Vilkas POV.The cool summer breeze flows over my black scales as we get closer to the dark forest. Flying over the forest it is dense and spans for miles. You could get lost here if you were to wander into it. We have been flying for hours and the sun has started to rise.Looking around, I look down and see the Lycan becoming agitated, and I know we are close. I turn my head and see a shimmer in the distance. Flapping my giant wings again and turning to head towards it. I look down and see a clearing.“Down there Jaka, land.” I point it out, and he growls in acknowledgment and we descend. Once on the ground, we drop the Lycan and I shift quickly and grab him by the collar.“Looks like you will be home soon. Move!” I pull him in front of me and push him when I watch the shimmer grow and open. We stop walking when he chuckles.“You’re too late. They have already gone. You have failed again, Vilkas.” He laughs when I shove him forward and we walk through, like I will believe him.The sur
Serana POV.Where the hell am I? I look around through the phoenixes eyes at the battle below me. What the … When it all comes flooding back to me and I become angry. Anger as hot as the lava below me.I look closer and I see the one I’m after, the one who caused me pain, the one who tried to kill me. The dragon!“Don’t let him escape.” I say with an anger that boils inside me as my wings ignite. Shrieking loudly, we soar before we dive.“Bedelia, grab him!” I shout at her and she acknowledges my command when he ducks as we swoop over them with a loud caw.With a flap of my wings, I send flames at the Lycans when I turn my head again and see the dragon looking at me with confusion when I growl in my chest at his audacious.“Do it, Bedelia.” I scream at her when she dives again, our talons out as we snatch him up and fling him. I look as he shifts before he hits the ground. The black dragon with silver edging to his scales. I smirk at him. He is no match for me.We land and I caw loudl
Serana POV.It has been six months since I was reborn, and I have to admit, Vilkas has improved the palace and I was in tears as I saw the pictures of my parents in their rightful places. His scent lingers in the palace and as much as I want to say, I hate it; I don’t. It calms me.I even sleep in his shirts. The mate bond is still there in a way, and I miss him. I scoff at how pathetic I am being. I can’t miss him, not after what he has done to me, but I do.“He is our mate. Of course you will miss him. Why not call him home?” I roll my eyes at Bedelia’s suggestion, but I ignore it as I look at the map in front of me. I need to hunt down Starci and kill her.I led a war party to the dark forest, and we entered the Lycan kingdom and the place was destroyed and hundreds were dead. No sign of her. So we are back to square one in the search.“She can’t have gone far.” I mumble as I sit back in the chair and look out of the window.I stand and move to the door and leave, walking towards t
Vilkas POV.For six months we have been banished, but it hasn’t been so bad, we have always been outdoorsy. Long before you could buy your food, we hunted and this to us is like going back to our roots. We hunt, bathe in the streams, and sleep under the stars. However, we miss Serana more than ever, knowing she is alive.I rub my chest and I know Serana is in emotional pain. Whatever is causing it is breaking my heart for her.“Let’s go back to her, she needs us Vil.” Jaka whines in my head and I look out over the kingdom from the top of the mountain.“I can’t. She will be pissed if we just show up without her calling us home. I don’t fancy getting into a fight with Bedelia again. She is too strong.” I mumble when he huffs to the point where smoke comes out of my nostrils.“No, she needs us. She is in pain. She needs us, her mate, to help her. She can fight us later. Stop being a pussy and go to our mate or so help me Vilkas. I will take over when you sleep and fly us down there.” I r
Serana POV.What is that smell? I move closer to the mouthwatering smell. Mmm, the warm sweet earthy scent of cinnamon and … is that caramel apples. Oh, my god it is. I wonder if it tastes as intoxicating as it smells. Only one way to be sure. I need to lick it, to taste it.Wow, I move closer to the caramel apple and drag my tongue up over it, savouring it on my tongue. My teeth graze the caramel coating and I taste the caramel drip onto my hungry tongue. Without thinking, I bite down on it when I hear a rumble. I stop.Why is my caramel apple dipped in cinnamon rumbling? Must be my imagination. I lick it again, wanting to lick all the coating off, when I hear a chuckle. Wait, a chuckle what the?I open my eyes and see that I am straddling Vilkas, licking his chest. My eyes go wide as I try to scrabble off him when he holds me in place by my hips and I look up into those bright green eyes and I feel my face going the same colour as my hair.“Just so you know I’m not a caramel apple,
Serana POV.After breakfast, we head out. According to Wesley, Lupus Rock is a couple of hours away on horseback. But I need to get there sooner. Fuck it.“No, you will ride on my back.” I say as I step away, and they have the decency to give me privacy. I don’t see the point they have all seen me naked before. But it does warm me further. I strip down and close my eyes and envision Bedelia.Her black feathers with the reds, oranges, and golds running through the centre of my tail feathers. Her beautiful orange eyes and gold beak and talons. I open my eyes and see I am looking down at really small people. I wait for Vilkas to shift in to Jaka and him and Bedelia rub against each other as she shakes out her neck feathers and he does the same.I move to my belly and open my wings as Wesley climbs up and sits behind my neck.“You pull out my feathers, wolf, and I will make you a snack.” Bedelia warns, and Wesley raises an eyebrow at us and I chuckle. Joel, however, is riding on Jaka. I l
Vilkas POV.To say I am proud of Serana would be an understatement. Seeing her in action as she killed 2000 Lycans with just her a move of her hands. I couldn’t help but smile at her. Yes, some would say it is sick that I enjoyed their screams, but I know that Serana wants revenge more than I do and that is what she will get.I look at both Wesley and Joel and they both look like they have just witnessed a nightmare play out in real time, and I smirk at them both. Pussies.“So, where are we headed next?” I ask as I walk behind her back towards Lupus Rock. She doesn’t stop or answer. I move closer to her and see the icy stare from her flame like eyes. I know she is in a lot of pain, but she is using that pain to fuel her. Most would say that isn’t healthy, but that’s the thing about Phoenixes. They use that pain, rage, grief and turn it into fire.Her hatred will win the war against the Lycans, but I know it has changed her. Her ascension has changed her. In the privacy of her room or
Starci POV.That little bitch. She knows of the gathering. If she arrives there and goes to the Alphas, they will be pissed, not at her, but at me. I know word would have spread about what I have done, but I need their help.I went against a direct order not to attack the Phoenix Kingdom. Fools the lot of them, they were scared of Marcia’s wrath. But I needed to take the heart scale so I could use it to defeat the Alphas and become the top dog, so to speak.But that plan failed yet again. Now I have no choice but to grovel on my belly like a stray dog. The Alphas will love that. They have been hunting me for years, but I have always managed to evade them. Now I need their help.“You won’t be able to lie to them Star, they will see through it. It’s best to tell them the truth, otherwise they will kill you,” Lex says in my head as I watch Jaka and Bedelia fly back to the Phoenix Kingdom.“They could try to kill me on site. What we did was treason.” I say as I sit on the floor and think