We walked outside the pack house and took an immediate turn for the woods. I sensed the angst in all the warriors walking behind us and it sent chills up my spine. I didn't like them on edge and neither did Aura. It unsettled us that so many trained warriors were this riled up. Tate walked beside me, his hand wafting just next to mine. I closed the distance between our hands and gave his a gentle squeeze. He squeezed back and out of the corner of my eye, I saw him glance at me before looking straight ahead once more.
Together we led Layton and Allen's warriors to a small hut in the middle of the towering trees that made up the forest. I've never been to the dungeons before. I never thought about them, but then again there wasn't much for me to think about around here other than my handsome mate and my inexplicable anger issues I'd inherited.
"Alright," Tate spoke up, "Alpha Layton, Allen— you, myself, and Channing will go ahead. If you don't mind, I'd like your men t
Emiko POV: *FLASHBACK* Weddings. Every man, women, girl, and boy dreamed about having the perfect wedding. As you grow older your wedding plans change, just like mine did. Mine went straight to the Underworld with what my mate did. I walked down the aisle, prepared to say my vows that I had written just for John. I stared at him as he lifted my veil over my head and gave me his signature smile. Even though I was human and he was a Vampire, he cared about me, we had made it work. We humans knew about the Supernatural amongst us, but we stayed away from them to avoid their wars. The officiator began to talk and I smiled, as I continued to look at John, this was it, but before he could start his vows. The windows of the greenhouse shattered as Rogues came running in. They began attacking, and John walked past them without getting hurt. "Make sure to kill her and the officiator. I don't need a weakling of a human as my mate." He t
Tate POV When we were thrown through the portal we were all forced to shift into our other forms, we stepped out into a large barn, where a group of men from the royal sleuth were sitting milking cows. They stopped, when they saw us. A Wendigo with the palest fur I ever saw walked past us and glared at the men. "Sorry, Emiko. We'll get back to work." One of them grumbled, before they all went back to milking the cows. The Wendigo shifted into Ms. Botan, and she looked at us with a smile. "You all have to help also. I don't own a Demon farm for nothing, get to work." She snapped, before walking off. We shifted back into our human forms and I looked at Channing. She seemed distressed about something. "Chan?" I asked her. She looked at me startled. "Sorry, Tate. What were you saying?" She asked, looking to where Ms. Botan disappeared. "Are you okay? You look distressed." She shook her head
Channing POV The festival was crowded by the time I got there. I had opted to keep my hair down and minimal makeup. Aaron was with me, he kept looking around as if someone was watching us. "Everything okay, Aaron?" I asked, as we stopped in front of a booth selling turkey legs. "I'm just looking for someone. I owe her twenty bucks for a favor she did for me." I frowned, Aaron never paid someone for favors. "What was it?" I asked, as I paid the vendor and took my turkey leg. "It was just something to help someone I know. She also got something out of it." "What was it?" "The death of her mate." He said, looking away from me. Her mate? That was what Queen Emiko had said for her mate when she had reset the timeline for me. "Please tell me you didn't get the timeline reset?" "Where's my twenty bucks Aaron." We turned around and she was standing there with a man who towered ov
Justin POV The Elves and Dryads, kept glancing at me. Some with hate, others with curiosity. Did they know what I had called my mate? I began fidgeting with my hands, and ended up walking into Channing. I apologized to her and saw we were at a mansion like cabin. The Elves and Dryads left when the door opened. Out stepped Queen Emiko, Beta Ari, and my mate. "Justin, you and Vlad go back inside." Queen Emiko told me, before she grabbed Channing's and Beta Ari's hand, disappearing in a cloud of smoke. I looked at Vlad and he wiped at a small amount of blood by his lips. "I'm sorry." I told him, as I looked at my hands. "I know." I looked up and he was now standing in front of me. He reached a hand out and placed it on my shoulder. I took a deep breath in, to try and calm down my racing heart. He removed his hand, after placing a kiss on my forhead. "Why don't we go get something to eat. You choose?" He suggested,
Clotho POV It's been weeks since Tate and Channing had made their decision about Emiko. They had already found a way to get her to be human so she could be killed. We knew this, and were trying to figure out how two souls broke free of their string of destiny. This was something unheard of in our times as Fate. We were going through the books of the original Fate. I closed the last book I was reading and growled. "Oh my fucking gods." Atropos cursed with joy. Lachesis and I looked at her. "They've been doing this for centuries. The timeline has been reset so many times because of them, all because of Emiko. She was never meant to be a goddess in the first place until Athena took pity on her." She brought over the book and sure enough she was right. Tate and Channing had been doing this for centuries. There was no way we were going to be able to stop them. They were getting to powerful. How were we going to change their behavio
Channing POV When Emiko had sent me to pick up the Beta of the Alpha King, I was a bit skeptical, but she had insisted and sent me along my way with a Wendigo, Sprite hybrid. A kid. She had to go a different way then us, because she couldn't risk being seen by the Alpha King, for reasons she never told me about. It was a mystery. There were still mysteries about her life I didn't know. She had told me her mate was the infamous trafficker that everyone learned about in high school and when it was time to go to college or university we learned about the more darker parts of her mate, and what he did to her and all of the other men, women, and kids he kidnapped and trafficked. It was a nightmare. Then Mnemosyne and her gave me my memories of my time line resets, so I could learn from them. Thinking back on them I remember when I first met Ari, one of the men I was supposed to kill. It was also the first time I had met Emiko. *FLASHBACK*
Dreg (Channings real mate) POV Now Channing was telling me about how she first met my Beta Ari, when I thought of how I met Arabella Wilder, the woman who for centuries tried to ruin my life whenever we met during the resets. *FLASHBACK TO GREENWICH, ENGLAND 1533* It's been a few months since the princess was born, the King had been expecting a son, but it shows to never trust a Siren when it comes to telling the sex of a child before it's born. My men and I had been releived of duty and we were out at a tavern drinking ale, when a bunch of woman came in. They reeked of trouble and one of them was my mate, I hated the scent she had, the scent that I was supposed to love. I looked around the tavern and I stopped when I saw her. I knew her because she was a wanted outlaw, working with a man name John Earkenhait. They were always looking for new women and men to work to death. "That's Arabella Wilder, Outlaw Pira
Arabella POV I was at the bridal shop with Emiko and Channing. We were all looking at dresses trying to find the right one for my wedding with Tate. He had proposed to me last week during a trip to Paris to meet with other Alpha's about the New Years Eve Mate Ball, which we chosen to host this year. I was looking at a dress when I heard a throat clear. I turned around and it was shop owner. "The Luna Queen thought you would like to see something she requested of us to make." He said, before leading me to a room, and there on a maniquin was a wedding dress with the crest of my ship and clan in silver on the veil and back of the dress. Tears threatened to spill. "Oh I can't afford a custom dress." I told him. "I didn't want my mate to pay for anything." "It's a gift from the Alpha King and Luna Queen." He told me with a smile. "And it's paid upfront for any adjustments we must make or if there's something about it you don'