I looked around to see who said it. I don't smell anything, so I'm totally confused. King Mateo and I walk out of the yard to the front of the house, and I see it was Nico! King Uther and Queen Chumani brought their kids, and Nico was growling as Brenna was hugging dad. Brenna is Nico's Mate! Oh. My. Goddess! We're going to have a dragon in the kingdom! I am so excited, that I run to Brenna and Ity. I'm so happy I watch as Nico lays his hand on her cheek, and she leans into his touch. She says, "Mine." and Nico tucks her into his side. I said, 'Nico let go of her long enough for me to hug her!" I grab her and pull her into a tight hug, "Welcome to the family, sister." She giggled and said, "Thank you, sister." Then I turned to Ity and said, "How are you?" He said, "I'm good. A little disappointed that we aren't mates, but you look amazing." I said, "Thank you! Me too. But that's the way it goes. We can continue being great friends though, right?" He said, "I wouldn't have it any oth
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I said, "We really should go to the party first, don't you think? It's partly my birthday party too." He looked sad as he said, "I will do whatever you want to do. I just don't want anyone else thinking you are available." I said, "I will make sure they know. I will not leave your side. Just don't go all crazy if I hug people. I like to hug my friends. Okay? Like right now." I looked behind him and his brothers were approaching. "Convel and Bodolf! It's been such a long time! How are you?" I went to them and hugged them. They both looked me up and down and said, "Ashina! You look amazing!" I said, "Thank You! So do you!" I heard a growl behind me and said, "Conri, this is what I was talking about. Your brothers are my friends. That's all." He said, "I know. It's just hard to see you hugging anyone else." I said, "If I don't feel comfortable hugging someone, I won't do it. Okay? Don't forget, my wolf has the ability to talk to other wolves without the human part knowing. Nyla
I shifted back and said, "He's not going to able to talk coherently until morning, at least. Let's enjoy the party for tonight." Conri walked back to the wood line to shift, and my underwear had stretched out again, so I just stepped out of them and threw them in the trash. When Conri came back. He was looking as hot as I had ever seen him look. I was suddenly regretting throwing my panties in the trash. Dear Goddess! How am I going to get through this night without having him mark me? Nyla said, "We should have him mark us tonight, silly. He's mate!" I said, "What if he hurts us?" She said, "This is the one the Goddess sent to us. He will not hurt us. What if he accepts us as his mate?" I said, "Don't you dare tell his wolf to do it. I'm dead serious, Nyla." Nyla said, "I'm not going to do that. But his wolf is already wanting to mark us, without me telling him to. He's quite the horn dog. I'm already in love." I roll my eyes at her and said, "You're in lust." She said, "Ju
I rolled off of him and said, "I honestly wasn't planning on doing this tonight, but I couldn't resist it. That damn mate bond is no joke!" He laughed and said, "I was hoping you would let me mark you as soon as I saw you. I don't ever want you away from me. Lycans are very possessive that way. We actually waited a lot longer than most Lycans do." I chuckled as I wrapped my arm around him and snuggled as close to him as I could and said, "You are now stuck with me for life. I don't ever want to leave you." He said, "That's what I want to hear you say forever." I said, "As of right now, I can't imagine that changing." He said, "I will never purposely do anything that would make you want to leave. If I do something that pisses you off, I want to know about it. You need to tell me. I feel your feelings, but I can't read your mind." I said, "Trust me, you will know my thoughts. I'm not one to keep my mouth shut." He laughed and said, "Good. I do not want a mate that is to be see
Dad said, "Conri, I know you want to protect her, but she is a highly trained warrior. She will not be sidelined. It doesn't matter how much you try. She does, however, have other ways to fight, besides getting right in the middle of it. She would be a huge asset to your warriors. She knows fighting styles that most packs don't even think of training in. Plus, her mother developed a fighting style that can disable a whole army, without killing them. Ash has been trained in it too. There are only three werewolf packs that were trained in it, and all three packs are now one... ours." Conri said, "How can I keep her safe if I can't keep her from fighting?" Dad chuckled and said, "You can't. All you can do is stay close to her in the fight. Like you did last night. You were really good at fighting and keeping her safe at the same time. If you are afraid that you can't do that in a particular battle, ask her to use her magic instead of fighting. She knows how to do that too." Aft
My dad said, "Why do you want her so bad that you are willing to attack our pack for her?" He said, "She's a special wolf. We need one for our pack." My dad said, "We have a few. Why her, in particular." He said, "She's the only one that isn't a Luna, Beta Female, or a Future Alpha or Future Beta. But there is something different about her now." I took my jacket off one shoulder and showed him the mark as Conri said, "You are now trying to kidnap a Lycan Princess! This is grounds for the death penalty for all who survived your attack. Are you the Alpha? You healed faster than anyone else in here." He said, "I am the Beta. My name is Connor. Our Alpha is Lobo." Conri asked, "Where is your Alpha?" He said, "Not sure. I know he fought with us because he is obsessed with getting your princess. Although I doubt he knows you are a princess." I said, "I just became a princess last night before the party started. That was when I found my mate." Dad said, "Doesn't matter now. You wil
As we drove away, I got a mind link from Seth: S: Hey, didn't get a chance to say goodbye. I'm on patrol. M: Meet us in on the way out. S: Ok. I'll be at the entrance. M: Got it. Then I asked Conri to stop at the entrance to the pack grounds, so I can say goodbye to Seth. He stopped at the entrance and Seth came out in a pair of shorts. I got out and hugged him. I said, "I was so wrapped up in the attack and finding my mate, I didn't ask; Did you find your mate yet?" He said, "Not yet, but the ball is coming up soon, so maybe I will find her then." I said, "I hope you do. I'm going to miss you." Seth smiled and said, "I'll miss you too. You better get going. We have some patrols who are going to be following you out of pack territory. I don't trust Cam not to attack the vehicles and cause an accident." I said, "Thanks." I got back in the vehicle, and we drove away as I waved. Conri said, "You guys are really
It took another forty-five minutes to get to the castle. I was ready to get out and stretch when Conri parked the vehicle. I got out and started stretching by lifting my arms over my head and standing on my tiptoes. Then I started bending to either side, and I heard a growl. I giggled and said, "Is that my mate?" He walked up behind me, wrapped his arms around my waist and picked me up. He put me down and I turned to face him, "I was just stretching, from sitting for so long. Okay?" He smiled, "But I loved the view. I didn't want anyone else enjoying the view." I smiled and said, "I will try to keep my public stretching to a minimum. But I will be stretching with the warriors when I train them. I am already marked. From what Trina told me, they already know I can kick their asses too." Conri laughed and said, "Your warriors must have told mine about your fighting styles." I nodded and said, "Trina wants to learn." He said, "All the warriors will learn." I laughed, 'That's exactly wh
Conri and I were in our room, and I thought of something that I really needed to do... like, now. I said, "I need to go back and see Queen Eden and Queen Lakelyn." Conri said, "Why?" I said, "This is my chance to find out how to reach the Fae high court and the leaders of the fairies and Centaurs." He said, "Well, let's go." We walked back to the sitting room and they were still visiting with Queen Nina. I walked into the room, and sat by Queen Nina. I said, " I have a question for you ladies, and I'm really hoping you can help me." Queen Eden said, "You are continuing your mother's quest to unite species, aren't you?" I smiled and said, "I am. I would like to meet with the Fae High Court, the leader of the Fairies, and the leader of the Centaurs. I believe all of them would be powerful allies." Queen Eden said, "I can definitely take you to the Fae High Court. Just know that they are not easily persuaded, and they are very stuck on status. You will need to have something pr