(ELYN) I woke up with a smile. Ares and Azalea were snuggling with their pillows and they both looked so cute, and so similar. Anyone would easily think that Azalea was his girl, when her eyes were closed. But with her eyes open, the blue eyes of hers would remind your of her father. “Hey Ares.” I shook him and he blinked his eyes tiredly. “Get up. We are going out.” “Where are we going?” He said with a big yawn. “I want to sleep some more. It had been a long day yesterday.” Everyday had been a long day for us for a while, but I had to do this. “Please, get up and get ready. We have to do this today.” He sighed as I pulled the blanket away from him. “Is this you getting back at me for not giving you a ring?” “Exactly. Now, up, Alpha.” “Yes, mate,” he said with a sleepy yawn and stood up and stretched. I ran my fingers down his chest and he smiled. “If you start this now, we are not going anywhere.” “I will go get ready and then call Azalea’s caretaker,” I said as I walked out.
(ELYN) “It was my mother,” Reyna hissed as she walked in. She looked tired, and there were black circles under her eyes, and she looked like she had lost weight. What the hell was going on here? I felt a slight pang of guilt when I looked at her. I should have come here yesterday to make sure she was alright after seeing Liam there. “She is an Alpha,” Nix said with wide eyes. “Your sister is an Alpha?” “She isn’t exactly my sister, you see, but she is an Alpha, yes.” Reyna came closer to us and then she gasped. I was sure she must have felt my wolf. “You have a wolf,” she said and for the first time since she came inside the room, her eyes were shining in happiness. For me. I nodded quickly as I turned to look at Alpha Albert. He kept looking at his fingers, as if he didn’t want to face me directly in the eyes. “Yes.” “Did you meet your father?” Alpha Albert cleared his throat and I looked at him, finally realizing how this must have all affected him. Vincys was as much as at
(RAVEN) I had this intense urge to run to the little girl and hug her, do something, anything to protect her from this pain. She didn’t- she wasn’t supposed to feel like this. This wasn’t the age to think about why your father hated you. I knew how heartbreaking it would be to think like that. Right now, I would do anything if it meant she was not heartbroken. “Then why don’t you ever come out, daddy?” There was a long pause before I heard a shaky breath. I could almost feel his emotions, and I sensed the desperation in his heartbeat. I walked towards Azalea and she looked up at me, her eyes brimming with tears. “We will come back later,” I said to Brian as I carried Azalea away from the place. A big tear rolled down her cheeks and I shook my head. I shouldn’t have done this. I only wanted to give him some semblance of hope, but now the girl was hurt because of me. This was a reminder not to meddle in things that were not my concern. I winced when I saw Ares walking towards us,
(ELYN) The whole court was silent and everyone stared at Azalea with wide eyes, their eyes wet. My heart twisted knowing that Azalea had just given something so precious to a woman who didn’t deserve it. I could almost understand her hating me, and my mother. I could even understand why she tried to kill me and get me away from her life, but Azalea’s mother didn’t do anything. She didn’t deserve to die at that time, just for standing up for a girl, me. “Reyna’s mommy, don’t cry,” Azalea said before she wiped Amelia’s tears away. “What a sweet little girl,” Nix said. “But the woman didn’t deserve that innocence.” Nix already knew everything Amelia had done. We were talking a lot, and it was strange to have someone inside my head, but more and more, it is becoming familiar, her voice. And the feeling that she was a part of me was growing. She was also very addicted to Storm. “Well, who wouldn’t be?” She rolled her eyes with a smile. “Our mate is sexy as sin.” I ignored her and wa
(ARES) Happy. I felt happy and alive. Elyn was splendid and she was mine. I could never imagine a life without her. I simply knew it would be useless, to live without her. I understood why Brian completely lost it after Andrea was gone. I kissed her throat as she arched into mine, a soft moan leaving her lips. She looked so out of this world that sometimes I want to check whether I was dreaming, but this was no dream. This was my reality. She was my reality. “What are you looking at?” “I am just admiring the view and what a beautiful view it is,” I whispered as she gently kissed her. I pulled her wrist up and placed a kiss on the tattoos and she sighed. I kissed along her tattoos until I reached our mating mark. I licked softly on her neck until she was shuddering. “You want me now.” “And I don’t mind admitting that. I want you always,” she said as she pulled the t-shirt she was wearing over her head, and now she was only wearing her bra. My throat went dry. This wasn’t the first
(RAVEN) “What do you want?” I looked at the little girl. The worry in her eyes had vanished, and she just looked like a little girl who was excited for her ice cream. “That and that and that and-” “Hmm…” I hummed as I gave her a stern look, that made her giggle. “Ok. Cookie cream.” “That is a good girl,” I said as I ordered one for her and one for me. The ice cream came in a big waffle bowl, and there was a cookie on the top. She smiled. “This my favorite. Uncle Ares always buy me this.” We finished our ice creams, talking about Uncle Ares. I could see how much she loved him. Of course, she did. He was the one who had been her father after she lost both her father and mother. “You love him so much, don’t you?” “Yes. He is the best, Raven.” I chuckled as I wiped the ice cream away from the side of her lips. “Let’s go home, then.” “Where is uncle Ares and Elyn?” “Oh, uncle Ares bought Elyn a ring.” Her eyes widened when I told her that and she squealed, jumping up and down.
(ARES) I couldn't stop myself from shaking. I knew I had to stop over-thinking. Brian looked better. He had never looked this better. I had a feeling that it was Raven, but still I couldn't help but remember how scared Azalea was when he first shifted without warning in front of her. I loved my brother more than anything, but my priority now was Azalea. Would always be her. "Ares?" I whirled around to see my brother standing there. I had been praying, begging for this to happen, and I didn't know why my heart felt cold when I looked at him. "Hey Brian," I said as I tried to think about this. Was I not happy to see my brother like this? This was what I wanted for years, right? "You are happy, Ares." "It doesn't feel like it. It feels like-" "I know you were scared for Azalea, but I won't hurt her, Ares. I know I won't hurt her. I- this is me, this is how I was before everything happened,” Brian’s voice broke. “Before Andrea. I miss my little girl, Ares. I could feel that
(REBECCA) I knew I shouldn’t be here, but I wanted to see and find out what they were planning and plotting. I wouldn’t let them destroy more people just because they were power hungry. My father made a mistake. Lord Couton was blood thirsty for more power and I knew he wouldn’t stop. He would end my father, too. They talked about how to hunt the wolves and the light ones. “The one, the spy… Did you get any more information from her?” I stilled. A spy? Within their pack? I stood up and almost screamed when someone pulled me up by my shoulder. I whirled around to see Eromar looking at me with a frown. “What are you doing here, princess? If they catches you…” “Who is the spy?” “Why would I tell you?” “Because I saw what you did for Elyn. I still don’t understand why you did what you did, but you did. So tell me? Who is it?” “I don’t know,” Eromar shrugged. “And I didn’t help that girl. Why would I do that?” “Yeah, why would you do that?” I narrowed my eyes, and he sighed an