With Jeremiah having had the access he had to Xavier, Calypso didn’t feel right leaving the boys behind on their trip to the Dark Moon Pack, and Killian couldn’t argue. He knew that this was the only way to calm his mate’s nerves.“Mommy, where are we going?” Aiden questioned as she packed their clothes.“We’re going to visit Uncle Cain and Aunt Ivy,” she responded.Both boys were amped to hear that, making Calypso laugh. They continued helping her pack, while telling her all the things they looked forward to doing. It warmed her heart to see them so close.Despite everything happening around them, she was at least comforted by their unity.When they were packed, she sent them to look for Grant, while she headed to find her mate. He was in their office, looking over some matters that needed his attention, and she stood at the door, watching him for a while.She thought back to the first days of their relationship. He loved her, despite her not being as sure as he was about her. He’d t
Garrett was a bundle of nerves as he waited. Cassidy had told him to wait in the gardens for her. She was initiating her plan to get his mate to talk to him. She’d refused to share the plan, so he didn’t quite know what to expect.Penelope had received a link from her friend, asking her to meet at their spot in the gardens. The last thing she expected was to find her mate there, and with his back to her, she turned to quickly leave.But he’d already caught her scent.“Penelope, wait, please.”The plea in his voice pulled at her heart, enough to get her feet to stop moving. “I won’t hurt you.”“I never thought you would,” she said softly, knowing he could hear her.“Why avoid me then?” he asked.She sighed, before turning to face him. “Nathan and Cassidy are my closest friends and they’re good for the kingdom.”He cocked his head to the side. “And you’d risk a mate you’ve been waiting to meet for them?”“For the great of the kingdom, yes, I would. I wouldn’t want to be with anyone who’
Samantha received a link from her brother, alerting her of Nathan and Cassidy’s engagement party, and with her mother’s blessing, they paused her training and headed back to the Dark Moon Pack to join the celebrations.When they arrived, Amaya excused herself, while Samantha was teleported away. She didn’t expect to find herself in a room with Zen, Killian, Calypso, Nathan, Cassidy, Cain, Ivy, Vera, Hunter, and Wayne.“What’s going on?” she asked.“We were waiting for you so that we could get started on updating everyone of recent developments,” Killian told her, instantly warming her heart at the gesture.“Right, before we go far, we should probably start with Hunter and Wayne. Guys, we need you and the White Star Pack to move closer to Nathan and Cassidy and join the royal pack,” Calypso told them.Hunter nodded. “That’s fine with us, but do you mind me asking why now?”“We realized that the royal pack as it is isn’t the strongest. While we’re undoing Phillip’s legacy, we also need
On their walk back to the house, Cassidy spotted her brother outside, staring up at the stars, and she told Samantha to head on without her. It had been a while since she’d spoken to Isaiah, and she walked over to him. He picked up her presence, but didn’t immediately turn to look at her.“I remember this one time when you were five. Mom wanted you to go with her to the mall, but you wanted to stay home and draw. She eventually forced you after threatening to take away your art stuff. You were so pissed off, and you insisted that one day you’d have enough power to say no to her without being punished. Now look at you about to become the Queen of our kingdom,” he said before finally looking down at her with a smile.She shoved him. “I didn’t come over here for you to be so mushy with me.”He chuckled. “I’m so proud of you Cass. I know there are people who never thought you’d amount to anything with that personality of yours.”“I resent that,” she kept from laughing.“But you know it’s
Garrett couldn’t believe what they’d been told. Celebrations had long been underway, and he was still stumped. This trip was proving to be way more than he’d expected. He’d assumed that he would get an audience with the man he was slandering and further push his agenda.And yet everything had been thrown out the window for him. Instead he’d been introduced to revelation after revelation, and he realized that he’d been let in into something big, bigger than he could’ve imagined.He’d watched as everyone mingled, and he could see just how they all got along with one another. The Dark Moon Pack members all seemed comfortable not only around the vampires, but around the royals as well, and that’s when he realized just how tightknit they were.What he’d been presented was the opportunity to not only be a part of something great, but to really put his purpose to work with people who were clearly on the same page with him.Nathan found him standing outside, where he’d gone to take a breather
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