LOGINMatei D´Angelo
I received a call from Roger this morning, and suddenly I felt the pressure of becoming that king, the one who can read every situation, and decide with accuracy before every sudden scenario, the king I no longer was, because I had failed on the most basic task, protecting and caring for my family. I failed my sister, my kids, and my mate. I was meant to fail my people soon enough.
Just in time, my assistant announced Roger´
ZaneI took a deep breath. Asteria´s health was my priority, and now that Iris and Evangel have seen her and healed her, I feel better.The next day, we woke up, and I headed to the lab. We have been working on the serum formula, and our first trial test will take place today. Matei got us five prisoners who have been tortured for life—people who already signed their rights, freedom, and life to the crown.The trial should be safe. If the serum worked properly, they would lose their supernatural traits. The worst-case scenario is their bodies not adapting to the serum; most likely, they would die from the rejection.I was hesitant about conducting this first trial in this manner. We should have tested the serum in animals first, but Iris insisted, and she was right. “We don't have time, and we need to be ready.”“So, are you leaving?” Asteria l
Urien DragnoirThe meeting went well, and after it, I walked towards the former King Maximus, Elisa´s father. “Sir,” I stopped him, and he looked at me.His eyes were tired and knowing. “Urien, I know you are worried about Elisa, and I am too… but this is bigger than a local issue,” he said, and I looked at him with disbelief.He was her father; he should know better. Nothing is more important than the happiness of one's daughter. Her safety. They broke their heart, they toyed with her, they tried to use her…”I understand, Sir… but this is also important. We are on the verge of war, and she needs to know that she is as important to her family as the rest of the realms.” I pressed…“And she is, just…” he sighed, “timing is not ideal,” he finished, and I chuckled.“Timing? Wow… that
Matei D´AngeloGrecco came to me with something unheard of, so much so that I had to call an urgent meeting for the following day.I made my way to my office, first thing in the morning, and when the whole family sat around, I took a deep breath. “Roger, will you?” I said, I knew I didn't give him a heads up, but I wanted him to inform the entire clan that we had a new, unique member in our files.“What?” Roger looked at me and then at Grecco.“I had to tell him, it is a game-changer,” Grecco said, and I saw how Roger looked around, and with a sigh, he stood up.“Well, for the mission, it might be inconvenient,” he said, and I chuckled. An inconvenience was a minor way of putting it. He was in that position because he was a human who understood the supernatural world, not a supernatural being himself. If this minor incident comes to light,
ZaneAn hour has passed, and the results were not in. She has been under so much stress that she fell asleep. I kissed her temple and went to the nurse´s station.“Good evening, Sir…” A smiling nurse looked at me.“Hi, my mate had some tests done. Dr. Darius asked for them. It's been over an hour or so, and I was wondering if they would be done soon,” I said, and she nodded.“The test results were sent to his office… and he will be here shortly,” she said, and I nodded.When I turned around, Darius was walking into the ER area. “Zane, how is she doing?” He asked, and I sighed.“Exhausted, she had been under so much pressure that she fell asleep…” I said, and he nodded.“Come with me…” he said, and I nodded.“Do you have the results?” I said, and he nodded.“Yeah, you got
ZaneI had no idea how or why, but I could feel her differently. She was softer, her heartbeat raced, the way her scent shifted in an almost imperceptible way…If she had a test showing two pink lines, we should check it out with the doctor. I won't be taking any risks with her. The war is at our doorsteps, and I was sure she would want to be there for her family. Unfortunately, if she is pregnant, I won't let that happen.During my time in captivity, they experimented on me, and yes, as soon as I was a pre-pubescent boy, they forced me to jerk off and give them samples of my semen. I never understood why, and I didn't ask questions. I did whatever was needed to stay away from the torture chamber. That was my final goal: to survive.I was never abused, and somehow even when we were taking precautions, it could happen… we are mates after all, and if the Goddess chooses to let it happen,
Asteria D´AngeloThe faint pink ike freaked me out.. “Do the other two, to be sure,” Angie took control of the situation. This shit stopped being funny ten minutes ago, when I peed on the stick and the pink ones started showing.Zane believes he can't have children, and we were careful. Why is this happening to me, and not to Elisa? The poor thing had trouble understanding what Angie meant by being careful during sex.I sighed and returned to the restroom. I peed again, now on two sticks, and took a deep breath. I didn't want them to know how much this was freaking me out. I waited the five minutes the instructions said, and I opened my eyes.“Not pregnant,” one read, and the other had only one line. I looked at the first test and the faint pink line mocking me, and then I took a deep breath.“Asteria?” Angie knocked on the door, and I slowly opened it
ZaneDominic walked towards me. "Are you ready?" he said, and I nodded. I have been fed blood again, and I have never felt this good. It was amazing how my mate's blood
Dominic TyenAisling spent the night with Asteria. She was so confused and disheartened that it took her a while to get my cousin to settle down and to fall asleep.
ZaneAsteria wanted me to take her home, and as soon as I crossed the threshold, I looked at Asteria, and I could see dark circles under her eyes. I could see how all of t
ZaneNo, this cannot be happening. One thing was that I was being consumed by darkness, my beast and feral side taking over, and a completely different one that Asteria could feel, or she was being affected by it too.I don't care if I lose everything, but not her. Everything but he







