LIANII had to get in the shower to calm myself down from that encounter with Auburon. When I walked back into my room, both my parents were standing there. I could see the worry in my mother’s eyes and my father’s discomfort.“What’s wrong?” I ask. They look at each other and it infuriates me that they’re hesitant to tell me. I cross my arms and say “Well?” “Tell her!” my mom says as she throws her arms up in the air and begins to pace. My dad sighs and says “Well, I heard from other spirits that your Aunt is only getting more powerful. Whatever weapon she is using to kill people is taking their power or their strength.” My eyes flash to their lilac color as Iris tries to push forward. “Do you know where she is?” I ask sternly. “No, I couldn’t get more information than that,” he says. “I’m assuming she’s using a form of black magic to siphon their powers right before she kills them completely,” my mom says as she stops pacing and bites her nails staring off into the distance.
AUBURONI was in and out of consciousness as my men carried me back to the palace to be treated. But, I knew that this pain wasn’t mine. It felt like a rush of energy and I knew that this was coming from my little mate. “Li-an-i, check on Li-an-i,” I say trying as I tried to catch my breath. It felt like a million bricks were placed on my chest as I tried to inhale and then speak. “Dorian is already on it, my prince. He alerted Princess Layla to check on Liani since they’re both in the palace.” says one of the guards. That’s all I needed to hear before I succumbed to the darkness once more.LIANI When I open my eyes I couldn’t help but groan. “Mhmmhm,” I said while stretching. I look around the room and I see that I’m in my bed and that it’s now nighttime. “Aella, can you come to my room?” I ask mind linking her. Before I could even turn over Aella and my mother were rushing into the room. “Liani, I’m so sorry.” says my mom. “What happened?” I ask groggily. “You are the on
LIANI After I got dressed, Auburon mind linked the king, and he told us to meet him in his study. When we walked in, both the King and Queen were there. Auburon, my mother, and I all took a seat, and it was awkward for a minute. “Auburon, what is this about honey?” asks the queen. Auburon ignores his mother’s question and gives his undivided attention to his father. “Dad, what do you know about the original witch?” asks Auburon. We all look at him in curiosity and he shifts in his seat. “I-I..” he stutters. “Your majesty with all due respect, we need to know what you know.” says my mother.“I-I don’t know much. I’m not even sure I remember the original witch. But I do remember knowing a woman with silver hair like the two of you. I can’t put my finger on it. M-my memory doesn’t remember the woman's face, I just see her silver curls as she turns away from me. Nothing else. That’s all I know. Why does the original witch have silver hair?” says the King. My mother simply nods befo
LIANIThe drive to my grandparent’s house wasn’t as long as I expected it to be. It was about three hours at most. It seems like the forest was the only thing that truly separated the city and the small town where our pack resided. But I was still fascinated nonetheless because I’d only been out of the pack lands once. When we finally pulled up to my grandparent’s house my anxiety started to creep in. I don’t know these people and I also don’t trust them. I also felt really sorry for my mom. My grandma just pushed her to the side when she heard my father was a wolf. I couldn’t even imagine my mom turning her back on me. Even when I went through that rebellious stage after my father died, she still never turned her back on me. “Okay Liani...” my mom said snapping me out of my thoughts as she began to drive slower into a neighborhood. The houses were nice and suburban. “I was going to do a spell to change your hair color, but my mother would sense the magic. So, put on this wig,” she s
LIANI My eyes widen in shock and my mother squeezes my hand. “Stay calm, it’s okay,” she says ringing through the mind link. “Mother,” my mom says trying to grab my grandmother’s attention but she’s just looking at me with awe in her eyes. “Mother!” my mom says again and my grandma finally looks at her. “What do you know about Jacoby’s death?” I swallow so hard that I know even my grandparent’s witch ears heard me. Goddess, I don’t even want to know what they know. If they know something I won’t be able to pursue a relationship with them, because if they do know then they didn’t reach out. They didn’t care to check on us, or my mom at least. “Let’s just see what they say,” Iris says. “W-what do you mean? Jacoby’s dead?!” My grandmother says with wide eyes. My grandfather is just standing there behind her with fear spread across his face. My mother scoffs. “Oh please! How could you not know? Your daughter did it!” my mother yells as her voice breaks. It was just five months ago th
AUBURON When I heard that there was a car coming through the gates I immediately knew it was Liani. So, I walk to the front of the palace and wait outside on the steps for her. It’s something that my dad always did for my mom. Anytime she went away to different packs to offer assistance or to visit her family, whenever she came home he would wait outside for her. Even with his busy schedule as king, he did that. When Liani gets out of the car and runs over to me I couldn’t help but feel overjoyed. “I missed you,” I say. I wince at the fact that I’m being so sappy, but I can’t help it. Goddess, what is this girl doing to me already? “I was only gone for a couple of hours. My grandparent’s house is actually only a few hours away from here,” she says. Okay, ouch. Maybe I shouldn’t be so sappy with her. Carro wines in my head because she just dismissed us and I can feel the anger inside me rising. But, it's because I’m more mad at myself. I should just take it slow. My thoughts were
LIANI The maids left and came back quickly with a few dress options for me. While I loved the idea of being pretty and formal in front of my mate, I hated the process of dressing up. Especially consistently. I wish I was able to just wear jeans, a t-shirt and throw my hair up in a bun and call it a day. But of course, the moon goddess mated me with a prince, and not just any prince but the one that was going to ascend the throne! I ended up picking a nude U-neck dress that had a slit up the leg. My hair was half up, half down with curls falling around my face. Of course, I told them to keep my make-up natural and they did. I had on a pair of natural lashes with a natural skin-like base, a soft pink blush, and a nude lip. I look great if I do say so myself. “We look hot!” Iris says happily. “Yes, we do.” I say giving myself a once over one last time and turning in the mirror just a bit to ensure that my ass looks good. It does. It does. The maids usher me to the dining hall and a
LIANI Okay, maybe I was causing a scene or probably taking it too far. However, nothing I said was a lie. She did disrespect me and call me out my name, and she did tell me to stay away from Auburon. But, I wasn’t done yet. Bradcliff or whatever his name was tries to cut me off as soon as he sees that I’m about to open my mouth and say more. “I’m pretty sure there was a misunderstanding,” says Bradcliff. “Oh, but there wasn’t a misunderstanding, because when I told your daughter that Auburon was my mate she said and I quote ‘Auburon could NEVER take a mate… like ME.’ Isn't that right?” I say looking at the girl who looks like she’s fuming. I’m sure if looks could kill I would be dead right now. Gasps were heard all around the table. My mother and Auburon were furious. I grabbed my mom’s hand and said “It’s okay mama,” through the mind link. I know the way my mother views the mate bond. She believes it’s a gift from the moon goddess, so for this woman to say that he wouldn’t ta