LOGINElara’s POV“It has been a long time since we last saw each other. Your brother’s coronation, I think? You look very good in the wake of all that has transpired.”Donatello walked to me with a skip in his step, seeming to be leaning in for a hug.I stepped out of the way, backing into Kaden’s chest. “It is always a pleasure to see you, Councilman,” I said politely.“We are out of our lands,” Donatello said, his voice lower. “It will be more inconspicuous if you called me by my name.”He was trying to trap me into saying something that I did not want to. But refusing his request was not a very bright idea.Kaden was a beautiful man. Eyes from inside and outside the boutique were staring at him, some people even coming in to buy just to get a closer look.My mate on the other hand was focused on my curves, his hand sliding down my body like he was surveying a masterpiece.“Why don’t we pick an official time to meet, sir?” I said. “A conversation in this place is not appropriate for some
Elara’s POV“Mama!”Eli’s voice broke through my haze.“Mama is training right now,” Kaden said gently. “You promised you would not disturb her anymore.”“But Mama owes me a bedtime story,” Eli argued. I could see his face in my mind, pouting, a little red as he glared at the strongest man on the continent like he was a minor inconvenience.Kaden was the epitome of patient. “Papa will read you the bedtime story today–”“No!” Eli said. I peeled my eyes open to look at my son. “I want Mama to do it. She was the one that fought the bad guy.”Kaden had not even noticed that I was looking at them, too absorbed in trying to prove the child wrong.“I was there,” my very mature mate argued. “I fought the bad guy too.”Eli looked at him skeptically, wondering if to believe his story. A few seconds passed before he repeated all he had been saying for the past few days.“No way. Mama is stronger than Papa.”Kaden looked insulted and was about to reply when he caught my eye. I raised a brow, my e
Elara's POVI stumbled into the house, dots swimming in my vision.I told you you were not ready.“I do not need your berating right now,” I snapped, my movements sluggish. “What do I need to do?”Meditate. There are dozens of different energies inside your body and they are fighting for dominance.I resisted the urge to throw up.Shit. I probably should have thought things through before carelessly taking her powers like that.Half of the house was still smoking. It served as the perfect cover to let out the flames burning me from the inside out.The moment I retreated into my mind, Anime and I were literally attacked, so many presences existing within the same body.It felt like they were trying to claw at me from the inside out.“No, this was not going to work,” I said and dragged myself up the stairs.Somehow, my wing in the house had mostly remained untouched. I nearly hit my head on the floor as I entered the bathroom and turned on the tap, setting the temperature to freezing co
Kaden’s POVI opened the door to the containment room.Linda’s eyes lit up, probably at the hope of dinner but when she saw it was me, her face fell.Her mouth opened to make an offensive remark and then, she paused, counting something on her fingers.“Today is the Blood Moon,” she said. “Why are you still alive?”The haze that I expected to have formed in her mind from being trapped in a white room for so long was clear. Maybe I would have to request Cain to stop letting Linda out to chase her through the forest.The stimulation was keeping her alive.I opened the door wider and clicked on the button to make the glass move back into the walls. Linda paused, watching me skeptically.“What is this about?”My tongue clicked as I tossed Seraphina into the cell with her and put the glass back in its place.Seraphina tried to crawl forward and insert herself through before the glass closed. Only her hand had made it through by the time it closed.The two sides of the partition slammed down
Elara’s POV“Who?”“What the hell are you doing here?!” Seraphina snapped, more from fear than anger. “Who let you out–”“Shut the hell up!” he yelled back, tears burning in his eyes.She snapped back like she could not believe he was talking to her like that.I gave Kaden a signal. He nodded and two of the Alphas walked forward to retrieve the man. Seraphina screamed her protests as he was brought over to our side but no one listened to her.“Speak,” Kaden said, his eyes cold.The man coughed to clear his throat. His voice was hoarse like someone who had seen horrors and wanted to end it all.“Garren,” he whispered. “I am Seraphina’s mate.”His answer swept through the entire arena, bringing even the air to a standstill.“She…she has kept me locked up since we were twenty-five.” He chuckled bitterly. “A whole thirty years in chains.”“Shut up!” Seraphina screamed, her throat raw.I slapped her silent so that Garren could tell his story.“You shut up!” he snarled back, hacking blood i
Elara’s POVThe two sides of the battlefield had come to a stalemate.Someone in the rescue team had been wonderful enough to bring some snacks to the battlefield. I shoveled down down my mouth yet because of my now ridiculously fast metabolism, I still did not feel full.“It’s finished,” I whined to Kaden, showing him the empty bag of chips.Kaden turned to one of the warriors. “Go and get Luna some food.”Before he could move, fire landed right between his feet. “If anybody moves, I will kill them on the spot.”Kuro slammed his feet down on Asher’s chest. Three of his ribs cracked from the force. “Threaten my people again and I will end him.”Seraphina fell silent again, biting on her lower lip. Us finding out how important Asher was to her ritual had not been amongst her plans.It made me want to kill him and get this over with.I lowered to my knees in front of him. Asher’s eyes darted around my face, not in fear but in something closer to admiration.My claws extended and wrapped
Asher’s POV“You stupid child!” Father yelled as he threw a binder at my face.I dodged at the last second and it hit the coat rack behind me and clattered to the floor.“How could you be so useless to handle our affairs?!” he continued to yell as he had been for the past forty minutes.Mother stay
Kaden’s POV“Cain, where are the review documents from the orphanage?” I asked.Cain did not respond for a moment. I raised my head to see him with a look of discomfort on his face.“Those documents are not actually due for a week, Alpha,” he said. There was a brief pause. “Luna always brought her
Elara’s POVMy words settled heavily in the room.Seconds passed in silence, the hum of the air conditioner almost echoing off the mostly bare walls.Hilda pressed her palms flat on her knees. “Yes, Luna. We are mates.”Harry let out an irritated sigh. That was the first time I had seen his face no
Elara’s POV“I told you that I should have done it.”“I swear, I followed the instructions to the letter. I have no idea why she fainted.”“Should I pour water on her face?”There was a slap and then a thud.My eyes slowly blinked open. My brothers were kneeling over my body, still arguing amongst







