I wish there was a way to add pictures or custom symbols at the end of chapters or attached to chapters, cuz I have this pretty Dragon-Wolf yin and yang, that I had in mind while writing that symbol on the cave wall. I was also hoping for it to be on the cover of the paperback version of this book, when and if, it ever came out.Ps: What do you guys think about Iris' confession? Did Dom's reaction feel realistic?
The next whole week could be expressed for Iris in two words: Utter Bliss! She was on cloud nine and felt like floating mid-air all the time. The days were spent busy with everyone getting ready for the Christian wedding, the nights were spent yearning for the mating ceremony to arrive, which was on the very night of the wedding. Dom and Iris had mind-link conversations almost all the time, sometimes teasing, other times having heart-to-heart, and other times random tidbits were being exchanged. Lily was yet to be invited to the wedding. Since her act on the third ritual, nobody wanted her to mess up anything else, but it was her only brother's most important day of life, and neither of them wanted her to miss it. Plus, it would be suspicious if Alpha's little sister wasn't attending the vows and ring-exchanging. And yet no one dared to bring up the topic in front of Dom. Iris had, after all, been upset for days because of a few seemingly harmless sentences. And then there was the
To say that Iris was surprised would be a huge understatement. Because when Carlisle Gilbert walked in wearing a black tux and bow tie, smiling tenderly, her jaw almost literally dropped to the floor.Before she could even begin, he complimented, "When I say you look drop-dead gorgeous, I mean it. Because you do look mesmerizing, Iris. Dom is going to have his mind blown.""Carl." Iris breathed, still not sure if he really was there or if she was imagining him.He smirked, "O please, don't be so surprised. I wasn't going to miss my best girl's wedding now, was I?"He hugged her, careful not to mess up her dress or makeover. And she finally realized he was really, actually there."H-how are you even here? I thought after the last time you and Dom were in the same room-""I know, I know. It all went downhill. But you know it was all just a huge misunderstanding. We later met and talked like adults and clarified it all up. So much so, that he even allowed me to walk you down the aisle, if
Everyone's gaze shifted from the almost wedded couple to the newcomer. To the surprise of everyone, it was Freddie. He wore a nice black tuxedo himself and stood smiling at ease. Before anyone had a moment to process what was happening, Freddie looked at Dom and regained composure, "That came out wrong. I swear it sounded way cooler in my head." "Freddie, get on with it," Dom spoke through gritted teeth as Iris asked him, confused, "Hold up, you knew he was going to do this?" "Not this! I knew he was going to intervene but this idiot chose the worst possible timing." Dom glared at his friend for almost ruining his wedding. Freddie raised his hands in surrender, "I am so sorry, Your Majesties" His face was that of a child who knew he had committed a blunder but tried to make it right nonetheless, "I don't have any objections to this wedding. I mean, Alpha and his lady's reunion has been the most awaited for so long. I just wish to be included in the ceremony." "What?!" Iris almos
It was almost dawn. Many hours had passed since Dom and Iris discovered the dead body in their bedroom. All the wedding festivities were over in an instant. The cheerful mood was gone. Of course, the details of the incident were known to only a selected few. Unstable Liliana was left out of the loop so she won't cause any damage and would be protected herself from the knowledge as well. Dom was back in full Alpha mode and the meeting room had been occupied by various members of the dragon family all the time. One thing was clear, Waai was behind all of this. And clearly, there was a connection between the fire at the wedding cake shop and this corpse. The worst part wasn't that Waai still had minions on the island to cause mischief, it was that his minions had infiltrated the mansion and even reached Dom's bedroom. What was stopping them from slipping in again for something worse than placing a burnt corpse? It was obvious, there was still a mole in the dragon family. Even after G
"Lily baby, what are you doing up? You should be resting, it's too early." Elijah tried to change the topic and failed miserably in front of his stubborn younger child. "How do you know anything about Kate?" Dom asked sternly. Liliana, however, unfazed, entered the room and sat down yawning, "Nana said a few things last night when she came to say goodnight." "She shouldn't have." Muttered Dom as he pinched the bridge of his nose. Elijah placed a hand on his shoulder to warn him so as to not make Liliana feel left out. "Why? Is a fire in a shop in the town square supposed to be a secret, Brother?" Dom stood up, still not over his sister's attempt to cause trouble between him and his wife. Intentional or not, it still happened and Dom wasn't the forgiving type. Without a word, he left the room after motioning for Iris to follow. When only Elijah and Liliana remained, he tried to coax his daughter out of the investigation while trying not to let it show, "Lily dear, the matters are
That night's meeting was tense. It had so many revelations yet raised so many new questions. Facts like some anti-shifter operations were at work by humans, were revealed. And that meant some humans were not as oblivious as expected. Dom was the tensest of all. He hadn't spoken a word since the meeting had begun. Iris, along with Elijah and the rest of them, had started to get worried about him. But Freddie reassured her, "He is always like that when something turns up. In our meetings in the past, he always went silent until the very end, listening and thinking. Until he speaks and usually a perfect solution or plan is ready. Don't worry, he is cooking up our way out. Let him be." And they all let him be until the last guy sat down after presenting radio evidence of Miss Kate's connection to Y and giving his theory about it. That is when, after a minute, Dom spoke. He didn't look up at anyone but his tone didn't leave any room for discussion, proving that his decision was final a
Dom was startled as he stopped immediately. He didn't know what had come over his mate. He knew what she was going through was not normal for her species but she was taking it very nicely until the convulsions began and then the mantra. That is when he realized what was going on and his heart ached for her as his anger reached new limits at Y for hurting his mate to the point of no release or freedom, anywhere, anytime. He hated seeing her writhing like that, terrified of what might be done to her, apologizing for nothing and begging for mercy. It was awful and he needed to snap her out of it immediately. He remembered Mage Master giving some powdered spelled herbs to Iris to calm her down magically in case she lost control ever or found her temper too strong to handle or simply to ease her mind enough to sleep to fight insomnia. He jumped to get the herbs and threw a handful of powder right into her sobbing face, as she began to pause crying and began coughing instantly. Something
The word had spread. Y was expected to make every attempt to stop the procession in the evening. All the shifters across the world were made aware and were welcomed to join the crowning of the next Alpha king of the shifters. Coronation was sacred to all shifters and was supposed to be done at the ancient ruins of the Temple of The Gods from where the first shifters were said to have originated. They were in the very North, near the pole, and hadn't been used since Elijah was crowned, but after he chose to sleep, the magical crown along with all the rest of the coronation stuff was buried with him to be dug out once the new Alpha King ever emerged. The day had been agitated; everyone was on edge. Dom and Iris had to retrieve their to-be crowns from the sleeping caves of their predecessors because they were magically sealed in and only someone worthy could retrieve them. This was a task that they had to do themselves. No one could serve them the crowns. They had to earn them themselv