“Leave us!” Corien announced.The omegas, who had grown to almost ten in number, scurried out of the bungalow.Corien cloaked the dorm.“Dax stayed with me after each operation, day and night, for two days, to heal me. Every time. That healing…is…,” Corien’s face paled, and Marian would have passed out if not for her sister and the food she had just eaten.“Minnie,” Corien whispered, “I need you to hear me,” he croaked, “just hear me, please,” he whispered hoarsely.Marian knelt at her father’s knee, grabbing his hand in both of hers.Her father’s hand was cold, he was pale, his lips had gone dry.It was like he was shrinking, disappearing, right before her eyes.“I'm here, Father, I’m listening,” Marian said reassuringly, her voice low, trembling slightly, but firm and clear.“Oh goddess!” Corien dro
Misha was still shirtless under his vest. A thin film of sweat covered him as Marian put pressure on his neck and pulsing member.“If I had met you first, Misha,” Marian breathed against his ear as they both gasped for air, “If I had met you first…”With that, Marian ran.She ran until she got back to her dorm.She did not need to stay out of the way now.The Alpha King had seen her.Everything was balls up.She smashed every item in the sitting area and the kitchen. Screaming at the top of her lungs as she cloaked herself.No one could hear her.No one outside the dorm.As she broke the last item and fell to her knees, a soft sound disturbed her.She glanced up to find her father, a very tired version of him, gazing down at her.She had forgotten.He was supposed to move to her dorm. She had forgotten everything.Now, as she stared up at him, she forgot a
Tobias paused, an inscrutable expression on his face.Then, his brow relaxed.“Take my Seer, his people will bring whatever is needed. I want nothing from you. If I see you again, Father, one of us will surely die,” he declared flatly, calmly, his volume loud enough for all, including his hidden forces, to hear.With that, Tobias spun around and he and his people melted into the night.Jorak stood alone in the clearing, trembling, as he watched his Alpha leave.King Asher smiled down at him.“Come, Jorak! You have work to do! And I wish to hear more of your father. Talk with me as we head back,” the King said pleasantly, placing a hand on Jorak’s trembling shoulder.In seconds, the shifter calmed. He gazed up at the King wide-eyed.“What? Surely you of all people know that such is the least of my capabilities,” the King droned.“Tha..thank you, King Alpha,” Jorak brea
“We need the blood of a fire wolf to complete the potion,” Jorak rasped.Silence.“How long will it take to make it?” a small voice inquired breathily.Jorak’s head bowed. He remained facing Alpha Tobias.“Two nights. We have already started it. So, this night and tomorrow night. It will be ready.”“How much blood is required?” the same voice asked again.Jorak turned on his knees, facing the source of the questions.“A very small amount, ancient one, very small indeed,” he replied nervouslyMarian nodded at him, her face pale.Somehow, she understood. Even before he said it.“From…from the heart, ancient one,” Jorak stammered in conclusion.Marian smiled.It was the saddest smile in the world.Marian would have laughed, but she could not even stand.Misha stroked her back. She gazed up at him as he sta
Dax went down on one forearm, still on his knees, halfway to lying prostrate on his office floor.“I gave YOU to her, not the other way around, young one,” the King retorted casually.The door burst open.“Father, please!” a shrill voice cried out.In less than a second, Luna Diane was on her knees before the King, her palms together as she gazed up at her father, her face pale and covered in tears.The door swung shut behind her.In the brief moment it took for the door to close, no eyes of the shifters outside the door dared to look upon the scene unfolding inside Dax’s office.From the first strike from the Alpha King, Dax had cut off his connection to his pack.Once that had happened, his Luna had found his last location and had hurried over.Dax fell forward, gasping as the weight disappeared.He struggled upright but didn’t quite make it, instead falling backward and sitti
Every shifter, Marian included, growled.They all turned to find the Alpha King stepping toward the gathered group.All Bloodrayne wolves immediately surrounded their Alpha and his Successor. Eaden also formed part of the protective circle.Alpha Tobais gasped as he locked eyes with the Alpha King.Before anyone could steady their minds, a single word filled the space between the trees.“Father.”==========Moments after Marian had left Lightmoon with Misha, the Alpha King had summoned Dax. The King was seated in Dax’s office, behind Dax’s desk, on Dax’s chair.He was alone.“Where is your shadow?” Alpha King Asher asked calmly in his soft voice as Dax entered, the door closing quietly behind him with no one following behind.“He has things to attend,” Dax replied evenly, his eyes on the desk as he stood before the King, his hands placed one over the other in f