Serana POV.After breakfast, we head out. According to Wesley, Lupus Rock is a couple of hours away on horseback. But I need to get there sooner. Fuck it.“No, you will ride on my back.” I say as I step away, and they have the decency to give me privacy. I don’t see the point they have all seen me naked before. But it does warm me further. I strip down and close my eyes and envision Bedelia.Her black feathers with the reds, oranges, and golds running through the centre of my tail feathers. Her beautiful orange eyes and gold beak and talons. I open my eyes and see I am looking down at really small people. I wait for Vilkas to shift in to Jaka and him and Bedelia rub against each other as she shakes out her neck feathers and he does the same.I move to my belly and open my wings as Wesley climbs up and sits behind my neck.“You pull out my feathers, wolf, and I will make you a snack.” Bedelia warns, and Wesley raises an eyebrow at us and I chuckle. Joel, however, is riding on Jaka. I l
Vilkas POV.To say I am proud of Serana would be an understatement. Seeing her in action as she killed 2000 Lycans with just her a move of her hands. I couldn’t help but smile at her. Yes, some would say it is sick that I enjoyed their screams, but I know that Serana wants revenge more than I do and that is what she will get.I look at both Wesley and Joel and they both look like they have just witnessed a nightmare play out in real time, and I smirk at them both. Pussies.“So, where are we headed next?” I ask as I walk behind her back towards Lupus Rock. She doesn’t stop or answer. I move closer to her and see the icy stare from her flame like eyes. I know she is in a lot of pain, but she is using that pain to fuel her. Most would say that isn’t healthy, but that’s the thing about Phoenixes. They use that pain, rage, grief and turn it into fire.Her hatred will win the war against the Lycans, but I know it has changed her. Her ascension has changed her. In the privacy of her room or
Starci POV.That little bitch. She knows of the gathering. If she arrives there and goes to the Alphas, they will be pissed, not at her, but at me. I know word would have spread about what I have done, but I need their help.I went against a direct order not to attack the Phoenix Kingdom. Fools the lot of them, they were scared of Marcia’s wrath. But I needed to take the heart scale so I could use it to defeat the Alphas and become the top dog, so to speak.But that plan failed yet again. Now I have no choice but to grovel on my belly like a stray dog. The Alphas will love that. They have been hunting me for years, but I have always managed to evade them. Now I need their help.“You won’t be able to lie to them Star, they will see through it. It’s best to tell them the truth, otherwise they will kill you,” Lex says in my head as I watch Jaka and Bedelia fly back to the Phoenix Kingdom.“They could try to kill me on site. What we did was treason.” I say as I sit on the floor and think
Serana POV.Since remembering the way my mother was killed, I have tried to shut it out, but I can’t. I’m sitting in the grand living room with a box of pictures and photos of my parents. I smile at each one and even laugh.“This is how you should remember them.” Vilkas says from my side as I lean into him as he rubs soothing circles on my arm.“Yeah, that is what I’m trying to do. It’s just hard. Every time I close my eyes, I see her lifeless eyes looking back at me.” I focus on the photo in my hand when I feel him tighten his hold on me.“It’s ok to remember the good times. Don’t let what happened to them burrow inside. Let it go. Look at it this way. She protected you. She ran with you, knowing they were coming for you. She fought for you, so did your father. You stayed alive because deep down you knew there was more to this. Baby, you need to let the pain go or it will consume you.” I take a deep breath at his statement and I know he is right, but the pain I feel is fuelling the f
Serana POV.It’s the day of the gathering with the Alphas. I make my way towards the temple, passing thousands of Lycans. They all look at us, some with fear, the others with curiosity. I have come to get answers, but I have come for war if need be.I look around and snarl if a Lycan’s gaze lingers for too long. I decided to wear all black leather with boots. My fiery red hair is up in a high ponytail. Vilkas is wearing black jeans and a black button-down shirt with the first three buttons undone and the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, his hair a tousled mess and damn if I don’t want to rip his clothes off and take him now.“Focus Serana, you can jump him later.” Bedelia is on high alert as we keep our gaze forward. Even though Vilkas has my hand in his, I can’t calm down.We walk towards the temple of Selene and there, sat in a large circle, are the Alphas and on a throne is Hyperion.He is tall like all Lycan’s. His sandy blonde hair is styled meticulously. His blue eyes shine and
Vilkas POV.Turning with Serana and seeing Starci in the state she is in, I have no words, no emotion, nothing. She deserves everything she is going to get by my mate’s hands. The Lycans did a number on her, yet she can still look defiant even in her current situation.Serana goes to step forward, but I grab her back. She turns to look at me, and I can see Bedelia shining in her eyes.“I know you want to kill her. Let’s see what happens first.” She pulls her arm out of my grasp and turns to fully look at me. My eyes widen at what I have just done and said to her.“You fucking idiot. Let her kill the bitch.” Jaka roars in my head, but I need her to think clearly and right now, she isn’t.“Why? Do you still have feelings for her?” Fuck! I shake my head at my stupidity.“No, I don’t. I love you, Serana. Just wait to see what the Lycans want to do with her first before you kill her.” She looks taken aback by what I have just said when she squares up to me. Her eyes blazing.“Not so long a
Serana POV.Hearing the words that Starci has said makes me want to kill them all and rip the scale from my chest myself. I can’t be involved with Vilkas after knowing the extent of what he has done, and willingly it would seem. I’m such a fucking fool. I believed him. I fell in love with him and he let it happen, knowing I was just a means to an end.“Bedelia, is this true? Tell me she is lying.” I beseech her when she whimpers inside me.“She is telling the truth. I’m sorry Serana.” I take another step back and lower my guard as Bedelia takes control. She isn’t going to fight and neither am I. We just want to go home. She can have him. I will find a way to break this bond and remove the heart scale without it killing me. I don’t want them near me.I’m numb. I can’t process anything that has happened over the years, but this has to be the cruellest. We fly away, and I don’t even know what was said after Bedelia took control. I will never be the same again.“It’s better to be feared.”
Serana POV.I staggered at the words of my mother and looked at her with confusion.“Why me? Why should I decide?” I ask her as I shake my head in disbelief at her words. She looks at me sadly as she approaches me, but I back away from her.“The Gods have seen all you have been through. It is your decision to make, Serana. I know it was me who placed the curse. I can’t make this decision. It has to be you. I have seen everything you have been through and it hurts my heart that I wasn’t there physically to save you. I’m sorry, my love.” She reaches from my cheek and I turn my head away and look out over the ocean.“I need to be alone,” I say sadly as I look down as I walk away. The island is huge. I walk along the shoreline feeling the water lap at my feet.“This is bullshit! We shouldn’t have to choose. What the fuck are they playing at?” Bedelia is fuming, and who can blame her? The betrayal of everything is still raw. Then to add to this to the mix is just fucking cruel. I have to m