Logan POV . . "Col?!" I asked, repeating his name in my mouth. "Just Col?!" He nodded. His stern gaze was fixed on me. "What are you doing in my territory?!" I had a notion that these were the unknown forces that trespassed into our kingdom. "Just passing by. We don't know where we're going. We came from a faraway land, and we just arrived in this place two weeks ago. One of your warriors smelled our scents. We actually came in peace, but it looked like your warriors were trained to treat passersby this way... very hospitable!" His words were laced with sarcasm, but I just sneered at them. "We are just being vigilant!" I came up with a short reply, then glanced at Jackson. 'Is your watch working now?' I asked through mind-link. Jackson almost jolted in his spot when he heard my voice and then observed his watch and shook his head. 'Negative!' He responded with a snarl. 'These creatures are powerful. What are we going to do?!' 'Let me continue talking with their leader!'
Jaque POV . . 'Wow, this is like Mission Impossible in the Werewolf World!' Kelly mind-linked me while we were stealthily passing by the corridors going to the dungeon. Guards were everywhere, standing alert with their complete armor. There were lamps attached to the brick walls to give light to this unending path. 'Yeah! The only difference is that we're like filming a horror story here!' I told her, making her chuckle at the back of my head. 'Witch Anya said she is at the far corner of the cell, and her sisters are at the opposite side!' 'Uhu! That corner. The oil Aunt Anya rubbed on my skin tells me she is in that cell!' We both glanced at a cell covered in pure bricks, and the door was a thick metal. There was no window except for a small rectangular hole, where we could just peek if we wanted to know what she was doing inside. "How can somebody live in a dungeon? I can't imagine myself in this place!" I whispered, forgetting that we were wearing an invisible cloak.
Jaque POV . . "Who gave you stupid permission to go down the dungeon?!" Logan's voice echoed in the whole courtroom. My head was hung low, and so was Kelly's while we were standing in front of him, his beta, and that f*cking wh*re, Serena. 'What is she doing there?' I asked Shiva, who had been dormant since the dungeon scene. My eyes side glanced at the other audience, and on the right was the council. On our left was Delta Peter, Gamma Kyle, and the seer of the kingdom, whose name was Maritha. "I asked you a question!" Logan roared, making me and Kelly startled. Our shoulders bounced up as we met his gaze. In there, I saw the face of a ruler, ruthless and merciless. However, there was also something lacing behind that tyrant look. It was the sorry and pity he felt for his mate. "No one!" I answered in a low tone. "If there's no one, then how did you get this invisible cloak?" It was Serena who asked this time. "I took that cloak from my aunt when she stayed in our
Jaque POV . . "This isn't bad!" Kelly whispered as she rummaged through the small room they brought us in. She was right. There were two small wooden beds inside and a window. Kelly ambled to the window and tiptoed to take a glimpse of the sky. "Hey, Jaque! Are we near the cliff? I can hear the sound of water!" I also walked to the window and checked it myself. "I think we are. The breeze is different here. It's stronger and cooler!" I told her. I went back to one of the beds and sat on the edge. This cell reminded me of my old bedroom at the Davis household. It's almost the same as this, including the bed. There was a small bathroom at the corner and a separate toilet. I thought prisoners' rooms were horrible. However, this one didn't even look like one. The wall was even painted in white, and the beddings were neatly folded on the bed. "It's like we're just having a small vacation. Did your mate arrange this?" I thought he did. I could see from his look at the courtroom ea
Jaque POV . . "There's a possibility that they are mates. The way they stare at each other in the courtroom. Jackson, didn't your cousin say anything about her mate or something?" Logan was more curious than ever. While I leaned my head on his broad chest, Kelly also leaned her head on Jackson's shoulder. "Not a clue. She doesn't share her private life with me these days. She became secretive!" Well, I had a notion about the reason. That's probably because of me. "I can see that she is close to Miranda!" I butted in as I sat straight, but Logan gently held my head and leaned it back on his chest. 'Why?!' I asked through mind-link. My eyes squinted at him. 'I've never seen you for more than two weeks, and then the moment I came back, you were put here in prison. What do you think will I feel?' Well, I could guess he had a valid reason. I wrapped my hands around his waist to calm him down. 'My bad, my mate!' I smiled at him, and he smiled back. 'Don't worry, when I'm bac
Jaque POV . . We were waiting for her words. Kelly glanced at me from time to time. My eyes also wondered as my ears were itching, holding back from a big announcement she was going to say. "I can't tell you here. I know somebody was inside my cell. I can't see it, but I can feel it!" F*ck, she was indeed powerful. Kelly and I pursed our lips and shut our eyes at once. Plan failed! 'Let's go. She can feel us no matter what cloak we have!' I told my best friend, and she nodded. We both recited the retreating spell and in just a snap, we were once again inside our cell. "What now?!" Kelly asked, stern and anxious. "We have to tell our mates about this!" I tried to concentrate, reaching Logan through mind-link. What I discovered was that in the dungeon, we couldn't converse through our thoughts if one was inside and the other was outside. Logan said it was for safety purposes. "How?!" Kelly creased her eyebrows at me. "They are not coming down until tomorrow. They exp
Jaque POV . . "Moon goddess?!"I couldn't believe my eyes. She was here in the flesh. Although she was said to be my mother, I couldn't exactly remember my childhood life with her. I couldn't remember my life in the realm of the gods and goddesses. I whimpered, my snout lifted, trying to ask for a little affection from her. She petted my head and smiled at me. That simple action already made my heart flatter like a kaleidoscope of butterflies in my stomach, freely flying around. "Rest my child, you've done too much to help me!" Her voice was ethereal, and her beauty was incomparable. If Alectrona was already beautiful, Diana's beauty was beyond words. I couldn't stop staring at my creator. I whimpered and howled, trying to tell her that I wanted to help. That I could save our realm. That my siblings, no matter how mean they were to me, were still with us ready to fight for us. "Worry no more, Shiva. I've got this!" Diana smiled, and before I could protest, she already swaye
Serena POV . . "How can that plain human be the moon goddess' daughter?" I was seething in anger. "How can she be this lucky?!" I crossed my arms over my chest as I sat straight, leaning my back against the headboard. "You are jealous of her. You have feelings for your king!" She got me. "If you have, then why did you let go of him when he was almost head over heels in love with you?!" I could tell my eyes were like deer that were caught by headlights now. "What do you mean, Orora? Do not toy with me, woman. You may be powerful and one of the moon goddess' children, but I am telling you now, do not underestimate a woman who was willing to murder in cold blood to achieve her goal!" Orora burst out laughing at my words. "You are indeed desperate just like me. Don't worry; you will get what you want, and so will I. About your question, I could sense everyone's past feelings. And when I saw your king with Shiva, I felt a glimpse of his feelings for someone in the past. At f
Amira POV . . Was Victoria's vision true? She was the high witch and seldom made mistakes in her vision. Only once in a blue moon, her vision wasn't accurate. Now, she said our sister, who was dead for a year, had come back to life! "Victoria, are you sure about that?" I asked as I glanced at Shiva, who was still trying to decipher Victoria's words. "Yes, last night. She appeared in my dreams. She said she was coming here. The moon goddess gave her a second chance to live!" Victoria would never lie. Among all the witches I knew, she was the one who never dared to tell the truth. "That must be the reason why King Arabic Reubus wanted to meet all of us!" Shiva finally spoke. "Maybe the moon goddess rewarded her for her sacrifice!" It could be. "If Orora is indeed alive, then let's celebrate!" Our sister was back, who would not be glad. "Shiva, tell your omegas to change the colors of your curtains!" "Got it!" Shiva immediately mind-linked her twenty omegas to change th
Orora POV . . The first thing I did was destroy the glass coffin. I ran to the two-door entrance and greeted the soldiers, guarding the royal tomb. "My...My queen?!" One of the soldiers exclaimed in both shock and horror. "Good day, soldiers!" I told them, and one soldier couldn't control his emotions that he fainted at once. "I am alive. Don't worry. I am not a ghost!" These dragons were scared of ghosts?! That was the first time. I chuckled when the soldier remained speechless. However, when I began ambling, he also got terrified and ran away while screaming. To tell they were guarding the royal tomb. I ran with him, trying to play with him for a while. When he reached the library, he knocked on the high and wide door. "My king, my king!" He screamed in fear. What was the matter with this warrior? Was he that scared of me? When the door swung open, I held my breath and hid in the corner. "It is in the middle of the night, warrior. What are you screaming for? Aren't yo
Orora POV . . After one year... I had been staying in the realm for a year now since my own mother, the moon goddess, took me back from Earth. I had been watching my siblings having a wonderful family. King Logan and Shiva were now blessed with two children. Kairen and Aurora. My nephew was now more than one year old, and I could see a lot of Thorin's behavior from him. He got Thorin's temperamental attitude and King Logan's authoritativeness. He was chaos in the palace. It was a good thing that he also had Shiva's human's patience and gentleness. Kairen was a mixture of his parents. For sure, someday, he would be a ruthless but great king just like his father. As for Aurora, my heart faltered upon hearing her name when she was baptized. Shiva and King Logan spoke about it. They would name their daughter under my name, Orora. My niece. My beautiful niece. She was learning magic on her own at an early age. She could talk to animals like her uncle Collen and could summon the
Amira POV . . "Thank goddess, it is finished!" I couldn't help but exclaim in gladness. Adam gave me a tight hug and kissed my temples. "Finally, we can go home safe and sound!" "No more fears!" Adam added before he sealed my lips with his kiss. We were just interrupted when we heard a loud thud. When we glanced around, we saw King Arabic Reubus landing in his human form. Adam immediately covered my eyes with his palms, and for sure, King Logan did the same thing to Shiva. I could tell, for King Logan even scolded the Dragon king. "Just a reminder, dragon king. You just don't shift in front of our women, okay. You can use that oak tree to ask for some covers!" "My bad. I am just excited to hug my queen!" The king of the dragons uttered. "I am covered now. Thank you, Beta!" That could have been Beta Jackson. He was the designated Beta to carry heavy loads today. "No problem!" Indeed, it was Beta Jackson who gave him clothes. When we opened our eyes, we saw him kissing
Alectrona POV . . 'You can never defeat me!' These five descendants circled me. The golden dragon in front of me, the vampire prince and the princess of the sea on both sides, and the witch and the she-wolf behind me. That jet-black dragon was looming over us and the packs of wolves on my claws. I was surrounded. I could feel my end, but I didn't show them fear. I was one of the goddesses. I was their eldest and well-respected. Until that moon goddess Diana created life on Earth and she got everyone's reverence. 'Guys, we know what to do?' Shiva, the one who defeated me in the realm, spoke at the back of my head. I kept turning around, acting vigilant for any move that they were going to make. 'You are doing great, Jaque, my dearest!' Thorin, my first choice of a descendant but who also betrayed me was here. I growled at him while looking down on the ground. He growled back in his wolf form. The five alphas surrounded me on the ground. 'You have no way to escape now, Al
Alectrona POV . . 'What the heck is going on outside? Where is Dameron? What keeps him waiting? All I told him was to rain my blood so these wolves would be infected. What's keeping him staying longer outside?!' I was acting insane, talking to myself here in the cave. Since all my warriors and servants were killed by these creatures of my sister, I was acting weird. I talked to the walls to keep me sane. Sometimes Dameron would keep me company, but he was the only one who could carry out my tasks now. All of them were dead. However, if these wolves were affected by my blood, I was going to have a new army. How wonderful would that be if Delmar was their leader? Huh?! I couldn't wait any longer. I stood up from this disgusting temporary throne of mine and nonchalantly got out from the barrier I made. "Dameron, have you finished the task I ordered you to do?" I questioned without glancing ahead. I was familiar with this cave, and even if I closed my eyes, I knew the safe pat
Dameron POV . . I went back to the cave in my bird form and updated everything to my dark goddess. I knew for sure that she would reward me greatly again. Even if it was just the two of us now, goddess Alectrona had never felt the scarcity of warriors. She always found some pets to control with. As I reached the doorway, I called her name. "Goddess Alectrona, I built the trap for those stupid wolves. Their king can never enter. We can make them our pets now!" "Great, Dameron. That is great!" Now that they were under my control, no one can stop me. Come forward, Dameron. This is your last task for today. Shift into an eagle and fly high in the dark sky. Take this and pour it to them. Make sure they will feel the rain of my blood!" She reached for me a big bucket with red liquid inside. "My goddess, this is your blood?!" I asked, confirming. It smelled different. I couldn't identify it. "Yes, Dameron. Once my blood pours upon their bodies, they are now under my control. Th
Dameron POV . . These maggots thought they had killed the reptilian king. They have no idea that goddess Alectrona could bring him back to life. All she had to do was snap her fingers and bring his ashes together. I had been watching them from afar. That black dragon in the sky was now their ally. All because he was mated to that witch. That witch should die. I willed the snake man to bite her and transferred his venom to her so she could die. My first mission was almost finished. That witch would face death in a few moments. No one could save her. The snake that bit her was now in ash. No one could cure her except that snake. Her death could make the dragon king vulnerable. It could lead to his losing in the war. I was hiding here on top of the branch of a tall tree, watching them below. Until I couldn't see them disappear, I could not go back to the cave where the reptilian king hid that high witch. I had to stay here to watch. It was a good thing that I was a shape-shif
'The... The Dragon King!' This reptilian king was still in denial that the one taking a shape in the sky was the dragon king. 'Dragons are extinct. Goddess Alectrona told me herself that they were her slaves in the dark world. You are lying!' So, he knew about the dark world. "Your dark goddess lied to you. The dark world is the lost kingdom of Diaphora, and that's the dragon kingdom. So, if I were you, better release us now and apologize if you don't want your kind to perish. Now that I am still merciful!" I was losing consciousness. 'Shiva, I am poisoned with venom. I am losing my strength!' I mind-linked my sister, and she responded right away. 'I will convey your message to them. Don't worry. Hang in there. By the way, your dragon mate is cool!' I could imagine Shiva smiling in satisfaction at the moment. When we heard a growl from the rogue king and more growls followed from the alphas, including Alpha Adam. However, I also felt the press of his claws from my back, pinning m