"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
King Kanyon was blinking rapidly, trying to clear the fog of disbelief that clouded his vision. Maybe he didn't hear the doctor right. His eyebrows shot up, forming a high arch of astonishment. "Dr. Clarke, I need you to repeat that." Kanyon's words were low but effective. "Did you just say Jessica is pregnant?" "There's no doubt in my mind, King Kanyon. Your mate is indeed pregnant." Dr. Clarke was sure. "It showed up in her urinalysis, plus the lines on the pregnancy test were strong positives too, meaning that the pregnancy hormone, HCG, is high in her system." Jessica's jaw dropped, eyes widening in disbelief as if a sudden jolt of electricity had coursed through her veins, leaving her momentarily stunned. She swallowed, trying to soothe her dry throat. Pregnant? She couldn't believe it. She clutched her chest, feeling her heart race. Each beat a thunderous echo. "I am pregnant?" She whispered. Her mind was prepared to hear the doctor say he had made a mistake. But his word
Jessica sat on the carpet while she watched Kanyon unpack the final items of clothing he brought from her old bedroom. She felt a bit strange watching him organize and fold her delicates. Her tummy was doing all types of flips. Something about a man folding a woman’s laundry made Jessica horny. "Kanyon, I could have done all of this myself. You didn't have to take the morning off." "I know, but I wanted to," he let out as he stuffed a lingerie made up of only strings in the top drawer. Clearly he was enjoying his tasks this morning. "Ariel bought me those," Jessica tried to explain herself to him. Even though they had been intimate numerous times now she had never wore any of the sexy outfits for him as yet. "Then remind me to give Ariel my thanks next time I see her," Kanyon smirked while he admired a crotchless red one piece that seemed to have him drooling. He couldn’t wait to see Jessica in this one. Jessica was totally embarrassed and it showed. It had been seven
"Why on earth did Constance fail to mention that Reniece and I were promised to each other when we met with her the other day?" Cameron was pissed. "Because she isn't trustworthy," Kanyon expressed. "I always thought she wanted to match you with her daughter because of April's feelings for you, but I now feel there's something deeper at play." Kanyon remembered how shock the priestess was when she found out his sister was alive and well. He had to get to the bottom of this somehow. "So Cameron and I were always meant to be?” Reniece let out. "And to think we are also mates. This has to be fate.""Our parents wanted to join our families together for a long time, if the Purebloods had a daughter, it would have been me who would have joined our houses, but Cameron is an only child, so when you were born, I guess our parents thought it should be you and Cameron to join our families," Kanyon explained. "If you weren't lost for so long, you two would have been joined on your eighteenth bi
"How much longer until we arrive at this kingdom?" Magda asked as the horses neighed from thirst and hunger. The Luna was sweating like a pig. She wasn't used to this heat. She was breathing hard as she used her folding fan to cool down her face and neck. "Luna, we would have been there by yesterday if the horses were better fed," the coachman answered. "How about we find a place to set up camp for the night? The horses need to feed and rest, then we can hit the road again in the morning." The coachman swallowed hard, fearing the Luna would go off on him, but she only mumbled under her breath before she gave him her answer. "Fine. But I want my tent ready by the time I exit this blasted carriage," she ordered. "It's so fucking hot here. I feel like I'm stuck up satan's asshole," she complained. "Why the hell do people crave to live in the South? It's the ending of springtime, and it's already burning up here," she muttered under her breath. "You got it, Luna," the coachman nodd
Ariel relaxed next to the window, gazing at the clouds while their jet headed for the kingdom of Lycania. She felt the sun warming her cheeks while her thoughts drifted away. It was really stressing her out to be keeping such a huge secret from Jessica. She wasn't keen on hiding things from her cousin, but given how hard things had been for Jess, Ariel thought it was the right move. But now that she'd be seeing her soon, she would have no choice but to reveal this secret to her. Ariel bit down on her nails as she pictured all the awful ways this could turn out.With a sigh, the Luna continued to look out the window, cradling her growing belly while she prayed to the Moon Goddess that her surprise pregnancy wouldn't be too much of a trigger for Jessica. Daniel and DJ were sitting away from Ariel as they spoke about werewolf business. "I know you didn't want to come, son, so thank you," Daniel patted DJ's shoulder. With the feral vampires getting out of hand, Alpha Daniel didn't feel
Hello everyone. Since we're approaching the end of this story, I will be finishing my book called THE WEREWOLF SWITCH next. It already has 87 chapters, and it will be as long as this one, so maybe 120 or 130 chapters. I'm planning to do a spin-off with some of the characters from this book and the Werewolf Switch, so don't go anywhere. The book will be titled WHEN A WEREWOLF AND A LYCAN KISS. Well, it’s more like a merge. It will be adventurous, more fun, and have lots of romance and bad people to kill. When you're done with this book, you can jump right into the Werewolf Switch, updates will be immediate after this book is marked completed. And I personally like that book better than this one. Maybe because I have an adventurous imagination. I'm really looking forward to taking this new journey with you. Some things to look forward to in the new book is we’ll get to spend more time with Cameron, Reniece, Falcon, and Theodore. We'll get to know the Priestess and her daughte
The stillness of the dawn was displaced by the heavy morning gusts. Pieces of leaves and food wrappers flew around in the typhoon-like wind scraping against a banner which was crucified against a brick-wall using four large black nails, expanded and compressed like a heart, displaying 'The Gossip Gazette.' Luxair Valley's most trusted newspaper was being distributed all over the small town, but this one was a special edition, since on the front page had the date of King Kanyon's wedding. The once quiet market now roared with rage as scores of wolves from the Graceland pack crowded the town. The stores were stuffed, and street vendors made the roads extremely narrow forcing people to walk in a straight file like soldiers going to battle. Shops with all different types of goods stood on either side of the lane obediently. All the doors were still closed even though the shopkeepers knew very well that the doors would not last long against the might, impatience, and violence of thes
The land beyond the northern ridge was unrecognizable.What once was fertile farmland had turned to ash and bone. Smoke curled from still-smoldering fields, and the wind carried the iron stench of blood. Birds no longer sang here. Even the crows kept their distance.Kanyon led the charge, his beast just beneath the surface, itching to break free. DJ rode beside him, stoic as ever, though his knuckles were white against the reins. Behind them, a hundred of the kingdom's best warriors moved in formation, senses sharp, weapons drawn. The silence of the land disturbed even the most hardened among them."Your Majesty," Cameron said, eyes scanning the horizon. "Luxair Valley's gone. Burned clean through. No survivors."Kanyon didn't speak. He couldn't. His chest was a cage of pressure, tightening with every step closer to the truth. This wasn't the work of mindless beasts or rogue packs. This... this was war. And whoever had started it, they knew the kingdom intimately.He had a sinking fee
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