➳ Pernwél
After having breakfast at the roadside restaurant and having recovered from all the revelations that Jake had thrown in my lap, we got ready for the rest of the trip. We had the waitress order us some salads and sandwiches to take with us for lunch.
We drove from the mountains where the Grey Moon pack had their territory, onto the vast landscapes of the valley and forest that spanned the horizon. I pondered over Jake’s words about the Green Valley pack. Now, I had to mentally prepare for things that weren’t found in my normal environment. I needed to assess the situation like I would do from a warrior's point of view, observe, keep quiet and only speak the necessary words.
We passed through fields lined with flowers, adding spots of various colours to the viridescent landscape as it blurred pa
➳ Pernwél We roamed through the territory, passing vendors and shops. It would have almost been romantic if it weren’t for the Green Valley pack members that followed us around, watching our every move like hawks. Jake explained to me the reason for their odd behaviour and it kind of made sense, but I was feeling more uncomfortable by the passing minute. I wasn’t used to being the center of attention and even if I shouldn’t be afraid, because I had Jake and my own fighting skills, it was still unpleasant to be observed blatantly like this. When we finally made it back to the pack house, Zane had one of his staff take us to a room that we would be staying in. I almost gasped when the door opened. Like the entire lake village, all the housing was
🐾 Alpha JakeWe spent the night at Green Valley’s packhouse and if it wasn’t for Pernwél I would’ve ripped the smug bastards face off. What did he think he would achieve, provoking me like that.Once again, I woke up before my lovely little mate. I enjoyed the feeling of having her close to me, seeing her chest rise and fall without nightmares disturbing her rest. I was contemplating whether to wake her or to keep staring at her sleeping form for a bit longer.It was still early in the morning, but if I knew Pernwél, she would have wanted to start the search as soon as possible. I woke her up with a peck on her freckled soft cheek, causing her to open her eyes, followed by a yawn and a stretch.We exchanged good morning, go
➳ PernwélAfter that spine tingling kiss, Jake reluctantly pulled away.The sparks still lingered on my skin; goosebumps rose like tiny mountains begging to be touched. When I opened my eyes, Jake’s bright golden eyes gazed at me with adoration and my heartbeat matched my excitement. I knew that he was fighting his wolf to the best of his abilities.As I lay my head down on the soft pillow, Jake tucked me into the sleeping bag beside him. He got comfortable on top of his sleeping bag and put his arm under my head, pulling me close to his hot body. I noticed his heart pounding rapidly, making almost a purring sound.“Goodnight,” he whispered, planting a chaste kiss on my forehead.His li
➳ PernwélThe male had an angry scowl on his face as he trudged closer to our position. We were sort of trespassing, even if he lived on werewolf pack land and was probably left alone due to being a hermit in the middle of the woods.“We are looking for someone.” Jake stated as he took one step ahead, shielding me behind his larger frame. “A man by the name of Viggo.”I noticed from the authority in Jake’s voice that his wolf was coming to the surface, prepared to jump at danger to protect me. I kind of liked this possessive side to him, but I wouldn’t admit this to him, there was no need to get his wolf’s ego up. I rested the palms of my hands on his back and his breathing slowed down.“Well,” the man
🐾 Beta Darren It had been almost four days since Alpha Jake left towards the Green Valley’s pack. I was sitting at his desk, going through all the paperwork he had left for me to check. He had been so absorbed with his mate, the lovely female Legolas meets Xena the Warrior Princess, that he left all the bullshit tasks to me. I’m happy for Jake that he found Pernwél, she seems like a sweet girl, but haunted by her past. The scar that runs over her right eyelid is proof of that. The fact that she is not a Werewolf like us, means he has to do things differently than usual. Even if I envy him for having found his fated mate, I don’t need the added stress of finding mine and her not being one of us. I don’t know how he does it, my wolf would be too possessive and would want to claim his mate on the spot.
🐾 Rune We wandered around aimlessly through the mountains. It had been weeks since the attack on the Wild River pack and we still hadn’t gained information. Trudging through the autumn landscape of the forests and hills, we still needed to find a sign of our holy grail. Cold Creek had given in to their bloodlust and our pack had been next on their list, unfortunately. A couple of our own had crossed over before the battle began and signed our death sentences. Alpha Markus of Cold Creek was the ultimate twisted mistake that the Moon Goddess had created. My wolf's eyes began to water and I whimpered recalling the scene. My 4 year old pup, Drake, clung tightly to my leg. Not wanting to lose his mommy out of sight. He had been through so much for his young age. Susan and Steven, the couple that made
➳ Pernwél“Yes.” Viggo answered truthfully. “I do believe that you are the bastard child of Aerin, the Queen of Agmysther, and myself.”I just nodded, taking in the notion that my only living family was seated before me, my father. That my mother after all these years had been silently caring for me, without me knowing the truth. That she had sacrificed her last remaining bit of magic, to save me from the battle. Leading me to this Realm to reunite me with my father.Searching Jake’s eyes for comfort I found my own shocked reflection staring back. We had been thinking this whole time that we would find someone who could help me uncover the secrets of my druidic nature. Finding my father had never crossed my mind.“You w
➳ PernwélThe conversation with my father had been enlightening. A lot of questions of my past had been answered and ultimately, I had found my parents. I was no longer an orphan as I believed to have been all this time. It was an uncanny sensation to have finally found them and yet they seemed to be total strangers to me right now.I had always thought that the Queen was taking pity on a poor orphan girl, while she had been my mother this entire time. Shock and awe still blended into one another, coursing through my veins in a worried hurry.How different would things have been if I wasn’t her bastard child? If I would have grown up with two loving parents and instead of dealing with the wrath of an unhinged King?I couldn’t change the
➳ Aerin, Queen of Agmysther“There must be something I can give to you.”I begged and I prayed, to spare my love from such a cruel demise. The King of Agmysther had no heart, no soul. He was as black as a night without stars.“What could you possibly give me?” His voice boomed through the room as he held me up by my throat, eyeing me as if I disgusted him. I had failed him, by loving another man.“More power?” I tried throwing him something he would be interested in, maybe I could offer him a spell or a brew that could make him happy, a reason to spare Viggo’s life.“I have everything I need.” He snarled. “And if I would want something else I would take it with a snap of my fingers.” He hissed against the skin of m
➳ Aerin, Queen of Agmysther“You will be married in a fortnight, Aerin.” My mother announced as she opened the letter that she received from the village of Agmysther.“Do I have any say in the matter?” I replied curtly, not letting my emotions take free reign. I was expected to listen to my parents and not disobey them.“Why would you?” She answered with a gasp. “You are to become Queen.”Our marriage wasn’t one of love, but of convenience. My parents were noblemen from the South and I had inherited my Druidic powers from a long line of female Druids in my ancestry.We all knew that what the King from Agmysther wanted was power. I fitted into
🐾 Alpha Jake Three years had passed since the dreadful attack from Selmor, and a peaceful time had come to the Grey Moon pack. The ancestor, Darach, the oak tree from Agmysther had been the only thing that remained in our Realm. Except for the Druid, Grendal and his wife’s body that stayed behind as well. We lost many pack members that day and had a proper rite burial by the magical oak tree that was now a part of our land. The magical powers from the Third Realm had left the area and hadn’t returned, which we all were grateful for. Our pack rebuilt and repaired damages in the following months after the war. We lost over twenty pack members and we tried our best to provide solace for their mates and children. It was hard, it always is after a battle, but this one took more away than we had bargained for. It took
🐾 Luna Pernwél The moment that I regained consciousness in Jake’s arms I knew there was something wrong with me; a piece missing. I didn’t feel the Awen flow through me anymore. I felt drained, like a current of energy had struck through me, leaving me empty. My eyes fluttered against Jake’s chest, he had shifted back into his human form to carry me and I couldn’t recall for a moment what had just happened. I opened my eyes to see the blue sky above our heads, the sight startled me and I tried to wriggle free from Jake’s arms. He wouldn’t have it and he clutched me closer to him. “How do you feel?” He spoke with a sad raspiness to his voice. His emotions of worry whipped around me, striking me with their icy shards. “I don’t know.” I responded, finding my own voice. “The l
🐾 Alpha Jake I never had encountered such creatures in my life as the ones that flanked Selmor in the back of the battle field. Pernwél invaded my thoughts over mindlink explaining that they were rare creatures from Agmysther, mountain giants from the North. My breathing cut inside my throat and I struggled to swallow the ball of nerves down. These creatures from another Realm, the mountain giants, had the colour of the earth and were bare with the exception of a cloth covering their loins. Their heads reached the highest tree tops and a shudder wacked through me in the realization that the battle had taken an enormous turn in our disadvantage. While the poisoned arrows were doing their work, I noticed from my peripheral that they didn’t do the giants much harm. It seemed like everything we threw at th
🐾 Beta DarrenPortals started opening on the far edges of the field, one by one, footsteps pummelled through the tall grass. Selmor’s army was here.Dark elves came through the various magical openings between our Realms, sprawled across the field in an organized manner. Tidy formations, like robots following their master’s orders, thundered through. The thudding of the metal boots against the moist surface from the strange rain reverberated through the area as they took their places in a rehearsed shape, forming a wall along the tree line.They looked exactly how Pernwél described them. Obscure metallic armour held together by leather straps around their bodies. They wore helmets making them look like carbon copies of one another. Darkness swirled around them, like they were part of it. Their swords hun
🐾 Beta RuneThese last few weeks have been intense. Preparing for a new battle while carrying a pup in the beginning of the third trimester was harder than I expected. I wasn’t as physically strong as the female pack warriors, but I wasn’t fighter material. I was a healer in every sense of the word.I tried to not let fear overwhelm me. I knew that our pack was strong and that we would fight until the threat was eradicated. Grey Moon was known as one of the most brutal packs regarding training. Even though you got to know the people that ran it on a personal level, you couldn’t be in a better place. Werewolves knew Grey Moon and not to pick fights with them. Sadly, Alpha Markus did and we had to bury four pack members. I had the feeling that fighting these Dark Elves would be harder and there would be more casualties.
🐾 Luna Pernwél Everything was finally coming together. In a week we had managed to prepare so much in record time. Jake had decided to use the building next to the pack house as a storage space filling every room with the leftover materials from the attack against Cold Creek. We had everything at our disposal all under one roof. The poisoned arrows, courtesy of Rune, would be a weapon that no-one would see coming. We had created something so deadly, that one hit in the right place would see our enemy dead within minutes. It would take just a few seconds before they rolled around in excruciating pain that caused every muscle in their bodies to spasm and convulse. I handpicked the best archers and taught them what to do. With such a lethal concoction on the arrowheads, we didn’t want them to
🐾 Luna PernwélComing back to Grey Moon with both my parents in the back of the Land Rover was strange. Not the fact that they were looking at each other like two teenagers in love, but because it was different for me. I never had any parents and now I had them sitting behind me in the vehicle.I had been raised completely as an orphan, thinking I had no family at all. It took me one hard fall on my bum into another Realm to find my true family, and then my real one revealed itself. It had been a crazy ride and I sensed that there was a lot more to come.Now that we knew what Selmor wanted and the lengths he was willing to go to get it, we needed to come up with a strategy. One that would destroy their plans of ever returning to the Third Realm with what they want. Our first priority was