CRACK!
I had delivered almost one hundred lashes to his back; he had only grunted as each landed. My arm was tiring, and I could tell from the way his head and shoulders were beginning to sag that I had achieved my first goal. He would listen to my story as he knelt in a pool of his own blood. I set the whip aside and moved in front of him.
“Now you will listen.” I whispered as I lifted his face to me.
*Flashback*
“Katherine, this is madness! You can’t do this; they will kill you!” My voice
Tyler We needed reinforcements. The vamps had taken out a third of our numbers before fleeing when those knocked out by magic came to. Aro had been taken by the hybrid and we couldn’t get through the barrier spell to retrieve him. It had been hours of trying before I finally gave the order to stop, we needed help. I sent a silent prayer to the Goddess that we could rescue him and Miriam in time before leaving a handful of soldiers to keep watch and rac
Aro “So you’re the witch that was with that traitorous wolf.” I spat, clearing my mouth of the blood that had begun to pool. “I’m a hybrid, unlike my sister I never developed a wolf. I only have the enhanced strength, speed, and sense from my wolf side.” Dietrick responded. “And yo
Miriam I followed behind Dietrick and three vamps carrying the remaining glass cases with the stolen wings. He had raged when he found I had managed to destroy the case with Mikah’s wings but hadn’t allowed me close enough to touch him. I felt slightly drained from the exercises I had been doing to tap into my dark magic. I was considering if I could kill him and the vamps quick enough to get away when I felt a pull at my mate bond. I knew Aro was in trouble. Without thinking, I sent my power through the bond, leaving myself unable to do more than follow behind my capt
AroI watched Miriam as she slept in our bed. She had been out cold for days. I had picked up her limp body from the floor, fearing that what I had witnessed when she lost control had killed her. I barely had time to fret over my mate when we were surrounded by wolves and fae. The barrier had fallen as soon as Miriam had used her magic to rip the hybrid’s head from his body, and our men had come flooding into the great hall. Her parents had tried to comfort me, telling me she needed a lot of rest as we made our way back to the keep. Fen seemed as if an unconscious fae was a normal
Miriam I woke to find Aro staring at me as if he wasn’t sure the previous night had been real. I stretched lazily before pulling his face to mine for a kiss. Feeling him relax at my touch, I took a moment to luxuriate at how rested I felt. A mild coma followed by a night of exquisite love making did wonders for me. My stomach growled ending the moment. “We should probably feed you.” Aro chuckled. “You’ve been nothing but
“You know that we are now the rulers of all five kingdoms, right?” Aro asked after we had returned to our rooms for lunch. “Your birth parents insisted that they hand over their kingdom to their rightful heir, you.” I stared at my mate dumbfounded. My birth parents had shown up in the midst of the madness, talking about me being prophesized to reunite all five kingdoms, but I hadn’t expected them to just hand over the spirit kingdom. I was still a stranger to them after all, I had grown up believing I was water clan. I picked over my food, mulling over what Aro had just said, not quite able to wrap my mind around everything. “Miriam.” He said, pulling my attention fr
Aro Miriam had maintained a respectful distance from the wake and funeral that followed. I could tell that it had triggered her grief over the loss of her twin brother. For the most part, I was able to excuse away her absence as exhaustion from traveling so recently after her capture. I was relieved that she appeared in time for the wing burning ceremony. While the people of the Earth Kingdom were understanding of her need for rest after my explanations, I doubted they would accept her as their new Queen if she hadn’t shown up for the ceremony.
Tyler I gently removed myself from Celeste’s hold. I didn’t want to wake her, but I needed to get to work hunting down any remaining vamps and destroying them. Aro had left Fredrick with the task of running the kingdom in his absence, but he had tasked me with ensuring that the vampire threat was eliminated completely.I paused for a moment to look at my mate as she slept peacefully before kissing her forehead and readying myself for the day. All of the packs were currently reporting to me at the fire keep, I wasn’t their alpha, but they understood t