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The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 54 - Angel tea.
GabriellaGabriella had been resting as much as she possibly could but could feel her strength deteriorating. They had to find the Wolf King and fast. She was still convinced that she was the only one who could care for him since she was the only one infected by his stupid demon magic! Just the thought made her furious. How could the angels allow anybody to get their hands on that kind of magic? Weren’t they supposed to protect people from it?She got up, cringing as pain shot through the side of her body and when she had a look at the wound, she could see that the poison had spread all the way up to just under her arm and her entire leg was covered in black veins. Her time was running out fast and the angels hadn’t come back with their so-called cure yet. Making her way to the window with a lot of trouble, she looked out at the camp below. People were talking and laughing and living their lives the best they could after the fight.The people who were down there had no place else to g
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 55 - What will heal her?
GabriellaThe second cup of tea smelled strongly of peppermint and Gabriella enjoyed it even more than the first. She was feeling groggy and the last thing she remembered was Lucienne pulling the covers over her as if tucking her in. The angel explained to Lucienne that the second cup of tea had something in it to knock Gabriella out so she wouldn’t remember the pain she was about to go through. They had to extract the darkness from her wound and he suggested to Lucienne that he shouldn’t hang around for it, but Lucienne refused to leave her side.There was a huge possibility that Gabriella wouldn’t survive the procedure and he didn’t want to leave her alone if that happened. If his mate breathed her last breath, he wanted to be right there by her side. The angel nodded as more angels entered the room. One was carrying a large ancient book. One had a golden bowl and the last was carrying a strange glass bottle.Lucienne moved out of the way and watched as they removed the covers from
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 56 - Finding a way out of the mess.
GabriellaAs she slowly opened her eyes, she groaned. It felt as if she had been through the toughest training session of her entire life. Every muscle was acing down to the bone and Gabriella’s first though was that it didn’t work! Whatever the angels did … It didn’t work! Lucienne rushed to her side the moment he realized she was awake and he smiled at her.“Don’t!” She tried to sit up and he helped her.“Don’t what?” He looked confused as she sighed.“Just don’t tell me. I don’t want to hear that it didn’t work and that you don’t want me to go after the Wolf King.” She couldn’t look at him. She had failed her people and she was going to die …“Hey.” His voice was soft and his touch even softer as he turned her face so she would look at him. “It worked!” His voice was filled with excitement as he started to unbutton the side of her gown. Gabriella looked at her perfectly healed skin where there used to be a gaping black hole!“It worked!” She squealed and was about to jump him when
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 57 - "We are all going to be happy."
GabriellaIt took some time to get all the innocent people released from prison, but Gabriella knew that she had to do what she had to do if she was going to win the hearts and minds of the people from the homelands. In the end, she would need all their help to win this battle against the Wolf King. The goddess only knew what he was up to and where else he could be hiding more armies and, worst of all, how long he had been planning his takeover.So, she made sure that the people she could take care of were cared for while Lucienne and the gang tracked the Wolf King. She was healed and that was great, but she wasn’t entirely at her full strength yet, so she spent her days going through the court papers and arrest files of the people who were in prison. It was an amazing feeling when she could tell someone they were being released and then saw the look of gratitude on their family’s faces as they walked out. She was doing something to make things better.She was busy going through a fil
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 58 - Something old, something new ...
MelodySince Melody had fairly recently arranged a wedding, she didn’t want to go through the entire process of all the fuss again. She wanted to make it special for Matthew, but she really didn’t want a carbon copy of what she planned with Eli. They also didn’t have a lot of time to plan something incredible because she really just wanted to marry Matthew and be happy. At least, for a little while before they went to war.The girls all jumped in and helped with the arrangements, but silence fell every so often when they thought of Zion. She was still missing and there was still no news. Gabriella had sent out scouts to try and find her, but the men had come up with no trace. After the Wolf King was basically run out of town, they went back to his pack house and found some of Zion’s hair in one of the rooms. It was almost as if she was trying to give them a message that she had been there, but there was nothing else.They only knew that she was there, but they found nothing else to te
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 59 - A beautiful ceremony.
GabriellaGabriella was concerned that they might be attacked, but it soon became clear that they might just have a good day. What was the most surprising thing of all was to see Eli and his family in one of the front rows of the chamber. When the councillor came to the part where he asked if anybody present had any objections to the union, Gabriella’s attention turned to Eli, but he remained in his seat.Gabriella fought the urge to laugh as the ceremony continued and Melody and Matthew promised to love and honour each other for the rest of their lives. Gabriella had to admit that it really was a beautiful ceremony, and she stepped forward so she could officially make them part of the pack. Cutting her palm, she held it out to Melody, who did the same and as soon as their palms touched, Gabriella could feel Melody’s power flow through her.Since she had already made Matthew a pack member, that part wasn’t necessary. The time had come for the two of them to be linked and Gabriella han
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 60 - Saving Zion.
GabriellaGabriella wouldn’t take the chance of telling anyone that she was going after the Wolf King. She didn’t even leave a note for fear that Lucienne would come after her. She was going to kill the Wolf King on her own without anyone else having to sacrifice their lives. She ran through the forest to the point where every muscle in her body ached right through to the bone.She had used the spell she got from one of the witches in the city just a couple of days ago to hide her scent and she was making her way closer to the human settlement. Meeting up with her two scouts that were keeping an eye on the situation, she gasped as soon as she saw Zion’s wolf in the cage. That bastard had given her friend away as if she was just some kind of animal!The humans had patrols and guns and they sounded pretty trigger-happy from what Gabriella’s scouts told her. It was a more dangerous situation than she had ever anticipated! What was worse, was the fact that the bastard had already left the
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 61 - Fighting for survival.
GabriellaSaving Zion was exactly what Gabriella needed. It was the good news everyone needed. She knew the Wolf King would come for them now, but she had her friend back! Jake met them just as they reached the border of the homelands. He didn’t even greet anyone as he rushed to Zion and held onto her. They couldn’t stay there all day, and Gabriella was thankful when Lucienne reminded them where they were.They shifted back into their wolf forms, but Zion was too tired to shift and Jake bent down so she could ride on his back. Making their way through the border, they didn’t take long to reach the house and everyone rushed over to greet them. Melody had a lot to say to Gabriella, but Gabriella could see that she was biting her tongue. She knew she should have at least told her friends and Lucienne where she was going, but she didn’t want anybody else getting hurt.After Zion was taken care of, they all gathered around the kitchen table and Gabriella told them exactly what she saw. Luc
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Gabriella“Well, it wouldn’t have been a group holiday if someone didn’t get hurt.” Gabriella laughed as they all piled out of the boat upon their return to the island. Jake was all fixed up thanks to some angel magic which nobody, not even Melody, completely understood. The fairy queen kept to her word and as soon as they arrived at the fairy docks, Jake was whisked off to a tent that was already set up.One of the other angels that were there treated Zion and Lucienne was supplied with some extra tea that Zion had to drink every night before bed. And just like that, a huge crisis was averted. If they were on the pack grounds when it happened, it might not have worked out as well, and all of them agreed. The angels really knew what they were doing, which made Gabriella wonder if she should find out if they could get one to move to the pack house.Her train of thought was quickly halted when Lucienne reminded her that they were meant to be on holiday and not planning more work. Since
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 71 - A huge accident!
MelodySeeing her friend going through such a hard time, all Melody wanted to do was comfort her, but now wasn’t the time. This was actually the perfect time to let Venus learn that Hunter was there for her just as much as her friends were, if not more. There was, however, something Melody had to tell all of her friends.She told Matthew the night before and he was simply ecstatic. Melody patient waited until everyone was seated at the breakfast table. Gabriella was the first to notice that their normally chatty friend had been awfully quiet all morning. Thankfully, the sudden budding romance going on between Venus and Hunter drew her attention and Melody almost breathed a sigh of relief!She wanted all of them to be comfortable and relaxed when she gave them the news because she had absolutely no idea how they were going to react to it. She waited until everyone had finished breakfast after deciding that she didn’t want to tell them before. They would probably get so excited that the
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 70 - Venus and Hunter
Venus“You haven’t done anything wrong.” Venus wiped the tears from her eyes. She wasn’t ready to say the words out loud yet, since it was still really early in their relationship, but she knew that she had to give Hunter a chance. Their friends were standing on the porch looking on as Hunter helped her out of the boat and when they joined everybody else Venus joked that the idea of not being able to work freaked her out and she had to make a run for it.She hoped the joke would distract them, but she knew better. It wouldn’t be long before the girls asked her what was going on. Since she didn’t have a mother to talk to, she had always confided in her friends. Maybe it was time she trusted them with her feelings now. She needed to figure out how she felt about Hunter. They were all used to meeting their man and falling instantly madly in love.Venus, on the other hand, had a completely different experience. How was she going to live a life without him after he had grown old and moved
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 69 - A surprise for the girls.
Venus“What are you doing here?” Gabriella exclaimed as she met Venus in the car park.“Meeting you. You sent me a note to meet you here.” Venus looked amused but Gabriella frowned.“Hi, girls, beautiful day for a run.” Zion appeared from behind one of the trees and it was clear she had just shifted and changed into her yoga clothes. The girls were still very confused when the three guys appeared with suitcases.“What’s all this?” Gabriella laughed and Lucienne promptly explained. The guys had planned a holiday for all of them in the fairy kingdom and Melody and Matthew would be joining them near the border to the homelands. To say that the girls were surprised was an understatement! Venus tried to make excuses that she just had too much work to take care of, but Hunter wouldn’t hear of it.The girls were all bundled into a van with the guys and off they went. The guys had been prepared for everything and answered each question the girls had about what was going to happen to the work
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 68 - All grown up.
GabriellaIt had been an incredibly long day and Gabriella was hiding from Venus on the terrace overlooking the training grounds. Lucienne and the warriors were training and she almost wished she could join them, but she was just too damn tired. Being queen was not what she thought it was going to be. Not that she thought anything really. It wasn’t something she had planned for her future and she wondered if she would ever be able to get her book done.“Spying on your man, I see.” Zion’s voice interrupted Gabriella’s thoughts and she blushed bright red.“You caught me red-handed!” She laughed as she turned her attention to her friend. “I never imagined I could love him this much. If I think back to when I found out we were mates,” She turned her attention back to the training grounds as Zion stood beside her.“Yeah, it hits you like a train, doesn’t it?” Zion pulled a face and they both laughed.“Don’t you girls want some dinner?” Melody appeared and they laughed as Zion commented tha
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 67 - Looking to the future.
GabriellaNow that Gabriella had been crowned queen, it meant she was traveling a lot more than she originally thought she would. It felt strange walking into the council chambers this time and she instantly felt it. The weight of presenting her kind in the council was resting heavily on her shoulders. It didn’t feel like this before. Before, she was just there to fight for survival. Now she was going to be part of the group of people who made the decisions that guided their entire region of supernatural creatures.“Well, I would like to start by congratulating Queen Gabriella on her coronation.” The queen of the fairies was the first to speak. The appearance of the entire council had changed since they last met. The mistress of the forest had been replaced by a new representative as well since she had been imprisoned, but the king of the vampires still kept his seat. For some reason, they couldn’t find any proof that the man was involved in the Wolf King’s plans even if he fought sid
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 66 - Magnus is still alive!
GabriellaGabriella was surprised at the amount of work that went into sorting out who was born and who died. She was even more surprised to find out that they didn’t even have all the documentation. This was a mammoth job Venus was trying to get done, and Gabriella was going to make sure Venus had everything she needed to do.They all went to bed late and were up early again to work on all of it. She did promise Venus they would help, but they just started when Gabriella noticed that the boys were missing. She asked the girls if any of them had an idea where the guys were going, and when nobody did, Gabriella called Lucienne through the mate link.He promptly but politely informed her that he thought it best if the boys didn’t help the girls and they were outside training. When Gabriella told the girls, Venus quickly agreed and showed them the little pile of papers the guys had been working on the night before. They joked around saying they were sure the boys each sat with one certif
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 65 - A new kind of life
VenusLife as the assistant to the queen was a little more complicated than Venus had expected, but Venus quickly got all the necessary etiquette under the knee. Her problem wasn’t that she had to figure it all out. Her problem was that she had to now teach the damn wolves what it all meant to them! Venus was getting resistance from all corners and not just in their damn pack!Suddenly, alphas needed to see her about everything! It had become clear that Caesar didn’t keep up with his duties as he was supposed to. Being the ruler of the werewolves meant so much more than just chasing after wars! Venus had to bring all the paperwork for all the different packs back up to date since Caesar didn’t take care of any of that. New births had to be registered and deaths were just a damn mess! Venus sighed, thinking to herself that she would probably never be able to get it all back up to date as Hunter brought her some lunch.He had been an absolute godsend and she had no idea what the hell sh
The Alpha's Heart - The Nightshade Pack Chronicles (Book 1) Chapter 64 - A new royal family is declared.
GabriellaThe war was over and the pack had settled into a normal rhythm again. It took a couple of months for things to be sorted out completely, but as Gabriella cut the ribbon to the new part of the pack house she felt proud of what her people had accomplished.All the new pack members were linked to the pack in a special ceremony the night before and today was moving day. The pack house was almost twice the size it was when she came back from her first visit. They had also done some upgrading in the older part of the house and she was happy with what her people had done to make life easier for everyone.Melody and Matthew returned from the homelands two weeks after everyone else and Melody was an enormous help during the construction of the pack house. She not only made sure that everyone was fed, but she also helped out when it seemed as if it was going to be impossible to get something done. Gabriella caught herself wishing she had magic like that a couple of times.The coronati
