NATALIE.I want to believe him. I really do.He sits there looking at me earnestly as he makes these promises but I know it's not that easy.Not as he makes it out to be.I believe that he wants me. That he might even love me. But that doesn't erase the years and experiences he has had with Maya. It doesn't change the fact that he felt most comfortable with taking her as a mate.He chose her.And yes, I know he had no other alternative but still…It hits differently when you know that if there wasn't a mate bond, if there was nothing tying us together, Maya is the one he would have chosen. They would have been perfect together.And I don't know how to deal with that.Oh, why did he have to settle? Why didn't he just wait?The question surprises me this time, because of the anger I feel at it. The resentment.I… I resent him.That doesn't even make sense! It is not his fault, he had tried, he-“Natalie?” his voice breaks through my spiraling thoughts.“Hmm?”“Are you alright?”“Ye
NATALIE.“Fine then, which world did I go to?”“I don't know.”What?!“What?” I vocalize the thought. “What do you mean you don't know? You just said-”“I know what I said,” she says, interrupting me. “There are many worlds, most of them haven't been discovered yet, many of which have ties to this world. You could have visited one of them. I just can't tell which one.”“Well, why not?!”“Because you, Natalie, are different. You are something that has never been seen in this world. We have no idea what your powers are what they are capable of or where they come from. How can I begin to figure out where you have accessed or where you have gone?”“So, you can't help me with anything. Why are you here then?” I snap.“I can't help you with what you are, but I can teach you the basic methods of controlling yourself, and maybe, just maybe, we will be able to figure out a way to undo what you did to that idiotic boy,” she rants back.Wait, what? What idiotic boy?“What are you talking about
MAYA.It is the twittering of birds that finally pulls me out of unconsciousness.I look around, looking for Maya and I find her on a similarly made bamboo bed, unconscious.I try to get a sense of where I am and how we got here when the memories of the previous day flashes through my mind.FLASHBACK.“Step on it!” I scream at Tanya, my gaze still fixed on the mostroys things chasing us.“I am!” she screams at me.We had only just managed to sight the car, still bloody and injured when we had heard a blood curling roar.We didn't even try looking back to see what it was, our instincts pushing us to clamber into it, blood and pain forgotten.BANG.“Shit! Can you drive faster?” I demand.“Do you want to take the wheel?” she snaps back.I look down at her hands which are trembking from blood loss and exhaustion.The climb down was not an easy hike.BANG.“Dammit! What is that?!” she asks as she swerves away from a tree.“I can't see it, only an outline,” I say as I strain around to see t
DAMIEN.“I don't know, I don't want to risk Willow getting to you.”“Oh come on Damien,” Natalie begs as she drapes herself over my shoulder. “I am bored.”“You have training. And practice with Fredja.”“That is all I do. I want to see the world! I can't have left that place only to remain locked up here.”“You are not locked up,” I say as I turn to face her fully. “It is for your safety. We have already broken your tie to Willow, we have no idea how angry she is or what she has already planned. We can't risk it.”“What am I supposed to do in the meantime then?” she asks with a pout.“Hmm. What about a movie? Just you and I? I still owe you a fate, this can be it?”“What is a movie?” she asks in with a confused frown.“Oh my. There is a lot of things I still need to teach you. Come on,” I say as I gently pull her out of the study and head down the stairs.We walk past a couple of wolves who try to pretend they are not watching us before we arrive at one of the floors, located at the e
DAMIEN“Who is Tanya?” Natalie asks in the silence.“Tanya,” I start. “Tanya was Maya’s twin sister.”“Was?”“She had committed suicide after her mate died. Or at least, we thought she did.”“Oh, that is so sad. Wait, if she is dead, how come Lucas found her scent there?”“That is the question,” I say before turning back to Lucas. “Are you sure it was Tanya’s scent?” I ask.It will be so weird if it is.“We all grew up together, I know her scent. It was her.”So why hide? Why pretend to be dead all these years just so you can leave the pack? And why would Maya go along with this? What else is she hiding from me?“How did her mate die?” Natalie asks as we make our way to her quarters. “Maya, I mean.”We had stayed there to help with the wounded as much as possible, running around for supplies, and helping to hold people down in order for their bones to be set straight, and by the time we pleaded exhaustion, it was already late in the night.Thank the goddess for the witches, their pres
NATALIE.“What?!”His voice is filled with scandalized shock, it makes me giggle.“Our wolves’ names. Aren't you curious?” I ask.“I am,” he answers. “I just, I guess I didn't expect that you would- that you would want to do it. Now.”“Oh, no. Not now,” I exclaim. “I am just curious. I have always wanted to know my wolf’s name. About the… the other part, well, I wouldn't know how to start or go about it.”“Ah, yes. Well, what do you know?” he asks.“Not much. And I have a lot of questions,” I say.He gives a sort of flinch at the statement, making me stifle a giggle.Shouldn't I be the shy one here?“I am not saying we should do anything now,” I tell him. “But maybe we should be discussing it.”“Yes, definitely.”I wait a few more seconds, thinking he has something more to add.He doesn't.“So, what do you think?”“About what?”“About mating?”Has he gone dumb?“Um,” he says before closing his eyes in a bid to find his focus and then opening it after a few seconds. “I am going to be v
NATALIE.“What? What is it?” I ask them both.“Um, it's nothing. It is just…” Lucas starts.“Just what?” I ask. “Why did you decide to host a conference? It is not a difficult question, is it?”“No, it is not,” Damien says. “I just don't want you to be upset, when I tell you the answer. Can you promise that?” he asks as he takes my hands.“I promise,” I tell him.“Well, you see,” he starts. “When I had decided to have the mating ritual with Maya, we thought it would be a good idea to introduce her as the Luna through a conference.”“Ah, I see.”“Are you angry?” he asks.“No, no I am not.”And it is true. I am really not angry. Or sad. It is an understandable situation.“But what about now?” I ask. “The ritual didn't hold, you do not have a recognized Luna, what are you going to tell them?”“Well, we can still have that,” Lucas says. “The ritual. You are here now, the ritual can still hold.”Damien throws a quick glance my way at the statement. I don't know what he sees, but he turns
LUCAS.I figure that if I ignore the call, the person will stop and I can go back to sleep, but then I remember that the only ones who call the cell phones are the members outside the pack.The only one outside the pack is Maya.With a fast turn that makes my head dizzy, I reach for my phone.“Hello,” I say, voice groggy with sleep.“Hey, Lucas,” her familiar voice f>lyers through the phone.“Oh, thank the goddess. Maya. Are you okay? You are alive. Where are you? We will come get you.”“I am alright Luacs. I am safe.”“Where are you? We went searching for you, we found trails of blood and mayhem and what I am pretty sure is a car crash and then we were attacked. Maya, tell me, where are you? I need to see you and then beat you up for stressing me this much.”“Please, you couldn't beat me up even if I was tied up.”“Where are you, Maya?” I ask again. Why is she avoiding the question?“I can't tell you that.”“Maya-”“I know. And I am sorry. But I need to find the witch.”“That witch,
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DAMIEN.I watch in delighted mischief as Lucas keeps staring at Mirabel like a demented fool. Completely besotted by a woman he just met.Man, I am going to tease him so badly when we are free.Mr. I don't want a mate, I like my peace too much.What a sucker.But right now, we have a serious issue to handle.“Get yourself under control, Lucas!” I bark at him through the mindlink and watch as he starts into attention, his eyes flickering to me.“Mate,” he whispers to me, eyes wide and lost and it takes all of my strength to not break into a smile.“I know,” I tell him. “But right now, her mother is in trouble. You remember who I am talking about. Fredja?”“Fredja,” he repeats. “Fredja, eight. Sorry. Let's get back to business.”Once I am sure that he is back to his normal self, I turn back to the rest and notice that they are all watching the both of us.“Sorry about that,” I say out loud. “Lucas here is a very good friend of Fredja, in addition to being extremely worried about her w
DAMIENWith a startled gasp, I rear up, alert despite it being just past two in the morning.I leap off the bed and out of the room, hurrying towards Lucas’s room.Ramming my gist on it, I shout, “Wake up, Lucas?! Wake up, we have got a problem!”A few more raps and the door swings open.“You know, this is becoming a habit, “ he mutters as he rubs the sleep from his eyes and yawns. “A terrible habit. Which mountain is on fire?”He is dressed in just boxer briefs, that looks like he just put it on.“Fredja,” I state.Instantly, he comes alert, blue eyes trained on me and intensely focused.“What about Fredja? What happens to her? Is she alright? I swea-”“We think the council is with Void,” I tell him.“The council. The high council? The one she has been with all this while? How, why? Wait, who is we?”“Me and Natalie.”“Natalie? The Luna is back?”“No. She did some weird thing with my dreams but anyway, think about it. Alaric said there were a lot of witches in Void’s army. How could
NATALIE“You can't do that!” I exclaim.I am still sitting there stunned by her remark.What does she mean to come back as a mortal? The whole reason this mess started is because she came as a moral in the first place.“Why not?” she asks with a pout. “I want to experience life with my offspring.”I stare at her, absorbing the weight of the Moon Goddess's words, my mind reeling with disbelief. Can you believe this?"I get your reason but I do t think you coming back would be the best decision. I mean, what would the others say?” I ask, my voice barely above a whisper, filled with a mixture of concern and trepidation. "You know the risks. The consequences. The ban on deities entering the mortal realm..."The Moon Goddess regards me with a serene expression, her eyes reflecting the wisdom of countless ages. "I understand your worry, Natalie," she says softly, her voice carrying a weight that seems to echo through the very air of the room. "But I am tired of hiding. Of paying for my mis
DAMIEN“...her lover is - was Void.”“Damien,” Harvey calls my name, already showing signs of frustration. “You are really pushing this too far. What do you mean Void was the moon goddess’s liver? How?”“Look, I don't know. And I am not entirely motivated to know. I have told you what Natalie relayed to me, that is it,” I say.“Wait,” Steven interrupts. “If Void was her lover, doesn't that mean that your mate has blood ties - or whatever it is they have - with him?”“Yes. That is exactly what it means. Natalie has the power of two deities running through her veins.”“Wow,” Cain remarks. “You really hit the bag with your mate. How does it feel to have deities as parent in laws?” he asks with a smirk.“Not great,” I reply, and then turning to Harvey, I ask. “What plan do you have in mind to get into Void’s camp?”THANDRAL- WORLD OF THE DEITIES ONE OF THE OTHER WORLDS.NATALIE.I collapse into the lush mattress that feels like clouds.“I am best,” I groan into it.“Long day?” a tinkling
DAMIEN.As we sit in the living room, our thoughts preoccupied with the issue before us, I can't help but have the stray thought that we will fail.That we are not united enoughThat I am not trusted enough.That I am not enough and that I am going to fail Natalie.“Damien,” Harvey’s voice cuts through the haze of doubt and as it reaches my ears.I look up at him in question and I see his calm green eyes focused on me.“Don't fret too much. We know the truth, all we have to do is find a way to bring it to light, and in all my years that I have lived, I know there is always a way.”“Hmm,” I hum as I send him a small but grateful smile.“So-”Cain is interrupted from whatever he wants to say by a sharp knock echoing through the room, bringing with it a semblance of normality.That despite the issues and trials and the impossibility that face us, life still goes on.Wow.I sound sentimental.That's what spending hours training side by side with Lucas will get you.Unfailing optimism.It'
DAMIEN“Oh, come on!” The exclamation rings out from one of the pack members as he collapses to the floor thanks to the maneuver g of his spar partner.“You cheated!”“Did not! You are just slow?”“You-”“Enough.”The voice cuts through the clearing, causing us all to turn to face him.“Let's take ten.”As soon as Alaric signals for a break in the training, exhaustion washes over the pack members like a tidal wave. We collapse onto the grass, gasping for breath, our bodies trembling from the intensity of the workout. I wipe the sweat from my brow, feeling the burn of exertion in my muscles.“Thank the goddess,” I pant. “The man is a demon.”It is the third day of training and my muscles are screaming at me in protest.I thought I was good. That my training was up to par if not one of the best.Boy, was I wrong.Alaric has broken, crushed, and destroyed all of my previous acclaim with his own regiment of training.If I was a weaker, insecure man, I would have already called it quits.
DAMIEN.“...When did you even leave?”“The same night Maya left,” he answers as he turns to leave. “I am just getting back now. Didn't you notice?”“No. I have been a little preoccupied lately. With Natalie gone and communicating with Ha-”“Natalie is gone?” he asks, interrupting me. His ice blue eyes are even more startling with their intensity. “Gone where? When did she go? Was it because of Maya? What happ-”“Calm your titties. One question at a time,” I say, already out of breath from the onslaught of questions.“Okay. Okay. Where did she go?”“I don't know.”“What?! What do you mean you don't know?”“I mean I don't know the exact place she is. All I know is that she went to the word of deities,” I tell him.“Oh, I see. Her training has begun.”“Yes, it has,” I affirm. “What did you mean by ‘Was it because of Maya?’ What do you know?” I demand“Nothing.”“Wow. You are a terrible liar.”“Look, it doesn't matter anymore. The good thing is that she left on her own. So there is no fo
DAMIENPOW!SMACK!The sounds of sparring echo in one of the training rooms as I land another hit on Lucas.Harvey had left not too long after our conclusions to convince the other Alphas -which is a huge load off for me. The idea of brown nosing people is still unappealing to me, regardless of the reason.In the well lit training room, the air hangs heavy with anticipation as Lucas and I continue our face off. The space is expansive, with high ceilings that seem to stretch into darkness above us. The walls are lined with floor-to-ceiling mirrors, reflecting our every move as we circle each other. The polished wood floor beneath our feet is worn smooth from countless hours of training, marked with scuff marks and scratches that tell the stories of past sparring matches.In one corner of the room, a small alcove holds a rack of training equipment—padded gloves, punching bags, and agility cones—all waiting to be used in the pack’s quest for improvement. The only other features in the