Brie’s pov...But he didn't listen, of course he wouldn't.He closed the space between us again and said “ If you harbor any hope of getting what you want out of this discussion, then you will let me touch you and kiss you.I will have a taste of my mate, before I make my decision, your mind might have been made up but mine isn't yet. You see I am not exactly vying for any position or power.And you and I both know you have no influence over Stefan." He said lowly, so low he was whispering. In fact, He was right in my face.My knees felt weak, my mouth completely dry, my tongue darted out of its own accord to wet my dry lips.I was so nervous, but the sweet buzzing of the mate bond was pulling me to him.Pushing me to give in to him."It's just a kiss, Brie." My Lycan urged me and she was right. It's just a kiss, I have kissed two other boys before.It's really nothing, besides it's killing me to deny him just that.It is such a small request, after which he would grant
Brie’s Pov..."Your insults don't affect me, my love.I won't be the man I am today, if I am easily controlled by a few insults.Now you can decide how you want to play this or you can go with my mark on your neck for the world and Stefan to see.The rules are on my side, the laws would favor me, even if you claim to have been forcefully marked. I would bear their punishment for once in my life just to keep you.You are worth all my time, you are worth all the wait.So if you think there is a way out for you with me. I will let you know now that there is no way out for you.You can begin to destroy your dreams of being queen, It's not your place in the first instance, stop trying to be what you're not and be what the goddess had made you to be. For once in your life follow her plan for you and obey her." He finished his speech and I blinked.My body fighting with my brain and heart, one of the three wants dominance.My brain of course is the one I am sticking with for now.I n
Sonaya's pov ... It's been two days of me avoiding Zaya. She keeps insisting that I move into the palace, and it's a good idea, but I want to take my time. But people are beginning to give this odd look and I know why. My scent's changed so much that even I now know that I smell like Stefan. Everyone avoids me now. Asaf has this disgusted look on his face when he looks at me. But I don't care about all that. People don't know what to think or what to do with me. I get it, it's difficult to give someone a chore if they smell like the king. But then the king has made no declaration about me, infact he has publicly shown his intention to mate with another. So most people assume that I am his whore now. Well, it's okay, because at least they leave me alone, mostly. I stared at the ceiling using my eye to trace the brownish dirt pattern, then I fell asleep while doing that. But at the back of my mind, Rayna continued begging me to death with the need to run wild in the forest.
Naya's pov ..."Beta Nathan please do something about this woman, she is an abomination in this kingdom.You can see what she is.”"And what exactly is she?" Nathan asked.His eyes cold as ever, his face formidable.I watched him standing beside Zaya, his aura slightly slipping out of him.His mate and my friend, Zaya was no longer looking like the girl who'd been working as a servant some days ago.She was dressed in designer jeans and an oversized tee. Must be her mates.I noticed the slight tilt at the edge of her lips, like they were sharing an inside joke." She -she is a witch with powers, that isn't allowed in the kingdom.We all know the law.She should be in the dungeons."The words were from another man. He was standing by one of Mel's two blonde haired minions.He had brown hair and brown eyes." I didn't train you, I will not do your jobs for you, so if you feel or think that she should be in the dungeons, then stop wasting my time and get her there."Nathan s
Stefan's pov : Sleep is fast becoming a thing of the past for me.I know that at some point I would probably crash and burn, but for now. I toss and turn then roam the forest all night long because I want to keep my word.One might think it's only my word to Brie that's most important to me. But it's not.It's my word to my father and my promise to my lineage and bloodline that's most important.Tonight isn't any different from the other nights I've had since the one where I found my mate. But something was tingling in the back of my head, coupled with the small heat, I have been feeling.So as per usual, I begin to toss and turn.Then Lygion became restless."What is it?" I asked him "I don't exactly know what it is, but there might be blood shed tonight." He said."Try to be more specific, blood is shed every night now, so where will this one take place. I don't know Stefan, perhaps if we can close our eyes for just thirty minutes.If we can just get some sleep, we wo
Stefan's pov ... We stepped out of the forest from behind the tree line, there were about sixteen warriors. Excluding Nathan, the twins and I. The teleportation has drained me, but not enough to make me really weak. I finally do feel tired but I needed to see this through in person. This is bad, they fought gallantly yes, but this is bad. I have questions that need answers, Ethos did send some warriors down, but where were the warriors? I wondered. Why weren't they here, fighting like they should have been. "Stop, right there." Someone commanded and we stopped moving. "Who are you and what is your purpose here?" The warrior asked. There were about six of them slightly spread out. Some of them were injured from the fight with the rogues. I could see their wounds were healing slowly. They must be really deep wounds, as some of them were still bleeding, it was evident through the huge rapidly spreading red stains on their white bandages. I stared at them and wondered at thei
Sonaya's pov ...After the spectacle with Mel, her minions and their mates.I had spelled them to forget whatever happened that fateful morning.So yeah, they still give me the stink eye and some attitude but they generally avoid me.It's been two days since then, and I just moved into the palace staff quarters.Zaya had other ideas of where I would stay.But I insisted on staying here and avoiding my mate and his chosen mate.Zaya was busy with her mate the whole of yesterday.But this morning, I woke up to the throbbing pain of my mate being far away from me."Hey Naya, are you up?" She asked in our mindlink."Yes I am." I said."Is this what you feel every time he is faraway from you?" she asked me."Wait, did Nathan go with him?""Yes, they go to a lot of places together."She said and I sighed."Yes I feel it, but it won't be as painful as yours." I told her."Can you please come spend the day with me in my suite?" She asked"As long as you're buying." I told her
Sonaya's pov .. But I wasn't fine. I was far from fine. Some minutes later, I was sweating profusely, and the pain had multiplied. It's intensity had more than tripled, still I ground my teeth together, refusing to be defeated by this sudden pain. I didn't want to worry them. But I don't think I can hold on for much longer. "Naya !! oh my goddess." Anna screamed. I tried to shake my head no. To deny the fact that I was so miserably hot and in severe pains. I didn't want our girls day to be over, it will be too soon. I have never had this type of opportunity. "Naya, what's the matter, what's going on?" Zaya asked, concern and worry for me written all over her face. Why am I such a burden to everyone? I wondered. Anna lightly pressed the back of her hand to my forehead and gasped in shock. "By the goddess, you're burning up." Zaya repeated Anna's actions and jumped back in panic. "Let's get her in the the tub first to cool her down, then get some ice, we should also get
EpilogueStefan's pov...Its been a few months after that dreaded war with the dark witch.We'd realised when we came to, that they had tried to attack us in the hall where we slept.They had created distractions, started a war at the palace and sent more men to attack us at the western region.But we prevailed and the second Sonaya killed the witch.Her control over the minds of the warriors abd other citizens of the kingdom, instantly dissipated.I hold my mate and watch her as she sleeps.It feels like decades ago when I was determined to harm her, fir something she had no control over.The women have finally began to conceive.The grounds are gradually becoming fertile again. These occurrences are making me wonder if Eli and his mother had, bern involved in this as well.I have had yo double check and reconsider everything Eli Ragnar ever told me.Sometimes, i just cant wrap my head around the millions of opportunities theybmust have had to kill me.But they didn't because they
Sonaya's pov ...My eyes suddenly felt hot, a scream left my lips as I found that we were suddenly elevated from the ground.I could feel the elements like I could feel my hands.I could wield them as I wished.But the craziest thing was the bracelet.It sprung out of my hand in blaze of rainbow like light.It was almost blinding, it came out a shield first, then a sword.Watching through Rayna's eyes I was completely awed by the show.Rayna was totally unmoved she handled everything like a pro.My siren beast is a crazy bitch warrior.Our clothes changed to some ancient like female warrior attire.The best way to describe it is skin tight leggings made if animal skin, but it was a full body armor, with something like bikini panties and a halfway top. Almost like a crop top.It had sharp looking edged sleeves.There was something on my forearms, it thick and padded. But not heavy.I didn't know the bracelet was almost like a fighting suit.All this happened in the blink of an eye and
Naya's pov ....Confusion was clear on his face, hurt and betrayal, flitted through his eyes for a brief moment, before Lygion took complete control.I heard the sound of a sword whooshing through the air, I knew it was coming for me.The whooshing was too close for it not to have been aimed for me.But Lygion pushed me down so suddenly to protect me. But the painful howl of a Lycan immediately caught my attention.I wanted to turn and see who had gotten hurt, but the howl was followed by a scream I would recognise anywhere.It was from Zaya, it was a scream of pain.Nathan has been hurt."I need you to trust me, please I beg you my love."I said as tears poured down my cheeks.It was more for Stefan than Lygion.Stefan's beast would protect me no matter what. He would protect me first and ask questions later.I felt the pain he was feeling.It was double tragedy for us both, but the pain was too much and so intense that Rayna roared angrily as she slammed right back into me. It felt
Sonaya's pov ...." My king, the healer said not to tell her, she was quite specific about it."An alarmed Zaya said chastising Stefan." Yes she did but I'm not the king because I follow instructions, I rely mostly on my gut feeling, my instinct and my beast." He said to Zaya.I was struggling to come to terms with their words. I couldn't wrap my head around the possibility of my reality."Rayna, what's the color of the sky right now?"I asked out of the blue, hoping she'll hear me.She always does despite the fact that I can't feel her.She scoffed at me and said "It's bright ofcourse, the morning sun is mild." And I knew for sure that this, whatever or wherever this is, isn't real.Thunder clapped loudly in the sky, lightening searing through the sky creating bolts of bright light. It was like the sky was being slashed by several swords."They know she knows." Lars said " Good." Stefan said just before a deafening roar rang through the forest." You can come out now with your f
Sonaya's pov ...I woke up again and this time there was no Zaya, just Stefan in the room with me." Morning my love." He said, I smiled and pulled me in for kiss before laying back on the bed.He stared at me like he couldn't get enough of me.But something felt off, my heart wasn't pounding at the sight off him.The kiss we shared didn't make my toes curl and this all felt slightly superficial.He smiled like my mate would, his scent is exactly the same, he chuckles like Stefan would, he even growls like the king.His touch makes tingles erupt all over my skin, but there are no goose bumps.That's always a given especially when he's really needy or when he's aroused and in desperate for me.That should have happened just now with his morning glory all high and mighty, and the kiss we just shared.But that didn't happen, I wondered if this was part of the issues I had with my beast Rayna.I can hear her, we communicate nicely as we should, but I can't feel her. Right now I can't fee
Stefan's pov ....This feeling of helplessness is very foreign to me.I just want to know who to kill, who to to destroy limb from limbBut this isn't a problem that can be solved with rage and brutal power.I made me feel useless, all my powers currently useless to her.What have I ever done for her? I wondered.Why do I keep failing her?I watched every move Adele made.She put some water in a deep wide bowl from the bathroom and put some oil in it.From the smell I knew what they were, she looked at me for permission.And I granted it with a nod of my head.She used Patchouli oil, Neroli oil and frankincense oil, with a measurement of ground mandrake root.The water swelled almost to the top before it settled again. It looked dirty at some point, but changed color to a very light translucent pink.Then the woman began to undress my mate.When she was completely naked, she began to sprinkle the water on her with her hands.She turned her back and sprinkled the water eve
Stefan's pov ...I stared out the window of the old healer's house.It wasn't some tiny bungalow, It was a big house, a one-story house.What was it about the west and the snow, I wondered as the snow continued to rain down on the earth.My mind wasn't at rest at all.My entire soul is in turmoil.My mate is sick and we have arrived here to seek the healer.We never ever fall ill, but that's not the only thing that's strange about her illness.She seems to have an ever present fever, it turns to chills sometimes, and then she has this horrible nightmares.Since the morning after we arrived at the southern region, we haven't been able to wake her.Her scent is gradually, but steadily changing, And we have begun to lose touch with her beast.Rayna feels so far away, almost like we can't reach her. Who will do this to my mate?why would someone do this? I wondered in deep thought.I had teleported everyone here by early evening the next day when she didn't wake up.Archer had said there w
Sonaya's pov ...We were shown to our quarters after a brief meeting, alpha Derrick explained their plans for the election, the next day.His mate tried to strike up a conversation with me, but I couldn't stand them at all. They are hypocrites, pretenders.I stared intently at Derrick as he spoke with false confidence and pride .The real people of the south are suffering and struggling to get by everyday in the rejects, yet he sits in his pack house mansion and visits judgement upon them daily." Where's Alphonso?" I asked out of the blue, anger and spite leaving a hot trail in my blood stream." Who's that?" Stefan asked turning to look at me, a smile plastered to his face.Derrick instantly looked nervous, it was a tiny chink in his armour but I was just glad I'd made him shake and almost shit his pants."That's his delta." I said replying my mate."He is in charge of the rejects, I used to live there." I explained further to Stefan in mind link. He sighed and asked "You wanna visi
Sonaya's pov ...The meetings went on for days, on and off so people could get back to their families.But it's been almost two months now and they have been gruesome for me.Stefan, Nathan, Zeus and some Lygion warriors, train me daily for hours.It is the most difficult time of my days.But it's better now, I used to nurse recurring injuries.Broken bones, ribs discoloration all over my body, plus the unending pain.Rayna heals me as fast as she can but when I'm up against almost two dozen well groomed Lycan warriors who train you daily, Pain is bound to be the result.I drag myself off the training area, nowadays I barely get a scratch.I smirk at them as I walk past."Thanks again everyone." I say as I rush into the palace for breakfast. I could eat a horse right now.Just as I'm about to get into the breakfast room.Archer called me." My queen." " Whatt?" I asked completely irritated to be called away from my breakfast.My stomach growled in protest.He chuckled loudly." Vikt