LacyNow that Kai and I were physically mated, there was no reason to postpone our ceremony any longer. After what happened to me, the things that used to seem so important suddenly no longer made any sense. Our families were delighted with our decision and everyone jumped to arrange the ceremony.I chose a beautiful dress made of different shades of chiffon that flowed around me like soft clouds. I wanted a more traditional ceremony and, thankfully, Kai agreed. We didn’t want these new look weddings like most of our kind had these days.We both wanted to be bound in the old ways. By promising each other our lives and having our lives bound together in front of our families and friends. I noted the beautiful cloth my mother embroidered by hand especially for this day and I smiled.“It is time sweetheart.” My father’s voice interrupted my thoughts while I was standing in front of the mirror daydreaming and I beamed at him. I took the beautiful silk cloth and hung it over my shoulder an
Kai“I don’t know what to do anymore, mother. There is something strange in her eyes. It’s almost …” I hesitated. “It’s almost as though she’s feral, and my mate is no longer in there.” My words shocked even me, but it was true.“Are you afraid that she might hurt Helena?” My mother looked concerned, and I sighed deeply, shaking my head.“No. She will never hurt Helena. It’s because she wants to protect her that she is acting like this. Have you ever heard of a female going mad after giving birth?” I frowned as my mother smiled, but I was being completely serious.“No, my sweet boy. No female goes mad. We tend to get a little crazy, but nobody has ever become feral because we gave birth. There is something else. Something else is going on with her. Do you mind if I have a chat with her?” My mother’s words put my mind at ease a little, but not enough.“You can try. If she lets you. She hasn’t allowed anybody into that room in days. Not even me.” I was really worried, but the time had c
LacyIt took time, patience and a lot of love, but I finally started to feel like my old self again. I was stunned that I had acted that way. I mean, I could remember it all, but it didn’t feel as though it was me doing it. It was as though something had taken over my body and mind.It felt as though everything I did was part of a strange fog I had been living in. I told Kai and the doctor everything as soon as it felt as though the fog had lifted. For a while, they even thought that I might have been under some kind of spell, since nobody could really tell what Paul had done to me.Kai enlisted the services of a witch, who thankfully confirmed that there was no spell and no potion involved. The doctor believed that it was some kind of baby blues. Just a far worse version than he had ever seen. He believed it was the trauma of what happened, which I never really processed, that finally caught up to me.Once I worked
LacyIt was the strangest thing to think that there was something wrong with me that science couldn’t figure out. Mental illness wasn’t something you found in our world. Well, there were the feral rogues that were totally nuts. I wondered only for a moment if I was going feral and pushed the idea to the back of my mind.There were no records of a pack wolf ever going feral. History showed us that it only happened to rogues if they lived without other wolves for too long. Why then did I feel so incredibly overly protective of my children? I was sitting in the library staring out of the window when Kai’s mother walked in.“Kai told me I would find you here.” She smiled as I got up and greeted her. “He said that you’ve been very quiet since your return. Is everything all right?” She frowned as we sat down and an omega appeared. I ordered some tea, and sighed de
LacyIt took time, but slowly I started to regain my confidence and myself. I was less protective over our children, which was a huge relief, since I actually felt less protective. The world no longer scared me as much as it did before, and I could give my children the space they needed to grow.At the same time, I was learning so much about myself in the course that it was almost as though I was getting therapy instead of going to class. I slowly started to find my feet in the world again and worked through the trauma of what happened to me.I could drive again, although I still didn’t want to go anywhere alone. I could drive without shaking like a leaf. I never realized that what happened to me had affected me that badly. I suspected, but I never realized that so much emotional damage could have been done.I figured out after one of my classes that while I was in the situation, I didn’t feel the wounds because I was just trying to survive. I didn’t allow myself to feel at all, which
MaxFinding my mate couldn’t have come at a worse time! We were at war with the last of the dragons. My father had finally given me control of the pack after years of holding out on me, and I had one huge problem that required solving and fast.Our pack was holding the last dragon prisoner. My men found her hiding in a cave after the last battle and I hoped that we could get some information out of her before getting rid of the creature. I needed to make sure that the battle was over for good.I needed to know that I would be bringing my mate home to a place where she would be safe from the tyranny of dragons.Helena“Darling, as I was saying, this is Alpha Max. He took over from his father recently, and you might not have met him at the council meetings yet.” It all suddenly made sense when my mother explained. Max’s father was the oldest member of our alpha council.People often wondered why he was still there, but nobody dared ask. Handing over the title was up to each alpha, and i
NagaaraThanks to the dragon magic that flowed through my veins, I knew everything about my mother. Even what she wanted to call me and I claimed that name. I was unable to shift or use my magic thanks to the steel around my throat and wrists, but the magic still flowed freely through me.I knew all the spells my kind collected through the centuries. I just couldn’t physically do them. But then the beasts weren’t after the magic. They were after information and as long as they thought that I might have some, they would keep me alive.Max“She’s just a child!” I was shocked at the sight of the young girl on the other side of the one-way mirror. When I left my father in charge, I didn’t think he would have gone as far as he did. From the reports that were coming through, we had won. The dragons were gone after the last battle. It was over. All that remained was this one girl that glared at the mirror as though she knew I was watching her from the other side.“She might be just a child,
HelenaI was in the middle of a meeting when the thought hit me like a ton of bricks. There was absolutely no reason for me to wait until he came to me. I was a strong, independent alpha female. I had the right to visit his pack territory before making my decision about our bond. Hell, I could go to his place and reject him there!“Please call alpha Max and inform him I will be visiting tomorrow.” I instructed my beta, who looked both scared and excited. Of course, everyone was excited about their alpha finding a mate, but I did wonder if they weren’t more excited about the possibility of having a male alpha.Nobody knew what my decision about the pack was going to be yet. I hadn’t formally informed them, but I was sure that my mother probably told my father and that someone somewhere heard it and the rumour was already going through the pack like a wildfire.Nothing worked as fast as the werewolf grapevine, since nobody really had to physically tell anyone anything. It spread through