After Drina's words, there is silence in the conference room.Thoughts go in all directions, although my subconscious had already registered the signals, my brain refused to think rationally. But everything in me is convinced that the two are telling the truth.Alpha Remus now faces Elder Antonius.“Elder, you are wiser in this than me when it comes to life experience,” he states. “Ever heard of a mate bond between a five-year-old and a twenty-plus?” he asks the older man. But judging by his attitude, he is skeptical about this matter.“Well, there are a few cases where this has happened in the past,” the Elder begins. “But there was a reason why the Moon Goddess paired them up early. The mating has a purpose”. He looks at Drina and me. “The fact that the girl is related to the woman next to the Alpha King and these two are not disclosing their mating says a lot. Something is coming up, something great is about to happen. I just don't know if it's positive or destructive. But Midnight
Beta Jace's POVWith Erina by my hand, I walk in the direction of the sports center.I have to say it's quite a relief to be able to come clean to Enrick and now the Council too. Avoiding Erina was eating at me, my mate is still young but demands my attention as the sole claimant. She wraps her life around me, she tells me everything straight away like an open book. She's a brilliant girl, somehow she makes sure we don't get bogged down in a father-daughter relationship. For a five-year-old, that's surely remarkable.But I don't really know much about her.For me, her life begins the day she ends up here in the pack. But I know there is more. When hinted at her life before that, she kept her jaws tight. She never speaks up. All I know is she's part of triplets, but I doubt I'll ever see her other two sisters. And yes, she also mentioned that her mother had just given birth to twins. That statement made me doubt now if Drina is really her mother, as I suspect.No, I've n
It hurts to hear this.Someone to question my integrity, even this bitch. But I keep my cool, don’t let her see how deeply her words wounded me. “My behavior is not up for discussion here. And you're not exactly the person to question that. May I remind you that you are a guest in Midnight Moon?” I give her undone.Her eyes search my face, it's clear she wanted to hurt me as a distraction from my questions. "But never mind, you don't have to answer." My eyes are fixed on her. “Now tell me where you know Drina from. The Alpha King already knows that you two are no strangers to each other. Maybe you want to be honest about that now.”Alcina sighs.“I don't really know Drina. I first met her here. But I know who she is," she says ambiguously. I stare at her in silence. But she doesn't seem to intend to explain further. She raises her glass of wine to her lips again and takes a long sip. “Is there anything mysterious about it? Why are you so secretive about that? Who do you think she is?”
I don't know how long I lay there on the floor of the entertainment room.But the pain in my chest just won't go away, it has eased a bit but is still there. With difficulty I roll onto my side before sitting up. With one hand I press against my chest, where the stabbing pain persists. When I manage to get up, I stumble to the elevator and let it take me to my apartment. With any luck, Erina will be waiting for me there and we can work this out.When I throw open the doors, I know right away that she has left.Her wonderful scent is missing, it is as if my apartment has lost all shine. I throw myself against one of the walls and let out a long scream in frustration. One moment of weakness robbed me of everything I treasured. What was I actually thinking? Although we are not fully mated, Erina could sense from my mood that I was with another she-wolf. My lust has probably reached her through the mate bond. From the beginning, I realized that she has strangely heightened senses despite
Alpha King Enrick's POVJace is right.This whole issue needs to be resolved, it keeps us in suspense for too long. And now that little Erina has even turned down her mate, the urgency has increased. None of the women seem to want to clarify the haze of secrecy that now hangs over the packhouse. In addition, I am tired of the long distance relationship between Drina and me, she now has to stay with me permanently in the pack. We are mates, love each other and then have to live together as a married couple should.I walk out of my office and sniff the air.And yes, I can catch her scent, she's on the second floor by the pool. Instead of taking the elevator, I run up the stairs. I can now really use this extra exercise to de-stress. When I reach the second floor, I walk straight to the bar ignoring her completely. I pour myself a double whiskey and sit lazily on one of the stools. There is a TV on the wall, I seize the remote and turn it on.“Alpha King”, I hear her call on me.I turn i
“Welcome Mr. von Rudge” the host of the restaurant welcomes us.He leads us to a table romantically surrounded by fake diamond drops. He is probably thinking of organizing a dinner for a couple in love. I politely hold Alcina's back as I escort her to the table and pull back the chair for her.Sitting in my chair, a waitress brings us a wine list.For me the choice is inflexible, so I wait for Alcina to determine her drink. When we're done with that and return the cards, I look at the woman in front of me. “Alcina, do you like your holiday in Midnight Moon? You know you can stay as long as you want. Our hospitality is indefinite”, I tell her.“Does that apply to all Midnight Moon guests or especially to me?” she flirts. “By the way, how often do you have humans visiting? I thought werewolf packs were closed to our kind, you are like a cult that is kept a scrupulous secret." I chuckle. “That is true. We do not identify ourselves with humans. Those who dare to do so face severe penalti
To distract Alcina from the topic, I start talking about my future plans with the pack.I suggest that she take a job to use her time wisely. A job will allow her to identify and specialize in the sector that appeals to her most. I also offer her the idea of starting an online blog with her travel stories. Of course, she won't describe us as werewolves living in packs but just a closed community.I promise to keep Clark free to help her with that.I have in mind that my Gamma can keep an eye on her that she really doesn't mention anything about our pack in her journals. Alcina seems excited. “I can hardly wait to get started, Alpha King. Why didn't I think of this all myself?" she exclaims, clapping her hands.When I look at my Rolex, I notice that the evening is progressing.“Shall we go to the lake? I assure you the water is wonderfully warm. You won't know what hit you," I promise her. I beckon the host to bring the bill and pay with my black card. We get up and exit the restaurant
In my bedroom, I change clothes and jump straight into bed.Sleep is not long in coming and I am fully rested when I wake up the next day. 'Jace, don't forget. The meeting tomorrow morning. Be early, I won't tolerate you being late this time,' I warn my Beta in the mind link. Obviously, he's still asleep.After a bath, I get dressed in a shirt and jacket.As I go down the stairs, I run into Clark. “Hey man, good to have you here. Because of Jace, clearly nothing will come of him today”, I sigh. Together we walk to the conference room where a delegation of two packs is waiting for me. These business meetings are crucial for the region. They are more evaluations of bilateral alliance agreements between packs and pack politics. If they are held in Midnight Moon, I personally lead them but outside the pack Jace takes care of them.“Alpha King, you know Jace is out for now. He has yet to recover from the rejection, it is a heavy blow for him”, Clark whispers to me. “Remarkable, actually. H
Alpha King Enrick von Rudge holds his mate Drina Weiner in his arms as they watch the Royal Jet take off. Their eldest daughter has now definitely left the house. Proudly they watch the Jet leave until it disappears entirely among the clouds. "Drina, I can't imagine a better mate for our daughter. Jace is absolutely amazing, his patience and dedication over the past few years are highly admirable. He certainly makes a great King alongside his Queen". Luna Queen Drina nods."Yes, both are strong personalities that complement each other. Jace is not intimidated by Erina's position, he clearly shows in his actions that she is his mate and belongs to him according to Were tradition. Only in business matters does she have the last word. They are perfect together," she sighs. Drina turns to her mate. "We have twelve more pups in the house before we are finally alone," she informs him. "It will be a while before it is quiet here in the packhouse.
It is a big celebration at two major werewolf settlements around the world. It is the mating ceremony of the daughter of the Alpha King and Luna Queen also the Crown Princess of the Royal Kingdom of Werewolves with the Beta of the Midnight Moon pack. Erina is totally herself in the newly resurrected Kingdom that has grown tremendously after family members of the King and Queen reunited and all Lycans live together again. Thirteen years have passed, Erina spent almost half of them with her parents and mate in the Midnight Moon pack. But for the last five years, she had to go to the Kingdom to start her training to become the Queen. During that time, Jace assisted her more often when he could get time off from working in his pack. Erina has now finally turned eighteen.The mating ceremony will be held at Midnight Moon after which the couple will leave for their permanent residence in the Kingdom in Canada. There too, an important task awai
The sky darkens for a few seconds before it brightens again.And then a painful scream echoes through the land. "No, no, no!" Out of the darkness, a man runs toward the Hall but throws himself halfway to the ground and bursts into heavy tears. Everyone turns their eyes from the dark sky to the man who is in deep grief. Some warriors walk toward him uncertainly and stand before him, waiting expectantly. "My King! You executed my mate!", Andre cried. "I could have made it all right. Erina is safe". Drina and Enrick now run toward Andre. But before they reach the man, Jace is already there helping him to his feet. "My little mate! Where is she? Is she all right?" "Andre! My pup! Please, where is she? We must have her here. Where did you bring her?" exclaimed Drina now. They surround him and fire all kinds of questions at him. "Alpha King! Alcina has done so much evil. As her mate, I have tried to neutralize any harm she planned.
The way is cleared for the King and Queen to take the stage.Behind them, Jace and Cleo carry the unruly Alcina. All eyes of those in the Hall are now focused on the pups. Six pups with a weapon pointed at Alcina. Once the new arrivals enter the stage, a warrior quickly arranges a seat for the Queen with the twins back in her arms. "Midnight Moon, I am King Arthur and this is my mate Queen Florence," Drina's father introduces himself. "Right now, more important is rescuing Erina, my eldest grandchild. Alcina here is responsible for her disappearance. This will not stay unpunished. And since I'm the highest authority here, I am charged with her trial," he confidently states. "Bring her forward!" he commands. The two men drag the skinned Alcina before the King.No one recognizes the beautiful, groomed woman who used to hang out in their pack for several weeks. The clothes on her body are dirty and torn, and there is only one shoe on her foot.
"Alpha Enrick, we need to get to your pack. We must trial Alcina in public".King Arthur's voice boomed through the forest as his eyes fixated on the witch who could barely hold herself together. Still impressed with the pups, Enrick nods. Beta Jace and the Head Warrior now take Alcina back all the way while the pups keep their weapons aimed at her. "Alcina, you are played out. For years we have tolerated your misbehavior toward the Kingdom after you misused your talents to destroy it. And now that you have committed the first move to your doom, the way is clear for my family to seek justice," the King growled. Except for Cleo and Jace, they all shift again, the pups climbing back onto the backs of their grandparents. Within minutes, they are in Midnight Moon, where Alpha King Enrick is calling an emergency meeting for his pack. He, too, is curious to see how this will all turn out. Drina called her parents the King and Queen but he doesn't quite underst
"I told you that you will find out everything when we get Erina back," Drina declared timidly, looking anxiously at her mate. "But I believe they are on their way with the King and Queen. They are out for revenge against this bitch here, they won't make it easy for her. I told you already, Alcina, you made the wrong move". The witch stares at her, full of fear. "I swear, I didn't know who Erina was. You must believe me," she exclaims with clattering teeth. "You should have kept your paws off her! She's an innocent child!" growls Jace at her. "I could break your head for this, stupid!" he exasperates. "Enrick, I think we should really leave all explanations about the pups for later. Freeing Erina is a top priority right now". The Alpha King controls his wolf with all his strength, Jax demands answers about his pups. With a final reproachful glance at Drina, he beckons Jace to ride on. Alcina gives directions to a cave where she said have left the girl. All the way, she re
Enrick and Jace stare at her speechlessly."Drina, did you say OUR daughter?" stutters Enrick as he walks toward her. He grabs her by the shoulders and shakes her gently. "OUR daughter? Baby, what have you done?!" He swallows several times and stares at his mate. Jace also gapes at her, rooted to the ground. "Enrick! Can we postpone this conversation? Our daughter is in danger. That bitch you're housing here has drugged her and is holding her captive!" she exclaims impatiently. She grabs his hand and pulls him into the packhouse. Like a zombie, Enrick lets her carry him like a little boy by the hand, barely able to process the information he has just had. For years he has longed for a family with his mate and now he hears he has four daughters. He doesn't know whether to be happy about this news or angry at his mate for keeping this important matter from him. But Drina is correct, the most important now is to free Erina from the hands of the evil woman in his house.
Fast as the wind Drina shifts into the Lycan she is. It takes her less time to get to Midnight Moon's border. This time, not an ordinary white wolf but one who has advanced to Lycan stands before the border patrol. They don't recognize her right away, but the authority she exudes urges them to drop to their knees with their heads bowed. Lycans are superior to ordinary werewolves and the men have no choice. Jace is on patrol tonight, when he faces the Lycan, he immediately recognizes Drina."Luna Queen!" he exclaims, his head bowed, his neck bare. "What happened? You're a Lycan!" he observes in awe. "And I sense your anger." Drina shifts back into human form. The energy now radiating from her is scorching. "Jace! This bitch caught Erina. When was the last time you saw the little one?" she asks the Beta. Jace's face falls instantly into stress. "Several weeks ago. She rejected me and left the pack. I haven't seen her since. I wrote her a letter at the beh
It Is TimeSomewhere on a desert islandA soft cry echoes in a bedroom. With a sigh, a sleepy mother shoves aside the covers on the bed and walks over to a crib. She picks up a pup who, feeling his mother's warmth, immediately stops crying. He looks up to his mother and starts to giggle happily. "Sweetie, don't cry. You know I'm never far from you. I had to get away for a while to show someone her boundaries. But here I am again," she whispers to the little man in her arms. The beaming pup extends his arms to her, grabbing a strand of her hair. The woman holds him to her neck, knowing that if he breathes in her scent, he will go back to sleep peacefully. Quickly she puts him dry pants on and takes him back to his cradle. Then she walks over to another pup in a pink decorated crib. She was awakened by her twin's crying but quietly waited until her mother was ready to give her full attention. "Hey sweet Princess. Have you been waiting a long time for me? Come let me f