EMMA I woke up with a start. My breath was coming out in pants. Thank fuck. It had not been real. It did not feel like a nightmare though. It felt real. It felt like it actually happened. Was it possible that it was a vision of what was to come? Nae once explained to me what her visions felt like. She said it felt like she was really a participant. Visions always felt real because they were a real possibility of the future. She said the way she could tell it was a vision was because it left a tingling sensation in her mind, just like I felt at that moment. Fuck. I never had visions before. Was it because I was coronated and now tied to Aedrul? I really did not want to have visions, but I would take them as they came if they would help us. I did not know when the vision would come to fruition, but I knew a few key things. First, he needed my magic for something. Second, he needed Lenora as a vessel. Third, I saw where it would take place. Even if I did not know where it was, I was su

EMMA I asked everyone to give us a little bit, and I would call them back because we had something very serious to discuss. Xander was on my right, Kai was on my left, and they were waiting for me to talk. I needed to explain everything to them before the rest. I owed that to my mates. I could still feel the lingering pain and worry that they felt. I just prayed that I would not hurt them more. “I’m truly sorry for what that did to you. I swear that if there had been any other way that I would not have done what I did. When Lenora touched me last night, it felt wrong. It wasn’t cold like the shadows, but it was like a different frequency. I knew something was up with her reappearance because it didn’t make sense as to how I was able to break down the through the prison that Selene herself put up.” Kai began rubbing his thumb in circles on my stomach and Xander was rubbing my arm. My amazing mates were comforting me even after what I put them through. “The nightmare I had was actua

EMMA Kai placed his hands on my hips, and I leaned into him. I took a deep inhale of his scent and let it wash through me. My mates had always been my centering points. “We could tether me to someone, or multiple someone’s, actually. If I’m tethered to multiple people, he would be unable to drag me down further. You would be able to pull me out and back to you.” “I don’t like this, love,” Xander murmured. “I second that, doll,” Kai chimed in. “I third that, sweets,” Ethan continued. Phoenix was the one who disagreed with them. She always had a way about her that commanded people’s attention. “You are underestimating our Warrior. Look at everything she has accomplished so far! She can do this, and she will succeed.” Phoenix came over and wrapped me in a hug. “Babe, you have all of us, and we do believe in you,” she said, kissing my cheek. I always appreciated her confidence in me. Papa, Macario, Leonidas, and Q were mind-linking, and while that annoyed me, I just let them have t

EMMA Well, that surprise turned out far better than I had expected. I truly enjoyed getting them so worked up. It made me feel incredibly sexy, powerful, and desired. It had been explained that Alphas have high libidos, but that was nothing compared to a Krosthani. Yes, I had always been Krosthani, but it was not fully integrated until I beat Selene and especially since I was coronated. That gave me an excuse for my overly excitable desires. Could you blame me though? I had two of the sexiest males on the planet as my mates. I talked to Papa about heat and ovulation of Krosthani females. Thankfully, the heat does not begin until they were marked in wolf form by their mate. Ovulation for them also revolved around the full moon. We would certainly mark one another like that when the timing was right. As of now, we had to focus on winning against Asry instead. I would never be able to forgive myself if something happened to a pup because of his stupidity. “Would you two like to join m

EMMA The time came for us to put our plan into action, and we were all feeling the stress and worry of it. My magic was back, but I did not fear it as much this time. The necklace really helped to dampen it, and I spent all day practicing control. It was not very long, but it was the best I could do. Macario and Q had both been great helps when it came to a very brief lesson on control. It made me realize something as well that I should have known all along. It was not just me anymore. I had others to rely on, to lean on, and to walk through all of this with. “Remember, you are tethered to all of us. We will not let anything happen. You need to activate the sigil on your hand with your blood, and that will allow you to take the sample. Then pull on the mate-bond, and we will pull you back. Very simple,” Macario reminded me. Yeah, super simple. Nothing could go wrong. At least, that was what I was telling myself. In reality, everything could go wrong. I knew so much more about Asry