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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
Genevieve POV (Maeva's POV will be under her real name, Genevieve from this point forward) I woke up to the setting sun streaming a beautiful light pink light into the room. This place was absolutely beautiful. I had never been anywhere besides Red Clay & Peacekeeper territory before, so this was definitely a new experience for me. There was a knock on the door shortly after I woke, so I opened it with a smile. A fae girl named Lily came to get me for dinner, & we walked through the halls which were twinkling with sparkling lights. Lily was gorgeous, she had platinum blonde waist length hair, high, shimmered cheek bones & a pointed nose & ears like Crysanthi. The points on her ears weren't nearly as long as Crysanthi's, & had no designs. They were solid green tips. She was much shorter than Crysanthi as well, & slightly shorter than me. She didn't talk to me really, keeping her answers to my questions short. When we got to the dining hall, she opened the door & bo
Rayan POV The next 5 days dragged by. I tried to will time to speed up, finding meaningless tasks to occupy my time with, but it was no use. I even went shopping with Nicollette, Gwen & Jen so they could get my mate Christmas & Birthday gifts. They had never met her so they had no idea what kind of things she enjoyed. I told them that she was a simple girl, & not at all the Princesses they were. I also told them that between the gifts Ronan & I had gotten her, there was really nothing more she needed, but ofcourse, they insisted they get her something. They each decided on jewelry, some clothes & gift cards. My mate was going to have more things than she knew what to do with. Benji left, saying he'd be back for Christmas & to meet the child that was basically his granddaughter, since his son had raised her, & I talked him into portalling Ronan back to the academy when he did. Ronan had gathered my Princess's gifts & drove back to Hidden Stream with them, so that we would
Genevieve POV The days flew by as I trained with the fae warriors in the morning & Crysanthi in the afternoons. We spent most evenings after dinner drinking fae wine & giggling like school girls. I learned quite a bit about not just the fae, but other supernaturals from Crysanthi & Azak. I spent my mornings & my nights linking with Rayan, though our evening chats were usually longer than the morning ones. He was incredibly bored waiting on me to come back, but I was enjoying myself. Sure I missed him, but there was so much for me to learn here. Gia was enjoying her freedom as well. The first time I let her loose to run, the shift was quite painful & slower than it had previously been. She said we both just needed to get used to it again. Crysanthi & Azak were right there next to me though, watching carefully with eyes full of worry. Once I had fully shifted into the beautiful white wolf with silver markings, she stretched & shook out her fur before taking off running. I
Rayan POV My princess was back in my arms, & all was right in the world again. I hadn't brought up the subject of the prick in the basement yet, but I didn't want to spoil the mood. Everyone was in high spirits with my mate's return, but no one more than me. I was laying there, with her on my chest as the first rays of sun began streaming in through the window. Normally she would be up by now, insisting on a morning jog. I suppose giving her wolf the freedom she needs had eased her restlessness. I had slept for a few hours, but I was wide awake now as I watched the sleeping beauty on my chest, mesmerized by her every feature. It still amazed me that a creature so small, delicate & beautiful could be so dangerous & deadly. I had never actually seen her fight, but I had watched her train the other students so I knew she was capable of causing a fair amount of destruction. "Good morning, my King." She opened her eyes & smiled up at me. "Good morning, my princess.
Genevieve POV After training Ray took me to do some shopping so I could get gifts for my family. He was still a little shook up from my ability to take him down so easily, but after we talked about it he seemed fine. We put up the tree with my family that evening, & my sister & Zaio came over to help. It was nice doing family things with my real family, but I still missed Daniel- well, Joseph. He was the only family I had had my entire life. Having his sisters around helped ease the pain a bit though. Ray & I attempted to make his apple crumble once more, & when Jennifer realized what we were doing, she grabbed the ground cloves from the spice cabinet & tossed them to us. Ray caught it & looked at her questioningly & she just smiled. "It's missing something, right?" She smiled at us knowingly. We both laughed & she told us to add just a pinch to the crumble. Turns out, she was right. The crumble came out just like he used to make it. We had it for desert af
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