-Elijah-Avanah is a vision in a tight-fitting red dress, her curves on full display and looking good enough to sink my fangs into. But I haven’t tasted her blood yet, since that’s a sacred part of a bond with your Fated and she feels the same way.She chose Kaia for this without knowing the backstory we share and I am not about to tell her either. We arrived at the hotel just before eight and walked inside. There were already a few people there, and we decided to mingle a bit. After about an hour of being there, I notice that Kaia is nowhere to be seen; even Arkyn is missing. Spotting Kira talking with two other women, I get her attention, and she excuses herself from the group while I meet her halfway.“Elijah, lovely to see you again,” she says as we lightly embrace and I plant a light kiss on her cheek. “Arkyn is busy with some pack issues that need to be straightened out and will be here momentarily.”I offer her a smile. “Thank you, I was wondering where he was,” I chuckle, th
-Kaia-I stumble into our home and when Bjorn’s scent hits me, I crumble to the floor and finally let out the tears I’d been holding in. Kira tried to convince me to sit out the dinner party, but I had promised Arkyn I’d be there. I had to be strong; I had to show them the news didn’t affect me as badly as they thought.But it did. The insurgents have captured Bjorn; he’s been missing in action for over five days now. Beta Freyja has called for more warriors, but Arkyn has personally gone over there to assist. Not only that, but I received a call from the pack doctor… I’m pregnant. Bjorn and I have finally managed to conceive, only for the enemy to take him from me. From worse, to good, to even worse than before.They told me not to let this stress bother me, not to allow it to but how can I do that? My mate is in the hands of the enemy! They’re doing Goddess knows what to him while I’m here pacing the floor, worried sick.I have the best news to give him, but for now, I have to wai
-Elijah-“Pregnant? You know Purebloods can only impregnate their Fated, right?” I say, then I hold up my left hand. “There’s no Red Thread linking me to you and you have a mate already.”She steps away from me and starts perfuming her scent again while biting her bottom lip; telltale signs that she’s not telling me everything. “Kaia-”“I know!” she exclaims, covering her face with her hands. “Just…just give me a sec so I can get my bearings and tell you!”I watch as she paces the floor; her arms crossed and her bottom lip raw between her teeth. Whatever she’s about to tell me is major, something she obviously never intended on telling me in the first place. Having had enough of this, I take her hand, pull her towards the entertainment section and sit her down on the leather couch. She places her hands in her lap and takes a deep breath before looking at me.“For the last five years I’ve been struggling to fall pregnant; I know, weird right?” she says, shaking her head. “After anothe
-Kaia-I’m still reeling from the fact that I am Elijah’s true Fated when my cell phone rings and gives me the shock of my life. Spotting Kira’s name, I excuse myself and answer her call with an apology prepared.“Hey-”“Kaia, where the heck are you?!” she exclaims before I can tell her and I sigh. “I have to speak with you, can I come over to your place?”“It’s literally after midnight, Kira, and no, I’m not at home right now,” I explain.“Where are you?” I can hear the frown in her voice, and I pinch the bridge of my nose before speaking.“I took your advice and was honest with Elijah. Now I’m at his parent’s estate and they’ve just told me I’m indeed Fated to their son - Thread and everything,” I say, sighing. The Pureblood Vampire King confirmed it. That’s as much confirmation as anything.“Oh… oh, it makes sense now,” she groans and I perk up at her tone - what is she not telling me?“What’s going on, Kira?”I don’t think anything can surprise me at this moment. I thought I was
-Kaia- The entire household is asleep by the time I get up the next day, but I notice the guards are actually werewolves and not vampires. Wow, the kind of pull you must have to get wolf bodyguards when you’re a vampire. Gabriel Priest is a fucking legend. After showering and changing into the clothes Elijah’s mother provided, I head downstairs to grab some breakfast. While I’m fixing myself some toast and scrambled eggs, my thoughts go to the possible vampire baby growing in my belly. Does this mean I have to drink blood to keep them fed? Am I going to have to Bella it up and drink out of a sippy cup? Oh, my Goddess, I don’t want to think about it right now. I might just hurl. “You’re up early considering we went to bed so late,” Elijah says as he walks into the kitchen and immediately heads toward the coffee machine. “It’s ingrained in me to be up at sparrows' fart to get myself ready; blame Alpha Azura for that,” I say and walk to the kitchen island. “And you? Get any sleep?”
-Kaia-After grabbing my car from the office, I’m on my way to Vega estate with a plan in mind. I have decided to speak to Luna Caterina and ask her how I can reject Bjorn without waiting for the bond to sever. I know that once you anchored the bond, you won’t be able to reject the other person, but Bjorn’s bite didn’t anchor our bond, right? The only way I’ll find out is to speak to the Goddess herself.After parking my car, I run into the mansion and make my way to Kira’s office. She said she would be home after I explained what I wanted to do and agreed with me her mother would indeed be helpful.I’m about to open the door when someone runs into me, knocking me on my ass and sending everything flying.“Watch where you’re - oh, Kaia,” comes the bratty little voice of Yukihime, Arkyn’s little sister. “Sorry about that.” She says while helping me get to my feet. She’s a head taller than I am, with the athletic build of a ballerina… but Yukihime is different. Instead of conforming to
-Elijah- I walk into the rented villa and breathe out a nervous sigh; I’ve been dreading this all day but I have to do it now. After getting back from my parent’s, I drowned in paperwork, but now I have to fucking do what I’ve been putting off the entire fucking day. My mother pulled me aside before she went to bed, and told me the complete story behind her marriage to my father, how uncle Valentine met aunt Autumn and the mind-fuck of a tale behind uncle Church and aunt Xenia. All three couples thrown together in the weirdest way, all three couples who found each other when they shouldn’t have. Uncle Valentine’s history is the best out of all of them; he gave up his Fated to keep her safe, only for her to die…then he met his Chosen, aunt Autumn. A Chosen is different to a Fated; a Chosen is someone you fall in love with, where the bond is so strong that it creates a Golden Thread similar to a wedding ring. How fucking amazing is that? It spurred me on to do this, to end what
-Kaia- I’m on my way to New York and I am a nervous wreck. I’ve been anxious all day and it seems to trigger my nausea in the worst way possible. I have no reason to be nervous, so what the fuck is going on? “You don’t have to do this, Kaia,” Kira reminds me again and places a hand over mine. “I can always ask my mother to come to Las Vegas after they name Creed as the new Alpha.” I look at her as if she’s gone mad. “You want me to postpone a meeting with the Moon Goddess and ask her to visit ME instead?” I scoff, unable to believe what she’s just suggested, but she sighs and shakes her head. “No, but my mother will understand if you’re too ill to see her and it helps if you think of her as your family member and not the Moon Goddess,” she says while chuckling. “She seems less intimidating that way.” I lean back in my chair and breathe out a sigh. “I think I’m gonna sleep for a little while; I didn’t get much sleep last night.” “Do what you have to do,” she says and plants a k
Nox and Reyvenne Priest - 100 Years Epilogue (100 Years old in Vampire Years but they're basically eighteen years old in human years) “Ugh, can you stop popping that gum for fuck’s sake, Rey,” I grumble as my sister’s pop echoes in my ear again and grinding my gears to dust. She looks at me with a grin, then wriggles her eyebrows. “This is my first piece of gum since we left for CFA; just allow me to chew and be happy,” she says and sits back with her arms crossed. It never fails to amaze me at how much she looks like our mother; dark hair, bright blue eyes, an affinity for dark lips and always dressing in dark colours. I’ve had to fuck up a few boys who tried their luck with her, assuming she’s easy to break just because she’s softly spoken. There’s one particular Gorgon I’ve gotten suspended over twice, simply because he wouldn’t fucking leave her alone. My blood still boils at the thought of him and again I wish that I pulled out one of his fucking snakes. We’ll see who’s bloodi
-Elijah- I get out of my SUV and walk into Arkyn’s building where he’s waiting for me. There have been some big developments regarding the recent spate of hunter attacks. Some of the packs under him have been obliterated, while my father nearly missed being assassinated. To say we need that school for our kids is putting it lightly. Carpe Fatum might just save our bloodlines. “Good to see you again, brother,” Arkyn greets me with a handshake and a hug before we sit down. He breathes out a long sigh, then pinches the bridge of his nose between his fingers. “Your mother has been a lot of help throughout all of this, but it seems the hunters have developed new toys after nearly going extinct,” he says, then slides something across the table towards me. It looks like a playing dart; definitely made out of silver and smells like baobab pulp. When I pick it up, it immediately sears the tips of my fingers nearly to the bone. “What the fuck!” “What the fuck indeed,” he says, picking up
-Kaia-I’m going over the paperwork for Carpe Fatum Academy when suddenly I feel an overwhelming need to use the bathroom. I should be used to this by now, hell sometimes I don’t even make it to the bathroom in time. But the moment I stand up, it feels like that plan has gone out the window.The first thing I notice when I look down is how the fluid isn’t clear, but blood red. This should freak me out, right? This isn’t normal, right? Wait, did my water just…“Uhm…” I can feel more fluid sliding down my legs before I decide to let out a blood-curdling scream. Elijah is home as well as our parents and Autumn and Valentine; leave it to all of them to run into my study.“Kaia-!” Elijah trails off when he sees the pool of blood at my feet. He goes pale and almost takes a step backward when our parents rush in. I just had to wear a baby blue dress on my due date. And of course, I forgot it’s my due date too! “Someone please call Autumn up here and let her know Kaia is ready,” Katherine s
-Kaia-Elijah holds my hand as we walk into Autumn’s office for my final check-up, kissing the ring on my left ring finger and smiling. My pregnancy has been normal for a Pureblood, even if I am nothing of the sort. I’ve also finally come into my full demonic powers, well my succubus side anyway.My mother has been helping me control that side of me. It’s so weird what it entails, but it’s so fascinating to learn about something I knew nothing about. Autumn has also been giving me pointers since she has dealt with succubi before.“Why are you always so worried when we walk in here?” Elijah asks me as he opens the door for me. “You know everything will be fine, right?”“It’s a mother thing,” I say, brushing him off. “I’ll always worry.”I never used to get why Alpha Azura faffed over her daughter so much, but now I understand completely. Even if this child gets older than me, I’ll always worry about him or her. I just hope they don’t resent me for being over protective.When I had my f
-Elijah-Out of all the reactions in the world, this one was not what I expected.I watch as Kaia runs out of the restaurant, that wild, uncertain look in her eyes will forever haunt me. Tonight didn’t go as planned; I should have known something was wrong because she’s been acting odd all evening.My father rushes over to me with a look of disbelief and concern. “What happened? Is she okay?” “I don’t know, but I have to find out,” I say and run after her. I hope I’m not too fucking late, I hope I can still fucking fix this. I run out of the place and as soon as I get outside; I spot her standing by my car. She has her arms wrapped around her and I catch the sadness in her scent. Why did I not notice this before? How did I think everything was okay after last night?“Kaia,” I call out her name and watch as her shoulders slump at the sound of my voice. I stride over to her, but she doesn’t turn around, so I wrap my arms around her and kiss her neck gently. “What’s wrong, kitten?”She
-Kaia-How did I let myself get dragged into this? Gods, I may be a woman, but I’m not the type for pamper sessions, manicures, pedicures, or being waited on hand and foot. This is a Kira thing, not a Kaia thing.“Now, are you gonna tell me why you’re pouting?” she asks while we sit having brunch in one of the restaurants Arkyn owns. She shoots me an odd stare and scoffs. “You hate this.”“No!” I exclaim, feeling like a piece of shit. “No, it’s not that. I just…have a lot on my mind, especially after last night.” She leans over and squeezes my hand, offering me a slight smile. “I’m sorry, I thought this would help you forget a little while but it hasn’t helped at all,” she says, making me feel even worse than before.Poor Kira, she’s always trying to make everyone feel better even if her offerings are less than ideal. She’s Luna even outside of the estate.“Thank you, I really appreciate this, you have no idea. I’ve just been caught up in my head today, it’s nothing anyone has done,”
-Kaia-Aunty Cat mentioned my bond to Bjorn would sever over the next few days, I just didn’t expect it to be Elijah who would sever it. How the hell did we get here and how am I supposed to feel about this?“Name it and it’s yours, kitten,”Elijah should not have said that because common sense left my body at those words. I wanted to just take a long bath and go to bed, but now my body might have other things planned. How the hell can I be thinking about sex when Elijah just ripped out Bjorn’s heart?Goddess, does this make me cruel?We’re both quiet as Elijah drives us to one of Arkyn’s hotels because no way am I going back to my house and I still think Elijah shares a place with Avanah. I don’t want to ask.“You still haven’t told me what you want, kitten,” he suddenly says just as we enter the strip. “I told you that you can have anything you want.”“Right now I just want a hot bath to wash this entire day away, not to mention the jetlag and stress of the entire weekend,” I say as
-Elijah-The shock has all but dissipated; now silent fury stood in its place. Someone dared to touch what was mine, for that they will die.I pace the floor of Kaia’s shared home with Bjorn; my arms are in the pockets of my jeans as I try to make sense of this. Arkyn dispatches some of his warriors to look for Kaia and see if they can catch her scent, while we stay here to look for any clues left behind.“How did he get into the estate without anyone knowing? If he was innocent in everything, then he wouldn’t need to sneak in, right?” I say mostly to myself, trying to figure something out.“And why would he take Kaia against her will? From everything she told me, he treated her extremely well, so why resort to this?” I gesture to the blood splatter on the walls. “Why harm his mate?”Arkyn gives me an odd look, then he crosses his arms and sighs. “I think I know why he took her,” he says, looking down at his feet. “Freyja told me something that happened before I arrived in Norway, som
-Kaia-I don’t remember much after Bjorn punched the side of my face, but I recall him throwing me over his shoulder and putting me in the trunk of his car. He hasn't mentioned a word to me the entire time. How did he get onto the estate and where is he taking me?I try to contact Arkyn or Kira over the mind link, but I find I can’t reach them clearly. Then I bang on the inside of the trunk, only for my hands to burn as I punch it. Fucking silver; no wonder I can’t reach them.“Bjorn!” I call out. “Bjorn, I know you’re out there. What are you doing? Why am I in here?!”The car gradually comes to a stop, and I hear him getting out and slamming the car door. If I’m not too far from the estate, then I can still contact Arkyn or Kira over the mind link. But if not and Bjorn is aggressive, then I’ll have a harder time getting out of this.He pops open the trunk and drags me out; I can still smell the dry air of the desert, so I know we’re not far off from the estate. It’s still dark, too,