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Chapter 26: Drake
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2023-10-05 09:14:33
CooperWhat do you think of Drake's arrival at Urien's northern home?
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Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 27: Leana
The day after Emlynโs birthday, Rich left for the council. Thankfully, he took Gwen with him. After she intentionally ruined breakfast, itโs a good thing he did. My animosity toward Gwen right now is really high. Not only that, but the pack is confused and Emlyn is devastated. It takes less than 12 hours for my asshole brother to start messing around with Gwen. Xander, Cayd and I are all sitting with Emlyn at dinner, having made sure one of us was with her all day. When she doubles over, Xander and I know immediately what is happening. He moves faster than I do, helping her up and escorting her out of the room. As soon as weโre out of the dining hall, he picks her up, explaining to Cayd that our brother is being intimate with Gwen and itโs causing Emlyn pain. When we get her to her room, I let Xander and Cayd know that Aunt Grace had called me earlier today. After dealing with the issue of Alpha Samuel, they basically implied that Rich was trying to force a mate bond with Emlyn. Be
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-10-06Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 28: Drake
After getting the letter from my grandfather, I began searching through the house. I had Demetrius slowly start sell the old, antique, gothic furniture starting with the hideous chandelier above the dining room table. I carefully go room by room, searching for hidden passages, hiding spots or secret doors. Each day, I come away with nothing more than what I got from the letter, which Demetrius said he got from the safe when he arrived. When I asked, he pointed me to my grandfather's room where the safe, whose door now sits open, the inside empty, resides. Although Leana said she would contact me every night, it is not the case. Part of me begins to feel gloomy, wondering if, now that sheโs away from me, if she has forgotten me. Or worse, if sheโs realized that she doesnโt want to be mated to a vampire. What if she fancies a werewolf? Well, I'll just have to kill him. I periodically get text messages from her, letting me know sheโs okay and asking how Iโm doing and on occasion, we ta
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-10-07Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 29: Leana
I knew the moment I got the gate at the castle, that Iโd waited too long to get here. When I stepped out of the car and it was some strange vampire that greeted me, I realized that Drake must not be doing well with my absence. What I didnโt expect was the feeling of darkness that I got from him. It was almost as if being away from me had impacted him negatively in the same way that being with me impacts him positively. The house is dark and gloomy and I could see that it matched his mood and mindset the moment I entered the room. That was only confirmed when he ordered the other vampire from the room and immediately began hunting me. Kella came forward, ready to battle him if he started drinking too fast and heavily from us, but he surprised us both by sinking his fangs into my thigh. His fangs feel so good, even the way he feeds on me feels good, his sloppy, slurpy feeding further confirmation of his need for me. Itโs not the blood he needs, itโs my blood that he needs. Now that my
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-10-08Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 30: Drake
I canโt believe the difference in how I feel now that Leana is back. The night has turned to day, the sun is shining on my face, Iโm no longer thirsty and I feel almost human again. What little humanity I have has returned. โDoes my wolf mate want to go for a run around the estate with me, see what there is to see?โ I ask. Iโm instantly rewarded with Leanaโs sage green eyes turning gold. โYes,โ she purrs. Since I feel good and I know how my mate loves a challenge, I take a step away from her. โDo you think you can keep up with me, my mate?โ I ask, taking another step. She growls low and just as she leaps to shift, I take off running. Rather than looking around the estate, we take a couple of hours to play, chasing after each other, Kella nipping at my heels when she gets close enough and me pinching her flanks when Iโd catch up with her. Her howls of enjoyment go unanswered in the surrounding forests, so I begin to howl back at her which only makes her more excited. When we fin
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-10-10Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 31: Leana
Drake lays the map out on the table and immediately, Iโm completely lost. Itโs just a big circle. Drake however, seems excited. โMy grandfather used to play this game with me,โ he says as he flips the map over, looking at the back side, then turning it over to the front as a huge smile spreads across his face. โWhat game is that, exactly?โ I ask frowning. โItโs like the anagram. Well, not really. This one is about finding the hidden treasure,โ he says, still focusing on the map. He begins folding the map over lining up the lines on the back side with the circle on the front. I stand by and watch as he continues to flip the map back and forth before finding another spot to fold. It takes an hour or so, but when heโs done, there is actually a map. He leans over, looking at it and I come up beside him, wrapping my arm around his waist and leaning over the table to look at it. โWhere is this?โ I ask, trying to get my bearings on the map. โWeโre here,โ he says, pointing to the lower
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-10-11Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 32: Drake
I take another day before deciding it's time to leave so I can research the area where we were going. Itโs a very small town, one that Iโm surprised is even on a map, although itโs possible that my grandfather actually drew it onto the map for me. What little I can find out about the town letโs me know that itโs very small, less than a thousand people. Thatโs it. Thatโs all there is about the town. No sights to see, no hotels to stay in, no restaurants advertising for travelers to stop in for a bite to eat. Nothing. I let Demetrius know that weโre leaving, and I have no idea when Iโll be back. I tell him to protect the estate and to let no one in who is aligned with my father. โWe need to be careful,โ I say as we pack up her car. โArenโt we always?โ she asks. โIf this is a town of witches and warlocks, weโre going to be outnumbered,โ I say seriously. Iโm still not thrilled that she wants to fight beside me, but no matter how strong I am, or how strong she is, one thousand witches,
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-10-12Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 33: Leana
I can feel the moment we leave the cover of magic. Drake and I find a place to park, hiding the car in the darkness. โAre you hungry, Leana? Itโs been awhile since youโve eaten,โ he asks me. โI can eat later. I want to see what they are hiding,โ I tell him as we begin to make our way back. We both stop when we feel the pressure of magic. โItโs interesting. Itโs like a diversion spell, like it feels like you'll face misery if you go forward, like youโll meet your end if you do,โ I say. โIโm sure in some instances, thatโs true. That group was ready to come after us until they realized you were a Guardian. Me being a vampire didnโt phase them at all,โ Drake says. โPowerful witches,โ I agree. โWhat did you think of the leader?โ โHe has power, but it feels more like heโs expecting to be powerful because of his magic, not that he has worked to make himself powerful by practicing his magic. Does that make sense?โ โYes. Itโs like a werewolf that assumes they are strong because they are
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-10-13Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 34: Drake
I come awake slowly to the sounds of snarling, growling and hissing. My body feels like itโs been hit by a truck and I have the healing capacity of a human. What happened? As I try to get my bearings, it comes back to me. I had come down here to rescue my sister. I found her, talked to her, had even gotten the door to her prison cell open, and then she had blasted me with magic, slamming me against the wall and knocking me unconscious. I shake my head, tasting Leanaโs blood in my mouth and that brings my senses into sharp focus. What have I done? I open my eyes and I see Kella fighting against three vampires. The space in here is narrow and they are using her much larger size and their numbers to corral her against the wall. As I watch, they surround her, pinning her against the cell wall. All three have their fangs out and they are obviously willing to share, all three wanting to feed on my mate. I watch as she leaps at the throat of one of the vampires, tackling him against the
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-10-15
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Arch Enemiesย ย ย Epilogue 2: Leana
One hundred and fifty years later I think Lily said it right. She called it a price, a price you have to pay for being mated to an immortal. I have paid more prices than I ever realized I would have to pay when I accepted Drake as my mate. Itโs not that I would ever change my decision, even over a century later I still love my mate more than anything. If possible, our love has only increased with time. But saying goodbye to your loved ones is never easy. First there was my mother. She became ill, something only very old werewolves and Guardians do. Because we knew she was dying, all of her children and grandchildren were there when she passed away. My father held her, crying his silent tears as he told her that he loved her, that she had always been the love of his life and that there was never anyone who could have made him happier than she did. She had died in his arms and all of us had cried, holding each other and lamenting our loss. My mate was among those, crying his blood tea
Arch Enemiesย ย ย Epilogue 1: Drake
Two Months Later My mate and I have gotten into a routine of working at the castle and managing our vampire clan, then spending time at our home on the outskirts of the city when Leana needs to be in the city for the council. It wasnโt long before Mehira was pregnant and with how often she growls, I wasnโt at all surprised to hear that sheโs having a boy. A boy who is obviously an Alpha werewolf male. We have confirmed that Leana is having a boy too and while none of the tests can tell us that our son has the vampire gene, Leanaโs need for bloody meat has led everyone to believe that sheโs having a vampire hybrid. Because Alpha Leonardoโs pack is closer, his pack doctor has been monitoring Leana during her pregnancy. Honestly, itโs been easier than I expected, possibly due to Luceroโs blessing over Leana and our child. Ennata and Demetrius have joined the witch faction that is working for Holstin Enterprises. While she doesnโt have the ability to work for them full time, being Lea
Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 72: Leana
We didnโt wait too long before going to visit my family. King Reyes and Marlene joined us, as did Demetrius and Ennata. She wanted to meet Maeve. We went to my brotherโs pack first, making sure to let the pack know to expect three vampires on the pack lands. It was still tense until mom greeted us at the packhouse and hugged Drake, smiling up at him happily. After that, it was as if the pack relaxed. I didnโt realize that they all still felt such a sense of protectiveness over my mother, but I guess once a wolf is your Luna, they are always your Luna. Or maybe, itโs just my mother. She seems to elicit that response from those around her, my mate included. Maeve and Ennata hit it off right away, both of them having difficult childhoods and both being witches. They talked a long time about Levana and how she has mistreated both of them. I took the time to talk to Xander about everything that had happened between me and Drake, including my own coronation. โYou didnโt think to invite
Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 71: Drake
My mate and I quickly get into a routine of ruling over our vampire clan. We begin to make plans to visit the packs and to visit the fae land. Leana doesnโt like it, but she does find a way to eat real food and still feed on me to fulfil her need for blood. I know itโs only temporary, but I love my mate feeding on me, wanting me, needing me, the same way that I want and need her. It took a couple of days until we saw Ennata and Demetrius again. I heard that food was being sent to their bedroom and I definitely heard enough screeching and banging to know that Demetruis was doing his best bond my sister to him. When they finally emerged from the bedroom, Ennata seemed much more calm that she did when she arrived. โDo I take this to mean that youโre staying?โ I ask her when she and Demetrius come into the office that Leana and I now share. She looks at Demetrius. โTry to deny me my love, I dare you,โ Demetrius says to her. Ennata grits her teeth but pulls her turtleneck away from her
Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 70: Leana
I wake up warm, wrapped in my mateโs arms. However, as I wake, I realize that Iโm stiff. I open my eyes and sit up, realizing that Drake has been holding me while I slept all day. โHello baby,โ I say, tilting my neck and feeling the release as it cracks, then stretching my back and feeling the cracks down my spine as well. โHow long have I been asleep?โ โMost of the day. I was just about to wake you so I can get you fed before we begin to make our way home,โ Drake says, smiling at me. โFood, mmmmm,โ I say, then I remember and my head whips around to see Ennata sitting with us. โHey,โ I say to her. โHey,โ she says. โDo you sleep?โ I ask her. โNot really, itโs more of a deep meditation.โ โWhat about food? Do you eat or do you drink blood.โ โBoth. I can survive off of either one.โ โPreference?โ I ask as I stand, feeling every joint in my body cracking from so many hours of being in the same position. โI like blood,โ she says. โWell, I need real food and since Iโm pregnant and
Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 69: Drake
The moment I caught her scent, I went after her. This time, Iโm prepared. I wonโt let her get away. โEnnata!โ I yell as she runs. In response, she throws a ball of magic my way. I notice that hers is a lighter color than the other witches, not quite white, not quite purple, something in between, almost a lilac color. I duck the magic as I chase her, hearing Leana behind us, trying to catch up. โEnnata, please. I just want to talk to you,โ I say. โYeah, just like everyone else!โ she yells, tossing multiple balls of magic at me this time. โIโm done being locked up!โ โI have no intention of locking you up.โ โThen you want to sink your fangs into me and bleed me dry, no thanks,โ she yells, sending more magic over her shoulder. โI have a mate. Believe me when I tell you that no oneโs blood tastes better to me than hers,โ I say, leaping over fallen trees and branches that magically move into my way as I approach them. โProve it,โ she yells. โI would if youโd stop running. Listen, y
Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 68: Leana
After my coronation, Drake and I sat down with the Alphas and Lunas of the packs, including my two sisters and my brother, and also with Aolis and Lily. King Reyes joined us with his mate, Marlene, and together we formed an alliance unlike any alliance that has ever been created before. โWhile our new alliance allows vampires onto our lands, Iโd prefer to get my people used to it by having the two of you, or even the four of you, come for a visit first,โ King Aolis. โI would love to visit the fairy tale lands,โ Marlene says. โThe fae lands, love,โ Reyes gently corrects her. โAre they not the same?โ she asks, looking from Reyes to Aolis. โNot exactly. A fairy tale land is a fake world that humans created for books. The fae land has many fae creatures but it is ruled by the elves,โ Aolis explains. โBut, there are leprechauns, giants, and unicorns, right?โ she asks excitedly. โJust one, unicorn, Lucero,โ Lily tells her. โThere were many prophecies about my mate,โ Aolis says, smili
Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 67: Drake
After I wear my mate out, I lay with her for a few hours until I hear the others start to get up. Last night was great, better than I expected, but tonight, it will be even better. My mate will take her place at my side as my Queen. I disengage myself from her, feeling happy and excited in a way that only Leana and Kella can make me feel. When I get downstairs, I check in with Demetrius who tells me that all of our werewolf guests are still sleeping. I make sure there is food available for when they wake up, and for the rest of the morning the clan and I make our preparations for the ceremony and the party afterward. โDo you need some help?โ Reyes asks, coming up beside me. I turn and look at him. โDid you do this with your mate? Make her your Queen?โ โNot yet, but after this, Iโm sure sheโll expect it.โ โBecause you didnโt already have a plan in place to make her your Queen?โ I ask, jokingly. โActually, Iโm trying to convince her not to change. She lets me feed on her, but I ha
Arch Enemiesย ย ย Chapter 66: Leana
The week without Drake goes by quickly. Whether itโs because she knows that itโs hard for me to be away from my mate or because sheโs trying to pack months of shopping into a few days, my mother makes sure that I fall into bed exhausted every night. My time in the council is great. I love learning all about how to make our decisions, and Riley, Mehira and I are taking this time to get to know each other better. Itโs great because I know in the future, I can invite them to stay with me when theyโre in town. Or, if they choose to stay elsewhere, weโll still be able to spend time together. Riley and Mehira hit it off right away and I invited Mehira to stay with me this week while sheโs in town. She declined because Alpha Leonardo came with her this week, wanting to make sure that his new Luna was safe. The second night, I had everyone over for dinner and Alpha Leonardo and dad went around my property. When they returned, Alpha Leonardo looked at Mehira. โWe need to find a house like th
