Both Alyssa and Fenris were too hungry. As soon as Trald served himself, they couldn’t wait and filled their plates with roasted duck and vegetables and cheese-stuffed potatoes, and just… ate. Mizette stared at the two, especially Alyssa with narrowed eyes.
“So what was it that you had called me for?” asked Tova once again partly to understand the urgency of his parents and partly to divert his mother’s attention from Alyssa.
“Son, I am growing old now,” said Trald.
“Old? You look fit like a bull!” Tova exclaimed.
Trald chuckled. “The thing is that your mother and I have waited for a long time for you to find your mate. That isn’t happening! We thought that you would marry a girl of your choice. And that too isn’t happening!”
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Trald walked up to them. He held his wife’s shoulders and pulled her away from Tova. “Mizette, you know I don’t want to do that. That is why I have called Tova. This is my last card to play against Borgan. I am stretching my patience to the extent that I am willing to put my son in the line. What else can I do?” His voice was laced with sorrow.Mizette didn’t know what to say. She was aware of her husband’s tolerance. They loved their daughter and were doing best that was in their hand to keep her married and happy. The girl had three kids.Trald held Mizette’s hand and walked with her to their room.And Tova… he continued to stare at them until they disappeared. He grabbed his head in his hands and sat back on the chair. “Alyssa…” he mu
“Brother!”Tova looked at his sister and smiled, as he reached the table where breakfast was spread. He hugged her tightly when she came running to him with her youngest in her lap. He pressed a kiss of greeting to her cheek.“Tova, I have been waiting for you for a long time!” Melanie cried, as she stood there with excitement in his warm embrace. She pulled back to gaze at his face and said, “Brother, you look devilishly handsome!”He chuckled and tousled her hair. Suddenly he remembered what his parents had told about Borgan. It pained his heart.“Where did you sleep last night? I went to your room in the morning but didn’t find you there!” she asked.&
Melanie wiped a tear that rolled out from her eye. She continued “Magda ran back to her kingdom, Yezia, leaving a trail of emotional and physical injuries. Mother, father, Tova… they were in the worst condition. It took a lot of days for them to recover. Though Tova recovered soon, my father’s condition improved much later. As for my mother, she was unconscious for almost three weeks. Healers had given up on her. My father wouldn’t leave her for a minute. He would cry at what was done to him and to her. Eventually when she was out of her coma, she couldn’t walk without pain. It took almost six months for my mother to become healthy again. And Tova… he watched them, feeling miserable every moment of the day. The whole incident left a dent in his mind.” Melanie looked at her. “I hope now you understand why they hate witches. Please don’t judge them.” “Magda?” Alyssa whispered hoarsely.
A shudder raked Alyssa’s body and she pressed her face in her hands. This was the first time she was hearing about it. Tears flowed out unbridled. She had felt a strong connection when for the first time she saw the Averine Valley. Those white flowers were beautiful. How could fate be so cruel? She had ultimately found her father but to what future?She sobbed and sobbed until she was breathless, until her tears became dry, until knots formed in her stomach. Her chest ached and she didn’t know where the future would now take her. The pain in her was unbearable. It was like a thousand shards had stabbed her skin and then twisted. “What do I do Fenris?” she asked as her shoulders raked with tremors. “What do I do?”Fenris pulled himself in front of her and then wrapped his arms around her. “I am sorry Alyssa. Please
33 A few hours back: Tova watched as Alyssa left with Fenris to the lab at the back of the keep. He wanted to follow her but was immediately swarmed with the girls who rushed to meet him. For the next one-hour, they kept him occupied by throwing multiple questions at him. In the groups of two or three at the most, each was trying to outsmart the other one with their intelligent queries, which mostly centered on his life at Renada and how close he was to the king and queen, whether he had his own house and how many servants were there. Out of foolish curiosity, one of them, Jenna went ahead to ask how many babies he planned to have. Tova’s face was red and he remained quiet. One of the girls was Jade, who was the most influential amongst them. Her father was chieftain of the Touno settlement while her younger broth
“You can talk later Alyssa. If you won’t have food, I will force feed you!” he grated. There was a dangerous scowl on his face.She knew that he meant what he said. With a sigh, without arguing she picked up the plate and murmured “Thanks.”Seeing that she was eating, Tova fell back on the pillow. He watched her eat, his beast becoming satisfied by feeding his mate.Once she had finished her food in silence, Tova left the room only because his mother had called him through a mental link. Otherwise, he had planned on staying with Alyssa till he could. He didn’t want to go back to the girls.Alyssa exhaled heavily once he left. The air became so heavy with him that she needed to breathe, needed to get out of here.
Jade added fuel to the fire. “That is also true, Tova, but then each to their own. We can’t say much.” Tova shook his head in frustration. He looked at Fenris and barked his order, “What are you standing here for? Go and get food for Alyssa. She is in no condition to go down!” “Yes, my lord!” said Fenris and started to leave when Jade called him from behind. She said, “Fenris, please ask the cook to make steamed broth for her. I don’t think we should give her solid food at the moment.” Fenris nodded. The woman was very forthcoming and very helpful. “I will do just that, m’lady,” he replied and walked out of the room. “I am going downstairs to talk to the maid and my mother,” said Tova. “I will be
Jade blinked her eyes rapidly as she took in his comment with a shock. “But Tova, she needs rest. Besides you haven’t had your dinner,” she said with concern and shock in her eyes. “Ever since Alyssa fell down to the time she has eaten her broth, you haven’t rested. I have to say that you are a fantastic host. Now you should also take care of your health.” She walked up to him and put her hands on his arm. “You must come out with me and have your dinner. In my opinion Alyssa needs to sleep.” She tugged at his arm as she tried to take it near her bosom. Tova removed his arm from her grip. “Thanks for your concern, Jade. You have been really nice with Alyssa, but there is something I would like to discuss with Alyssa,” he replied sternly. “You may join the rest of the girls in the main hall for dinner. I will come later. Though I do suggest that you go finish your dinner and go back to your room. It i
Seeing the unusual quietness that surrounded the castle, Borgan raised his hand up to signal his hands to stop. Izhal and Auria descended and came to a stop near him. “Why is it so quiet?” Borgan wondered. It was eerily silent. “It is just as usual,” said Izhal. “They aren’t expecting the attack, hence I think they all are going on with their daily humdrum of life.” “That’s right!” said Auria impatiently. “Why are we standing? Let’s attack!” “To think that a Lykae Chieftain like Trald doesn’t know that we are attacking, unsettles me,” Borgan said with a doubt creeping in his mind. “You are overthinking!” Auria fumed. “Let’s just attack and get over with it.” Saying that Auria dashed forward on her broom. White lights crackled in her hands and she flung a thick
Trald narrowed his eyes. “Alyssa, be careful of what you speak,” he warned her. Alyssa pursed her lips. “I am sorry,” she replied and lowered her head. She felt stupid to have interfered like that. “If Borgan called her, why didn’t she inform you that she was leaving? I can’t believe that she would go without telling you or mother anything,” Tova asked. “Even if she was spying, how does it matter now?” Magda said. “You all have to think of how to prevent the attack!” She turned to look at Trald and said, “Have you stationed your men already?” Trald nodded. “I have, but there are at least five chieftains with Borgan. It is going to be one hell of a battle!” He stopped eating, losing his appetite suddenly. The seed of the fact that Melanie was s
Alyssa was shocked to hear her mother’s revelation. A few weeks back she was running for her life. Did her mother know about it? Magda continued, “When I returned to Yezia, I enquired about you but no one knew where you were. Why did you leave Alyssa? What forced you to leave the kingdom?” She asked her. “In fact when I came, the first thing I did was to call the council meeting. Raz and Izhal were there. I had already come to know about Raz’s intentions and that’s why I called the council meeting.” “Magda,” Trald called her as he leaned forward with a frown on his face and resting his arms over his thighs. “This certificate annuls your marriage with Raz.” A slow smile crept up on her lips. “No, it doesn’t, because he married me after Alan was killed.” She took a deep breath. “This certificate o
Trald went and stood a few feet away from Alyssa. He was so overwhelmed that he willed himself to stay cautious of his behavior. He studied her features carefully, and then in a low emotional voice, he said, “I can’t believe that Alan’s daughter was in front of me all the time and I didn’t recognize. I thought I would never see this baby.” He stretched his palm towards her and caressed her cheek with affection. His Adam’s apple bobbed as suppressed the onslaught of memories about Alan.Tova and Alyssa were totally shocked at Trald’s disposition. They were expecting a full show down instead… he melted.Mizette was appalled and she gave him a hard stare.Magda… was shocked beyond comprehension.&ldqu
Alyssa stepped forward and snarled at Mizette, “Don’t talk to my mother like that. She didn’t even know about all this?” “That’s right,” Magda replied in a careful voice. “I received a letter from some... Jade.” Tova muttered curses and punched his fist in the table near him, which splintered. Mizette laughed. “That letter doesn’t make a difference. Your daughter has put my son under her spell just like charmed my husband!” “She hasn’t, Mother!” Tova said. “Alyssa is still honing her witchcraft. She doesn’t know how to cast refined spells.” “Oh shut up!” Mizette spat. “How could you be so naïve Tova? She is Magda’s daughter, who is the queen of Yezia. Won’t she know about the spells?” Mizett
Alyssa was extremely exhausted when she came back to the manor. Tova had gone crazy with shopping. Not only had they shopped for the wedding, they had also shopped for the honeymoon, which Tova had planned on taking the moment he married her. There was no way he was going to go back to his job after getting married.“Tova, I will not go anywhere tomorrow!” she said as he made her sit on the bed and removed her boots.“Aly, you are just tired. We are going to take a hot bath, have good food and go off to sleep. You will forget all the pain once I will give you a tincture to drink. Tomorrow we have to shop for your dresses that you will be wearing in the human realm.” Though he had full intentions of shopping for those dresses in the human realm also.A crease came in the cent
With Jade gone out of the manor, Alyssa felt much more relaxed. Not even for once did she feel bad about using witchcraft on her. In fact she was sure that if needed she would use it more. They had resumed breakfast and Alyssa was trying to convince Tova to not buy more for her, but the lykae was adamant. For the first time in his life he had this basic need to splurge and spoil the woman who was his mate, and no one could stop him, even his mate. “I have so many dresses that even if I wear them for months, I won’t be able to repeat a single one of them!” Alyssa said as she poured banana and chocolate milk shake for him. “That is not the case,” he replied calmly, yet stubbornly. She passed the glass to him. He held her arm and tugged her, urging her to come and sit on his lap. After he had marke
Jade started to shiver. “T— Tova—” He put his hands up in the air to silence her. “I am the General of the army of Renada. Nothing in this kingdom, and I mean nothing, goes unnoticed. And this is my manor. You thought you could go against me in my home?” “N— no Tova!” She shook her head. She hadn’t anticipated that the letters would end up with Tova. “And what did you say? That you are going to be my future wife?” “Of course!” she replied. “You parents are looking forward to our marriage. With this union you will get full support to protect Averine. My father and brother are going to help you against Borgan.” “Ah!” Tova replied. “How come I never came to know that? And where does Alyssa fit
Alyssa nodded as her body quivered. She held his hands to cup her breasts and then began working his shaft’s head inside her. As she guided him in, he demanded, “Take me deeper. I want more of you.” All at once Tova realized that the moon was up in the sky and its beams were falling in the room through the window blanketing them in its light. The rays were like heat on his skin. He gazed at his mate’s flawless skin and that beautiful face. He plunged deeper and she undulated her hips in pleasure. His cock stretched her, filled her. She didn’t know where he began and where she ended. Slowly he started to thrust himself in her as his gaze went to her eyes. His mate’s emerald’s eyes were the most intriguing in the world. He licked his sharpened fangs to spread his venom over them. Alyssa removed the hair