DariusI had no choice but to leave Xenia, and Kellan agreed to watch over her. I've made a news appearance and explained what has happened in a few details.The Merfolk, Bears and Dragons should be arriving soon, and I have had that tunnel sealed up entirely. No more opening it with magic. It's gone. The last tunnel is now closed."William, get the kids for me, please," I ask. He nods and goes to leave but then stops."What if Quinn, sorry, Orion, refuses to let her come alone?" He looks at me and waits."Then let him come," I smile and watch as he walks out. A minute later, the door opens, and I watch Kellan walk in. "Why are you here? You're meant to be watching Xenia.""Calm down. Sage and Lyra are there, May is also finishing up and joining. This is going to cause a war, so I need to be here," he sits next to me on the small sofa.He's not wrong, this is going to cause issues. I watch the door open, and they walk in. Of course, Orion is with Storm."What's going on, Dad?" Asher l
StormI've been summoned. Apparently, Orion and I were going to be in the room with each family as we were there in the lab. I'm not sure what I can offer that they don't already know. Orion is looking anxious, but I've explained that it won't just be him. Princess Zyra, Seraphine, and Prince Arktos will be here.They did join us a few moments ago, easing some of Orion's worries, but it didn't eradicate all of them.Everyone expects one of the families to blame us and say we were part of it, which is crazy. Orion's hand is settled on my leg, and I try to keep myself calm, but in reality, I should be freaking out.The Bears are stronger than werewolves. We would need at least four werewolves to fight one bear. I'm not sure how many it would take to stop a royal one. Royal families are always the strongest bloodlines.I watch as the door opens, and William walks in."King Thorben and Queen Mishka," William speaks and moves out of the way. We stand and welcome them in. I see a younger wo
StormPrince Arktos looks at his family, and I wonder what he will say. Orion's story is entirely different to theirs. I've not had much chance to hear about their time there."I was told who I was from the start. They never hid my identity. They never tried to tell me I was someone I wasn't," he says and looks at Orion. "I knew we were taken and that they were using us to create a new strain of magic. For the first like ten years, I wasn't strapped down; I was allowed to wander around the cell. The drugs worked at holding back my bear. At that point, I had things that connected me to the family.""What things?" King Thorben looks at him."I had the baby clothes that I was wearing when taken, a few small trinkets from our people and pictures. I know why their attempt to create magic failed on anyone who isn't royalty," he announces, and we all look at him now.How can he possibly know?"Which is?" Darius looks at him."Seraphine, Zyra, and I were brought up with the knowledge of who w
StormI find Aurelia sitting alone. She turns when I approach her and seems to be glaring at me."You know, eventually, you will get the magic; maybe it's just delayed?" I suggest."Why are you here, Storm?" Her words have me stopping. Sighing, I sit down."I'm sorry. I know things were hard for the past year. I pushed you out and resented you for having your wolf and being able to shift. Don't do what I did," I say quietly, knowing exactly how she feels right now."Me out? Storm, you pushed all of us out, and it wasn't just this year. Since you met Julian, you pushed us out. Three years almost, Storm," she says while glaring towards me."Either way, as I said, don't do what I did." I know what will help and make her cheer up. "Want to make red velvet cupcakes?" I smirk, and she laughs."If you're cooking them," she stands, and I nod. Walking down with her, we go into the kitchen. As I cook them, she talks to me, and I realise just how distant I have become recently."Those smell perf
Orion/QuinnToday has been long, confusing and tiring. I left Storm for a bit as she needed to speak to Aurelia. As much as I didn't feel comfortable, I sat with Elijah and Asher.I had planned to go to my room and hide away, but I knew Storm would find out. Asher seemed different the entire time I was there as if he was making an effort not to be his usual self.Elijah spent some time talking to us and Arktos, but he was mostly on the phone with his mate, Rose. Asher raised his voice about that.From what I gathered, Rose was not happy about being banned from visiting the palace. She demanded Elijah put his foot down and step up to his parents as the future king.When I asked Asher why he didn't seem bothered by her statement, he explained he had no urge to be King and was more than happy to let Elijah take on that role.Throughout his conversation, Elijah looked like he wanted to give it up just to have peace from Rose. It wasn't until after their argument that he realised we all he
StormI go towards where Aurelia and I live, but Yori stops me."Aurelia is with the princes. Your parents are there now, explaining how things went and what happened," Yori says, and I nod. Walking through to my brother's part of the palace, I get there just as my parents are leaving."Where's Orion?" Darius glances behind me, clearly in shock that Orion has left me alone."I suggested he speak to his family; he seems to be avoiding them," I explain with a sigh. I know he is avoiding them, and I'm not sure if it's because he fears they will try to make him leave without me or because he's just not ready to give up the life he had before."Good, as this is going to get complicated. You four need to decide the way forward. Will you stay here or go? I told them the same." Darius' words made my eyes widen. What is he going on about?"Look, to assume all four of you will stay, and all four of them isn't right. They might want to return home, then what?" My mum looked at me, and I hadn't c
StormI walk into the room and expect to find Orion and me sitting away from the Fae. I'm shocked when I see Orion sitting beside his mother. A pace next to him for me, then my mother sits on the opposite side of the empty seat.I take my seat, apologising for being late. It wasn't entirely my fault; Raven had me on edge and made me feel like I needed to shift, which I couldn't do.Yet she's quiet. All I can feel is her urge to take over and protect me, but she won't explain her reasons for it. She seems to be obsessing and wanting to ensure everything is safe.My eyes stop when I see Elijah beside Seraphine. They are talking and truly look amazing together. I'm glad he's stopping running scared because of Rose."Storm," my mother's voice commands me to turn to face her. She tilts her head in a questioning look."Oh god, did my makeup run?" I ask, feeling my face despite knowing I can't tell by my fingers. I do remember throwing water on my face before leaving the room. She tilts her
OrionStorm had sent me to spend time with my family. I wanted to refuse, but I knew she needed time with her brothers and sister. A lot has happened, and I essentially took every moment of her time.While I am happy to spend all my time with her, I need to remember that she had her own life. Being with my family was strange. We spoke a lot. Adler and Adelina told me stories of them growing up.Both of them expressed how they had always known they had an older brother. To them, I existed even if I was never there. It was about halfway through our time together when one of the guards for Queen Nymeria suggested I shift into my Fae form, as it would help the bond to my family heal.He was right. I felt the bond more when in my Fae form and felt more relaxed. It's not ideal for me to constantly walk around shifted here. I learnt that back in the kingdom, most people stay shifted and only really return to their human form to sleep.I still don't know a lot about how things are done there