Jasper P.O.V. This plan is insane, but maybe that is what we need. Insanity. I grab Astra’s hand and pull her with me. She doesn’t even ask where I am going or what we are doing, she just follows me to our room. “What is going on, Jasper?” She asks when we close the door behind us. I look at her. My perfect angel! My mate. My everything. Someone is coming to take her away from me and kill me to hurt her. Shadow is whining in anger and shaking out his fur in my mind. He wants us to seek out our enemy and take him out for good, instead of waiting for him to come to us. “I’m sorry for dragging you, angel. But we need to speak to your brother and your parents.” Astra swallows, she is about to say something when there’s a knock on the door. I open it, as she sits down on our bed. She is pale and slightly shaking. Alisa is standing outside, and as her eyes land on her little sister, she rushes past me to get to her. “What’s going on, sis?” She asks, and Astra tells her what I just said.
Isaiah P.O.V. My parents have been by my side since I left the hospital. I hate lying to them. Well, I am actually not lying and that terrifies me a great deal. Ivy is in all senses and purposes dead, but she is not. Our matebond is as strong as ever, and I know she is alright, wherever she is. Jasper and Aiden went to the hospital to organize a lockdown on her room, and inquiry about how she could die so suddenly. Milo and Lucas met them there, and all four of them have been working tirelessly all day to secure the pack, the members and answer questions as best as they can. Jasper disappeared at some point, Aiden mindlinked me about it, and when he came back it was with news. He came to my room, knocking quietly and poking his head in. Mom and dad left me with him, trusting he would never hurt me. Mom has been muttering about betrayal and vengeance ever since she saw me in the conference room. They both felt the pack bond break, but they had no idea it was Ivy. Should I have inclu
Ivy P.O.V. Isaiah left me to do what I had to do, and to be honest I had absolutely no clue whatsoever, but I called for my mom and aunts and explained to them the situation. They agreed something must be done and the next thing I knew I was hovering over my body which was dead. “Woah, give a girl some warning next time please.” I tell them, and Selene chuckles. She is by far the most easygoing of the three of them. My mom is sulking a lot, while I sense a lot of anger from Solaris - as she presented herself as. She is Jasper’s mom, but not in the same sense as Emelda is mine. She created him in her picture, from some of her blood and bones, but she did not carry him at any point. “Your body is in an enchanted state. It is for all outside purposes dead, but it will not decay. You can return when the time is right.” My mother says, waving me off. I stare at her with narrow eyes and crossed arms. “And who is going to decide when it is time?” I ask, and she just rolls her eye
Isaiah P.O.V. ‘Isaiah I have some news from our mate.’ Apollo says in my mind as I am walking down the hallway to my room. Dad went to speak to my aunt and uncle, so I don’t have to deal with their nonsense right now. Everything is becoming quite overwhelming, and I miss my mate, something fierce. I know this is for the best, but I will never agree to do this ever again. Jasper asked me in private why Ivy hadn’t just crossed the border to the divine realm, as he does, and I told him it’s essential our enemies think she is dead and for that we need a body. He nodded, and said her body is magically sealed off, so it will not decay or age while she is away from it. It’s like the Goddesses just burrowed her soul, and made sure her shell, body, is ready for her when she comes back to it. ‘DUDE.’ I almost trip on air from the loudness of my wolf. Fuck I forgot he spoke to me. ‘Sorry, Apollo. My thoughts were otherwise engaged.’‘No shit! I said I have news from our mate.’ I quickly e
Jasper P.O.V. Three days have gone by since we helped the former Alpha and Luna of Green Forest. They insist on me calling them Alex and Jenna, and they have spent their time making things up with their girls. Especially with my mate. She is having a hard time coming to terms with what her ex mate did, and she is blaming herself for his actions. She keeps saying if she had been stronger and stayed longer, her brother and father would not have gotten the burnt end of the deal. We keep reminding her that the end goal for Lyall is to cause as much destruction, chaos and anger as possible. But she is still so mad at herself. I try to be there as much as she will let me. Even though we have accepted and marked each other, she still hasn’t opened her heart to me completely. Not that I blame her after the clusterfuck she went through with that absolute nincompoop.The pack has also had a hard time. They lost their Luna the day they gained a new Beta couple. Rogues joined us. Briell joine
Isaiah P.O.V. ‘Alpha someone is approaching from the north border with a white flag.’ A guard mindlinks me. We have made the most of today, and not even an hour ago we got the last of the pack members into the safe rooms. Briell is with the kids, making sure they are entertained and kept safe with some of the nurses and teachers. After we got the news last night, we made preparations and called our allies. They have arrived all day today, and we’re ready for whatever the enemy has up their sleeve. Aiden, Jasper, Milo and Lucas have been close to me all day. My father and aunts and uncles as well. When the mindlink comes in, I tell them to shift and remember the plan. Aiden and Alisa stay with me as I head in the direction the guard told me. The others have their orders and we have a plan in place. We need to succeed and hopefully we’ll get my Ivy and mother back soon enough. This has to be what they are waiting for. The great battle between good and evil, light and dark. At the bor
Ivy P.O.V. A wave of electricity shoots through me as I am sitting in the meadow and speaking to Isabella. We exchange a look and she sighs. She felt it too. It can only mean one thing; the fight is about to begin. Time here has been slow, but quick at the same time. It does not feel like we have been here more than a couple of hours, but at the same time I feel like I have been away from Isaiah forever. What if our matebond cannot reconnect when I return? What if the pack will not accept me again as their Luna and Queen? I shake the thoughts from my mind. I can’t undo what we did, and this was necessary so the enemy thought I was dead and they had the upper hand. Raven has been keeping us updated on what is going on in the pack, and I am very pleased to hear how well Isaiah has welcomed Briell and how she has grabbed this chance for a new beginning. I must admit I had the smallest amount of doubt in my mind of her sincerity, b
Isabella P.O.V. “Your family needs you on the battlefield, Isabella.” Ivy says before disappearing in a blinding flash of royal blue light. I just looked at the place she was standing before her words even sank in. My family needs me on the battlefield. The battlefield. We’ve come back to the war. The final battle between good and evil. The guards rise when their Queen is no longer in their presence and bow their heads to me in respect. I nod to them before hurrying out of the room and then out of the hospital. The sight outside is gruesome. Bodies are lying everywhere. Some are still alive and in immense pain, others are mauled so badly you cannot see if they were enemies or pack members. I blink several times. I am not some squirmish damsel in distress, but even I have to swallow twice before I deliver whatever little I have in my stomach. A fierce growl makes me aware of the vulnerable position I am in, but it’s stopped by a huge wolf tearing the growling rogue to shreds. Fenris
Hi all my lovely readers. This is where the new book following Astra, Jasper, Jonas, Flora and Jenna will be updated. It has been decided that the book is so tightly knit to the second book, that I have to update it this way, which also means I will not start updating until the new year, so I have a bundle of chapers to start out with, and it will be a project on the side as I am also looking at signing something new and exciting. But don't worry, I will not let that affect my quality or updating rate, as I hope the extra time until I start it regularly, will give me the opportunity to uodate 3 times a week as I use to. That was the sereious part. Now for someting more related to the new book. After the war is won, and Isaiah and Ivy say goodbye to Jasper, Astra, Jonas, Flora and Jenna, everything seems to be fine. They know Jenna has been acting kinda weird and clingy towards her children and Flora, but everyone has been brushing it off to grief over her mate's death. Jasper howev
Isaiah P.O.V.Ophelia turned out to be a great asset to our motley crowd. And the kids immediately took to her, finding her training fun and relaxing at the same time. Eli, Gabe and the twins understood the importance of practicing meditation and other forms of mental defense. Emmet and Ilina just thought it fun and different, although they had a harder time sitting still both of them were determined to be as good as their siblings. Most of the time Ilina fell asleep during meditations, which Ophelia said was fine. We fell into a good routine after Ophelia also joined us, and soon it was time to prepare the kids to leave the Realm of Magic. We were all sad to go, but I think Ivy was the saddest of us all. She really felt at home here between her parents and all the wonderful creatures we got to meet. On our last day we decided to bring the kids back to the stream, giving Ophelia and Archeron time to pack and be ready for the next day. We have been here for so long, the kids kinda fo
Ivy P.O.V. We have been here for a little over a month now, although I know that is not even half of that in the Mortal Realm, I cannot help but feel a bit bad for just leaving everything to Aiden, Alisa and Isaiah’s parents. They have been doing a great job so far, and only had to call for me twice until now to help solve disputes in the pack, and once for something regarding another pack and a treaty violation. I love to help, and it was nice to see everyone again. Isabella also had some time to yell at me for getting pregnant again, cry because this is definitely the last one and almost faint when I said it’s twins. One of each. We had the doctor another scan just before they called me for the treaty thing, and we got the news. Isaiah is over the moon, and the younger kids are beginning to understand that momma has to be a bit more careful because of the babies in her belly. Ilina has been so loving ever since I came a little further along. Mom says it’s because she can sense them
Isaiah P.O.V.“Well, congratulations your Graces, you are indeed expecting twins again. I understand you wish to have them in your own home, which I understand. You should still be able to enjoy your stay here, but take it easy and with the slightest discomfort, please come see me again.” The female doctor, a former witch, says with a small smile. “I will monitor you from here, but perhaps it’ll be best if someone also notifies your doctor back in the Mortal Realm?” I nod, looking at Ivy, who seems far away. I take her hand, bringing it to my mouth. She turns her head in my direction, but she does not seem to actually see me. “Doc, may we please have a moment?” I ask, also asking Eli to go back to his grandparents. He looks at his mother with deep concern, and I know the empathic side of him is tapping into her, feeling everything she is. “I got her Eli. Please see your grandparents for now, son.” I tell him, leaning down and kissing his hair. He nods silently, following the doctor o
10 years laterIvy P.O.V.“KIDS I AM GIVING YOU 5 SECONDS TO GET OUT HERE, OR WE ARE GOING WITHOUT YOU! 5, 4, 3.. Thank you!” I’m standing outside the packhouse with Isiah, Eli who is 10, and knows by now not to piss off his mother when we’re going somewhere and our youngest, Ilina who is 2 and sleeping in her stroller. Isaiah shakes his head at me, and kisses my temple. I sigh. I know I’m more impatient today than usual, and that says something, because I’m always impatient when we’re going somewhere, but today is very special and we’re going to be gone for quite some time as a family. Out of house rushes our other children; Gabe who is 8, and the actual spitting image of the uncle he is named after, the twins Isobel and Elain who is 6 and finally our 4 years old Emmet. I put my hands on my hips and look them all over, while Eli and Isaiah snickers behind me. They’re just happy they are not the ones who are in trouble this time. “I am blaming us for being late solely on all of you
Isaiah P.O.V.We table this discussion for later, and follow dad out the door and out back where a ton of chairs is placed facing a small decorated platform for me and Ivy. I cannot wait to see her in her dress. I know she is a little self conscious right now, but she is just gorgeous and I love her so much! She is going to be a vision, I am sure of it. We take our place as everyone is finding their seats in the crowd. Aunt Jenna smiles at Jonas and taps a seat beside her. She has placed herself in the front, and with enough chairs free so Jonas, Astra and Alisa can sit with her I think. I just raise an eyebrow and make a last minute decision. “Actually, aunt Jonas is in my bridal party, so he is standing today.” I tell her politely, winking at Jonas. I mindlink Ivy, telling her about my abrupt change and explaining why. She laughs over the mindlink and tells me she’ll inform the others. Flora was made head of the flower girls, and had to stay with them, saving her from my aunt as
Isaiah P.O.V.“A toast to the happy couple! Congratulations, Isaiah! You really are a lucky man.” Aiden says, smiling at me. We are sitting at the breakfast table, just us guys. I raise my champagne glass to him, toasting in silence. The rest say ‘hear hear’ and drink with us. We are having a great morning so far, but I am starting to feel the small nervous jitters of excitement. This day has been long coming, but is finally here. Today I am going to make Ivy my wife! She is already the mother to our son, and seeing her take that role with such passion has been one of the greatest moments in my life! I know she thinks I am a nervous wreck when it comes to Eli, but I just can’t help it. With everything we have been through since I found her in the Fae Kingdom, I am going to keep myself on my toes regarding our son. No one is ever going to hurt him. I know that for sure because they will have to face the wrath of my soon-to-be wife, and I’ll handle the leftovers, but still. He is our so
Ivy P.O.V. Two weeks later We’ve had our little Eli with us for two weeks now and he is just a little angel! I must admit as much as motherhood scared me, and we had some minor setbacks, such as I am not able to breastfeed him, I really love being a mother. The thing with breastfeeding was a hard blow as I had heard so much good about it, but I was just not producing milk. Isaiah has been a trooper navigating my hot mess of emotions - going from high to low faster than Elsa chose to let it go in Frozen. We finally had some quiet time to sit down and watch some movies and be a family - meaning a Disney marathon. It was an amazing evening. Everyone in the pack has welcomed Eli with open hearts, and I could not be more proud. I have also decided to divide my reading time for the little ones with Isabella, as she really enjoyed herself when I was in labor. She has Tuesday and I have Thursday. The kids have been nothing but sweet and gentle with my son, cooing over him and doting whenev
Isiaah P.O.V.4 months later “ISAIAH!” Ivy screams from our room. Our wedding day fastly approaching, but we decided to wait to get married until she had our baby. She’s been a real trooper through the pregnancy, and has been bedridden for the last month because the little rascal may or may not come early if she didn’t. Not that she wasn’t doing everything right before to keep him in there for as long as possible, but sometimes that is just not enough and you have to do more proactive stuff to ensure a full term baby. She’s been having a tough time accepting that, and twice a week I have been carrying her to the downstairs living room, where she has been reading to the littlest pups in the pack. They have been so fascinated with her growing stomach and the fact the next little Alpha is in there. I adore her, swelling stomach and all. She is as beautiful today as she was the day I met her - minus all the bruises. “ISAIAH I MEAN I… OW!” I jump to my feet, hurrying into our bedroom. I w