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Leonor “ Back again Lenny “ asked old Sam , the gym owner as I sat wrapping my hands ready to train . I like Sam , he’s old school . He makes no difference between the guys and me when it comes to training and sparring . At my small five foot two inches most of the males treat me like I will break . That is until they know me , I keep the fack I have my wolf and her added strength to myself . Being 17 most still assume I have not shifted yet . I ran away from my pack two years ago , after shifting at 15 years old . I had taken many years of physical and mental abuse at the hands of my father . My mother died when I was five , after that dad had turned on me . He started to drink just after mum passed , that's when my life took a turn for the worse . Most wolves shift at 18 years old , the first full moon after their 18th birthday . Only Alphas shift at fifteen . Jewel, my wolf , arrived in time to save me after the last beating my father had given me . If it wasn't for her I wou
Prince Alpha Orion I had just finished organising the extra patrols with my Beta Haggen when the report of the fourth missing teenager came in . That was the fourth in two months , second this month alone . The packs are looking to us for answers being the Royal Pack . I can't remember the last time I slept more than an hour at a time . “ How can this be happening , we have nothing, no clues or evidence “ I say more to myself than to anyone in the room , while running my hand through my already messy head of black curls . I haven't shifted for a few days and my wolf Onix , was starting to get agitated , being an Alpha wolf he needs to shift at least once a day . The fact I am 22 years old and haven't yet found my mate was taking its toll on us both . I was due to travel the packs to see if I could scent her , I am beginning to believe the goddess forgot about us . “ Alpha Orion sir , we can confirm the missing teen was in fact another male “ Says one of my head warriors coming
Leonor “ Hey Sam , how's tricks? “ I say as I leave the boxing ring all sweaty and puffed out from my sparring session . “ Ah, my little spit fire , just the person I am looking for “ he replies with his cigarette between his teeth as he folds the fresh towels onto the shelves . I give Sam a look to continue while I unwrap my hands as I catch my breath . “ That snake Cyrus that arranges the fights , came in this morning looking for you . I mean you know how much i hate the slipper fucker , anyway he wants you to headline fridays fight am not going to pretend i am happy about it “ he frowns looking concerned . "Ok , so did he give you any more details ?” I say while shaking my head with a small smile . Sam was one of the first people I met when I arrived in the city. He introduced me to Mirrum the coffee shop owner and landlord . “ Well I want you to understand I do not approve of this fight , and do not think you should take it . He was wanting to put you up against Nemesis
Alpha Prince Orion We had decided to do a bit of recon on Thursday night , around the area where the fights are held . We can only get entry for up to five people, so we decided to figure out where it was best to have the warriors wait for orders and with the best advantage . I haven't really spent much time in this area; it's mostly deserted , old buildings and forest . Sitting in the car as we drive around I can understand why the fights are held out this way , it would take a good thirty minutes to get any kind of authority out here . As we turn to the last street before the forest line, Onix starts to pace in my head . “ What's wrong? "I ask him . “ MATE” that's all he kept saying over and over . “Stop the car “ I almost shouted to my Beta . “ Really here , why?” he asks while giving me a strange look . Jumping out of the car , I ignored him . My senses lead me towards the forest line . I have no idea who I am looking for and if I'm honest I was starting to think my wolf w
Alpha Prince Orion I had spent most of the night tossing and turning , no matter how much i tried i couldn't turn off my thoughts . Even though I know I should be concentrating on the abductions , I just couldn't get that gold wolf out of my head . She had the most amazing gold eyes , the sheer size of her told me she was powerful , gifted even . Fit to be the next Queen to stand by my side . I know I need to put this to the back of my mind and deal with the problems at hand . I had never seen a gold wolf before , something told me she was special . I had spent over five years looking for my mate , I had almost given up hope and thought about taking a chosen mate . It's not unheard of , I had always looked to the mate bond. My parents were fated mates , the love they had for each other was something I wanted . That's why I never slept my way through the pack like my Beta did . The thought of my mate coming and being faced with my ex-conquests never sat well with me . Making my
Leonor pov I had spent most of the night staring at the ceiling , and I finally got out of bed at 5am deciding to go for a run . Having Jewel ignore me made me feel lonely for the first time since she came . Making her turn from our mate was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do . She just never understood why I didn't want a mate . I had watched my father change after my mother died , he became the worst form of himself . To the outsiders he was the perfect single father . People would often tell me how lucky I was to have a great dad . No one saw the beatings i took or the mental torture i went through . My father was clever, he never touched my face , well until the last time when he left me for dead . I need to get my wolf back on side , I am going to need her tonight . This is going to be the hardest fight I have ever had . So against my own feelings I decided to make her a deal . “ Jewel , please talk to me . I am missing your sassy ass . “ I try to be lighthear
UNKNOWN pov Looking at the pathetic drunk in front of me I feel my blood boil . How could I have been so stupid to think he would keep up his side of the deal . “What do you mean Leonor has left? "I say to him as the smell of his fear makes me take a step back from him . “ i i i mean she left , a few years ago “ the pathetic drunk manages to stutter out . Pinching the bridge of my nose I start to pace , as he is giving me a headache . “ Let me get this right , you promised me Leonor when she turned 18 . I let you live against my better judgement , with the promise of your daughter who has magic running through her from the oldest bloodline relating to the goddess herself . But she manages to get away from you at the grand old age of fifteen . Am I correct ?” I stop and spin in front of him as the thought comes into my head . “ What did you do to make a child run away ? I hope to the goddess you didn't hurt her . she is no longer your property , she belongs to me “ i screa
Leonora pov I find myself scanning the audience , the feeling of someone watching me . I know that sounds crazy as there are at least one hundred people here , but it's different . It's the same feeling I felt at the bar the week before . Jewel is growling in my head , she feels the darkness . I know it's dark but I don't feel afraid . I find it almost soothing , like there is a shield that only I can feel , I know it's here for me . The hairs on my neck stand on end and I spin round , whoever is watching me is using the shadows , lurking , watching me . I don't have time to think about it as Nemesis is announced and the crowd goes crazy . This is it Len , no turning back now I think as I roll my neck as I bounce from foot to foot and say my prayer to the goddess . All I keep thinking is how this could be a mistake , what if i die at his hands , what if Lil is right . -------- UNKNOWN pov Finding Leonor had actually been harder than expected , took the witch i use time . Leo
Lilith pov SItting looking at the body of Sasha I can feel the rage starting to build within me . This was a declaration of war . If someone's want for power is so great it has them taking innocent lives . Sasha was eighteen, she had only just started her training. She had lost her mother to cancer a few years ago. She lived in one of the rooms in the common house. She was a pleasant young girl, always happy to help. Yet as I stare at the haunted expression, the fear on her face. I feel like I have failed her, not only her but all these women. They look to me for guidance but seriously i have no fucking idea what to do, how to go forward. I can feel Haggens anger coming down the mate bond not only anger but fear for me. He is here for me and I know he needs to go back soon but his duty to the pack and his love for me is tearing him in two. The darker side of me is sitting just under the surface wanting to rip this whole world apart. I know I can't, I know I have a duty of care to
Zara povThat little bitch wants to think she can look down on me , she has no idea of my power . Who does she think she is ? and my darling sister just allows her to talk to me as she wants. Well, they have no idea what I am capable of and who I know . Leaving her office with Telia on my heels, I was so furious I didn't see the girl walking towards me with a basket full of what looked like herbs until we collided . “Watch what you are doing you stupid girl” I growled at her as she landed on the ground . “Sorry I was on my way to see the priestess,” she stutters . The Priestess , the fucking Priestess is this what she has been asked to be called . I do not think so. I think to myself as the girl gathers the content of the basket that had spilled out over . As I watch her scrambling around picking it up from the ground my temper spikes and I step on the girl's hand . As I step harder I hear the bones break as she squeals , Telia looks around with wide eyes. “Mama , what if someon
Lilith pov I hardly slept. The spirits are not happy and unfortunately since i took the job it's me they let know of their displeased moods . The minute I took the position I was bound by their rules , except only those who have been or are a high priestess will know we are forbidden to talk about our bounds and the rules we are bound by . This is something Zara will never understand , the powers I now hold are vast and extremely draining on your own reserve . Telia isn't strong enough and there is too much darkness in Zara for her to be given the responsibility , the spirits would never allow it . I have been trying to work through some paperwork to do with one of the other covens when my office door was opened and in waltzed Zara and Telia. “Ah Lilith , you are here” Zara says as she makes herself at home in my office . “Yes I am here in my own office” I say back dripping it in sarcasm . “Now now little LIl remember your manners when talking to someone older” She says, narrowi
Lilith pov My patience is wearing thin with this bitch , being now bound by the laws of our goddess means I can't just get rid of her . Sometimes I wonder what the point is in dealing with this shit , no wonder my Grandma looked exhausted when I was a child . What no one understands is the laws I need to uphold and stand by . It's not quite as easy as just taking the title like most think it is , I am bound and that alone is tiring . Haggens anger at her outbreak of threats and he is justified in so but honestly i just want to sleep and get lost in my mate . Standing from the table I thank Almara for my soup , give her a kiss on the cheek and go to my Grandma “I am going to have a nap , i am exhausted” She cups my cheek in her warm hand , looking at me with her green eyes much the same as mine . There are a lot of emotions floating in her eyes , the strongest being concern . I know she feels guilty for bringing Zara and Telia's wrath upon me . I place my hand over hers enjoying
Lilith pov A week is never enough but at least Haggen will be with me for a week or so . I can feel myself dragging my feet as we pack the car to leave saying goodbye was harder this time now the twins have arrived . I wish to spend some time with Len and Fallon , sometimes a girl just needs her sisters . Unfortunately last night I had a call from Almara to let me know that Zara and Telia had been openly trying to recruit supporters from my own coven as soon as I left . That means they must have been informed I had left , so that is a whole other issue . I am already fed up with my position. I would quite happily give it up but my Grandma has had her heart set on me guiding the covens into a united front . As our car leaves the packlands my heart hardens as I need to get myself back into the role I hate the most . “Hey baby , are you ok ?” Haggen asks as he leans over and squeezes my leg . Drawing me out my thoughts , taking a big sigh, I turn to him . “I have a bad feeling a
Lilith pov I hate that I had to leave again , especially since Len is pregnant but I need to work through the shit with the covens . The backlash since I became high priestess has gotten worse , in fact there is talk of them turning against me . If it was just me I wouldn't care but I have Haggen and the pack to worry about . Four covens I oversee , each coven has their own set of rules but they also have the rules of the higher power . I already know who is leading the unease against me , she feels she should have been given the position of high priestess instead of me . The truth is my Grandma has been training me for this since I was a child . She always said my powers were greater as a child than even hers . My mother passed away when I was child and I never knew my father. Grandma always said he was worthless and never deserved me . Being brought up by the most powerful witch in our region was something most witches would love . Our coven is the northern coven where I gr
[Epilogue part 2] 9 years later Alpha Prince Saint pov My head is banging as I sit and listen to my father lecture me on drinking too much . He wouldn’t understand even if I tried to explain to him , my parents' relationship is the strongest I have ever seen . Rubbing my temple , I have been drowning out his consistent talking until her name was mentioned . Bellatrix , the only female i have ever loved , but i fucked it up . Six months ago I broke her heart and every day I have hated myself for it . I can't remember how or why it happened , I have never ever looked at another female ever . For some reason I ended up so drunk I can't even remember getting back to the packhouse, never mind the female who was lying naked next to me . Six months I have tried to piece together that night but the only thing that ever is there is the look on Bellatrix’s face the morning she stood in the doorway to my room with coffee in hand like she did every other morning . The look on her beauti
[EPILOGUE PART 1] King Orion pov 10 years later It’s the annual summer festival and we always have a family picnic with our ever growing families . The twins are now eleven and we also have a five year old son who is honestly a riot , Belenus never stops . Our Princess Emerald is a beauty with her long white hair and her bright green eyes , the best part is her pure heart . She is a little mother always looking after the younger kids . She still spends a lot of time with her Aunt Fallon especially since Freyja was born . Freyja is Fallon and Lex’s second child. She is a lovely little thing , at the age of three she just follows Emerald around and my princess never gets fed up , no she just looks after her . Saint on the other hand is quite a serious child at the age of eleven he is not far from six feet tall already , towers over his mother . He is a good boy Loves his family, especially his mother . I love to watch him and the other lads as they play . Haggen , Lex and I alw
Leonor pov We are all waiting outside the delivery room for the birth of the future Gamma to happen , it's been almost two hours . I have never seen Lex looking so stressed out, poor guy . I have just finished checking on the twins when the first screeches of a new life entering this world reach our ears . Lex bursts through the door looking rather dishevelled and flushed “ It’s a boy , we have a son .” We all cheer before he goes back in the room to his mate and son . I feel Orion’s big strong arms wrap around me from behind , he kisses my temple . “ Well, it looks like Saint now has his Gamma .” Orion says with a proud look on his face . After another half hour we are allowed in to visit Fallon and her new baby son . Fallon as always is sitting up looking like she hasn't just given birth , the look of pure love on her face as she gazes at her new pup . Lex is sitting beside her , a protective arm around his little family . What was the best part was seeing Lilith being trul