I observe as three of my friends stand guard, defending us. It's kind of embarrassing though. I’m not a weak man. I can fight. It’s the women defending the royal family. Caren was right, though. No one can even get close to them. Caren tosses men into the air. Allowing the laws of gravity to take over when she thinks they are high enough. Some men survive the fall, others are not so lucky. Lottie scorches anyone that comes near her. Christina directs Jen and the other hawks towards them. I am not sure which way I would prefer to die. Each one looks to be as painful as the next. Reed and Maddox are pacing behind me. I can hear them complaining. I guess they don’t want to see what their mates are doing or what they are capable of. Max and Jax are beside their parents, Summer sobbing her heart out at the loss of her wolf, Alexis. I walked up to them and got the attention of one of Eden’s dads. I struggle to tell them apart. “The moment the eclipse is over. I need you to mi
Summer’s POV I have been so upset since I woke up. The emotional pain is worse than the physical. “Have I not been through enough?” I asked my mates. “How will you ever love me if Alexis has died?” I asked Dawson. “We love you for the woman you are. The mate bond just brought us together.” Nathan tells me. He is trying to soothe me. I know he is telling the truth. But my emotions are all over the place and I'm not thinking straight. “She has been a part of me for so long. I can’t imagine what life would be like without her. She didn’t deserve to die.” I told them. “We love you too,” Max tells me. I gave both my boys a small smile. “I know you do.” I know both Nathan and Dawson hate seeing me like this. Just like I would hate seeing either of them like this. Nix asks Nathan for some help with something. Taking him away from me. I saw him nod to Dawson. They’ll probably never let me out of their sight again. “I guess the eclipse is about to end and it will be official. Al
General Rayne’s POV How can so much crap have happened in a day? Not even a day. It’s not even 3pm yet. I look at the people surrounding me. I thank the goddess that everyone’s still with us. Although they may be hurt or exhausted, they are breathing. Oh crap, Elizabeth, the kids. “Hi Honey.” I mind link her. “Hi Honey? You tell me the absolute basics of what is going on. Then you say Hi Honey, to me. Do you know what happened here?” She snaps at me. I can feel her irritation through the bond. No matter how I answer her. I will be wrong. I chose to stay quiet. “How dare you not tell me what was happening? I am your mate. The mother of your children. You didn’t think I should know that you were going to face the fight of your life. We could have lost you.” I said nothing. If I told her, she might have panicked. But not telling her caused her to worry. “Yeah, I got your message.” She will never know how close to death I came today. Or that the girl she sent ac
Ara’s POV The doctor tells me where I can find Brandon. Apparently, he hadn’t left the side of the man that saved him. He is such a sweet child. I’m not sure what I would have done if that man hadn’t gotten there in time. Now his wolf has returned. I am sure he will make a full recovery. I’m headed to room 106, where they took him. I look through the glass on the window, just to check if I am in the right place. Brandon is there asleep on the bed with the man. It’s unusual for Brandon to fall asleep during the day. But there he was, cuddled up with him. The man has his arm draped over Brandon. Like he is still protecting him. I opened the door as quietly as I could. When I stepped inside the room, the scent of peppermint surrounded me. It’s so intoxicating, my wolf Mesha pants. I closed the door behind me. If this is what I think it is, I need to get Brandon out of the room, then I will reject him. I had a mate. He was the love of my life. I don’t think I could lov
Max’s POV At first, we felt confused when Uncle Rayne told us to stay in the living quarters of the palace. The moment we walked in and caught the stench of blood, we understood and agreed immediately. “You can have this room.” I told Christina. Who was walking alongside Nix. “Don’t suppose anyone has any clothes I can borrow. I have been travelling lightly for the last few days.” She asks. “I will get some from Eden’s room.” Jax offers. “I have to go, Christina,” Nix tells her. “Don’t worry. I promise you that you will be safe with them.” She looks at me, dead in the eye. “I know I will be Nix. Quinn will kill them if they try anything. Then I will feed them to Jen.” Jax returns with a few items and hands them over to her and with that, she walks into the room and closes the door. “She is joking, right?” I asked Nix nervously. “Truthfully, it’s hard to tell,” he says, laughing. “Oh, my goddess, what have I been mated to?” “Come on, let’s get you both up to speed,” Nix s
Parker’s POV When Lottie and Maddox returned from River Valley Pack and told me what happened to Millie, I couldn’t believe it. They were leaving to go to the palace with a plan of returning later to recover her body. I decided at that moment what I was going to do. They didn’t need me at the palace. I am not gifted, or special. I won’t make any difference. But I will get peace of mind from what I am about to do. I was supposed to travel with Ethan and Freya. But I couldn’t go. I couldn’t leave her body there. Not amongst all those traitors. Not for one second more than it had to be. She deserved better. The moment the car was out of my sight, I shifted, allowing Saxon to take over. He headed into the pack territory. When we got closer, there were quite a few wolves around. “I guess some of them survived Lottie’s visit.” I told Saxon. Before he shifts. I am smaller than Saxon and can hide better. It's not that I am scared to fight, I am scared I won't be able to achieve
Lottie’s POV The doctor told Caren there was nothing physically wrong with her. She thinks she was just exhausted herself. She also admitted that as Caren is a hybrid, it would be difficult to tell if there was a problem with her powers. The only advice she could give her was to take it easy for a few days. We asked to borrow a car. Then, with our mates in the front seats, we drove home. I held Caren’s hand the whole way. The only sound that filled the journey was our quiet sobs. I couldn’t hold it together when the house came into view. I kept control throughout the entire journey. But now, when I saw the house, it all became real. She isn’t going to be there. She is really gone. Forever. My quiet sobs weren’t quiet anymore. If we had never left, would she still be alive? I looked at my mate. No, I can’t think like that. She wanted us to leave. She encouraged us to live our lives. Be the best version of ourselves. She was the best mom. No, she was a great mom. As
Nix’s POV During the journey back to the palace, Eden slept with her head on my shoulder. Parker was sitting on the other side of her. We sat in silence. I don’t know what he was thinking about, but my thoughts were about Millie. I still blame myself for her death. I have to let Caren know. I have to tell her it is my fault Millie died. I need to beg her and Lottie’s forgiveness. I looked out of the window. What would my mom make of me being responsible for Millie’s death? Tears filled my eyes, a lump formed in my throat. I give a small sniffle. “Don’t,” Parker says. “Please don’t. It will start me off again.” I guess he is thinking of her, too. I nodded at him once and regained my composure. As soon as the car came to a stop, I picked up my sleeping mate. “Ethan, wake up.” I heard Parker saying. “What? Uh? Where am I?” Then I saw Ethan on the palace steps. “No one here knows me. They wouldn’t let me inside. I had nowhere else to go. So, I waited.” I laughed at him. He is no