AlisonThere had never been a female ruling over the people in our kingdom, which meant if Spenser and I were married, he was actually supposed to have become the king and taken over from me. Thankfully, Spenser didn’t insist. While Spenser and I took a short holiday in the pixie kingdom, my father did some research and by the time we returned, we were ready to present Spenser with a brand-new title.I didn’t want to give him the title of prince because that just made him sound like he was my son, which was just wrong! He didn’t expect a thing as we walked out into the square and all of our people were gathered for the weekly get-together. He was so busy greeting people when we arrived, that he also didn’t even notice the table set up with the sword polished to perfection.“Good evening, everyone!” I shouted over the loud roar of chatter going on and silence fell in the square. I just loved seeing the slight look of confusion in his eyes when he finally noticed the table beside me. “A
AlisonAll through the passages, people were preparing for the fight. I made sure our weakest people were moved into the castle that had been turned into a fortress, while Spenser made sure that the army was prepared. A short while later, we moved out with me in the front to meet our enemy. This was the part of our lives that I had come to despise.Why couldn’t our kind just live in peace? Why were we constantly fighting over territory or power?! It had to be a male thing, surely! I couldn’t imagine females fighting like that just to gain more. We made our way to the northern border and in the distance, I could hear the howls coming through the forest. Something told me this wasn’t going to be a huge war that lasted for many years.If it was me, I would bring my entire army and fight once, whether I won or lost. I wouldn’t drag my people through a twenty-year war, but then again, I guess nobody planned for a war to last that long. They broke through the brush, and we got our first sig
SpenserI understood why Alison was so furious. Otsana had found the one damn loophole to get back into the city by joining the wolves in the north. Now that I was no longer the alpha of the pack, whatever rules I made could be changed by the new alpha, and it was the opportunity that Otsana’s father needed to get her back in.Although she was still banned by Alison, she could enter the city with the northern army, and she did. Alison couldn’t kill her. The same way, she couldn’t kill her when Alison took over this kingdom. The worst part of it all was that I caused this. If I hadn't kept having my affair with Otsana after I rejected Alison, none of this would probably have happened!What was meant to be a celebration, quickly turned sour and Alison sent everyone home, spoiling the fun for everyone. Ralph and I made sure the wolves in the north had a place to stay for the night and that they wouldn’t be any trouble and I finally made it back to the castle a couple of hours later. I fo
OtsanaThings weren’t going according to plan! First, they killed the king that said he would marry me as soon as we won the war. Then they invited us to this ridiculous celebration where they could celebrate winning right in our faces, and lastly, that damn wench had to rub it in my face that she was now Spenser’s mate!I really hated her! I hated her more than I could put into words. I wanted to scratch her eyes out, cut out her tongue and feed the rest of her to some creature!! I could see why the old king wanted her killed, and cursed the person who didn’t follow through! If Alison was never here, Spenser would have been mine, and we would have had a happy life together!There had to be some way I could still salvage things. There had to be some way for me to win back Spenser and to get rid of that … thing he called a mate!AlisonI never trusted that woman, so when Ralph and his pretty little mate came to inform me that Otsana was trying to spread poison about me, I wasn’t surpri
AlisonI walked into our bedroom and Spenser was so pale that I was almost too scared to touch him. The doctors gave him the antidote, and he was still alive, but nobody was sure if he was going to make it. It was a little premature to have Otsana arrested for murder, and I was probably testing the fates far too much, but I just couldn’t allow her to get away with what she tried to do.I touched his hand, and it drew me back to the present. His hand was incredibly cold, and I closed my eyes and listened for his heart beat. It was still there but it was weak. I can’t lose him. Not after I was the one who came up with the hair-brained idea of letting Otsana in! I was just as much to blame as she was, wasn’t I?!With one decision, I changed the course of our lives and probably caused the death of my mate before we properly had a life! Tears filled my eyes as I clung to his hand, softly kissing it. I can’t lose him. I just couldn’t. I couldn’t imagine my life without him!“Hey.” His voice
AlisonSpenser was still a little weak, but he was growing stronger every day. Otsana was locked away and, as far as I knew, she didn’t know that Spenser was alive. I wasn’t ready to give her the relief of knowing she hadn’t killed him.Spenser kept asking me when I was ready to commit to a trial, but to do that I had to change the charge. Spenser’s trip had been cancelled for now, which was really messing with his plans. With our plans. We needed to cement his rule of the northern kingdom before one of their pack decided to take over.Sadly, I couldn’t leave her down in the cells forever. I couldn’t pretend that she no longer existed. The pack was beginning to talk. Then the day came that one of the guards wasn’t thinking and Otsana found out that Spenser was still alive. Alison was relieved when the news reached her that Otsana no longer had access to their pack link.“She is driving the northerners crazy, Alison.” Spenser growled in frustration. He could hear Otsana clearly as she
AlisonThe northern kingdom wasn’t that different to my kingdom. The castle wasn’t as extravagant, but it was still unbelievably comfortable. The city was a lot similar to ours and the people spent their time in much the same way as we did. I had no idea why I was expecting anything different. The differences were the changes I made in our kingdom.We no longer had the rank trials, but they still did and that was the first thing that Spenser put a stop to. It would take some time to figure out who needed to be in which position, but we believed that the people deserved a chance. Especially now that they had a new king. The time had come for change in our world and Spenser and I would be the ones to bring it.“You look pretty happy with yourself.” Spenser smiled, slipping his arms around my waist as we looked out from the balcony.“I am. It’s as though a sense of peace has finally flooded me. There are no more enemies. Our world is finally at peace.” I sighed, feeling content. After ye
AlisonI wasn’t feeling as positive when I woke up and the little one made me feel sick instantly. Werewolves hardly ever get sick. Being pregnant was one of the very few times we did. I couldn’t understand the biology behind it and trying to figure it out was just too much. As females, we don’t just have to go through our bodies changing and then the pain of labour. Oh, no! We also had to get sick!Thankfully, my omega had already had her first pup, and she was on hand quickly with some remedies to help me through it all. Crackers so I didn’t starve and some tea to calm my upset stomach. I quickly started feeling a little better, but not after spending a day in bed while Spenser rushed off to take care of some things in our new kingdom.When I finally started feeling better, I joined him for my first small council meeting in the northern kingdom. Everything here was still incredibly patriarchal, and I didn’t like where the meeting was going. I didn’t want to step on Spenser’s toes, b