We are under attack. Rogues were spotted just outside pack borders. All warriors are asked to report to Beta Liam and meet at the border. Initiate lockdown of all non-warrior wolves. Mathias's voice booms over the pack mind link. Liam and Toby jump up, kissing Selene before running out the door. Jones and Luke look to Selene."Rogue attacks on the border."
"We are leaving now!" Jones barks. He scoops her up and kicks open the bedroom door. "JO! I'm the female beta!" she screams in protest.
"And you're the Queen of Thorne Castle! This is non-negotiable, Selene!" Jones barrels out the door with Luke hot on his heels. "Jones, you forget I am her mate as well! Put her down!"
Jones snarls at his friend. "Want to repeat that again, Luke? Need I
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"SELENE!" Jones roars. His mate had thrown Luke and himself into a nearby tree and disappeared. When did she learn how to throw people? Jones's eyes shift to red, his fangs protruding out of his lips. His vampire instinct took over, the promise of a hunt sending a thrill of delight through him. He would hunt and murder that witch, drain every drop from her body, and then turn Selene's ass red."Calm down, mate." Luke rubs his injured head. "Releasing our demons isn't going to help her." Jones snaps, pouncing on the raven-haired vampire and digging his claws into Luke's biceps. "Don't tell me how to react! I have taken care of her, loved her from the minute I met her. You threw her aside like some common trash until I started showing interest!" The vampire alpha slams Luke's head into the ground."Yea, I was a complete arse to her, and I will make it up to her for the rest of her life! A fact that I'm sure you will remind me of constantly." Luke roughly shoves Jones o
"Woo! I see someone is harnessing their magic! Well done!" Cleo cackles as Selene frees Drogo from his air cage. "I am sure we will have company soon.""It's just you and me, Cleo." Selene focuses on her magic, ready for the dark witch attacks. "Let's end this dance, shall we?"Cleo cruelly smirks. "I'm going to enjoy slowly killing you, hybrid. I will drain the magic from your body until you are begging me for relief. I won't grant it then; I will wait until you are on the cusp of hope as your loved ones arrive, and then will I grant you death."Selene grimaces. "You really have thought my demise through, eh Cleo? I hope to shatter your dreams.." Selene readies a disarming spell, the words on the tip of her tongue. But, before she can recite the incantation, Grace's voice gives her pau
"Selene, you're almost fully dilated. I'm going to need you to push when I tell you too, alright?" The healer's warm face glances over the hybrid's hips. "Apologies for not introducing myself. I'm Nadia- the healer at the Thorne Castle." Another contraction rips through Selene. "Breath, sweetie." Nadia motions one of her assistants to hold her hand. " Remember, slow deep breaths - in and out.""NO!" Selene screams. "My mates and the father aren't here. I can't..." She huffs and sobs from the immense pain. "Selene..?" Nadia's motherly voice calls. "..It's alright. Lord Jones is trying to find them, remember? But we can't wait. The pup has been exposed to a great amount of magic. She wants out, so push." Tears run down Selene's cheeks as another contraction shoots through her. "How far apart was that?" Nadia asks one of the vampires. The vampiress says something to Nadia, but Selene is too focused on the pain. Nadia motions everyone in place for the delivery. A cold h
Days. It had been days since the pup's arrival, and things had been a living hell for Selene. Her beautiful daughter was having complications due to the magic residue from forcing her out of the womb, and the search for Jones had drawn no answers. Liam and Toby had joined the search initially but were called back to the pack land when a group of rogues attacked. Selene's family couldn't come to the castle due to the restlessness of the Thorne Vampires, some even protesting the non-vampire queen. Luke had been busy with paperwork and trying to fight the vampires that wished his mate harm. In short, Selene was alone once more, unable to run with her wolf or see her best friend. Speaking of Morgan, he had been unavailable the last week. Regardless of how many times Selene sent one of her vampire guards to check on him, they always returned with the same answer: he is gone. Selene wished she could reach out to Grace, but her mentor had shut herself in the white room with Cleo to protect
Luke slowly lowers on top of her. His lips crash down on hers. He kisses her softly, taking his time to explore her mouth. The feeling of coming home drowns him as he takes her. The moment Luke had yearned for the last several months is finally here, and he fought every desire to claim her roughly, pounding into her tight pussy until it squeezes his member dry. His beautiful Selene didn't deserve that. He wanted their first time to be memorable; he wanted to worship every inch of her skin. His hands roam over her curves until they stop at her hips. Selene wraps her arms around his neck, moaning as pleasant shivers run to her core. Luke moves his lips off hers, planting butterfly kisses over her face as he slowly moves to her neck to suck on his mark. A jolt bursts through Selene; she moans loudly from the pleasure ripping through her body. Luke pushes his lips back to hers. "Let me make love to you."Selene can only reply with a nod. Luke removes his shirt and slips it ou
The group enters Luke's room ten minutes after Selene gets the message. At the front of the group are Morgan, Liam, and Toby, eyes glazed over from emotions as they gaze on the newborn pup. "Morgan.." Tears fall at the sight of her best friend. He runs to her in a choked sob, burying his face in her stomach. "Selene." He cries. "Thank you, my wonderful bestie, for bringing our daughter into the world."Luke moves away from the new parents, begrudgingly giving them space. He is conflicted about Selene and Morgan's relationship. Still, it led to the beautiful girl in Selene's arms, so he adjusted."Do you want to hold her?" Selene holds out the baby to Morgan. He nods rapidly, gently taking the tiny being into his arms. "Hi, angel." He gently kisses the pup's head, watching as the baby coos at the affection.
"Good morning, beautiful." Selene feels a feather-light kiss on her shoulder. "Mornin." Liam leans to take her lips, moving over them in a gentle caress, full of promises of tender morning kisses to come. Selene sighs in happiness when they part."There was something I was going to tell you last night, but we were busy." Liam waggles his eyebrows. Selene giggles and kisses his cheek. Liam reaches for something on the nightstand. Once he finds it, he turns to show it to Selene. She gasps as she sees him holding a small velvet box. "I've been holding on to this for the longest time. I wanted to give it to you before we mated. Still, things got in the way, so..." he opens the box, revealing a beautiful ring with two wolves intertwined, a purple stone above them, the carving. Liam takes her right hand, slipping the ring on her finger. He kisses it. "You're mine, and I am yours.""I have always been yours." Selene cups his cheek."Oi, I thought we would do this together." To
The Day of Grace's BirthCeltic Faerie Realm- Queen's Library.Your Majesty!" Nathaniel almost collapses into Esther's desk. Esther raises a brow at the frantic male. "What is it, Nathaniel? I'm busy sorting through diplomatic relations.""It's Selene. She went into labor!" Nathaniel clutches his chest and collapses on a chair. He was not as spry as he was in his youthful days. Blame it on raising a headstrong girl or that he didn't have much room to roam due to the constricting lands on Gabriel Island. Esther's brows raise to her hairline. "That is impossible! She isn't due for another month.""Perhaps she is early? Either way, I must go, Esther. I need to go to the waterfall and alert Morgan. I understand he wanted privacy with hi
1 year later "Jo!" Gracey jumps in the vampire's arms as he rounds the corner. Jones had just come home from the Thorne Castle. Shortly after Selene's essence was returned to her, Luke had reinstated his friend as Lord of Thorne Castle. Of course, Jones took the mantle with Luke as his right hand and Selene as his Queen. He couldn't rule without her and he didn't want to become the bloodthirsty Jones of the past. He had a family now- a mate to cherish and a little pup to watch grow. Jones collapses to his knees and easily picks up the giggling three year old Gracey. He playfully growls, throwing her into the air and catching her. "Princess. What a welcome. Am I early?" Gracey grabs his large hand once she lands on the ground, pulling him behind the twin's cabin. Behind the house, a large barbeque was set. Wonderful smells of meat cooking and his mate's lemon and sea breeze smell flirt with his nostrils. Morgan is the first to see the two friends round
"No!" Grace's screams break through the shrill night. Danu had witnessed Carman's murder at the hands of Selene. Grace threw herself at the goddess's feet begging for Selene's forgiveness. Her men formed a wall around her, shocked at the rapid spiral their wife's life had become. Anger, disappointment, and betrayal flooded the mate bond. Selene stared back at them, her eyes devoid of emotion. The Selene they knew was no more and in her place stood a monster capable of inflicting an Armageddon that would make Cleo's vision of the future look like a cakewalk. A crackling sound vibrates through the air. Selene looks toward the sound puzzled and freezes when she finds the owner of the laugh. Carman crawled through to her feet, joy written on her face. Next to her, Cleo appeared, wearing a similar expression. The two women high-fived. "Did you get it?" Cleo crows to the goddess. "Like candy from a baby." Carman crooned. The dark goddess pulls a glowing jar from her gown, hold
Blood ran through the streets. Wails and screams echoed off the city walls. Dehmans, monsters, and devils ran around, maniacally laughing as they chase their prey through the darkness. Selene sat above it all, watching as her new reign of terror unfolded. In the short month after Cleo's defeat, Selene had spread chaos throughout half of Danyrus. Kill after kill her army conquered small villages and towns that lead to Poppyfield-Danyrus's capital. With her new rule, Selene decreed that anyone outside after nightfall was fair game or food to her friends. Despite her dire warning, there were citizens who refused to hide away and they paid the price with their blood. Carman applauded Selene for her ruthless reign, after all, it was Carman's demand that Selene does her bidding until she saw fit to free her. Selene was delighted in her new role as Danyrus's tormentor. Her human and wolf parts faded into a back corner of her mind, locked in a glass casing. "Lady Selene! We have brought you
A soul for a soul. It is the steep price Selene paid. Her Liam was free, but she could never see him again. At least, that is what Carman tells her as hiding near a small village where Cleo resides. Had Selene waited, Carman would have happily lifted Liam's Wendigo curse when Cleo's head was on a pike. However, since Selene was so impatient for him, another contract had to be made. For the price of curing Liam before the war, Carman would take Selene as hers. As Selene listened to the Goddess's explanation, she couldn't imagine why she used to care. Sure, good Selene would have screamed at Carman for the lie, but dark Selene wanted to grovel at the Goddess's feet. Carman had freed Selene and bestowed the gift of unlimited power to her. She was no longer tethered to being a wife, a mother, a daughter, or a sister. She could do whatever she desired. "How are you feeling?" Carman asks the hybrid as they leer at demons guarding Cleo's cottage. "Amazing." Selene cackles. "Why did I r
Liam wakes up in a silver cage. He hisses at the pain from the silver chains digging into his skin. What happened? How did he end up in a silver cage? Liam takes in his surroundings, noting he was in a dark cavern lit by a few torches. "Hello!" Liam yells out. His voice echoes in the room, the sound carrying down the cavern hall. Silence greets him. Liam tries to mind-link Toby or Selene, but the silver around him renders his communication useless. Suddenly, loud footsteps approach his cell. A loud growl makes Liam jump to his feet. A yellow-eyed dragon leers at the wolf, a twinkle of joy at Liam's weak state. "Oh, looks like the monster turned into a dog. Suppose I should inform Paiste or that witch."Paiste? What was Liam doing in the Dragon's Belly? "Where is Selene?" he demands of the Celtic Dragon. The guard's face falls. "Queen Selene? She's planning for the war. Hold on mutt, I called Paiste." A short time later, Paiste and Toby appear in the cavern room. Toby's face l
Kisses on Selene’s shoulder draw the hybrid out of her sleep. She feels hands everywhere. On the globe of her breast, her ass, and her pussy. Selene moans as fingers enter her, rubbing against her G-spot. Opening her eyes, she watches Luke’s sensual eyes devour her whole. “Luke, Toby stopped. Today is the day.”It was like cold water had been poured on the two men. Their hands snap back to their bodies, and there are quickly filled with concern. Today was the day Selene and Carman would meet. Today was the day Liam would finally come back to them. Selene crawls out of her spot between her two mates, walking the short distance to her waiting clothes. Looking back, she groaned in displeasure. Her two handsome mates were staring at her, bodies on display. If only Jones was with them in bed. After their explosive reunion and Maddie’s horrified discovery of where Selene and Jones re-mated, a family meeting was called.Gracey was beside herself in
"Can I kiss you?" he asks, his hazel eyes full of hope. Selene's resolve to keep him at a distance crumbled with his passionate plea. "Yes." Her voice comes out deeper, huskier as her eyes flick to his lips. His mouth smashes against hers- the pent-up desire finally released. Selene moans and melts against his body, wrapping her arms around his neck. Jones parts her lips with his tongue, a hand winding in her long dark hair, the other cupping her ass. Goddess, how he missed her tight behind! Their body melds together as their passionate kiss continues. The hand tangled in Selene's locks glides down her back until it is cupping her ass. He lifts up, pulling Selene around his midsection. The hybrid wraps her legs around his waist, soft little mewls escaping her lips. Jones's lips leave hers, moving down to the throat, kissing and sucking on the skin. The sweet smell of her blood enraptures his nostrils as he glides past his favorite spot- where the shoulder and the neck meet.
"Jo!" Gracey squeals when she sees her new friend walk into her parents' room. The last week had been busy. After Toby and Luke had been released from the doubt curse, they were by Selene's side every moment. And if the sounds from her room the first night they returned are any indication, their bond was fully intact. A pang of jealousy stabs Jones. He wasn't jealous of his brothers' relationship with Selene; rather, he craved the affection she gave so freely to her men. Even Liam- a full monster, received her undivided attention. How Jones longed for her touch, her morning kisses. While his relationship over the last week had improved with his former mate, it still felt like a punch in the gut when he remembered his betrayal of the beautiful woman."JO!" Gracey brings the vampire out of his head. Jones beams at the small pup, crouching down to her level. "Yes, princess." Gracey throws her small arms around his neck, joy flowing through her at seeing Jones. The vampire ch
Darkness. That's all Liam feels. His mind has been reduced to that of a rabid animal, his wolf long turned into a beast that murders its own. His first kill was euphoric, freedom like he had never experienced before. He had cut his ties with his own kind with the first bite into that rogue's flesh. A monster inside him had been unleashed, but somehow Liam had held on to a piece of his soul. It was locked away in the recesses of his mind, screaming at the horrors his body brought on wolves and humans.His monster only found solace in Cleo. The Wendigo had become the dark witch's pet and trained weapon. Liam was sent to Cleo's enemies, those she deemed worthy of an antagonizing death. Now here he stood in a valley below the Danyrus Mountains, wolf bodies strewn about. Cleo demanded Selene's head on a platter, and Liam would not disappoint. Her scent led him here, and his Wendigo craved to go inside the