Crysanthi POV The hours dragged on as I laid there in that bed, unable to do anything else. Day turned to night, then back to day, then back to night again. So when I finally felt myself being pulled into the continuum I was elated & allowed myself to go willingly. I landed back in my own body & opened my eyes to find Azak staring down ar me with his gorgeous orange eyes. He brushed a stand of his long blonde hair behind his ear as he smiled down at me, before reaching out a hand to help me up off of the floor. The butterflies that consumed me as his orange eyes twinkled made warmth spread throughout my entire being, causing a giddiness to take over. I giggled as he helped me up and he just smiled sweetly at me. Once I was finally on my feet I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him into me before pressing my lips against his pillow soft ones. I was truly happy to be home again and in the arms of my fated. He kissed me back more eagerly than he ever had. As our tongues danced tog
Azak POV Crysanthi came back from her jump more determined than ever to figure out how to reverse the darkness that had taken over so many of our people. I was truly in awe of her strength as I watched how such a horrifying experience could only drive her even harder to save our people. She was truly a Queen in every sense of the word and I had been blessed to be fated to her. Crysanthi 10 assured me that she was capable of looking past my indiscretions that had occurred over the centuries and truly see who I was both as her fated light and the King of her kingdom, so I was feeling better about our bond. I took her into my chambers and could almost feel the anxiety she had about being in my personal space. I watched as her eyes roamed over my quarters in wonderment and I couldn't help but to smile. She was a beauty, my fated light, and I was truly proud to call her mine. She followed me up the spiral staircase to my personal office and I pulled some of the books I had taken off the
Crysanthi POV I awoke the next morning anxious to get started on my research, but Azak insisted we go down to the dining room to have breakfast. So, I ate my breakfast quickly but still I had to wait for him to finish his. Though I couldn't put my finger on it, something seemed off about him this morning. I brushed my feelings off as he led the way up to his quarters so I could continue my research. He seemed to be easily aggravated today, so I did my best not to annoy him. I hated walking on eggshells around him, but I figured it was probably for the best. We entered his chambers and I began climbing the iron spiral staircase while he watched me from the bottom floor. When I asked if he was coming, he told me that he would be back to check on me shortly and turned around and left the room. I thought it odd that not only would he not be joining me, but that he would allow me in his quarters alone. Still, I proceeded up the stairs and continued the book I had left off on last night.
Azak POV I woke the next morning full of anxiety over Crysanthi reading through those damned books. I knew I had to let her, but every time I thought about her doing so I felt a sense of impending doom and I hated it. But, just as I knew she would, she was anxious to get started on her research for the day. So, after breakfast I led her to my quarters to get started. I had decided on my own plans for the morning though, so I left her there alone in my quarters to read. I had decided that although fae didn't celebrate the human holiday of Christmas, this year we would, atleast inside the palace, if only to bring some joy into my light's heart as she navigated through those dark texts. So, I set about making the proper arrangements to have the place decorated for Christmas. Seeing her face when she saw what I had done made it all completely worth it, even if I did appear ridiculous to my servants. When I offered to take her into the village to shop her eyes lit up like the sun rise
Azak POV I retreated back to my chambers after saying goodnight to the Princess. As I entered my chambers fully prepared to head to bed, I couldn't stop myself as my feet carried me to the iron staircase and up to my loft office. Before I knew it, I was sitting there on my knees infront of that old chest. I had no intentions on spending my evening going through those old photographs, but there I was, pulling them out. I pulled out the biggest one, knowing exactly what was in it and how it would break my heart, but still, I did it anyway. I flipped through those old yellowed pages, looking at those black and white photos that showed my beloved belly getting bigger and bigger. Then, there it was. The one of her laying in the bed, holding our little boy. This picture had been the most precious item I had in this palace until recently. These days, the most precious item I had was sleeping just down the hall. I flipped through those old pages, looking at the photos
Crysanthi POV Azak told me his story with tears streaming down his face as I comforted him. Part of me was relieved to understand him better, but the other part was full of worry. Knowing that there was a possibility that there was an incredibly powerful freak out there that bore his mark bothered me something awful, but still I hid my worry well. I knew the chances that she was still alive were great, seeing as though Azak was an immortal. I also knew that if it came down to it, I would have to be the one to take her down, which I was willing to do for my fated. However, I managed to push those worries aside to enjoy the Christmas season with my beloved. I felt it the moment Genevieve regained her Timekeeper power and even I felt stronger because of it. She and Rayan were completely mated and now nothing could tear them apart. I was so happy for her that Azak made several comments about me glowing over it. I suppose that being as she was my only real friend, and a Timekeeper at tha
Azak POV Crysanthi portalled to just outside the borders of the International Werewolf Academy, and I followed. She examined that she wanted our best warriors from both kingdoms placed in the trees on the edges of the borders. We were discussing the logistics when a loud growl echoed through the forest. I was shocked to see that she didn't even flinch at the sound, but instead turned to face it. "Relax wolf, I'm a friend of your Queen and King, Princess Crysanthi. My King and I were just going over our own guard details to ensure the security of your Queen's coronation and ball. Link whoever you need to and they will confirm. My King will be portalling our soldiers in, perhaps maybe you'd even like to shift back and let him know where the best places to place them will be, or get a superior who can help coordinate." She spoke to the large smokey grey wolf that emerged from behind a tree. I was impressed by her calm and authoritative demeanor. She knew that Genevieve and Rayan woul
Azak POV For the first time ever, Crysanthi & I shared a bed. I couldn't help but to lay awake and watch her as she slept. Sure, things were awkward between the two of us at first, but it didn't take long before we were cuddled up together making out. It took me a while to convince her to get some sleep, but now here she was, sleeping peacefully with our bodies intertwined in one another. I could certainly get used to the feeling of her warm body being pressed against mine. When I woke in the morning her beautiful eyes were glued to me, watching me sleep. I could feel her love and adoration for me through our not yet fully formed bond, and I knew our bond would be incredibly strong once it was complete. She giggled a sweet good morning to me before hopping out of the bed to prepare herself for the coronation. I was just getting out of the shower when my light told me that she was heading down to the auditorium where the coronation would be held. She told me to pull mys
Azak "Let's go everyone! We are going to be late for the party!" I shouted up the stairs from the foyer. Today was the Timekeeper twins sixteenth birthday and the Wolf King and Queen were throwing them a massive party to celebrate. I knew Crysanthi was doing her best to wrangle our three children so we would make it on time, but as it stood, we were already going to be late. Our oldest daughter, Daisy, came running down the steps with her little sister Rose in tow. I could hear my beautiful light upstairs rushing our youngest, Gin, to hurry him up. My boy preferred to do things on his own time, but today was not his day, it was Harmony and Hunter's day, so his mother was rushing him. A few seconds later the two of them appeared at the top of the stairs just before Crysanthi gripped his should and disappeared in a flash of bright pink. Our girls knew well enough by now to know that that was their signal to grab onto me so the three of us could portal out to the party as well, so th
Crysanthi Our peace had been hard won over the past year, but as I sat in the gardens with my light, I knew every bit of it was worth it. He had spent the day gathering fruits and vegetables from the gardens so that we would have plenty of them for Rayan's cooking class tonight. Us Royals still got together every week for dinner to keep in touch, only now Rayan and Genevieve showed up with baby Heidi in tow, usually with Rayan carrying her carseat. She was a precious little wide eyed princess, always so curious and wanting to look around at everything. Tonight Rayan was going to teach us all to cook, though Genevieve would probably spend the evening holding her pup and watching on. But she didn't particularly need to learn to cook, since Rayan was her mate after all. Ember and Fioré had grown closer over the months, and within the next couple of months the dragon Timekeeper princess would come of age and become a Queen herself, just as Genevieve and I had. Then she coul
Crysanthi The weeks flew by as the summer season blossomed. Azak and I had spent much of our time enjoying the summer castle, with him exploring every inch, nook and cranny with me. I wanted to memorize it, as it had been my family home for centuries before I had even been thought of. We spent many evenings in the graveyard Grove under the shade of my deceased loved ones. It had been the perfect reprieve from the war that we were currently in the middle of. Ember and Fioré had stayed in the Elven Kingdom, refusing to leave the new princess unprotected. They didn't want the elves to suffer the same fate that their own people had. Many of the other dragons had joined them as well. Our alliance was paying off quite nicely for everyone involved. Even as the dragons migrated to the Elven Kingdom, their own kingdom was slowly being rebuilt. The elves had even stepped up to help to show their gratitude for having the dragons protecting their princess. Everything was calm and
Azak As the baby's high pitched screams echoed through the hallways, the dark forces began falling to their knees and grabbing at their ears. I took the opportunity to scorch them all as they squealed and hissed, ensuring that if the high pitched noise didn't finish them off, the flames would. Once the flames had died down I felt Crysanthi strongly through our bond, and knew she was right around the corner. When she turned it, I saw that she had the Queen and the Timekeeper Princess in tow. She had to speak loudly, but she told me that she thought we should work our way through the castle with the baby since her cries were dropping the dark forces and I agreed. So we worked our way through the entire castle until we came to the front where the underwater battle continued to rage on. It didn't take long before my little light was using her water magic to create a fifty foot air bubble in the ocean, effectively allowing the princess's cries to reach the sirens and water
Crysanthi It was only a few days after the battle with the dark covens when we received the news that the Atlantian Timekeeper Princess had been born. Azak and I were ecstatic to hear that there had been no issues with her delivery and that all was quiet on the ocean front for now. Fortunately we had been spending the summer in my birth castle which sat just off the coast of the Atlantian Kingdom. So, we decided to take a day to go visit the new princess and offer our support however possible. I was quite excited to meet her, as I had never actually held or even known a baby before. We had arranged to have the water fae warriors set up on the coast line for the time being, just incase the dark forces decided to make a play at attempting to kidnap the new princess. Rayan and Genevieve had even sent some wolf warriors and a coven of witches that were skilled in water magic. We suspected that if a play were to be made, it would be by freaks with water magic. Atleast tha
Azak The next few days passed without incident. Crysanthi and I spent all our time in the Royal suite, enjoying our one on one time since we had gotten very little of it since officially claiming one another. But I suppose all good things must come to end. I watched her portal away without so much as an explanation, as she was coming back from the ensuite bathroom. I began feeling for her through the bond immediately, but it didn't take long before she popped in right infront of me panicked. "Call Rayan, get them to the werecat kingdom now. They're under attack. They didn't want to bother Genevieve with her being so close to her due date, but it's a couple covens of dark witches. They need our help. I'm going to portal Ember to the Elven Kingdom to watch over Queen Eidi. Grab Fioré and follow me. NOW AZAK!" She rambled out. I grabbed my phone off the night stand and followed her out of the suite. I called Rayan as we walked quickly down the stairs to the suite that Ember and Fiore
Crysanthi I woke up to Genevieve and Ember giggling like school girls as they sat on the couch eating their breakfast. When I turned to glare at them they both giggled even more as they sat eating fresh fruit and smoked fish. "Wake up sleepy head. Today you become a Queen!" Genevieve squealed joyfully. She was more excited for me than I was, but I allowed her joy to rub off on me as I jumped out of bed to join them. No doubt Azak had let them in, I'm sure he was quite excited about today's events as well. "I doubt that my coronation will be near as exciting as yours, but I'm ready I suppose." I told them as I sat on the chair across from them. "Wait, what happened at yours?" Ember asked Genevieve curiously with a giggle. "I may or may not have melted the brains of the entire werewolf council. It's no big deal or anything though. They had it coming for plotting against their monarchs." Genevieve answered her casually. Ember's eyes grew wide as she stared at Genevieve causin
Azak Once we had gotten the mess cleaned up from the fight, I had the staff immediately begin decorating for the pup shower that Crysanthi wanted to throw for Genevieve. All of our guests were fine after the battle, and excited for the shower. Genevieve had definitely made her mark on all of us, so it was nice to be able to show our appreciation by doing this for her. I knew I personally would never be able to thank her for handling Lila for me, as I knew I never would have been able to. She had payed back the debt she owed Crysanthi ten times over. But I also knew that Genevieve didn't see it that way. As far as she was concerned, she was just doing her duty as a Timekeeper Queen to regulate the balance of the light and dark. I was also quite happy for her and Rayan, and I wanted to show them how much they were appreciated with this shower. So, I went through, double checking everything from the decorations to the food to ensure that they would enjoy this shower tha
Crysanthi When I jumped back into my body it was late at night and Azak was smiling at me from outside the cell door. I smiled back at him, but my smile immediately faltered when I realized that I smelled like piss. Apparently the version of me that had jumped into my body thought it would be funny to piss herself instead of using the toilet and sink combo that was in the cell for that specific reason. "It was a freak Timekeeper Queen from dimension 5. She thought it would be hilarious to make me watch you piss yourself, and I ofcourse wasn't dumb enough to open the cell to stop her or try to change your clothes my light." Azak spoke softly when he saw that I had noticed my appearance. All I could do was nod my head at his words as I stood up to be let out of the cell. He obliged and unlocked the door for me. I didn't speak a word as I walked up both sets of stairs to our suite to shower. I knew I shouldn't be embarrassed, as it was not me who committed such an embarrassing act, b