SIERRAThere's a dead body of a bald girl lying in front of me and she's naked!I scream and scream till my throat feels sore but the sight scares the shit out of me. I stay rooted on the floor not knowing what else to do. I hear footsteps behind me and then they stop, abruptly, probably looking at the sight in front of me."What the hell happened here?" I hear the familiar voice of Talia, the senior she-wolf, as she walks to stand beside me and puts an arm around my shoulder to steady my trembling form. I feel my knees shaking as I take in the dead body. There isn't a single hair on her scalp and she has a blank look in her open eyes."Call the elders here as soon as possible and barricade this area. No one, I repeat no one will go even a foot closer to the body. Barricade the blood trail also." She commands to someone. I am not able to turn my face from the dead body."Come on. Walk a few steps behind. You are too close to the body, Sierra," she soothes me and pulls at my elbow to h
SIERRA"You smelt ash, Sierra. That is the distinct smell of a witch practicing black magic. She has probably disguised herself as a wolf to spy on us," exclaims elder Raoul."I encountered one when I fought off Princess Evanora's abductor." Hearing the words, I freeze in my tracks. I turn to look at the elder who seems to be pleased that he knows who this spy is.But I don't know who he is talking about. I am curious about this princess and impatient enough to wait to ask about it on any other day, I head back to my seat and frown at all the elders who have started chatting amongst themselves about the possible witch in our school. I clear my throat loudly and wait for the elders to look at me."Yes, child?" asks elder Raoul."Who is Princess Evanora?""Prince Lucian's mate," he replies with a 'duh' tone, making me feel like an unintelligent person. I just nod and wait if he continues to tell me more about her. The royals seem like an interesting lot of people."The last royal mate c
FENRIS"Good Morning, Alpha. There are two people at the gates of our territory asking for a meeting with you and Beta Randale. They do not smell like wolves but something else," says the guard. We are currently on the training field in Mystic Shadow. The Alpha, dad, Zion and the delta versus me. I have a lot of bruises but the four of my opponents also have a few bruises. That's the reason why I am standing proud and somewhat smug."Make them wait." The Alpha orders the guard. Turning towards me, he says, "I think those are your maternal relatives, Alcina's relatives. So, you should go with Alcina and confirm. Then they can enter the pack territory.""Okay, Alpha.""May I go with him, dad?" asks Zion."Fine but be civil with them," warns the Alpha. I smother a laugh and walk towards my childhood home to change and to inform Alcina. Yes, she's still living in my house with us. She sometimes helps in the training.I enter the living room of my house and Alcina is already ready probably
SIERRA"Aww! Look at those mates. Don't they just look so cute. The Princess is so in love with her mate. It seems they can't keep their hands off each other. How romantic!" gushes Alexandria as she comes and stands beside me admiring the couple in front of us.I am standing in the meeting hall, on the far corner of it. All my friends are now in the front row seats, being witness to their prince and friend getting claimed and I am all alone here.Alexandria knows that the sight is hurting me as Fenris pulls in his new mate beside him to bestow a kiss in her hair, murmuring something close to her ears. His new mate blushes and he laughs as he tucks a stray strand of her hair behind her ears. They seem to be in their own bubble, not at all worried about the eyes of the fellow wolves and Alphas.It is their mating ceremony, however, I heard that they've already marked each other and they look so happy with each other. So, in love. I am all alone without him at my side. I lost my chance o
SIERRATalia spots me and I wait for her as she makes way through the sea of trainees. "I see you are patched up," she says waving at my wrist. I grimace and nod as she observes me."I give you two days to rest. Till then you are supposed to read and gather information about any royals in any or all books in the library," she orders me and I have no other option than to nod."Why the royals?" I ask, curious."Elder Alarick told me to do the work but I am passing it out to you, looking at your condition," she says with a slight arch in her brow. I hold out my hands in surrender not wanting to piss off yet another senior."I will do it and then report to you.""You do that and then report back to elder Alarick. Wouldn't want to take credit for your work," she says and walks away growling orders at Kaden and Alexandria who are brawling on the floor with a huge audience. I roll my eyes at their fight for dominance. It has been this way since we were kids.~~~~~~~~~~"I hope you all studie
FENRIS+It has been a week since I started living in this house. Oddly, this small one-story house has started feeling more like home than Mystic Shadow ever was. Maybe because I feel the traces of my parent's imprints here. The traditional wood-burning fireplace in the living room helps in creating a soothing ambience. There is a couch and two arm chairs at equal distances facing the TV. Everything else is quite undisturbed here except for the TV and the kitchen. The changes were all done by Nora and Alcina. I was told to just walk in and settle in my new house."Come on. Dinner is ready," says Nora distracting me. No, they don't live here but we have decided to have dinner once a week so that we can get to know each other more and therefore, build better familial relationship. I readily agreed. If they are ready to know me better and make me feel welcome in their lives then who am I to say no?"Yeah. Where are your kids?" I ask."They went for a perimeter check you know to secure th
SIERRA"Why are you leaving early? The full moon's tomorrow." Tatiana asks nervously as we stand at the gates to bid farewell to Caliana and Lycidas.Instead of a car, Lycidas has a motorcycle. I never would have thought that the quiet and brooding Lycidas owns a motorcycle and surprisingly is quite fond of it. He straddles the monstrous vehicle and waits patiently for Caliana who is lecturing me about how I have just healed and shouldn't participate in anymore duels. I nod innocently and try to control the urge to roll my eyes at her motherly affection."Baby?" Lycidas calls her and I breathe a sigh of relief as he comes to my rescue. Caliana turns to look, no, glare at him for disturbing her rant and I wave my hands for him to take her away before she decides to give me anymore of her stifling lectures. Tatiana just chuckles watching the drama but I ignore her."In a minute! I am doing something important here!" exclaims Caliana pointing at me."And what would that be?" Lycidas asks
SIERRAI shiver when the man's eyes land on me. I move behind to hide but instead walk into something. Turning my head to look at it, I barely stifle a gasp when I look directly into the black eyes of none other than Amora.She smiles evilly at me, scaring me shitless. It feels like reliving my nightmare. How did she get here?"Come on, Princess," she cackles and grabs my arm in a death grip, almost bruising me and I gasp at the suddenness of it. I try to loosen her hold but she me. I don't move my legs but that doesn't stop her as she drags me with her. All the while, I struggle to break free of her hold but then stop when I hear my name.I whip my head to look into Fenris's shocked gaze as he stares at me. He stands still for only a second and then his expression changes from shock to blazing anger as starts walking in my direction. I only now look at the girl standing behind him who stops my mate from coming to me. She's the same one, whom Fenris was engrossed with, during the cere
FENRISI am flipping the pancake carefully making sure that it becomes golden brown and doesn't burn when Sierra's loud scream echoes in the house. Her thought projections are all chaotic and I can sense only panic and fear.Almost throwing the pan in my hands, I quickly shut the burner and climb up the stairs two at a time to our pup's room from where I can hear my mate's chaotic thoughts. Throwing open the door, I look around for threats but find none. Sierra's gaze is wild with fear and tears are running down her cheeks as she stares at the crib in which our new born is sleeping soundly."What's wrong," I whisper walking towards her and wiping away her tears, not wanting to wake up the pup. She's too sensitive to even the smallest of sounds."She's not here. She wasn't there when I came in here to check in on her," my mate screams, waking up our daughter who immediately starts crying."She's here, Sierra. She's in the crib," I pick up our little Kotyonok and take her to Sierra who'
SIERRA"On behalf of our prince, I, Elder Alarick hereby declare Luna Aurora's son, Connor Lupe as the new Alpha of Blue Moon Pack. Conan Lupe was the one to break the mate bond, therefore, losing his position as the Alpha but his mate will still be their pack's unofficial Luna till Alpha Connor finds his mate."I watch as Connor makes a cut in his palm and lets it mix with all the five elders' blood, forming a new bond, an Alpha bond. Then he mixes his blood with Fenris's to strengthen his bond with the future Alpha King of Recrania.I am once again seated between Christine and my mom watching my mate perform all those rituals. I am restless. I want to claim him, now.As if listening to my prayers, Elder Alarick motions for all the Alphas to come forward and then tells Fenris to get me. I quickly stand up and meet Fenris halfway not at all deterred by a few chuckles and whispering.Fenris smiles at my excitement, his own shining in his eyes and I put my hand in his as we walk togethe
SIERRAI try to hear what my mate's saying but am distracted by his appearance and his voice. I am literally swooning in my seat watching Fenris address his people before beginning the elders' selection. I had a case of jittery legs so I requested to sit and watch him instead of standing beside him. I'll be up there with him during the ascension ceremony but for now, I want to watch him and let him be known as the Alpha of his future pack.My morning sickness attacks me unexpectedly and I am pretty sure that everyone around me is keeping their distance because they don't want the risk of being puked upon. Apparently, only my scent can be hidden, not the symptoms.I have the front row seat, being the Alpha Prince's mate. My parents are beside me on one side whereas Christine is on my other side and Yuki and Randale beside Christine.All the Alphas have been given the second-row seats with their children sitting in the third-row seats. The people from Crimson Shadow are seated in the ro
SIERRAI try hard, very hard to not be afraid of Alpha Conan but I can't help it when he's standing at my door with a murderous look on his face demanding to meet my mate and cursing like a mad man. Well, a mad man he is!"Be careful, Alpha Conan. You shouldn't disrespect the future Queen of Recrania," growls Fenris, making me jump. Alpha Conan looks over my shoulder at Fenris who walks angrily towards me, literally lifting me and putting me behind him. I clutch on his t-shirt which is becoming wet from the water dripping from his hair, no doubt he heard Alpha Conan's cursing from the bathroom while showering."She's not the queen yet neither are you the King. In fact, you and your horde of elders are not at all capable of ruling a country as big as Recrania. With only two elders by your side you cannot stop me from marrying off my daughter to the Alpha King of Abros."Fenris growls and takes a step forward but I hold his shirt, feeling my anger rise at how carelessly he has disregard
FENRISI pace in elder Alarick's office desperately wanting to go back home and in my mate's arms and not deal with this problem. Since the day she woke up, I can't help myself, I crave her presence. It's not the fact that she's carrying my child that I crave her presence but more like her kidnapping has made me paranoid. I can't even for a second imagine my life without her in it but when I was summoned by elder Alarick because I refused to go to him, I was pushed out of the house by the same mate."Let's not actively look out for Alexandria. Let her think that we don't care and that we've forgotten about her," I suggest elder Alarick even when I don't understand how she managed to get out of her prison. She's no doubt had some help and that too from someone in the school."That's alright. She might even lead us to her master. Just put a spy on her," he says and I nod my agreement. I have many people who would fit in the category of a spy, I smirk mentally."You need to claim the Alp
SIERRA"What?" he growls and then pulls me up by my arm gently yet firmly and pulls me close so that our chests are touching. My nipples harden at the feel of his hard chest. My body always betrays me! Here, I am trying to have a serious conversation but my body is busy preparing itself for her mate's touch.How gross is it? Pathetic even."Tell me, mate and this time take a pause in between," he whispers in my ears no doubt noticing my body's response to his touch. My suspicions are confirmed when he nibbles on my ears. I close my eyes and take a deep breath, letting his scent into my body before preparing myself to speak."Do you think of me as a power-hungry mate?" I ask finally not actually knowing of how he will react.He let's go of me completely and I sway for a moment not at all expecting this reaction from him. My fears are confirmed. He does think of me like that. Oh, no! What am I going to do?"I think you should rest for some time. Are you not feeling well?" he asks comple
SIERRA"By the time we reached the school territory, elder Ernouf had also passed away. Since then, all the wolves present here are in mourning. We haven't begun classes or any other regular activities or meetings. It has all come to a standstill," says Fenris.We are sitting on the couch in the living room where Fenris is telling me all those things that I missed during my sleep. He told me how Dominic and he had become friends and that his presence was what kept them away. I am grateful for his presence even if he was a prisoner and I wouldn't wish that life on anyone but because of him, my worst nightmare was avoided."Who poisoned elder Ernouf's food?" I ask fiddling with Fenris's hair which is in serious need of a haircut. He has now shaved his beard and I get more of his face to kiss and smother."I don't know. When I reached here, you were all skeleton and your recovery was my priority. Elder Alarick says that someone close that is a wolf with authority poisoned him as earlier
SIERRAIt's too warm, I think as I wake up. Turning my head, I bump my nose directly into the source of the warmness and see that it's the chest of my huge mate who's wrapped around me like a wise, protecting me even in his sleep, making sure that I don't go anywhere, as if I would want to be anywhere else.Never.I came very close to lose everything. My mate and our pup, I almost lost them because of Xavier and I can't thank the Goddess enough for sending my mate there when she did.I nuzzle my nose in his chest and he stirs rolling to lie on his back and pulling me with him. Now I am the one draped over him and I fully intend to take advantage of it. I lift my face over his chest and take in my mate's sleeping form. He looks relieved, less tired. The shadows under his eyes have vanished and his face looks serene even with all that beard covering his face.I let my gaze roam over his neck, his chest and shoulders checking for myself that he's fine. The memory of his skin burning afte
SIERRAA loud buzzing noise disturbs my sleep, forcing me to open my eyes. It's dark and for one moment, the horrible thought that Xavier caught me again and imprisoned me invades my mind. Only, the familiar scent of my mate keeps the hysteria at bay.Slowly, the images of Fenris killing Xavier and then carrying me to some car, giving me hot water and then falling asleep, enter my mind. I fell asleep. Oh yes, and it was the best sleep I've had in a long time."Shut up, Fenris. She's awake," someone says loudly and a growl slips from my throat. It's too loud for my ears.Looking around, I search for my mate knowing that he's here with me but my brain doesn't co-operate with me. I feel stiff and heavy. My body feels heavy as if I am suffering from a hangover.He notices my discomfort, perhaps, as he leans over my body and soon, his face comes into my view. I find his wide cobalt blue gaze. There are shadows beneath his eyes no doubt from worrying about me. He has a beard. Oh my! He look