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(ELYN) "For all your masks of bravado, Elyn Frost, you are truly a coward when it comes to things that actually matter to you," he hissed as he stared into my eyes and my heart thundered. I was angry at how easy it was for him to understand this, understand me. For all my life, people had always looked at me and only seen what my mother did to the Luna, even though it was not my fault. I had loved people, and I knew what came with loving them. The end was never good for me. I pressed a finger to my compass, mindlessly rubbing it as I always did whenever something was a burden to me. I didn't want to- I didn't want to fall, and I had tried so hard. Physical stuff was okay. I could deal with that shit, but everything else I was feeling now was the territory I didn't want to go into. It was dangerous. "Come on, let's go make some cookies..." Ares grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the kitchen as if. I could feel the eyes on my back as I walked towards the kitchen. Azalea was alread
(REYNA) I ran as fast as my wolf could carry me. I ran until the thoughts in my head were a blurry mess. Only one thing was clear in all the muddiness. My mom was a fucking psycho. There was no way to sugarcoat it anymore. I accidentally stumbled into the woods, and that was when I heard her ordering Emerson to kill Sienna. That was all I heard, and then I just ran, until I reached where Sienna's cottage was. I looked around before I stopped in front of Sienna's cottage at the edge of the woods. I pounded on the door and she opened the door and her eyes widened, seeing me naked. "Are you alright, little Rey?" she whispered. She barely ever talked, but she had always called me little Rey. I nodded quickly. "Shift. We have to get away." "But- Elyn..." "I know where Elyn is, Sienna, and we have to go now. Shift." I used my Alpha voice. Even though I wasn't officially an Alpha yet, I still had the power to command the wolves in my pack and I knew if Emerson came, the probability of
(ELYN) “I didn’t want to hurt you.” "But look at me, now. I am hurt beyond anything, but I am not breaking apart. I knew what I must do, and I would do it. I am going to be the Alpha, and I have to take responsibility. I can't keep hiding," she said with a fierce look in her eyes. "So stop protecting me, and let me protect you for once in your life, and I will." "Okay. I am sorry. I just want to- you are a few of the good things left in Turquoise Falls, Reyna, and I didn't wnat to-" "I know. And now tell me, Elyn. Who are you?" She looked into my eyes, and I sighed. "I am a vampire. Some kind of vampire.” She gasped. "So, my dad isn't your dad and we are not sisters, right?" Her voice went soft as she looked around. I nodded with a sigh as I took her hand in mine. “We will always be sisters.” "And Sienna will always be your mother. You need to go talk with her, El," Reyna said as she squeezed my hand. I knew I had to, but... I didn't want to. Sienna and I were close when I
(ELYN) My mom sighed and then said goodnight. I knew she wanted to talk, but she looked weak and drained, and I realized shifting after a long time had sucked out her energy. I closed the door behind me and walked to the living room, where my sister was. She was still sitting there, but now there were a bunch of guys, including Everett and William, who were staring at her. “What the hell guys? What are you doing?” “She is the enemy. She is the one I was supposed to kidnap, and now that she is here…” William started and I slapped the back of his head. He yelped. “What the hell, Elyn?” “You kidnapped her?” Reyna looked at William with a frown. “They kidnapped you?” she asked me, her brows furrowed in disbelief. “Yeah, and they are planning to kidnap you. I told them I am the Alpha’s daughter and they kidnapped me.” “That is ridiculous. Why would they want to kidnap you?” “Because your father is an asshole,” Everett said with a growl and Reyna flinched back as if he had punched he
(ELYN) “We love you, Elyn Frost.” His eyes were darker, dangerously addictive, and my heart raced until I felt like it would come right out of my chest. I felt like I would explode. My eyes widened, and I jumped back from him. A startled squeak left my lips when I stumbled and fell to the floor with a grunt. Ares watched me with an amused look in his eyes. He didn't move or try to help me. He just sat there and watched me as I squirmed up from the floor, looking like a damn eel or something. My whole body heated in embarrassment as I glared down at him and he laughed. "That is one way to respond to a confession," he chuckled. "Sit down, Elyn, and you don't have to say it back. Just don't go around, hurting your sexy ass." He winked at me. "You smug little-" "You just saw that I am not little at all," he said as he proudly stretched back and I bared my teeth at him as he sat there, smug as hell. "Come here." He motioned to me when I grumbled and rubbed my ass. "I will lick it bett
(ELYN) "Well... let's play, boys! That bitch will never win this game," I said to the wolf as the two wolves eyed me. They were most probably from Turquoise Falls, and they knew me. So seeing my fangs must have distracted them. They knew me as powerless. “I won’t die, this time, too.” One of the wolves growled as he jumped at me, and I quickly avoided him and pulled out the knife from inside my back pocket, grateful that I came with it. Ares promised me to take it with me wherever I went. It was forged in silver, the only thing that would hurt a wolf. Emerson glared at me, his eyes tinged in hatred. I supposed this was about his brother who died, but what the hell… I didn’t do anything. If he had to blame someone, it should be Luna Amelia. He pounced at me and I plunged the silver into his neck and he howled in agony. “I didn’t kill your brother, Emerson.” The wolf flinched as if I had kicked him. “I know it is you. And it is Luna Amelia who killed your brother by sending him a
(ARES) I was practicing with my warriors when I felt someone trying to mind-link me. I waved a hand at Everett, and he stopped, his sword touching my chest. “What is it?” I answered the mind-link. “There is a man here, and he says he wants to see you, Alpha.” It was Joran, and he had patrol duty today. “Who is he and what does he want, Joran?” I asked and I could sense his hesitation through the mind-link. “He tells that he is Elyn’s mate,” Joran’s voice went quiet as he said that and my body stiffened. Everything in me wanted to run to him and then prove to him that she was not his mate. Storm growled inside, feeling territorial. What the hell was he doing here in my pack? “Bring him to the weapons shed. Watch him carefully, Joran,” I said before I motioned William for a bottle of water. I quickly took a gulp and washed my face, before I walked towards the weapons shed and mind-linked Kai, who was helping our accountant today. “I am in the weapons shed, and there is this man…
(ARES) "Go," I motioned my warriors as I waited for Meli at the edge while Zien grumbled and complained about how I was being a stubborn asshole. I didn't know what I should do with this guy. The reason he might be Elyn's mate was enough for me to hate him, but he might come handy. He knew things I didn't. "Stop complaining and do something useful," I said and he glared at me. "I have already tried to tell you what you should do, and here you are wasting your time. I am going to leave. I already know where the next stone is. I solved the riddle. It is in the Dread woods." "Dread woods of Delvitga? Are you for real? No sane man would willingly walk in there." "But I have to, to save Elyn." The way he looked, so serious, and so honest... my heart twisted. He didn't look like he was playing a game. He looked like he seriously cared about Elyn. I had no reason to doubt his sincerity since he was talking about the dread woods like it was a picnic or something. It was no picnic. I too
(ELYN) They didn’t let me stand up. My body ached as Coulton kicked me again, and then followed it with a kick and another. My jaw hurt like hell. I used my magic to deter them, to heal myself, but mine was so weak right now when compared to theirs. It was as if their magic was feeding off their anger. "Goddess, please..." I whispered. Robert hissed as he kicked the side of my chin. My jaw felt like it was one fire. "My father was right. We should eradicate abominations like you. You shouldn't have been allowed to live, not even after you lost your power. They should have just killed you all and be done with it. Because you are roaches and you come back to life again and again. I will crush you beneath my feet and then our world would be free.” "You aren't escaping this time, bitch. You hurt my father, and you will pay for that. You will pay for it with your own blood and pain." Robert hissed. Lord Coulton looked at his son, a proud smile on his face. "Lord Coulton, you and
(ELYN) Zien looked at me. “I am sorry I had to ask so much of you. I wish I didn’t have to.” He looked apologetic as Storm and the other Lycan warriors walked inside. "It is hard, but I think I will survive this, because I have all of you, and this is my responsibility, too. You didn’t ask me more than I had to give. This is my war, too. The Vampires made it so. I was wrong to say it is not my war.” "You are not really wrong. It is not really your war, but you are part of all of this, even if you don't want it. I am sorry," Zien said. “Somehow, our destiny is tangled.” “The stone and dagger came to me. And now, I truly did trust that it was my destiny. So, Vinc- dad…” Vincys looked at me with wide eyes. He looked surprised, but there was also a hint of a smile on his lips as he looked at me with a nod. We walked inside, but it was so quiet inside. Something didn’t feel very right. "This is- this doesn't feel right," Nix said, looking agitated. “Something is so wrong. Everything
(RAVEN) I couldn’t sleep. How could I, when I knew my friends were out there, and fighting for their lives? I couldn’t stop thinking about Zien and Elyn and the other wolves. Somehow, they had become a part of my life, too, and I didn’t mind they had. When I first walked into this pack, I only had disdain, but now, I loved everyone here. Especially… I shook my head and jumped up from my bed. This was going to be a long, sleepless night and I was already thirsty thinking about Brian and how it felt when we danced together. I smiled a little as I walked out of my room, thinking about what Azalea said. She was awesome, and I wanted her to be my daughter, too. I knew it was greedy, but I couldn’t stop wanting for things that didn’t belong to me. Brian had slowly become himself and I could see how handsome he looked now that he wasn’t only covered in bones. “You alright? Can’t sleep?” I turned to see Vincys sitting at the table, drinking water. He motioned me to sit with him. I took
(ELYN) (A week later…) It was calm. But the calm wouldn’t last. The whispers were coming once again. The darkness was waiting. And I knew. We knew it wasn’t over yet, but this time, we didn’t want to wait. We found out from Rebecca that the dark vampires had holed up in the woods of Dorchas. "Let’s go.” I looked at Zien and he smiled. “It seems like the others have abandoned Lord Coulton.” “It seems like that. I told you we can trust Rebecca,” I said to him and he gave me a look and rolled his eyes. “And the sexual tension…” “What sexual tension? Shut up,” he said, but I saw the look in his eyes and smirked to myself and Ares shook his head, poking a finger against my head. ''I am leaving." Rebecca came back from talking with Meli. She stopped as she looked at me. "If you can talk some sense into him... not all of us are bad. Assuming that doesn't make him better than them," she mumbled under her breath as she watched Zien with a frown. "We can't withstand another war." I did
(RAVEN) I laughed and stopped when Brian looked up, and his blue eyes met mine. I felt like I couldn’t breathe properly when he looked at me like that. He was so beautiful, and I feel it now... something, some kind of connection between us. This was getting beyond ridiculous. I had never been someone who hesitated to take what she wanted, and I knew I wanted him. But why could I not make a fucking move? Why was I so scared all of a sudden? “Ah, yes, yes, of course, your aunt Elyn is something else,” Brian said. “Now go on. What do you want from me, little girl? Dad will do anything for you.” “I know, daddy, and I want you to dance with Raven.” “Yes?” “Why do I have to explain every little thing?” “My Goddess, Cookie, how old are you? Fifty?” “I am turning six in a month,” she giggled before pushing him towards me. I stared at him as he hesitated for a second before he smiled and shrugged. “Want to dance? I think my daughter will punch me in the nose if I didn’t do that?” “Y
(ELYN) The music started back again. Despite the night we just had, I felt fresh, I felt happy. We had won this battle. Of course, there was a war to come, but I had a feeling it would be more Zien's war than mine, I think, but even if it was mine, I had all of the people around me, and I knew I would survive it too. I was happy with what I had now. I would help him, but once he had his kingdom back, I knew he wouldn't need me much. "Flower, pretty girl," I said to Azalea, and she pouted. "It is almost empty." "It is fine, Cookie. This is perfect as it is. Everything is perfect." Vincys and Sienna stood on either side of me as I walked towards my mate. He was wearing a t-shirt that was one size small, and his beautiful body was for everyone to see, but it was only for me to touch and do as I pleased. From that first moment I met him in his study. "Ours." Nix said with a deep sigh and I laughed. "I kinda hate that I have to share, but since you are mine... okay," I said as I fin
(ELYN) The dark vampire’s power expanded around him, like a protective shield. I leaped towards him and plunged the Dagger into the field of power around him. I hadn’t really expected it to do anything, but I was wrong. The shield, like glass, shattered around him and his eyes widened as I thrust the dagger into his chest. My eyes widened along with him as blood gushed out of his wounds. He moved back. “Oh,” I whispered softly as my fingers trembled as I pulled the Dagger out of his wound. I cringed when I saw the same black vines spreading from his wound. I stared at my hand drenched in blood. I hadn’t really thought of killing him, but I knew I did what I had to do. One of the Vampire grabbed him, their anger overwhelming. A tall man with pointy fangs, pointed a finger at me. “Our realm will never belong to you. We will make sure of that.” “We will see about that,” Zien said with a dark look in the direction of the Dark Vampires. “Dorchas belongs to me. I am its rightful own
(ELYN) I saw thick black veins forming on his pale white skin.His body shuddered as his face morphed in pain, and a soft hiss left his lips as he glared at me, his eyes piercing red. My body trembled in response. My heart twisted as I looked at the men staring at us, and the wolves behind me. They all looked stunned, and their eyes were focused on the Dagger in my hand. The blood stone glowed. "What the- what the hell is this?" Even I was stunned by what was happening. He growled in anger as he whirled around, his angry eyes burning holes into mine. "You stupid girl. You stupid, stupid girl,” he hissed as he waved his hand and I was thrown back. Storm gave me a hand. I pulled myself up. “I will destroy you for this. I will destroy all of you.” His pale skin looked even paler. His fangs gleamed. He was afraid. I could see it in his eyes, his fear. His desperation. “You okay?” Storm whispered and I looked into the soft brown and blue eyes of the Lycan and nodded. He looked worried
(ELYN) My beautiful dress... I sighed as I kicked the vampire who just ripped a hole in my sleeve. I stabbed him with the dagger, and he screamed and stepped away as if he was being scorched. A loud wail left his lips. Using his momentary distraction, I kicked him in his head with a growl. My wolf wanted to come out and play, but not yet. I am liking this game. He felt to the ground with a scream and the wolves were ready for him. They fought viciously, without giving him a chance to run away. But soon I saw more and more vampires coming from the east and west side, flanking us, but the Lycans were relentless, and hard, their resolve unwavering. Some of them were shooting arrows and some just used their claws to rip these vampire assholes into pieces. "This is going to be difficult," I whispered to Nix and she let out a deep sigh. "I know. But I have a feeling we will win this." "You are an optimistic person, maybe because, Nix, you haven't really seen life. Not much. But I thin