"King Uther! I'm so happy to see you!" I say as I walk to him and hug him and his wife, Queen Chumani. I said, "I will get the kids. I know they're looking forward to seeing you again." The twins are twelve now and have been through a lot. But they never stopped telling us about their trials. I have always been thankful for that. Damien has been spending more time with Nico to prepare him for his future as an Alpha. I have been training both of them since they were two. My dad and Beau have been helping me with that. They both love their training time as much as I did at their age. I mind linked them to let them know the Royal Dragon Family is here.
I hear heavy and fast footsteps and our two children and Chloe showed up. Chloe has been fascinated with dragons since King Uther gave her a ride. She is nineteen now, but still Ashina's best friend. They all come to a screeching halt and hug King Uther and Queen Chumani. King Uther hugs Chloe and says, "Is this the little
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So, I'm in my room with Chloe, and I'm trying to get her to tell me who my mate will be. I know she knows, but she won't spill it. I'm only twelve right now, so I'm going to have to wait a minimum of five years to find out. I'm just not that patient. Chloe is an oracle and really doesn't like talking about mates. She has been told that she will probably never have a mate, because there aren't many wolves strong enough to handle the intensity of her visions and magic. I, on the other hand, have been told, by the Moon Goddess, that I will have the first mate who will reject me, and a second chance mate who will be perfect. I only wish I knew when and who. Chloe knows, but she won't spill it. I have already been through hell, but my parents are great at listening without judging. My mom had the same issues when she was growing up, except hers was worse because she couldn't fight back. My mom has been training me to fight since I was two. I am allowed to kick ass and I mos
Today is my fifteenth birthday! I just woke up with my parents, Kayla and Beta Zach hovering over me. As soon as I open my eyes, I hear, "Finally! I get to wake up! We meet again, Ashina! I am Nyla! Let's get this day going. We got some work to do, and some asses to kick. We are going to work on you today, so be warned. You are going to say some stuff today that isn't like you, but we need to improve your attitude toward yourself. That starts with putting all the haters in their place. Ready?" I smile and say, "Ready." I said, "Mom, you said Yara was funny." Mom said, "Yes," I said, "Nyla is serious and wants to get stuff done." Mom laughed and said, "They're all different. I'm just glad you have her now. She will help you with the kids at school." I said, "I hope so. I've given up on it." I get up and we all go to Nico's room. He is laughing uncontrollably. I knew it. With my wolf being so serious, I knew his was going to be hilarious. Nyla says, "I can be funny too,
After mom left school, I took a quick shower in the locker room, and went to my locker to get my book for my first class. I shut my locker with the feeling that something was about to happen. When I turned around, I was met with a fist to my face. It was Cam, LeAnn's volunteer bodyguard. I dropped my books and said, "You think I can't kick your ass too? Bring it." He took a swing at my face again and I caught his fist and twisted his wrist until his arm was behind his back. I jerked up on his lower arm until I heard the distinct sound of bones breaking. He bent over to hold his arm and I kneed him in the face. I said, ""Do you want some more?" He said, "No." I said, "It would be in your best interest to stop fighting on her behalf. That was only a fraction of what I can do. She's trying to get me hurt so I can't fight tonight." Cam looked at me like something just snapped in him. "I didn't even think of that. She just told me that you were trying to get Alpha to put her to death." I sa
Dad had all of the warriors that were on patrol looking for LeAnn, while I went to the dining room, to get a snack before my shift and the pack run. Dad wanted to call it off, but I refused. I told him that I was not going to be the cause of Nico and Seth missing out on the pack run. That is a big thing in the werewolf community. It's a rite of passage. It shows solidarity within the pack. It's even more important for Nico and Seth, because they are the future Alpha and Beta of the pack. It shows the pack's loyalty to the future Alpha and Beta. When we all shift, the pack will see that Nico and I are special wolves. We are both white and we both glow, like our mom. Our parents have known since our first shift at two-years old. I don't remember it, but the Moon Goddess reminds me every year, on my birthday. She told me, last night, that today was going to be especially bad, but it's for a good reason. I just wish I knew what that reason is. Finally, we all gathered in the cle
Today is the day before my seventeenth birthday. I'm really not looking forward to tomorrow. Mom wants to make a big deal of it though, so I will oblige. Plus, I really do have to go along with it. It's also Nico's and Seth's seventeenth birthday. They could find their destined mates. I don't want to ruin the day for them. That's one of the drawbacks to having a twin. Your birthday is never your own. It doesn't help that it's Seth's birthday too. Nyla said, "Come on, we need to talk to dad about that Rogue pack. He has news." I hurry and get dressed in some leggings and a tank, because it's Saturday and I want to work out after breakfast. I walk into the kitchen and grab a cup of coffee before sitting with mom, dad and Nico at the table. I start filling my plate with biscuits and sausage gravy with a couple slices of bacon. I said, "So, dad, Nyla said you have some news about the rogue pack." Dad said, "The scouts finally found them. But we can't touch them." I said, "Why?"
Mom and I are at the mall. She wants me to look hot tomorrow. I'm not particularly excited about it. Maybe once I get my daytime outfit, then my formal gown for the party, I will feel better about it. No telling. I see a leather store and say, "Mom, can we get a leather outfit for tomorrow?" Mom smiled and said, "I had a leather outfit for my seventeenth birthday too. Let's see if we can find something sexy, but classy too. I wore a little leather skirt, a leather tank top that zipped up the front, and a pair of thigh-high leather boots to school on my birthday." I said, "I bet that looked amazing on you!" She said, "I wore it again on my first date with your father. He literally stopped breathing when he saw me in it." I laughed and said, "I can only hope that I get that kind of mate." We walked into the leather store and mom and I take a deep breath, just taking in the smell of leather. We both love that smell so much. We look at each other and laugh. I said, "We are too m
I wake up the next morning with a smile on my face. It's my seventeenth birthday! I'm not really that happy about it, because I know my heart is going to be broken, in some way today. I know I will find my mate today. Not who which of us will do the rejecting, but I know it will be one of us. Not really too crazy about that idea, but that's kinda the story of my life, so far. Why should today be any different? Am I bitter about it? Not really. It's just the way it is. I have no control over it, and I can't change it. All I can do is go with it. I change into my leggings and sports bra and head straight to the gym. I'm well into my workout when mom and dad walk in. Dad comes walking up to me while I'm doing some pullups with my legs in front of me. He said, "Your mother did those the first time I tried to work out with her. That's when I knew her core strength had to be harder than mine. I couldn't keep up." I laughed as I finished that one and got down from the pull up bar.
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