After dinner was over, Wayne took Olive to the balcony and had them sit and watch the moon that was almost full. It reminded both of them that they would be fully mated and recognized by the moon as one, as soon as it became full.“I'm scared,” Olive spoke up as she was leaning against Wayne's chest. He was sitting on a resting chair and she sat in between his legs.“About what?” he asked and smoothed her hair.“The future. What it holds for us after now,” she answered.“Do you mean after we're mated successfully? Life after that?” Wayne inquired.“Yes. That's what I mean,” Olive answered. Wayne chuckled deeply and placed a small kiss on the back of her neck.“You don't have to worry about that. Everything is going to be all right, okay?”Olive exhaled and didn't reply. But after about a minute, she decided to ask a pressing question.“What are your plans for us?”Wayne furrowed his brows and strained his neck to look at her face.“What do you mean?”“I mean, what would be the outcome
Wayne was super fast that Olive felt like she was chasing the wind. Did they say the cheetah was the fasted animal on land? Seriously?She growled at him as she saw his back fading away into the distance. They had just started racing but she was already out of breath. She slowed down and began to breathe way faster than she used to. Man, what a mate! Why couldn't he just calm down?She sat on the road there, at the edge of the woods and waited for him to come back. She wouldn't kill herself just because she wanted to race with her male.About a minute later, she saw him tearing through the wind and towards her. Before she could blink two to three times, he was already standing in front of her, his bushy and thick tail waving in the air and his graceful body standing elegantly.Wayne's black wolf was really beautiful and mighty looking, but could its beauty be compared to a mesmerizing all-gray wolf with blue eyes and fur so smooth it looked like silk?“Could not keep up?” he asked in
Wayne would add ingredients and whisk eggs in a small bowl. Then he would leave it and take out toasts from the toaster. Olive watched as he took fresh bread from its package and poured the whisked bread onto the sides, flattening them with a bread knife.“Are you gonna keep watching me or come here and give me a good morning kiss?” Wayne spoke up without turning to look at her. She peered at his working hands and gasped.“You can cook?” she asked.“What I wanted was a kiss, not a question,” he stated with a frown. Olive smiled and walked up to him. She hugged him and kissed him.“Good morning,” she said and he smirked.“You finally don't look like Eve,” he replied. Olive gulped down and shifted from him.“Why didn't you wear me a dress or pyjamas?” she asked while looking away from him and tucking her hair behind her ear.“And stop myself from having a free show of the garden of Eden? No thank you,” he answered and went to the frying pan. He turned the flat egg over and let it cook f
“Gosh, that was exciting!” Olive squealed loudly as they settled down in the section. Wayne smirked at her and arranged her hair that a few people might have managed to touch.“Seems they like you,” he replied in his deep voice.“Well, yes. Now let's hope it continues with that plan of yours,” she stated and hit him playfully against the chest. He held her waist and looked down into her green eyes.“It's better for them to hear it from us than from them. Trust me, babe,” he cooed lovingly.“Yeah, yeah. I trust you all right,” she rolled her eyes and smiled.“So what are you getting me?” she asked. He looked around the large room and twitched his lips as if he was surveying the things and thinking.He looked at the female security guard standing with two male guards.“Stay with her and guard her while she shops. I'll be right back,” he ordered. Olive's face turned into a frown.“What? Where are you going?” she asked with worry.“Chill baby. I'll be right back,” he stated and kissed her
As they were seated in the private plane, Olive decided to check her phone and kill boredom because Wayne was apparently on a full blown business call with people. She had heard him calling Jake and now he was giving orders to someone else. She was also feeling really nervous as they got closer to Aspen City. Her mating ritual was in two days, and yet there was a looming threat of she being overthrown even before she climbs the throne.With all these on her mind, she decided to just go through social media platforms and watch videos. As soon as she connected to the plane's WiFi, messages from News apps began to flood in. Each notification had pictures of she and her mate. It was so overwhelming that she didn't know when she switched off the phone, laid down, covered herself and slept off. When Wayne was done, he looked at her and wondered why she had fallen asleep. They would be landing in ten minutes so he gently tapped her awake.“Babe,” he called her and she sat up and rubbed her e
Olive returned to the quarters while holding the file firmly. She stepped into their bedroom and dropped the file on the bed. This was going to be an amazing surprise for Wayne to see and she bet that he would be grateful for it.Jericho had been surprised when she met up with him before they boarded the helicopter and collected his number in her phone. After she told him she needed information to use against Gia, he had told her it was a hard job because the General, Gia's father had cleaned her criminal records.However, he knew no one could be a hundred percent cleaned. There could be traces of it somewhere. So, he went to Detective Kelly Reynolds who he had been keeping tabs on.She loved chrysanthemums, taking cappuccino with a dinosaur-shaped cream on top every morning, loved to eat chips while watching movies instead of popcorn and preferred barbecued chicken to fried chicken. So, he just flirted and promised to take her out for some homemade barbecue chicken right after kissin
They unlocked from the hug and Aunt Debbie held Olive's cheeks really hard.“Such a pretty woman,” she said and shook the place she was holding. It was an awkward sight considering the fact that Olive was a full grown woman, yet she was being treated like a six year old with chubby cheeks.When Aunt Debbie released her, her cheek had turned red and sore. Dolly and Vanessa were low-key laughing at her and even Wayne could not hide his grin. Immediately Aunt Debbie walked ahead of her, she held her cheek and rubbed it.“Oww,” she mouthed. Wayne walked to her and held her hand.“That was absolutely cute,” he sniggered at her and she pinched his own cheek too.“Wayne,” his uncle called on him. They turned around immediately and he smiled at them.“Pretty mate you got there,” he stated.“Oh, I'm sorry. Olive, this is my uncle. Uncle, meet Olive,” Wayne introduced and Olive smiled at him again.“It is nice to meet you, sir,” she said.“It is nice to meet you too. Now let's all go have a dri
Their early dinner was over quickly and Olive was dressed in a red suit and pants with golden buttons decorating the chest to the waist middle region of the suit. She straightened her hair with a flat iron and let it fall neatly on her shoulders.She had dark minimal makeup on and adorned her feet with white heels. She also carried a white designer purse which she hug over her shoulder. The bag was a furry white small purse and the chain was golden. It matched with the necklace adorning her neck and the golden buttons on her red suit.“It's a meeting with the Parliament, not dinner with the president,” Wayne teased and she smirked at him.“Well, I might as well give a good first impression. Something tells me that Gia has gone ahead to let them know that I have no swagger and class. That I look like a begger. So, I'm just going to change that perspective of them today,” she replied with a shrug and Wayne grinned.“Proud of you, babe. And you look absolutely hot. You're smoking, baby,”
The camp was empty safe for a massive building that was like a stone tower. There was a huge field surrounding it, cleared clean of trees, shrubs and plants. Calor could smell it.“Damn, it that's foul!” Olive sneered and gagged. “The Unbidden Army. They smell dead,” Astra explained. “But where are they?” Wayne asked, looking at the camp through Astra's vision too.“Underground, in that building. Laying low,” she replied. A few men with thick leather hoods were stationed outside, and there was an occasional movement of other people to and from the tower. A few tents were pitched on the field and they contained a few people.“How can we attack and besiege this place? It doesn't look impossible but...I kinda feel like there's more to this place than any we see,” Olive noted.“You shouldn't even be seeing this place in the first place,” Calor communicated. “Why?”“Because it's warded. Heavily warded to be simply invisible. No one should see or access it. But we can. And by that, I me
The van parked in front of the castle and they alighted. The fresh air hit their faces and Olive took in a deep breath. She was home. Oh, she missed home so much. She couldn't wait to see the guys. Alpha Knight came around her and sneaked his arm around her waist.“How does it feel?” she asked, looking up into his face as he gazed at his magnificent castle. The sun was setting already and the glow illuminated the building.“Feels like peace,” he answered and looked down at her.“I thought you felt at peace wherever I was?” Wayne chuckled.“I feel at home wherever you are. But I feel at peace when you're home with me.”Olive rolled her eyes.“You're just good with words,” she muttered and he laughed. “Are we heading in or gazing at the castle like it's a new building?” Jake asked as he made his way towards the entrance. Olive chuckled and followed after Jake, with Wayne right beside her. Her Guard followed behind them and they entered the castle together. Guards nodded pleasantly at
“You know where we're to go?” Olive asked, even though she learned back at Senshi Temple that the dragon always knew where his rider was headed. “Crystal clear,” Calor answered. They had been flying for two hours straight and each one of them was tired already. Olive's back personally felt like it could break into two any moment now from all that stuff, straight back riding. She needed to lie down for a full day before she could regain herself. “How far are we now?” she asked. “How about you just talk to me through the bond instead of shouting over the noise of the wind?” Olive furrowed her brows. “I can do that?” “Of course you can. What do they teach you at Senshi Temple now?” “Let's try it then.” “It'll be just like talking to your mate. Come one.” Olive chuckled and searched for the newest bond addition within her. She did know that she could talk with her dragon, she just didn't think it would snap into place the very second she met him. ’It's been hours since we met.
Olive shifted a little way off, so all the fire could be for her Wayne alone. She felt hot tears stinging her eyes and she let them fall. Wayne had to make it. Her Wayne had to come back to her.The Ignis Fatuus had no heat at all, so she wasn't afraid of him being burnt because of the way he was engulfed. “He'll be fine now, Flamera,” Lutz whispered to her. Her Guard had come to stand firmly behind her to show their support. A few minutes after Calor began administering his Ignis Fatuus, he stopped. Wayne was revealed there on the black soot ground. He was motionless. And would have looked lifeless if not for the gentle thudding of his heart and the colour of his face. He looked peaceful, whole, alive. Olive gently walked to him and knelt. She cradled his face in her palms and felt his skin. She broke into happy tears. He was safe. She could feel it deep within herself that he was safe. And best of all, their bond tumbled back into place. It felt so peaceful to feel her mate again
Alpha Knight had a dragon? No way. No freaking way. How could that be?“Impossible,” Lutz exclaimed, his face as pale as his hair.“This is a joke, right?” Olive asked, looking from her dragon to the new dragon.“I know we just met, but you should already know I'm not the type to joke around,” her dragon groaned and huffed. “But how is this possible? Never...and I repeat, never has this been heard of. Only the Firewolf of a generation is gifted a dragon. One dragon per Firewolf of a generation!” Lutz argued, his tone filled with disbelief and shock. This was simply not possible. He had studied the books for years. He was the most learned historian. He did not know this. This was simply unheard of.“No Firewolf is like her,” the male dragon brought down his voice to say. Olive felt him look at her with adoration and pride. She jerked her head to look at him immediately. He adored her? Since when?“I saw what you did. We both did,” he stated. “What did I do?” Olive questioned.“For th
The dragon had not lifted its mouth to speak but Olive heard it clearly in her head. It was like she was thinking in a different, deep and animalistic voice. ‘I can hear your thoughts. That cocky mate of yours never thought you how to put up your mind shield?’ he spoke again, his irritation clear in his voice. Olive stood dazed just staring at the magnificent creature. It was so huge, like a building and yet so alive. It raised its left front limb and shifted it on the ground. Black dust rose up and covered her from the mere casual action. She broke into a fit of coughs that were inaudible.‘Fragile. Humph,’ it said. ‘Stop referring to me as it! I'm a male dragon.’He shifted his whole body when he said that, made some guttural sounds and flapped his wings. More dust this time accompanied by wind had Olive almost falling to the floor. She felt an emotion rush at her. Of facepalming. Or eye rolling. Or mock gagging. She looked up. Was her dragon already tired of her in just a few s
He gently let them land on the rock directly beneath them, but before Olive could wince at the temperature of the rock, she was controlled back into the air. And in a second, was tearing through the wind towards her mate.Alpha Knight pulled her to himself in a quick zap. She was in his arms two seconds later and he was squeezing the life out of her.“Wayne...Wayynee, I can't bre-eathee,” she drawled before he released her. He looked her over frantically, his arms firmly pressed unto her shoulders.“You almost didn't breathe for real. I almost lost you. What if I hadn't heard? What if I was even a minute late?” he panicked. Olive smiled.“Thank you for saving us,” she said and hugged him. He kissed her ear and rubbed her gently on the back.“If I don't rush to your rescue, then I don't exist,” he muttered and her ear again. Then they unlocked. He took her arm and grimaced at the sight of her open palm. It was a bloody gash that wasn't healing.“It's not healing and it hurts ten times
Olive gathered her strength and rose from the black sand. She dusted the grains off her body and hair the best she could and took in a deep breath. The hot air burned her nostrils and she let out a cough. She could still feel the chill of the ocean water against her skin even while standing in a place about 60 degrees hot.Olive looked around again and could not find her bag anywhere. She had thought her bag would be strapped to her back like it was before the drowning illusion. The bag required a lot of straps and lock-in, and would take her at least a minute to take it down from her back. But it was no longer on her, and it had disappeared altogether.Even as worry for her mate and Guard ate at her, she knew she had to start moving. The dragon was waiting for her and she couldn't show any weakness. Her mate and Guard would find their way. They'd be fine.And so the Firewolf began her trek towards the looming black mountains. Waves of heat blew at her, and she thought on plenty of oc
They grabbed onto their bags, which were still firmly strapped around their backs, and began to run.“They aren't even coming at us yet!” Lutz shouted, looking back at the birds who were just peaceful and innocent.“Don't you wait until they are!” Koushi responded. Olive looked at him.“You too, scared of them ostriches?” she laughed.“Like your mate said...naked-necked nightmares!”Olive's laugh was the only thing heard now as they raced through the savannah. Alpha Knight looked back and took a sharp intake of breath.“Here they come!!”Simultaneously, they all looked back to see the birds now flexing their long legs and covering the distance between them in just a few minutes.“This is their damn savannah,” Olive stated as they cut through knee-length dry grasses. “I'm shifting everyone. Grab hold to me,” Wayne announced.“Why didn't you shift earlier?!” Lutz nagged. He was getting weak, out of breath, and red-faced.“So you could run a bit, Lutz,” Wayne answered with a wicked gri