Finley’s pov
I needed something to distract me from this day. I was glad Alpha Ivar was gone, I really was. But I hated how everyone treated me and thought I was a threat. If there weren’t any other witnesses they might have believed Alpha Ivar, mostly because I was a witch. “But Elias’ parents don’t see you that way. They both defended you,” Diona said. “Yes, I was surprised by their words and really touched. I didn’t expect that from Luna Amber especially.” I replied. When Elias asked me to dinner I agreed without thinking twice. Maybe I should have thought this through, now I was stuck at the same table with him and the mate bond was so strong. I could feel the pull, making me want to touch Elias’ all the time. I should reject him again, but for some reason he didn’t accept this first time. “Don’t you remember, he said he loves you.” Diona said. That was just a dream right? I was almost dying and I lost consciousness. Elias looked at me from across the table “wha
Elias pov I had no idea why Finley had to talk to Zoey first, but I needed an answer from Finley now. Finley didn’t need my protection anymore and she had finished testifying, so there was no reason for her to stay with me. I had mindlinked Zoey, but she didn’t respond. When I mindlinked Raven she said she found Zoey in her bedroom, she was shot and barely breathing. I ran as fast as I could and found Raven holding Zoey in her arms “she is shot with a silver bullet. It is still stuck somewhere, but I can’t find it. She needs help.” She was bleeding a lot and the silver bullet was making sure she couldn’t heal herself. Finley was walking to the hotel and she should be back any minute now, maybe she could heal Zoey. I heard a faint bang, it sounded almost like firework really far away. Most wouldn’t have heard it, but I pick up everything with my hearing. I mindlinked Finley, but it seemed like something was blocking me from reaching here. Zane got worried “you need t
Elias pov Everyone knew I was destined to be the King of all the werewolves. Which meant no one dared to be anything but nice to me, expect my friend Zoey. She had known me ever since she moved here, after her dad was taken by my grandmother. She would always tell me the truth and had no problem giving me a hard time when I deserved it. Today was one of those days. I had been seeing Lisa for a while now, but I had always been clear of my intentions. I did not want a mate, being my mate would be dangerous. Anyone close to me could be used as leverage. My mother was the Luminous Wolf and she could take care of herself, she had been practicing with her friends to find new ways to keep the pack safe. My father was Alpha of the Crimson Moon pack and although he had no special abilities, he was not one to mess with. But having a mate was not something that was in the cards for me. I had my fair share of practice though, being the next True King had it’s perks. But my
Jade’s pov I had been training since I was four for this. I knew many ways to hurt someone, but I had no experience in dealing with high-school kids and especially boys. When I was four I went to live with my grandmother and her coven. I didn’t even know she existed, but after my parents died, she came and took me in. She explained I was part witch and helped me practice magic. She didn’t like the fact I was also a werewolf, but until my 18th birthday I was by all accounts human so we hid my heritage from the rest of the coven. I was the only child there, the rest of the coven were women of different ages. My grandmother Beatrix was the oldest and the leader. Some of the witches were nicer than others, but they treated me okay. My grandmother said I had an affinity for magic, it didn’t take long for me to learn new spells. We went from basic spells to the dark spells when I turned 10. It was the same age we changed my name to Jade. I didn’t like the feeling dark
Elias’ pov After training I took a quick shower in the locker room and met up with Zoey in the hall before going home. “I have no idea what I did to that girl to hate me so much,” I told Zoey, while explaining what happened at the locker and during training. I didn’t tell Zoey how great Jade smelled when we were working out, like lavender and mint. “You know people are allowed to not like you, even if you are going to be their king,” Zoey replied. “I know, but she seemed to hate me right of the bat,” I said confused. “She is really pretty though,” Zoey said and I started laughing “She is right?! Really gorgeous for someone so angry” I said. At that moment Jade walked by looking at me with anger, but she was also blushing. O crap I made it even worse, she really hates me now. “Maybe she just doesn’t like boys,” Zoey said hopeful. “Well I kind of saw her staring at me when I took my shirt off, so I am not sure. But you’re welcome to try,” I responded. We walked
Jade’s pov I couldn’t refuse the Luna’s offer to stay at the packhouse. She was the Luna after all and disrespecting her my first week here was not a good move. I was already making trouble for myself by being so rude to Elias, but I couldn’t contain myself. Living in the packhouse would make it easier to get rid of Elias, but being around him confused me. I was so pissed at the thought of Elias, but when I saw him I would get another feeling as well. Was it just that I hadn’t been around boys and he was a really good looking boy? I mean he was supposed to be the True King, so why wouldn’t he look like a damn prince charming. Zoey was really kind though, I hadn’t had many friend growing up. One of the witches in the coven was a bit younger than the rest, she would often help me out if I needed it. Willa had helped me the first time I had to kill an animal. I didn’t want to do it and started crying. My grandmother walked out, upset at my ‘little tantrum’ as she
Elias’ pov Ugh of all the times Jade would stay at the packhouse it had to be now. There were a lot of special wolves with their families coming for one of my mother’s conferences. My father had told all the special wolves they were welcome to join our pack, but some really liked their own pack. So once every few years they would all meet up and train together, talk and share news. Uncle Logan, our Beta and his mate Maria had been finding anyone who had worked for my grandmother, to make sure the special wolves weren’t in danger. They had been travelling a lot in the beginning, but I think it had been good for them. When they came back Maria was pregnant with her first child. He was 8 years old now and best friends with uncle Kenzo and aunt Keva’s son. It seemed like there was no danger to special wolves now, but my mother still wouldn’t let me leave the pack until I had shifted for the first time. My mother looked forward to the conference each time, it made he
Jade’s pov O my Goddess, what have I done? How could I be so stupid?! I went to the dining hall to grab something to eat and went upstairs to my room. I had forgotten which room was mine, all the doors looked alike. And I stupidly open the door without knocking or anything. There was Elias, butt naked standing there in all his glory. I had seen men’s anatomy in biology books, but the real deal was quite daunting. Was that meant to fit? O goddess, why was I even thinking about him. I closed the door and went back to my room feeling embarrassed when Elias showed up. This time fully dressed, but I was still confused. I left the door open, I guess he saw it as an invitation to come inside my room. When he started to apologize again I just got annoyed, I didn’t expect him to get angry with me. Elias was claiming he had done nothing to me, well yeah except for ruin my entire life! I couldn’t controlled myself and I almost told him everything, about my parents and my missi
Elias’ pov I had slept horribly after that kiss with Jade. It wasn’t the kiss that had caused my nightmare, but her words. She said I had caused her great pain. I had felt guilty for years, knowing my dad Brian had died because of me and that so many others had lost their lives when I was taken. Twice. I was only five then. I knew logically that it wasn’t my fault, but deep down the guilt of their death still bothered me at times. My mom had calmed me down as always and when I woke up I went to get some breakfast with my sister and Zoey. Zoey was always early here, her parents needed to do some work in the shop before they opened. I heard Jade come in, but I didn’t know how to act. If she hated me I could just ignore her until she left, but if she actually liked me. Even a tiny bit, I wanted to be with Jade in every way possible. Just one kiss made my knees go weak and I graved more of her. Briana snapped me out of my thoughts and asked me to look at Jade. Jade look
Elias pov I had no idea why Finley had to talk to Zoey first, but I needed an answer from Finley now. Finley didn’t need my protection anymore and she had finished testifying, so there was no reason for her to stay with me. I had mindlinked Zoey, but she didn’t respond. When I mindlinked Raven she said she found Zoey in her bedroom, she was shot and barely breathing. I ran as fast as I could and found Raven holding Zoey in her arms “she is shot with a silver bullet. It is still stuck somewhere, but I can’t find it. She needs help.” She was bleeding a lot and the silver bullet was making sure she couldn’t heal herself. Finley was walking to the hotel and she should be back any minute now, maybe she could heal Zoey. I heard a faint bang, it sounded almost like firework really far away. Most wouldn’t have heard it, but I pick up everything with my hearing. I mindlinked Finley, but it seemed like something was blocking me from reaching here. Zane got worried “you need t
Finley’s pov I needed something to distract me from this day. I was glad Alpha Ivar was gone, I really was. But I hated how everyone treated me and thought I was a threat. If there weren’t any other witnesses they might have believed Alpha Ivar, mostly because I was a witch. “But Elias’ parents don’t see you that way. They both defended you,” Diona said. “Yes, I was surprised by their words and really touched. I didn’t expect that from Luna Amber especially.” I replied. When Elias asked me to dinner I agreed without thinking twice. Maybe I should have thought this through, now I was stuck at the same table with him and the mate bond was so strong. I could feel the pull, making me want to touch Elias’ all the time. I should reject him again, but for some reason he didn’t accept this first time. “Don’t you remember, he said he loves you.” Diona said. That was just a dream right? I was almost dying and I lost consciousness. Elias looked at me from across the table “wha
Elias’ pov Finley had calmed me down, but I still wanted to kill Alpha Ivar for trying to rape Finley. Alpha Ivar asked another question “for someone who says to have so little magic, you seem to have a hold on our King. Do you deny trying to kill him?” Finley looked at me and said “I don’t deny it. I tried to poison King Elias before his 18th birthday. I regretted the decision afterwards and I called Luna Amber to help. Luckily she could save him. I was imprisoned by Alpha Axel soon after.” Alpha Ivar listened carefully to my words and then asked “so you sleep with him, then poison him and now you share a special bond, enough for you to travel with him for months?” How did he know I was traveling with Finley all this time? Finley answered “I had developed feelings for King Elias and it felt wrong to take a life, especially his. Elias had allowed me to travel with him to keep me save from my grandmother, who was looking for me after I failed to kill
Finley’s pov I had just killed my grandmother by using plants, healed my potential father-in-law. This should be easy right? I just had to tell what happened to me in Alpha Ivar’s dungeon. In front of everyone. Everyone who would likely hate me after hearing what I was and who my father was. Diona tried to give me more confidence “it doesn’t matter who or what you are, nobody can treat you the way he treated you. And you can tell them everything he did to Charlotte. You are the only one who can speak for her now.” Diona was right, I had to testify. Everyone should know what an awful person Alpha Ivar was, even if they found out about me. I got dressed, wearing a black pencil skirt, a white blouse and a blazer. My hair had grown out a bit the last few months and I just had it cut last week into a layered short bob. I put a tiny bit of make-up on, enough to make it seem like I had actually slept well. When I walked downstairs to eat something Elias was already sitting
Elias’ pov Finley was still unconsciousness in my arms and there was no way the witches would believe the word of a wolf. For all they knew I had killed Finley and Beatrix. No one made a move yet, but I could see they didn’t trust a word I had said. One of the witches came forward and said “if you truly care about Finley you need to let us heal her.” I didn’t know if I could trust them with Finley, she was as much wolf as she was witch. But we had to start somewhere, Finley was raised here. They wouldn’t harm her right? “We have to try. If they can help Finley heal. We have to try.” Zane said. I walked towards the witch and asked “where do you want her?”, she pointed to one of the houses and I walked in and placed Finley on the sofa in the living room. Every step I took towards the house I was followed by the stares of witches and they would be one step behind me, to make sure I didn’t try anything. I sat down next to the couch and asked “please help her.” The witch
Finley’s pov My grandmother had always kept her coven hidden from the werewolves by using spells, but I could see through them. I knew Elias and Luna Amber would have a hard time tracking me, but this would be for the best. I should be the one to stop my grandmother, maybe I could convince her before she hurt anyone. I shifted back close to the coven, walking around naked towards my grandmother’s house. I was surrounded by witches and I was too busy stopping grandma to even care about having no clothes on. I walked to my grandmother’s house and opened the door, seeing Alpha Axel and Gamma Omar tied up on the floor in a corner. They had clearly been drugged, because they were barely able to move or talk. But I saw Alpha Axel’s eyes opening. My grandmother faced me and said “Jade you came back”. I replied “My name is Finley and I am not here for you grandma. I am here to get Alpha Axel and his gamma back.” My grandmother looked at in disgust, as if I was pure fi
Elias’ pov I should have never left Finley alone. I just needed a moment. Finley avoided me all day yesterday and today we had a lot to do, mom was coming and the trial would start. But my mom just annoyed me. All my parents cared about was that I was keeping Finley safe and they failed to notice how hard it was for both of us to be around each other. I know keeping Finley safe was the most important thing for every werewolf. She could be the end of a prophesied war. But to me Finley was more than just someone to protect. She was my mate and she rejected me. My mom asked “is everything okay? Her wolf is nice, so that means she most likely will side with the wolves if anything happens right?” and it pissed me off. Of course all my mom cared about was that Finley would choose our side if a war ever broke out. I replied “yes mama, she will side with us. Because that is all she is good for right?” and I walked off leaving Finley with Zoey and my mom. When Zoey rus
Finley’s pov I didn’t tell Elias I could hear my wolf the first time I shifted. I wanted to, but we were so busy running and playing and it felt so good to be outside. I never thought about shifting until I came to the Crimson Moon pack. I had always thought I wouldn’t use my wolf and be a witch full time. Perhaps even use a spell to get rid of my wolf. But now having one, I never felt more complete. Diona, my wolf was so calming. Even before I could hear her I had felt her energy all day. Today had been the perfect day. I woke up feeling Diona in my mind and felt more at ease than I’ve had in a long time. Then Elias took me to the city and we had a great time. I promised to keep my distance, but it felt like we were starting to be friends. And Elias had even put money in an account for me each month. I had my own money that I could use whenever I could leave. But why did Elias have to ruin this perfect day by being my mate?! Why didn’t he tell me it was a full
Elias’s pov Hearing Finley talk about what Alpha Ivar had done to her made me go insane with guilt. Should I just have killed him when I had the chance? Should I have looked for Finley sooner? I didn’t know if I would be able to handle everything Finley had gone through, she was so strong. Finley’s birthday was coming up soon and two days later the trial would start. I planned to do the trial sooner, but it was so much work trying to get everyone here at the same time. I had to make sure there was a place for every witness, every judge and their security to stay. The trial was open to public, so there were a lot of other people coming as well. Honestly I was so happy I hired Raven, she had been the best investment I have ever made and she makes Zoey very happy. I had hired a lot of people now and sometimes I felt more like a business man than a King. But this was all part of the plan I had envisioned right? I would get to travel the world and find ways to help packs