“Antoinette was the vampire princess, but she wasn’t next in line for the throne. Her older brother James was, and he gave her the freedom to be with whomever she chose, once he was King that was. She fell in love with Julio, who was meant to be the next Werewolf King,” Hunter started.
“But I thought Antoinette had already met her mate?” Nathan asked.
“You’re right! Antoinette had met her mate, King Odus Blaze, and he and her were crowned the new Royals of the Vampire Kingdom when James died. They had a son, Zen, but Antoinette never loved Odus. Instead, she loved his brother Frazier, but when Odus marked her, she only felt hatred towards the Blaze brothers – at Odus for marking her, and at Frazier for not fighting for her. She ran away with Zen when he was a baby, but she was caught, and Odus took their son from her. She fled a second time, this time leaving Odus to raise Zen, but Odus never loved the boy because he was
“Hunter, Wayne, Harlan, Cain and Bradley, I need you guys to plan and facilitate the moving of the White Star Pack to here. Zen, I need you to get the members of The Revolution together and come up with your strategies. Caiaphas, I need you to find out everything that you can about Antoinette. Dumont and Kevlar, I need you guys to head back to the Twilight Moon Pack and try and find out as much as you can about Jordan since Presley and Truman are on Samantha duty. Cass and Nate, I need you guys to get into the Werewolf Royal castle and find out what the hell is going on there, which means there’s a high chance you might bump into Jeremiah,” Calypso instructed in full Alpha mode.“And what about your memories?” Killian asked her.“I was thinking that you and I could ask the Higher Powers about that when we see them,” she replied. He nodded in understanding.“What about us?” Ilea asked.“I need you
*TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO*“ANTOINETTE!”Antoinette froze at the thunderous sound of her mate’s call. She’d just been caught after she’d tried running away from him. She held her son closer to her as he slept away. She was terrified of what Odus would do to them both.She watched the doors fly open before the Blaze brothers walked in. One was her fated mate, while one she had once loved. She felt betrayed by both of them and she wanted nothing to do with them. Unfortunately, she had a duty to her people.“How dare you!” Odus said angrily, eyes blazing.“I had to. You’re a monster Odus,” she replied.“A MONSTER?” he roared.“Brother, calm down. You cannot harm her,” Frazier pleaded with his brother.“Harm her? I would never harm my mate,” Odus said. Relief washed through Antoinette.Odus smirked. “Oh no, I&rs
Julio Henriques was at his wits end. It had been four years since his mate and son were taken from him by his step brother Phillip. He couldn’t understand what he’d done to the man for the man to do something so cruel.As he was pacing in his office, thinking of a new strategy, he sensed a new presence in the room. His wolf growled in alert, but he didn’t expect to find a wounded woman on his floor. She was a vampire, and yet his wolf was intrigued more than angry at the invasion of the enemy.“Help me, please,” she pleaded. Something in her red eyes captured him.That was enough to kick him into gear. He linked his pack doctor and had to Alpha order him into not divulging information about what he was seeing. The pack doctor got to work and took the bullet out of Antoinette’s shoulder. By the time he was done, the woman had passed out.The Alpha excused the man before carrying the woman to his bedroom. He gently lay he
Odus awoke with a burning in his heart before rage overtook him. He left swiftly for the dungeon cells, killing the guard who had lied to him. He already knew that his mate was gone, for he knew that the burning in his chest meant that she was with another man.“FRAZIER!” he called throughout the castle.“What?” Frazier replied, walking into the throne room. He didn’t expect to be flung into a wall.“YOU KNEW! YOU KNEW SHE LEFT AND YOU DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING!” Odus roared.“That’s what you get for being a careless King. I don’t see how this is my problem,” Frazier said, eyes blazing.“How dare you! How long has she been gone for?” Odus asked.“I wouldn’t know. I didn’t even know that she was gone to begin with,” Frazier said convincingly.“Surely someone must’ve seen her leave! And why would she leave our son behind?&rd
*TEN YEARS AGO*“Channing, would you not run in the house?” Janet scolded.“Sorry mom,” Channing replied, slowing down.“Where are you running to anyway?” Peter asked his son.“I’m meeting someone!” Channing shouted back before dashing outside.Janet and Peter Henson had always been proud of their son, but he was worrying them as of late. His behaviour wasn’t normal, and he was running off a lot. He was doing a lot of things that were off for a thirteen year old boy, but they also knew better than to question him, so they didn’t bother.“Who do you think this person is?” Janet asked her mate.Peter sighed. “Probably a girl! We shouldn’t worry so much about this Janet.”“I hope you’re right Peter,” she said worriedly.Channing ran all the way to his favourite spot. The person he was seeing was
They were two hours from the Black Forest as Killian drove his sleeping mate and son. They’d fallen asleep an hour ago, and for the first time in two years, despite the looming danger, he felt at peace. He couldn’t help but think about where this all began.*FLASHBACK*Ten Years AgoEleven year old Killian was panicking. His parents had just called him down to the lounge, and like any normal child, he was thinking about all the things he’d done that could possibly get him into any kind of real trouble.“Lian honey, you’re not in trouble. We just need to explain something to you,” his mother smiled. He nodded and took a seat before them.“Son, you know how you asked us why you look different from us the other day?” his father asked, to which he nodded. Both his parents have blonde hair and blue eyes, while he has black hair and gray eyes.
Four Years LaterFifteen year old Killian was sitting with his friends. They were all goofing off like the teenagers they are, until Jordan rushed into the house, holding a body in his arms. He called for help and everyone rushed to him.“What’s going on?” Killian asked his best friend.“I found her on the side of the road when I was running back from the human town,” Jordan explained.“I need everyone to clear away,” the pack doctor said before he started working on the girl.They could hear her heartbeat dying out. Killian was immediately fascinated with her. He was fascinated by her wounds and he wondered what on earth could’ve happened to her. Something in him was stirring, and he could hear the faint growling in his head.He was curious about it. He’d grown up a Beta his whole life, so the growling wasn’t suppose
Looking at them, Killian still couldn’t believe that the three of them are a big part of such a big picture. His memories of Channing, his best friend, came back to him that day at the diner, when his Lycan recognized their son.Channing’s been in communication with him since.They mostly communicate via his dreams, but sometimes when Channing has something really important to say, he says it through the pendant. The soul hosting a pendant can normally only communicate with the person wearing the pendant, but because Aiden links Channing and Killian, they are able to communicate through it as well.It took Killian a long time to accept what had happened, and it took a lot for Channing to convince him that he was fine with it. Even older, their bond was still the same, and Channing couldn’t believe that his best friend was still as stubborn as ever.Killian questioned why he was still around, and Channing explained that he couldn
That was the last straw and Phillip commanded the wolves to attack. The pack members watched on in amazement from their hiding places as the Werewolf Prince and Princess took on the rogues by themselves.“Are we even needed here?” Harlan joked lowly, causing silent laughter amongst everyone.It wasn’t long before the rogues were down to half. As Killian had suspected, Phillip had a backup plan as more rogues showed up. Harlan’s question was answered when it started to look like there were too many for the royal siblings to face.And so, the pack came out of hiding to join the fight.Phillip was acting on intel he’d received from his spies and The Assembly of Warriors, but as he watched the fight before him, he realized that he’d been deceived. The intel he’d received led him to believe that this was a fight he could win.And he finally understood then why the crown was never meant to be his.He’d lived in Julio’s shadow for as long as he could remember, and he knew what the people thou
Killian turned to Nathan. “Are you ready to take him on and take the crown?”Nathan nodded. “As I’ll ever be.”Killian turned back to Hunter. “Any sighting of Jeremiah?”Hunter linked Wayne who was at the border before responding. “According to Wayne, he doesn’t seem to be with the group.”“So, how are we going about this?” Cassidy asked.“Well, one can only assume Phillip rallied up some rogues. If that’s the case, we take them out. If, by some off chance, he’s rallied the royal pack, then we only knock them out. They would be under his command, and as King, I’d be able to break it,” Nathan took charge.“Then there’s no need to involve the Lycans. I’d like for them to remain a secret for as long as we can keep the secret. The werewolves will take this fight. You’ll relay the instructions to them,” Killian told the Werewolf Prince.“We’ll also lay back and watch,” Zen added on behalf of the vampires.Killian linked the pack, asking the werewolves to meet him outside. Thanks to Cain’s
Back at Calypso’s pack house, the weather was changing. The skies were unexpectedly darkening, something that thrilled Calypso for whatever reason. She headed to her room to change, before heading outside.Noticing her change in outfit, Cassidy was confused. “Cals, why are you in your training gear?”Calypso shrugged. “Haven’t trained in a while.”It had been almost a year.Cassidy made the realization too. “Huh, guess we can go for some rounds. I’ll be back.”Calypso decided to stretch while waiting for her sister. Word was getting around to the pack members as they gathered around to wacth. Cassidy joined her in stretching just as word got around to Nathan, Cain, and Zen.“Isn’t this an unfair fight?” Zen questioned.“They’re both fantastic fighters in their human forms. The fight becomes uneven if Cally shifts,” Cain corrected.Nathan was particularly excited to see his mate fight. He’d only seen her fight a handful of times, and never against an opponent as powerful as Calypso. No
Jordan sat in the dark, completely exhausted. His wolf had finally settled down, but he found himself feeling empty. Something didn’t feel right. He felt like he’d been played somehow, but couldn’t think of how he even came to that conclusion.He tried to think about why his wolf had lost control, and the beast had shut him out. His pack had gone into hiding, and his memories were filled with a woman he couldn’t recall the name of.He just knew that she meant the world to him.And yet he didn’t feel a mate pull to her.In fact, he felt the very opposite. He felt mateless, like there was still someone out there for him. Something about the notion unsettled him, and the harder he thought about why that was, the more his headache worsened.What he didn’t know was that Amaya had managed to manipulate his memories of Samantha, with help from the Moon Goddess. With Samantha no longer being his mate, they felt that he didn’t need to remember her.Jeremiah arrived at the Twilight Moon Pack an
Elsewhere, the Grey family had just arrived at the area where Amaya’s pack used to be. The older woman felt her heart constrict at the loss she experienced when she was last here. Edward reached out to hold her hand, squeezing it.“How come there’s nothing here?” Samantha asked as they stared out at the nothingness.Amaya sighed. “That’s probably my fault. I lost everyone important to me that day, except you three, and out of anger, I lashed out and cursed the land. I don’t doubt that people tried over the years to occupy the land, but my spell would’ve eventually driven them away.”Killian touched his mother’s shoulder out of comfort. “Did you guys ever find out who attacked the pack?”Edward shook his head. “We’ve had our theories over the years, but no concrete evidence ever led us down a certain path.”“What about Hans’ descendants?” Kill
They arrived to an empty pack house, unaware that everyone had been instructed to steer clear. They searched the house, finding it strange that the massive pack had disappeared. It wasn’t until they got outside that they were truly mystified.“Where did everyone go?” Vera asked her mate.He was about to respond when his sense caught the high-speed arrow headed their way. He managed to dodge it and get Vera behind him at the same time. There were many more arrows shot their way, and he realized they were under attack.“Go back inside,” he told Vera.He didn’t question why she willingly complied as he was focused on defending his sister’s home. “Whoever you are, show your face.”Instead of a face, a dagger was flung his way, and soon the daggers replaced the arrows. He dodged them all with ease before a group of vampires he’d never before encountered came out of the woods.“Is t
He had locked himself away in the war room, and Vera sighed to herself when she realized that he hadn’t paid her any attention in a while. She couldn’t complain though – not when she knew that he was holding things in.A lot had happened since Calypso had come back into his life, and things were already shaky even before she did. It had only been a couple of months since they’d gotten married, and with the vampire kingdom struggling with unrest, it was almost a reflection of their relationship.She loved Zen with her entire being, that much she’d never contest, but she found herself curious about what life would’ve looked like had she been mated with a normal vampire. Things with Zen had been passionate from the moment they met, but he’d always carried a burden with him.A burden she finally had unravelled before her.There was a lot happening around them, but she was grateful for it all – grateful
While rooms were being prepared for them, Killian led his parents to his office, while Samantha grabbed Calypso’s hand, leading them outside. Calypso understood that Samantha needed someone to talk to, and in that moment she was that person.“I’m so confused,” Samantha started off.“I can just imagine,” Calypso commented.“It makes sense, but at the same time it doesn’t you know? I mean, what the hell is a Lycan? There’s so much going on and I’m just so lost,” Samantha panicked.“The first thing you’re going to do is breathe, and then you’re going to listen to me ok?” Calypso told her.She nodded before Calypso fully let her in on everything. Now that it was clear which side Samantha was on, Calypso knew that she would need to know everything, especially with the looming danger everywhere.Samantha sat, listening intently. Calypso filled her in on the g
Jeremiah felt like his life stood still. For the first time since his father has said it, it settled on him that his son was gone, but what his mate was saying terrified him even more. He knew many people with blue eyes, but none like Calypso and his son.“The girl had blue eyes like Xavier’s?” he questioned.“She told me what you did to her. They told me that they had you held hostage, and when I tried to protect Xavier, her mate knocked me out. When I woke up, Xavier was gone,” she explained.Jeremiah’s head was spinning as he tried to make sense of what she was saying. According to her, Calypso and Killian had come to fetch Xavier, and they did so while they had him hostage, and yet all he could remember was coming to the castle straight from the wedding.Nothing made sense to him.However, how else would his mate have known about Calypso if she wasn’t telling the truth?“Somebody i