The ride to my father's kingdom was a long one. I spent most of the time looking out of the window and trying to get the sight of so much blood, destruction and death out of my mind. It was hard not to close my eyes and see those girls lying there. I didn't want to admit it, but the situation had me a bit shaken up. Zayden sat in the back seat, continuously fussing over Winter. It's not that I could blame him. There wasn't that much of an age difference between me and my brother. Zayden was actually only a couple of months older than me. Shifters had short pregnancies, but I had heard that Lycan births came by even more quickly. He found his mate at sixteen and married her barely a year and a half later. I loved Winter, but I often worried for Zayden's state of mind, going from being a kid, to being a mate, to being a husband. It had to be a lot. Behind us, there was a row of several cars. They were all headed in the same direction, to the Kingdom of the Southern territory. It took a
"Alright, Valeria. There are three battle formations of a Lycan." Valeria tilted her head to the side, confused. "The first form is mostly what you use now. The usual shifter type. Then there's a second form. A larger wolf that will dwarf the size of a normal shifter. The final form is called the Royal Lycan form. A werebeast. The mixture of humanoid and Wolf. This form is only to be used in dire situations, and hard to control. The duration you spend in the Royal Lycan form can make a difference in battle, that's true. However, it's also unstable, unpredictable, and more feral than a normal Lycan energy can sustain. The human host can completely lose their humanity and find themselves unable to shift back. I will show you all three forms, but be wary that the third form is only to be used when your life is at stake." My father insisted. I watched him shift, like Reya... His wolf was mostly solid white with the exception of dark paws. The second form was just a beefed up version of t
"What's the death toll?" My father commanded as I entered the War room behind Kaine. There were several people gathered around the large table. Torren looked like he was about to say something when one of the other men spoke up. "A total of thirteen dead from the Alpha Summit. Sixteen from the planned attacks across the different packs prior. A total of Twenty Nine needless deaths. All Alphas are accounted for, four dead Lunas and a few deaths related to betas and their mates. From the Summit and a few others." Another man spoke. "What's the plan moving forward?" Torren asked. "That's what we're here to decide. I think the best course of action is to split our warriors into three sections. We split up the groups into arrangements of lycans, wolves, panthers, and bears. We fortify our center group right through the middle with the strongest we have. Lycans should take the front line followed by groups of Panthers, bears, and Wolves. They will be the center of attention and likely the
Abel's POV The bitch I had moaning underneath me was doing little to subdue the urges I had burning inside me. I could barely get off with Kamilla anymore. I was truly getting bored with her. She was annoying, only cared about money, and kept on telling me how much she loved me. Honestly, I can't stand her, but I needed a Luna back then, and since she was banished along with me. I had originally felt some guilt, like that meant that I needed to take care of her, but I was so tired of her lately that I fantasized about killing her. The Alpha Summit had been the perfect opportunity for an ambush. I took a handful of warriors with me, told King Ivan of my plans and even rigged explosions in the primary locations. It was a flawless plan, the Alphas should've been dealt with in one go. It wasn't expected that most of them would be gathered outside, and everything after that went to shit in a hurry. "Abel! Harder baby.." Kamilla was whimpering. I just realized that I had slowed down. Her
Smack! I felt the sting on my cheek from my mother’s slap. She had taken to drinking since my father’s abandonment, and took time every day to remind me how much it was all my fault. I blinked my tears away and bent to pick the broken shards of the broken wine glass off of the floor. I sighed, ignoring her angry drunken slurs as I headed upstairs. I didn’t have the energy to fight with her tonight. “Valeria! You worthless whelp! Get back down here and pour me another glass of wine!” This had been our norm, for three years since dad left. She’d get drunk, then scream at me in her drunken rage. It was so stupid. I am beyond trying to work things out with my mom. My one hope is that tonight I will find my mate at tonight’s full moon ritual. Being a part of the Blue Moon pack was never easy, but after just finding my wolf Reya, finding a mate and getting the hell out of here was my next priority.You should really start fighting back, that bitch has it coming. She’s still my mom, I repli
“Wait! He actually rejected you? What a dumbass!” Kaine said as he was walking me home. I sighed; this night has been exceptionally difficult for me. I don’t exactly remember telling him he could walk with me. I just started walking away, and he started following me. “Wait, how are you my mate, when he rejected me like twenty minutes ago?” I asked, and he shrugged his shoulders. “Half the time, twins have the same mate. It gets really shitty unless one of you rejects the girl, or if the girl rejects one of the siblings. Other times they kind of just share. I think you must like your brother for that, and I have no intention of sharing.” “I take it you’re not going to reject me?” I asked. Kaine shook his head. “Oh, goddess no! A bombshell like you? I’d be settling. Let’s head back to the woods, and I’ll show you how a real wolf takes his mate.” I stopped walking to gape at him. "What makes you think that I was going to accept you?" I asked, perhaps it was my stubbornness showing throug
I had already thrown my hair up into a messy bun, changed in to an oversized band t-shirt and was pretty much ready for bed. I had already brushed my teeth, and had set up on my bed with my lamp on, reading another one of those trashy paranormal romances, when I heard the sound of a knock. The sound wasn't overly strange, but what was strange, was the fact that it was coming from my bedroom window. I slid out from under the blanket and tossed the book onto the bed, as I walked to the window and drew back the curtains.I could have had a heart attack from what I saw. Kaine had apparently decided, in his boldness, to climb up the side of our house, onto our roof, find what bedroom I was in and knock, as if it was my front fucking door. The boldness of this motherfucker, was astonishing, and evidently, never-ending. I sighed and slid open the window and stepped aside. "Get in here, before someone sees your crazy ass. People are gonna think you're some kind of pervert that likes to watch
By the time the sun came up, Kaine and I had already had sex over four times. My body was sore, but I was happy. That was, of course, until I heard the pounding at my door. I groggily sat up, threw on my shirt in a panic and rushed to open the door. “Valeria! Wait, you’re marked. What the fuck. Oh hell no, he’s still here?!” My mom shoved past me into the room where Kaine was just waking up. My hair was a mess, and my mom was pissed. “Hey! Abel was it?” My mom said and I started to correct her, when Kaine slid out of bed. He was still fucking naked, sporting a morning erection and I was mortified, as he stood in front of my mother in all of his naked glory.“Actually, I’m Kaine. The eldest and your future Alpha, you were saying Miss Thomas?” Kaine crossed his arms, and I watched my bitch of a mother all but lose all her thunder. “Oh. I’m so sorry. Um, carry on then. Valeria, are you and your mate coming down for breakfast?” Kaine grinned, and peered down at my mom. “Miss Thomas. I wou