His mother was taking longer than normal to wake up, which had him worried. He’d done everything he usually does to get her to wake up, but nothing was working. He was growing impatient, especially with his mate away from him.And when he felt a surge of panic go through him, he knew it wasn’t his.His mate was potentially in danger.The door to his mother’s room opened and his eyes widened at the woman who walked in. She was a carbon copy of his mother, rushing over to Queen Hyacinth. She picked the woman’s head up, cradling it.“Come on Yara, you can’t do this to me,” she pleaded.Hale stood, frozen at what was happening before him. His mate’s fear was temporarily forgotten as he took in the woman before him. He never knew that his mother was a twin, and he didn’t know how to process what was going on before him.“Haleth,” the woman spoke softly.That got him out of his stupor. “Who are you?”“How long has she been like this?” the woman asked him.“Who are you?” he instead repeated.
The woman had just dropped a bomb none of them expected. Both Hale and Zen knew about Amaya’s plight where her family is concerned, so they knew that hearing what she’d just been told would be triggering for her.“My family?” Amaya barely whispered.The woman nodded. “Your family is alive, and you will need them now more than ever to help save your children. Follow me.”They had no choice but to follow the woman. While she was confusing them, none of them got any bad vibes from her, so they were choosing to trust that she wasn’t leading them away to anything bad.Hale watched on in awe as she opened up a portal. “We’re leaving Ameran, but I assure you that we’ll return. Are you all on board with that?”“We’re just leaving them behind? What about Queen Hyacinth?” Zen asked.“They will make it out of the memory just fine. Samira is strong, and faced with danger, she’ll find that strength again. There’s nothing we can do for Yara right now except leave and get her the help she needs. Rig
“I don’t have any reason to beat about the bush,” Amaya admitted.Willa nodded. “You have every right to feel that way. It’s something I’ve grappled with for years.”“Perhaps we should start at the beginning and explain what was happening around the time you were left in that realm,” Yael suggested.“In that realm?” Zen was the one to ask.Yael nodded. “Where we are isn’t a part of your realm.”“Other realms exist?” he questioned.“In a world where all of us exist, is it really that hard to believe that other realms may exist?” Willa taunted.Zen thought about it. “I guess this is how humans feel finding out that we exist.”“It’s exactly that. As I was saying, in that realm, around the time Amaya was born, a war had broken out amongst the witches,” Yael started off.“The Great Witch War,” Hale commented.Yael smiled a little, nodding. “The Great Witch War was started between two covens, but it didn’t take long before the other covens found themselves having taken sides. The war starte
Amaya couldn’t help the words that had left her. She’d heard the story of how she got separated from the rest of her family, but it didn’t make hearing the story any easier. Hearing that the same had happened to her children, had her feeling overwhelmed.Especially once she realized that she’d done the same.She had also abandoned her children. In order for them to have been found by Yael, they had to be left behind by her. While she’d been instructed to do so in order for them to fulfil their destinies, she couldn’t help the little bit of resentment she felt at being abandoned.Even if she technically wasn’t.Willa was pained as she watched her daughter. “There is nothing I could ever say to express how sorry I am for failing you as a mother.”Amaya was just as saddened as she sat back down. “I left my children too, so I’m not any better.”“You left your children so that they could get to where they are now Amaya. There was nothing you could’ve done, because had you not left them, th
Horace was sitting in the living room, his thoughts miles away. His granddaughter was back, but he hadn’t had an opportunity to talk to her. When they last spoke, before she’d disappeared, he had been harsh towards her.And now he wanted to make up for it.However, he was aware that she’d been avoiding him. She’d also been avoiding her ex-husband, and he understood better than most why that was. She was never good with confronting those who’d hurt her.He knew he had a lot to atone for. He had abandoned her when she needed him most. The whole kingdom was already against her for something that wasn’t in her control, and for a while, he was one of them.By the time he wanted to ask for her forgiveness, she was gone.None of them had known about her and Julio, and finding out about it was shocking to him. While he’d maintained a calm facade at finding out, he’d be the first to admit that he never once thought he’d live through a time where their bloodline was mixed with that of werewolve
Tyson was getting impatient with his sister. Despite his warning, she didn’t seem to see the urgency in delivering the news he needed to him.What he didn’t know was that Isla had no one to ask. With everything being as busy as it was, no one was answering any questions.Especially about the whereabouts of Charice.While she’d endured abuse from Tyson, most people hadn’t forgotten how she’d treated them before. They were glad she wasn’t being abused anymore, but they still kept their distance from her.So, to find out that she’d left on her own, didn’t quite trigger any alarm bells with anyone.If anything, most of them just assumed that she’d left to get away from Tyson in the first place. They figured that she wanted to get as far away as possible.Isla spotted Cain, whom she hadn’t seen in days, and she headed in his direction. He was talking to someone else, and she waited for them to be done. When he turned to her, there was a scowl on his face.“Isla?” he spoke.“Hi. Do you know
Sage has always been curious about Amaya. She’d learnt a lot about the lone witch growing up, and meeting her had her even more curious about the woman and why she was ostracized. The witch world had many politics, especially since the Great Witch War.And yet the one thing they’d all agreed on, was that Amaya had to be isolated.She’d gotten a read on the woman’s energy, and nothing about it suggested that she was a danger to the other covens. She was shunned solely for being born outside of a coven, but Sage knew that couldn’t be the main reason.There was something bigger.She’d spent some time in the past couple of years, running her own investigation into all things Amaya. She’d learnt that the woman learnt everything that she knew from witches who had gone against the rules and taken her in.Amaya never stayed in one place for too long. She, together with Edward, moved around a lot so that she could learn different things from different people. Amaya was a powerful witch, and Sa
“That’s the fifty fifth pack to sign that ridiculous document.”“It was ridiculous about forty-five packs ago. Right now, we’re in the middle of a serious problem.”“Garrett Marriott is the root of my problems.”“Then take him out. You’re the King.”Cain and Calypso smacked their sister’s arms. “He can’t just kill people who are problematic to him.”Cassidy rolled her eyes. “Then what the hell is the point of being King?”Zen chuckled, turning to the new Werewolf King. “While none of us agree with Cass’ insane solution, I do agree that you need to deal with Marriott somehow.”Nathan groaned, rubbing his temples. “I’ve only been King for two weeks. How do I already have these many issues?”Killian patted his shoulder. “They aren’t your issues bud. Your uncle was running one hell of a shitty ship that you just so happen to have to fix.”“So, how do I get rid of Garrett?” Nathan questioned.“You don’t. You bring him in,” Vera suggested.Noting the doubt on her audience’s faces, Vera cont