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
LIANI “Mmm,” I say placing my arms above my head trying to stretch when I feel my arm make contact with a strong wall. Except it wasn’t a wall. I took one inhale and knew it was my mate. So instead of opening my eyes, I took my hand and felt him. Starting at his face, I slowly dragged my hand down and when I got to his lips I felt him smile. I still made my way down and felt his rock-hard body and wanted to take my time feeling his chest and stomach. I was going to keep going down but got interrupted when he said “Oh, is my mate, awake?” I can hear the humor in his voice and couldn’t help but open my eyes ever so slightly and smile at him. “Maaayyybeee,” I say playfully. He looks at me and smiles. “It’s so hot in here!” I say. I looked down at my body to see that I was still fully clothed. A part of me was grateful but the other part of me and Iris wished he would have undressed us to see what he will be working with moving forward. “I’ll go run you a shower,” he says before pla
LIANI I pant heavily as he kisses between my lips once more, before standing up and licking his fingers. Shit, I was getting aroused all over again. I sit up slightly with my elbows being my support in the bed. He smiles at me slyly and I couldn’t help but blush. “You tasted so good, mate,” he says slowly and seductively as his eyes flash red. “Is that so?” I say as I sit up. “Mhmm!” He says as he throws himself on top of me to kiss me so that I can taste myself. I savor it just because it’s coming from his tongue. The mate bond is really doing something to me. “Mmm,” I say in reply as I melt into the kiss. He smiles against my mouth and I couldn’t help but smile back. He then gets off me and I pout as he walks away from me and into the bathroom. It’s only a second before he comes back and I’m excited that he’s still naked from our first shower. I watch him as he stalks closer to me then scoops me up bridal style like I weigh nothing. I say nothing as I cradle into his n