Hello, once again dear readers!
This book is the second in the Solstice Tribrid series, so if you haven’t read Ice Princess: The Winter Solstice Tribrid please read it before starting this book. This book, like my others, will explore a BDSM dynamic between the main characters. In my world we don't "yuck" someone else's "yum". If kink/BDSM isn't your thing, then you may not want to read. This book will contain triggers such as:
1) Sexual assault/rape
2) Bullying
3) Depictions of violence
4) Thoughts of suicide
Just as in my books before, when a chapter title states it's a "Split Chapter" there will be TWO POV's for that chapter. I hope you enjoy getting to know Euan and Juniper!
--Sydney
Juniper, 12 years old: Run. That was all I could focus on, running, getting to the safehouse where my siblings would be along with the other non-shifted children of the pack would be. Just keep going. A growl. That’s what pulls me out of my thoughts and causes me to stop in my tracks, my chest heaving from how long and fast I had been running. A twig snaps to my right and I slowly back away. Daddy, I don’t think I’m going to make it to the safehouse. I mind link my dad; I may not have shifted into my wolf, but all children have the ability mind link their immediate family. Where are you, Junie? My dad asks. I’m near the edge of the forest, not sure how far the safehouse is— My mind link is interrupted by another growl and that’s when the scent of decay and death hits my nostrils…a rogue. I whimper, frightened of what was going to happen. “Oh, tiny pup. Are you the one we are looking for? Hmm, you smell like a hybrid to me.” A man says.
(Juniper’s P.O.V) 4 years later: Walking through the halls of my high school, I keep my head down and try and make myself as small as possible. I don’t feel like dealing with people today, not that I ever feel like dealing with people. Particularly teenagers, especially THESE teenagers. After the rogue attack and waking up in the hospital after spending two weeks in a coma, I woke up sounding like I smoked 5 packs a day. All of the doctors my parents had taken me to, all said the same thing, that I would never get my voice back. Even talking with Fae healers, spell casters, and elves nothing could be done. No one could regenerate the cells of the body to fix this, no one had that type of magic. It was ancient magic according to one Fae healer, that only Celestial’s had. So, I’ve basically been silent for the last 4 years, only communicating via sign language or mind link with my family. The bullying all started about a year after the attack when people began
(Euan’s P.O.V) “Hit!” My dad says. I strike the punching bag in front of me, my chest heaving and sweat dripping down my body. This workout is more intense than the others he has put me through, and I know the reason is that I’m turning 18 in a few days. He and my mother want to retire from the royal life, and once I find my mate, they are going to hand the kingdom over to me. I graduated from high school early, even though I didn’t want to. Graduating early meant that Junie was left open to bullies. They never messed with her while I was around school because I’m the future Alpha King. My twin brothers, Flynn and Rory, are her age but they don’t protect her as I do. “Euan! Mind out of the clouds!” I hear my father yell. “Sorry dad, was just thinking about my birthday is all,” I mumble, lowering myself to the floor. “It’s not your birthday that has you all in your head. I know you better than that.” “It’s just…I’m worried about Junie.” I murmur. Ever sinc
(Juniper’s P.O.V) Hearing Euan calling my name made me relax slightly after the shit show of a day I had, thanks to Grant Howard and his little gang of douche-kabobs. After he got in trouble with Aunt Morrigan, he took it out on me verbally and so did his friends. They knew better than to physically hurt me. Getting into Euan’s car, I’m surrounded by his scent: leather with a hint of cardamom. As much as my parents’ individual scents calm me, his calms me even more than theirs. “So, Queen Junie, your birthday is the day after tomorrow. And as tradition dictates, we are going on an adventure.” Euan says as he pulls out of the school parking lot. I can’t help the smile that comes to my lips because he always treats me like a queen even though we aren’t dating nor are we mates. At least, I don’t think we are mates. “Does that mean you want me to pick our adventure?” I ask, not signing to him. I don’t speak around many people, but Euan is different,
(Euan’s P.O.V) Fucking rogues had to ruin everything, again. I can feel Junie shaking in my arms, my t-shirt was wet from where she had her face buried into my chest. “Calm down baby, we are almost there,” I say, seeing the safe house in front of me. Euan, where are you!? My mother shouts in the mind link. I’m with Juniper, we are right in front of the safe house. I reply as I get to the door. Oh, thank the Goddesses above. She responds. I cut the mind link as I put my thumb on the scanner and the door clicks open, I slip inside before I close the door and bolt it. Juniper’s breathing is coming in short, shallow pants and I know she’s on the verge of having a panic attack. I make my way through the living area and down to the underground bunker where the rest of the pack who aren’t warriors and who can’t shift are. I find a quiet corner and sit on the ground, holding her in my lap. “Breathe Junie, follow my breathing. In. One. Two. Out. One. Two.” I say.
(Juniper’s P.O.V) My dad was carrying me through the pack territory toward our house, and all I could think of was Euan and the way he soothed me today. It’s been a while since I’ve had a panic attack like that, and for him to be able to get me out of it and then ground me. That was incredible. “Are you okay Junie bug?” My dad whispers. “Yes, daddy,” I say out loud since it’s just the two of us. “Good. What were you doing?” “Euan and I were at the lake; he’d taken me there because—” I stopped short of telling him what happened with Grant. “Because? Don’t bother lying to me, Morrigan already told me what happened with that slimy little weasel Grant.” He growls. “Well then, I don’t need to tell you what happened,” I whisper. “Junie, do you want to reconsider being homeschooled? You’ve had to put up with so much that I think you need a break from the other pups and cubs in the kingdom.” “So, tuck tail and hide? I thought I was of Royal Beta blood. Do Royal Beta’s run
(Euan’s P.O.V) Waking up this morning, I couldn’t help the slightly giddy feeling of interrogating my first rogue. That makes me sound like a psycho, but I don’t really care, we needed to get to the bottom of why the rogues are once again coming into the kingdom and targeting our pack. My father had called the packs, werebear sleuths, werecat prides, and dragon dens within the kingdoms, asking if there had been any rogue attacks on them. Only the Alpha’s that border the Rogue Lands stated that they saw rogues crossing into the kingdom, they didn’t want to engage them if there was no threat. These packs and sleuths that border the Rogue Lands were smaller and had fierce warriors, but a battle with rogues would pretty much decimate their people. They had tried calling my father, but he had been in and out of meetings, and the attack happened so quickly that he hadn’t had the chance to check his messages. So, other than those packs and sleuths, no one saw the rogues, which me
(Euan’s P.O.V) After we continue our interrogation of the other rogues, we don’t get any useful information other than they were after Juniper. We walk back to the packhouse to meet Royal Gamma Cormac and his son, Angus, who is my future Royal Gamma. “So, we know they are after Junie, but we don’t know why. Do you think we should get in touch with King Cerberus in Alynthi? See if any of his vampires know anything?” Angus asks. “That’s an excellent idea, Angus.” My father says. He grabs his office phone and dials the number for King Cerberus. “King Cerberus.” “Hey, my sweet little caped cannoli.!” “Rian, I swear on the Moon Goddess that the next time I see you, I will rip out your throat and spit in it.” “Well now, that’s just rude! Here I am, calling to speak with my best friend and this is how I’m treated!?” King Cerberus lets out a long sigh before saying, “What do you need?” “We had another rogue attack yesterday, no one from our pack was harmed bu
I know it has been a while since I've updated this book, however; I've been going through a really difficult time personally between family stuff and medical stuff. I've also been dealing with a really bad case of writer's block. I've been slowly getting back into writing this book so I promise I am working on it! I just don't want to give you a substandard book. I'm going to post all chapters once it's completed. Thanks for sticking with me readers! I appreciate your time and patience, and once again I will upload all chapters once the book is complete. --Sydney
(Euan’s P.O.V) Plans had been set, and everything was ready to go when the sound of a gong rang throughout the pack.“Oh, goody! He made it!” My mom squeals running out of the house and towards the woods.“What the hell?” I ask, turning to my dad.“Just wait, son.” He chuckles. After several minutes, Mom comes walking back into the house, hanging on the arm of one big-ass dude. I mean, I’m tall but this guy is at least 7 feet tall! I hear my dad growl in the back of his throat.“Oh, hush your mouth, Rian! You know that Tiernan is mated and has pups!” So, this was the demigod, Alpha Tiernan.“Still don’t like it.” Dad grumbles, acting like a petulant four-year-old.“Alpha King Rian, a pleasure as always.” Tiernan chuckles, but it sounds like booming thunder.Mom, why is he so huge? I mind link to her.Euan, that’s rude! But, if you must know that during his battle in Annwn, he unlocked his demigod powers, and his growth was a result of that. Now, qui
(Juniper’s P.O.V) I couldn’t keep this up, my body is going to give up on me at some point, right? Not even a supernatural demigoddess could continue to survive if they continue their sick games. It’s been a week since they figured out that if they push my body and mind to the limit my demigoddess powers will automatically come forward. Even though Julian wanted to take me as his mate, he didn’t stop Nial and the rest of the rogues here from beating me and raping me to get me to unleash my powers. It also didn’t take me long to figure out that something was coming, something either good or bad—I couldn’t tell—when Beatrix saw what the rogues were doing to me. The rogue’s teeth dig into my skin, making me scream out in pain. This has to end. My Siren hisses. By all means, please put me out of my misery. I snap back. Coventina is still with the Goddesses in the Celestial realm, and I have no idea when or if she will be back. I just wanted to give up, I had co
(King Lysander’s P.O.V) Looking through the scrolls and tomes of ancient magic here in the palace of Eferhile. Winnie’s brother, King Bayard, and his wife, Constance, are helping Winnie and I comb through everything. “What are we even looking for Lysander?” Bayard asks, sounding frustrated and exhausted. “We’ve been at this for hours and we haven’t found anything.” Winnie sighs. “Bayard, anything that is a combination spell that includes cloaking,” I mutter. I’m looking over a tome of ancient spell caster magic, leave it to the Fae to have all this information. As I’m gently turning the page, something catches my eye. It’s a spell in ancient Gaelic, folaigh agus ní fheiceàil, which roughly translates to “hide and not see”. “I think I found it.” I shout. Everyone comes rushing over to me, looking over my shoulder. “What does it mean?” Constance asks. “It’s not only a cloaking spell to conceal something but also a cloaking spell for magic. So
(Euan’s P.O.V) The Ever-Reaching Mountains were the one place we never considered because it was nearly uninhabitable for anyone, including shifters. Brenna’s eyes shift nervously between me, my father, and her mates. “The Ever-Reaching Mountains? How are you able to live there?” My father questions. “Well, the base of the mountains isn't too bad. When you get further up the mountains, the weather and elevation become too much.” The door is thrown open and in storms Killian. “Where the fuck is my daughter dragon!?” He shouts, getting into Brenna’s face. She screams in fear and folds in on herself as best she could, different shades of green dragon scales begin to show up on her skin. She’s about to shift…to protect herself. “DAD! ENOUGH! LEAVE OUR MATE ALONE!” Both twins shout, their auras slamming into everyone. Killian’s head snaps up, his eyes wide with shock. “What?” He whispers. “Brenna is our mate, and she came here at gre
***TRIGGER WARNING***(Juniper’s P.O.V) The whipping seems to go on and on, I can feel the stickiness of my blood flowing down my back and down my ribs. My throat feels like the Sahara, dry and cracked because of all my screaming.“Now, little bird, for the main event.”What does that mean? I think to myself. That’s when I hear the clinking of his belt buckle and the zip of his pants. Now I know what he means by the main event. I thought I was too dehydrated to produce any more tears, but my body proves me wrong, as I feel tears stream down my cheeks. After this is all said and done, Euan won’t want me anymore.Remember what the Goddesses said, they are protecting your mate bond with Euan, and you know damn well that Euan loves you beyond the love of the mate bond. My Siren says. I internally nod my head to her, not really believing her but that was the only happy thought that could keep me out of my own body. I feel Julian’s hot breath on my core,
***TRIGGER WARNING***(Juniper’s P.O.V) The door to my “prison” opens up and in walks Julian, the kitty cat shifter that has made it his mission for me to submit to him and become his mate. Coventina is still missing, and it’s been months…or at least that’s what it feels like. Time has become my enemy here because I don’t even know what day it is or how much time has passed since I was kidnapped.“Hello, mate,” Julian says as he walks into the room. A woman follows closely behind him with a tray in her hands, the smell of bacon and pancakes reaches my nose. I had to hold back a moan because it smelt so good. It’s not like they had been starving me but I could tell that something was off with the taste of the food, so I tried to hold out as long as I could when it came to eating.“Are you going to eat this morning?” He asks as the woman places the tray on the bed. I lift my lip in a snarl and a low hiss comes through my mouth.“There’s my beautiful S
(Luna Queen Morrigan’s P.O.V) It had been two weeks since Juniper was taken, and Beatrix had broken their bond making Euan just a shell of himself. He hadn’t been the same, he was like a walking zombie and if he wasn’t numb to everything, he was metaphorically ripping the heads off of our pack members and subjects. There were several times we had to sedate him and Dakota because he was flying off the handle. My cousin, Alstin, and my Uncle Albrun were working hard trying to locate the rogue camp in the Rogue Lands. My brother-in-law Lysander was doing everything he could to find the rogue necromancer, Agitha, who brought Beatrix back to life. Both searches weren’t going well; the Rogue Lands were cloaked with dark magic, and no one was willing to talk about Ganon and his possible students. Lysander didn’t want to have to use extreme measures, but it was getting to that point. Rian was just as lost in this as I was, there was really nothing we could do to help ou
(Juniper’s P.O.V) My head was pounding, and my body felt like it had been run over by a train. “She should be coming around now, make sure the lights are off. Her eyes will be sensitive to light.” A rasping voice said. I could hear the click of a light switch, meaning someone had followed this person’s instructions. I tried to open my eyes or move my body, but it just caused me to groan in pain. Then I felt it, the hollow feeling in my chest that something was missing. Fuck. The Moon Goddess and the water Goddess, Coventina, had been right. My mate bond was gone. Covey, you there? I reached out to my wolf. All I got back in response was a whimper of pain and loss. “Wake up, little Siren.” A husky, male voice said. I recognized him, it was that tiger shifter from the woods. I groaned out again, this time not in pain but in annoyance. Great, I was kidnapped, my mate bond was gone, and I’m stuck with crazy cat dude. Awesome. “What