OCTAVIUS POV Avoiding Garrett and Jannah hasn't been hard at all. Garrett and I have only communicated via pack link. We haven't even been in the same room since we passed out long life to the pack members. Jannah has done what she always does, and since I have no reason to call her to me, we haven't seen or spoken to each other. Plus, I have been extra busy assigning rooms and dealing with drama from the new pups that have moved in. But today is the day we see each other. It's hard to believe that today might be the day I find my mate. But I am not getting my hopes up. I am 90% positive my parents haven't even looked at a mate for me yet. And I am 99% sure Jannah is not my mate, but if I am wrong...Octavius- Garrett, Jannah, meet me in my office. I send the link as I pull a black t-shirt over my head. I am ready for the day, but I can't
OCTAVIUS POV rated R I growl as my eyes open. Anger and frustration are festering in my bloodstream like a potent venom. I want to kill. I want to rip apart anything and everything that is standing in front of the happily ever after Garrett spoke about the other day. The dream of finding a mate and starting a family that loves me is being dangled in front of me on a string. I'm like a mouse in a lab. I have to complete the task the mad scientists made before I can get my prize. Octavius- If they want me to kill, I will kill. Beerus growls as his feelings synchronize with mine. Our bloodlust explodes and I tear off my sleep shorts as I stand. Human clothes won't be necessary where I am going. I open my bedroom door and shift. I trot through the house at a brisk pace ignoring the few pups hanging out in the tv r
OCTAVIUS POV rated R I keep my face neutral as he pathetically cries out in pain, but I am getting more annoyed with every second that passes. It is clear he has been the one we have spotted over the past few months. So I don't need to worry about there being multiple fairies running around. But I am worried about the fact he has already turned over his information. She must have communicated with him as she did me in my dream, which means she abandoned this follower, probably to conserve energy. Opening portals seems to be a lot of work for her. He really isn't worth the effort. He appears to be weak in more ways than one—a perfect sacrificial lamb. But what does she plan to do with the information she has collected from him? And how am I supposed to push her to open a portal? "Shut up," I order, and he shifts from screaming to just sobbing.
OCTAVIUS POV rated R "How do you contact the other side," I growl after watching the spot the fairy pointed out for a few hours. The fairy looks away from his arm and shrugs. "I get contacted. I do not do the contacting," he grumbles, and I growl. He tries to hide his flinch, but he isn't successful. "You said you need to be near her. That's the reason she hasn't sent more of you over. How have you been separated from her for this long? You have to know a way to communicate with that side, or you would be dead," I growl while standing up. Genuine fear morphs across his gaunt face, and I lunge. I wrap my hand around his neck, and he immediately begins to beg. "Please don't! I will do it. Please. Please," he practically screams, but
OCTAVIUS POVOctavius- Is everyone assembled?Garrett- Yes.Octavius- Good.I grin as I tuck Melanie's head under my arm. I am seconds away from presenting our foe's head to my entire pack, and I have never been giddier. I am so eager for everyone to look at me with respect I can practically taste it. After this, there should be no more doubt or worry about our future. The families who are bunking with other pack members can return home. I will keep the additional homes coming in just in case we need them, but this is it. This is the beginning of peace. I don't have to worry about anything except being a regular Alpha. I could even split the packs back up. There is no need for everyone to live under my thumb. I throw open the side door to the auditorium, and every head turns towards me. I smile as pure excitement fi
OCTAVIUS POV I exhale loudly as I stand on the edge of my mother's realm. I am not sure if the barrier will give way and allow me in, but I have to try. I have to tell them that my job is done. I didn't need backup or years of planning. I finished off our enemy easily, and I want some recognition. I want a mate. I move forward, and unlike many times before, my foot steps right into my mother's realm. I breathe a sigh of relief before marching across the almost empty field. I keep my back straight and my eyes forward. I have come here for a purpose. I don't want to think about my emotional breakdown last night, and I don't want to seem like it is still affecting me. I want them both to see me as a King. I knock on my mother's door and wait. They don't get any visitors besides me, so I know they are aware it's me knocking. It takes a few minutes but finally, the door
SARA POV (YEAR 2077, 56 YRS LATER) "Now he is a fine chunk of meat. I can see why all the girls want him," the older waitress says as she appears next to me. I quickly close my worn book. My cheeks tint a little, and I give her a small smile. "I still can't believe they are real even though my friend's granddaughter is mated to one of them," she says while refilling my mug with fresh coffee. I nod, still feeling slightly embarrassed, and she chuckles. "Of course, you grew up in a world that included them. My generation were the ones who got the shock of a lifetime," she says while observing me with a steady gaze. I offer her another smile before breaking my silence."Yeah. I find their history very interesting. It's what I am currently studying in s
AMBER POV "Breath, mouse. There is nothing else you can do," Lucian says as he comes up from behind and hugs me. I shake my head back and forth as I fight back the tears. Every night is the same. I make a few new werewolves, I pair some mates, and then I rewatch how Octavius's day went on my new portal bowl that Anniki made me. And every night, I cry as I watch my son grow more and more bitter towards the world. "I don't think he will find this one either, Lucian. I don't know what to do. His wolf should be feeling the pull. I paired them when she turned eighteen. I fear he is ignoring it just like he did last time. I even put this one right outside their territory. All he has to do is leave his office," I say before spinning around and burying my face in my mate's chest. "Maybe it would be easier for hi