Liliana's POV"Ready?" I hear my father's quiet voice, pulling my eyes form the beautiful beached long boat that holds Mummo’s body. I look up to my father, then Vaari, as Raven and I stand between them. "Yes, she would have liked everyone here and she always said she wanted to see the dragons one last time," Vaari speaks with a hoarse voice as he nods, Raven holds onto him.I watch Draig walk towards a large clearing, he begins to pull his clothes off before shifting into a magnificent black and gold dragon. I listen to Helena speak before she begins singing, my gaze stays fixed on Draig as he stretches his wings before taking off."Lily, this is for you, Adaline wanted you to have this." Vaari grabs my hand and places something cold in my hand, his hand covers mine as I gaze up into his heartbroken eyes.Moving his hand, I gasp and shake my head seeing the white moonstone necklace she wore every day, "No I can't, you wrapped the pendant for her." I try passing him back the intricate
Raven's POV "Raven?" Jonathan's voice comes from the bedroom, I can feel him searching for me through the bond. I'm currently in our den that you can only enter through a door at the back of our closet. The den is a giant bed that is sunken into the ground, like a small pool, the drop off is about four feet tall with a set of stairs. The bed is covered in fur, pillows and my mates' clothes that I've been tearing apart for hours trying to get the scent just right. "Rakas, where are you? Gunnar and Roan are wanting their mum." Jonathan's voice gets closer, I look towards the door and whimper but my nerves keep me in my den. "I'm in the den," I reply through the mind link then continue to organize the clothes creating a barrier of my mates' comforting scents. "What's going on?" Jonathan slowly enters the room; he stands at the edge of the den and watches me with a worried look. "Excuse me, she's nesting. Being fully connected to Ruby, her instincts are going haywire, Bane thinks it has
Freya's POV Mummo's funeral lasted three days. Hundreds of people came to the castle to pay their respects and feast with the family, celebrating the life of their Moon Goddess. I don't know how Liliana held it together the way she did. After, Raven scolded their father and grandfather, Liliana seemed to gain more strength and confidence within herself. She is finally accepting the role of being the Goddess of Life, realizing she is an authority of all. It was hard saying goodbye to Raven and her mates, I have grown quite fond of them. I will miss having a large noisy family constantly around us but they won't be too far away, and we can and will visit. Seeing Ryder saying goodbye was sweet, it's clear he admires Osric and Embry, and has come to love Raven as a sister. Naturally, Liliana had the hardest time out of the three of us; having to say goodbye to her twin, father, and grandfather. I had it easy because Jonathan is coming with us to make sure I'm able to take my throne. "R
Freya's POV"Look at all this space we can make into a fun play area." Alana places Aiden on his feet and holds his hands making sure he is able to balance. Aiden giggles, letting go of her hands he takes off towards the dining area that is next to the sitting area. "Woah little man you're already really fast," Alana laughs and takes off after him."Very; careful though, if he thinks you'll chase him he might…" Jonathan begins to speak when Aiden giggles then shifts into an adorable silvery white wolf pup. When Anarchy begins to whimper, Liliana reaches over and takes her, knowing she is hungry. Jonathan notices and begins to lead Liliana up another set of stairs so she can nurse."He can shift?" Gregor looks at me curiously, I struggle to stifle my giggle and nod. I laugh more watching Aiden run between Alana's legs making her turn fast enough that she falls on her butt. "His mother is a Goddess; all our children will be special. I can't wait to see what Anarchy, and this little one,
Freya's POV "Not for very long," Liza speaks with such confidence it takes me a moment to catch up. Before I can react, Jonathan runs towards Liliana, when I see Alana has beat him to her. Alana rips them apart, taking the dagger meant for my mate into her lower abdomen. "You dare think you can kill me with a simple dagger?" Liliana's eyes glow bright white when she grabs Liza by the throat and holds her in the air like she weighs nothing. "A dagger coated in wolfsbane and nightshade, maybe," Liza laughs hysterically as she watches Alana drop to the floor as Ulric catches her before she hits the stone. "You're lucky I need you; if I had the choice, your punishment would be long and torturous," I hear Liliana's sweet voice. Rushing to Alana's side I carefully remove the dagger and check the wound that isn't healing. "You don't have the balls to punish me," Liza chokes on her words when Liliana's grip tightens and nearly crushes her throat. "You're bleeding too much, Freya what do we
Ryder's POV "Hey, Freya Lily," I softly speak, I shake their shoulders as they lay curled up together in bed asleep. 'Write them a note.' Harley chuckles when he peers out at our mates to see Liliana nuzzle her head to Freya's chest. 'Good idea,' I agree with my lycan, leaning over I kiss their foreheads, then quickly write a note that I'm going to morning training. 'Let's check on the pups.' Harley wags his tail in the back of my head making me chuckle. 'I already planned to, I also want to check in with Jonathan to make sure he's watching over everyone while they sleep.' I walk out of our room and across the hall into the nursery. I smile seeing Jonathan laying across the daybed, with Aiden asleep on his chest. It used to make me angry knowing how Liliana got pregnant with Aiden but I eventually understood, once I realized the threat Orin posed. Now I'm glad to see Jonathan with Aiden, especially knowing he will have to leave for home soon so it will be a while before he sees his
Ryder's POV "Gregor, I had planned to talk to you later but now seems like a perfect time. I plan to overhaul the training program, I want to open training to women, children and everyone without a title, everyone will train. I also wish to break down daily training, mornings will be for children as the first part of the school day, afternoons will be introductory training for women and those who have had no access to training, evenings will be for intermediate adults, and there will be a second group in the evenings for elite skilled warriors who will now be called Deltas," I explain, Gregor and the trainers who have gathered all nod as they take in the changes. "I will not have anyone in this castle defenseless nor will things be separated by status. Eventually we will be integrating hybrids into the kingdom and we will fight to defend them." I earn disgruntled chatter among some of the warriors at my mention of hybrids. This time I let Christian stand to face me when he speaks ou
Liliana's POVWalking out onto the landing at the top of the stairs that lead to the courtyard, with Anarchy nestled in my arms, I can hear cheering. Peering out I see warriors surrounding the center mat where I see Ryder duck under a woman's foot when she tries striking him with a round house kick."Look, Daddy's showing his warriors what kind of man he is," I speak proudly. Pulling Anarchy higher up, I face her towards the training grounds and let her back and head rest against my chest and shoulder. "And he is doing well." Freya walks up behind me with Aiden in her arms as Alana stands behind on her other side."Watch how they both move, she's very well trained," I comment, pointing out how graceful both Ryder and this woman’s moves are; it's like watching a dance. "Rayna has been trained by Gregor since she was a girl, she's the only woman here who is properly trained, she can beat any man here except Gregor, Ulric and Christian," Alana explains, as I continue to watch Ryder shift