A heads up. The updates will be slow over the next week or so because of things going on in my personal life. Once they are complete, the updates will go back to daily with one day off each week for me to rest until the book is done. Thank you for understanding.
Trinity POV“UGH!!” My mouth falls open while pain shoots through my side. Warm blood pours down my side as I grasp for air, and my lungs burn while my body stands frozen in place. Sounds of battle swirl around me, but nothing registers, except for the overpowering smell of blood. I retract my claws from the leader, and he collapses to the ground.Lance spins around towards me. Fear shines bright in his eyes. “Trinity! What’s wrong?”I open my mouth farther, but nothing comes out. His eyes frantically look around, searching for answers and soon find them when he stops at my side. “How? We…”One of our guards jumps to my side. “Your majesty. We need to get her majesty to a doctor.”Tears well up in my eyes as I break whatever curse has taken control of me and whimper, “The baby.”Lance’s eye glisten with a fire suddenly burning within them. The few guards beside us gasps. This can’t be happening. I’ve been so careful. There have been so many guards around me. No one s
Alpha Edward POVI shift around on the hospital bed, not able to find a comfortable position, while my mind races. Something is off, but what? My mind fills with various things, but none of them seems like the right answer. I glance beside me at Trent’s bed, and I’m filled with a small sense of relief. He is looking better today, and his color is almost back to normal. I wish I knew what has helped him recover so fast. The doctors agree it isn’t because of their treatment. They have changed nothing. The sound of chaos and frantic footsteps pulls my attention to the open door at the other end of the room as my heartbeat quickens. A sense of dread takes hold of me. Oh, no. Did the intruders get into the bunker? Why am I not hearing anything about it? Struggling, I slowly push myself up and rest my back on the headboard while my eyes stay glued to the door. If the intruders have breached the secure doors, I need to find something to defend myself and everyone in here else w
Lance POV“Why isn’t she waking up? I gave her my blood and spread it all over the deep cuts on her side. They healed up, but she isn’t waking up yet.” I run my hand through my hair as I stare down at my unconscious mate, wondering if something bad has happened. From the other side of the hospital bed, the doctor shakes his head. “We don’t know. The situation between you and your mate is unique, and we have no reference material to look to for answers. We still haven’t been able to contact the Queen. Maybe she will have the answers we need.”I slide my hand down the back of my head and tousled hair, resting my palm on the back of my neck. “My mother has had little time to do research on our blood. She has other things she is working on, and our unique bond isn’t her top priority. It is more of an interest that she has with it than a priority.” My stomach twists. It should be a priority.From behind me, Alpha Edward asks, “Does it mean something has happened to the baby, so
The Queen POVI adjust the microscope and the slide comes into focus as a crease forms along my forehead. This isn’t what I had been expecting. After 10 separate tests, each of them came up with the same result and the same changes in the blood cells. It isn’t the royal blood, but it is Trinity’s blood which can heal people. The royal blood can heal lycans, but after mixing the royal blood with Trinity’s, it is the crown princess’ new blood which works miracles on both lycans and werewolves and in a fast time frame.This isn’t the result I’ve been expecting. I lean back and glance across the room at the cooler in the far corner. Through the glass door, I spot a couple of vials of Trinity’s blood sitting alone on the middle rack, almost calling to me.My wolf whispers, “This could be what Bethany needs to heal and bring her back.”I shake my head. The only person besides my son, who has had any of Trinity’s blood, is Trinity’s brother. I’m still stunned by the phone call, and it
Trinity POVWith a huge grin on his face, my father scurries off his bed and engulfs me in a hug, almost knocking Lance out of the way in the process. “I’m so happy you are awake, and the baby is fine. I was so worried.” His voice slightly cracks as he tightens his arms around me. I let out a soft chuckle and pat his back as I sit on the bed. “You know I’m a fighter. I wouldn’t have let something like that stop me.” Lance leans against the side of the hospital bed. “I wouldn’t have let her give up, either. There is no way I’m letting her leave me so soon. I would have fought with the moon goddess to bring my queen back.”I shake my head as my father’s grip tightens around me. “Uh, I can’t breathe. Dad, let me go.” He shakes his head. “No. You don’t know what this has done to me. I want a few more moments with my baby girl.”Baby girl. Why does he have to say that in front of all these people? If the hospital beds were empty, it wouldn’t be so bad.Lance pulls at my f
Trinity POV“Trinity! You’re alive!”“Oh, my gosh! Trinity!”“We’re so happy you’re back!”My wolf mutters, “We should have kept ourselves disguised. Everyone might think we are back permanently.”I motion my head to acknowledge the various pack members and give them a small grin as I walk through the bunker towards my parents’ office. For once, I should have thought before I dashed out of the hospital area. I think my pregnancy is having a weird effect on my thinking, besides my emotions. Tears seem to break out at the slightest thing, and now, I can’t predict or see the danger of something. Lance puts his hand in the middle of my back and, through our link, mumbles, “We need to fix this, but later. Our priority is to help your parents and get this volatile situation under control. It has been a few days since the attack, but it doesn’t mean it is the last one. Hopefully, my father has got some intel on who is behind this and is siding with Drake and his father.”A knot for
Bethany POVMy head is spinning as the information my mother told me swirls around in my mind. None of it sounds familiar, and I don’t have any memory of it. Trinity getting married seems too foreign and something she would do in the future, but not now. We are going to be graduating from high school this year and then we are going to find our mates as soon as we turn eighteen. How could she jump to getting married when I thought we were going to find our mates first? She would never do something like this without talking to me first. My eyebrows knot together while I stare at my mother as if she is telling me some fictional story. None of this can be real. My mother slides to the edge of her chair and cups my hand in hers. “Beth, do you remember anything?”I tilt my head while I rack my brain, trying to remember the last thing I did. Blurry imagines run through my mind, but I’m not able to get a clear picture. Think. I know I did something before I blacked out, but what w
Trinity POV“What? Why didn’t you tell me my brother has woken up? I need to go see how he is doing.” I bolt up from my seat and dash around the conference table towards the door. A senior officer grunts, “Trent is fine. We need to review and approve this plan as soon as possible. If we get attacked again, I’m not sure we will come out on top the next time. We need to be prepared and ready.”My steps falter and slow down. Do I go to Trent, or stay and work out the plan? My heart twists as I reach for the doorknob. Lance, following right behind me, taps my shoulder. “Babe, we need to think about the greater good first. There won’t be any pack for Trent to lead if we fail the next time.”My heart twists again. I want to agree, but this is Trent. I’ve already done enough to him with our battle for the title. From the conference room table, my father huffs, “Trinity, your mother has gone to check in on him. If I could, I would be there, too, but we know what is more importa