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Chapter 81
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Design of Fate Chapter 82
IMEELA Being rulers was not all that it was cracked up to be. Many people thought that the title of King or Queen would be cool to have, but they had probably never considered all that it entailed. Our roles required us to transverse the precarious minefield of politics. It required balancing cause and effect, what our people needed versus what they wanted, and the short-term impact versus long-term impact of everything. We had a rough time in the beginning because we had to establish ourselves and fight against the assholes who shared Andrei’s ideals. However, we never let that phase us. There was still a long way to go, but I felt that we were doing a decent job. The King and Queen were the figureheads and faces of the Precoza coven. However, we had a very collaborative team that made everything possible. Jackson and I headed to our office outside of the courtroom. Today would be a long ass day because it was one of the scheduled court days. There would be cases presented that ne
Design of Fate Chapter 83
JACKSONMy mind blanked when I saw a face from the past. The face that had been attached to a body that I had ripped apart piece by bloody fucking piece.I was not certain how this was even possible, but I did not care about the how or the why of it. All I cared about was the fact the turmoil that was rushing down the bond from my mate as well as my own.The fucker’s lip twitched in amusement, eyes filling with a sharp edge that I could not quite place. It was almost manic though.“GET DOWN!” Noah shouted.I threw myself over Imeela, pulling her down to the floor. There was a loud crash against the wall, sounding like something had shattered. The sounds of a struggle sounded far away. I trusted our team to take care of it because my focus was elsewhere.My heart hammered in my chest as I checked my mate over. Her eyes were filled with tears and were also unfocused. She was stuck inside of herself, somewhere beyond this room. Her mental walls were down, so I knew exactly where that was
Design of Fate Chapter 84
JACKSON Aldan, Alpha of the Silver Creek pack, was someone that we had all dealt with over the years. I would not say that I was as close to him as Dante or Kade were because they had more direct contact with him than I did. We all knew the origin of how their fates had become entwined. Aldan’s wolf, Grant, was originally the wolf counterpart of the Alpha heir in Elle’s original pack. He was a sadistic piece of shit. Turned out that the Goddess fated Elle and the piece of shit together, but it was simply to set things in motion that brought Coverstone Council in and made it possible to protect all of the innocents of that pack. He rejected Elle, which in turn hurt his wolf. Grant chose to die to punish the piece of shit for everything he had done to Elle and others. Elle, however, asked the Goddess to give Grant a second chance with a powerful future Alpha so that he could have the life he was destined to. That way, he could also have a mate like he deserved. The mate bit was why
Design of Fate Chapter 85
JACKSON He set his drink on the table and leaned forward with his elbows on his knees. “That was not exactly easy to explain.” He shook his head. “Luna Elle said that I could share whatever I felt would help regarding her story.” Kade flicked a ball of paper at him, landing directly between his eyes. Score! “Elle, Kade, Dante, Ziyah, Jackson, Imeela. We’ve known each other long enough that you’ve earned the dropping our titles bit. You’re an Alpha, Aldan, and an honorable one at that. So, please, for the love of everything on this planet, use our fucking names.” Aldan cracked his neck to relieve the tension there. He nodded slowly. I got it and understood it. He was a pup when he met Elle and Kade, so the titles were ingrained within him. However, he was certainly close to us all and should feel free to drop the formalities. “Anyways, I tried explaining, but I was making a mess of things, so Grant took over. He explained how shitty Eric was and how he hated him with every fiber
Design of Fate Chapter 86
IMEELA This was not our first rodeo or even twentieth. There was a method to the madness. First, our adorable Hellhounds would flash around the room, collecting the innocents and moving them into a safe space. A couple of our guards would protect them at all costs. Second, we would disarm and apprehend the assholes. They would be brought to submission one way or another. Our people were more than happy to force that submission painfully if need be. Third, they would be taken to Carceris Doloris and booked. That included a very painful booking process that stripped them of all connections from the outside world while they were being detained for trial. The room had erupted in chaos, but we did not have to worry about anyone trying to escape because we had a perimeter blocker in place. It worked just like Brynn’s tether did to Loki back in the day. It made it so that he could not escape that room. They could not escape here even if it was through a gift or portal. Jackson and I wor
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JACKSON When I was a teenager, my father had told me something that stuck with me all of these years. ‘There is nothing that I wouldn’t do to protect your mother. If I failed to protect her then there was nothing that I wouldn’t do to ensure that it didn’t happen again.’ Often times, I thought how foretelling it was that I met Imeela in the midst of a fight for survival. She was brave, strong, and fierce. Those three qualities never diminished at all but did become even more defined as the years flew by. There had been nine different attempts on her life, which included this one as well. Each time, however, filled me with even more fury. My mate was the kindest person you would ever meet. She genuinely cared for everyone who was not a fucking douchebag. She wanted nothing more than to see people thrive. Her enemies felt that was the weakness that they could exploit. How very wrong they were. On the contrary, the care that she exhibited towards others was what would make her fight u
Design of Fate Chapter 88
IMEELA I had been filled in on what we had missed at Nightshade when we went to capture Cezar, and it was rough. Ziyah had previously had a vision where a woman was strung up and held prisoner. It was narrowed down to either Brynn or Elle since the asshole wanted the complaints against him erased from the Supernatural Council’s database. While we were gone, she had another vision that showed Elle being that woman. However, the Goddess of Fate showed her how to save Elle. It was to glamour herself as Elle and fall into the trap they had set. Apparently, the torture would kill a wolf but not Fae. Being shot by Cezar actually gave me a great idea for additional protection. Implanting capsules of my blood that would break apart if it was necessary. Precoza blood was far more potent than typical vampire blood. This could provide her with an extra layer of security. My idea was ran by Nightshade’s Gabriel who was the lead inventor of their weapon’s division. He had created similar ideas
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JACKSON I was lying in wait for Imeela to come into our bedroom. Juggling responsibilities, family life, and everything else that was on our plates left us needing to find time that we could sneak for ourselves. Despite everything on our shoulders, our mateship was solid. We took time each and every day to ensure that we showed our love for each other. She and Zeus went on runs nearly every night as well. I had heard all about the mate-bond growing up, but I never truly understood it until I experienced it for myself. Imeela was more than just half of my soul because it felt like she was all of it. She was the light to my dark and the hope to my despair. Was that cheesy? Perhaps, but it did not make it any less true. The door creaked open, halting my inner monologue. In she walked with her nose buried in a book. She had a thing for steamy supernatural romances. It was not surprising that most got everything wrong, but there were some authors who were supernaturals that got it righ
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