Now the higher ranks usually shift, a Delta will shift around 16-17, a Gamma will shift around 15-16, a Beta will shift around 14-15 and an Alpha can shift as young as 10 but that is very rare and usually only if they are in extreme danger forcing their wolf to come out and help them survive, otherwise they shift at 12-14. After I have been over what I have learned, I ask Arthur, "Have you shifted yet?" "Yes, Luna. I am the second son of the Delta. I shifted at 14..." My eyes went wide for a moment as he said he was a son of the Delta, which made him my half-brother if their mother was indeed my mother. I cover up my overly high emotions. Maybe I can talk to him about his mother later... I take a deep breath and ask the entire group instead. "You are all so young. How did you end up babysitting me?" Leo steps forward. "We have all just come out of the fighting camps. We are at the top of our class. Even though you are a high-priority prisoner here, he didn't believe that some of
I nod and go to get to my feet, but sway as a dizzy spell hits me. Both Leo and Arthur rush to my side and wrap their arms around me to stop me from collapsing completely. I see that confused look on Leo's face again, as he takes a deep breath and they help me back inside. I am surprised that I don't feel those burning spiders at their touch. Maybe it is the intentions behind the touch that make the spider sensation appear. Or could be because they are family? Once inside, they steady me and then let me go. I then walk over to the bookshelf, pull out the journal, and pass it to Leo. He opens the small book and skims through a couple of the pages. I then turn to Arthur as he holds out a glass of water and some toast. I take both and then turn back to Leo as I say, "I know it may not be the right person, but I was wondering with what you said the first time we met if your mother might be my mother too?" Leo stands up straighter and seems to get all serious and anger slides over his fa
"No, no, your father never attacked me. He loved me. What I did with your father I wanted to do..."*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK *** (This is the story behind Yasmine's Mother and Father.)I jump out of bed as the sun rises like I do every morning, but for some reason, I have a good feeling about today. I quickly make my way over to the tub that is full of cold water. I take a deep breath and jump in. I quickly wash and then get out and get ready for my day of chores. I exit out of the bedroom and into the kitchen, where my mother has already started on the day's bread and pastries. She wasn't the baker, but everyone loved her cooking, so the baker asked if she was willing to provide him with some. She received payments for them, of course. I sing and dance around the kitchen, helping her where ever she needed me until it was time for me to go to school. I give my mother a kiss goodbye and make my way to school, where I meet up with my best friends, Cass and Misty. As well as a few of the
*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK CONT' ***I can't make any sense of what he is saying, but I knew that his words had a lot of meaning behind them. The next time Wes pulled back, I looked into his emerald eyes and see so many emotions I don't know what to make of them. I step back out of his arms and then run; he doesn't stop me this time and I don't stop until I am home. All afternoon and throughout the night, I couldn't get his kisses and his touch out of my head. He even entered my dreams, making me wake up all hot and sweaty. We have the next day off from school as it is closed due to the celebration. I do something that I have never done, and that is, stay in bed. I don't want to see anyone as I try to understand why I feel for Wes the way that I do, because I haven't known him for that long. But I should have known I wouldn't get the day to myself because at around lunch, my mother knocks on the doorframe to the bedroom and says, "Cass, Trent, Misty, Mike, and Max are at the door wonderi
*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK CONT' ***He runs his hand down my arm until his hand is over mine on his chest. He then pulls back, breathing hard from his kiss and locking his eyes with mine. "You are the only one for me..." He smiles as he slides his hand back down my arm, down my body, stopping briefly to squeeze my hip once more, then he continues down my thigh. He squeezes my thigh in one place, moves his hand up a little further, and does it again. He continues this until he reaches my hip once more. He then slides his hand up along my body, making me arch my back, wanting more of his touch. I let out a small moan as unexpected pleasure runs through me. He then goes back to using only his fingertip as he slides his hand over my shoulder, carefully moving the thin strap of my dress off and down my arm. He then tilts his head a little as he watches his fingertips skim back up my arm, over my shoulder, to stop at my neck. I let out another moan as he then leans down and places kisses do
*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK CONT' ***Once his release is finished, he then rolls us over so I am lying next to him but laying on his chest. I am surprised to see that it is dark when I look up and see the moon and the stars looking down on us. Just as I am drifting off to sleep, Wes rubs his hand along my arm and whispers, "Don't fall asleep, sweetheart. It's getting late. We should head back into the village..." I sigh as I come back to reality. Realising what I had just done, I sit up, pulling my dress up to cover my breasts once more. I then pull the thin straps of my dress back onto my shoulders. I look over at him with tears stinging my eyes and whisper, "I guess you are going to leave now..." He stops what he is doing and looks at me with surprise. "Karen, what do you mean?" "You're a newcomer and once a newcomer gets what they want, they leave... Soo! You will leave now..." Wes moves and places his hand on my cheek, using his thumb to wipe away the tears that managed to escape
*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK CONT' ***He sat down next to me, but something was off. Normally as soon as he was in my company he relaxes but this time he hasn't. As he passes me a bowl of pasta, I ask, "Wes, is everything okay?" He seems to shake himself as he says, "Ahh... Yeah, everything is fine..." I don't push and take a bite of the pasta he gave me; I give a little moan at the taste of it and hear a chuckle come from next to me. I open my eyes which I hadn't realised I had closed and looked at him. "What? It is good.""I'm glad you like it." Once we have finished, Wes packs up the mess and moves it to the side. I lay down and look up at the moon and the stars. I laugh as all of a sudden Wes's face comes into my view. I look into his eyes and see something that I haven't seen in them since the first time we made love. I see worry in them. I put my hand on his cheek and whisper, "Wes, what's wrong?" "I have never felt like I do when I am with you, and when I am away from you, I f
(** WARNING ** Please read at your own discretion, as this chapter contains a group forced scene and may trigger some readers...)*** KAREN'S FLASHBACK CONT' ***He then slaps me, making my head snap to the side. I look at Wes with tears in my eyes. He struggles against John, but John has a really good hold on him. Robert then uses the small knife in his hand to cut one of the straps of my dress, allowing him to rip it down to expose my breast. He then leans down and wraps his lips around it, sucking and slobbering all over it. I shiver in disgust as I sob, "No... Stop... Get off of me..." He then sits up again, moving his legs from side to side as he pulls and yanks on my skirt, pulling it up and around my waist. He then uses the knife to cut the sides of my underwear and pull them free, I move my hips but it doesn't seem to make a difference as he then leans forward to slobber over my mouth and along my jaw as he stabs the knife into the ground next to my head. As his lips reach n
>YASMINE“So this is what it feels like to die… I thought it would have hurt more…” “But we aren’t truly dead, are we?” Zelda asks. “Yes, but No… We are in the in-between. The nothingness between life and death.” Lorelei answers. “So, how long we here for?” I ask, looking around at the endless darkness around us. “We are being held to our body through the power of the ancient dagger. So as long as nothing has happened to Zachariah, then we will return to our body once he removes the dagger and Summer performs the resurrection ritual...” “What happens if something has happened to Zachariah and he can’t remove the dagger and someone else does?” Zelda asks, getting more worried. “I don’t know and I hope that we never find out…” Lorelei says, finally not having the answer. “You have nothing to worry about, my daughter. Everything is as it should be. You can and will return to your loved ones soon.” I turn in the dark and just manage to spot the blue glow as it fades into the dar
The Final Battle Continues... She was off limits; she was the Masters; she was Kastrath's. The general forced the lower Demon back to their world as he landed and then took his place lying over the beautiful female that will be his Queen. Yasmine struggles against the new Demon but stops rather quickly as she feels the difference between the Demon that was just holding her to the one that is now. She looks into his bright red eyes and he seems to smirk at her before leaning down and running his double-forked tongue over her skin. Yasmine shivers in disgust and starts struggling again as the general leans down and pushes his rough, demonic voice into her head, “You, my dear female, are lucky that you are already claimed for if you weren't your life from now on, would be a nightmare for you, however; pure hell for me…” Yasmine tenses as she is then hit by her gift opening and entering into the Demon on
The Final Battle Continues…Zachariah wakes slowly, tightening his arms and only finding air. he reaches his hand out to be met with cold sheets. He sits up and looks around. He smiles to himself when he sees the light on in the bathroom and hears the shower running.Zachariah slips out of bed and walks over to the bathroom with every intention of joining his mate. However, the scene in front of him as he enters has him bewildered.He moves quickly, stepping into the shower and crouching in front of her, first grabbing her hands, stopping her from doing any more damage to her skin. Then he places one hand on her cheek as he scans her body, assessing the damage, stopping at the two bites he can see on the top swell of both breasts.He lets out a low growl, bringing her eyes to his. Zachariah doesn't get to say or do anything as Yasmine's resolve breaks completely and she jumps at him, whimpering."I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I coul
The Final Battle Begins!THIRD PERSON… Kastrath paces in his castle's realm. He had watched Young Yasmine live and grow. He had been watching the panther shifter bloodline and had known who and what she was from the moment she was born and had been watching over her ever since.Kastrath watched as she grew into a headstrong, fiery female that would make him proud and would be worthy of standing next to him as his Queen.He had known the moment Queen Margaret and King Jason had summoned him, that deep into the future they would provide something he had been looking for…Something that he had been searching for a millennium.Now he knew that he had to wait until after her mate had changed her first, forthe real her to be released. However, Kastrath hadn't taken into account just how powerful the Moon Goddesses' mate bond would be between them o
I struggle against his hold, trying to push him away from me until he tightens his arms around me and whispers in a low tone,“Now, now, my Queen. I am only here to congratulate you and to remind you that you can avoid all the bloodshed to come if you will just say yes and come with me now…”Even with the anger and conviction in my voice, as I say,“Never…”He just laughs, then moves one of his hands to my cheek as he takes a deep breath and says,“Mmm… So much fire… Just a few more weeks, my Queen and you will be mine.”He then holds me tighter against him as he presses his lips to mine before disappearing into his tentacles of grey smoke, leaving me to collapse to my knees as the smoke disappears. Zachariah runs over to where I am and helps me back to my feet as he whispers,“What happened? One minute you were there dancing in my arms, the next you were gone
I then place a soft kiss on his forehead as he steps back and into Summer's arms. She gets to her feet and bows before her and the others disappear and enter the throne room from another door. I stand up straight and take a deep breath before giving a slight nod to the two warriors that are once again standing guard at the doors.I hear the music as the doors open stop and the Royal announcement chimes ring out I take a step and enter the room and freeze just inside the door, I still hate being the centre of attention as everyone steps aside and bows, revealing a very handsome Zachariah standing in the middle of the room wearing a traditional Royal black tux. He smiles at me and opens our private link,“Yasmine, look at me and only at me. Remember…” With his voice in my head, I smile as a quick flash of the last time we did something like this and he had asked me in front of the whole pack to be his. I walk slowly toward him
I feel the bed dip and then feel his fingers lightly touch under my chin. He applies a little pressure, making me lift my head and look at him. Tears sting my eyes and one seems to escape. He then moves his hand to my cheek and wipes away the tear as he whispers,“It’s okay… Yasmine, it is a natural response. We didn’t get to spend the time we should have with them once they were born. So your protective instincts to do with them will be heightened for a little while.”I then snap my eyes to the door once more as there is a knock. Zachariah gives me a kiss on the cheek and then gets off the bed. As he leaves the room, he says,“Relax, I’ve got this. You lay down with our pups.”He closes the doors behind him and I do as he says and I lie down, wrapping my arms around my pups. I take a deep breath of their scents and then drift off into an exhausted sleep.**Dream** I look like a
As Zachariah talks to Jasper and the other Alpha, I walk up to Mary and give her a hug. When she pulls back, she steps to the side. With her arm around my waist, she says, “Yasmine, I would like to introduce you to Alpha Isaac's mates, Leah and Nyla.” “It’s nice to meet you both.” They both bow and then I think it's Nyla who steps a little closer and places her hand on mine as she whispers, “I am glad that Alpha Zachariah found you. He deserves to be happy, because if it wasn’t for him, then I wouldn’t have met my mate or found my sister…” I feel as all her walls drop and she opens herself up, and just as Darius said I can’t control it as my power flows from me into her and I see everything that was her life, I can’t stop the tears that fill my eyes and then slide down my cheeks at all the suffering she went through at the hands of Valentino. As with Alpha Clive, Zachariah seems to be standing behind me when my power returns to me and I sway on my feet. Zachariah wraps his arms a
I look around the room at the pack that is in the room casting its vote. Most of them have stopped and are looking at me and Zachariah. Zachariah follows my gaze as it passes over the room. He smiles, turns so that he is now facing the room and says,“If you will excuse us, but family is calling. Please continue to cast your votes.”When he turns back to me, I look at him with wide eyes and whisper, shocked,“But don’t we have to be here for this?”“Technically, yes, but we haven’t seen much of Darius since we have been here, and I can feel that being with him is what you need, so that is what we will do. We can count and look at the votes tomorrow.”Then, without another word, he steps up to me, grabs me around the waist, throws me over his shoulder and then walks out of the throne room. I lift my head just as he steps out of the doors to see Alpha Clive with a smirk on his face before he turns his attention back to his pack and the voting going on around him. True to his word, Zach