"Like a wolf pup?" Ariel asked, not really getting what her cousin meant. "Are there orphanages nearby?" Jessica's face lit up with a smile. "Ariel! You're not getting it," Jessica wheezed. "I want to give you my wolf. I have both a wolf and a Lycan beast inside of me." The Lycan queen saw the confusion flicker in her cousin's eyes. Ariel was trying to cypher what Jessica just said. "You have both a Lycan beast and a wolf?" Ariel's lips trembled as she spoke. "I've never heard of such a thing." "Is this true, King Kanyon?" Alpha Daniel demanded. "It is as true as the sun and the moon," Kanyon answered. "And you wish to give me your wolf?" Ariel sought. "You'd do that for me?" "Of course I would." Jessica hugged her. "You're my cousin and I love you. Plus, I can't keep both creatures inside me. Their combined powers are killing me. So I only can keep one." "And what happens to the one you don't choose if you didn't have someone else to merge it with?" Ariel sought.
"Ariel!" Alpha Daniel dashed to his wife. With terror running through his veins he got down on his knees, and cradled her head in his arms. "She's not breathing!" He called out as he lowered his ear to her face. Kanyon ran to their aid after he made sure Jessica was alright. Lily was there with a bottle of water, feeding it to Jessica the moment she sat up. Lucy made a beeline for Ariel. "Let me see what's wrong." “Weren't you the one who said she'd be fine if the spell didn't work?” The alpha growled as he gnashed his teeth at Lucy. "But it did work," Kanyon pointed out as he stooped next to them. "Can't you detect her wolf?" The king asked the alpha. Daniel wiped his eyes before taking a whiff. "I can smell her." "And look," Lucy pointed out. "She's finally breathing again." "Thank Goddess!" Daniel sobbed. "Ariel. Sweetheart, can you hear me?” Daniel was about to move her. “Wait! Don’t move her just yet,” Lucy quickly warned him. “Let her come to it on her own.”
“It really reeks down here,” Jessica scrunched up her nose as Kanyon held her hand and led the way. “Well, you didn’t have to come,” Kanyon grumbled, frustrated with his wife's stubbornness. After waking her up and saying they had to return to the castle because Adam was the intruder who shot Cameron, she firmly insisted on joining him. "I had to. I regret not looking into Gary's eyes before you took his head," Jessica hissed. "I won't make that mistake with Adam. They may have gotten their orders from Magda, but they still were the ones who beat me when I was pregnant and contributed to me losing my baby." Kanyon softened. "I know. But after the night we had, I thought you would do well with some much needed rest." Kanyon saw the blush on her face, knowing that she was reminiscing about their beasts making love and then their lovemaking session after they changed back to their human forms. "I know I should get some rest, but I won't be able to sleep if I don't look into Ad
It had been two days since Lily and Lucy did the transfer and bind spell on Jessica and Ariel. The Luna's body seemed to be adapting well and Jessica was enjoying running in the woods in her beast form. It was therapeutic to her as it helped to ease her mind off the memory of killing Adam. Once the mages felt sure the two women were alright, Lily chose to return to the Timber Wolf Pack, where she still had two more years left as the beta family's servant. After Chadwick, the beta's son, saved her from some rogues, she promised him five years of her magical services as gratitude. "Laura and I will see you at the ball in two months, sister," Lily stated as she hugged her eldest sister. "I can't wait to have both my sisters in one place for a change," Lucy beamed as she watched Lily walk through the portal door to the Timber Wolf Pack. "Don't worry. We'll see each other again before we know it," Ariel assured Jessica, who was complaining about her leaving so soon. The two c
Another month passed, and Jessica grew stronger and more resilient. It was the day of the full moon and she found herself sitting on the grass under the tree in the Godly Plains. She was already there for like four hours, talking to the Moon Goddess about all the stuff you'd usually discuss with your bestie. But Selene noticed that something else was bugging Jessica. "Tell me what worries you, my child." “I'm sorry if I seem grumpy and out of it. It's just that Annabella is driving me crazy. She is threatening to have me banished when she becomes queen, and also she’s demanding to do a photoshoot with Kanyon, plus she wants them both to be naked," Jessica snickered. "I wish I could just stuff her in a barrel and throw her in the ocean and be done with her." “You don’t have to worry about her becoming queen, because you already are.” “I know. But sometimes I wish I could throw my status in her face.” “I understand. So is Kanyon on board with this nude photoshoot?” "No!
"Sinbad! You need to change back into Kanyon right now!" Cameron ordered, but the beast just snuggled closer to Jessica, who was snoring. Her body was completely drained, and she had no clue why she kept sleeping so much. 'I don't take orders from you,' Sinbad snarled. 'Now leave before I maul you.' "I can't leave until I fix the doors. You caused a number of damages with the little stunt you pulled downstairs,” Cameron yelled. 'Keep your damn voice down before you wake my wife.' Cameron huffed, but decided to continue speaking through their link. ‘Can I just send someone to repair the doors?’ 'Sure. But tell them they have to be quiet, because If they wake Jessica, they will die.' Cameron observed the enormous beast. He'd never seen him behave this protective before, and the last time he went this wild was when Ellie passed away. ‘Before I leave, do you mind if I have a word with Kanyon first?’ 'No,’ Sinbad said dryly. 'No? What do you mean no?' Cameron scoffed.
Kanyon was humming with joy as he strolled to Anna's room. Jessica's skills as a lover were becoming more and more outstanding. Even though they only did it once, it was enough to keep him through the rest of the week. He adjusted his shirt collar before knocking on Anna's door. He glanced at his watch. He was around two minutes behind schedule. "You're late!" the angry she-wolf slammed the door shut as she joined him in the hallway. "You said 10 am sharp.""Stop being so dramatic. I'm just a couple of minutes late, and it's not like anyone died,” he grunted. "Well a lot could have happened in two minutes." "Nothing happened. Now quit your whining and let's go." "I've been ready and waiting for an hour, since you normally show up earlier than usual." Anna continued her babbling as Kanyon took her arm and guided her to the car. "I hope the skies won't turn red today since you're on time for once in your life," Kanyon rolled his eyes. Anna snarled as her eyes glazed yellow. "Let me
"I'm so sorry I'm late, my love. Anna was being difficult, and I had to ensure she ate, and then I stayed until she fell asleep.” Kanyon was talking so fast his words seemed jumbled. "Shh," Jessica took his face in her palms and lowered it to hers. The instant her lips brushed against his, he felt all his worries fade away. “The only thing that matters is that you are here now. I’m just going to grab my phone and then we can leave." "Alright. The car is waiting outside." Kanyon was nervous this time around as he sat in the vehicle with Jessica's head on his shoulder. She could feel the tremor running through his veins. "Why are you shaking so much?" Jessica asked him. "I don't know. My mind is going to worse-case scenarios," he sighed. "Like what if your body is growing weak because it misses Cordelia or what if my baby-mama-drama has been putting a strain on your well-being?” "I know what you're doing. You think it's your fault that I've been feeling sick lately, but I a
The night air was thick with mist, curling like fingers along the crooked streets. In the distance, lycans howled, but here, near the edges of the kingdom, the shadows moved differently—heavier, hungrier.The Baktu glided through the mist like smoke, her form barely visible to mortal eyes. Where she passed, streetlamps flickered and dimmed, casting long, twitching shadows over the cracked pavement.Her target stumbled out of a dingy bar, reeking of ale and regret.Cory.Once a proud man, now reduced to a shell of himself, unshaven, bloodshot eyes, clothes rumpled. He lurched forward, muttering slurred curses under his breath. Constance followed silently, savouring the desperation that rolled off him in waves."Oh Jessica," he muttered, lifting a bottle of moonshine wrapped in a brown paper bag to his head. He still obsessed over her. Still pined for what he had lost—and would never reclaim on his own.Cory kicked a broken bottle down the sidewalk, his boot scuffing the asphalt as he s
June's hands hovered above Daniel's broken body, magic swirling at her fingertips. Her lips pressed into a hard line as she tried spell after spell. The lights flickered, danced—and fizzled out, but nothing else was happening. She felt drained and she felt like giving up. With a frustrated grunt, June finally sat back on her heels. She wiped the sweat from her brow and looked at them all."I can't summon Opal," she said heavily. "Her magic... it's too strong. It's like trying to leash a hurricane with a fishing net. She'll feel the attempt and shake it off."A heavy silence fell over the room."The only way to get her here is," June added. "To go to her and convince her to come to us. The only thing I know is she lives on Mystic Mountain."Ariel tightened her arms around herself, staring down at Daniel, whose pitiful, animalistic whimpers were growing weaker by the second."Mystic Mountain..." Jessica murmured, exchanging a worried glance with Kanyon.DJ's jaw tightened. "Then we go.
Ariel didn't stop running until she reached the far end of the hallway. She had Dante wailing against her chest with one hand and the other holding her phone. Her hands shook so badly she almost dropped her phone as she fumbled to call DJ."Come back here. Now," she gasped the moment he answered. Her voice cracked with panic. "Please — it's Daniel. Something's wrong!"She hung up before he could say anything.Seconds later, DJ came tearing around the corner, his face pale and panicked.He skidded to a stop in front of her, reaching for Dante without hesitation."Take him to Reniece," Ariel choked out, handing the crying baby into DJ's arms. "Don't let Daniel near him. I have to get Queen Jessica and King Kanyon!"Without waiting for a response, Ariel spun and ran. The corridors blurring as she pushed herself faster.She found the King and Queen in their sitting room, hugging. It looked like they had made up after that heated argument earlier. They broke apart the second they saw Arie
The guest suite was too quiet. The kind of silence that pressed down on Ariel's chest and made it hard to breathe.She sat stiffly on the edge of the sofa, nervously twisting the hem of her sweater. Across from her, Daniel shifted in the armchair, his movements stiff, mechanical, wrong.His eyes, which were once so warm and so full of life — now looked hollow, like windows to a house long abandoned.DJ grinned from ear to ear, then he clapped a hand on his father's shoulder."Man, it's good to have you back, Dad," he said, his voice thick with emotion.Daniel smiled weakly but said nothing. His gaze flickered between DJ and Ariel, confusion and unease poorly masked behind that ghost of a smile.Ariel's heart squeezed painfully.He didn’t remember me. Nor did he remembered their son.But worse than that — worse than the empty look in his eyes was the smell.It wasn't fully vampiric, it lacked that sickly-sweet pungency, but it was there.Lingering in the air. Just wrong and unorthodox.
The heavy doors to their quarters slammed shut behind them with a deafening boom. Jessica flinched at the sound but refused to cower. She stood her ground as Kanyon paced in front of the fireplace, the muscles in his jaw ticking furiously. Yes, he was upset when he found out that Jessica dabbled in dark magic to bring Daniel back to life. But this, finding out that Constance is now a Baktu made everything even more detrimental. The temperature in the room felt hotter than the flames licking the hearth, the fury rolling off Kanyon in suffocating waves."You went behind my back," Kanyon growled, his voice a low, dangerous rumble. "You. My Queen. The one person I should be able to trust above all others!"Jessica crossed her arms defiantly. "I did what needed to be done, Kanyon. You don't understand—""No! You don't understand!" he roared, whipping around to face her. His eyes, usually molten gold with warmth, now blazed like wildfire. "You brought back a dead Alpha using forbidden mag
"King Kanyon!" Daniel bowed. "What is going on and why am I here?" Daniel strode over to the king while he finished buttoning his shirt. "Alpha Daniel. Is that really you?""Of course it is, Your Majesty. Is this some kind of April Fool's joke?" he scoffed. "I wish it was," Cameron mumbled. "What's the last thing you remember?" Kanyon asked. "Well, Sofia and I had just celebrated our twentieth wedding anniversary. First, we wandered through the park, then we ran a bit in wolf form, and after that, we went to bed. The next thing I knew I was waking up on that table over there," he finished, pointing to the mage's gurney-like table. "Father, that was over ten years ago," DJ spoke up. "Mom has been dead for fifteen years."Daniel's eyes landed on the tall, muscular man that just called him father. He looked like his son, but a way more mature version. "DJ, is that you? But you look so old. And Sofia is not dead. She can't be." "I'm thirty-five now, Dad, and yes, mom is dead." "How
"Cameron, what's going on? Everything started shaking, and I thought we were having an earthquake," Ren rushed into her husband's arms the moment she laid eyes on him. His gaze wandered to Theodore, who had a terrified Falcon in his arms."No, it's not an earthquake." He kissed the top of his wife's head before spreading a viral message through the pack link, urging all castle residents to get to their bedrooms, lock their doors, and widows then fortify the entrances with Moon Petals. He instructed the guards to secure every entrance and exit in the castle with Moon Petals as well. No one should come in or go out. "Are we under attack?" Falcon asked as he sank his face into Theodore's chest. The vampire prince held his mate tightly, stroking his shoulder for comfort. "No, but someone is doing something inside the castle that they shouldn't be doing," Cam let out. "Everyone stay close together and follow me. We're going to Lucy's chambers."******"Your Majesty," one of the nannies b
King Kanyon sat down at the head of the table while he conducted this meeting. “Cameron, is the Graceland kid still lurking around the town?” Kanyon inquired. “You mean Cory? Yes, he’s still being a creep. My informants told me he has been spending most of his time in the crafts shops,” Cam chuckled. “Why the hell was he still here?” Kanyon gritted his teeth. “I don’t know, but as long as he doesn’t come near the castle, and near Twinkle, I’m good,” Cam added. “Is there anything you’d like to add, DJ? Do you need any help with anything?” Kanyon asked DJ. “No. I cannot think of anything right now, but if I do, I’ll let you know,” he stated and the king could taste the sorrow on DJ as the young Alpha spoke, but he kept his composure. DJ's voice didn't crack once. “So Annabella is really gone?" he asked, leaning back in his seat with his palms resting flat on the table. "I'm sorry, man. I know how much she meant to you," Cameron rested a palm on DJ's shoulder. "Thank you, Master
“You will not have either of us!” Jessica exclaimed in a fit of rage as she confronted the being possessing her cousin. "Let me help you rephrase that,” it smirked. “I cannot have you — yet," Constance put emphasis on the word ‘yet’ which made Jessica angrier. Constance felt Ariel's soul fighting for its body back. "It looks like my time here is running out. Even though I know you've been warned already Queen Jessica, but I think I will warn you again. Mistress Paloma says Alpha Daniel's soul already belongs to her, so if you do this spell and bring him back to life, then there will be grave consequences.""What kind of consequences?" June asked. "The bad kind," Constance let out. She felt Ariel pushing her out now. "I will go now, but one of you has to break the seal." June walked up to her and used her foot to break the circle. Ariel began to throw up what looked and smelt like tar. Jessica sprinted to her side and held her hair away from her face. The tar transformed into black