*LYCIA*“I cannot take this anymore! I am leav-” Before I could complete my sentence my mother’s phone rang and picking it up in an instant she paid no attention to my words making me feel more embarrassed and hurt.Was a phone call from someone else more important than listening to the feelings of her daughter?“What? No, you did right. I’ll see to it. Thank you for informing me,” she said to the caller on the other side, stepping out towards the window of the living room. She stared out of it for a moment and then turning around she looked at me and said, “I understand Lycia that you feel hurt because I hid such a big decision from you but I really want you to reconsider what I had said before. I know the way I went about this wasn’t right but whatever I had said earlier was true and you know it too. Travis will be your best option.”“Absolutely. My son is strong with his warlock powers and adept to handle and help you as the queen. Besides, he looks quite handsome too,” Mrs. Jennek
*LYCIA*“I need to stop her,” I murmured to myself getting away from the window and going back towards my door. Rattling the knob I try to open it, chanting and repeatedly in my head that I needed to stop my mother from hurting Seff.“What are you doing? You know it’s useless,” Travis said making me stop for a second. His words ticked my brain and turning only slightly to look at him over my shoulder I glared at him.“If you are going to help me then say something or keep your fucking mouth shut,” I bit out my words making him look away and understanding that he wouldn’t help me I turned back to try again on my own.Banging on the door a few more times I knew it was useless since it had been made with thick sturdy wood that my normal human strength wouldn’t be enough to break down. I am sure Seff would have easily torn down this door for me, if only he could get to me.Taking a step back, deciding that I would rather injure myself than let my mother injure Seff I mustered my magic onc
*SEFF* My insides felt as if they were charring and punishing me for denying my wolf spirit to be with my mate. The need I felt for Lycia was so intense that I could barely keep my composure. I had forced myself to be locked in a room to try and control myself a little before I could go back to talk to Lycia’s parents again.Was she fine?I know she was with her parents so there shouldn’t be any real harm to her but after seeing how her mother had reacted I was a little bit worried. She was as scary as Lycia made her out to be.A knock on the door interrupted my thoughts about Lycia as I heard her friend say, “I brought something for you that would hopefully help you.”Lycia?The smell was faint but I could no doubt smell Lycia and almost automatically my body reacted with waves of pleasure wishing me to take her and mark her. My claws that had been claiming at my skin stopped as I felt myself being lured towards the door.No! I can’t do that yet!Forcing myself to feel pain to remi
*LYCIA*“Seff, let that boy go,” dad said tentatively, making Seff shake his head as he glared at him.“Mate. Give Mate,” he grunted and feeling sad at the pain he was feeling I once again tried to pry myself away from my Mom but I didn’t have energy to force myself away from her tight hold.Looking towards me with a disgruntled expression, Dad helplessly tried to make a decision as Mrs. Jennek once again begged for her son’s life.“Aldith let Lycia go to him, we cannot let Travis die because of our selfishness,” he said and as if my mother had been betrayed she gripped firmly on me and shook her head.“No, I am not giving my daughter to him!” she said clasping so tightly on my shoulder that it made me wince and groan.“You are hurting her, Aldith. You need to let her go,” dad said, stepping forward towards her and slowly taking me away from her grip. With her strong hold off me I was now free and slightly able enough to stumble my way to Seff who released Travis from his grip at onc
*LYCIA* “You win!” My mother shouted banging open the door to our house.Her face was red from anger and exhaustion, nerves bulging in her neck to signify how worked up she had been.“Aldith! Calm down. You will scare her,” my Dad immediately rose up from beside me to stop her from doing something harsh.“No! I have had enough. I can’t take this anymore. She doesn’t understand how I feel and I have had enough,” she shouted glaring at me as Dad closed the door behind my mother and forced her to go sit in the single sofa chair.“That’s not true. She knows how you feel, it's just that she is young right now,” he said trying to make her feel better but it didn’t seem to be working as she glared at me with her bright green eyes the same color as my own.“No, she is no longer our little girl. She is all grown up and can take her decision on her own. She thinks she can do anything with herself now that she is an adult. She doesn’t care about anything and probably thinks of us to be a nuisan
*LYCIA*For the longest time Seff remained silent as he stared at the space in front of him with an almost inexplicable look. His eyes flashed from confusion to surprise to sadness to happiness and with each passing second that he delayed giving an answer I was getting tensed.Would he not want to be with me after all?It was normal, of course, for a person to want to take their time considering a matter as grave as this. It was connected to his life, who would want to risk dying for love? He would probably reject me. Maybe I should have told him the truth then I wouldn’t have come to love him so much if he had broken things off before.“The longer you take to answer, the more I become determined not to give my daughter to you,” Mom said, glancing towards me once as if asking me if this guy was really worth putting myself at risk over. “Do you think you will get this long a time in an adverse situation? You would have to be ready to put your life on the line. I want someone for her wh
*LYCIA*“What more do you have to say?” Mom asked rather harshly but she did stop to give him a chance. I suppose the situation had intrigued her.“Previously I had been defenseless to protect myself from the spirit. At times I had been injured badly but she could never take me away against my will, I presume that is a given thanks to the royal blood flowing through me,” he stopped, “But now I have a way to temporarily protect myself and therefore I am stronger now to protect Lycia, with the help of this. I think this information will help you find a greater breakthrough.”Then taking out something from under his shirt he shows a pretty blue pendant the same color as his eyes glinting quietly and royally in the light of the room.“How? Where did you get this?” Mom asked, letting go of me as she stepped forward to take a closer look at the jewel.“Jewel of Amours. It is a very rare jewel that only shows itself when it chooses to protect someone,” dad said, his eyes brightening like a j
*LYCIA*‘Stay together.’At that moment I hadn’t realized it but my embarrassed father and my overprotective mother couldn’t bring it in themselves to say it to me directly that I should mate with Seff.As in they gave me permission to have sex with him for my own protection.Well of course this wasn’t something most parents would like but since my case was special they were specifically telling me to do it. I don’t think I would have realized what her words had meant if she hadn’t called me to her room once again to give me a very awkward talk about the birds and the bees all over again and that if I still didn’t want to be with Seff then she would surely find a way on her own to keep me safe.Even though I assured her that I was happy with this outcome, I think this had been the most tense I had ever been when talking to my mother.“That took you a while? Are you alright?” Seff’s voice scared me, making me look towards him peeping out of the spare room in front of mine.“Yes, I am a
(6 years later)*LYCIA*Blinking open my eyes I yawned and turned my head to the side to find that my husband and adorable mate was already staring at me.“Good morning,” I mumbled, making him kiss me.“Morning beautiful,” he said against my lips.“How long have you been staring at me, you creep?” I asked with a chuckle, realizing that it was still early in the morning.“Long enough to get me hard,” he said, swiftly turning us over so that I was now sitting above him as he clamped onto my thighs that were stretched out on his either side, with my crotch directly in line to his cock.“Seff!” I admonished him hitting his chest as I felt all sleep vanish from my mind with the straining hot dick I felt through the soft cotton of his boxers. The loose t-shirt I was wearing over my boy shorts moved out of the way leaving us touching directly save for our underwear.“What? I thought you promised that we would do something naughty today,” he said and I realized that he must have been looking
*LYCIA*"I can't believe you would be the first one to get married among all of us," Esme said, adjusting my veil so that it framed my face better."Hey, don't forget you were the one who wanted me to get into a serious relationship. I merely adhered to my best friend's request," I said, making her pout at me."Don't think that just because you made me your bridesmaid I will forgive you for keeping that secret about the spirit from me," she said, clicking her tongue in disapproval. "That isn't something you hide. You should always come to me first when something happens. I want to be there for you.""I've already apologized a million times for it. Please let it go for today," I groaned, her action reminding me of Reemus. The two were similar in that they both held a mean grudge.She grinned at my expression and then, facing forward, she said, "By the way, you look really sexy! Seff is going to lose his mind."Suddenly, there was a cough behind us, making her look embarrassedly at my d
"Give me some space and move as far away as you can," he said, motioning for us to stick to the walls and keep our distance."Are all magicians this strong?" Seff asked in my head. "I feel like every witch and wizard that I have seen so far are phenomenally strong.""No, I think it's just Lars who can get off a hospital bed and start to wield such strong and difficult magic like that," I said in slight awe at the power he held."Alright, I will start now. Don't try to intervene in between," he said, and then closing his eyes, he started chanting a spell in the old witches' language.Electricity crackled in the air around him as the clothes on his skin started to lift in the air from the waves of magic that he was sending out from him. Slowly, he was lifted off the floor, and just when we thought something would happen, he was plopped down to his feet, making him open his eyes and shake his head."Ah, I think I have become a little rusty not having used magic in so long. Don't worry, j
*LYCIA*So maybe I was wrong. The reason why Mom wasn’t worried wasn’t because she had been hiding her fears; it was because she had been working on it. So far, she had put ten tracker witches on Alora’s case to find her, and although they hadn’t been successful, she had been putting all her time and energy into bringing her out of whichever hold she had been hidden in.“It feels weird to be back here,” I commented from my spot on my bed, where I had been lying flat on my belly while Seff was seated on the sofa of my room, holding a cushion to his chest and taking in the room.We had decided to stay the night at the palace yesterday after the ceremony and had only returned back home just two minutes ago after having breakfast with Roz and freshened up.“Yeah, it does, but also kind of nostalgic and comfortable,” he said, picking at a stain on the wall of my lipstick form when I had once thrown it at him, and the stick had smeared red on the wall. “I can’t believe so much time has pass
*LYCIA*There was a still silence that hushed the people as they stared at the scene before them.“Your Highness,” the priestess started at the sudden change of the happy scene. “We shouldn’t do something like this on such a joyous occasion like today.”“It is exactly why it should be done today, in front of all these people, to show them their fates if they were to try to harm the crown and the royal family,” Roz said, his voice naturally reaching far and wide even without the microphone as people listened in on what their feared leader had to say.“But this is an auspicious occasion, shedding blood today…?” The priestess trailed off hesitantly, voicing her thoughts and those of the others who had been raptly looking at the scene before them.“Are you questioning your king right now?” Seff asked, looking over at her with a raised eyebrow.The question chilled my blood; there was rage behind it that couldn’t be masked even with the calm demeanor he had used to ask those words. He abho
*LYCIA*My heart felt like it would beat out of its cage and run all the way back to Amoret. Amoret was a small coven, so its population was small too, but with the way things had been in Darrow, I didn’t know how to face such a gigantic crowd.“Nervous?” Mom asked, coming to my side where I had been waiting to be called to greet the crowd of Darrow.“How could I not be? There are more than a thousand people out there waiting to see me, and millions more watching me back at their homes,” I said, feeling the anxiety eat at my nerves. "I knew what was coming for me, yet when I peeked out and saw it in reality, it was unbelievable. I can’t believe I am a part of the royalty of such a big kingdom."“Regretting being mates with that boy now?” she asked with a wicked smile on her face. She was teasing me and enjoying seeing me squirm, as if taunting me to have listened to her and stayed within the protective walls of the coven.“Never,” I admitted, “I almost died, fought a crazy manic culti
*LYCIA*"So you finally got rid of the Luna training, huh? Wasn’t this a bit extreme, though? You didn’t have to go and risk your life for it."At the words, I turned around to finally see the man who had been missing since yesterday after our return."Reemus! Where have you been?" I asked, rushing towards him. I had wondered about his whereabouts a few times but had forgotten to ask Seff about it."While a certain someone freed herself, I am still bound by my duties to get the Luna ceremony prepared for her," he said with a sigh. Then, with a small smile, he let go of his pretenses of being annoyed and said, "It's good to see that you are fine. I heard what happened, and it must have been really scary for you.""Of course, almost getting transformed into a chimera with my mate wasn’t the most pleasant of thoughts," I joked. But even as I said it, I felt my bile churn at the thought of it actually happening."Spare me from having to imagine that again. If that human hadn't already bee
*LYCIA*They knew.It was apparent by the silence that we now sat in after having just finished our lunch. We had been late because of obvious reasons, and by the time we came, dessert was already served to Dad and Roz, making us quietly hurry through our meal."Since we couldn’t talk while having lunch together," Roz said, looking at the two of us pointedly, "We should continue our conversation in the sitting room."Oh my goodness, I could see it from his gaze that he knew we were late because we were busy fucking each other.‘This is so embarrassing,’ I said, following King Roz to his sitting room, who was now talking to Dad again.‘Is it? I feel quite content, though,’ Seff grinned, glowing from the post-orgasmic bliss.‘Don’t joke about it! I can’t even look Dad in the eyes,’ I said, groaning as I remembered Dad politely smiling at me when I walked in and apologized for being late. ‘We should have stopped right there in the bathtub. Why did you have to seduce me to do it properly
"Lycia! Oh, my goddess! You are back!" Dad's worried voice fell on my ears like a salve, and tears spurted to my eyes like those of a child. I turned around to let him gather me in a hug."My sweet child, I am sorry. It's all my fault. Are you alright?" he asked, his shaky hands reluctantly pulling away from me to look me over. I could see in his eyes that even as I stood there, he found it difficult to believe that I was before him, safe and sound."Why are you covered in soot? Did she try to burn you?" Roz's aggravated voice roared out his anger and concern as he grabbed Seff by the shoulders and turned him around to check on him."We are fine, but let us talk about everything after Lycia and I take a bath," Seff said, pointing at his attire and our state."Yes, of course, but first, tell me, are you both hurt anywhere else besides this?" Dad asked, still anxious as he examined my burnt hands. He didn't wait for my response as he closed his eyes and started working on healing my han