Ariel and Jessica were laughing as Ariel adjusted the veil on Jessica's bun. "Hold still, girl. You don't want me to poke you with the pin." "I'm sorry, Ariel. I'm just too excited. I can't keep still,” Jessica squealed. “I’m so happy.” "I understand. I'm just so pleased I get to stand by your side. I just wish the entire kingdom could witness this blessing,” Ariel exhaled. She thought her cousin deserved to be getting married in the Royal Temple, but she understood why it had to go down this way. "I know, but remember, no one else, other than who already knows, should find out. I'm just happy Kanyon told you guys. I don't think I could do this without all of you,” Jessica smiled. "And it has been my honour serving you. You will be a great queen." They hugged. "Now let me go get Daniel before I start to cry." Ariel hurriedly left the room with happy tears running down her cheeks. The nervousness was slowly leaving Jessica’s body. Now she was grinning like a lovesick fool,
"Calm down, little wolf. Just breathe," King Tomas was standing over poor Jessica, who was hyperventilating. "I would show you how to, but I'm a vampire, and we don't use oxygen." Seeing the young girl this distressed fascinated him. It was like watching a monkey juggle. "Give her some space, you undead bastard. Your decaying flesh might be contaminating the air around her," King Osbourne roared. He used his shoulder to nudge Tomas aside. "Maybe it's that god-awful cologne you're wearing. Smells like the inside of a bawdy house," Tomas hissed. "And don't you ever shove me like that again, or I will bite you in the face." "At least my breath doesn't smell like a zombie's asshole," Ozzy retorted. "And keep those nasty yellow fangs away from me." "Enough. Both of you!" Alpha Daniel barked. "I don't want you two to rehash that terrible display of yours earlier. Please, let's just focus on the bride." Daniel handed Jessica a paper bag. "Here you go. Just breathe in it. We won't le
The night was heating up, and King Kanyon kept tugging at his shirt collar with his finger. He was on edge, and so was Sinbad. 'What if she changes her mind?' Sinbad asked, pacing around in Kanyon's head. 'She's coming. I know she is.'King Kanyon's eyes scanned the field around him, and he hoped Jessica found the venue pleasing. He wasn't too happy with himself. He thought she deserved a fairytale wedding, not a mock ceremony that was being held in the meadows deep into the woods. He stood there in his favourite tux, with his best man by his side. "Where is she? What is taking her so long?" Kanyon was getting anxious. "Don't worry. Alpha Daniel and Luna Ariel will get her here in time. Just relax," Cameron used a handkerchief to wipe the king's brows. Lucy was standing at the makeshift altar where an arch was beautifully decorated with white and blue moonflowers. "Keep still," she whispered to the king. "You're even making me nervous.""I'm sorry. I just can't wait to make Jessic
Jessica cried as she listened to Kanyon proclaimed his undying love for her, and his smile grew wide when Jessica told him she had never loved another the way she did him. Once they had exchanged their rings, Lucy proudly declared them married. “May the Moon Goddess shine her blessings on the marriage of King Kanyon Coldblood and Princess Jessica Thornton. Tonight they have become one, joined under the moon as man and wife,” she announced. “Now they must mix bloods and complete this ceremony by drinking from the Golden Gauntlet." Golden Gauntlet? Jessica was puzzled at first, but then she saw Cameron present a small box to Lucy. Once Lucy opened it, a dazzling golden cup emerged that looked like something out of a fairy tale as it glowed like magic. It had countless rubies and gems decorating the rim, plus there were intricate designs of a lycan and the moon on the sides. It was a gorgeous piece. "Thank you, Master Cameron," Lucy nodded. She lifted the cup high above her head
While balancing Jessica in his arms, Kanyon had his mouth pressed against her lips as he struggled to open the door."Do you need some help?" Jessica asked while she watched him battle with the keys. "Is someone having trouble finding the hole?" She pouted. A quiet growl rumbled off his chest. "You're going to regret ever saying that once I get you inside this suite," Kanyon promised, finally getting the key in the door. He opened it, and stepped through. “Welcome to your new home,” he kissed her once more then locked the door behind him. He carried her to his bedroom and laid her on the bed. Jessica could see the moon through the window and another wave of heat crashed through her cells, sending pressure to her groin. She bit back a scream and gripped the sheets. Her head thrashed from side to side while her legs widened of their own accord. Kanyon's mouth watered when he saw the layers of her dress parting, revealing the silkiness of her thighs. Jessica couldn't wait, so she reac
Kanyon swiftly directed his attention towards Jessica, meeting her gaze. "Kanyon, did you hear what I said?"Jessica asked. "I said I want to taste you." Her hand lowered down to his shaft, and she took it in her grip and gave it a squeeze. "I heard you the first time," he murmured, closing his eyes and appreciating the sensation of her hand stroking him. "Is that what you truly want? There's no need for you to do that tonight." Jessica used the middle of her hand to smear over the cusp of his dick, catching some of his pre-cum. After that, she lifted her palm to her face and licked his essence from it. "I am sure," she remarked with a cheeky grin, prompting Kanyon to grunt and widen his eyes. His pupils glowed when he watched her swallow his juice. "OK," came his smooth reply. He then positioned on his knees at the both sides of Jessica's head. Lying on her back, she raised her hands and caressed his thighs. Kanyon's height was making things a little difficult, so she perche
Kanyon licked at her neck, numbing it as best as he could before sinking his teeth into her skin. Jessica screamed and wailed, with tears pouring down her face and snot running from her nose. She pleaded with him to stop, eager to get off him. But Kanyon's powerful arms held her down on his shaft, his teeth tearing at her flesh, marking her. Then he felt it, her body relaxing as her arousal got even more intense. He took his fangs out of her neck and used his tongue to cover the cut with saliva to stop the bleeding. He quickly manoeuvred himself so she was lying on her back, and he was on top of her. She was moaning using her hands to claw at his back, pulling him in, wanting him to pump inside her. Kanyon grunted as he pulled out and slammed inside of her. "You belong to me!" he said with a deep voice, withdrawing and then thrusting back inside her. "Mine!" He roared, feeling Jessica's muscles fighting against his thrust. He felt the warm liquid drowning his cock as Jessica came on
It had been a few weeks since King Kanyon had left the Graceland pack. The king's guards and doctor had been doing a marvellous job at turning the pack around for the better. The omegas were finally getting the respect and care they deserved, but Luna Magda couldn't give a shit about the other people in the pack. She had been drilling her daughters like they were at boot camp, but she wasn't pleased that her daughters were still not losing the weight she wanted them to in order to look thin and fit for their potential engagement to the lycan king. "Margret you haven't lost a single pound! What have you been eating?" Magda roared. "The ball is under three months away, and we leave in a month since we are going by carriages." "Mother, it's not me but my wolf. No matter how much I starve myself during the days, she eats three times the amount she normally does when I take her for runs," Marget whined. "I don't wanna hear any excuses, you disgusting pig!" she shoved her daughter
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