Maliyah
The minute I left Luca’s side I had this urge to go back to him. It took everything I had to not turn around and run back into his arms. I find that feeling odd and I find that I find it odd even more odd. This is suppose to be easy. Finding my mate is not suppose to be this hard and confusing.
First thing this morning, Luca was on my mind and how excited I felt at seeing him again. Normally, it would be Aspen and I am slightly appalled at myself for how quickly I moved on and tossed Aspen to the side. I feel so guilty and yet there is another part of me that doesn’t care since I found my mate. I have never been one to not be empathetic and yet here I am not really caring that I hurt him.
I shake my head at that horrible thought. Where did that even come from? Of course I care that I hurt him, we’ve been through so much together and we both expected me to become his queen. I
AspenIt’s been hard to keep my distance from Maliyah but I know it’ll make Luca more relaxed which will make him more likely to slip up. We were so close to getting an answer, I could feel it, but then this happened. I had just returned to the pack for a break before we were to head back.I will never get over watching Maliyah use her powers. I watch her in awe as her eyes begin to glow that beautiful emerald color as she places her hands on the ground. I’ll never understand what she means that the earth whispers to her. Davina said that has never happened to her, so it’s unique to Maliyah. I watch curiously as she cocks her head to one side, listening to something the rest of us can’t hear.“She’s still here,” she whispers as her head snaps up to the left a little and she takes off in a dead sprint into
MaliyahI let out a groan as I take in my surroundings. The last thing I remember is getting hit by what felt like a truck. The first thing I notice is Ada sleeping next to me and I gasp as I sit up. I wince a little as I hold my head. Maybe I sat too quickly. I can see the tear stains on Ada’s face as she continues to sleep soundly. She wasn’t gone long but it seems to have exhausted her.‘Terra? How long have we been out?’‘A few hours. That spell did not harm us at all. It would seem it was just meant to knock us out.’Well that’s odd. Why would Ada’s kidnapper not want to harm me? I put a pin in that thought and decide to go find Aspen. The minute I put my hand on the door handle I freeze on the spot. Again I am at a fair, standing in front of the carousel. I can’t find Accalia anywhere o
***Spoiler alert do not continue if you have not seen Where The Crawdads Sing***AspenI am shocked that she raised her voice to me. We have never yelled at each other, even when we were frustrated with each other. Thankfully, she didn’t notice that I ripped one of her charms off as she pulled away and disappeared.“Go get Dimitri immediately,” I order a guard and he immediately vanishes from my sight.“That is not the same girl I’ve come to know and love,” says my father.“That’s because she is under a spell, I am sure of it.”“Son, don’t you think it’s best to let this go before you let this consume you. She’s made her choice.”“Not of her own free will she hasn’t!”I can’t believe he would even
AspenI need to hurry and get the answers we need. Today is the fair and Derek told me he and the family are attending. It’s such a bad idea. As far as I know Maliyah’s vision hasn’t changed so this is a big risk. Derek thinks he can stop it all from happening, but he’s playing with fire risking the girls’ lives. I don’t like that they are not even away they are bait.“What do you want? Stop following me.”“I just wanna talk Brandon.”“Well I don’t want to talk to you elf.”“What if I buy you a shake from Ortiz’s Place?”That stops him in his tracks. I can tell he really wants one and is having some internal battler whether or not he should take my offer, but I think with the heat we have been having lately I win.“Okay.”We walk towards the diner while he answer simple que
Maliyah“Maliyah wake up!”The twins and Aiden burst through my doors and jump on top of me. They’re all super excited as we are going to the fair today.“Alright already, I’m up,” I giggle as they continue their assault on me.I turn the tables on them and knock them each with my pillow. They each grab a pillow and gang up on me.“Alright! Alright, you win. I need to get in the shower so we can go,” I laugh as they giggle their way out of my room.I grab some clothes and head to take a quick shower. I start the shower to let the water warm up and stare at myself in the mirror. I am filled with anxiety today as the vision hasn’t changed. I don’t know how to fix it. Luca assures me we have plenty of guards to help protect. Wh
AspenI wanted to immediately leave for Alastor’s realm, but Derek insisted we make a plan. I understand him not wanting to storm in there without knowing exactly what we’re walking into as we could endanger the girls, but it’s killing me that I haven’t been able to reach Maliyah. I am scared of what they could be doing to her.‘Maliyah?’I have been trying to reach every hour, but it’s been radio silence. Dimitri sent a few of his scouts to the realm to see what they could find. Dimitri is concerned that his spell was easily broken as he sealed the realm off all those years ago which begs the question is it Luca or another warlock that broke the spell?“I’m so sorry sir,” says Chris for the thousandth time.“Maliyah is a lot faster, faster than me. It doesn’t surprise me that she
LucaI shut and lock the door. I look back at the girls and think of where this is leading me and what this could very well cost me. I just wanted to live a normal life, how did I let this get so far? I walk down the hall where Breanna is waiting for me and find Brandon is not with her. I figured she would’ve brought him with her since she said she was coming. Original I was suppose to take care of this on my own and yet here she is.“Where is Brandon?”“I don’t know and don’t care. I’m here to ensure the job gets done.”“Breanna I don’t think I can go through with this. She is family and her sister is like eight.”“Don’t you dare betray me, you owe me everything! You would’ve starved or worse if it weren’t for me.”“I appreciate everything you’ve done for me Breanna, but I
Maliyah“So this is the daughter of the great Davina,” says a voice.I look up towards the door and see a rather sickly looking woman leaning against the wall. Her hair is matted and dry and she looks like she hasn’t slept or eaten in days. Her eyes are dark and cold, like she has no light in them.“Who are you?”She scoffs as she brings a bottle full of an amber color liquid to her lips and gulps down the last bit of it.“It figures you don’t know who I am though I have been living in your pack for the past year.”“You are Brandon’s mother?”“Yes and the mate of the wolf your family killed.”“I don’t know what you are talking about.”“Don’t lie,” she yells as she throws the glass bottle across the room.I
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Maliyah“Push my queen,” encourages the doctor, making me want to strangle him.It’s been five years since I married Aspen and became queen of the elves. There were many bumps along the way but in the end the crown has been passed down to Aspen. Aspen wanted kids right away but I convinced him to wait while we get things settled with the changes we wanted to make. I know it was a big change to having an outsider become queen of the elves. It has never happened before and there were a few not on board with the idea at first, but in the end I won them over.Being queen of the elves is definitely a lot of work, but I don’t think I would have it any other way. I love the people and I love implementing my ideas to improve things around here. Being that our species have now been intertwined some of the dragons requested to move back to the elf realm. Of course Aspen immediately appr
AspenMy heart is beating so loudly that my ears are ringing. Everyone is turned to look towards the end of the aisle as Accalia and Ada walk down together, tossing rose petals on the ground. They are wearing beautiful floor length dresses, I believe Maliyah called them maxi dresses. Around the waist are decorative jewels that shimmer in the sunlight just like Maliyah’s hair.After the girls reach me, Thierry and Aiden walk down the aisle as the ring bearers. I can tell Thierry is not happy in his tuxedo with the bow tie as he pulls at several times. By the look I can see on Davina’s face, she is mind linking him to stop pulling at his bow tie. We opted to have no groomsman or bridesmaids so once the boys reached me, the wedding march begins.Everyone stands and Maliyah appears at the end of the aisle with her arm laced in her father’
MaliyahOnce everyone had heard I was engaged mom had kept me busy. There was never ending decisions regarding what to serve at the reception, what kinds of flowers are to be arranged on the tables, what the bridesmaid dresses will look like and the flower girl dresses. It was a never ending list. When I thought I had everything in order mom comes at me with a new question. I never knew that picking out the color of the napkins would be so important.We decide to have the wedding here in my pack and then have the crowning ceremony in the elf realm. Everyone has been invited and when I say everybody, I mean everybody. All the other shifter packs will be there and an invitation to the crowning ceremony has been extended as well. I really wanted something small, but marrying into the royal family won’t allow for such a luxury.Today I am up earlier
MaliyahWhen I awaken, I find that it is dusk and the fireflies have begun to dance among the flowers. I look up and see Aspen staring me with nothing but pure love in his eyes. He sits us up and brushes a piece of hair out of my face. Just when I think he is going to kiss me he pulls away, leaving me a bit confused.“Did I do something wrong?”“You have done absolutely nothing wrong Maliyah.”“Then what’s wrong?”I can hear his heartbeat pick up as he paces back and forth in the grass while I sit patiently, waiting for him to come over his nerves. He suddenly stops and kneels down next to me, taking my hands in his.“Maliyah, I love you more than words can describe. I have fallen in love with a beautiful, talented, patient woman and I am honored you have found me deserving of your love back. We have been through many hurdles and we have overcome each and every one of them togethe
MaliyahThe minute Dr. Smith alerted my family I was awake they immediately teleported to the hospital. I knew the moment they were in the hospital as I could hear Accalia’s voice from down the hall.“Maliyah!”Accalia bursts through the door with tears in her eyes and jumps into the bed with me, crushing me with all the strength she can muster.“You took forever to wake up,” she says through tears.“I know, I’m sorry to worry you. I’m okay, I promise.”I look up and find Aiden and Thierry unsure of what to do. I wave them over to join us and they too begin crushing me further in a group hug. I wince a bit but it’s a good pain.“Easy their kids,” says dad as he kisses the top of head.He moves out of the way and mom hugs me just as tight as my siblings.
Aspen“Still nothing,” asks Davina as she drops in for her daily visit.Every time I see her she looks more and more tired. I know she is not sleeping well the more days that pass and Maliyah still doesn’t wake. My father worries as well. He has urged me a few times to return home but I refuse to leave this realm until she wakens.“I’m sorry Davina. She hasn’t even twitched a finger.”Davina sighs and moves to the vase next to Maliyah’s bed, placing her hands on the flowers as her eyes glow their beautiful green. The color returns to the flowers as they bloom again. I rise from my seat, allowing Davina time alone with her daughter. As I am about to leave a nurse walks in with a bowl of warm water and a rag.“I’ll take care of,” says Davina and the nurse smiles and hands her the bowl.
MaliyahI’ve been siting here in the dark, in the fetal position, for who knows how long. I failed. I didn’t trust my true mate, I got Accalia killed and I am sure I died. I let Luca trick me even though I knew deep down not to trust him. That tiny bit of doubt I had I ignored and I can’t fix it. Just as I have given up on everything I feel something nuzzle my back.‘Don’t give up child,’ I hear through the mind link.I turn and find a silver dragon staring down at me. I know instantly it’s Ryuu.‘Am I dead?’‘Not unless you choose to be,’ he replies as he turns to walk away.I get up and follow him as a white light appears in front of us. As we get close the white light surrounds me and I find myself in the Serene Meadow. Ryuu stops and lays down the river where I f
MaliyahI let the vines go slack as it’s beginning to be too difficult to use my powers as hunters begin to attack. I am tired and Terra has used all our energy into healing my hand. Terra urges me to shift into our dragon form and I oblige, thankful that I am not too big for the room. Instantly my missing limb reappears. I must’ve been able to heal faster since I don’t have a seal on me like mom did. “Kill the dragon,” I hear from the doorway and look to find the leader, Charlie standing behind his men like a coward.I position myself in front of Accalia and shift into my wolf so I can more easily move around. I notice Accalia as the dagger in her hands.‘Accalia, smash the jewels,’ I urged her through the mind link as I sink my teeth into a hunter.‘I&he