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We called for everyone to come to the conference room and Blaze stood up front, “We just intercepted a message from the guild to the hunters here in Hartsel. It reads, ‘Received word of multiple targets. We will be there to start planning in six days. We have to travel under the radar. We will be bringing the whole guild and our equipment. Purchase a building in human territory that will be big enough for all of us and the equipment.’ I will be bringing in another fifty of my warriors.” I gasped, “Shit. We’re going to need as many warriors as we can get. We should prepare for war.” King Parker and Queen Zara arrived during the reading of the message. King Parker nods, “We have three hundred warriors ready to go. We just need to train with the rest of your warriors and develop a plan.” I sighed, “We also need to schedule a mandatory meeting with the kingdom. There needs to be a plan to evacuate those who will not be fighting. I would highly recommend evacuating them via portal or telep
Cedric asked, “So are you saying that Luke’s powers complement yours?” I nodded, “They have since we found we are mates.” He asked, “True mates are such a rarity and a blessing. How do the two of you complement each other in magic?” I replied, “He is horrible with Earth manipulation, so when I do this, he casts a spell to paralyze those who are caught on it. When I open a crevasse in the earth, he fills it with fire.” He nodded in appreciation, “How did you use this?” I laughed, “We put it around the perimeter of the pack in Florida. As soon as the rogues hit it, they started bouncing uncontrollably, then Luke would cast the spell to paralyze them. Then we have the option of capturing or killing them. That’s how we caught the hunters in Florida.” He smiled, “That’s really a very good idea. I really think we should use this.” I responded, “I just don’t know what would happen if vehicles hit it.” He laughed, “Well, the heavier they are the higher they will bounce. I would think that they
We walked into the conference room and found King Parker with the rest of the alliance sitting around the table. We all took our seats and King Parker started speaking, “Well, everyone, it’s looking like the hunters are moving faster than expected. Our gaming friend has informed us that they have already bought a warehouse in the human town of Canon City. That’s only an hour from here. He also found out that they are trying to find more supernaturals to be able to be a mole for them. We were able to verify that the gamers who he is friends with are humans who do not even believe we exist. He plays a game where there are supernaturals at war. That’s why they think the whole thing is just talking about game play. We are doing our best to make them believe that this is all a game and that their search is game related.” Cedric asked, “Were you able to send anyone to the warehouse to verify that what they are saying is true?” King Parker nodded, “One of our scouts who knows Canon City very
King Parker spoke, “I know there has been a rumor going around about hunters coming to our area. Well, there is a very small band of them here now, and there will be five hundred more coming.” There was a collective gasp, then a bunch of whispering and mumbling, but King Parker added, “I know you see all of these species here on the stage. They have all brought in more than enough of their own warriors to help with this fight. We will need it. With all of their warriors, we will outnumber them. That does not mean we are safe. The Fae Realm and all of the were species have developed a very well-thought-out plan for the non-fighting citizens. Everyone will evacuate to the Fae realm. You will be allowed to choose the court you would like to stay in until this war is done. The Fae Realm is where our loved ones will be the safest. Even Queen Zara will be staying in one of the courts, although she never did tell me which one.” Everyone laughed and Queen Zara announced, “I will be in the Eart
Griffin flew down and landed in front of us. As soon as he landed, he spread his wings wide and cocked his head to the side. I grinned widely and stepped into his feathery embrace, “How ya doing big guy?” He chuckled, “I’m well. How are you doing?” I smiled, “I’m okay. We have a shitload of hunters coming. It’s going to be a huge war.” Griffin sighed, “I heard. There are portals going off everywhere. It’s scaring the animals a bit.” I cringed, “I’m sorry, but it’s necessary. We are evacuating all non-combatants to the Fae realm.” He nodded, “I know. I had to ask your mom what is going on.” I sighed, “I’m sorry. We should have warned you in advance.” He shrugged after I stepped out of his hug, “It’s fine. I just needed to get them to calm down. It’s all good now. So, what can I do for you all?” I explained, “We are looking at an entire hunter guild coming after us. Over five hundred hunters.” Griffin cringed as I continued, “We have warriors from every single supernatural species joinin
We reached the training grounds with all of the warriors from every species standing in rows, waiting patiently for us. We walked to the lead positions and Luke announced, “Thank you all for gathering here. We will be fighting against hunters. That means every supernatural species is in danger. The size of this guild is five hundred – maybe slightly more. That would be why every last one of you will be needed. We are going to train to fight in unconventional tactics, because they will not expect it. Each of you will learn to fight with other species. Those of you who cannot fly, will train while levitated. Luna Abby and Princess Ashina developed this fighting style. I want you to watch and learn. Since our enemies are human, the levitation will really come in handy. Let us show you.” Grandpas Cade and Damien started sparring and Grandma Abby and mom levitated them. When they started looking like they were comfortable, Luke and dad started trying to grab their feet. Grandpa Cade grabbed
When we walked out to the training grounds, we found one hundred dragons standing at attention, waiting for us. We then found one hundred hawks standing at attention in front of all of the warriors. In front of the hawks, were the snakes. The weregators, werewolves, werebears and Lycans were all standing at attention. In human form were the witches, fairies and fae warriors. I smiled as I looked around, “Wow. The reality of this just hit me. Has there ever been a war where every single species in the alliance has fought together?” King Uther stood next to me and replied, “I have been with the alliance since the very beginning. I know there hasn’t. There hasn’t been one big enough for us all to need to band together. This one definitely warrants it though. We are all in danger.” Just then, Griffon landed in front of me, “Princess Sylvie, there is something you should know. We have found where the guild’s underground lair is. They have started loading trucks. It looks like it’s going to
It has now been two days and my muscles are aching. I’m currently in our soaker tub, taking a bubble bath to loosen up my muscles. Luke and I have been sparring and practicing our magic nonstop. We are entrusting the training of all the species to King Parker, Uncle Nico and my grandpas. They are all very capable. My mom and grandma have been going back and forth between helping Luke and I spar, showing us different moves, and using magic on the warriors during training to make sure they are staying alert. Griffon has been giving us daily progress alerts and we found out that the hunters left Bangor Maine yesterday morning. They could be here any time now. I’m a little worried, because I keep getting a really bad feeling about this. I am just glad we had the foresight to evacuate all the packs and noncombatants. They don’t need this and the children shouldn’t be exposed to it. I was lost in thought when Luke walked into the bathroom, out of breath, “They just arrived at the warehouse.
I smiled as I watched my kids get out of Alex’s car. They are eighteen now and are now in college and they are home for spring break. Luke and I had two more girls, twins, who are twelve now. Lizzy and Emily ran out to greet them. Lizzy yelled, “Adele! You’re home!” Adele hugged her sisters, “Hey, ladies, how are things going?” Lizzy growled, “I can’t keep Emily out of my clothes!” Emily scowled, “I would stay out of your clothes if you would stay out of my makeup!” Lizzy sneered, “Don’t leave it out where I can get to it.” I laughed, “Girls. Stop. Both of you have the same exact clothes and makeup. You should each be using your own. You even have your own bathrooms and bedrooms to keep your own stuff in. Use your own rooms.” Lizzy whined, “But, mom, why can’t we share anything? We’re twins, we already share your beauty.” I laughed, “I’m not giving in. You two need to stick to your own things.” Lizzy was right. All of my girls inherited my light blonde hair and blue eyes, while our bo
I was feeding Zachary when Adele’s highchair starts to float off the floor and she starts giggling wildly. I laughed at the little boy with the mischievous eyes, “Micah, put your sister down. You’re such a naughty boy.” Alex was just minding his own business while eating some dry cereal all by himself. These babies are now one year old and I am positive that these babies communicate in their own language. I know they conspire against me daily. Luckily, I helped my mother raise triplets. I know Micah is running the show that I am currently witnessing. He knows that Adele’s sweet giggles crack me up and distract me. However, I know to watch Alex. He’s about to make a big mess with his cereal so that I will have to pick it all up. I shook my head, “Nuh-uh ya’ll. I know what you’re up to. Micah, tone down the magic.” I looked up and saw my daughter’s highchair had nearly ascended to the ceiling. Micah gave me a guilty look and she suddenly started slowly descending to the floor. I shook my
The next day, the babies and I were discharged from the hospital and Luke and I took them to our house, where everyone was waiting for us. When we got home, Luke carried two baby carriers into the house, then came back outside, carried two more babies into the house, then helped me. I asked, “Is anyone in the house right now?” He chuckled, “Everyone is in the house right now. Including grandma.” I smiled, “That means grandma has been cooking!” He laughed, “Our island is full of cookies, cakes and cobblers.” I laughed hard while holding my abdomen, “She is so predictable. I’m sure she won’t be cooking as much once she gets her hands on the babies.” He laughed, “I think you’re right. She ran from the kitchen to the baby carriers as soon as I was in the door with the first two.” I was smiling widely as soon as I walked in the door. I looked around and saw a house full of family. I mean FULL… my parents, all of my grandparents, all of my siblings, Uncle Nico, Brenna, King Parker, Queen Za
Sylvie’s POV When we got to my room, the nurse already had four little cribs with four tiny babies in them sitting beside my bed. Nurse Holly smiled, “Well, princess, you have a bunch of people outside who are looking to see you and these little sweeties. You should feed them soon, but breast feeding will be impossible for all of them. I would rotate babies to decide who will get the breast milk… at least for the next few weeks. There are some prepared bottles of formula under the cribs for the ones who don’t get breast milk.” She showed us where they are as well as the diapers, wipes and blankets. Luke handed boy A to me and I tried to get him to latch on. As he started suckling, I noticed Luke was watching and beaming. I smiled at him, “Are you happy, my prince?” He sighed, “More than happy. I can’t wait to show you all off to our kingdom.” I laughed, “Should we invite Beagan to the house for a couple days to take a bunch of pictures? We can choose a few to send to the media.” He s
Two weeks later, mom and I were making cookies and cupcakes to freeze. Luke reminded me, “Don’t forget, we have a doctor appointment today.” I asked, “What time?” He looked at his watch, “We will need to be there in an hour.” I smiled, “Okay. Do you mind if mom comes with us? I’m sure she would love to see the babies.” He smiled, “Of course. I wouldn’t have it any other way.” We finally got everything together and left for the castle hospital. When we got there, the nurse led us to a room and I sat on the exam table. When Doctor Kelvin walked in, he smiled, “It won’t be long before our prince has an heir.” I chuckled, “A few heirs. I’m feeling it too. They are super active. Sometimes it feels like they are wrestling around in there.” He chuckled, “They probably are. I’m sure their elbow room has diminished greatly.” I asked, “I’ve been having a ton of back pain lately. It feels like my belly has dropped too. Do you think they will be coming soon?” He raised his eyebrows, “We should ch
I actually only got to work another month before King Parker put me on maternity leave. I was not happy about it, but I accepted it with as much grace as I could muster. Luke tried to comfort me, “Love, he only cares about your health and you are getting so close to giving birth.” I sighed, “I know. It doesn’t take much to hurt my feelings these days. It’s just the pregnancy hormones.” He shrugged, “That doesn’t mean it bothers me less to feel this feeling. It hurts me when you are hurt.” I smiled, “Okay. I will try to block off those feelings.” He laughed, “You will do no such thing.” I laughed, “I’m kidding, love. I will do my best try to keep my emotions in check.” As we sat in the living room, I picked up the current blanket that I’m working on. I have already completed a Cape Cod blue and white blanket, a royal blue and white one, and I am currently working on a pastel blue and white one. The last one is going to be a pastel pink and white. They are all eight-point stars. Luke wat
It has been a month since the dinner with Benny and Cayenne, and I’m starting to get very uncomfortable. My belly is getting very big now and my doctor is threatening bed rest for the last three months if I don’t start taking it easy. That means no more going to the apartments and helping with the remodel. I’m not very happy about it, but my awesome mate has made it well worth my while. He found out that I learned how to crochet when I was young. He asked, “Would you be happy about taking it easy if I bought all the stuff for you to start crocheting blankets for our babies?” I acted like I was thinking about it, “Well, if I had something to keep me busy, it might help. Crocheting is something I can do and see progress. I guess that would help. Can I go with you?” He chuckled, “You will have to come with me. I wouldn’t know what to get.” I laughed, “I would also like to try to find some maternity clothes.” He responded, “Okay, but we need to make sure you aren’t on your feet for too lon
When we got home, I realized that it was time for me to start dinner. I asked Luke, “How does chicken parmesan sound for dinner?” He asked, “Are you going to make your homemade garlic bread for it?” I laughed, “Of course. I also want to make a triple berry cobbler with homemade ice cream for dessert. What do you think?” He asked, “Triple berries?” I explained, “Strawberry, blackberry and raspberry.” He smiled, “That sounds really good.” I started making the bread for my garlic bread and smiled, “I think I’m going to make dinner rolls slathered in homemade garlic butter. I think that would go over better.” He smiled, “That would be great, love.” I started the bread and kneaded it until it was ready to rise. I covered it with a clean, damp, tea towel. I went to the office while I was waiting for the bread to rise and checked my email. I didn’t see anything new, so I checked for more receipts and purchase orders and only found four of each. I was able to enter those in a matter of minute
I decided to cook fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy and green beans for supper. I had the chicken, mashed potatoes and green beans ready and was working on the gravy when Luke walked into the kitchen, his phone up to his ear. I heard him tell someone, “Just do what I wanted to do. Stop thinking about what he wants. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” I furrowed my brows, “What was that about?” He tossed his phone on the island and sighs as he runs his hand down his face, “My business partner is an idiot. He wants to waste money on redecorating all of the apartments in a newly acquired complex, but most of them already have renters in them.” I asked, “So why not redecorate each one as it becomes vacant? It’s less of an initial expense. You can charge more for the newly renovated ones and keep the rent steady for the ones that are currently occupied. That way you will keep earning money while you are spending it. Plus, the newly renovated ones will attract renters much faster.