Viktoria’s POVAs we walked through the gardens, my people greeted me and I could see the tough times they had all been through these past couple of years. Things weren’t all smooth sailing, but by the looks of things, they did eventually figure it all out. Once the troublemakers were out of the way, things became easier and people started to live in harmony. The people were relieved that I was awake, and I could feel their love for me radiate off them as we walked past. It was slowly giving me strength. I realized that it was almost like our prayers that gave our saints their strength. I burst out laughing and was forced to explain to Fynn what I was thinking, but he didn’t seem to find it funny.His face was entirely serious when he told me that it was very possible that our people’s belief in me gave me strength. There was so much we didn’t know about the ancient and his powers. Not everything had been written down. Especially what happened in the early years of the ancient, before
Viktoria’s POVEvery year Friedrich’s birthday came and went, but none was as important as the year he was meant to turn fourteen. Each year we waited patiently to see if he shifted on his birthday and each year he was disappointed. Our son no longer looked like a young boy. He was a grown man compared to all his friends who were celebrating their birthdays with him. Today, Friedrich would join his friends for the shifting ceremony. It wouldn’t matter if he shifted or not, it could always happen later in his life, but today was the day. I could feel it. It was in the air around him.I didn’t tell Fynn what I was feeling, but there was excitement growing in the pit of my stomach. I had watched Friedrich train during the day and he was the spitting image of his father. Tall and handsome. He will be a great king one day. I didn’t allow myself to think about the possibility that he might not even live that long thanks to the rate at which he grew. I just kept my mind on the good things we
Viktoria’s POVThey not only had their first run in their wolf forms but also had the opportunity to fight for our kingdom. Over the past ten years, we have been able to upgrade our entire kingdom and bring us into the twenty-first century where technology is concerned. We even had vampires working in the human world now, but when it came to protecting our kingdom, not a lot had changed. We still had to hide it from the general human population. People never ever accepted what they didn’t understand and to make sure we protected our survival, we kept the laws pretty strict.No wolf or vampire was ever allowed to tell a human what they really were. There was only one exception and that was if a human was a wolf’s mate. I learned how incredibly important it was to the wolves that they be with the one they were destined to be with and how incredibly much it could hurt if they weren’t from my own experiences. Vampires still kept to ourselves and the furthest we would dwell was if a wolf p
Viktoria’s POVFriedrich as a hybrid was an incredible creature, but he suddenly had a very short temper, which could be a problem if we didn’t get him under control. His red eyes also told us that he might also be an ancient like I was. We were waiting for the latest test results the morning after his twenty-first birthday party and I was getting impatient. I needed to know if he was an ancient or not. The doors to the lab opened and the doctor was still reading through some paperwork when I demanded an answer.He explained a bunch of scientific things that I didn’t understand and didn’t want to understand before I frowned.“He had some of the same characteristics in his bloodwork that are the same as yours, but like with any child, he also shares some characteristics with the king.” He looked at Fynn, and I demanded his attention again when I asked him what it meant. I could have strangled the man when he shrugged. He said that all they could say at the moment was what he told us an
Viktoria’s POVStaying in the coffin when I wasn’t tired was the most horrific feeling I ever had to go through in my entire life! My family turned on me! All of them! I couldn’t move and it felt as if I couldn’t breathe in the darkness. The straps keeping me down were too strong and I remembered who we kept in here before me. Of course, the straps would be strong! It took a while for my mind to calm down as I realized what I had done and that my family was right to put me there.The longer I lay there in the dark, the more I realized that I was on the verge of becoming the monster I feared. I became paranoid over power and when I dug deep enough into my emotions, I realized that I reacted the way I did towards Friedrich because I was afraid that my son would try and take what was mine. My power. I knew that he would have his own powers but he was the only other being that was strong enough to take me on. I wondered if this was how the ancient felt when he realized what I was.I screa
Fynn’s POVTime felt as if it was dragging by and the closer, we got to the time when we could open Viktoria’s coffin, the weaker my wolf seemed to get. I had to spend more and more time in the vault so he could just be near her. He hated the fact that she was basically dying in there, slowly, and no matter how many times I tried to explain that she couldn’t die, he just wouldn’t listen. He was heartbroken and I couldn’t do much more than just hang around the vault to try and soothe him. I knew that as soon as we woke her, he would be okay again. We just had to hold on until then.Two weeks before the date we planned to open the coffin, I collapsed in my room. One of the guards rushed in and Friedrich and Victor weren’t far behind. I explained that I couldn’t reach my wolf anymore and that it had been two days since I heard from him. The time had come. We had to take the chance of releasing Viktoria or I wasn’t going to see another day. I was so weak that they had to carry me to the v
Viktoria’s POVI couldn’t believe that so much had changed in the kingdom in a year. I couldn’t even grab a cup of coffee because the new machine was different from our normal kettle from before. This one looked more like something out of one of the future films that Fynn showed me before. What if I pressed the wrong button and the damn thing decided to get up and walk?! I shivered and left the kitchen with a glass of blood instead.On my way up the stairs, I met the young Melissa who was rushing down and nearly ran me over. She quickly apologized and a bright blush broke out over her cheeks, making me realize what was going on. She had probably spent her first night with my son! When she looked up, I saw a clear mark just below her neck. I couldn’t help but smile as I let the girl go.I remembered my first night with Fynn and it stirred all sorts of feelings inside me again. I loved being in love. It was the most incredible feeling in the world, but I also loved that I truly love Fyn
Viktoria’s POVMy father was just as hesitant to hand over the crown to Friedrich as Fynn was. They both felt that my son was still a bit young to take on such an enormous responsibility, but I disagreed with them. Our young prince had been through more than most in his young life. He had experienced things people his age should not have and, in my mind, it was time. I understood that my father saw me as the chosen one and whatnot, but I believed that I had played my part in changing things in our kingdom and it was time for Friedrich to step up.After weeks of discussions, it seemed that the privy council agreed with me. I would forever remain their so-called ancient, or at least until we could find a way to unlink our people, but it was time for a younger, more energetic couple to take on the duty of ruling the kingdom. It was time for the last phase of our transition into the modern world. I believed it was the right decision and it might have taken some time to convince my father