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Leon:I felt the tension immediately when both Lucy and Seth noticed I was there.After talking to my Dad, I felt so much better about my decision, but there was still some lingering doubt.'Just tell them now and get it over with,' B suggests.'No, I want to talk with Lucy in private first, B. You're getting way too ahead of yourself. Plus, I want to mark her and have a ceremony with just her and me first,' I explain.My Dad said we could plan the mating ceremony for after the Crescent Moon Festival, which was right around the corner.'What if she isn't ready to mate?' B asks.'She is,' I say confidently. She is definitely ready."You haven't seen her spar yet for one and two; she sacrificed herself to try and save me from Kragen," Seth says.Lucy moves away from Seth's bed as he makes this comment, looking visibly uncomfortable.I didn't know the details, but Lucy mentioned some of them at my Dad's office."Yeah. I need to get her on the field soon, don't I?" I ask playfully.After s
Leon:'You know she wants us, don't be stupid,' B encourages me.I'm still standing there watching her dry heave into the gutter next to the sidewalk."Lucy, it's okay," I finally mutter.I'm not sure I believe what I'm saying, but we have everyone's attention on the street now, and I need to stop the parade.She gasps for breath, finally reeling in her emotions before taking a drink of water.She swishes it in her mouth before spitting it into the gutter.She does this several times before straightening up her posture.Tears are silently falling from her eyes as she does this.I'm trying to feel anything but the rage that is festering inside of me."Who kissed who?" I yell, now trying to figure it all out.Before she can respond, I grab her arm and pull us into a nearby alleyway for more privacy.She yelps at the tug, and I regret being aggressive, but I'm pissed.Everyone seems to go about their night after I push my Alpha aura on them, letting them know I don't appreciate their nos
Leon: Lucy keeps her head down, not speaking or looking at either of us."No, no one died, now what did mom say?" I ask, wanting to change the subject quickly."Lucy, what's the matter? What is going on?" Liam asks, not wanting to give up on the fact that there is clear tension between Lucy and me.Lucy doesn't respond but instead grabs a menu and starts looking at it."Is this what I choose from?" she asks, making me realize that she had definitely never been to a restaurant before and that I was making her entire experience awful.Liam glared at me before scooting into his seat to sit more directly in front of Lucy."Here," he says, opening the menu to the back page and shows her where the drink section is."There will be a waitress here soon, so you'll want to figure out what you want to drink first. You're 18 now, so you could get a beer or a mixed drink if you wanted. This one is popular," he says, pointing to the margarita.She looks at him for a while before clearing her throat
Leon:"You should probably eat something little mate," I say, noticing her picking around her plate."I'm not very hungry," she says."How about some air hockey or pool?" Liam suggests."I've never played either of those, but I can watch," Lucy says, making my heart sink.I've lost track of how many drinks she has had at this point, but I can tell she is feeling them because she has loosened up a lot and is now a little clingy, which I love."No way! You have to learn eventually. We can play air hockey, that might be a little easier to learn at first. Leon gets a little too serious when we play pool," Liam smiles at Lucy.She looks at me as if for approval. I did not like that.'Goddess Leon, probably because the first time she is vulnerable with you and tries to be honest. Mind you, less than 24 hours after finally finding safety and almost being taken advantage again, you choose to yell at her,' B growls, getting angrier at me at each passing moment.'Wait what?' I growl back at B.S
Liam:The moment that I step back into the doorframe to see if they're coming, Lucy's arousal hits me like a ton of bricks.'Goddess, she smells tasty,' Bo purrs.If there is a hell, we're going there for the thoughts that are fleeting through my mind about my brothers mate."Alpha!" The way her voice screeched, it had likely woke up my parents.Why the hell is this she-wolf in the Alpha's wing of the packhouse? Especially at this time of night.'Oh no, this is going to be bad. Really bad,' Bo says.I watch as Lucy pulls herself away from Leon to look behind him.Leon looks at me and mouths "fuck" before turning to look at Savina stomping down the hallway towards us.I could see the fire flicker from Lucy's hands for a brief moment and got a deep rooted feeling that this was going to end very badly.Savina stopped in her tracks as Leon had turned around and she noticed Lucy."Since when did you become some player? First that other girl and now her!" she screams.Other girl? My brother
Lucy:My entire night was like one giant rollercoaster of emotions.Telling Leon what had happened had nearly sent me into an anxiety attack. I knew I had to tell him. I couldn't have dinner with both my mates, Liam not even knowing I was his mate, with this big secret weighing over me this way.Several things became more apparent to me through the night.First, Liam and Leon may be identical, but they are polar opposites in personality.Leon had a sophisticated sense about him that made me feel secure and understood, but Liam, on the other hand, was sensitive and free-spirited. I was actually relieved to get to see this side of Liam without him knowing I was his mate.It eased some of my concerns.Liam was genuinely considerate of his company, mate or not.He made sure that I felt comfortable, and I adored him for this. He cared about how others felt in his presence. The waitress was a total hag to me, and he made sure I didn't have to continue to interact with her. He didn't miss
Lucy:I walk over and sit next to him. His eyes were wide the moment he seen me, he didn't say a single word as I made my way over to him and plopped down."Do you always dream of stuff like this?" I ask, getting straight to the point and not leaving out that we're in a dream this time.After the mess I made with Leon, I knew I needed to put my big girl panties on and start dealing with Liam straight away."I... well... I mean, wait dream?" he asks, now looking around as if realizing at that second that none of this was real.His face turns pink with embaressment before he looks back at me."Dream?" he asks again but it's less of a question this time."Yeah, it's like dream walking or something like that. At least that's what Tricia calls it. The first time I did it, it was less..." I trail off, trying to find the best word to desribe how different the atmosphere was that he had brought me into."Oh Goddess," Liam groans, grabbing my wrist before pulling me through the building and out
Lucy:I immediately ran back to the door and opened it. Leon and Liam looked back, stopping whatever conversation they were having to give me their attention."I fucked up!" I say, the words barely coming out between my panicked breathing.Leon walks up to me, apprehension laced through his expression when he cups my face.He's sending me the most calming tingles through my soul, relaxing me the best he can."What is it?" he asks.He's helped with my anxiety enough so that I can try to explain, but all I can think about is that we need to go, and we need to go fast."The dungeon, there were girls in the dungeon! I set the place on fire with those girls still in there!" I say Liam's face goes pale as he realizes what I'm saying."I need to go!" I yell, turning to run toward the entrance of the packhouse.I can't tell who is following me; I don't waste time looking back to see; I just know that I need to get there quickly.I shift the moment I get out of the packhouse. My clothes are sti
Lucy:"The stronger the magic within a person, the harder it was to control myself," Zeak admits.I watch as he sits down on the cot in the corner of the cell now.I hadn't felt my magic back then but I guess he could.I wanted a better answer but I guess it could be that simple."Rosie would do something. I'm not sure what it was exactly, but for a moment, I would see clarity. I started having her be there all of the time, and I saw clearly the more she was around. Kragen said she was an abomination and needed to be killed. I sold her instead," he admits."You're going to go back to your pack. Tell them you escaped somehow. I don't care what lies you have to come up with; it needs to be believable," I state.I feel Leon's grip around me tighten, and a growl elicits from each of my mates.'We didn't talk about this, Lucy. You can't make that decision without Dad,' Liam links me.He's right. I need to talk with Leander, but my mates will soon be taking over the pack, and we also need to
LEON:'Don't mess this up,' B warns me.Lucy's trust meant everything to me. B and I have been getting restless because she runs off on her own all the time.It had to stop now.I put my arm out, stopping Seth and Liam from proceeding toward Zeak's cell.'Just give her a minute first,' I suggest through our link.It was interesting how being marked with Lucy now gave us the ability to link with Seth, too.Neither of them responds, but they don't try to move forward either.We watch as Lucy approaches the cell and stops to face Zeak's.She stands there for several moments, not saying a word, and Zeak doesn't say anything either. My heart thunders in my chest.Simply knowing that she is in his presence and that he gets to look at her makes me sick to my stomach, but I push my feelings aside for the sake of Lucy's trust in us."When did you notice the change?" These were Lucy's first words, or rather, a question for Zeak.I can now hear sobbing coming from Zeak's cell. It doesn't sound l
Lucy:Leon got the brunt end of the deal when it came to my affection.He had to see the way I flinched at any sudden touch or movement toward me.The way my mind wrapped up in anxiety the moment I started to let myself go, and the way my body revolted at any bit of love he tried to give me at first.While Seth had spent so much time showing me friendship and the slow burn of a connection only that type of relationship could provide, Leon had gone head-first into committing to me and showing me safety in love and intimacy.He never second-guessed me or our bond.He never judged or looked at me differently.He put work into helping me get comfortable enough to approach intimacy.Of course, he was upset.I didn't want it to be this way, either."Leon... please talk to me," I murmur, entering our bedroom alone.He looks over at me, clearly still angry, but looks at me anyway."It's hard for me to explain things when I'm not really sure of them myself," I start.I'm nervous about how he wi
Lucy:Leon snapped his bond shut, but I felt the anger seep through before he could."You don't understand. I had to," I rush out, trying to defend myself for some reason.Liam's grip on me tightens. "Why the hell would you do that?" Leon growls."Woah, Leon, chill. Let her explain," Seth remarks, looking from me to Leon.A knock comes at the front door, just in time. Saved by the bell, so to speak."We're not done having this conversation!" Leon hisses, pointing his finger at me.'He'll get over it,' Liam links me, likely to avoid pissing Leon off any further, but it doesn't make me feel any better."What crawled up your butt?" I hear Trish before she pushes past Leon and trots into the kitchen.She stops and looks around the room for a second."This doesn't look like the best time for bad news, but I've been waiting almost a week to tell you guys," she says, squinting one eye.Great.Leon's large presence comes from behind Trish. He's refusing to open his bond up with me."Well, spi
Lucy:Seth looks at me thoughtfully for a moment.The idea of how and why the pack is blessed seemed to have suddenly confused him as well."I never thought about that. I assumed it had to do with our strength and wealth. This pack has had minimal rogue attacks, has always done well financially, and hasn't suffered in many different ways that other packs have," Seth suggests.He's right, though. They have seemed to have good luck OR make the right choices."Hecate wiped the history for a good reason. She doesn't want anyone to know she's been looking over this pack. She gave the line of Alphas the ability to find their mates and their families' mates. You understand better than I do how much strength that gives a pack alone," I say, tapping my toes on the ground excitedly as we piece together the mystery that's been driving me mad."Wait. Hecate gave them that gift? The Moon Goddess grants the Alpha lineage their special strength," Seth argues, his voice slightly irritated at me for gi
Lucy:The next several days were spent doing nothing but eating, sleeping, and exploring our connection and dynamic.The more intimate I was with my mates, the more the magic settled and relieved the pain of what I had experienced.We knew that once this time came to an end, things wouldn't be the same. So many variables were hanging in the balance, weighing heavily on our shoulders.My mates were still sleeping, but the stress of it all made me restless.I zip into my Fae form and zoom into the study down the hall, ensuring that my mates stay resting in bed.This would likely be the last time for a while that they get to rest that peacefully.'You're getting good at that. It makes me dizzy when you do it, though,' Nia whines.'It makes me dizzy still, too,' I sigh.Sitting at the desk, Liam had picked out for me, I rummaged through the drawers, finding a paper and pen to jot down my list of things to do.1. Visit Savina and ZeakThere was nothing similar between their situations. I kn
Lucy:Liam and I didn't get nearly the rest that the other two had, but I don't think either of us minded.We lost track of time and count after I decided to put Seth and Leon to sleep for the night.There was no sense in all of us being awake and marking Liam had turned something on in me I couldn't deny and needed to explore.He didn't complain.I had to mark Liam twice to get the rest of my magic from him. Yet another thing neither of us was bothered by.That time was more than pleasant. Liam had awakened my soul in a way I didn't know was possible.It created a hunger for the remainder of my magic, and for the last mark, I needed to bear.Just like Nadia had said, it just took a little push from Liam to get me started.Liam and I had maybe a few hours of sleep before getting up, showering, and sharing another tub of ice cream while watching a movie and waiting for my other mates to wake up from their forced slumber.I was excited to be this way with Leon. He was my patient mate—the
Leon:The moment Lucy relaxed, I left the bathroom. I didn't feel uncomfortable being there; I just knew they needed to seal their bond.It was the one connection Lucy had that she hadn't gained confidence in.I found Seth eating some of the leftovers from Jason's buffet."She ate?" he asks, not looking back to even see who had entered the room.We have all become very intuned with each other over the last several days."We're on the up," I say, piling food onto my plate."What research were you doing in the library with Lucy?" Seth asks, not looking up from his plate.I hadn't realized he had noticed. He was always far more observant than anyone gave him credit for."Other supernatural beings. Lucy thinks Rosie is a siren." I knew Lucy wouldn't mind me sharing the information.She only wanted to do it privately with me because she knew I took those studies seriously, and it would go by faster and smoother without too many people asking questions.I hear Seth's fork clinking against th
Lucy:Leon helped me get into the bath.My body feels like it's been run over, put back together, and run over again. Every muscle aches with the burning of a thousand suns.For now, I'm okay. For now, the mental pain has stopped.I wanted to rest, but my mind and soul were racing on a track that felt endless.I need it to end."Lucy, how can we help you?" Leon asks.He grabs the edge of the bathtub, lowering himself down to sit by the side of the tub.I relived every death of every Silver Throne Fae Queen before me. My neck still felt the remnants of my throat being crushed.'It hurts. Especially after eating,' I mind link Leon.He perks up in his position. He's satisfied by the way that I'm finally speaking to him.Even if it's through a mind link.It's been difficult to find any words to say in the past few days. I don't want to answer questions. I don't want to explain what I know. Bits and pieces are still sorting themselves in my brain.I know half-truths. One side to each story