With the weird early morning encounter out of the way, everyone woke up later in the morning. Killian had gone out for a run, and when he hadn’t returned, Calypso was worried about him, but she figured she needed to give him his space.Instead, she could hear her sons in the kitchen, talking to Maria. They were animatedly telling the older woman about their adventures the day before. They’d been spending a lot of time with Edward, and he was teaching them many things about being a Lycan.“MOMMY!” they shouted upon noticing her.She laughed, heading over to hug them and kiss their foreheads. “How are my babies doing?”“We’re doing good mommy,” Aiden replied with a toothy grin.“Where’s daddy?” Xavier asked her.“I have no idea. Do you want to go and help me find him?” she asked them.“Only after they finish eating, which you have to do too young lady,” Maria scolded.The boys laughed at their mother as she earned herself a glare from the older woman. “Yes mam.”They had their breakfast

“I specifically ordered white peonies. What the hell is this?”Everyone around her was terrified of her, terrified of her next reaction. The delivery man gulped, not knowing who the mistake was on, but he knew that if he didn’t have an answer for her, she was going to make him the culprit.“My love, you can still use the roses while this man goes back to get you the peonies, right?” Zen came to the man’s defence.The man nodded quickly. “Right.”“See? Problem solved,” Zen told her.She huffed, before walking away. “Thank you, Your Highness.”Zen chuckled. “Don’t mind her. She’s just a perfectionist, but I’d get onto it with those peonies if I were you.”The man scurried off to do just that, while the Vampire Prince followed after his mate. With two days left until the wedding, she was raining fury on anyone who wasn’t playing their part.Everyone had gotten used to having her and Zen around, but none of them were getting used to her change in attitude. She’d been graceful for the firs

Calypso believed that her vampire wasn’t her enemy. For the first time in a while, she didn’t feel any turmoil within her. It was almost as though all sides of herself were on the same page, and she welcomed that peace.She was also appreciative of the moment away with her brothers. Getting to share what was bothering her felt like she’d lifted a load off of her chest. She hugged them, and they hugged her back just as tightly, aware that she was counting on them to get her through her struggles.The siblings made it back to the castle after their talk to find everyone getting ready to have dinner. The final countdown had officially begun, and the excitement levels were higher than ever, with music blasting from all around.Killian caught Nathan and Zen’s looks, and he knew that they’d taken care of what was going on with his mate. He didn’t want to pressure her into speaking to him, but he knew that she needed to confide in someone.And he was glad she could at least open up to her si

The tension in the air was thick, with Bradley and Cain having left the room, leaving the Queen with the three Princes and new King. No one dared to break the silence, until Vera went looking for them.“Queen Hyacinth!” she squealed upon seeing the woman.Queen Hyacinth looked over at her. “I believe you were in charge of invitations. I wonder where mine ended up.”However, despite not expecting to see the Queen, Vera wasn’t fazed by the woman’s cold demeanour. “I didn’t send the invite out because I didn’t think you’d show. You never show up to anything.”The older woman was taken aback by the bold accusation. “You know why.”“Which is why you should then understand why I didn’t invite you. Besides, with Hale here, I didn’t know how he’d feel having you here, and I felt he represented The Vale,” Vera added.The older woman looked towards her son. “Ah yes, my son.”“Your Majesty, I don’t know whether or not to apologize in this scenario, but I will introduce myself and my brother in m

“Zen, you need to come outside. Bring Hale and no one else.”The instruction had come from his sister via link, and the Vampire Prince wasted no time following the order. He grabbed Hale on his way out, and once they were outside, they scented the Lycan couple out.They did not expect to find what they arrived to.“What the hell happened?” Zen asked them.The mates had both found a t-shirt and shorts to put on. “He was killed by those things. There were three of them. They drained his blood.”“Do you think that’s what they’re doing with the blood?” Hale asked.“I’m almost sure of it. I don’t know what the blood means for them, but I’m certain that they are part of the reason why blood is needed,” Killian replied.“We understand what you meant when you said they look like nothing you’ve ever seen before,” Calypso added.“Wait, so they just attacked this one guy and left?” Zen checked.“What are you thinking?” Hale asked him.Zen turned to Killian. “You mentioned that they lure out all