of pain, then there were tons of bats, everyw
When Conri and I went to the dungeons, the Fae High Court wanted to come with us. As we walked down the first row of cells, we couldn't help but notice they were packed. Queen Winnie came down and noticed, "Hmm. Just a little overcrowded. Let's do something about that." She stomped the floor and two more rows of cells appeared. Then she teleported some of the prisoners to the new cells. I smiled, "Thank you, Queen Winnie. You know, you all should be thanking her too." All I got was growls in return. "Oh dear," I sighed, "A bunch of ingrates. No worries. You won't have to worry about space for long. So, who wants to be the first to talk? I will make sure those who talk will die the fastest. Those who remain stubborn will have slow and agonizing deaths." I looked in the cell farthest down this row. I shrugged, "I'm going to take this cell-by-cell. If you tell me any kind of information about your pack, I will make your death quick and painless." I looked in that ce
I've just finished training with Conri. It has been a week since the war with Abel and his minions, and I have taken a lot of great steps since then. I got the okay to eat solid food again four days ago. We celebrated with lasagna and garlic bread. I'm looking forward to our steak dinner tonight (I had to work up to that). All week, Conri and I have been working every night experimenting with positions, and every morning sparring and coming up with new fighting techniques. I've been trying to incorporate magic where I can too. That pisses Conri off a little, because he can't defend himself against it. I always find it funny. I have also started my physical therapy three days a week. Conri absolutely refuses to leave me during it, because the therapist is a male and he has to touch me to do the stretches. I always roll my eyes at him. This particular morning, Conri and I are just finishing up our training, when Queen Nina walks in. She informs me, "Today is your crowning cere