Bernice’s POVWatching Landry fall to the ground with that silver arrow sticking out of his chest was the worst thing I had seen in a long time. I couldn’t explain the surge of feelings that escaped me, but I knew I couldn’t lose him. Not like this.He was never supposed to die before me. Tears were filling my eyes before I could even put a stop to them.“Please…” I begged him as he closed his eyes. “You can’t leave me. I just fell in love with you…” I heard those words escaping my lips before I could stop them.I realized, as soon as I said them, how true they were.My wolf had told me that I loved him, but I didn’t believe her. Now that he was laying before me with a silver arrow sticking out of him and wasting away before my eyes, I knew at that moment how I felt for him.I was in love with him.I was in love with Alpha King Landry.He didn’t respond to my confession though; I wasn’t sure if he heard me. My heart remained heavy in my chest as he lay limp in my arms.I glanced up a
Bernice’s POV“Where is my Landry?!”Cora’s voice broke through the barrier of the waiting room and it was taking everything I had not to attack her. Julia was at the edge and itching to be released. She wanted to rip Cora’s throat right out of her neck.And I almost let her.“He isn’t your Landry, Cora,” Jessie said, folding her arms across her chest. “And he’s resting.”“I insist you let me in there right now. I must see him for myself,” she cried.Tears welled up in her eyes and her bottom lip quivered; it almost seemed genuine.“You can see him when he’s well,” Jessie said again; she wasn’t backing down. She might have allowed Cora to live in her palace for a little while, but I could tell she didn’t trust Cora.Cora glances at me and I could see the fury flashing through her eyes.“I suppose you’re going to let this half-whit see him?”“This half-whit happens to be the love of Landry’s life,” Jessie said before I could tell her not to. I felt my face turning a different shade of
Bernice’s POV“You?” Cora scoffed. “You don’t know the first thing about running a kingdom.”“To be fair, Cora. Neither do you,” Jessie says, glancing at her. “I think Landry would want Denise to run things while he’s out of commission.”“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Cora huffed, glaring at me.“I’ll do it,” I say again, looking over at Jessie.“Are you sure you want to do this?” She asks, raising her brows.“It would make me feel better to do something other than sitting around here and waiting for him to wake up,” I answer.Jessie broke out into a grin and threw her arms around me, wrapping me in a tight hug.“This makes me so happy,” she cries. “I’ll mindlink the beta and him know!”I swallowed the lump that had formed in my throat; I had no idea what I was getting myself into.…It’s been 2 days since Landry was put in the hospital and I agreed to take over in his place. He still hasn’t woken. Though his vitals seem to be getting stronger; his wolf was working overtime at healing
Bernice’s POVMost of the Alphas seemed more relaxed after I spoke to them. They didn’t ask any further questions. They also changed the subject to discuss the recent battle we all partake in; the one that nearly killed Landry.We feared this battle was far from over.I glanced at my brother who was watching me warily; I could see the concern in his eyes. Though, I wasn’t sure where it was coming from.“The Beta is still patrolling the rest of the kingdom with a couple of men,” one of the alphas reminded the others. “We should all be prepared for another attack. We are without the Alpha King. Which makes us more vulnerable.”“We might be without an Alpha, but we are certainly not vulnerable,” I assure them. “We are still strong if we work together on protecting our kingdom. Landry will not be out of commission forever.”“Maybe so, but until he returns, we aren’t as strong. Other creatures know that as well and will attack us. We need to come up with a plan until he returns and is well
Bernice’s POV“How long do you suppose the Alpha king will be out of commission?” The reporter, Rachel, asked. She sat across the couch from me with a notebook in hand and a recorder on the coffee table.She kept calling throughout the day, so I called her after the meeting to set up an interview. I wanted to set some of the rumors straight to put the kingdom at ease.Rachel was one of the youngest reporters I had ever seen. She was pretty too; she had fiery red hair that hung around her narrow and bright features in wild waves. Her eyes were bright green like emeralds, and she had freckles all around her features and body. She wore a short skirt and a tight blouse that revealed a little too much of her cleavage.“It’s hard to say,” I answered truthfully. “But he’s making a fast recovery. We are hoping he will wake soon.”She sloppily wrote some notes in her notebook. She seemed a little nervous; I could tell she was new at this job.“And would you say the Alpha King loves you?” She a
Landry’s POVLandry could smell Bernice as soon as she neared the hospital room. He could feel Amon growing excited within him the closer she got. He did everything but break free from Landry and run to her.When she opened the door, his heart fell into her stomach. She was looking so worn out and ill; more ill than she looked the other day. She was much thinner, her features were worn out, her eyes were fading in color, and her hair was flat and unwashed. She still looked beautiful, but he could tell she wasn’t feeling well.It must have been the medication; she’s been too long without his blood and now her body was deteriorating before his eyes.She gave him a faint smile when she saw him; a slight relief look appeared in her eyes when she saw that he was awake.“You’re up…” she breathed as she stepped into the room.Jessie stood up quickly upon seeing her appearance.“Oh, my goddess,” she gasped. “Bernice, you don’t look well. Are you okay?”“Yes,” she answered, brushing her hands
Landry’s POVLandry stayed in the hospital for one more day before he was completely healed and was able to return to his palace. Bernice hadn’t left his side and Jessie popped in periodically to check on him.He couldn’t help but think of Cora in Jessie’s palace.“I wish you would just kick her out,” Landry said to her as they made their way back to his palace. He was alone with Jessie at this point because Bernice wasn’t feeling well and stayed at the palace, in bed. “There’s no reason she needs to stay around.”“I know…” Jessie said, staring down at her hands. “But she was once a good friend of mine… just as she was yours. I’m not sure what happened between the two of you to change that, and I know she may be overstepping, making Bernice uncomfortable, but I can’t bring myself to throw her out on the streets.”“She could return to wherever she came from,” Landry mumbled.He hasn’t told Jessie what exactly Cora has done; he knew if she knew, it would break her heart. She would be fu
Landry’s POVAnother dead end.The sorcerer who gave Bernice’s father the medication was dead. There was nothing Landry could do.“I see,” Landry said, standing to his feet. “Thank you for your time.”Bernice’s father stood as well.“I’m sorry if that wasn’t what you wanted to hear, your majesty. But there’s nothing we can do. She’s gone and any chances of a cure are gone with her.”Landry nodded.“I appreciate your time,” Landry said in return.He left without another word; Jessie trailed closely behind him.“That’s it?” Jessie complained. “We are just giving up?”“It’s a dead end, Jessie,” he said in return. “You heard him; the sorcerer is dead. There’s no cure here.”“And you believe him?”“There’s no reason to not believe him. He might not care for Bernice as his daughter, but he wouldn’t deny her a cure if he had one.”Jessie said nothing more as they returned to his palace.“We can’t give up,” Jessie finally spoke after a long silence.“Who said anything about giving up?” Landry
Bernice’s POV6 months later“Oh, my goddess, Bernice!! You look gorgeous!!” Jessie squealed as she ran into my room.I stood in front of my mirror wearing the most beautiful wedding gown I had ever seen. It was designed by the best designers around the kingdom. Jessie wouldn’t let me get my dress from anyone different.I couldn’t believe that today was the day that I was marrying Landry. I never thought this day would come. I kept my long hair up and away from my neck; I wanted my mark to be seen by all eyes as I walked down the aisle to my love. My wedding dress was strapless and hugged my curves perfectly, expanding around my waists and flowing in smooth and delicate fabrics around my feet, expanding outward. There were white flowers decaling the fabrics and a couple of white flowers entwined in the curly locks of my hair.I felt like a princess; this must be how Jessie feels all of the time.Jessie, of course, looked gorgeous in her light pink dress.“I’m honored you chose me to b
Bernice’s POVI couldn’t get back to the palace fast enough. As soon as I got through the front doors, I could smell the scent of my pup. He was in the living room with Caleb.Caleb sat on the couch with my pup in his arms; he was laughing and speaking in the baby which made me smile. Caleb looked up and gave me a wide grin.“We were just bonding,” Caleb said fondly.I chuckled as I made my way over to them; Landry stepped beside me to get a better look at our son and I could feel his breathing out in relief. I knew Landry would be pleased that he looked exactly like him. I could feel his heart growing in size as he stared down at the small pup.“He’s incredible…” Landry breathed; he reached out to touch the pup’s cheek, running his hand down the side of his face. “He’s beautiful.”Tears were welling in Landry’s eyes; my heart was feeling so full at that moment. I was so happy to be with my family once again.“He needs a name still,” I tell him. “I wanted to wait for you.”Landry thou
Bernice’s POVI could already hear the music from the ceremony booming through the city. This wasn’t a place to take a baby. I turned to Caleb and handed him my pup.“Can you take him to the palace?” I asked. “I need to find Landry and congratulate Jessie, and then we will come home.”“Of course,” Caleb said with a fond smile as he gladly took my pup from me. “See you soon,” he said, turning away and heading in the direction of the palace.I smiled fondly as I watched him walk away. After a moment, I turned back in the direction of the ceremony and went toward the music.I had to admit that it was incredibly overwhelming. There was no way I would ever get used to this many people in one place; there had to be hundreds of people at the ceremony. Not many noticed me as I shoved my way through them. A couple of them gasped as they got a glimpse of my face, and I heard some murmurs that I was Landry’s Omega.I certainly didn’t like being called Landry’s anything. I wasn’t his property. Bu
Bernice’s POVI can’t remember the last time I slept that well; it’s been ages. As I opened my eyes, the sun shining through the window nearly blinded me. I winced, feeling a small headache brewing in my temple. I sat up in bed, staring around the fairly plane room. This was another smaller pack so the packhouse was also on the smaller side.I could smell coffee brewing from downstairs, causing my mouth to water. I hadn’t had coffee since before I was pregnant.Wait.Oh, my goddess!I look down at my bed and saw that it was empty.My pup was gone.With a racing heart, I slid out of bed quickly and ran out of the room. I couldn’t get downstairs fast enough. Someone had taken my pup and they were going to pay for this.I didn’t give anybody permission to…“Caleb?” I gasped as I entered the kitchen.Caleb sat at the kitchen with a plate of breakfast, coffee, and my pup in his arms. I stared at him with such disbelief that he broke out into a grin.“I didn’t want to wake you,” he said. “I
Landry’s POVIt’s been 24 hours since Alaric has been killed. It took a few hours for his men to clean the mess of the vampires and go through all of Alaric’s stuff in the layer. There wasn’t much to find other than Alaric’s plans to take over the werewolf territory and eventually work his way to the bear territory.He knew that not all his vampire issues were solved, there will still be vampires that want to defeat the wolves, and there will also be bears that would want to defeat the wolves as well. But at least his biggest problem was done for right now.He could finally breathe; except for the fact that Bernice still couldn’t be found. His Beta had reported moments ago that they have checked 4 packs so far and Bernice wasn’t in any of them. She still had him blocked from their mindlink, so he couldn’t reach out to her.A nasty feeling formed in the pit of Landry’s stomach. What if she doesn’t want to return home?“Don’t be stupid,” his wolf hissed. “Of course, she wants to return
Landry’s POVCaleb stood trembling with blood splattered across his body, standing over Alaric’s dead body. Landry was amazed that Caleb had that much courage and managed to kill Alaric.Caleb looked utterly defeated, and yet he also looked relieved.Landry knew this was a lot for a 15-year-old to take in.He placed his hand on Caleb’s shoulder, reassuring him that he was there and that he was going to be okay.“We still don’t know where Bernice is,” Caleb cried. “She has all of us blocked. She won’t know that Alaric is dead.”He was right and Landry would be lying if he said he wasn’t also worried about that. But for right now, they needed to clean this mess. There will be other vampires after them once they realize their lord was taken from them.“Alpha King!” His Beta shouted in a mindlink. Caleb also looked up, indicating that he could also hear the Beta speaking. “You need to come out here… something is happening!”Caleb and Landry exchanged wary looks before departing from the l
Third Person POVAt a young age, Caleb had learned from his father how to break into safes. He wasn’t sure why that was a skill his father had taught him, or how his father even knew how to do such a thing. He never thought that type of skill would ever come in handy; until now.It didn’t take him long to get into Alaric’s safe; once he had it opened, there was only one thing inside. It was wrapped in this maroon, silk cloth. As soon as Caleb touched it, he knew whatever was inside was incredibly sharp. He could also feel the dark magic consuming it. It gave him an uneasy feeling.He didn’t think this was something he should be holding; but somehow, he knew that this was the key to defeating Alaric.He unwrapped the object to uncover a dagger. It was an interesting dagger made entirely of silver. The handle was maroon with golden swirls, just like everything else in this room.Caleb was sensing a theme.This was what was going to kill Alaric once and for all.“You thought you were cle
Third Person POVThe layer was dark; Caleb had to squint his eyes in order to see properly. Even with his wolf’s eyes, it was difficult to navigate through the dark halls that to what felt like nowhere. There were no sounds that indicated any life within the layer, and he wasn’t sure where the halls ended, but he found what seemed to be an elevator in one of the darkest corners.His heart was pounding violently against his chest as he stepped into the elevator. He knew already it was going to lead him down to the layer where Alaric has kept his sister for torture. He doesn’t think he was going to find Bernice down there, but he feared for what he was about to find.As the elevator doors opened, he stepped into a dimly lit room. The walls were lit with candlelight; everything seemed to be made of concrete and smelled of mildew and rotting flesh. He nearly gagged at the stench.Still, there were no sounds indicating that there was anybody down there. Could Alaric really have left his la
Bernice’s POV“Talia…?” I said again, forcing myself to sit up and ignore the dizzy feeling that washed over me. “What… what are…” I couldn’t even get the words out of my voice.She continued to cradle my crying pup in her arms while staring at me with a grin spreading across her face.“You didn’t honestly think that Alaric would let you go that easily… did you?” She asked with a fake pout. “You are pathetic to think otherwise. I’m just glad I don’t have to pretend to be your friend anymore.”“It was you the entire time?” I asked, my word quivering. I could hardly believe what was seen before me.How had I not known that it was Talia this entire time? I have lived in her house for almost a month; she showed me kindness and helped take care of me. But it was only so she can get my baby.“Sorry to disappoint you,” she said. “But I must be leaving now.”She turned away as I started to feel my wolf growing furious from within me. She was no longer going to be quiet; she was about to lose