‘What happened? Where is Wynn?’ Mr. Ondrink asked. ‘Dead. Prince Deacon had him killed right after claiming me by biting me,’ Jessica mind linked him. The moment Mr.Ondrink heard that Prince Deacon claimed her he no longer feared for Jessica’s future, ‘you should mind link the prince, he will find you.’ ‘F*ck the prince,’ Jessica mind linked Mr. Ondrink back. ‘If he has claimed you, he won't harm a single hair on your body. In fact, he might even kill anyone that does,’ Mr. Ondrink mind linksed her. ‘What are you going to tell my fake parents when I am not back for the next term of school?’ Jessica mind linked. ‘I thought you can tell them you got like a swimming scholarship,’ Mr. Ondrink mind linked her. ‘I cannot believe he claimed you! All our problems are solved!’ Mr. Ondrink mind linked, laughing, Jessica’s parents looking at him, wondering what was up with him. ‘What are you talking about?’ Jessica mind linked him, losing focus, almost running into a vampire but she also
“Please forgive me,” he said, touching her cheek. “Forgive you?! I hate you!” Jessica spat, slapping his hand away from her. Prince Deacon thought back to his fated claimed mate a century ago that was also just one-sided, ‘they never seem to understand when it is just one-sided,’ he thought, taking his shaman necklace of his neck and put it around Jessica’s, “you know the hymn, you are free to go,” Prince Deacon said, standing up to leave the room. “After all this, and I am free?” Jessica questioned, taking the necklace off her neck and throwing it at him. “I already lifted the spell. I was just waiting for you to leave so that I can escape again!” Jessica stubbornly stomped into her walk-in closet and grabbed her suitcase. “Why don’t you wait for daylight?” Prince Deacon asked, watching her throw clothing into her suitcase, going back and forth. “Why? So that you can change your mind?” Jessica questioned, trying to shut her suitcase, but it was too full to close. Prince Deacon
“We have already sent out the word for the next in line of each species royalty to report to the castle and they will be sworn in as they arrive. However, no one will be forced. If there are no royal bloodlines that want to step up and rule their species, then we will select the next in line until someone accepts,” Prince Deacon said. That evening, they held a funeral, followed by Prince Deacon becoming King of the Lycan and the Supernatural world. Back in Alaska… “We didn’t know you were coming back home today,” Jessica’s parents said when she walked into the house. “Hello to you too,” Jessica greeted her parents. “Tell us all about your trip,” her mother said eagerly. “It will have to wait. I am tired,” Jessica said, leaving her suitcase and backpack at the bottom of the staircase, willing herself to make her way up the staircase to get some rest and to cry over Wynn’s death. ‘My mom and dad won’t be perused, they are free, so I am stepping down as pack Alpha,’ Jessica mind li
“Wow! Thank you, mom!” Ami said with a big smile on her face, slightly in shock. “I love you, my dearest daughter,” Queen Amirah said. “I love you to mom,” Ami said before hanging up and looking for her handbag. “You seem awfully happy?” Ann asked, wondering what was going on. “My mom just told me I have a black bank card in my purse, and it is limitless!” Ami said, taking her purse out of her handbag to have a look. “Oooh, nice,” Ann said, looking at the bank card that Ami just took out of her purse. “Better not ever lose this,” Ami said, putting it back in her purse. At least now I have money to pay for school fees.” “Fantastic!” Ann said, excited. “Don’t get too excited. I am not going to school, but I will further my studies at the local university,” Ami said, falling back onto the bed with a big smile on her face. “I cannot wait to finish school and go to varsity. Somewhere where it is warm!” Ann said, falling next to Ami on the bed. “Dinner is ready,” they heard Ann’s m
“Shall we pray? Do you pray before dinner?” Mrs. Steel asked Jovita. “Not really, but never too late to start,” Jovita said, taking Mr. Steel’s hand on the one side and Mrs. Steel’s hand on the other side, watching as Jessica does the same. ‘I thought it will be a great way to get to know you. We will be like best friends, no; sisters!’ Jovita mind linked Jessica back. Jessica snorted while her father was praying, making her parents open their eyes, looking at Jovita, thinking it was her as they know Jessica took prayer seriously. Jessica’s parents close their eyes again and her father continued his prayer. ‘I have a best friend and I enjoy being an only child,’ Jessica mind linked Jovita. ‘Why are you so stubborn?’ Jovita asked, about to search Jessica’s mind for the answer. Jessica saw her actions and shut Jovita out, not wanting her to know that she blamed her parents for Wynn’s death. “Amen,” Mr. Steel said, ending his prayer. After dinner, Mrs. Steel informed Jessica that
Willow residence. “Are you looking forward to school?” Ann’s mother asked. “Not really. It is going to be strange without Jessica,” Ann admitted, eating oatmeal. “What about your boyfriend? What is his name again? Wynn, right?” her mother asked “Mom, we broke up a week and a half ago before the trip and I don’t think he is in town anymore,” Ann said. “You and Wynn?” Ami giggled. “You know Wynn?” Mrs. Willow asked. “Yeah, a little,” Ami said, swallowing her words with Ann making funny eyes at her. “We leave in twenty minutes. I will drop Ann off first and then I will drop you off at the university, Ami,” Mrs. Willow said, excusing herself from the table. Once Mrs. Willow left the table, Ami could not wait to ask Ann about her dating Wynn, “how was it dating Wynn? I heard he was Jessica’s fated mate. Must have been awkward.” “Shysie compelled me to be in love with him, it was nothing more,” Ann said, trying to put it to rest. “How hot is her boyfriend, Paris?” Ami asked. “So,
Wynn took his seat at the back of the class next to Shysie, as before the holiday. Michael sat next to William and Paris decided to take the seat that he chased William to on the first day he arrived a few months ago. “This is going to be interesting,” Jessica said sarcastically. Jessica and Ann look around at the same time at Wynn while Ann whispered, “what happened for you to think he was dead?” “It seems everyone is here,” Ms. Wangberg silenced the class to begin the lesson. “It looks like you have some admirers,” Shysie whispered teasingly at Wynn. “Well, Ann is obviously off limits,” Wynn whispered, looking at Michael. “I am just glad we don’t have to call him King Michael here,” Shysie chuckled, making Michael turn around and looking at them. Shysie gave him a seductive wink, followed by stroking her bottom lip. ‘He will be a suitable replacement for Paris,’ she thought, admiring Michael’s good looks, wondering if he was as good in bed as his brother. After Mrs. Wangberg’
“I want to know what happened at the council after I left. What did you do? What happened to Wynn?” Ann asked, seriously. “Let me drink from you, then I will let you drink from me; that way you will see everything that I know,” Michael suggested. “Didn’t you just have your way with Samina and Mary?” Ann asked. Michael grabbed Ann and lifted her into his arms, speeding off to the compound that has been fixed. “What are you doing?” Ann asked when he put her down inside the house. “I can’t break my own rules that I just laid out earlier during lunch, now can I?” Michael asked. “Who are all these people? Vampires?” Ann looked around at the unfamiliar faces. “I like what you have done with the place. One would never have guessed it was in ruins just over a week ago,” Ann said, not waiting for Michael to answer her first question. “Please let me drink from you. I have not drunk from a human besides you,” Michael confessed. “Why not? I told you, you could,” Ann said, walking around,