This is the last chapter from Zachariah's POV. We now return to Yasmine…
I feel hot and cold; I shiver and then I am covered in sweat. I fight, trying to find my way through the darkness, but I am pulled back into the darkness, away from the heat and the cold. The next time I seem to be aware I am still in the darkness but as I move my arms, I feel short silk-type fur in one hand and fluffy soft fur in the other.I look down and see that I have a white panther standing on one side and a white wolf standing on the other. I guess any normal person would be scared, but I wasn't I felt like they were a part of me and me a part of them. They rub their heads against me and seem to try to say something, but I can't seem to understand them yet.I then look up and see a very large dark grey wolf. He looks threatening and dangerous, but I was not afraid. As he got closer, I lifted my hand and held it out. The wolf comes forward and the darkness then seems to engulf me once again.The next time I fight my way out of the darkness, I am act
Once we have eaten I miss my training as we have come to call it, as I had slept in, so we head straight into the village where we meet up with Sandra, Darius runs off to play while the whole village is getting ready for Darius's birthday party tomorrow. With how advanced he is, you wouldn't believe he was only 2 years of age. I turn to Sandra and ask,"Mum, where’s Dad?"Just as she goes to answer me, I see him walking towards us with three men by his side that I have never seen before, but one seems familiar, like a ghost of a memory from the past. As they reach us, Edward says,"Ahh, good you are here."He then faces the newcomersand continues,"This is my wife Sandra..."Another flash of memory hits me as the three of them bow to her and then one in front says,"My pleasure."He then looks at me and I am sure his eyes flicker colour as he asks,"And who is this vision?"The one in front says in a voi
I get to my feet and move into my room so that he doesn't see the tear that escapes and slides down my cheek as I vision him doing that with another. Another girl and another child. I don't understand how it hurts my heart so much or how he seemed to have stolen it so quickly without me realising it. I don't remember him and haven't known him for long, yet I not only feel connected to him, but I feel that there could be no one other than him for me. I jump as 2 arms wrap around me from behind. I didn’t even hear him coming. I melt into the tingles and sparks that run through me, reminding me a little of my nightmare as I whisper. "What are you doing to me? How are you doing this? Why are you doing this? What am I to do once you move on to find your princess?What am I to do when I find your princess?" I can't stop the slight crack in my voice or the new flow of tears that slide down my cheeks as I ramble on. He then places a soft kiss on my neck as he wh
I wake with a start and sit up as a sharp pain goes through my head. I feel an arm snake around my waist and pull me back against them. I struggle a little, but then I feel the tingles and the sparks. I also then hear three voices in my head,"Purr, welcome back... It was hard not being able to talk to you..." the first voice says cheerfully."It's about time..." The second voice huffs,"Yasmine, relax. I will not hurt you..." At the sound of the last voice, I stop struggling and turn to look at the person behind me. As I look into his eyes, I whisper,"Zachariah?"He smiles, "Yasmine."He then pulls me to him and flips us over so that he is lying over me. He places his hand on my cheek and whispers,"I love you."He then kisses me and again all the feelings I had for this male come flooding back, all the hurt and betrayal but most of all, all the love I feel for him. I melt into him, returning his kiss. I can't stop the moan that escapes my lips as he slides his hands up and down my
I am not really surprised when Zachariah doesn’t return before I get ready and climb into bed. I slide my fingers over my scars and then over the mark on my shoulder and wonder if it really is his mark or if I am just wishing that it is his. As he is a very handsome man and if what he was saying is true a prince, but I am no princess.Even though they no longer bother me, a princess would have a flawless body, not one covered in scars. Even with his soft touch and kisses, I am not worthy of a man such as him. I feel my heart break just that little bit more at my thoughts and I allow the darkness of sleep to finally embrace me.**NIGHTMARE** I am playing in the clearing, chasing Darius. I catch him and swing him in the air as we both laugh and laugh. I then bring him into my body as I fall to the ground, dizzy but happy. We watch the sky until it all of a sudden turns red. I sit up quickly and look around. I d
I gasp into his mouth as I am flooded with sparks and tingles from everywhere our bare skin touches. Using the other on the bed behind me lays me down and then moves me up so we end up in the middle of the bed. Never once breaking his dominant kiss. He lays some of his weight over me as he slowly and carefully pushes his legs between mine.I start to shiver as a whole heap of emotions and feelings run through me. I am scared, nervous and excited all at the same time, but it is the fear that is the most prominent as I feel his hard excitement push against me.I then tense at a flash of memory... Lying on a bed, a heavy weight pushing down on me. A hand over my mouth, trying to keep me quiet as he rubs himself up against me... The fear of not knowing if I will be able to stop him running through me...As soon as I tense, Zachariah pulls back from his kiss and looks me in the eye. I guess he doesn’t like what he sees as he then frowns, sliding his ha
As my body calms I whimper as I feel him remove his fingers, I then watch in amazement as he lifts his head from my shoulder to meet his hand, he glances at the door and then back at me as he sucks his fingers into his mouth and lets out a low moan of his own as he whispers,“Delicious.”He then smiles at me as he leans back down and places a soft yet dominant kiss on my lips. He then places his hand back onto my body and slides it down over my breast, down my side, over my hip, and along the outside of my thigh. As he brings his hand back up again, he slides it along the inside of my thigh instead, pushing it out as he slips his legs slowly between mine.He then slides his hand up along my body and then wraps it underneath me. I gasp and let out a low moan and he lets out a low growl as he finds my entrance with his cock and slowly slides himself inside me. As soon as he is buried all the way inside me, he holds himself still except for the small qu
When I wake I reach my hand over to find that I am in the bed alone, I sit up slowly wondering if I just dreamed what happened, and I didn't just spend a magnificent night with Zach or is he Zachariah my mate or was it just a con like I have heard some of the other females in the village talk about.Now not all of them do it, but a newcomer occasionally comes into the village and then manages to convince one of them to spend the night with him, just to be gone in the morning. I feel a wave of sadness wash over me as I let my mind wander and believe that last night might have just been to satisfy him until he could find his princess.“He is Zachariah, and he is our mate, he would not be satisfied with any other…”“We are connected to him…” “Then why did I wake up alone?” Even though I remember everything that happened with him, some of the feelings make m
>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