MasukCian P.O.V.Mirage, Cian and I find some quiet place in the shadow of the night to lie down, outside and free at last. Mirage cuddles into the both of us, sighing with content as she drifts off to sleep in a matter of seconds. Cian and I do not fall off as fast, and as she lies there between us, her body cuddled between the two of us, Cian brushing her hair from her eyes, my arm protective around her abdomen, we smile at each other. “She is something else isn’t she?” He says, his black eyes shining with more light than I have seen when he looks down at her. “She will keep us on our toes for sure.” I laugh, and he chuckles. “Are you complaining, pup?” He asks, a teasing tone in his silky voice. “No, batboy, but I am reminding you that you are not going to be able to just run around corners with her.” I sigh. “Or charm your way out of everything.” “That goes for the both of us, Luke.” He says quietly. “I know, Cian. Don’t I know. We did good though, right?” “Yes, we did excellent
Lucas P.O.V.Midnight rings quiet over the cleared packlands. Maddison and Liam moved their pack members to off-site saferooms all day, in smaller groups, as if they were going to a pack party or something. Some went with their leadership, some went with each other, some went with either Cian or I, but in the end we had everyone accounted for and off the site where the last battle was about to be fought. Little Mirage and her siblings were the first to be moved, and when Maddison and Liam came back, they hugged their adult daughter a little closer. It was as if she was getting new memories from this timeline. She was explaining it to Cian and I when her parents came back, and they sat down to listen. She said she was getting small visions of what had happened in the Ambrosia Coven earlier, and now from the bunker where her smaller self were playing with her mermaids and singing to herself. Mirage had some time to talk to her parents during the day and evening as well. They had many
Maddison P.O.V.We don’t hear much from the situation with our daughter and her mates, but as I keep telling Liam; no news is good news. They guys would have surfaced in a raging fury had she died, and so far the only thing that’s happened is that Lucas suddenly disappeared from the upper realm, his parents explaining Cian summoned him to Amar. I asked how they knew, Queen Sierra, taking a break from being in the hospital, said they had rekindled their bond to Lucas, so they knew where he was all the time. Besides, it only made sense because Cian is the King of Amar, and he can summon one to his city at will. This was news to us, and we exchanged a look after that. I knew Liam wanted to be with his daughter in her time of need, but I also knew she was in the best hands, and we were needed here to keep defending the packs. The attacks had stilled after Mirage was injured. Lucas had killed Elisa, ripping her heart from her chest the second Cian disappeared with his mate. He had gone in
Druida P.O.V.“I will not allow you to leave us, Mirage. Not now, not ever. Do you hear me? You need to fight this and come back to us.” Cian’s voice echoes somewhere in the darkness.I glide in and out, feeling and not feeling the fire in my body. I want to scream but it would need too much energy and I don’t have it. Inside I’m on fire though. My body is fighting everything. When I get too tired to fight anymore, darkness takes over and gives me relief and I wonder if I died that time, but somehow I know I didn’t. I can almost see, feel, the matebonds with Cian and Lucas pulsating somewhere inside me, refusing to let me go. “Why isn’t she waking?” I hear Lucas ask next time I’m at the surface, but it can’t be, he can’t be here. Not if here is where I think it is. “I have a theory, and we need to be on the same page on that one, Luke.” Cian says, his voice guarded and careful. He sounds like he hasn’t slept in weeks, months even. How long have I been like this? Is the war over? Is
Druida P.O.V.When Cian mindlinks me that a charcoal grey wolf is after my mother, instincts take over, and Raven takes off before anyone can blink. On our heel is Ulric, never even questioning what is going on. It seems like Jessica crawled her way back to Silvan and begged on her knees, or perhaps lied about where she’s been; what would be more her style. I scarcely notice that we pick up a lot of allies along the way, people who are clearing the way for Raven to run through without a hitch, and thank the Goddess for that. She would have torn her way through if it had been necessary, but I’m thankful it isn’t. We reach the area where my mother and father are fighting in human form, back to back, mom with her magic, dad with sheer determination and stubbornness. I hear mom tell him to shift multiple times, but he refuses. Then the charcoal grey wolf cleared the masses on the other side, her eyes fixated on my mom, her aura suffocating even all the way over here. Raven blinks, telepo
Cian P.O.V.I’m fighting three rogues and a dark witch when the earth tilts and a portal opens in the middle of the battlefield, right where the fighting is thickest. Thunder rolls on the sky, lightning illuminating the sky before rain pours down in droves. My enemies draw back, all of them looking at the eerie change of weather, a lightning coming down on a comrade right besides one of them, burning him to ashes before he can even scream. Lucas appears at my side in no time, his eyes also on the sky, a small smile on his face. Both of us know what this means, but none of our allies or enemies does. We’re both so lucky we know what our sweet adorable mate is capable off, especially when she is pissed the fuck off as she is right now, and I have an odd feeling she is assisted by her mother. Something in this storm screams Maddison. Animals from the forests join the fight with small screeches, going after eyes and ears, some even having luck with getting a throat bite in before someone
Druida P.O.V.After my little reset outside, I venture back in. Dawn is approaching but not yet quite upon us. I sigh. Another night where I get the minimum of sleep. It’s become a bad habit by this point, and Raven is grumbling about something along the lines of ‘we didn’t sleep any in the future
Lucas P.O.V.Home. Or my childhood home. Whatever we call it, I’m glad to see it, although I wish I could have brought my mate with me today. I sigh as the gates open, not breaking my stride towards the open castle doors, and then smile as Alira runs out from the shadows of the side pillar and sque
Druida P.O.V.The afternoon sun shines into the training yard with all the glory, basking the men in rays and shadow as they move on the sparring mats. I walk amongst them by myself, Lucas not here right now as he and I agreed he would go back and visit his family to get them to be ready for whatev
Maddison P.O.V.The packborder is silent. The kind of silent that makes the hairs on my neck stand on end and keeps Ember alert in my mind. I told Liam I needed time to process, to think and to get my feelings in order. He never argued. He kissed my temple and asked me not to burn down the border,







