Storm POVMy mum looks at me, and I wait."Quinn is the son of a friend of your dad's," she explains."Then why haven't we seen him before?" If he's the son of a friend, surely we should have seen him before now?"His mother was that friend. She tried causing trouble before you were born, saying Quinn was one of theirs. She was forced to leave for lying."Wow, I'm shocked. "Bailey?" I ask, remembering now. I saw the videos of the wedding and celebrations, and I know a lot about what happened around that time.One person who appeared on a lot of cameras in the days up to the wedding was Bailey. Whilever she was there, my mum wasn't. Then she was gone, she wasn't at the wedding or anything."Yes. The fact is, he's having issues controlling his magic. It's not safe for anyone right now to be around him alone." Her words have me nodding."You all think it's a plan to cause trouble?" I ask, sensing that is the bigger issue. His magic isn't, it's who is mother is that's causing them to be c
Storm POVI've done what my mum suggested, spent time with Julian, and not rushed into things. I feel like I'm delaying the inevitable, which makes me feel worse.Julian's arms are wrapped around me. "You've been unusually quiet. Something is going on. All night, you were different. Then today as well," his eyes focus on mine.He's not wrong. He stays one night a week. Usually, I talk about everything that's happening all week, but there's not much to tell him."Your wolf was back, Storm. Now it's gone again. Why?" He peers at me, and I'm scared of hurting him. He's going to find out, though. I know that Dad is back today, which means Quinn will likely be forced to interact with us."I love you," I smile at him, and his head tilts."You say that in a way that makes me feel like there's a 'but' coming?" He sits up, and I hear the knock. I walk to the door, and William smiles at me."Your Highness, you're late for food. The family are waiting," he explains."I need another five minutes,
QuinnWhoever she was, she walked in the room, and I instantly felt grounded. She looked so beautiful, and I couldn't stop staring at her.That was days ago now. I've avoided people, I only leave this room when one of their guards knocks and tells me I need to see Isadora, who is a witch.She's convinced the magic isn't the issue and I am. That made me laugh. I told everyone else that the magic isn't out of control, I am. My mind, but they refused to listen.All this feels alien to me, like a new world. I'm not used to anything. I didn't even sleep in the bed the first night because it's not something I ever used.I know my job here, but I'm conflicted. I don't want to let my mother down, but at the same time, I'm worried. I lean against the wall, my knees drawn up while holding the sketch pad and pencil in my hands.I've drawn her over and over. I believe her name is Storm, I'm not sure though. That's what King Darius had shouted and she listened.Storm.It's ironic her name represen
StormI stand feeling conflicted."Go speak to Julian, explain the situation, and then find Quinn. Right now, you need to explain to Julian," my mum smiles, and I nod.Walking through, I go into the other room and see him pacing. Opening my mouth to speak, he stops me by speaking to himself."How long? How fucking long have you known about your mate?" He shouts, and I try to work out the words."A few days. Today was only the second time I saw him." I whisper."Only the second time? You make it sound like it's nothing!" He continues to pace. "You said you loved me today! How can you do that when you know your mate is living here, that close by?" He shouts, and William steps forward."It's fine, William; please give us space." I look at him, and he glances between us."If you continue to shout at the princess and swear, I will have you escorted out," William snaps and storms out."Where does this leave me? Us? Is there even a us?" Julian looks at me."I don't know. I've spent the past
StormWilliam is standing close by, and I am guessing that is Darius’ order after what just happened.I stay standing with my mum. She told me to calm down first, and she was right. My raging emotions right now won't help. It certainly won't help Quinn, who likely doesn't know how to stop himself from feeling what I do.We talk for a short while until I am calm again, only when I finally feel calm and ready, William rushes past us."What's going on?" I ask as I see other guards following. We move and follow William, getting towards the main gates, where everyone is."What's happened?" My mum looks at Alpha Tony."Quinn tried leaving, but they stopped him," he explains. I push through the guards and soldiers, with my mum following. As I break free, I see Quinn facing my dad and Darius.Wow. I know they said he does fire magic, and I'm not entirely sure what I thought I saw or what I expected it to be. It's real fire, which shocks me.How isn't it burning his hands? I'm not even sure ho
QuinnI'm not sure what I did to make Storm hate me, but she did. She shouted and made me aware I should leave. For some reason, I had a strong urge of wanting to stop her from hurting.My primary focus was on protecting her and stopping her from hurting, so I did as she told me and left or tried to. Only they stopped me, and things began to get worse. The hurt and panic that flooded me when Storm confronted me was still right there.It meant when they refused to let me leave, I panicked more. More of the fact she would hate me even more when she realised I was still here. I tried begging, I tried to threaten, and nothing worked.Which made everything bad; I lost control. I know I did, as I couldn't control the fire. I couldn't separate the emotions from the magic. Their attempts to stop the fire seemed to only make it worse.I pull the wet, frozen shirt from my body. I still remember it. She just appeared in front of me, and I saw the ice water flying towards her. I'm not even sure h
StormI walked out of the room and towards the kitchen."Princess Storm, may I assist you?" May looks at me as I'm about to open the kitchen door."No, thank you, I'm just getting a drink," I smile at her and walk into the kitchen. Grabbing two drinks, I walk back out and see my parents."I don't know much yet," I say quickly."We were making sure you're okay," My mum says while smiling."I'm fine, but he has no idea about werewolves. He's never shifted, either. He also doesn't know about bonds, mates and things. So that won't have helped and would have confused him when he felt my emotions," I explain."You can't shift until we have seen him do it and know he's safe." Darius looks at me."You think he has a darkened wolf?" I ask."I'm unsure of everything right now; Grant had the research, so until he shifts with us close by, you need to keep your distance when he does." My mum explains, and I nod."That's fine," I reply, knowing that there is a chance his wolf is darkened."Has he s
QuinnI'm unsure of everything Storm has told me. She said it was our choice, and I was willing to ignore whatever this mate thing was for her. I know she misses her friend; even now, while she is speaking to me, I can feel her hurt.Yet she won't let me ignore it? She would be happier if I did, and then her friend could come back."Can you hear your wolf?" Her words have me turning to look at her. I nod in response."I'm simply ignoring him as he won't shut up," I mutter. Sketching helps take my mind off it.She laughs quietly. "Don't ignore it. You've not heard your wolf in years, so listen. Give him time, pay attention to what he says as he will help you understand things more," she smiles at me."I'm not sure I want to listen to him," I whisper, and she looks at me with a confused expression. "They sometimes lie or trick you into things," I explain. It's one of the reasons I wasn't allowed to shift, and when I spoke to my wolf, I would be punished for trusting it."No!" Storm turn