로그인Druida P.O.V.I knock, he yells come in. I open the door, walking in with no expectations whatsoever, especially not expecting to see him actually pouring over paperwork and maps with troop movements. I raise an eyebrow but don’t comment. “You’re back?” He asks, and I nod. “And?” “I got something to tell you, but first we found someone in the forest when we were on our way back. Also we lost Kennock.” “You lost Kennock?” “He lost us?” I say and he frowns. “He chose to show his true colors and I killed him. He was a fucking spy Silvan. Did you know?” “What? No..” “Good, because if you did.. Anyway, this dumb fucker says he is your brother.” I wave for Kane and one of his men to haul Lucas into the room. All color, what little he had anyway, drains from Silvan's face when he sees Lucas. Then he looks at me with suspicion, which quickly turns to a giant fucking smile. “Little brother, it’s been ages.” He says, his voice sickly sweet and I suddenly want to gag.“So, he was telling
Druida P.O.V.“I’m still not sure about this particular part of the plan.” I say for the hundred time. “You and I both know my brother is a self bastard, this is going to be playing right into his hand.” Lucas says, smirking. “I do have to agree with Lulu this time, this is actually brilliant on his part.” Cian says, raising his hands in surrender when I turn to scowl at him.I look at all the others. They are not looking at me or the guys, they are trying very hard to be a part of our surroundings and invisible. I sigh. Lucas is right, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. If Silvan gets the smallest inclination that he is playing a double game.. I shudder at the thought, crossing my arms very stubbornly and childish. “Alora, what do you think?” I ask my sister-in-law, who has been observing our exchange with amusement. “I think he is right, and I think you are overthinking this way too much.” She says, lifting an eyebrow in challenge. I throw my hands up, turn and start walk
Balder P.O.V.“How’d you guess?” She asks, and even her voice has changed. It’s darker, more sinister and void of all emotions now. “I knew it was you the moment I stepped in that room, Jade.” Illisa says, looking at her nails. “You always were a troublesome one, and I see it only got worse after I left. Does my aunt and uncle know you are in cohorts with Anicka?” The woman, Jade, spits on the floor. “They were weak, always preaching how we should be grateful for our gift of magic. Ugh! I wanted more, and they wanted to keep me chained. Anicka helped me see the potential in myself and my powers.”Illisa and Lillie exchange a look before turning their heads towards the woman again. I can feel the anger from my mate, but Cass shivers and shakes his head. “I’m not sure my mate can keep her anger under control long enough to actually get the information she needs from her cousin, she is fucking outraged.” A thought strikes me, and I ask Cass if he knows where Illisa’s family is locat
Balder P.O.V.‘Love, we are in the cellars now. Do you want to start with Garrick, Kammie or one of the unknown cohorts?’ Lillie mindlinks me. I’m impressed with how fast she went to Blackmoon and back with the three men, but then again, she is absolutely pissed off by their audacity, and I can’t blame her one bit. ‘One of the unknown, baby. I’ll be right there with Richard and the others.’ I mindlink Derek and Cassian to get down to the interrogation rooms within the cellars, and bring the girls. Illisa and Adria would never forgive me for keeping them out of the loop. Then I tell Richard to follow me as I head to the hospital before we also will go down there. He frowns at our detour, but then sighs when he sees where we’re going. “I feel bad for thinking he was a bad guy for a second.” “You couldn’t have known, but I do wonder, Richard,” I open the door for him, and let him pass me inside. “How did you communicate with him while he was.. You know.” Richard shrugs and puts his
Elder Richard I take a deep breath before raising my hand to knock on the door. I do not want to do this, but I have to. I have to know where we stand on the issue of finding Garrick who has vanished into thin air, and I know they arrested the other scribe; Kammie. I want to interrogate her, but so far Dorian has been declining my requests.I do not want to go over his head on his matter, he is my Head of Council, but I find it completely unfair how he has closed me out after Kammie was arrested, and I haven’t even been allowed to talk to Josin, and that despite the fact that they are not our pack grounds. I let my knuckle fall on the door, knocking twice and waiting for the come in, which comes after a second. I sigh again as I open the door. I absolutely feel horrible doing this, but I can shake the feeling that Dorian is trying to either protect me from some horrible truth or he is hiding something, and I don't even know which one is worse? Balder looks up when I close the door,
Jessica P.O.V.Elisa chuckles, promising it won’t take long, and then she opens the secret passway in my room. I still have no idea how she does that, she doesn’t touch anything, and she doesn’t say anything. Is it an essence thing, a presence thing? It’s kind of driving me crazy. She leads me down the familiar stairs, the ones we have taken before. Then out the door leading directly to Anicka’s little realm pocket, where she is not really in our realm, but really not either. Very confusing. “Ah! Jessica and Elisa, welcome! Step closer, come on, don't be shy.” Anicka says, her dark melodic voice drawing you in with the promise of mischief and death in one breath. She is in a black skintight dress that’s flowing to the floor, and almost looks like it’s smoke when it floats around her feet. Her arms are bare, except for tattoos covering both arms from wrist to shoulder, and gold wrist bands. On her hands she has gold rings on three fingers in each hand, and golden hoops in her ears.
Lucas P.O.V.To say Alora was surprised was the understatement of the century, but she took it very well, and after some more small talk, she told Druida to sleep and she would take the first watch during the night. Druida protested, but we could all see how tired she was, and all of us told her to
MaddisonMidmorning, and Liam and I have slept for maybe a couple of hours. The children have been up since we went to bed, and King Cameron and Queen Sierra have been so lovely to take them and entertain them with their own girl so we could get some sleep. They said their son had briefly updated t
Cian P.O.V.As everyone on our end settles back into the chairs around the laptop on the table, the maiden stands behind her Queen, which is custom with them, I glance at the time on the top of the computer screen. It’s almost 3 in the morning, and I wonder why I do not feel more tired than I do? T
Lucas P.O.V.“Crown Prince Lucas, may I have a word?” Alpha Liam asks coming down the hallway where my quarters are placed. It’s late, and I was on my way to bed, but the urgency in his eyes has me halting and I nod to him.“What can I do for you, Alpha Liam?” I ask, turning fully. Over his should







