Maeva POV I couldn't stand to look up & face them as I told them my secret. Between Gia & Stella urging me to tell them, I had finally given in, & now that I had told them that Maeva Thompson was an alias, there was no going back. I would have to tell them who I was, consequences be damned. I trusted Ronan to protect me from Rayan if I needed it, but I knew that if it came to that, it would take both of us to subdue him. I really hoped it didn't come to that. "Daniel wasn't my real father, he was my guardian & protector. My real father is dead, he died when I was a baby. My mother sacrificed everything to ensure I had a chance to live. She gave me up so I could, she knew I'd never be safe if anyone knew who I really was. So, my guardian raised me like a normal child, well aside from the warrior training, but he wanted to be sure that I could protect myself if the need were to ever arise." I told them as I stood there with my arms folded across my chest. I never lo
Rayan POV We were just finishing going over all the details of the festival & ball when I received the mindlink from my head warrior Axyl letting me know of Isabella's arrival. Great, not only is she here but she's early. I instructed him to bring her up to the guest suite where she would be staying until I got rid of her. I was intrigued to know how my little princess would handle her if she refused to leave, but I also didn't want her to have to do whatever it was. I didn't want to risk anyone finding out about our bond, or who she was until she was marked. "Isabella is here, Axyl is escorting her to the guest suite now. I'm going to start some dinner for us." I got out to the others before I was pulled into a mindlink. "Isabella, it's disrespectful to directly link your King. If you need something you need to go through Axyl. I'm in the middle of a meeting, do not disturb me again, Isabella. I'll link Axyl when I finish dinner, & IF you haven't angered me, per
Maeva POV Stella & I woke up for our morning run as we usually did & met Kelsey in the lounge. We laughed at how Isabella acted the night before as we made our way to the woods to begin our run. I was surprised to see my mate & King standing there, just out of sight of the dorms, in the woods waiting for us. He was accompanied by Ronan who didn't look too pleased to be up that early. "Good morning ladies, your grace." Rayan said as he kissed the back of my hand sending tingles straight to my core. "Goodmorning my King, Beta." I answered back with a giggle. He smiled that gorgeous smile of his at me & I felt the heat creep up my neck to my cheeks. I wasn't sure I would ever get used to calling this beautiful creature infront of me my mate. "We thought it would be best if you three started being accompanied by both of us for your morning runs. Not that we don't think you can handle yourselves, but we'd rather not take any chances. So, shall we
(6 weeks later) Rayan POV We knew we would receive alot of blow back from this, but we weren't too worried about it. By the time the complaints started rolling in, Maeva would be marked & have her power back, & anyone who thought they could stand against us would be in for a rude awakening. Maeva... calling her that, now that I know her real identity felt strange, like I wasn't giving her the respect she deserves. Councilman Donahue & his son would be livid when she didn't go back to her pack for Christmas break, but she was mine now, & I wasn't letting her go. If they thought they would take her from me, they would meet their deaths first. We watched all the students load up on their busses to go back to their packs for the holidays, well, Ronan & I watched. My Princess was flitting around giving everyone hugs & wishing them happy holidays. She really was the perfect Queen. The new generations of Alphas & Lunas respected & adored her, she was inspiring & encouraging
Maeva POV Yesterday I unpacked my things & placed them where they would go in Rayan's residence. He was so sweet, he had actually cleared out drawers & closet space for my stuff, & given me shelves in the bathroom for all of my 'girly stuff' as he calls it. He hasn't said anything about it, but I can see it in his eyes that how little I own bothers him. He doesn't understand though. I may be a princess, but I wasn't raised as one. He was raised by Queen Amelia herself to be King, so he has always known the best that life has to offer. I, however, was raised to be a warrior, & we live off of very little. He said that being his Queen would change all that, that soon enough I would have more things than I could possibly ever need. I could only laugh at the thought, I mean, if I'll never need it, why should I have it? But, whatever makes my King happy, & apparently, spoiling me will make him happy. He cooked me a delicious meal last night. Pork loin with asparagus & mashed p
Rayan POV She ran from the suite before I could say anything else. Ronan told me I should give her some time & space, but by the time dinner rolled around, she still hadn't returned. She was blocking out all mindlinks, so I couldn't even attempt to apologize. How had I been so careless? She's so mature that I sometimes forget she is still just a teenager. Fuck. How am I going to fix this if she won't even talk to me? Razor wouldn't talk to me either. He had retreated to the back of my mind & put a block up so I couldn't reach him. It was just me & Ronan, who ofcourse kept insisting that she would return. I made dinner for the 3 of us, & put her plate up so she could eat when she finally decided she was ready to come home. But, she never came home. After dinner I sent some warriors out looking for her. I could hear them howling & knew they'd picked up her scent. It wasn't long after that they told me she'd gone back to her dorm room for the evening. Shit, I really f
Maeva POV I woke up freezing cold. I still couldn't feel Gia, so I knew they were keeping wolfsbane in my system. Fuck. Well, I guess I would have to depend on my brains & skills to get me out of this, since my wolf strength wouldn't be available. I had no idea where I was, but I couldn't feel anyone through the mindlink, so I was on my own. I knew that though, mindlinking is a wolf ability. The was a female coughing & groaning from the otherside of the room, she sounded worse than I felt. I had no idea who she was, but I instantly felt bad for her. How long had she been here? Why was she here? Where even was here? Perhaps she could help me escape, or I guess I would help her escape? I wasn't too sure about anything, except for the fact that my head was pounding, & that I was locked in a basement of some sort, with absolutely no light source. I couldn't help but wonder what Clay had planned for me, since obviously he was quite angry. He had never locked me up anywhe
Rayan POV We sat there in the library of the Hidden Stream Packhouse as Jennifer repeatedly tried locating her sister & my mate. She said there was a cloaking spell acting as a barrier so she was having trouble getting through. She never stopped trying though. Knowing that those responsible for taking my mate had her sister as well was motivation enough for her. The only time she took a break from trying to breakthrough the cloaking spell was to track her niece & nephew. When she found them, she summoned her father, King Benji to go get them. I insisted he take Ronan with him, as this was just as much a wolf problem as it was a witch problem. He reluctantly agreed. As Jen worked her magic, a bright green light flashed from the side of the room, & I knew they'd returned. Ronan was in a pair of basketball shorts & covered in blood upon their return. He gave me a nod & I didn't have to ask. He had killed the wolves responsible for holding Jessica's family hostage
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