Alari's povMy dreams were plagued by memories of my mother training, learning to use her powers and by the time I woke up, I felt like I could take my trainer on.Of course I couldn't, it just felt like it with my new found knowledge. Damien had left already and left a note telling me where to find him. I quickly got out of bed and put on my training gear and raced to find him. I wasn't quite sure but I think I knew what to work on for me to progress faster. I didn't know where the training grounds were but my guards did and they took me there without question. First thing I saw when we broke through the tree line leading to the training grounds was Damien's ripped and naked back. He was only in shorts and sneakers, his entire upper body unclad to every eye there. It wasn't too obvious but a lot of the women were checking him out.He turned to face me and smiled as I approached. “Hey darling” he greeted, wrapping a hand around my waist to pull me next to him. “Hey baby” I gree

Alari's povThe next three weeks were the most grueling of my life, I swear I thought I was going to die in more than one occasion. I pushed myself until I couldn't even move and still found the strength to go past that. I don't know how or when it happened but whenever it was, I started using my strength to the fullest. I stopped holding back and it was then I realised, I'd actually been holding my progress back by being so afraid to hurt someone. They didn't even care whether bones broke or not. Plus mom's memories were coming in handy, and that thing I do, seeing without looking, yeah I was getting real good at doing that. “Okay, that's enough for today” Kyle heaved as he bent forward, using his knees to hold himself up. “Tired already” I panted, mimicking his stance, to which he chuckled at. “Yes, I'm beat” he said, standing up straight when Brent brought us water bottles. “Thanks”

Alari's povI'd been expecting a note the next day but was quite disappointed?... Pleased! I was pleased that the biggest threat to my life and Kingdom hadn't accessed my bedroom. But it did leave me anxious to know when we'd hear from her again, or was increasing security the right move to make?As much as I wanted to believe that we had countered our enemy's attack pretty good, it felt like I was waiting for the other shoe to drop.And I wasn't disappointed… and maybe a little excited I was right. It had been quiet for two days after the first note and just when I was expecting the day to go without a hitch, I found another one. A sticky note on the sliding door leading out to the balcony, which was open by the way and I knew it couldn't have been Damien who opened it. We'd left the room together like we'd been doing since the first note and only seperated when I came to shower if he had something important to attend to. One thing I was happy about was that it didn't quite shak

Alari's povThe sounds coming from Damien were sounding more animalistic with every passing second, and I didn't know whether I should worry or not.He looked bigger, hairier, and I was pretty sure he was hunched over, just a little. Not sure if it's the accurate thing to assume but I think Damien was mid shift.Was it even possible? For both man and beast to be present at the same time?“Sheesh, why do I feel so unwelcome?” Narcissa taunted, was she trying to get a reaction out of him. “Stop messing around” I growled at her, getting ready to shift if need be. “You guys are no fun! Boo” she said, giving us a thumbs down, and I swear I almost asked how old she was. “Keep your guard up Lari” Sapphira reminded. “I wanted to see for myself if the rumour was true” she said staring at me intensely. “And what rumour is that” I asked, needing her to state her reasons for invading our home.“That your elven whore of a mother left an exact copy of her. Down to her eyes” her gaze hardened,

Alari's pov “So… you've been able to communicate with Lylla since your shift?” Dad asked as we descended the steps to the dungeon. “Yeah” I said, turning right at the bottom of the stairs.“And you have her memories?” He asked again and I looked back at him with a smile. “Yep” I smiled, the surprise on his face quite amusing. “Illuminus” I said and a ball of light appeared on my hand and I turned back to navigating the dark hall way. “Alari, if you have her memories then you can find the dark elves!” Mom exclaimed, as if just figuring it out. “Actually, no. The memory was wiped” I said with a sigh as we reached the end of the hall. “Fucking Pixies” mom muttered under her breathe and I just smiled, at least now dad and her felt the same about Pixies. “Okay, what now?” Damien asked as my eyes went up and down the wall before us. “Pull that torch down” I said, pointing at the torch on his right and he did so without question.We waited a few seconds before the sound of chains pu