THE NEW LANTERNS PACK ARENATHE TRIALLily shivered as she stood in the center of the platform. Today was the trial, she looked at the werewolf council who was there to condemn her and take her away.Most of them didn't even care about the crimes she had committed. All they cared about was that she was Ryder's little sister and punishing her would hurt him.The council hated Ryder, they hated the fact that he was the most powerful and richest Alpha in the region. The fact that he didn't care about their council or fear them. They hated that he had declined their invitation to join them.She glanced at the rest of the people on the platform with her. Ryder, her big brother who she had hurt his feelings with her lies had come to help her.Lavender, her big brother that she had tormented during his childhood and made him leave home had come to help her.Ava, that she had lied against and destroyed her life and reputation was here.Jax, her mate that she had left to face the council who h
Later they were in the pack house relaxing after the hectic day."That was a wise move Jax, risky but wise." Ryder told Jax."So you have known about me all along?" Ava asked."Yes." Jax answered.Ava smacked him. "ow!" he complained."You didn't say anything." she scolded him."You didn't tell me anything either." he told her."We should be leaving now" Evena announced."Yes, I can't wait to go home." Lavender said as he stood up eagerly."So how many of us are going?" Evena asked."Me, Ryder, Lavender and Jax." Ava replied."Jax isn't going home yet" Ricciardo said."I am not?" Jax asked."No, you are not." Ricciardo replied."Uhm okay, let's go. I need to report back to the queen." Evena said impatiently.Lily hugged Ryder, Ava and Lavender."You are always welcome in Fireblood pack." Ryder told Lily."Thank you big brother" Lily replied."I love you so much princess." Ryder told her."I love you too." Lily replied."See you around Lilac, I will disturb Dreya to bring me here so I
RICCIARDO'S APARTMENT"So where are we going?" Jax asked for the umpteenth time."You will see when we get there." Ricciardo replied as he focused on driving the car."But, Ricci let me know" Jax whined."If only you had a little bit of patience, we will soon be there and your questions will end." Ricciardo replied."Are we going to the pack house? But we are dressed too much" Jax analyzed.Ricciardo laughed as he watched him try to guess where they were headed. Goddess above, he loved this man with every thing in him."We will soon be there love and you can stop thinking about it now." Ricciardo told him.Jax slumped back in his seat looking defeated. Ricciardo decided to distract him."So, how are things between you and your son?" he asked.Jax perked up immediately as he thought about his little boy."He is the loveliest little boy in the whole world, he completely adores me and I adore him so much, I am going to miss him so much" Jax rambled on.Ricciardo smiled, just as he though
Ricciardo took his hand and led him to one of the stalls in the restroom.He pinned him against the door kissing and caressing him."How many men have you brought here?" Jax asked."Is that question really necessary?" Ricciardo asked as he unbuttoned Jax's shirt."Yes, it is.""Love, I have brought a lot of men here but you are the only one I love. And you are the only one I am going to leave here with." Ricciardo replied."Really?" Jax asked."Yes."Jax shifted forward and pinned Ricciardo against the stall."I won't ever let you go, I hope you know that?" he asked."I am aware and I won't let you go either." Ricciardo told him.Jax gripped Ricciardo's hair and led his mouth to his neck."mark me Ricci" he told him."Are you sure?" Ricciardo asked."Completely sure." Jax replied.Ricciardo took a deep breath and then he bit Jax's neck, marking him and completing the mate bond."Now mark me too" Ricciardo ordered.Jax bit him as well and hence the mate bond between Ricciardo and Jax w
"You took him drinking?" Constanza asked Ricciardo."We just went clubbing" Ricciardo replied."Jax doesn't take alcohol well." Lily told Ricciardo."Here, I will take him, you need to rest" Rosa said as she took Lavender from Jax."Come, sit down and rest." Constanza told him as she led him to the couch."Y'all shouldn't blame Ricci, it's all my fault" Jax told them."What do you mean?" Lily asked."I was jealous of the attention he was getting so I asked the bartender to give me the strongest drink out of spite" Jax said as he laid down on the couch, his head on Constanza lap while she stroked his hair."That is kind of a dumb decision especially when you have a low tolerance to alcohol" Alessandro told Jax."Well last night, I wasn't thinking about dumb decisions, the alcohol gave me a nice buzz, I only realized the folly of my actions when I woke up this morning" Jax replied."Oh poor Jaxxie, you must feel so dreadful" Constanza told him.Ricciardo narrowed his eyes at her."Since
"Really, it's done?" Alessandro asked."Yes" Evena replied.Alessandro looked at a dazed and confused Lily."Baby, can you tell me about the eternal chaos plant?" he asked her.She looked at him and frowned in confusion."Eternal chaos? What's that?" she asked.Jax looked at her, "Lily do you remember why Ava attacked you in creekwood?" he asked."I provoked her and did something that would make her attack me but I can't remember exactly. Ouch! My head aches" Lily replied as she pinched her forehead."She should rest and no one should ask her questions anymore, it would only make her confused." Evena told them."So we are done here, let's be on our way, Jax, darling, is your luggage ready?" Feyre asked."yes" Jax replied."We should be on our way, I will take the queen back to Salvatore, Dreya will take you guys back to Creekwood" Evena told them.They had already done all the hugs and teary goodbyes already. So there was no reason to prolong their leaving.The queen left with Dreya a
Reni kept quiet as he escorted Feyre out of the throne room."You don't have to bother taking me back if you don't want to" she told him."But I do, it's the king order and I wish to obey his order" Reni replied."Okay, if you insist""May I hold your hand?" Reni asked."of course you may do so" she replied.Reni reached out and held her hand, in less than a second, he took her back to her palace."Thank you Reni" she replied."You are welcome" he replied politely."You are much more better behaved than Evena, that's for sure" Feyre said as she glanced at him."Thank you, my queen. Might I enquire if Evena is around?" Reni asked."I knew it, that's why you were so insistent on bringing me home" she told him.Reni looked down abashed, "I am afraid you are right, my queen. I did have an ulterior motive." he told her."Fine, I will let you see him on one condition""What is it?""Why does my father want the Eternal chaos so desperately?" she asked him."I am afraid I know nothing about t
THE KING'S PALACEThe king looked at Reni who stood in front of him."What took you so long Reni?" he asked."I was just talking to my former master" Reni replied."And what were you two talking about?" the king asked."Nothing important, just old stuff." Reni replied.The king narrowed his eyes at him."I would ask Jeremy to search your memories but I want to trust you, can I trust you Reni?" the king asked."of course my king, you can trust me." Reni replied."Okay, the witches have already prepared the medicine from the seedlings of the eternal chaos Feyre brought. While the others are cultivating the plant with their magic. You can go and administer the medicine to Killian now" the king directed."I thought you wanted to kill him?" Reni asked the king."That was before we got the medicine, now that we have it in abundance, we will cure him" the king replied."I do not mean to question you but Killian is a werewolf, a strange one at that. Why are you so insistent on saving him?" he
"Good, If you fully agree, then let's head over to his palace" the leader told Feyre.The council, along with Feyre and the others with the help of the witches, went to the king's palace.The king was surprised to see them, especially the council."What brings the council here? Is there a problem?" he asked the council. Then he looked at Feyre."What did you do now?" he asked."I think you should be asking yourself that question" she replied."And what do you mean by that statement? Is that how you address your father now?" he asked her furiously."You are no father of mine" she told him."We are here to take you into custody and put you on trial for the allegations leveled against you by your daughter" the leader of the council."What allegations? This brat is just lying because she wants to be queen" the king replied as he glared furiously at Feyre."The allegations are; consorting with a demon, locking a child up and abusing him, going against the natural order of the world by brin
"OK, I will be nice to her" Ricciardo agreed with Jax.Jax drew him closer and kissed him."That's my lovely mate" he said fondly.Ricciardo smirked and unbuttoned his shirt."Well, your lovely mate would like to show you just how lovely he is" he whispered to Jax."Really, huh? Then show me." Jax whispered back.Ricciardo pushed him gently to the bed and climbed on him.And he spent the night showing Jax just how lovely he was.THE NEXT MORNINGLily was brushing her hair in front of the mirror. Constanza had already gone down for breakfast after failing to convince Lily to join her.There was a knock on the door, Lily thought it was probably Jax."Come in" she said.She was shocked to see Ricciardo coming in with a tray."Good morning" he told her."Good morning" she said in a confused voice."I brought you breakfast" he told her."Thanks, I apologise for inconveniencing you" she replied while looking down and fidgeting with her fingers."Oh, it's okay. You didn't inconvenience me. J
"That old monster" Dustin seethed."he will definitely pay for everything he did" Ava assured Killian."he will, can you say this in the trial incase they need you to testify against him?" Dustin asked Killian."I can" Killian replied.Ava squeezed his hand affectionately. "Don't worry, we will be there to support you" she assured him.Dustin stood up. "I have an idea""what is it?" Ava asked."Killian, have you shifted since the unbinding?" Dustin asked his son."No" Killian answered."Then I know what we can do, we will go out, shift and run around the yards. Ava can chase us with our vampire skills""You are a vampire?" Killian asked Ava, Reni must have left this part of the story out."Yes, I got the vampire side from mom. You got the werewolf side from dad" she replied.Killian fidgeted with his fingers. "What if I am still the wolf of shadows?" he asked."Then you are the wolf of shadows. It's not a big deal, we still love you regardless" Dustin told his as he ruffled his hair a
"I am afraid that's true Lily, maybe you need to face your past. I think you should talk to Dean and Trina, really explain yourself to them. Apologize sincerely" Constanza advised Lily."Thanks Lily" Lily appreciated Constanza for her advice."You are welcome. I really can't wait for everything to be over. So I and Killian can figure out what we want to do with our lives" Constanza said wistfully.Lily patted her hand sympathetically. "Don't worry, everything will be okay soon. If there is one thing I am sure about Ava. It's that she is completely determined" she comforted Constanza.SALVATOREAva, Killian and Dustin were together in one of the rooms."Can you tell us about our mother?" Killian asked Dustin.Dustin smiled as he thought about Freya."Of course. Her name was Freya, she was very beautiful. She wasn't kind or warm at all. She was even more vicious than Feyre" Dustin chuckled fondly as he thought of the past."Why then did you fall for her? Even when you had a mate?" Ava a
Lily thought about what they said. 'They were right, she needed to get used to staying at Creekwood. How would she be comfortable with leaving her son in Creekwood if she didn't feel safe there."Fine, I will go with Constanza to Creekwood". She told Ryder."that's a good idea because we will all be busy securing the pack and you will be much more safer in Creekwood. The king wouldn't look for you guys there." Ryder told her.And so it was settled, Lily and Constanza would go to Creekwood.Evena, Dreya, Ava, Dustin, Killian and Dante went to Salvatore.SALVATOREQueen Feyre was in her throne room when they appeared."Oh! The whole gang is here." she said when she saw them."Your highness" Evena and Dreya said with a slight bow.Feyre stood up from her throne and walked to Killian. She cradled his face in her hands. "I am so sorry, my dear child, I had no idea that you were suffering under my father or that you survived. I would have rescued you long ago, if I had known. Please find it
After the burial, they all went to Fireblood pack.Ava was happy that they were back, she hugged Killian for a long time, both siblings relaxed in each other's arms, feeling fulfilled.Then they sat down in the living room to discuss the way forward. "so you mean to tell me that the demons were just setting a trap so they could come back to this world?" Ava asked."Yes, that's what happened, he would have taken over Killian's body and tried to release the banishment" Dreya replied."The vampires of the past must have banished them for a reason" Ryder said thoughtfully."It might have been because of their power. Azazel wasn't even using his full strength and we couldn't stop him, what if he was at his full strength. Can you imagine, such powerful creatures roaming about. They would be gods" Dreya told Ryder."And Azazel called himself a god" Killian reminded Dreya."How then did Reni manage to send him back?" Ava asked."Reni did a blood sacrifice, he exchanged his life for Killian's.
THE KINGDOM OF HADES (THE DEMON KINGDOM)Reni opened his eyes, he was in a raging bed of fire. The strange thing was he didn't feel hot."where am I? Is this heaven?" he asked aloud.He heard someone laughing, he looked up to see Azazel sitting close to him on a throne made of fire."Welcome to hell" Azazel said.STARLIGHT COVENKillian was in bed with Constanza, the both of them were snuggled up under his blanket."I can't believe Reni is dead, and he died just to save me" Killian said."He must have really cared for you" Constanza said, still in shock about Reni's death."This is all my grandfather's fault, if he hadn't done that deal, Reni wouldn't be dead now" Killian said furious."But then you wouldn't be alive" Constanza reminded him."And he is so dumb that he didn't realize that he was playing into a well laid trap by the demons""Killian, I have a confession to make." Constanza said tentatively."What is it?" he asked her."When we were in Fireblood, I told Ava about you. I
He looked at Azazel, determination shone in his eyes.Azazel smirked, "What are you going to do little witch?"Reni looked him dead in the eyes and he said, "Old gods, I offer myself as a blood sacrifice, send Azazel back to hell and free Killian of his clutches."Azazel dropped Dreya and looked at Reni in horror. "What have you done? How do you know about that?" he asked."Like you said, I am brilliant. I read a lot, that's how I know." Reni replied."No.... This isn't how it should end, I was supposed to win." Azazel said. A great wind started which took Azazel away and the fog and shadows cleared. The cell holding Killian disappeared and he was free. Reni dropped to his knees, blood pouring out of his eyes, nose, mouth and pores in his skin. Dreya and Killian rushed to him."Reni, what did you do?" Killian asked."I saved you, you are free" Reni struggled to say through the blood in his mouth."We need to go back and help you." Dreya told Reni."It's too late, you can't do anythi
"Or you actually planned it all and the king fell into a well laid trap" Reni told him."Oh, you are right. I see why you are brilliant, you see a lot of things that aren't there. I planned it all, I made sure the king had only daughters, made him not to have a male son, killed his daughter and grandson during childbirth.""Did you really do all that?" Dreya asked sceptical."No, I might be a god but I am not that powerful. Everything that happened, that led us here happened because of greed and selfish desires.""What do you mean?" Reni asked."The king wanted a male when he had two wonderful daughters. Dustin had an affair with Freya when he had a beautiful mate. The king should have let Killian die but no he wanted to change fate. I had nothing to do with all this, I simply took advantage of it" Azazel said with a shrug."Why were the demons banished anyway, the vampires must have had a good reason." Dreya asked.Azazel became furious, "They were jealous of us, of our power and th