(Juniper’s P.O.V) After my sex-induced nap, it was time for us to get ready for the party and the shift. I tossed on the plain white robe that everyone who was going to be shifting tonight was supposed to wear. It was easily removed when our wolves shifted, so we wouldn’t rip our clothes, nor be standing in front of a crowd naked. While nudity was a part of pack life, not everyone was comfortable letting it all hang out. Euan and I walk out to the backyard of the packhouse where everyone was gathering. Uncle Rian gave his usual speech about what it meant to be a shifted wolf and how he was proud to accept everyone fully into the pack. The moon was full and beautiful, the light filtering through the trees, causing a faint glow around the backyard. You ready for this? Coventina asks, giddy with excitement. Been ready for this for two weeks bitch! Let’s shift! I squeal. Everyone talked about the pain, and how it was unbearable, but I found it rather…pleasant.
(Euan’s P.O.V) Coventina growls low in her throat when a mangy grey wolf enters the clearing behind the werecat. “I see you recognize Jasper, princess. He’s here to help me.” Coventina’s hackles raise, her lip pulled up in a snarl, she lunges but is caught mid-air when a great black blur knocks into her, sending her flying across the clearing. They’ve effectively separated us, this is what they wanted, an opportunity to take her. The werecat shifts back into his tiger, and I follow suit. Dad, Juniper, and I are surrounded. We’re in the clearing about 5 miles north of the packhouse. I mind link. The eastern side is overrun. I’ll try and get some warriors out to you. He says his voice laced with uncertainty. He needs to protect the largest number of people. He may not be able to send us those warriors Euan. Then what are we doing standing around here? Let’s kick his ass. The werecat lunges for me, swiping his big paws at my chest. Dakota dodge
(Coventina’s P.O.V) We need to help Dakota and Euan; they’re going to die! Juniper shouts from the back of my mind. I know that but I can’t get to him, we’re surrounded too if you haven’t fucking noticed. I growl at her. That’s when the idea came to me. I knew what we were, I knew my powers and I just needed to figure out if they worked from great distances. I started howling low in my throat, the words were inconsequential, but the melody was what I needed to be heard by Moon Goddess and the Goddess Danu, to protect the nature that the waters could destroy. That’s when the earth beneath my paws begins to tremble and my body begins to tingle, a faint blue light surrounding me. Apparently, I’m not the only one that feels the ground shaking because all the fighting in the clearing stops, the rogues look at one another with wide eyes, and the white tiger shifter turns back into his human form. The look on his face was one of awe, mixed with adoration and lust. Ew. I think to m
(Juniper’s P.O.V) After the dust settles from the fight with the rogues, Euan and I accompany his parents back to their house. What did you do, Covey? What do you mean? With the howling and the water? What was that about? It’s one of our…gifts. Gifts? What do you mean? Look, cupcake, I can’t tell you. I’m not allowed to, but what I CAN say is that you need to practice your singing. And allow your Siren to come out. She’s being a bitch about sharing space with me when you won’t let her out. A wave of embarrassment washes over me when I realize that Coventina is right, I haven’t let my Siren out…ever. “Euan, I need to let my Siren out. Can we go to our lake?” I ask, turning towards him as we walk up the driveway to the house. “Right now?” “Yes,” I say. I couldn’t understand the sudden urge to shift into her, she’s been unsettled for some time, and I know that having to share space with Coventina is probably annoying, but I’ve been able to
(Julian’s P.O.V) Her wolf looked ethereal when it was glowing with the blue light surrounding her, her howling like a song calling on the Moon Goddess. That’s when I heard the water rushing and the howls and snarls of our warriors. We had crashed her shifting party, knowing this would be the perfect opportunity to grab her. What we hadn’t counted on was her being mated to the future Alpha King of Màni. That was not in the report from our spies, they hadn’t done their jobs right even with the help of Beatrix When Teresa, the leader of the rogue werebears, mentioned her in my room just a few weeks ago, I wasn’t prepared for the sight that greeted me. It was like a horror movie with a mix of Tim Burton’s claymation movie thrown in. She looked like Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas, like her body had been stitched together. Her skin was sickly sallow in color, almost yellow. “How did you survive?” That was the first question out of my mouth when I
(Euan’s P.O.V) I woke up to Juniper’s side of the bed being cold. Sitting bolt upright I tore through my room and bathroom then the rest of the house. Little blossom? Where are you? I call through the mind link. There was no answer. I roared out, waking the entire house and the pack. “What the hell is going on?” My mother shouts. “Juniper is gone!” I shout back. Warriors, to your Alpha’s home! Juniper is missing! My father says through mind link. “Killian and Florence need to be told.” My dad’s eyes glaze over, mind linking with Killian and probably Cormac to get them to the house too. I hear the roar of a pissed-off Royal Beta coming from within the pack grounds. The warriors had gathered in our driveway as Titan, Killian’s wolf, came through the crowd. “I know Titan, we’ll find her.” My dad says to him. Dad instructs the warriors to comb through the pack territory, to follow any hint of her scent. “I’m going to our lake; she
(Luna Queen Morrigan’s P.O.V) All I could hear was my son screaming in agony, as his father and the warriors that went to search for Juniper carried him back to the house. ““What is going on? What’s happening?” I shriek, my face showing my horror as my pup screams in agony. “We don’t know. We were at the lake that Euan and Juniper frequented when all of a sudden, he crumpled to the floor.” Rian says, desperation lacing his tone. Something is wrong with our pup. My wolf, Winter whimpers in my head. What is going on with him? Do you know? I question. We need to contact Alstin. He’ll know. I sprint to the office, my son’s howls of pain chasing me up the stairs. I burst through the door and dial my cousin’s number. “Hey Morrigan, what’s going on?” He asks worriedly. “Something is wrong with Euan. Please come here. Now.” I shout, hysterically. I hang up the phone knowing that he could teleport directly to me in a matter of seconds. “Mom, what’
(Juniper’s P.O.V) Pain. That’s all I felt coursing through my body, time seemed to stand still while I was trapped in my body, but now…now I’m floating in the black. I can’t hear Coventina or even feel her. I can’t feel my Siren either. “Well, this sucks ass.” I mutter to myself, unable to refrain from keeping my mouth shut. My words echoed around me before they tapered off into nothingness. “It would suck less if you just gave in to the pain.” A voice said. I couldn’t help the scream that escaped my lips, and when I looked around me, I couldn’t see anyone. “Who’s there? And where am I?” I shout, hearing the nervousness in my voice made me cringe. “In my playground.” The voice chuckled. “Are you going to tell me who you are?” “Hmm, not sure that I want to. No one ever appreciates my presence. Well, Morrigan did, but no one else has.” The voice said with a noticeable pout to the tone. “You know my aunt? Please, just tell me who you are and ho