With everything under control back at his place, Zen left with his uncle. He was surprised when Frazier insisted that he shouldn’t teleport them to where they were going, instead opting to walk.“We’re walking to where we’re going?” Zen questioned.His uncle nodded. “We need the time to talk. I’ll let you know when it’s time to teleport.”That had Zen intrigued. “What exactly is it that we need to talk about?”“The people I’m taking you to see want to know what your plan is. It’s all good and well to say that you’re different from your father, but they want to know in what way. They want to be sure of who they’re backing before we go into this war,” Frazier explained.Zen already knew that much, and he knew that he needed to understand the past first to best answer that question. “How did you get them onto your side?”Frazier hadn’t expected the question, but he welcomed it. “As you know, your father has been a problem for many years, even before he was King. While we don’t know much
Nathan walked up to the note on his desk. His entire office had been turned inside out, and he knew that whoever had done it was either looking for something, or they were trying to throw him off. He picked up the note, and unfolded it, reading it out loud:Think twice about what you’re doing little brother, and I might let you keep the throne.“He still thinks I’m his little brother, which means his mother still hasn’t told him the truth,” Nathan noticed.“How the hell did he get in here?” Cassidy asked.“We’re about to find out,” Nathan said, linking all palace staff to meet him out front.There are only about eighty of them, so it was a relatively quick process. They were all wondering why they’d been called out at night, and especially more so when they realized that Nathan wasn’t particularly pleased.“My office was broken into, and I need answers. I will not punish anyone. I just want to know what happened,” Nathan announced.The murmuring took off, and he caught the confusion a
The sun hadn’t risen as Samantha stood at the edge of the water. With her training paused, she thought it would be better for her to at least train on her own. Everything around her was relatively quiet, allowing her to focus.She took a deep breath in and out, allowing herself to be calm and centred, and that’s when she felt Samira took over. “I don’t think I’ll ever get used to that.”Her witch laughed through their link. “Me either.”“So, you were safely locked away, but you couldn’t use your powers?” Samantha asked her.“Exactly. I have an idea of what powers I possibly have, but I’ve never been able to use them before,”Samira confirmed.“Well, we’ve been taught the basics, so maybe we can practice that much,” Samantha suggested.Samira was on board, and they started with channelling the energy around them. The feeling was thrilling, but it was only the beginning. Amaya had already taught them how to manipulate the elements, which is what they decided they’d be practicing.Manipul
Cassidy was once again up early, keen to get the planning underway. She could hear some staff already moving to put things in place, and the last thing she wanted was to build the impression that she and Nathan were leaving everything up to them.She got showered and as she left the bathroom, Nathan stirred. He didn’t need to ask her to know what she was thinking. Instead, he too got up to get ready for the day, and she decided to wait for him.When he was done, the two of them headed out. They decided that it would be best to eat their breakfast in the kitchen with everyone else, something that surprised the staff. Once the initial awkwardness had passed, they settled into light conversations as Cassidy and Nathan got to know more about the other people living in the castle with them.Once they were all done eating, Nathan held a short meeting with them to confirm that they were all aware of what’s needed of them. Once everything was confirmed and set in place, they went their separa
He ran through the trees, chasing the scent. It was a peculiar scent, and he hadn’t caught it in weeks. He knew that it was his biggest lead in weeks, and that he couldn’t lose it. He masked his own scent, making sure to go undetected.The scent led him straight to a massacre. The blood was still fresh, and as he inspected the scene, he realized that different creatures had been slaughtered. It was the third massacre in three months, with some of his own people being victims.It was what brought the massacres to his attention.From their silence, he knew that the other species weren’t aware of what was going on just as yet, but because him and his kinfolk are connected, they all felt it the first time their people were brutally murdered.And he knew they were aware of the latest deaths too.He scouted the area, looking for any clues, but he found none. Much like the other two sites, there was nothing to point towards the possible murderer, or if it were just one to begin with.He need
From the moment he set foot into the castle, the hybrids in her stirred. She hadn’t even seen him, but she knew. She tried to avoid him as she’d been avoiding the other Alphas, but he specifically scented her out, stopping her from leaving the room.“I’ve found you again,” he said lowly.“Let go Tyson. I’m already trying to keep my cool as is,” she warned. Killian was somewhere else with Nathan, leaving her to face her enemy alone.“I’m not here to make you mad. I’m just checking up on my mate,” he insisted.She turned to him, eyes glowing a bright blue. “I am not your mate Tyson, and I’m getting tired of saying it.”“That’s where you’re wrong Calypso. Did it ever occur to you why you’ve had three mates in the first place?”And with that, he let go of her, vanishing into the crowd of other Alphas. She was seething, a bolt of electricity unexpectedly leaving her. That drew enough eyes her way, with Samantha taking her outside to calm her down.It didn’t work much, but Killian took over
The conference talks went well into the night, with the Alphas debating on how best to handle things going forward. While the gang thought that there were cliques amongst the Alphas, the debates proved that even if that is true, the Alphas were all choosing to speak their minds, despite what anyone else thought.They let Jordan go, counting on him to tell Jeremiah and Tyson not only what had happened to him, but what had happened at the conference as well. They had shared various strategies on how to handle the trio, but they hadn’t reached a conclusive result on the next step.Penelope and Moira had spent the time making sure that everyone had sufficient drinks and snacks, and when the Alphas opted to not take a dinner break, they had their food brought to them. The Alphas enjoyed everything about being hosted, including the menu.By the time the castle settled down, the gang met up in one of the empty rooms, where Amaya put up a barrier to keep them being heard from the outside. The
Cassidy and Remy were in charge of facilitating the sparring, with different Alphas taking on each other. The whole event was adrenaline charged as each Alpha sought to not only prove themselves, but save themselves the embarrassment of being beaten by anyone beneath them.They sparred for hours, with Cassidy and Remy going from bottom to top. There were some surprises along the way, with some Alphas finding themselves moving up in rank. It eventually came to Garrett, and he fought Nathan, eventually losing to him, but maintaining his spot beneath him.They’d left Calypso for last, which had the Alphas beyond baffled. “Are they suggesting that she’s better than the King? Isn’t she just a Princess?”“She may just be a Princess, but she’s a hybrid,” another Alpha reminded as the siblings circled each other.“Take it easy on me, will you? I still have the talks to facilitate,” Nathan linked his sister.She laughed before linking back. “Won’t even bring my full power. Might let you shine