“Zen, you need to come outside. Bring Hale and no one else.”The instruction had come from his sister via link, and the Vampire Prince wasted no time following the order. He grabbed Hale on his way out, and once they were outside, they scented the Lycan couple out.They did not expect to find what they arrived to.“What the hell happened?” Zen asked them.The mates had both found a t-shirt and shorts to put on. “He was killed by those things. There were three of them. They drained his blood.”“Do you think that’s what they’re doing with the blood?” Hale asked.“I’m almost sure of it. I don’t know what the blood means for them, but I’m certain that they are part of the reason why blood is needed,” Killian replied.“We understand what you meant when you said they look like nothing you’ve ever seen before,” Calypso added.“Wait, so they just attacked this one guy and left?” Zen checked.“What are you thinking?” Hale asked him.Zen turned to Killian. “You mentioned that they lure out all
They couldn’t believe their eyes. “Channing?”It had been years since they’d last seen him, both having last seen him on the day he died. “You look good Your Highnesses.”Nathan chuckled at the jab. “How is this possible? I thought you couldn’t reach out to us anymore?”“It’s not that I can’t. I stopped reaching out to Cally and Killian because they weren’t going to let go of me if I let them hold on,” Channing explained.“So, you’ve been around the whole time?” Cassidy asked as they walked closer to him.“Pretty much,” Channing confirmed.Cassidy closed the gap, tears running down her face as she finally hugged him. She knew it was the pendant’s doing, and she was appreciative of the opportunity to get to do what she couldn’t on his last day.“I’m so sorry Channing. I should’ve done more to protect you that day,” she sniffed.He pulled back to wipe away her tears. “Everything worked out the way it was meant to Cass. I was meant to die that day. I don’t want to have to do the whole th
Everyone partied well into the night, their troubles forgotten. The wedding and inauguration would be remembered for years to come. Everyone made it safely to whatever accommodations they’d arranged, while special guests were ushered to their designated rooms.The royal pack members already had their duties set out for them, and they knew that the quickest way to finish was to work together, so they got that done. The gang was also headed towards their rooms, when Calypso shot her eldest brother a look.“What the? Where are we?” Cassidy asked.Nathan looked around them and was surprised to see the ocean. “We thought you could use the night away. It is after all, your first night as a married couple.”Cassidy shook her head. “This isn’t the time for us to be leaving the castle.”“Relax. We all knew you’d feel that way, which is why you’re only staying for the night. I’ll come back and get you later today. Hunter and Wayne will deal with your guests just fine, while everyone else will p
At the sound of the growl, Killian clutched his head as he was pulled into a vision. He was surrounded by darkness at first, until he heard voices. He couldn’t make them out, and the darkness slowly dissipated, but he still couldn’t quite see around him.However, the voices became clearer.“He will attack us and you know it,” one of the voices stated.“I know that he will, but that doesn’t mean we should attack him first. His father failed in taking us out, so why would he succeed?” another voice spoke.“You say that, but I’m telling you that there’s something different about him, about his tactics. He almost wiped out our surveillance team and you’re simply treating him like he’s nothing,” the first voice said.“We have the favour of the Higher Powers. He will not succeed,” the second voice insisted.“I won’t be around when shit hits the fan because I’ve warned you, and you’re choosing not to listen to me. You’ve got Isaac on your side as well, and I’m telling you that he will succee
None of them had expected the revelation made by their guest, and so casually. He was respectful of everyone present, despite the tension he could feel to his presence. He waited on anyone to make the next move, but they were all silent, internally processing.Knowing the importance of the conversation that was about to take place, Killian asked for Maria to also be present. In his pack, she was the eldest member, a grandchild to one of the pack members who were around during Khan’s time.“I’m going to assume that you’re just as surprised as I am, so before we go anywhere, I’ll introduce myself. My name is Logan Grey, and I’m a descendant of Khan’s youngest son,” the Alpha introduced himself.“Youngest son? You’re suggesting that Khan had more than one child,” Calypso spoke up.Logan nodded. “He did. He had two sons, Isaac and Vasil. There’s not much I know about Isaac, but my pack was led by Vasil all those years ago. There was some big attack on the Lycans, and Vasil managed to esca
Everyone was waiting on Calypso, Killian, and Logan to return, when Zen remembered what Tallulah had told them about his being alive. He didn’t want to talk to him in front of everyone else, so he requested to see him in another room.Vera naturally followed, trusting that her mate would want her there, and he closed the door after she walked into the room. “What is this about?”“You’re not giving us any updates about what’s happening in the castle,” Zen told him.Frazier raised an eyebrow. “What happened to trusting me?”“I trust you, but apparently I’m dead,” Zen jabbed.Frazier scowled. “How did you find out about that?”“Tallulah, the Lycan we rescued, she was quite surprised to find out that I’m not,” Zen informed.Frazier was genuinely taken aback. “I didn’t expect you to find out, much less so soon.”“Wait, so that’s the word around? That I’m dead?” Zen asked.“We’re trying to smoke Odus out. While I’ve tried to find out any information from the castle, no one knows anything. N
It was early morning when they broke apart, each agreeing to meet back after Nathan and Cassidy’s meeting with the other elders. However, they agreed that that was a meeting that Killian, Calypso, Zen, Logan, Hale, Samantha, and Amaya had to be a part of.Cassidy left to head to the kitchen, but her mate pulled her in the direction of their room instead. While their honeymoon had been cut short, they were able to connect in the way that they needed to.“We can’t do this now,” she scolded.He grinned. “I have no idea what you’re talking about, you dirty minded freak. I was only pulling you away to check up on you.”She narrowed her eyes at him. “Check up on me why?”He smiled, caressing her cheek. “Because today is your first day as Queen.”She blushed at that. “I’m ok. I just need to first make sure that everything is ready for our guests and the meeting.”“I’m proud of you, you know that much, right?” he asked.She got onto her toes and leaned in to kiss him. “I know.”They were supp
Even though he had strength and speed, she was faster than him, which is why it took Killian two minutes to arrive just as the creatures scurried away, leaving the dead Lycan bodies behind.He looked to his mate, who was still transformed, and she was unmoving. He tried to link her to find himself shut out. He approached her, only for her to growl lowly. She still hadn’t turned to face him, so he wasn’t sure why she was growling.And then she turned to face him.He’d seen her eyes briefly back at the scene of the attack, but now they were staring back at him fully. He was able to see that they were a light purple, with a blue ring around them. He watched as slowly her fur started to change back to gold, before her eyes turned completely blue.He was still shut out from their link, so he waited for her to be the one to initiate any kind of communication. Instead, she stood where she was, no longer growling. He couldn’t decipher the look in her eyes, and he wouldn’t admit to anyone else
Sage’s inquisitiveness was eating away at her. She never did well with just sitting still, and while she understood why she’d been brought where she was, the curiosity to find out where that was, was greater.She was going crazy with all the scenarios she’d already played in her mind, so she got up and tiptoed over to the door. She had no idea what awaited her outside of it, but nothing like that had ever stopped her before.She was met by a long and dark passageway, and she tried to listen out for any indication of life, but she found none. She had never wished for enhanced hearing much like she did in that moment.She left the room completely, heading down the passageway. All of the rooms she passed were locked, until she finally reached the last room. There was a fire going at the fireplace, but there was no one inside.She looked around the room and found that it was a mini library of sorts. She strode over to one of the shelves at the side of the room, running her hands on the sp
Tyson was sitting in the middle of the empty room, trying to channel his thoughts. He knew better than to question the process, despite it being years that it had been going on. It was just one of those weird things he learnt to make peace with.He had grown up being compliant, and that wasn’t going to change any time soon. He grew up knowing that for as long as complied, he would soon have everything he’s ever desired in life.The silence carried on for what felt like forever before smoke finally started to fill the room. He got up to and waited to be addressed as the door opened. The man walked in, walking right up to him, before putting his hand on the younger wolf’s shoulder.“My son.”Tyson bowed respectfully. “Father.”“I thought you’d bring your sister along,” the man spoke.“I have Isla on a different task right now. Things have changed a little since we last spoke,” Tyson replied.The man nodded. “I have been away for some time, but now I’m back. It’s time to kick things into
Antoinette was frozen in place, with those remaining not sure how to comfort her. Nathan was eventually the first person to move towards her, and she didn’t expect to be engulfed in a hug by him.“They’re just shocked. It’s nothing against you,” he told her.“Nate’s right. They’ve waited a long time for this day, but I don’t think either one of them really thought about what that would look like. It doesn’t help the circumstances you were reunited under,” Cassidy added.“Does anyone know about Calypso’s childhood specifically?” Antoinette asked quietly.“That would be me. I don’t really know much about before we found her, but I know we found her in bad shape. She didn’t have her memories when we did. I only learnt much later that she’d been taken and imprisoned after they killed her dad. By the time she left the pack, she was still in bad shape but she said it was needed,” Samantha recalled.“And then she met Zen, before she eventually found her way to her first mate’s pack where she
“We obviously have our own personal issues to deal with, but the point of this trip was to find information that can help us deal with Tyson and his crew. We have delayed that for way too long. We need to go back.”The statement surprised everyone since it had come from Samantha. “Are you saying you’re done with Ameran?”Samantha turned to Queen Hyacinth. “I’m saying that Ameran has been compromised. It’s not a dead end since we did actually learn a lot and I’m sure there’s a lot more to actually learn, but we’re also all aware of the tampering that has occurred.”“In that case, I can’t leave. I need to figure out how we got compromised in the first place,” Queen Hyacinth pointed out.Hale shook his head. “You have people you trust that you can put on that case. You are needed back with us. We can’t do this without you.”Yael could see that her sister wasn’t reconciling what her son was saying. “He’s right Yara. It’s not like if you stay here, you’re going to personally be in charge o
The creatures had long returned to the base, while Jordan was still sprinting around the territory. Besides the magic working on him, he felt like he was going insane. There was something going on and he couldn’t understand what it was.He also couldn’t get the redhead out of his mind.There was something about her, but he also had flashes of the blonde going through his mind as well. Both Samantha and Sage plagued him and he didn’t know what to believe. With everything going on with his body, he couldn’t bring himself to slow down.Slowing down also meant confronting his thoughts, so he chose to run instead.“What the hell is going on with him?” Tyson asked Jeremiah as they watched him pass by them.“I don’t know man. He’s been at it for hours,” Jeremiah commented.Tyson frowned. “The thing is supposed to have worn off by now.”Jeremiah shrugged. “Like I said, I have no idea what’s going on there. Anyway, where have you been?”“I was checking up on our allies,” Tyson responded.Jerem
Killian stood outside, trying to understand why his Lycan had led him to where they were. He had left the room under the guise of consoling Hale, but no one had actually seen him go in a different direction to his sister and her mate.He knew that he was treading dangerously in that Queen Hyacinth could easily find his wandering of her territory offensive, but he had no choice. His Lycan had full control, and he could only follow along.His Lycan had navigated them all the way outside the castle, and they had managed to avoid being spotted by any elves, much to his surprise. He understood better than anyone that getting as far as they did in the territory they were in was no small feat.He was surprisingly given back control, and he looked around to find that he was at the edge of a huge lake.Except he’d seen the lake somewhere, and that perplexed him even further because he’d never been to Ameran before. He tried to remember the small details about what he’d seen before, and he foun
“How was your trip?” Zen asked his little sister.She sighed, putting down the cup of coffee. “As with everything around us, complicated.”After Hale asked the question he did, silence had descended on the room, with Yael failing to find the words to answer him. As a result, he stormed out of the room, with both Samantha and Killian following him out, leaving everyone else behind.It wasn’t long before Queen Hyacinth suggested that they take a break, with her arranging for a separate room for Willa and Amaya as per their request, leaving Zen and Calypso behind. They were served refreshments and left alone while Queen Hyacinth and Yael attempted to do their own bit of damage control.“Anything useful?” Zen questioned.Calypso nodded. “We just need to decode some stuff first. When Lian and I first went in there, we were shown the day the Lycans turned, but when we went back with Sam, she seemed to see the day they were wiped out. The three of us still need to actually comb through every
Cain was aware of the attack happening at the castle, but he had been given strict instructions to keep the pack where it was. He was pacing in his office when he received word that someone was looking for him outside.The last person he expected was Charice with a man he didn’t know.“Charice?” he called to her.She turned to him, an unexpected smile on her face. “Hey Cain.”“What are you doing here? I thought you were supposed to be hidden away?” he linked her.She looked at Sebastian, who nodded, before turning back to him. “I’m here for Isla.”Cain raised an eyebrow. “Considering everything that’s going on around us, I’m sure that your request is unauthorized.”“We want to offer her protection,” Sebastian spoke up.Cain didn’t expect the power in the man’s voice, especially given that he couldn’t pick up anything else from him. “And you are?”Before Sebastian could respond, Charice cut in. “You don’t know who he is?”“Your location has only been known to Nathan and whoever he entr
Queen Hyacinth was still gathering herself while her guests awaited her in the grand dining hall. Hale had arranged refreshments for them. A silence had settled on them, with everyone’s trail of thinking in its own direction.For Yael, she could only think back to the last time she was here. She’d just been banished by her sister, but as she sat there, she realized that too much time had passed for her to still be angry.She’d long ago forgiven her sister.If there was anyone who understood how complicated her twin could be, it was her – that, and Willa had helped her see the truth. Growing up, everyone would highlight just how different the twins were. Yael had always been the free-spirited twin, while Yara was a lot calmer and demurer.A fitting queen.Yael never wanted that life. Even before the debacle with her mate, she never wanted to be tied down. It was always strange to Willa how she was never truly affected by losing her mate – only losing her sister truly broke her.She spe