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What was happening in the world … Shifters contracted this virus and died off before their body could heal them. It tended to be a slow agonizing death that they currently couldn’t cure. Many left going to different realms before it got bad. Ife sat in class thinking about her pack and the broken links from the past couple of weeks. This virus had very dark magic tied into it. After seeing a victim, she was convinced her family was tied into this somehow. It could only come from that abandoned sect, maybe they survived and flourished somewhere hidden from plain sight. Or maybe they were right under our noses. Just like Amaryllis was right under Fallon's nose, a sleeper agent hidden in plain sight. Many students continued to disappear. The most shocking news was the death of Valeria and Tessa, Ife still could sense the dark magic over their deaths. Jacob was going to come for her soon, he had cleared the path to her by eliminating his mate bonded family. Now on
Amaryllis stood inside her home listening to Savannah explain the plan that she wanted no parts of. Lucy was adamant she participated in bringing her father and uncle home to them. Her grudge expanded across lifetimes. Would her family always be at war like this? She honestly was regretful for the role she played in her bloodline's demise and wished she could take it all back. She could finally come to terms with the fact that Lucy wasn’t being a mother to her, she had been using her since day one. She had stolen her happy life and now she was cursed to this unhappiness instead. The day she betrayed her parents was the day she lost her wolf. She felt so empty inside. Lucy knew how much she missed her wolf, and the fact that the connection between wolf shifters became broken that day only led to more guilty feelings. In the past you could have full conversations with your other half and now you only could hear animalistic sounds or sense a deep feeling regarding whic
Lucy appeared before Amaryllis to reprimand her for not carrying out her portion of the plan. “Do you not want your father and uncle back home where they belong? With us!” Kiah stood trapped in a corner as her mother berated her over and over, it had been a week now. She had been trying to lay low and escape from their clutches but nothing she seemed to do worked. It was like the demon lady had eyes on her and wouldn’t let her go. Lucy slapped Kiah across the face so hard her head bounced off the wall and she fell to the floor. This was the third time she became unresponsive after being hit harshly and Lucy was starting to get worried. In the past she had been careful of her physical abuse and not going overboard but these days Kiah made her so angry that she just couldn’t contain herself. Could she really call this girl her child with how disappointing she turned out to be? Maybe they could harness her powers and use them some other way. The child was way too softh
Ife gazed at her collarbone in the mirror, bearing Alo and Farrells marks proudly on her skin. No one could ever question their bond again. Speaking of the two devils, they appeared behind her with her claiming marks showing on their collarbones. What a magnificent sight they were!It happened again, she had the dream again showing her collarbone marked on each side by two men that looked almost identical. Ife awoke startled by the dream and knew the next one was coming soon. The mark that adorned the crown of her head and the man that looked nothing like the other two smiling down at her.
When Sefu and Oni arrived with their team they ended up in the forest of Jacobs packlands. Oni felt that Ife was close but far away. She soon realized that they must be using a portal to travel back and forth to wherever she was. Because the portal was on his lands and close to his home, they never suspected him going for a run would be the time he needed to torture Ife. They had failed her for years and they wouldn’t fail her a second longer. Sefu held Oni’s hand as their team went into the symbol of their pack while holding hands. Oni pulled on the magic in their life force, their blood running through their veins. She didn’t need to touch the magic in their souls for this spell. Chanting the words of her ancestors along with the gifts from another ancient bloodline aiding her she cast a spiritual blood net to search the area for the portal hiding her baby girl. Sefu sent others to search the pack for those in charge so he could make sure the top culprits were captu
I know many books offer different verisons of status roles and I wanted to define how things worked in my werewolf (magical) world. Creator / Creatress (beings from the very beginning, not bound by earthly values) God of War / Moon Goddess (protectors of the gods, werewolfs, and magical world; as well as the mate bond) Alpha King / Luna Queen (over all packs and has final say, usually a rare black coat and a white crown adorning their head after they reach eighteen in either form) Alpha/Luna (over their pack - lead male and female shows a white crown on their forehead when in wolf form) Beta ( wolf usually showing a patch of black and grey on their underbelly are second in command, takes over when Alpha isn’t around) Gamma (usually a grey toned wolf whose third in command, general and handles all pack training as well as security) Delta (a silver wolf that can use the powers of others, can turn a human into a werewolf or remove the alpha/beta genes from a born werewolf if they
Stephen had been without Cassie for ten years now. He had traveled to Arcadia to start fresh after his pack was attacked by rogues and decimated. Last week had changed everything when he smelled her. Pine trees and fall weather, his perfect time of the year. His second chance mate smelled divine but the only person he could think of was Cassie so like a coward he ran away before he could be spotted. He didn’t even know her or what she looked like. He slowly went around his home cleaning the already spotless rooms, one by one. He had to think, Cassies’ mark was the last thing he had left of her that he could hold on to forever. But he also had to think of Given. She needed a mothers love. Could this woman love his child and help raise her or would she be the worst mistake he ever made by bringing her into their lives. He couldn’t do that to them and dishonor his first mate, the love of his life. It had been a week since the trials had started and she always sat w
Ife stood in the doorway staring at Duskin matching the twins in his menswear, his crown shining brightly on his forehead. He then turned to the twins who bowed before him, causing everyone else to bow after noticing Selene and Zeus bowing as well. Although he felt familiar to the crowd, like they should know him, they just didn’t know who he was. Selene stood and welcomed him along with her mate Zeus. Afterwards the twins stood and welcomed him. Afterwards they beckoned Ife’s parents Sefu and Oni to do the same. Once all the family welcomed him, the rest of the packs stood and took their seats. The Council advised that the ceremony would now start with the final mate attending. Sefu and Oni stared at each other in shock. Zeus and Selene mindlinked about this discovery. Something big was about to happen with the Creator mating to Ife. In all the time Selene had been in her role she’d never foreseen a match for him, not even the Constellation Goddess Emerald had sp