Alicia POVStaring at the woman reflected in the mirror, I smile to myself.If things go according to my plan, I'll have Damian where I want him and that bitch Mia, she can go to hell for all I care.When I started going out with Damian, I didn't know that I'd end up falling in Love with him. The aim was get close to his family, ànd get access to Mia.We knew of her powers way before she even turned eighteen. Our dark magic did us the favor.I never understood why my mother thinks she is useful to us, the witches of the black coven. I mean, we are powerful enough but I know better than to question her decisions. That's not something she appreciates.A knock on the door interrupts my thoughts. Through the reflection of the mirror, I can see my mother leaning against the door." Going somewhere, Alicia?" She asks, her hands crossed across her chest." Yeah. Damian agreed to have a dinner date with me." I make my reply as short as possible to avoid giving myself out.She gives me an incr
Mia POVI stand rooted in place, not knowing what to do. I contemplate whether to match the two people sitting a few meters before me or Just storm out of this damned restaurant .Valeria realizes that I am no longer walking with her and her eyes follow mine." Fucking hell!" She cursed and the next thing I see is her yanking Alicia from her seat." Hey bitch, do yóu ever know when to stop? What are you doing here with someone's mate?" She roars.I stand transfixed, not moving. My eyes regard Damian who is already on his feet and walking towards me." What's your problem? Damian and I were having dinner!" I hear Alicia retort." Having dinner or you just wanted to seduce someone's mate?" Alicia hits back. I can see anger burning in her eyes as she holds the neckline of Alicia's dress." Mia, are you going to just stand there?" Valeria screams and I see the waiters starting to gather." Valeria, let her go." I whisper loud enough for her to hear. She seems shocked. I get it. She wasn't
Mia POV Damian's question throws me off the hook and my smile drops.Honestly, I don't like the whole idea.Mating with your fated is supposed to be something you do when you are ready and in the mood, not something to be controlled.I have always envisioned our first night together. How unique it will be but with all the plans to be put in place, that anticipation is dying off.I hate to feel like I am doing this not out of my freewill but as an obligation.That's not what I dreamt for our mating night.People surrounding us to keep us safe as we mate? It sounds.“ Are you okay with this?" I ask. I need to Know if Damian feels the same way I do about the whole mating thing.One thing I know is that the feelings between us are mutual but still…“ What do yóu mean?" he asks, looking at me with those piercing eyes that melt my soul Into a puddle.“ The whole mating ceremony. I don't want to sound selfish but this isn't exactly what I want." I explain only to get a look from Damian that
I jump, a scream leaving my lips as I run straight Into Damian's hands.The man bursts out laughing and only then do I realize that he just tricked me.As much as I love the sound of his laughter, I am annoyed.“ That wasn't any bit funny." I complain, detaching myself from him.“ It wasn't. I just wanted you to hug me." Damian replies, his earlier smile morphed to seriousness.“ You should have said so." I groan, turning to walk away but a smile creeps into my lips when I do.“ Where's the fun in that?" That's the Damian I grew up knowing. One who would prank me just to enjoy himself.“ I have to admit, this place lives up to its expectations. Even after years of being abandoned, it still holds its charm." Damian comments." It's the Royal dragon castle, of course it has to be special. After all, dragons are known to have a unique taste when building their lairs.” I replied." Are you being proud?” He asks and I smile." Definitely proud of my ancestors." Damian and I walk down the
Mia pov I scan the sitting róom which is nothing but a pile of mess ànd then turn to look at Valeria who is sitting on the sofa, a tired look on her face.“ Say something will you?" I almost scream at her. Valeria is one hell of a clean freak so seeing the róom look so disorganized and her sitting there nonchalantly, nothing adds up.“ What do yóu expect me to say? I walked to this. This is me thinking about how to skin whichever bastard did this.” I frown at her explanation. Someone broke in ànd trashed our house." Why would someone do this? Unless whoever it is was looking for something?” Damian wonders out aloud.Valeria and I turn to look at each other simultaneously." The book?” She shrieks, eyes wide." What book?” Damian àsks, looking between me and Val who shrugs, an indication she is not going to be the one to answer that.“ It's a certain book anyone seems to go crazy about." I reply, keeping my explanation as short as possible.It's not like I don't want to tell Damian
Bianca POV My daughter can be a fool sometimes. I mean, what was she thinking? Planning to sow discord between mates with that lousy plan of hers?I shake my head with disappointment. Now she thinks she is allowed to do anything she wants and I'm not supposed to keep tabs on her?Do I wait until she screws things up for me ànd ruin the plans I have been making for almost two decades?“ What do yóu think, Alicia?" I bit back, a smile gracing my lips. Sometimes I wonder how I birthed such a daughter. With her little brain, she wouldn't be able to survive without me for long.“ I don't appreciate you following my every move, mother." Alicia complains.“You've been messing things up. You couldn't even keep a man and that's why we are in this mess in the first place. You had him Alicia. You had Damian right eating at the palm of your hand but look at you now. You are going crazy crafting stupid plots to trap him.He is with Mia right now. Do yóu understand what that means to us? To me?” I
Leticia POV“ I knew you would come here so I came to meet you, for old times sake." I say and Bianca chuckles.This cave was special to us in the past. But that's it, the past.I just didn't expect Bianca to still come here. It was a gamble I made ànd I'd say luck was on my side today.“ Leticia, it's been long since we last saw each other. You've done a good job at hiding yourself all these years.” she mocks, sarcasm dripping from her words.I turn around to face her, a smile on my face." And you are still the same, Bianca. Going behind the backs of everyone and stabbing them.” I answer meaningfully.She chuckles.“ What did you expect? After you betrayed me and gave out my family in the hands of the enemy? It was only fair to strike back." She retorts with clenched fists. Bianca hates me for what I did to her family and that's something even a smile can't conceal. “ You know that's not what happened. Your family was a threat to the supernatural world. We had to stop them someho
Mia POV The look of confusion on my mother doesn't surprise me. Proposing something like this isn't something she expected. I mean, with all the customs to be followed about mating, doing it out of the blue was out óf question but here I am, proposing something as absurd as that.“ Are you out of your mind, Mia? That's insane.” My mother answers.I expected that much from her. Valeria turns to look at me with a ‘ I told you’ look.“The customs of the dragons have to be followed when a royal dragon is about to…”" The customs have to be followed for a normal mating ceremony Mom. There's nothing normal about my mating ceremony. If we wait, we are just giving our enemies the Chance to prepare themselves to attack. You realize that there are people who don't want my dragon to awaken.I need my dragon to carry out my responsibilities. We can't wait anymore.” I try to reason with my mother whose face shows she isn't liking my idea one bit.As the dragon queen,it's her responsibility to ens
I make my way to Damian's office after blatantly ignoring his mother's call which was accompanied by curses. After the last time I was here to finalize the mating ritual and things didn't end well between us,I promised myself to avoid her at any cost. Anything to dampen my moods." Luna!" The pack members greet me with smiles as I pass them. I smile back at them in acknowledgement. I am their Luna now and that demands a certain level of respect from them. Besides, they have watched me grow as one of them. Maybe that's why they easily accepted me even with the rumours of me being cursed flying around the land. I don't need anyone to tell me who has been defaming me. Her goal? To get rid of me. I will have to disappoint her though, she won't be getting rid of me so easily.I am about to push the door to Damian's office when a familiar voice enters my ears. I halt in my movement, perking my ears to listen." I know that I have been selfish, causing you so much trouble with Mia. I just wa
Mia POV " What did he say? Did he agree to help us!" I ask my mother. I am still puzzled as to why of all people, she had to ask the vampire king for help to retrieve the book. I thought the plan was to expose Bianca to the neighbouring packs and find a way to take back the book." You don't need to concern yourself with that. Concentrate on learning how to control your dragon." My mother answers, dismissing me. I want to protest, demand to know what plans she has but I hold myself back.She is doing everything to clean the mess I created by giving in to Alicia's demands. I shouldn't question her decisions because whatever they are,they are for the good of our shifter community.I nod before walking out of the meeting chambers. Valeria is waiting for me outside. Together,we make our way to my practice room. When my mother mentioned about practicing to control my dragon,I thought she meant I should be perfect flying around and breathing fire, fun right? Then I was told that the best
Leticia POV My dragon lands outside the old vampire castle and I shift back to my human form. My presence has already attracted the attention of the vampires guarding the gate. They start snarling at me, their fangs out and their hands are turning into claws."You dare trespass in our land?" One of them growls at me.I ignore his words. "Tell your master that I'm here to talk to him," I shout back at them. "Inform him that queen Leticia wants to see him." I add.The vampires look at each other for a moment and I see a flash of fear in their eyes. That's right. The name Queen Leticia is widely known throughout the land. As a royal dragon and once the leader of all supernaturals before the dragons were attacked and annihilated,I command respect. Even after years of disappearing from the supernatural world, my name still carries weight and power."Queen Leticia? Forgive us for not recognizing you. Of course, we will deliver the message to Lord Luther right away." One of the vampires say
Alicia POV I have been pondering on what Lady Leticia revealed back at the castle. As much as I want to ignore it,I can't seem to do that. I know she did that to get on my nerves and sow discord between me and my mother but I can't deny that some of her accusations made sense.To my mother,I am always that errand girl. Anytime she wants someone to do her dirty dealings, that's when I come into use. Whether it's someone she needs to silence or steal something, she always has me taking care of it.She would tell me that I am proving myself to her but as her daughter,do I have to prove how useful I am to her? The more I think about it,the more I am convinced that I am nothing but a tool by her side.And if that's true,what will happen when I eventually run out of usefulness? Will she discard me and jump to the next available person ready to do her bidding?“ Have you finally figured it out?” Someone asks from beside me and I turn around, glaring at the young dragon whom I kidnapped earl
Mia POV We gather at the dragon mausoleum to say our final goodbye to lady Lydia. My mother has been awfully quiet. It's like she is shutting herself down from the outside world." Do you think she will be okay?" Valeria asks from beside me and I shake my head. " I wish I could know the answer to that. I am worried about her." I reply. I understand that my mother is grieving from the death of Lydia,we all are but something about her silence scares me. " You think she will do something in her anger?" Valeria inquires and I nod." You don't have to be worried about her. Leticia isn't someone who is reckless otherwise she wouldn't be alive today." Thaddeus comments from besides Valeria. He glances at Damian who has been silent by my side. " I suggest you go back to your pack in the meantime. We can close our eyes to the fact that you are the reason behind everything that happened that day but she won't." Thaddeus warns Damian. I look at him as he clenches his jaw." Don't listen to him
Mia POV My mother shakes her head in disagreement but doesn't say a word. I take a deep breath and when I lift my eyes, they are filled with determination." Valeria, give the book to Alicia." I command,using my authority as the dragon queen for the first time. Although Valeria doesn't agree with my decision, she dares not go against me. She produces the book and suspends it in the air using magic.I watch as Alicia's eyes lit up after seeing the book. " Good choice, Mia. I am impressed." She says." Now that the book is here, release Damian." I demand but Alicia nods her head." You have produced the book but it's still in the arms of your sidekick. I'll only release him once I have it in my arms and verify that it's the right one." Alicia declares,her words itching me to beat some sense in her.I motion to Valeria to pass it to her,not wanting to deal with her anymore. Valeria does as instructed and pushes the book before Alicia who grabs it greedily,a sinister smile forming on he
Mia POV Alicia's voice resonates in the arena as she takes calculated steps, approaching the podium. Thaddeus draws his sword, moving to stand before me in a fighting stand.Valeria also approaches me, standing next to Thaddeus. The two of them form a shield before me.I turn to look at my mother who is wearing that serious look she always spots on,unbothered by Alicia's arrival." Still hiding in the shadows of others to protect you? I thought that you would change after shifting to your mighty dragon." Alicia mocks,a smile accompanying her challenging words." What do you want here? You are not welcomed." Alicia snarls at her but she doesn't stop until she is a few metres away from me." I would love to say that it's a pleasure to see you again, Mia but we both know that I'll be lying." Alicia admitted sending a glare my way." Then why are you here irregardless?" I ask and her snarls morph into a sinister smile." Of course I wouldn't take a risk infiltrating the castle for noth
Mia POV " You didn't go into heat?" My mother asks for the second time and I give her the same answer as before,a nod of my head. She is wearing a frown on her face. I did hear that dragons go into heat after completing the mating ceremony but I didn't. I don't know if I should be glad or worried about it. Damian and I spend the last three days fucking the brains out if each other. Could that be the reason I didn't go into heat?" Leticia, maybe this is a good thing for her." The old lady Lydia comments and we turn to look at her." A good thing?" My mother repeats and Lydia nods." She has so much to accomplish. Going to heat means getting pregnant. Maybe the heavens are blessing her and helping her accomplish her mission. Being pregnant means her dragon will be restricted from shifting and the baby will weaken her powers too." She narrates. As a new dragon,there are things I don't know about the dragon race. For example,why would a baby weaken my powers?" A dragon baby feeds on he
Mia POV Damian's words pull me out of my little gloating world and I mask my expressions." I don't know what you are talking about." I reply, trying to sound as calm as possible. Damian however doesn't buy it as he pinches my waist." You did that intentionally, didn't you?" He probes and I smile. It seems like I can't hide shit from him." Alright ,you got me. But she started it herself. I just showed her that I can be a much better actress than her." I try to explain myself and Damian shakes his head, amused by my antics." Thanks to you,we don't have to endure her long and annoyed face at the ceremony." He says and we both smile.Damian leads me to his room at the pack house. His parents' house isn't part of the pack house. His mother never preferred staying with the pack members. Even with how much she tried to hide it,I could tell she loathed the omegas living in the pack house. She somehow managed to convince her husband to build a house separate from the pack house.After get