~Hazel~Being paralyzed for a week was traumatizing. It's been three days since I gained control over my body, but learning how to walk again was not easy. I still feel unsteady on my feet sometimes. I would have fallen down a flight of stairs last night if Tae wasn't there to catch me.Tae and Val's parents are staying with us until the Tribrid, Eden, is found. I guess King Coolidge was unaware of the prophecy or her plan to invade our territory, but he is not willing to interfere with it. He told Tae to do what he must to protect his people, but he could not put his queen and the other two Tribrids at risk. He also mentioned how weird Eden has been acting for the last few weeks. She barely left her house and refused to eat meals with them as they usually did. If she knew about the prophecy that early, I can only imagine how much she prepared for this.More than anything, I'm terrified. I wonder how many people Eden has convinced to kill me. I don't know what spells or potions she is
~Hazel~Even as a Lycan, Tae takes his time. For obvious reasons, I assumed a quick 'doggy style' was the go-to position when they make love in their animalistic form. What I didn't expect was Tae licking the holy hell out of my hoo-ha. This is a contradicting feeling for me. It's a cross between weird as fuck and gooder than a goddamn. I don't even care if gooder isn't a word. It should be! It might be nasty, but I won't deny the pleasure that rolls through my body. For shame, for shame.Val is right beside my head, touching herself. The sexual aroma is driving me wild. Her smell was enticing before I became a Lycan, but now? My mouth is watering for a taste of her. My senses heightened beyond anything I imagined.I need to taste you, Val. Your scent is making me crazy. A small whimper escapes me. I can tell Val prefers staying in her human body the majority of the time. I think I'll be more comfortable in that form as well.She stops touching herself and straddles my head, facing Ta
~Valentina~ "It's okay, Hazie. It was only a bad dream." Hazel woke up gasping for air, sweating profusely. It scared the shit out of Tae and me."No, Val. It was real. I swear it was so real." She's shaking with fear in Tae's arms. "Can you tell us what it was?" Tae soothes her by running his fingers through her silky hair. Hazel tells us what her dream consists of, and my heart sinks to my stomach. There was too much detail for it to be only a dream. Hazel was able to recall the smell in the forest, the chill of the wind, and the taste of iron in her mouth as someone tried to kill her. It was a message from the Tribrid herself."She's just messing with your mind. She wants you to believe you are a threat, so that you will be more willing to give yourself up. Nothing you do will cause the deaths of so many people, Hazel. You're a good person." I try my best to ease her mind, but I'm lying to her. A Tribrid cannot project a false vision, and Tae knows it too. I can tell by his expres
~Valentina~Hazie was able to relax after I told her Ryan was safe. He's Queen Emilia and King Cassius's personal servant, so I know he gets treated with respect. His blood is not used to feed, but apparently, their daughter, Catherine, likes to play with him. That means Catherine uses him to satisfy her sexual needs and sends him away, but Emilia said Ryan doesn't mind. Catherine is a stunning young female, so it's no surprise that he is willing to oblige. Hazie laughed when I told her about Ryan being a sex toy for the king and queen's daughter."At least he isn't being tortured, and he seems happy in that territory. Anything is better than Mortal Grounds." She was never a fan of her home territory, but now that she is educated on how they function, she hates it. The leaders she once respected are now at the top of her shit list.Today, Hazie starts her training. If the vision she experienced is coming soon, we need to ensure we prepare her for it. The problem she mainly needs to wo
~Octavius~If these women don't knock it off, I'm going to lose my fucking mind. Here I am, just trying to be a dad, when all of a sudden, I feel that tingling sensation starting in the pit of my stomach.I knew that was just the beginning. Now I'm sweating like a she-wolf in heat in the middle of July."Daddy, you look funny." Lucas and I are sitting on the floor, playing with blocks while my dad sits on the couch. I guess I should say Lucas is playing with blocks. He's doing a fantastic job making tall towers while I am half-tempted to jump through the window, butt ass naked. I'm usually pretty good at making things up from the top of my head, but I have no idea what to say to him."Do you need to go poo poo, Daddy? It's not good to hold it, remember?" Lucas whispers so the staff doesn't hear my personal business. My son is too smart for his own good."You're right, buddy. I should go to the potty. I'll be right back." I get up from the floor and tell my dad to keep an eye on him wh
~Octavius~After five hours of hard labor, Carlie delivered a beautiful baby girl. Her name is Demi Camryn Storm. She is so tiny, much smaller than Lucas was when he was born. Unfortunately, my dad won the bet. Ash passed out once Carlie started to push. I heard her call him a worthless cow from down the hallway. He will never live this down. Thankfully, Hazel splashed water in his face and woke him up in time for Demi to be born so he could tend to Carlie the way she needed him to. Now, we're giving Carlie and Demi time to sleep after the long night they've had. Ash is unable to sleep, so he has Demi swaddled in his arms. Val and Hazel went to bed about fifteen minutes ago. I can tell they went straight to sleep, for which I am grateful."Are you sure you don't want to get some sleep while Demi is sleeping?" He remembers how Val and I barely rested after Lucas was born, so I'm surprised he isn't taking advantage of the opportunity."I can't. I would have to put my baby down. Anything
~Valentina~Tae walked into the bedroom without her by his side. I felt his heartbreak before he returned, but I tried to remain optimistic. Our parents, Carlie and Ash gave me words of encouragement, but now their faces show fear."Where is Hazie?" My voice has never sounded so small. Tae pulls me into his chest while struggling to keep his tears at bay."I had to let her go, Val. She was going to reject us." The pain in our chests is almost too much to bear. Eden will shred Hazie before she even gets the chance to blink. What the fuck is she thinking?"Do you seriously think she would reject us?" I know we are still new, but how could she reject the love we have with her? How could she even fix her mouth to threaten such a thing? We could have worked through this together; fought Eden together. There is no hope for her now."Yes, she would have. She said she figured it out, and the only way to change the outcome of the prophecy was to turn herself in. She also shifted pretty quickly
~Hazel~Eden tapped my forehead, removing whatever trance she had me in. I couldn't contain my scream as I fell to the ground, clutching my neck where she bit me. My entire body feels like it's on fire."Did you just fucking mark me?!" I screeched."No, not necessarily. I injected you with my venom, not neutralizer. You won't be going into a coma. You'll simply die unless you drink my blood. If I can't have you as my mate, then I will leave a piece of myself with you one way or another. This way is permanent." I feel like lying down in a pile of snow. My skin feels like it's blistering, and my chest is heavy."Why?" This is all I could muster. Even speaking is painful because my throat is so dry."I told you, you were supposed to be mine! I envisioned you for centuries, only for you to be claimed by the Lycan Royals. I have waited so long. So many years being alone because I thought waiting on you would be worth the wait. The Fates have a fucked up sense of humor." This woman is batsh
~Valentina~ Hazel has been back home with us for a month now, but she isn't the Hazel I used to know. It took three weeks after Eden passed away for her to move back here because she wasn't ready to leave the cabin. She went through her first heat a few days after arriving home but refused to allow Tae or me to touch her to help relieve the pain. Honestly, we haven't been able to touch her at all since she came back home. My pregnancy hormones are already making me an emotional wreck, but it's even worse since Hazel decided to move into a different room by herself.I know losing Eden crushed her, but I also know for a fact, Eden would be pissed off if she knew Hazel was shutting everyone out and refusing to be involved with my pregnancy. I have no more tears left to cry, and her rejection is beginning to make me feel more pissed off than sad as the days go on. I have officially reached my breaking point.I hear the shower turn on, and I know it's Hazel because she locks the bathroom
~Hazel~ I instantly feel the change in my environment before I open my eyes and see we're back inside the cabin. I take in a deep breath, thankful we made it back. Sure, the plan failed, but we're safe, and we can come up with a more effective plan. I turn around to approach Eden, only to find her lying on the floor breathing heavily beside her candle, which is barely lit. I rush to her side, careful not to touch her candle."She's not going to last much longer, Hazel. Since she didn't die directly, it will take about ten minutes for it to be finalized. Just like your body going back to normal will take time as well. Make good use of the time you have left with her." Rebeka's tone is cold and sharp, but she gives me space. The shock I feel is so overwhelming that my body goes into autopilot. I can't cry. I can't yell. I can't break down and beg The Fates to do something- anything- to keep her here with me.I want to ask Eden a million questions. Why would she do this? Why wouldn't she
~Hazel~Eden still hasn't released my hand. Her touch is so rare that I store this moment in my mind and label it 'fragile'. As we walk hand-in-hand, my panicking heart flutters in my chest. I can't lose her today, and I won't stay back if she needs my help. That isn't my character.We come to a stop when we hear cautious footsteps behind us. When we turn around, we see me in my lycan form. I remember how I felt that day- determined, annoyed by the bugs, and scalding myself for not bringing clothes. I remove my t-shirt because I have a camisole underneath it and give Eden a small smile before addressing my past self."Please shift and put this on. We don't have much time, and there are things you need to know." I sense the hesitation, but she shifts into her human form. Confusion takes over her face, as I knew it would, so I continue as she slips on the t-shirt."I am you from a couple of months down the road. I won't have time to tell you everything, but the ultimate goal is to stop
~Hazel~ I haven't seen Val and Tae since we mated three nights ago. I never told them, but staying in our bedroom was very painful for me because Val's scent was overpowering. Even the cotton balls couldn't keep her heavenly aroma away, but she needed me and I refused to let her down. I can't take that risk again, so the next morning I told them not to come to the cabin. I can only trust myself to an extent until I'm back to normal, which is supposed to happen this afternoon. I'm nervous as hell, but I'm not worried about myself. I'm worried for Eden. I have a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach that she's going to do something crazy. She isn't being herself today. I hope my gut is wrong."Eden, talk to me." She stops wiping the same spot on the counter that she's been scrubbing for the last fifteen minutes."Talk about what, Haze?" I can tell she's avoiding eye contact, and it's ticking me off."Everything is going to be okay. We'll keep in touch, and the borders should be open
Octavius I've missed her moans, her smell, and her taste. Having her naked beneath me again feels so right. Her legs are wrapped tight around my waist while I've got one hand on her throat and the other restraining her wrists above her head. Her warm, wet pussy clenches around my dick for the third time tonight as she reaches yet another screaming orgasm. I can't get enough of Hazel. Going so long without her has driven me crazy, but I do my best to stay strong. Now all those pent-up emotions are coming at me with a vengeance, so I decided to take it out on her body.My wolf instincts are beginning to take over, and I allow it. Hazel's eyes widen when she feels my length grow deep inside her, and my lycan form appears. I want to leave her sore for the next few days, so she'll think of me everytime she sits down."Shit, Tae! Go easy, please." Hazel watches the bulge form in her pelvis after I let go of her throat. The bulge is something she didn't notice the last time, so I think it ma
~Octavius~My ass is tired of sitting around The Royal's table in Open Land's Palace. Thankfully, our queens all stayed home to look after our territories so we wouldn't have a full-blown royal war before decisions are made. The Full-Blood King, Alpha Apollo Dolph, and Hybrid King, Thaddius Gray, propose opening the borders. When they first mentioned it, everyone thought they were insane, especially Mortal Grounds, King Harry. He's terrified of what would happen if the borders got overturned, so he keeps looking at me like I'm about to come to his rescue. I never agreed to protect him outside his territory. I'm not his personal bodyguard. The more I listen to Apollo and Thaddius's plan, the more I like what I hear. Why should we be limited to certain parts of the world? Why couldn't we live freely as we are meant to live? It isn't my responsibility to keep other people alive when they're not under my rule, so Mortal Grounds is about to be ass-out.We might not break down the borders a
~Valentina~Hazie is completely naked, legs wide open, and her phone is positioned perfectly for my viewing. I do the same so that we can enjoy each other's bodies while we play with ourselves. She's teasing one of her nipples while her other hand rubs her pussy, and I reach into my nightstand to grab my new vibrator, lube it up, and turn it on."Does Tae know about your new friend?" The sight of me rubbing the vibrating toy against my clit gets her excited."Nope. I haven't used it yet, but he won't be back until later tonight anyway. You should get one, so I can watch you use it too." I would love to see Hazie fuck herself with a toy, and it would give her more pleasure than her fingers."I'll put that on my next list for necessities. Slide it inside, Val, and get closer to the camera." I scoot closer and push the toy inside. I slowly pump it in and out at first, then speed up my pace. I need Hazie's lips and tongue on my body, so I picture her here with me. I imagine her scent surr
~Valentina~ Hazie has been gone for five weeks. She communicates with us all the time with a new cellphone Eden got for her, which surprised the hell out of us. She's too far away to mindlink, so we frequently talk on the phone. I hate not being able to feel her or smell her scent while I fall asleep. Tae is always gone, working with the Royal Kings from other territories to ensure Hazel is unharmed, as she is not a threat. Sleeping without both of my mates is making me more depressed every day. Carlie and our parents have been as helpful as they can be with Lucas. I haven't been as patient as I should be for him, so I feel like I'm failing as a mother. This depression is taking over my mind, and I don't know how to handle it anymore.What Eden did to Hazie is unforgivable, in my opinion. Tae and I haven't had time to lean on each other as we deal with the emotions of what happened to our mate. No matter how civil and helpful Eden is trying to be, it still doesn't take away the perman
~Hazel~Eden tapped my forehead, removing whatever trance she had me in. I couldn't contain my scream as I fell to the ground, clutching my neck where she bit me. My entire body feels like it's on fire."Did you just fucking mark me?!" I screeched."No, not necessarily. I injected you with my venom, not neutralizer. You won't be going into a coma. You'll simply die unless you drink my blood. If I can't have you as my mate, then I will leave a piece of myself with you one way or another. This way is permanent." I feel like lying down in a pile of snow. My skin feels like it's blistering, and my chest is heavy."Why?" This is all I could muster. Even speaking is painful because my throat is so dry."I told you, you were supposed to be mine! I envisioned you for centuries, only for you to be claimed by the Lycan Royals. I have waited so long. So many years being alone because I thought waiting on you would be worth the wait. The Fates have a fucked up sense of humor." This woman is batsh