Dragana POV The smell of him, the smell of his breath and gentleness of the kiss he gave me this morning before we left tugged at me, hypnotized me, in fact, wanting me to turn my horse around and run to the pack house back into his arms. I’d do anything, anything to have him, to be his, even for a day. My mind was screaming for him, my body aching. The only thing which held me here was the fact that I knew he had a mate. And I could not ruin this for him. I could not deny him what every werewolf wants and deserves; a fated mate, true happiness, true love and family. It was breaking my heart, it felt as if somebody was shredding my insides and I was burning up, every step away from the packhouse, away from him. We were still in the pack lands, and as we were coming closer to the border I dreaded that moment when we crossed the border, I knew it would hurt even more. And after waking up in his arms this morning, I now knew what I wanted to deny. I was in love with Roman. Perhaps I alwa
Dragana POV The sound of that voice sent ice-cold shivers down my spine and if Jasmine had not been holding me, I would have most certainly dropped to the ground. Jasmine snarled at him, saying nothing. I slowly turned around, even though I was not sure I wanted to see the owner of that voice, the one who spoke those words. Standing in height a little taller than Jasmine was the biggest Lycan I have ever seen. A similar kind of gray fur, however, he had muscles twice the size of hers. His long canine teeth were bloody, his eyes radiating purple. When he moved, his fur almost seemed to spark silver. There was an incredible power and incredible aura pulsating from his whole being. It felt as if he could bend anything to his will, simply looking at them. I have never felt such power, it was as if the Earth would spin in the opposite direction if he commanded it. “Going somewhere baby sister?” he said snarling, walking slowly in our direction as if he were stalking us. It took me a mome
Roman POV To say that I was confused and conflicted with myself would be an understatement. I do not know what came over me last night. I had the same urge to protect Dragana, I wanted her, that much has not changed. But there was something else. I felt something. I felt a bond of some kind. I slept soundly with her in my arms for the first time in many years. I woke up not wanting to let her go. However, I knew I had to. I had a mate and my fidelity, love and responsibility belonged to her. Something was nagging me though; I could not explain it. When I kissed her this morning before she left, it was incredible. For the first time, I just wanted to kiss her, I wanted her to know the gentleness, the actual kiss, other than the raw sexuality behind it. I hesitated at first, but when her plump warm lips opened to me, I lost myself in her scent, in the warmth of her mouth, in the fact that she was responding. I could have stayed like that forever, kissing her as if I was drowning and she
Dragana POV Opening my eyes slowly, I was adjusting to the bright light around me. Passing through the portal, I did not ask where I was going or why. All I needed to do was escape Dark Lord Khor, and with Jasmine’s help and my mother’s ancient magic I managed somehow. I still did not understand how a lullaby could do such a thing. My head was hurting and in fact, my whole body was aching. I did not know where I was. Sounds of birds and water were near and as I slowly got up, I realized I was on the beach of some kind. Sun was shining bright, and it looked like it was midday, someplace, somewhere. I looked at my leg, and while there was some dried blood, my wound was closed and completely healed. Stumbling, I tried to get up, but I felt weak, weaker in fact then ever.“Teleportation spells are advanced, and if you are not practiced at it, they will take a lot of energy out of you. I suggest you move carefully and get up easily”, I heard a man’s voice. I tried to see who was speaking
Roman’s POVThe excitement of finally seeing my mate, of holding her close to me was buzzing around me. Electricity of it was unreal and I was beyond ecstatic! Finally, my fated mate, my Luna Queen, future mother of my pups, stability for my kingdom, stability for my packs, stability for me, and I for her. I thought of all the ways I will make her celebrated, wanted, elevated, loved, cherished, and supported. She was my destined, the gift from the Goddess after all. I kissed her with all I had, sparks flying around, and she welcomed my kiss, her plump lips opening to me, her warm tongue dancing with me. However, something was wrong. Something was seriously, very, very wrong. The mate bond was faint if there was a bond at all. She was a beautiful and attractive woman, but this was not a mate pull. This much I knew. It was definitely NOT what I expected, not what I have heard or what I have known. This was also NOTHING compared to me kissing Dragana! Caleb was roaring in my head, he rea
Lady Jasmine POV The smoke and fires were around me, as were the dead bodies. I smelled blood and death. Laying on the ground, my whole body was aching and all I heard was buzzing. My vision was cloudy but I was trying to see, trying to get up. Yet something held me down. “It is an immobilis spell, you will not be able to move until I say so", I heard the voice of my brother. “WHERE IS SHE?????” he roared. The portal had succeeded, I thought to myself. The lullaby worked. Little did Dragana know that was an ancient spell, but it required a power of a well-trained witch to open it. She was not trained. I took a chance, praying it would work to save her. It did. So, at least she was safe, I thought to myself. “WHERE IS SHE?? I WILL NOT ASK AGAIN JASMINE!!!!!!”, my brother was pacing around me, the ancient magic embedded in him, his tattoos becoming active, moving up and down his arm, his aura becoming more dangerous every moment he moved. I tried to speak, but blood was pooling in my mo
Beta Artemis POV The white lights above my head were blinding. I slowly opened my eyes and the sheer power of them nearly blinded me. I was slowly adjusting to it. The room was spacious, white, and smelled of cleaning chemicals. I must be in a hospital, I thought, trying to get my bearings, to orient myself and understand what was happening. Again, I struggled to open my eyes, but gradually things were falling into focus. I tried to get up, but noticed I was plugged into machines beeping. Turning to my right, I saw an unexpected person. Alpha King Jonathan. Technically, a former Alpha King. Yet, he was sitting in the chair next to my bed, looking intently at me. “You woke up son!” his deep voice rumbled, and I could tell he was relieved. “You gave us quite a scare there, my young buck!”, he chuckled. I tried to speak, but words were not coming to me. “Nurse”, Alpha roared, and soon, a diminutive, yet strong-willed she-wolf appeared. Her expression was that of no-nonsense. “Alpha King
Roman POV At this point, I did not know if I was coming or going. Sitting behind my large desk in the pack office, I was surrounded by King Malakai’s people – a couple of his generals, one of whom looked at me with literal hatred, his healers, Slavic coven witches and my father. Dragana was missing and I felt as if part of me was missing – the chasm of emptiness because of her disappearance not only shocked me, but nearly killed me. I did not understand why that affected me the way it did, but here I am, stuck with these people who apparently can do nothing but argue. Lady Jasmine’s injuries were severe, but her physical body was mending. However, it was her mental state everybody was concerned about and nobody had any real solution to it – we did not know how to bring her back from the veil in between. Then there was Art – my brother from another mother, my childhood friend, and my Beta, who barely survived and from what I learned survived only because Lady Jasmine helped him, eve