(7 Months Later.)**Charlie POV**Emmett and I had settled into life as the King and Queen the first few months had been a learning curve for us all. I sat in my office listening to Luna Catherine and the council elder drone on as i pretended to take notes. Sasha openly napped on my sofa her hand on her perfectly rounded belly. Emmett’s mother and the council had given up attempting to teach Sasha anything and merely excepted her presence at the lessons as penance for her crimes. Me on the other hand I was not so lucky.I smirked thinking back to the night that had earned me my current twice weekly "Queen lessons." It was also the night that had cemented my firm friendship with Queen Poopy. Her husband had been amused and no one was forcing her to take Queen lessons. Vampires generally and traditionally had a bad boy rep in the supernatural world but Poppy had been seen as some blonde haired angel but then she met Sasha.(Flashback)"Oh come on I am so bored I could die please." Sasha
**Sasha Pov***I sat in Madame Luxs coven spell room hidden in the crypts of New Orleans. It had been a blissful few months with my daughter and my mate. We had been doing spell work to look for the cauldron to finally finish off Carmen. However Madame Lux and I had foreseen a future where demons walked the earth again but we had worked out the spell Carmen was weaving. She had the good sense to stay quiet as I wove a personal spell using a red candle. When I was done I sighed. Sadly watching the red candle burn."Love spell?" Madame Lux asked."Not quite but a spell that will help someone love again." I sighed."Sasha?" She began."Don't" I stopped her sending her a smile. "I couldn't bare it Madame Lux. I have always known this it has always been in my bones somewhere I am not scared of what is coming for myself I am just worried for my friends." I sighed. "You and I both know we cannot change everything but we can use it to our advantage." "Sasha ....." she trailed off knowing the
***Charlie POV***Carmen reached for me again but I couldn't be touched. Sasha glowed an eery white as she threw Carmen across the room."Even if you best me here Sasha I still win. You either let the portal open or you sacrifice your friends life to close it. Either way Selena the Moon Goddess loses again I kill her heir again and the prophecy plays out anyway." Carmen laughed menacingly. The big black doors the portal to the other world strained. Sasha ducked a spell and hurled one back at Carmen who smashed against the rock face unconscious. The portal glowed stronger still as panic built in me."Sasha." I screamed "you have to get these chains off me I have to close the portal." I cried.She looked at me sorrow in her eyes. She suddenly looked so young like the scared teenager I once knew. "Only a death blood sacrifice will stop such vile magic." She answered sadly. "Then so be it. Sasha help me." I roared as the portal seemed to begin to open, panic and desperation now gripped
*** Alpha Liam Pov***With the Royal builders help the new Celtic Crescent Moon pack house was almost complete it was a little more modest then the Pearl Moon Pack house but i had left it open to the potential to expand. My daughter had sent some un mated warriors to help me whilst I built up and trained the packs own ones. We were now no longer hidden so needed to strengthen our defence and quickly. Danny was no longer training the warriors here but we had a plan to create a Royal academy where wolves would attend and learn a range of things including magic, fighting, tactics and more importantly tolerance mixing with other species. He would work there with the Fianna warriors in an elite squad.I smelt my beautiful flower before I saw her spinning toward the scent I saw her beaming. Luna Catherine and Alpha Williams were with her."What?" I asked sensing her excitement.She placed a white stick in my hand and I glanced at it the little window read "pregnant". As Abigal was a fairy h
***Adams PoV***We sat in some tavern sipping whiskey and waiting for our food. We were all tired and dishevelled after days of negotiations with the Sirens. Some resolution had been met and we had removed the werewolves from any involvement but the Sirens would continue to battle out their own political war but now neither side could no hire or use the werewolves as informers on the land around the islands. I had been raised knowing I would be a Beta but no one had raised me to be a royal Beta and political issues had never been in my mind. I was born to fight, protect and enforce but I was enjoying the negotiation side.The waitress dropped our food onto the table as per usual she had first tried to get Emmett's attention with her flirtatious behaviour, but as usual Emmett was cold to her, polite but cool and she re directed it at me. I still by nature enjoyed a little flirt but no one came close to Casey. The waitress leaned low flashing her cleavage my way but I kept my eyes on he
**Charlie POV**Emmett sat where Danny had been as he pulled me and our baby into his huge arms."Hes perfect." Emmett whispered. "I am so glad I made it here you have no idea what the journey back was like." He added. I laughed as Emmett told me about feeling the labour pains and that Adam felt Caseys he outlined how he would ensure all warriors with pregnant mates would be re stationed close and I chuckled thinking how it took one King to feel labour pangs and a whole law would change but it was a good thing so I didnt tease too much. However when he gleefully announced he could now say he knew what labour was like i was quick to repeat his mother's words to him telling him when he pushed something the size of a Melon out the hole a size of a golf ball we would talk. Emmett wisely changed topic. I told him about the plan to send Max to train the youths in the Italian Pack and he was hesitant in agreeing to Daphne's joining him but I put my foot down and seeing as I just had his pup
***Charlie POV ***I sat at my desk Ash slept softly in my arms as I read through the report from the pup school requesting a new teacher I happily signed off my name to the request granting them the new teacher and moved to the next request it was a reporters request for a portrait of the the Princes and Princess for the supernatural press I sighed as I declined the request. This was a double edged sword hiding their identity protected them but also encouraged those to seek them out to get the precious picture of them and a big pay day. Emmett and I agreed once they were a little older we would let the world see them. I looked up as a gentle knock tapped me door I caught his scent and smiled. "Come in Danny." I called as he entered he had two take away coffee cups with him. Danny seemed to have taken a liking to nearby coffee shop and found any reason to stop there and bring me one back. I took the cup thankfully and sipped it. "Thanks Danny. Your right it has the best coffee in to
***Daphne POV ***I wandered a little from the cottage into the trees and stopped in a clearing that looked like a little herb garden I could smell the various herbs growing there. I smiled thinking of Sasha's pots of herbs that Danny still watered on their apartment balcony. "They never really leave us you know." a voice said and I jumped slightly. I turned to see a young woman with long black hair she wore a green sundress. "the ones we lose stay with us." "How...." I began to ask how she knew I was reminiscing about my friend. She smiled softly as she moved closer to me. "I have a gift." she shrugged. "Are you Greta?" I asked her and she laughed "No Greta took me in she is my mother in many ways. She raised me and thought me to use my magic." She explained. "But I have been waiting for you to find your way here Daphne." I froze when she said my name. "How would you know I would come here?" I gasped. "I didn't but Sasha told me you would." she said as my head became more mudd
Charlie PovIt had been a few months since Carmen had departed this world. We had all returned to our homes, Emmett had stayed behind to help Alpha Carlos in his pack based in Rome sentence and deal with what was left of Carmen's rogue army. We had kept our promise and created a royal council with a seat from every section of mystical and magical species represented. We had held the first one this morning and it had gone well despite the Vampire King Nicklaus slight annoyance that Emmett had asked for and won the vote to allow the Rebal Vampire King a vote on the council. It was unlikely he would attend the meetings or even take up his vote but I agreed with my mate, giving him a vote was a sign of respect. Queen Poppy had also agreed it was the right thing and argued with her husband it was just one vote and he had a right to a vote. Once Poppy threw her support behind me and Emmett the other council members agreed and King Nicklaus had reluctantly given in. It was the start of a new
Emmett POVThe fog dispersed and I let out a huge sigh of relief when I saw my mate walk towards Carmen and hold her as Daphne raced towards us. The Syphon Twins moved first gathering vials of the potion. As Madame Lux walked towards the fallen old witch. I made my own move and soon I was next to my mate, Jagger howling contentedly in my head as we discreetly checked her for injury. "Here." Jessica said holding out the potion to Charlie. Charlie however shook her head and dropped Carmen back onto the grass. "My blood may seal her away to the earth but someone else can finish her. I'm done with her i have worried and thought about this woman far too much" Charlie replied a cold tone to her voice. It didn't seem like Charlie was scared or upset even about binding the old witch forever there was something else that I couldn't place in my mates emotions. It was like an indifference that was now just rolling off her. She seemed numb in this moment. Taking the potion from Jessica she turn
Charlie Pov. Carmen's spell moved towards me and I dug deep trying to push my own spell back towards her. everyone relied on me and I had to win. I was born for this moment and I was failing. It was then I saw the change in the air as the small slitter appeared next to me and Sasha stepped out. "Hello Charlie." she said. I looked slightly frantic to see if Daphne was seeing this too but we were in a dense fog now and all I could see was the glow of the magic illuminating Carmen and Sasha she looked like herself but different. I knew instantly she was a merage or just a ghost of her former self and my heart lurched slightly. "Nothing can bring back the dead Charlie but it is me or at least my essence." she added seemingly knowing what was in my head. "let go your guilt over my death." She whispered. "tap into every corner of my power and the combined power of everyone who agreed to lend you their strength." she advised me. "They had no choice." I gritted out under the strain of Car
Emmett POVI watched in horror as my mate and sister were now face to face with Carnen and I was helpless. "Charlie." I yelled but she didn't acknowledge me. "I can't link our mate." Titan growled in my head. I made for the circle but King Nicklaus tackled me. "Let me go." I snarled. "The forcefield could kill you now it's not broken anymore. Charlie slipped by with Daphne I don't think you can pass." he reasoned before I could argue. We were hit by a new wave of rogues. "Shit." Danny yelled "they just keep coming." he growled. "I have help." Viola called as more Vampire's joined the fight. "Who are these Vampire's" King Nicklaus growled. "The rebel Kings men." Tristan responded. "But why?" Nicklaus began. "Because Carmen and her witches hurt my daughter." a voice answered. "And its that simple?" Nicklaus looked sceptical. "For me it is." the king responded as Nicklaus nodded and returned to the fight on hand. "Danny, Gideon and I will hold the line around Daphne and Cha
Charlie POV Viola's odd words washed over me. "Did she just say Dad." Soairse asked me in my head as I nodded slightly. "Hello Viola." he replied as around us other Vampire's now fought to keep us inside a safe ring and the Rebal King safe. "I heard you were fighting here with the wolves and Nicklaus Vampire's." he growled. Tristan moved to Viola's side protectively at the sound of the growl. "Back off punny Vampire. The only thing in this world I wouldn't hurt and would lay my life down for is my Princess Viola." he snarled. "Then it appears we share that." Tristan responded as he wrapped a protective arm around her waist. He raised his eyebrow in a suspicious glance. "Where is Sebastian?" he asked as a strange look crossed his face one I could not quite read. "Dead." Tristan snapped as the Vampire Rebel Kings eyes swung to Tristan. "At your hand?" Viola moved slightly between the two glaring males and hung her head. "No father I killed Sebastian he sold me to the witches
Charlie POVHaving eaten and made a crude plan for how this would all go to try get the best tactical advantage.We now had most people gathered on the weird little witches island. It was the perfect scene for a supernatural showdown as it was still bound and hidden by magic meaning it was obscured from human eyes. Adam and Max had returned with the Syphon Twins Jessica and Elizabeth. Having discussed a brief plan with us we finally agreed the best thing to do was bind us all together in the blood spell that would banish Carmen for good. By using all the high ranking shifters and mystical creatures it would be impossible for us to ever be weak again. The witches and the fairies agreed to allow the twins Syphon off a little of their magic too to strenght the spells core and then there was Daphne who held the strange magic from the ancient grimore who would also be happy to lend this new found magic to the twins. This was how we found ourselves all staring at the twins , Madame Lux, Da
Daphne Pov I heard Max leave and I drifted back into a restless sleep. I had no idea why I thought I had come to some place where I could live with the grief and misery but over the last few days a darkness had crept over me. I could hear voices in the distance. "What's wrong with her?" my brother Emmett's voice came through the thin walls of my tent and into the brain fog I was under. "I don't know." my father responded. "I think we should just give her space." Charlie's voice joined the conversation. A small smile played on my lips Charlie was a true Luna and her instincts were strong. "I'll talk to her." she added gently and I knew she was shooing the men away. I heard Charlie unzip my tent slightly before calling me. "Daphne?" She called gently. I didn't move but I knew her wolf sensed I was awake as she crawled into the tent and sat next to me. She silently placed her hand on mine and I felt her Luna touch ease my tense body slightly. "Daphne?" She asked again softly. "What
Max PoV I was delighted to get off site and away from everyone and whilst I was apprehensive about leaving Daphne it was a welcome break from her overwhelming misery that flooded our bond. She barely looked up from the sleeping bag she lay on when I told her I was leaving. I was tempted to tell her to pull herself together but I bit my tongue I didn't mean it I was just wondering would tough love draw out the spunky Daphne I knew. I sighed aloud and Adam who was driving turned to look at me. "Hey kid I know we aren't the closest of friends but we are pack and I am here for you." Adam said catching me slightly off gaurd my confusion must have been etched on my face. "I don't talk about feelings much but that doesn't mean I don't spot them." Adam smirked as I nodded. "Why don't you just talk. I'm all ears but I won't be telling anyone. I'm the best person no one will suspect I know a thing." he reasoned and I opened my mouth to respond when the story of Daphne's choice and our lost b
Emmett PoV We all found Prince Quentin and his fairy companions in the basement room observing the circle quietly when I entered with Charlie he looked up at us. "It's a strong fairy ring." he sighed and my face fell. "The fairies that created this are of as ancient a blood line as my own. Makes sense why Carmen targeted them." he added. "This blood line is going to be tough to over power." one of the other fairies agreed as they stared at the stone circle again with out stretched hands. They appeared to be feeling and pushing against a force we could not see. "And they all perished by Carmen's hand?" Quentin asked me without looking from the ring. "all but one." Emmett replied. "Of course otherwise the ring would break. Carmen has the fairy I assume?" Quentin asked again in a cold direct manner. "No we have her here." I responded. "Then why waste our time Werewolf kill the fairy and the magic dies simple." the older fairy companion snapped as he turned his glare at me and Cha