King Kanyon waited patiently for the crowd to quiet down before he spoke once more. He chose to give Sasha a year of hard labor after she had her baby, but she would work on King Osbourne's farms since they were nearest to the Graceland pack. Sara also ended up with a year of hard labor at the Warmblood pack. The king figured that since Sheree was still a minor, her parents should handle her punishment however they want. Vernon was curious about where his oldest child was, while Kanyon was trying to understand why he hadn't spotted King Tomas at all since the meeting began. “With everything in order, I suppose it's finally time to drop the big news you all have been anxious to hear about,” King Kanyon announced. “Annabella will you stand up please," the king said to Anna, who was beaming from ear to ear as she stood up. “Annabella!” Magda breathed in surprise. “Mother,” Margret murmured, “who the hells is this Annabella?”“I have no idea.”Margarita spoke in hushed tones, “Look at
Feeling like a fool, Annabella stood there, feet planted to the ground while she watched another woman make her way down the aisle towards them. She knew now that she didn't belong there. But she had to see this for herself. Who was this mystery woman that the king said was his second-chance mate? Anna realized this moment she was about to witness would be etched in her mind for the rest of her life. She wondered how long the king was sneaking off behind her back with this woman when he was supposed to be engaged to her. Maybe she should just give up, she reflected to herself, but then her son kicked, and her soul mourned. Whatever fairytale she thought she would have with the king was over. Her child won't ever have the opportunity to grow up in the two-parent household she dreamed of for him. Anna glanced at King Kanyon and seeing that handsome smile on his face while he watched this woman strolled up to him made her sick. Annabella knew then and there she wasn't strong enough to
The silence washed over the spectators like a grand tsunami. Kanyon fixed the crown on Jessica's head before leading her to sit on her throne. Shamus was still standing, and he grimaced and with his eyeballs settled on the king, he began to slow clap. "Splendid! This was a brilliant performance, Your Majesty. You gave us the best wine in the land and fed us the rarest delicacy, but this has to be the sweetest dessert I've ever tasted." "What are you babbling about, Elder Shamus?" Kanyon scowled. "Do you think because you are king you can do as you please?" he asked. "This is why I always believed you aren't fit to rule." he mumbled under his breath. "So you feel like helping anyone again try to usurp me?" Kanyon barked. "I knew you always thought I had a hand in the rebellion against you, but I did not.""All I need is some proof, and then you'll be off the council and behind bars where you belong." "THAT'S ENOUGH!" Constance boomed. "King Kanyon even though you say the young l
Everyone in the crowd kept their eyes on Constance as she made her way to the altar. This certainly felt like a dream to her, and she wondered for a moment if she had heard the king right. Was his bride really a Blackwood?The thought lingered heavily in the priestess's mind. All her plans she had for that kingdom were now going up in flames. The priestess stood before Jessica, who had to tilt her head upwards to stare into Constance's purple eyes. Constance gripped her chin and looked over every inch and nook of her face. "She does look a lot like the late Queen Eleanor," she hissed. "That's because my wife is the niece of my late wife, Queen Eleanor Blackwood," Kanyon announced. "Jessica's mother and the late queen were identical twins," Kanyon stated. The audience stayed silent while they tuned in. "So you see, my new wife was born a royal. I could not have chosen a more worthy woman to be my queen than her."The other council members voiced their agreement. This was wonderful ne
"Is it truly over?" Jessica asked as she lay down in bed with her husband. She rested her head on his chest while he lounged on his back, looking up at the ceiling. Kanyon used a hand to stroke the top of his wife's head, tucking her hair behind her ear. "Yes, my love. It's over now. You don't have to worry about Magda hurting you ever again.”Three days had gone by since Magda was executed. She was beheaded in the town square in front of everyone. Jessica felt satisfied, but she still couldn't get the twin's screams out of her head. The council members couldn't believe that this woman was the mastermind behind the murders of Eleanor and the others. "I'm just so tired, though," Jessica yawned. "I know. Close your eyes and try to get some sleep. I have a meeting with Cameron in an hour,” he kissed the top of her head. "OK," Jessica yawned again. Kanyon waited for her to fall asleep before he left her to go meet with Cameron.******"What did you find out?" Kanyon asked Cam as he w
"Forgive me, ma'am, but do you have the payment?" The guard at the high security prison asked the woman everybody seemed so afraid of.They were standing under the stone bridge, out of sight as they did their exchange. "Of course I do," Constance scoffed. "Can you get me inside without anyone seeing me or not?" She demanded. It would have been so easy to use her powers if the prison wasn't protected from all forms of magic. "Yes I can, but I need the payment first." The guard gulped, afraid that the priestess would kill him for commanding her like this. "Here," she dropped the pouch with the thirty pieces of gold and waited for him to pick it up. "Are you going to count it?" "No. I trust you," the guard grinned. "Now follow me and keep your head cloaked."Constance did as the guard told her and even though the night was cool with dewdrops settling on her coat, she kept up with his pace with only one thing on her mind. To free the man who would fix the kingdom. "Wait! Am I suppose
"Please tell me again what happened. And start from the beginning," Kanyon huffed as he stood over the hospital bed with a distraught Anna lying in it. "How many times will I have to go over this?" Anna snapped, her voice hoarse from all her dramatic crying. "I was sleeping when Dr. Mullings came to the cells. My wolf woke me up and alerted me of danger," she gulped, clutching her belly as she spoke. Kanyon placed a hand on her palm. "Breathe, Anna," he stated. "You don't have to rush. Take your time." Cameron was standing at the door with his arms crossed at his chest, his beast sniffing the air, trying to detect whether the she-wolf was telling the truth or not. "I'm so sorry. I just can't get the images of the doctor killing those nurses out of my mind." Anna shook her head as her face contorted into an ugly version of herself while she sobbed uncontrollably. The king waited for her to calm down, and then he listened to the rest of her story. "The moment I opened my eyes l
Six months had passed, and Kanyon wasn't anywhere close to finding the whereabouts of Jarvis. Many of the claimed eyewitnesses came from the priestess. It was always a friend here who informed her, or an acquaintance who owed her a favour, but all of her tips led to dead-ends. It was Shamus, however, who got info about a strange man with a distinguished scar on his face who was seen eating a pig raw. Kanyon knew immediately that it was Jarvis. That weirdo always had a liking for eating raw meat in his human form. "I need him found now!" Kanyon growled as he slammed down his fists onto the long rectangular table in his conference room. He was in one of his moods since he lost two of his men by Jarvis’s hands. They had ambushed Jarvis in a town called Willow Crest and they fought him, but he was too strong. Jarvis ripped their hearts out of their chest. That was his signature move. He always mentioned that he liked the feeling of the beating organ in his hand. It gave him butterflie
"King Kanyon!" Daniel bowed. "What is going on and why am I here?" Daniel strode over to the king while he finished buttoning his shirt. "Alpha Daniel. Is that really you?""Of course it is, Your Majesty. Is this some kind of April Fool's joke?" he scoffed. "I wish it was," Cameron mumbled. "What's the last thing you remember?" Kanyon asked. "Well, Sofia and I had just celebrated our twentieth wedding anniversary. First, we wandered through the park, then we ran a bit in wolf form, and after that, we went to bed. The next thing I knew I was waking up on that table over there," he finished, pointing to the mage's gurney-like table. "Father, that was over ten years ago," DJ spoke up. "Mom has been dead for fifteen years."Daniel's eyes landed on the tall, muscular man that just called him father. He looked like his son, but a way more mature version. "DJ, is that you? But you look so old. And Sofia is not dead. She can't be." "I'm thirty-five now, Dad, and yes, mom is dead." "How
"Cameron, what's going on? Everything started shaking, and I thought we were having an earthquake," Ren rushed into her husband's arms the moment she laid eyes on him. His gaze wandered to Theodore, who had a terrified Falcon in his arms."No, it's not an earthquake." He kissed the top of his wife's head before spreading a viral message through the pack link, urging all castle residents to get to their bedrooms, lock their doors, and widows then fortify the entrances with Moon Petals. He instructed the guards to secure every entrance and exit in the castle with Moon Petals as well. No one should come in or go out. "Are we under attack?" Falcon asked as he sank his face into Theodore's chest. The vampire prince held his mate tightly, stroking his shoulder for comfort. "No, but someone is doing something inside the castle that they shouldn't be doing," Cam let out. "Everyone stay close together and follow me. We're going to Lucy's chambers."******"Your Majesty," one of the nannies b
King Kanyon sat down at the head of the table while he conducted this meeting. “Cameron, is the Graceland kid still lurking around the town?” Kanyon inquired. “You mean Cory? Yes, he’s still being a creep. My informants told me he has been spending most of his time in the crafts shops,” Cam chuckled. “Why the hell was he still here?” Kanyon gritted his teeth. “I don’t know, but as long as he doesn’t come near the castle, and near Twinkle, I’m good,” Cam added. “Is there anything you’d like to add, DJ? Do you need any help with anything?” Kanyon asked DJ. “No. I cannot think of anything right now, but if I do, I’ll let you know,” he stated and the king could taste the sorrow on DJ as the young Alpha spoke, but he kept his composure. DJ's voice didn't crack once. “So Annabella is really gone?" he asked, leaning back in his seat with his palms resting flat on the table. "I'm sorry, man. I know how much she meant to you," Cameron rested a palm on DJ's shoulder. "Thank you, Master
“You will not have either of us!” Jessica exclaimed in a fit of rage as she confronted the being possessing her cousin. "Let me help you rephrase that,” it smirked. “I cannot have you — yet," Constance put emphasis on the word ‘yet’ which made Jessica angrier. Constance felt Ariel's soul fighting for its body back. "It looks like my time here is running out. Even though I know you've been warned already Queen Jessica, but I think I will warn you again. Mistress Paloma says Alpha Daniel's soul already belongs to her, so if you do this spell and bring him back to life, then there will be grave consequences.""What kind of consequences?" June asked. "The bad kind," Constance let out. She felt Ariel pushing her out now. "I will go now, but one of you has to break the seal." June walked up to her and used her foot to break the circle. Ariel began to throw up what looked and smelt like tar. Jessica sprinted to her side and held her hair away from her face. The tar transformed into black
The lamb baaed and bleated as the entity possessed it. The poor sheep's eyes rolled over in its head as the scent of death and despair stained the air all around. Little by little, its face twisted into something ghastly, an abomination between a human and a demon. "Who are you, and why have you come here?" June asked as she stepped up to the animal who was bucking and chewing at the bars of the cage. The iron bars sizzled and burned the creature's tongue. It hissed and scurried back into the centre. "Saltttt!" the demon spat. The tone of the voice told June it was a woman. The three mages swallowed hard. They had never witnessed anything like this before. Luna Ariel was in a corner with her heart beating like a war drum, rethinking this whole resurrection thing. Queen Jessica, however, could have sworn that the creature's voice sounded familiar. "State your name now and tell us why you have come here?" June barked once more."I came for," the lamb paused as it cackled then slow
As midnight drew near, the palace took on a dark and eerie atmosphere. Jessica and Ariel quietly made their way to the south side of the building where Lucy's chambers were located. With Lily's support, Jessica discovered how to turn off her mindlink so that Kanyon wouldn't pick up on anything she preferred to keep a secret from him. This decision wasn’t easy for her. She felt awful keeping this from her husband. Jessica squeezed her cousin's hand harder as they made their way down the path. "Don't be nervous," Jessica whispered. "I truly believe everything will be alright.""I wish I could be all mellow like you, but I can't. My mind's racing with all the ways this could play out, and I have no clue what to expect,” Ariel sighed. "I understand, but try and be positive,” Jessica kissed her palm. “Now chin up because we're here," Jessica stated as they settled on Lucy’s welcome mat. The queen tapped on the door, and Laura opened it for them. “Get it,” Laura ushered them inside qu
"Resurrection spell? Isn't that considered dark magic?" Ariel swallowed hard. It seemed like everything in the room was spinning. When she was younger, she was always taught that if you fooled around with dark magic, it could cause you to lose your soul. "The darkest of dark, Luna. But our queen here doesn't seem to understand how dangerous this is,” Lucy huffed. “So Ariel, I will need you to step up and be the wise one. Alpha Daniel was your husband, and even though we all miss him and believe he didn't deserve that fate, the choice lies with you. If you tell Jessica that you don't want this, then she cannot continue with this madness. Take your husband's body home and give him the proper burial he deserves. Don’t let her taint his vessel like this.” Lucy eyed Jessica sternly. "Lucy! Watch your tone," Jessica hissed. “You act like I’m going to use a knife and carve into Daniel’s body.”“You might as well do that,” Lucy rolled her eyes. "Ariel, don't listen to her,” Jessica sighed.
"Lucy, are you still mad at me?" Lily asked her sister as they stepped into the portal door. Lily tried grabbing her sister's hand, but Lucy flashed her off. Laura had already gathered the sages and candles needed for the spell and was sitting on the floor by Lucy's bed, waiting for her two sisters to return. Zap!!! The door appeared and Laura tasted the bitterness between her two sisters as they stepped out of the portal. "Did you guys get all that we will need?" Laura asked. "Yes, and we had to kill two trolls to get the toes we required," Lucy gagged as she scraped the goo off her hand and flashed it on the ground. "So how did you do? Did you get everything else?""Everything except the witch's blood.""Where are we going to get witch's blood from?" Lily sought. There weren’t any witches in the kingdom. Laura looked at Lucy."No! I cannot ask June to be a part of this," Lucy shook her head. "It's just a little blood," Laura added. "It's not like you're gonna ask her to help pe
“Forgive me for what I am about to say,”Lily blew out a breath as she stared at the woman in front of her who was asking her to perform a forbidden spell. “Are you out of your freaking mind, Your Majesty?” she yelped. She was shocked by what the queen was proposing. “That's some serious dark magic, Queen Jessica.”“I know, but maybe if you teach me how to do it like how you've been helping me with spirit summoning, then maybe you won't have to get involved,” Jessica pleaded her case. “You are smart enough to know only a mage or a witch can cast such a spell, so there's no way I'm letting you do that. And what if you died? The king would have my head and then maybe my sisters’ heads as well,” Lily scoffed. “You're not letting me do this?” Jessica snickered at the mage as she repeated her words. "If I command you to do it, then you will do as I say. Am I not your queen?"“Of course, but —,”"Then it's settled. You will gather the ingredients for this spell and I will stall Kanyon and