Kenji’s POV Today is the day I finally claim my mate. Four years is a long time for a wolf to wait for their mate. Being apart from a mate you haven’t claimed yet can cause a wolf to go crazy. If it wasn’t for me being a Lycan I would have gone crazy a long time ago. That’s not to say that being apart from my mate hasn’t affected me these past years, because it has been pure torture. Especially after last year when we kissed in the gardens. Beta Yuriko berated me for behaving so recklessly and she was right. I just hope that I haven’t messed up my chance to claim Jamari after keeping out of touch since her birthday. From my experience, women can hold a grudge for a long time. I put my hand to my face and sigh. Nerves course through my body. What if she’s pissed at me for not telling her all these years and rejects me? Ren whimpers in my mind, ‘Mate.’ ‘Don’t worry Ren, we’re not going to give up on our mate easily, even if she is pissed at us.’ Ren growls in agreement. Jamari i
Jamari’s POV How am I going to face him? I am so embarrassed about the way I behaved the last time that we met. I throw myself face down on my bed at my parent’s house, letting out a groan. He probably thinks I’m a slut. I push my face into a pillow and let out a soft scream. I don’t want my mother to hear my scream and come to see what’s wrong. She is acting weird today. I glance over at the gown hanging near my vanity. My mother insists that I wear the gown that she picked out. I walk over towards it, running my fingers along the smooth material. It is a beautiful dress in a deep shade of green, like my eyes. It would complement my hair if I wear it. But I don’t want Alpha Kenji to think that I got dressed up for him. Even if a huge part of me wants to get dressed up for him. I don’t want to look desperate. Suddenly I catch a whiff of fire and brimstone with a hint of cinnamon fill the room. I turn and come face to face with Ruth. “Ruth!” I jump in excitement, throwing my ar
Kenji’s POV I seat myself at Luna Aiyana’s desk and wait for Jamari to make her way to me. Ren is pacing in my head making my human half anxious. Getting up, I turn to look out the window behind the Luna’s desk. Maybe some breathing exercises can help calm me and Ren. Slowly, I take a deep breath in for four seconds, hold for four seconds, release for four seconds, hold for four more seconds. By the end I can feel myself loosening up. That is until I hear the Luna’s office door opening and the smell of roses and chocolate invades my senses. I feel my body tense up as her scent swirls around me. Ren begins prancing in my mind. ‘Mate. Mate. Mate.’ I turn to face her, inhaling slowly to calm my nervousness. Ren sighs heavily and lays down in submission to our beautiful mate. “Jamari.” I say in a sigh. I make a move to go near her, but she puts up a hand to halt my progress. Respecting her need for space I instead point at the seats positioned in front of her mother’s desk. There wil
Jamari’s POVI sit in my seat in silence while Levi and Kenji provoke each other into anger. I feel Levi interlock his fingers with mine as a smug smile graces his lips. I am not some prize that they can fight over! I feel my anger over this whole situation bubbling up within me, and I snap. “Will you two knock it off already?” I jump from my spot to pace my mothers office. “I am tired of your dick measuring contests with every wolf that comes near me.” I yell, pointing at Levi. A chuckle escapes from the Lycan King causing my anger to rise even more. I whirl on him, glaring. I can’t believe this man has the nerve to laugh when I am clearly pissed off. Pointing my index finger at him, I growl in anger. Too far gone with my rage that I miss the change to my voice, or the change to my eye color. “And you. You disappear for eight months after our moment in the gazebo, EIGHT MONTHS of no contact.” My voice gets louder with each word.“NOW…you want to come back here and tell me that I
Levi’s POV “Why are you still here?” The mangy mutt growls at me from his position at the window. “I have questions that need answers mutt.” I growl back. The damn mutt doesn’t respond, just continues to stare out the window. I study him before continuing. “Listen, we might not like each other, but it’s clear that we both want to keep Jamari safe.” He turns towards me, standing silent while we both size each other up. “If we’re going to do this then I need to make one thing perfectly clear. I will not give up on claiming my mate just because you think you have staked a claim on her.” His eyes flash black. “I have waited over four years to claim my mate, and a few more weeks won’t deter me.” He sits in his seat calmly, folding his hands together on the desk, leaning towards me. “Once Jamari gains her wolf on the Blood Moon she will be able to sense me as her mate and then whatever this is” his points his hand at me “will be forgotten.” I raise a brow. “Are you done pissing on your
Kenji’s POV Jamari’s eyes immediately find mine while the man cringes in his spot. He lets go of Jamari and looks down in submission.“Don’t you yell at him in that tone.” Jamari yells at me, her eyes flashing a beautiful blue, her Alpha aura rolling off of her. I hear laughter erupt from behind me and know that that damned demon has appeared in the dining room. I hear gasps from the wolves at the table, but don’t take my eyes away from my seriously pissed off mate. “Head up Andrew, don’t bow down to his command.” She lifts his chin with her hand, Ren growls within my mind, sending it out through me. She narrows her eyes at me, wrapping her arms beneath her breast. Meanwhile that damn demon is laughing his ass off behind me. “You’ve done it now mutt.” I glance back at him as he sits himself in a seat at the table, leaning back as if he’s waiting for a show. Shit! If the Demon King is unbothered by Jamari being in this wolf’s arm, then it must not mean anything. I glance my eyes b
Jamari’s POV With everyone healing from the effects of my Alpha aura, we are all sitting down for dinner once again. It’s still weird to think about me having an Alpha aura. Maybe everything Kenji said to me is true then. Maybe I am the true Wolf Queen. How would it feel to have everyone adore me as their leader instead of receiving snide remarks for being wolfless in a pack of wolves. I don’t know if I’m ready for that much responsibility. Levi reaches over, placing his hand on my thigh to calm the storm brewing within me. I smile at him gratefully, catching the hurt on Kenji’s face from the corner of my eye. Guilt washes over me, causing me to look down at my hands. How can I feel this strongly about both men? Having my wolf would sure come in handy right about now. At least then I would know which one of the two is mate. ‘Mates’ flashes through my mind yet again, causing me to still in my spot. Why does that keep happening? What could it be? I glance across the table at Ke
Levi’s POVMy cock is rock hard and aching to take Jamari right here on this table, her family be damned! The images that she broadcasted into my mind has my arousal at an all time high. From the looks of things, she sent those same images to the Lycan King as well.Possessiveness flashes through me for a moment.Jamari fantasized about me and the Lycan King pleasing her at the same time. Seeing the mutt there threw me, but did nothing to lessen my arousal. Our eyes meet across the table, an unspoken understanding passing between us. We both nod before I jump from my seat. “If you will excuse us.” I say, before teleporting us to Jamari’s room in her parent’s mansion. As soon as we land I tear her dress in half, watching as it pools at her feet. Hunger rises in me as Jamari stands before me in nothing but a black lace thong. I breathe in her scent. “Beautiful.” A shiver runs down her body as she stares at me with hooded eyes. I pick her up and place her on the center of her king si
Dear Readers, Thank you all for supporting me and my first book Rise of the Alpha Queen. It has been a thrilling ride and I can't believe that I have reached the end of my first book! I love reading the reviews readers have left me about my book, even the ones that are less than positive. I take them in stride and try to be better for future books. So please continue to let me know what your thoughts are on the story. I will be spending the next month going back through and editing my chapters, something I didn't have as much time as I would have liked while writing with a deadline these past few months, and then I will start on book 2. I hope to have book 2 started by the end of September or begining of October. Thank you again for all of your support! I hope you have all enjoyed watching Jamari move into her role as the Alpha Queen. Heidi Monath :) **UPDATE** Book 2: Alpha Queen's Reluctant Mate is now available! Hope you all enjoy as we dive more into the Fae Realm.
Jamari’s POVAnxiety courses through my body as we prepare to depart for the Vampire Realm. Aside from my few visits to the Demon Realm and my visit to the Garden of Eden, I haven’t left the Human Realm often. What would the Vampire Realm be like? Would it be eternal darkness so the vampires don’t turn to dust in the sun?A chuckle of nervous energy escapes me at the thought. I doubt the vampires burst into flames in the sun like the movies portray. I’m pretty sure that Eve had some vampires with her when she was trying to get into the Church grounds last week.Another reason for my anxiety is the Vampire King. Lucern. A shiver passes through me at the thought of his name. The interest my body shows in just his name has me concerned for how I will react upon meeting him. If Levi and Kenji’s theory is correct, he could possibly be one of my mates as well. I don’t know if I am ready for another mate just yet. I finally have a working relationship with both Levi and Kenji, and I have Re
Kenji’s POV “When do we leave for the Vampire Realm?” I would love nothing more than to put off going to the Vampire Realm so I can keep Jamari between just Levi and I a little longer, but we need to release Remiel from his prison quickly. “I have had Ruth send word to Lucern that we are requesting an audience with him and Morgana.” Levi tells me distractedly. Levi has been quiet since we saw his mother outside of the Church yesterday afternoon. “What is troubling you Levi?” I ask him, worried that something might be wrong. “You have been quiet since we came back from the Church and that is not like you.” That was an understatement of course. Levi is the exact opposite of quiet and has been the whole time that I’ve known him. Levi glances in my direction, a frown on his face. “Something has been bothering me since we last spoke with my mother.” He tells me, moving to sit on the couch beside me. “This sounds serious.” I turn my body so I am facing Levi. “It could be a disaste
Eve’s POVIt’s been three days since I was last at the old Church ruins, unable to bring myself to come back here after the memories from long ago resurfaced. My eyes roam over the courtyard, as memories of happier times floods me, bringing tears to my eyes. We were supposed to get the rest of our lives together, or at least the rest of his life, instead our life together was cut short, shorter than even humans and their partners. There is no way that Shappa is still alive in the Fae Realm. Time moves differently over there making more time to have passed there than it has here. I let out a deep sigh as the weight of my grief once again threatens to weigh me down. I would give anything to at least get the chance to see my daughter again. Even if she is all grown up. A tear slides down my face. I pray to whichever God or Goddess that will listen that my Father was never able to get his hands on her and make her a part of his harem. Grandfathers shouldn’t have such thoughts. Magic sw
Jamari’s POVI’m not sure why Levi thinks the book will magically appear in the desk when it wasn’t here the first time that we checked, but if there is a chance that he could be right about the book being returned to the desk, I am willing to try it. Moving over to the desk, I take a seat in the chair behind the desk and look around. A feeling suddenly washes over me causing a look of surprise to appear on my face. My eyes snap up to where Kenji and Levi stand on the other side of the desk, their attention solely on me. I glance back down at the desk as I run my hand over the top with my palm facing down. Magic sizzles against my skin, surprising me. I jerk my hand back as I stare down at the empty space on the desk in bewilderment. “Do you guys feel that?” I ask, looking back up to Kenji and Levi. They put their hands over the top of the desk like what I had done, holding it there for longer than what I did, before pulling away and shaking their heads.A frown forms on my brow. M
Jamari’s POVA wholeness fills my mind the moment that Rieka returns back to her place at the forefront with me. The feel of her return wakes me from my sleep, the first restful sleep I have experienced in days. The dream that has plagued me since our run in with Eve thankfully didn’t haunt my dreams for once. ‘I’m sorry Mari, I didn’t mean to wake you.’ Rieka whispers in apology. A laugh moves through our link from me. ‘Why are you whispering? We’re talking inside my head.’ Fully awake now, I attempt to see the clock on the table beside Kenji, but his giant shoulder is blocking my view. I let out a quiet sigh, giving up on seeing what time it is so I don’t wake either of the men surrounding me. ‘She’s whispering because you tend to broadcast your conversations into our heads.’ Levi’s voice fills my mind as he pulls my body so I lay curved against his naked body. Interest begins to stir within me, the jump of his cock on my ass giving away his interest as well. ‘Sorry Handsome, I
Rieka’s POV‘I will need to search for her within your mind Mari.’ I tell Jamari, as I think of the best way to find and talk to Athena. Mari is right, searching through all of these books isn’t getting us any closer to finding the answer to releasing Remiel and Lucifer from their prison. Getting in contact with Athena is a long shot, but if it helps us find the book we’re searching for sooner, then it is worth trying, even if it will make me weak for a while after. I’ll just leave that part out though, Mari would tell me to forget it and continue to look through all of these books. I can’t let her do that though. ‘So does that mean that you will be gone again?’ Mari asks me, sadness coating her words.Both Kenji and Levi make a sound of surprise at Jamari’s words. ‘Gone again?’ They both ask at the same time, their wide eyes turning to look at Jamari. Guilt moves through me at the reminder that I disappeared for a couple of days. Jamari had called out to me many times during that t
Levi’s POVI glance up in surprise when I sense Jamari’s presence appearing within the library. Glancing at the watch wrapped around my left wrist, I realize that it has only been four hours since I sent Jamari away with Kenji to rest. Kenji walks through the portal behind Jamari, his hands raised in defense before I can question their quick return. Jamari stops to stare at me, a defensive look taking over her face. “Don’t start with me Levi.” She grumbles, making her way to the table scattered with books. “I couldn’t sleep so I might as well be of some use here.”I watch Jamari flip through books for a few minutes, my presence completely forgotten in her quest to find the spell to set Remiel free. I turn my attention back to Kenji, raising a brow in question. Averting his eyes, he pretends to be interested in the pile of books on the table beside him. ‘You weren’t supposed to return until she got at least six hours of rest.’ I berate through our link, my arms moving up to fold over
Jamari’s POVI jerk awake as my dream starts to fade from my mind. That was a weird dream. And far more vivid than any that I am used to having. I shake my head to clear my thoughts. All of the stress of the last few days must be catching up to me. Why else would the same dream be plaguing me everytime I close my eyes?I let out a tired sigh, my eyes wandering to the clock on the bedside table. 3:33 am. A yawn escapes me, reminding me that I only just went to bed two hours ago. Kenji begins to stir beside me, his arm searching for me in his sleep.None of us have gotten much sleep these past few days. All of us running around the clock with little breaks for rest and food in between. Despite searching through all of the books that we found with the words Forbidden Magic in the title, we still haven’t found what we are looking for.Two days have gone by since we first entered the hidden library, and we are still no closer to releasing Remiel from his prison than we were before we enter