Alari's pov “Alari!” Damien had come running the second he woke up, pushing the gym door so hard it almost fell off its hinges.“What's the matter” I jumped to my feet, ready to take on whatever danger there was.“Baby, I woke up and you weren't there, I was worried” he whined, engulfing me in a hug. “I'm okay my love, I just didn't want to wake you and I couldn't sleep” I said, his scent and warmth making my tense body relax and I swear I almost fell asleep. “We need rest” Sapphira yawned and I chose to ignore her, there was no way in hell that was going to happen, intentionally anyway. I couldn't explain it, all I knew was that there was something, lingering, waiting for me to close my eyes so it could drag me to hell… and I'd be damned if I let that happen. “I need a shower, and food” I said, taking a step away from the warmth that was inviting sleep. “We're having breakfast with the Alphas before they return to their packs, let's go get ready so we don't keep them waiting” h
Alari's pov Damien literally carried me to bed when we arrived at the castle, even when I said I I only wanted to show Pearl the scan and then I'd go nap.Insisting that I sleep first before anything else, he went as far as quoting Martin. Even promised to stay with me until I woke up. We cuddled up on the bed and it only took a few minutes for my eyes to feel heavy, his heartbeat like a lullaby. I felt myself drift, a sudden heaviness drawing me deep into the arms of darkness. “Hey!” Came a sharp whisper, making me jump awake only to be met with darkness and the feeling of multiple eyes on me. My mind was moving fast and I knew I'd returned to that wretched place. My heartbeat was the loudest thing I'd ever heard and I couldn't calm down enough to hear anything else. “Sapphira!” I called out her, even though I knew she couldn't come to me. I just didn't want to be alone, and vulnerable, in this dark place. “Prinnnnceesesssss” that horrible voice sang, causing a wave of nausea
Damien's pov I'd woken up an hour after, my body too tired to sleep and starting to feel sluggish, but Alari was still fast asleep and looked peaceful.After watching her sleep for… I don't know how long, I slipped out of bed, making sure I didn't wake her. She stirred a little when I finally detached and I put my pillow in her arms, calming her with my scent. I needed to get some work done, and after relieving myself, I sat around the lounge area and went on my laptop. Hours went by and she still slept, I wondered if I should wake her or just let her rest because she needed it. The pregnancy alone had already taken so much from her, and the stress of everything is just overwhelming, she needed this. She slept through the day and the occassional twist and turn told me she was fine, just resting.Dusk was approaching fast and I worried that she wouldn't sleep a wink throughout the night and I was debating whether I should wake her, or let her wake up by herself. I was watching h
Alari's povNever in my life had I seen anything like this. Large, colourful trees stretching for a far as the eye could see, moving to the wind as if they were dancing, I wouldn't be surprised if their did. The sky had an ethereal glow to it, with the stars blinking against a pinkish purple background, wonder what it looks like in the day.The cliff we were standing on gave a great view of this place, though I suspected that there was so much more.“Come, this way!” Allison said excitedly, flying downhill. I felt a little vulnerable, having let go of Damien's hand, so I took his into mine and we made our way down the hill.A white cobblestone path went in between the tress, which had cracks along the bark, light shining from the cracks and lighting up the way. At the top of trees were beautifully crafted houses that seemed to mold to the trees as if they were part of them.I wondered if they were actually like that or the elves coming out of them to watch us, had something to do w
Alari's pov I was on my knees, my breathing ragged. I couldn't stop my heart from trying to escape me, I was afraid.She was here, she'd been waiting, for me to close my eyes so she could pounce on me.She didn't even have to say anything, I could feel her burning gaze, her cold, dark presence looming over my head.“Focus Alari, this is my mind, I make the rules” I said to myself, softly, as if trying to make she didn't hear me pep talk myself.“No, I make the rules” the feel of her cold breathe as she whispered straight into my ear hit me hard, causing my body to shake from the pain that vibrated through my system. Shit! This wasn't like before, the nausea, this was worse! It felt like she was wrecking me from the inside, tearing at my organs. Groaning, I swear I tasted blood as my body kept shaking from the pain flooding my mind.Something wasn't right, all of this didn't feel right. Why was her presence so strong? I felt like a stranger in my own mind.I tried to get to my feet
Alari's pov Grandpa embraced me, his hold a little too tight, like he still couldn't believe that I was here. Heck, neither could I! This has always been something too absurd to even dream, wish for, and now, I had it.“How about we make breakfast and you can tell me all about you, mhm?” he said, pulling back to look into my eyes as if searching for something. “She's gone” I smiled at him, which he returned. “Good, I've lost enough people to that woman” he said, his expression turning sour. “We won't lose anyone else, I promise” I said, taking both his hands into mine. I'd hoped to reassure him but the way his face fell told me I wasn't even close.“Oh sweetheart, that's a promise no one can make. Helena is a very powerful and dangerous witch, a very old one at that, making her even more dangerous” he said with a sigh.There were many emotions swimming in his eyes but the most prominent one was fear. My grandfather was afraid of Helena and if I was being honest, I was too.But th
Alari's pov The clothes my grandfather had given made us blend in, well, me more than Damien but he was pretty close and looked very, very yummy. With his muscled arms on display, I wanted to rip the entire shirt of and feast on him!“You two look great” grandfather said as he turned away from the river to face us.“Thank you” I smiled, watching a little sadness flicker in his eyes. I must be wearing my mother's clothes.“How about a tour of the realm of creation” he said, making me wonder what he meant by realm of creation, I thought this was the Kingdom of the dark elves…?I wanted to ask what he meant but a bubbling feeling of impending doom pushed the questions aside, I needed to warm him about Helena.“Grandpa, we need to talk about something, it's important” I said, trying not to show how scared I actually was. If anything happened to them because of me, I don't think I could live with myself.“What is it?” He frowned, giving me a once over before his eyes settled on mine.“N
Alari's pov “Viv come on, we didn't come here to fight” Cal shook his head, before turning his pained gaze to me.His eyes held longing, and when his hands clenched, I knew he was holding himself back.Before me was a man that grew up with my mother, trained with her, loved her, even when she couldn't reciprocate.Unrequited love, and then she died… how sadVivica closed her eyes, breaking eye contact with my grandfather and breathed deeply.“I'm sorry, that's not the first impression I want you to have of me” she spoke softly, her words directed to me. She had no idea I knew all about her, how feisty she was, her temper, and all the trouble she and my mother got into. “We just want to know you, and Roan is hogging you to himself!” She sent a glare my grandfather's way before relaxing her gaze when she returned it to me.“And you will, but right now, we must leave” grandpa said with an edge to his voice, leaving very little room for argument but the change is Vivica’s expression to
Alari's pov Waddling into the library as fast as I could, my eyes rounded before relief flooded me.“Pearl! Hide me!” I said, moving as fast as I could while reaching out my hands for her to grab.Aaaaah yes, reduced from a war hero to a heavily pregnant, waddling mess, how glorious!“Alari!” Dad's voice came first, followed by rushed foot steps.“She's in here!” Pearl yelled, making me freeze where I stood, my eyes going wide with shock.“You traitor!” I grabbed the closest book to me and chucked it at her, watching her laugh as she dodged my weapon of destruction.“What's going on?” Mason asked, coming out from behind a shelf. “Somebody doesn't want to drink her medicine” Pearl sang, swaying side to side like she was enjoying my torture.Dad burst through the door with my grandfather right behind him. I grabbed another book and spun to face them, threatening them with it. “Don't fight, just take a little sip or two” dad said, raising his empty hand up in surrender. I growled at
Alari's pov “Alari! Wake up, I need you to wake up now!” a pretty voice floated over me, making me groan. Fuck! What was that pain! Why couldn't I open my eyes?!“Baby listen to me, I need you to open your eyes, right now!” Pretty voice is panicking, wonder why?“Open your eyes!” Pretty voice wasn't so pretty when it was giving me a headache.Fucking ouch! My eyes fluttered and I was met with blurry darkness, then green, and they fluttered closed again.I felt like I was being pulled, no, dragged, by my arms and they fucking hurt!“Baby please, wake up!” Sobbing, why was she sobbing?My eyes fluttered again but this time, a blinding white greeted me, and a face, a pretty blurred face shouting over me.“That's it, come on! Fight the darkness, ignore the pain, wake up!” She said, my eyes clearing a little.“M..mom?” Speaking burnt my throat, why was it so dry?Darkness enveloped me again, but I fought it, and opened my eyes again.“Oh, somebody calling her mommy? Don't worry my littl
Alari's pov “Kill them! Kill all of them!” Helena screeched, making her army spring into action. “Don't you dare leave my side!” Damien growled.“Don't you dare leave my side!” Vivica repeated, cracking her neck.Chaos, that's the best way to explain what was happening. Cal and his group jumped from the trees like samurai, cutting down the creatures they fell on. Stopping the first wave from reaching us.But there was too many, and soon enough, they got past them. Grandpa, who was in the front line, broke the spear he'd been holding in half and drove the two sharp ends through the chests of two beasts that had flung themselves at him. They were brutal, and unforgiving, and one by one, the beasts fell, one after the other but there were too many, and without fail, I found myself driving my crystal clear spear into inky black fur.I didn't get a chance to celebrate my kill because another one launched itself over the dead one, coming straight for me. Literally thinking on my toes, I
Alari's pov “Viv come on, we didn't come here to fight” Cal shook his head, before turning his pained gaze to me.His eyes held longing, and when his hands clenched, I knew he was holding himself back.Before me was a man that grew up with my mother, trained with her, loved her, even when she couldn't reciprocate.Unrequited love, and then she died… how sadVivica closed her eyes, breaking eye contact with my grandfather and breathed deeply.“I'm sorry, that's not the first impression I want you to have of me” she spoke softly, her words directed to me. She had no idea I knew all about her, how feisty she was, her temper, and all the trouble she and my mother got into. “We just want to know you, and Roan is hogging you to himself!” She sent a glare my grandfather's way before relaxing her gaze when she returned it to me.“And you will, but right now, we must leave” grandpa said with an edge to his voice, leaving very little room for argument but the change is Vivica’s expression to
Alari's pov The clothes my grandfather had given made us blend in, well, me more than Damien but he was pretty close and looked very, very yummy. With his muscled arms on display, I wanted to rip the entire shirt of and feast on him!“You two look great” grandfather said as he turned away from the river to face us.“Thank you” I smiled, watching a little sadness flicker in his eyes. I must be wearing my mother's clothes.“How about a tour of the realm of creation” he said, making me wonder what he meant by realm of creation, I thought this was the Kingdom of the dark elves…?I wanted to ask what he meant but a bubbling feeling of impending doom pushed the questions aside, I needed to warm him about Helena.“Grandpa, we need to talk about something, it's important” I said, trying not to show how scared I actually was. If anything happened to them because of me, I don't think I could live with myself.“What is it?” He frowned, giving me a once over before his eyes settled on mine.“N
Alari's pov Grandpa embraced me, his hold a little too tight, like he still couldn't believe that I was here. Heck, neither could I! This has always been something too absurd to even dream, wish for, and now, I had it.“How about we make breakfast and you can tell me all about you, mhm?” he said, pulling back to look into my eyes as if searching for something. “She's gone” I smiled at him, which he returned. “Good, I've lost enough people to that woman” he said, his expression turning sour. “We won't lose anyone else, I promise” I said, taking both his hands into mine. I'd hoped to reassure him but the way his face fell told me I wasn't even close.“Oh sweetheart, that's a promise no one can make. Helena is a very powerful and dangerous witch, a very old one at that, making her even more dangerous” he said with a sigh.There were many emotions swimming in his eyes but the most prominent one was fear. My grandfather was afraid of Helena and if I was being honest, I was too.But th
Alari's pov I was on my knees, my breathing ragged. I couldn't stop my heart from trying to escape me, I was afraid.She was here, she'd been waiting, for me to close my eyes so she could pounce on me.She didn't even have to say anything, I could feel her burning gaze, her cold, dark presence looming over my head.“Focus Alari, this is my mind, I make the rules” I said to myself, softly, as if trying to make she didn't hear me pep talk myself.“No, I make the rules” the feel of her cold breathe as she whispered straight into my ear hit me hard, causing my body to shake from the pain that vibrated through my system. Shit! This wasn't like before, the nausea, this was worse! It felt like she was wrecking me from the inside, tearing at my organs. Groaning, I swear I tasted blood as my body kept shaking from the pain flooding my mind.Something wasn't right, all of this didn't feel right. Why was her presence so strong? I felt like a stranger in my own mind.I tried to get to my feet
Alari's povNever in my life had I seen anything like this. Large, colourful trees stretching for a far as the eye could see, moving to the wind as if they were dancing, I wouldn't be surprised if their did. The sky had an ethereal glow to it, with the stars blinking against a pinkish purple background, wonder what it looks like in the day.The cliff we were standing on gave a great view of this place, though I suspected that there was so much more.“Come, this way!” Allison said excitedly, flying downhill. I felt a little vulnerable, having let go of Damien's hand, so I took his into mine and we made our way down the hill.A white cobblestone path went in between the tress, which had cracks along the bark, light shining from the cracks and lighting up the way. At the top of trees were beautifully crafted houses that seemed to mold to the trees as if they were part of them.I wondered if they were actually like that or the elves coming out of them to watch us, had something to do w
Damien's pov I'd woken up an hour after, my body too tired to sleep and starting to feel sluggish, but Alari was still fast asleep and looked peaceful.After watching her sleep for… I don't know how long, I slipped out of bed, making sure I didn't wake her. She stirred a little when I finally detached and I put my pillow in her arms, calming her with my scent. I needed to get some work done, and after relieving myself, I sat around the lounge area and went on my laptop. Hours went by and she still slept, I wondered if I should wake her or just let her rest because she needed it. The pregnancy alone had already taken so much from her, and the stress of everything is just overwhelming, she needed this. She slept through the day and the occassional twist and turn told me she was fine, just resting.Dusk was approaching fast and I worried that she wouldn't sleep a wink throughout the night and I was debating whether I should wake her, or let her wake up by herself. I was watching h