“assessed the equation, made a bunch of counter moves,”Author’s POVThe challenge had been accepted.Alpha Smith circled the silver wolf, he had years of practice to spot the weak points in his opponents.What made this fight more enticing was the fact that this wolf looked important to Hades and it didn’t take much to figure out that the wolf was ”daisy.“I’m going to enjoy killing you” he growled lowly.The most important thing about a fight was the ability to instill fear in your opponents.Alpha Smith smirked, he knew exactly how to instill fear in Daisy, he had been doing it for ages.Daisy watched his move, she could feel the warmth from Hades support and the gentle tugging in her mind, like something was trying to break in.Daisy closed her eyes, freeing herself of everything that clogged her mind.Alpha Smith watched as Daisy closed her eyes, he smirked, launching into the air with his claws aiming for her throat.This was going to be a satisfying kill, he was finally putting
“nothing could stop me now.”Daisy’s POV“Luna”My heart fluttered in my chest, watching as they bowed.I looked up to Hades surprise written on my face as I thought of the possible action to take.“Luna” Hades said, bowing his head slightly.My heart swelled, both adoration in their eyes filled my body with warmth.“Daisy Smith,” an Elder called.I shook my head, “I am Daisy Arkinos, daughter of Arkinos a Fae warrior,” I said in aloud tone.The crowd gasped, my identity was finally known, it felt liberating to know that I would never be associated with Alpha smith.“Daisy Arkinos,” the elder repeated.I stood up straight, my eyes fixed on the elders as they spoke.“What is your verdict?”That was the rule of a challenge, the winner decides the fact of they opponents.My eyes found Alpha Smith, the look in his eyes were no longer the confident look he held.Alpha Smith lay on the floor, his shoulders defeated as he waited to hear my judgement.Lyra avoided my eyes, she knew what my de
“closing the old, waving in the new”Daisy’s POVThe judgment was made, but I still felt like I was a little vindictive about it.Their death was going to be by hanging.“You don’t have to come,” Hades said, trying to persuade me to stay home, but I knew that I would only be drowning in my thoughts if I stayed away.I understood Hades fear, he hated the night terrors that had become a new part of my sleep routine.“I know, but I want to,” I said in a soft voice.Hades released a long sigh, I could see it in his eyes how much he wanted to argue about it, but he decided against it.“Okay,” he muttered, helping me out of the room.“But you aren’t going to watch the hanging,” he said with finality in his tone.I smiled, I wasn’t planning to, I was only going to sit and listen to the elders as they listed out their crimes before them.“I don’t think I would stay until that,” I said, pecking Hades’ lips.Hades smiled, deepening the kiss further.Priya and Brittany waited for us by the entr
“strength rises from within,”Daisy’s POVThe courtyard had gone quiet, it would have been easy to drop a pin and hear it echo around the courtyard.“You have been found guilty of murder, treason….” The elder started to list out.Alpha Smith barely flinched as they mentioned his crimes. His eyes were focused on Astrid and I.I kept my eyes on him, hoping that he would see through my eyes how unbothered I had become.“I am a victim, just like her,” Lyra yelled, pointing towards Astrid.The crowd gasped, their eyes fixed on our spot, waiting to see what our next course of action would be.“Silence,” the elder shouted, his eyes hardening in anger.Astrid’s fingers shook slightly as Lyra pointed towards her, with hate in her eyes.Hades rose to his feet, his aura filling the courtyard causing the crowd to sober up immediately.“Astrid has atoned for her crimes, this is your retribution,” Hades uttered.His eyes flashing back, waiting for Lyra to defy his words.The threat in Hades eyes wa
“play stupid games, hope for a nice price.”Hades’ POV“Take that frown off your face,” Lucien hissed.I ignored him, continuing my moping like I had lost a part of me.I wasn’t going to lie, but I had gotten addicted to having Daisy around me for hours.“It’s only a few hours and after that you will get your girls back,” Lucien reasoned.“I know, but the hours feel so far away,” I said, almost sounding like Daisy when she needs something.Lucien howled, his head thrown back as he laughed.“Whipped” he muttered, making a whiplash sound.“fuck you,” I muttered under my breath, looking at the stack of papers that covered my table.I groaned looking at the amount of work I had cut out for me. It was no excuse but I had been so focused on Daisy and Amani that I may have dumped a lot of work on Lucien and Luke.But now that I had an alpha that was about to be hung, I needed to make sure that the pack still ran its usual cause and keep away every power hungry alphas who would think they had
“finding my smiles through you”Daisy’s POVThe loud bang on the door startled us. Priya shrieked as she noticed Lucien dragging in a bruised Alaric by the collar into the room.Behind them was Hades with a smug look on his face, like he was enjoying the drama that was unfolding before him.“Lucien!” Priya yelled, rushing to Alaric’s side, placing her hands on his face, assessing the damage Lucien might have done.Alaric gave her a sheepish smile, causing Priya blush even through the anger that was clearly written on her face.“What has gotten into you,” Priya shrieked, hitting Lucien in the chest.“You tell me,” Lucien yelled.“I had to find out from Hades of your relationship with Alaric,” Lucien growled.“way to go bro,” Hades muttered under his breath.“What did you do?” I hissed, turning my attention to hissed who looked like a deer caught in a headlight.“babe,” Hades said, using his deepest voice trying to distract me.“don’t babe me,” I growled, clearly unimpressed by his anti
“you are good to me.”Author’s POVDaisy had dragged Hades out of the room, but the fire was still brewing.“You should have talked to me, rather than run all primal on him,” Priya growled.Priya wasn’t exactly sure where her anger was bubbling from.She hated the fact that she had lost a bet, but she was more pissed at the fact that her brother had hurt Alaric.“He has been taking advantage of you,” Lucien hissed.Priya shook her head, she understood where his fear was bubbling from, but she would also appreciate her brother to acknowledge that she wasn’t as naïve as he thought she was.Priya had made mistakes, but that was the beauty of it.You get to learn from these mistakes and grow.“No he is not, I was the one that came unto him,” Priya said.“I contributed a bit,” Alaric shouted.“You did baby, but not now,” Priya said softly to Alaric.Brittany stood by the corner, her eyes wide as she watched the interaction between Priya and Alaric.In a way she perfectly understood the dyn
“we stay better off without them.”Daisy’s POVIt’s been a couple of days since the hanging. Hades and Lucien have been working tirelessly to ensure that all impunities have been taken off.Everyone that had been involved with Alec and Alpha Smith were facing trials, it would have been bad on the system if Hades had acknowledged one and not all, that would have kept the cohorts strong, enabling them to keep the frame up and in turn intimidate the weak.“Luna” a soft voice called.The name was still taking a while to settle, and I had gotten comfortable with seeing people look at me with a scoff and now, the admiration in their eyes still caught me off guard.“hi” I said to the little boy that stood in front of me, his wide grin showed his missing front tooth.“C..can Amani join us?” he stuttered, his fingers fumbling as he spoke.I could imagine how big of a courage it took for him to walk up to us and I was never going to turn him down.“I promise I’ll watch out for her like I do my
“Another odyssey and I am excited,”Daisy’s POVTwo years laterThe shrieks of laughter echoed through the meadow.I sat quietly on the porch watching the kids as they played around the lake. It was only a few months after the birth of our twins that Hades had admitted he had been building our family.And in less than a year later Hades had some how convinced me and now I was planning on another baby.“Amani, you have to let your brother have the ball” I scolded, rubbing my stomach as I felt the baby move.The twins were just a few months shy of turning two and they were just as domineering as Hades.It was funny watching them growl at any boy that tried to play with Amani.The only thing that kept Gina safe was the fact that she was bigger and has always imposed her age, but that didn’t stop the boys from always scaring her friends away .I could swear they did it most of the time to see how well they can piss her off.Hades emerged from the house with a glass filled with lemonade. M
“been waiting for so long, nice to meet you”Author’s POVIt was subtle, the pain had sneaked up on Daisy while she was in the bathroom. She had sneaked into the bathroom alone even after Hades warned her not to.They were at the final stages of pregnancy and they knew the babies would cover at any point.“Hades!” Daisy screamed, feeling the excruciating run through her back. It felt like the kids were clawing at the lining of her wall, trying to break out.Hades rushed into the bathroom, his eyes wide in shock, noticing Daisy standing in a pool of water by her feet.“We have to get to the clinic,” Daisy cried.Hades nodded, he had been prepping himself for this moment. And he wasn’t going to panic.“Hades!” Daisy growled, snapping him out of his frozen position.“right, let’s go,” he said picking Daisy up from the ground.Gina had heard the loud voices coming from daisy’s room and she had ran out of her room only to find Hades with a sobbing Daisy in his arms.“Gina, can you get Aman
“each day feels the same, only that the love intensifies.” Daisy’s POV The news came in strides of three. Xavier had sent someone to inform me about the news of Astrid’s baby. Priya was moving in with Alaric even though that meant we would barely see her, but we were still happy for the next phase in their lives. The last was Brittany commenting about the two heart beats that echoed through my stomach. Hades had pressed his ears to my stomach hoping to tell Brittany that she was wrong. Hades raised his head, his eyes gleaming with shock as he confirmed the news. “we are having twins” I whispered softly. Hades wrapped his arms around me, sending warmth through my body as it touched his. “We are having twins” he repeated. Brittany had sneaked out of the room giving us the privacy she knew we needed. “Are you happy?” Hades asked, looking at my face with an unsure look on his face. I understood his apprehension but I needed him to know that I had gotten better and s
“the skies smiled blue, the days felt yellow, this is happiness.”Daisy’s POVI died of embarrassment a thousand times over, every time I recalled Lucien’s teasing tone in Hades’ office.Hades wasn’t a good help either, he had laughed all through it as I crawled out from underneath the table.I couldn’t help but wonder if the rest of the people had heard or it was only Lucien that hard figured it out.“I would have paid to see that” Priya laughed, slapping her knees as she did.I decided to tell them about the encounter before they heard it from Lucien.Brittany frowned slightly with a teasing look on her face. I could see the mischievous glint in her eyes and I knew she was about to harass Priya.“You would pay to watch Daisy have sex?” She whispered.Priya stopped, her eyes wide like saucers as she heard the words fly out of Brittany’s mouth.“What, ewwwww no,” she spluttered, shuddering at the thought.“But you just said,” Brittany said, looking like she was trying to understand wh
“it’s cute how you want my touch for life.”Hades’ POVIt couldn’t get any better than this. I would love to apologize for thinking that when Daisy had marked me that she was possessive and needy, because obviously I hadn’t seen a pregnant Daisy.It has been a rollercoaster of emotions these few months, with lots of highs and a tremendous amount of lows.The highs being the fact that Daisy had become a libidinous teenager, which I wasn’t complaining.A smile formed on my lips as I recalled a night I had woken up to daisy crying loudly in our room.I had assumed it was one of her cravings and I immediately panicked wondering what it was that I would be fetching.“you don’t want me anymore” Daisy cried, tears streaming down her face as she sobbed.“what gave you such outrageous idea?” I asked in a low tone, my heart beating wildly in my chest, noticing the way she was hyperventilating from how long she had cried, the sight alone broke my heart in a thousand pieces.“baby you have to ta
“my broken heart has finally mended, all I am now is complete.”Daisy’s POVI sat frozen in shock.“Congratulations Luna,” the doctor said.I blinked, trying to process the words he had just said.“Pregnant?” I whispered.The doctor nodded, looking excited at the news.“Would you like the Alpha king to be brought here?” He asked.The thought of Hades snapped me back to reality.“Hades” I whispered.We haven’t really talked about children, apart from teasing here and there, I wasn’t sure I knew his stance on children.Yes, he was awesome with Amani, but I couldn’t be sure if he wanted another baby soon.“Luna?” the doctor called, staring at me with a confused look in his eyes.“Yes, sorry, I will tell him myself,” I muttered.“thank you doctor,” I whispered, walking out of the room.Gina jumped up from her chair, excited to see me like I had been gone for eternity.“was it a bug?” she asks in a curious tone.“Yes,” I replied, leading her out of the clinic.Gina chirped away as we walk
“all at once, you are the one I have been hoping for.”Daisy’s POV“You should get yourself checked out, one thing I had swallowed a bug and I couldn’t stop puking for days,” Gina said.I have been vomiting at the slightest provocation lately, it was like my nose had become excessively sensitive to certain scents.I couldn’t bother Hades with it as he has been busy with the council of elders trying to find a suitable leader for the pack.“It’s not a bug Gina, it might just be something that I ate,” I sighed, leaning on the bathroom counter hoping to stop the nausea I was feeling.“you’ll never know,” Gina whisper yelled, frowning at me.“I think I would definitely know if I have swallowed a bug” I sighed, feeling slightly exhausted.Gina shook her head disapprovingly at my logic.“you would never know,” she whispered, helping cover my body with the bed sheet.Amani had thrown a tantrum when Hades was about leaving for the council meeting and the only resolution was for Hades to take h
“king of my body, my heart and my soul.”Daisy’s POVIt’s been a long year.I had barely noticed.“I Daisy Arkinos, daughter of Arkinos, Fae warrior, accept you Hades knight as my mate,” I whispered.There wasn’t any argument in it, I had loved Hades from the beginning and they was absolutely nothing in the world that would take that away.Hades released a long sigh like he was afraid of the response that would come from me.“I love you,” I cried, falling to my knees.Hades’ arms wrapped around me, a loud smile forming on his lips as he heard my words.“I love you” Hades muttered, kissing all over my face.I shrieked, laughing out loud as he licked the tip of my nose.“You should have told me, rather than let me rack my head thinking of possible answers,” I hissed, slapping his chest.Hades laughed, “I told you the answer every single night,” he muttered.I gasped, “there weren’t my imaginations,” I said softly.Hades chuckled enjoying the look of realization on my face.“I love you,”
“I know exactly where it leads but I watch us go round and round each time.”Daisy’s POVIt felt déjà vu.“I didn’t order this” I said softly to the bartender, who had dropped a tumbler of bourbon.“He did,” she replied putting to a direction behind me.I turned, my eyes widening as I noticed Hades sitting in the corner with a glass in hand.A smile formed on my lips, my face brightening up immediately I noticed him.“Thank you,” I whispered to the bartender, jumping down from my stool and rushing towards Hades.“Hades” I called out, wondering why he wasn’t looking up a me.Hades finally raised his head, his eyes gleaming with mischief.“Hi, I am Hades,” he said, stretching out his hand for a hand shake.“Daisy,” I replied softly, deciding to go along with his game.“What’s a beautiful flower, doing in a damned place like this?” he said with a teasing smile.My eyes met Hades’ gaze and it was like the same intensity of the first night we had met.“Searching for a flower,” I said, my v