I squealed in delight as I hugged Triss as hard as I could without hurting her. I wasn’t surprised I hadn’t noticed her stomach when I saw her. Triss, much like the women in her pack, favored big, colorful, flowing dresses.Triss laughed in pleasure at my open joy.“Tri that’s amazing. Do you know if it’s a boy or a girl yet? How many months gone are you?Does your baby have a godmother?Can I be the godmother?” I laughed delightedly as I shot her rapid-fire questions in quick succession.“Not yet, I’ve decided to wait until birth. I’m 23 weeks pregnant.No, my baby doesn’t have godparents yet.Yes, you can be the godmother.And please calm down and ask your questions one at a time.” Triss replied in one breath, with laughter in her eyes.“I’m sorry Tri, I was just so excited. I love that you’re having a baby” I said with a soft smile.Triss hugged me and looked pleased that I was happy for her.We talked more, and I went in-depth about everything I had experienced since I left the
Arnou and I arrived at the Lycan territory later that evening. Granny and Alisa stood at the entrance to welcome Arnou and me.I was happy to see that granny was strong enough to be on her feet.“Welcome dear, the pack has been dull without you,” Granny said with a pleased chuckle as she enveloped me in a hug.I make a happy face at Arnou behind granny’s back and he laughed loudly and hugged Alisa.Granny released me and I turned to Alisa, I didn’t want to be nasty but I had no idea how she would react to the news of my engagement to Arnou.“So, I heard you’re to be my new sister. Welcome back Daciana, I’m glad your trip ended early. We have a lot to plan together.”Alisa said pleasantly smiling at me. I nervously return her smile. I was still a bit paranoid that her olive branch was actually a thorn.We strolled into the palace together, and I gave Arnou and granny privacy partly because I wanted them to spend some time together, and partly for selfish reasons. I was tired from the j
Alisa dropped her news like a bombshell and shut the door behind her like the information she had just given me was nothing major.I sat down on my bed brooding upon what Alisa had said. I didn’t mind that they got married. I mean Eden had informed, me before I left.I’m very happy with Arnou so the emotion I’m feeling is not jealousy but surprise. I guess I never thought they would go ahead with the wedding.I doubt Nikkini was actually in love with Eden, I was so sure she only had sex with him because he was married to me and she enjoys messing up my life. But now, I can’t help but wonder if she actually developed feelings for Eden or if she married him just to spite me.I guess I’ll find out when I see her at my wedding. My major concern now is finding Feyre and showing Arnou the recording.If Herley’s accomplice still roamed free in the palace, it would be unsafe to tell anyone about the evidence I had. Not even Feyre, whom I had told to help me find some way to fix the phone.I t
Chapter 41I dropped the phone back on my dresser and sank into my bed in disbelief. I had nothing. I had no proof that Herley had poisoned granny, but most importantly, I had lost the voice recording of Herley’s accomplice.The person working with her could be anywhere in the palace. Thank God I didn’t broach the subject with Arnou. If I had accused Herley before checking the phone, I would have come off looking like a jealous fiancée when the phone was checked and no recording was found.A knock sounded at my door and jolted me from my reverie.“You can come in,” I yelled at whomever it was at the other side of the door.I wished it was Arnou, but some part of me knew Arnou would most likely not knock at my door if he wanted to come in.I expected whomever it was to open my doors slightly and come in, but no.The door opened ajar and a flurry of maids began to file into my room, each one carrying some makeup and a few hangers that held concealed dresses.I stared at the masses of cl
Chapter 42I paused and turned to granny.“Granny where are we going? I’ve never been to this part of the palace before.” I asked a bit surprised because I had taught Alisa and showed me everywhere when she gave me a tour.“This is the chambers of high Luna. Not a lot of people are allowed to come here.” Granny replied slowly.I realized that this was the chamber her late daughter-in-law had occupied and died in.She must have a lot of sad and happy memories here.I squeezed her hand tight and went inside with her.I gasped in amazement. It was so beautiful, even more so than the Luna quarters I had occupied as Luna of the blood diamond pack.I mean it made sense I would be occupying grander quarters since I was moving to a higher position.The high Luna’s quarters consisted of a waiting area, a lounge, an eating area, a balcony with an amazing view, a walk-in closet, a common room, an enormous bathing room, and a master bedroom.I stared in awe as I looked everywhere in surprise. The
Chapter 43When I woke up the next morning, I felt refreshed and full of energy. I quietly sat up on the bed taking care not to wake Arnou, then I realized the figure beside me was a pillow, not Arnou.I was surprised because it was still pretty early in the morning and his side of the bed was cold so he must have been gone awhile.I would have taught he didn’t sleep on the bed at all but when I rolled over in the middle of the night, I felt his chest and he had put his hand around my waist.I came down from the bed and wrapped myself in Arnou’s oversize cloak that was hanging behind his door.The weather was cold because it was still early in the morning, and the cloak provided me with much-needed warmth.I slipped out of the bedroom into the waiting area. Arnou’s chambers were just as beautiful as the High-Luna’s own. I looked around maybe he was reading in one of the other rooms in his chambers but he wasn’t. His study didn’t even look disturbed.I went to the door of his chambers,
Chapter 44As soon as Herley left, Alisa came up to me.“Arnou I’m stealing your bride for now. We need to get her ready for the engagement party.” She said with a smile as she pulled me to follow her.I looked behind and mouthed “HELP ME”Arnou chuckled and granny gave me a teasing smile.I allowed myself to be pulled by Alisa.She mind-linked the seamstress to meet us in my room.Gloria already had my measurements so the dresses she came with were perfect fits.Alisa and I compromised and agreed on a dress that we both loved.Next, I was put in a chair and two maids attended to me.One was doing my pedicure and the other did my nails.“Alisa, you’re just standing there watching me. It’s creepy. You’re also going to the party so you should get ready as well.”Alisa shook her head and said“I can always get ready later.”I ignored her, if she was going to force me to endure beauty administrations then I would gladly do the same to her.“Gloria, would you say Alisa and I had totally di
Chapter 45One minute, I had been spinning on the dance floor, happily with the man I was set to marry, and the next I was falling hard.I closed my eyes, but was saved from face-planting and embarrassing myself in front of the entire pack by Arnou.I gasped in shock, my heart was still beating really fast, and I zoned out as my eyes fixed on Herley who was nursing an empty glass cup that had been filled with juice just a few moments prior.I looked down and realized that what had tripped me was some liquid of some sort on the floor.I scoffed in disbelief. Only Herley would sneakily attempt to embarrass me in front of the whole pack in such a petty way.“Are you fine? Daciana, please answer me. Are you okay? What happened?” Arnou asked me worriedly as he helped me stand on my feet.Granny seemed to notice that something had gone wrong and she came to us.“What’s the matter love, are you okay?” She asked me with concern written all over her face.“Yes, I’m fine please don’t worry. I w
Hey guys! Thanks once again for all your support. A lot of you have asked in the comments about the sequel and my answer is I'm working on it. What will it be called? Honeslty I don't know. It's still in the works but once I have enough information for you, I'll make sure to update you all. For now, I have a new book out called MY SEVRANT MATE, MYH MOTHER-IN-LAW. Please go support me by reading the book, leaving gems, comments and reviews🙏🙏🙏 It would mean a lot to me and be such a great help. I really appreciate you all. The book has about 15 chapters now and is being updated daily. I hope you like it, I've included a preview chapter for you. Thanks to each and every one of you. Thank you. ********************************************************************************************************** Prologue Lydia’s Pov I LET OUT AN excited whoop as I ran through the hallways of the palace. “Lydia! Careful! Don’t fall!” Aunty Mardris called out behind me. “I won't!” I yelled b
EPILOGUE Narrator’s POV The woman floated around the ballroom in the arms of her beloved and surrounded by her pack members. Her subjects for she was their sovereign and their High Luna. Her heartbeat thundered with that of her husband. He was happy, she could feel it. So why wasn’t she content? Why did a niggling feeling seem to burrow away at the back of her mind? “My love? Are you okay?” The lycan asked as he focused his attention on her. “Yes, Just. I need some air. Please walk with me,” Daciana requested as she dropped her arm from Arnou’s shoulder and held on to his arm. . “Of course,” Arnou replied. No questions asked. Together, they walked out of the ballroom, their absence causing slight worry in a red-haired girl and her friend. “Do you feel a bit better now?” Arnou asked her as they walked down the palace hallway hand in hand. “Hmm. It’s just, we haven’t had this much peace and happiness in so long. Am I crazy, if I feel like it’s not permanent?” A slight frown
Chapter 224Maliya’s POVA scream tore from my throat as I watched what was supposed to be Herley’s execution turn into the High Luna’s suicide.I knew she wanted to die, but it was supposed to be from bloodlust. She was supposed to have some time to name her babies and hold and say goodbyes and…and…I pushed a trembling Alisa from me blindly as I crawled toward the burning figure in the middle of the dungeon.She didn’t even scream!Loud roars of anger resounded throughout the room as the Lycan sped into the dungeon and went straight for his burning wife.How could she do this?She burned brightly, with the flames so hurt that they charred my skin as I crawled towards her.As I screamed, cried, and sobbed, I vaguely registered someone wrapping their arms around my waist to keep me from reaching her.They didn’t have much success with the Lycan as he ran headfirst into the fire like it was water and held onto his burning bride.As I cried, I realized where the air should have been fil
Chapter 223Narrator’s POVThe night was dark and the prison cell was cold yet the girl didn’t shiver or whimper. She stood with her arms chains and a resigned look on her face.The goddess knows this time she tried. She had looked on as everyone dropped to their knees and begged her. And even though she had dreamt, for months of the day they would all recognize that they wronged her, In that moment, all she felt was genuine worry that her best efforts wouldn’t be enough.It seems almost ironic, as she had been a proud, confidant general, Second only to the lycan and primed to be his high Luna. But living about those dreadful humans for months would do that to anyone. They would grate at you until all your confidence faded away.She knew the golden-haired woman wouldn’t die. She had taken measures against that a while ago but looking into the fearful faces of what had once been her family, Herley decided to scrape together what remains of confidence she had left and do her best.And i
Chapter 222Daciana’s POVI stood in silence as I watched Arnou open my bedroom door weakly.The utter fear and grief on his face when I had agreed to end out marriage kept on replaying in my mind but I shook my head to clear my thoughts.Arnou stepped out into the sitting area and I followed closely behind him.The moment we came out, Maliya pushed herself out of Alisa’s arms and stood up with a fearful look on her face.“Well? What do we do now?” Alisa asked softly as she stood up and threaded her fingers with Maliyas.It gave me great joy to see that they had reconciled.“Nothing. We do nothing but wait fir it all to be over and I take this chance to say goodbye,” I replied her before Arnou could open his mouth to speak.He clenched his hands by his side in anger and I could feel the waves if his emotions and his hurt flooding through me.“But your children? Daciana reconsider this. Maybe there’s something we can do or-“ Danica said with a frown on her face.I walked up to her and
Chapter 221Daciana’s POVI gasped as Triss yelled and everyone in the room turned to stare at me.Maliya blinked confused but I could already sense the animosity pouring from her at Triss’s announcement as she listened and didn’t hear any heart beating in my chest.“EVERYONE OUT!” Arnou growled suddenly as he pointed at the door.He was afraid. That much I could feel, but he was also incredibly relieved and that brought me small peace.My legs shook as I pulled myself to a seating position and Triss snarled at Arnou angrily.“I left just for a few minutes. What did you do? Where’s Daciana? Why is that thing in her body? She demanded angrily as her eyes flitted to me for a quick second.Hurt racked my body as tears pricked the back of my eyes and I started to speak. To tell Triss something. Anything that would make her know, I wasn’t some strange enemy but Arnou beat me to it.“I SAID LEAVE!” He yelled angrily as the doors of my bedroom swung open and several palace guards rushed in.
Chapter 220Daciana’s POVIce flooded through my veins as I gave into the darkness. I was gone, drifting afloat in the darkness.Was this how Eva had felt? Was this how she had lived for months? Silenced and immune to the world.“Yes. Someone similar, except I was alone, but you’re not. I’m here with you, and together we’re stronger,” Eva’s soothing voice flooded my brain, and I smiled in ecstasy.Perhaps this place, this dark cocoon, was better after all.The sweet feeling of peace that lingered in my limbs, the love between my wolf and me We were made for this, just the two of us. No one else mattered.“Yes. We are,” I whispered back as a content smile flooded my lips. This place was perfect. Paradise.None of the suffering above could touch us here. Here we were happy and here we would remain-“NO!” The sharp scream of someone cut through my peace, and I blinked violently, disturbed.That wasn’t my wolf! Who was that, and why were they disturbing our peace? Were they trying to take
Chapter 219Maliya’s PovI groaned weakly as I blinked open my eyelids.“What’s going on?” I croaked to no one in particular.“Here, have some water,” A voice said calmly from my bedside.I sat up slowly and stared at Alisa in shock.She had dark circles under her eyes and looked extremely tired but apart from that, I could almost not tell she had been battling a magic wielding, Vampiric child just hours ago.Wait! What time is it?The last time I had seen Alisa, she had been battling Star by herself while Prince Xavier faced off some other Vampire.The moment Verena died and told me to get Herley for the high Luna, I knew I had to leave before the Vampires finished off Alisa and Xavier and came for me too.I crawled to their horses that they had left unattended, and this one is surprisingly because I have no idea how I achieved such a feat but I dragged my naked and poisoned ass up one horse and held on as hard as I could while the horse raced away.The goddess surely had a hand in m
Chapter 218Arnou’s PovPower surged through me. Expanding as the warmth of the fire licked at my fingers greedily. For a moment, I feared I was drawing on Daciana’s power too much, and I retracted my hand.It was unmarred, and when I turned my head around to stare at my wife on the bed, she lay unmoving, like the power draw hadn’t affected her at all.I already knew she was powerful, but it just put into perspective just how powerful she is.More confident than the first time, I put my hand into the flame again as the familiar feeling of warmth licked at my fingers. The fire danced like it was alive, and it was relatively easy for me to pluck a piece, almost like breaking off a branch of a tree.I withdrew my hand from the fire, and with the little piece swimming in my palm like mercury, I poured it into the tube and stood to my feet.Everyone in the room, including Herley, watched in surprise. It was almost like she hadn’t expected me to be able to do it.“You stuck your hand into f