Dawn's POV"Arthur, we need to talk," Queen Mother calls out to her son."Yes," he comes into view. "We need to look for Dawn's mate," she states and Arthur looks at me, then back to his mom."Didn't you know her mate though?" Arthur asks."Right?" I roll my eyes. I am glad I am not the only one with that assumption. "What gave you the impression that I knew her mate?" she looks at both of us respectively."Didn't you go on about the speech about moon goddess whoever that is, and her telling you about my mate and all? Shouldn't she at least have given you a hint about who that is?" I ask."Exactly what I would think," Arthur agrees."Well, for your information, she didn't and now we have to travel to all three packs looking for her dear love, well two packs," she states matter of fact. "You can gather your people in a minute Arthur,""Like as in now?" same question Arthur, I asked her the same question. At this point, I and Arthur have the same brain cells. "Yes, of course now. The
Dawn's POV"Did you tell her that if she rejects her mate he dies?" I hear Arthur whisper."Arthur look at her, she is barely holding on by an inch. I can't be putting that on her conscious," Queen Mother tries to stand for me."And what about the werewolf that dies?" "That will be her choice to make. You can't force love Arthur. You know that better than anyone," she leaves. What did she mean when she said that? Was Arthur once rejected? Did he die and then reawaken again, or did he suffer heartbreak?"I know you are awake you know," he interrupts me and I open my eyes."How did you know?" I mumble, seating up."Your heartbeat sold you out," he takes a seat next to me."How are you feeling?" he asks."Better. How long was I out?" my head is still hurting, but it's better than before. "For about 30 minutes." he hands me some water and I gladly take a sip before I hand it back to him."Is it true?" I whisper, knowing that he knows what I am talking about."Yes,""Did you do it on pu
Lucinda's POVAfter the whole let's propose thingie near the volcano, I thought why not? Although I must add and say, I am still a bit skeptical. But what's life without a little adventure right? We had to go down and Shadow had to handle some duties, and I went back home to start cooking. I know that we have a cook, but I don't want to just do nothing. I probably won't have any time after I start my Luna duties.I wonder who is going to teach me what to do. It's not like I had that training in Aquarius Waters. It's usually the previous Queen Lunas that teach the coming Lunas but Queen Mother Nanawe never really left the forest after Accalia's death, so I know she wasn't so welcoming of me. And I haven't seen Firedunes Queen Mother, and Shadow hasn't uttered a word about her."Don't you think we should have been introduced to Queen Mother when we got here?" Momentus asks."Yes, but people have different customs and I never heard of her. Maybe we should wait for Shadow to come back a
Lucinda's POV"Wow, you have said a lot," Eliza comments. I am not sure how to respond to that, so I just nod."So, how did my son convince you to be his fiancee?" she adds smiling."Is that the only thing you caught in my whole venting?" I chuckle, relaxing."No, it was the easiest to start with. I won't say I understand your need to kill, but I understand your emotion of betrayal, the discomfort that you are in, and how misused you feel. I get that. You gave your all to this man, and well, he hurt you, and to what extent, you alone know the whole truth about that. You know the deep cut it made and the emotional hit you had to endure, with the pack, with Arthur, even with your wolf. And how you view things, for now, makes sense, and as you slowly let Shadow love you, you will understand how much worth you have to those who deserve you." When she says, it's like a balm to my pain, anger, and hurt. My feelings suddenly feel valid and important, and for the first time, they feel raw and
Arthur's POVNobody had to be told twice as we all rushed to the bedroom where Quin was. When we get there though, her eyes are still closed and she is still sleeping. "Echo," we all look at him in irritation."I swear, her hand moved and she was starting to open her eyes. I didn't wait to see more and I rushed to get you in case she wanted to say something," he tries to defend himself.Mother goes to her side, and checks her pulse. "She's awake," she confirms. The room goes into an uproar, and we start hugging each other. It's like the tension that had built up was unexpectedly tumbling down."She just needs to rest now," she continues."How long before she opens her eyes? " Dawn cues."That's for her to decide. The worst is over, and maybe you going to head home before the week culminates," she smiles. Relief washes over me like a wave and I can feel myself finally breathe. Quin is awake. Echo was right when he said Quin would wake up sooner than we expected, he was right. I pic
Dawn's POVHe is here. Winter is here. Of all the places, he is here, whilst I am looking for a mate. What in the world am I doing?Marie is only a few months old, and I am not very keen on dating anyone. So what am I doing?'You trying not to die', my subconscious reminds me.Right, I nod. Don't die. That's the mission."What's going on?" Queen Mother stops me when I get to the kitchen, whilst she is still chopping onions. "Winter is here, like as in here, in human form," I mumble, starting to pace around, talking to myself, "He is here," I nod, finally letting it hit that this is true. Winter is outside, with Arthur, and in a few minutes, he will enter this house and we can talk. But what is he doing here?"Alpha Winter is here?" Queen Mother invites, and she stops what she is doing and looks at me."You guys know Winter?" I stop pacing around and look at them."And what do you mean Alpha Winter? You mean to say he is like Arthur?" I try to blink away the confusion but fail. Winter
Dawn's POV"Okay, so you know Winter right?" I seat upright and face the kid."You mean Alpha Winter?" he corrects me."Yes, I keep forgetting his is that, but yeah him, he is my mate and the father of my child," I blurt out. "Well, I didn't know that he was the Alpha, and I met him in the city, in a bar, by chance, and then bam, one thing led to another, and well, Marie happened and well, we are here," There, I said it. I am conflicted about how he is going to believe what I have just said. "Well, that's a story," I could tell that he is conflicted on my behalf. Right?" In that moment of defeat, I close my eyes and lean on the headboard. Someone knocks on the door. I open my eyes and it's Quin's mother. She enters the room and I can feel myself getting annoyed."Are you here to add more insults because I can leave you with your daughter and grandson?" I propose, ready to stand up and go. I am not in the mood to entertain the likes of her at the moment. She stands at the door and I
Dawn's POV"You not giving me a chance to be mad at you," I utter in a whisper, and he stops."Granted I took the wrong number, but I've been mad at you for as long as I've known you because you didn't get back to me, and, I can't be unmad at you just because of that," "Okay, what do you want to do?" he turns and looks at me. "I still wanna be mad and you," I state."Why?""Because I thought you hated me, and that you were a liar, and well, when I told you about Marie, you just left me to read. Granted, it wasn't your number, I've already painted a picture of who you are, and I can't unpaint it as yet because I was hurt, and I am still hurt. I thought all of it was a lie. The long talk, you comforting me, I thought you just did it to get me to do your bidding," I explain."Dawn…I would never," he kneels in front of me and takes my hands into his, "Well, I didn't know that because I never got to hear your side of the story. Every text that came through I thought it was yours, but th