Mag-log inWelcome back to Araphyra! I still love those sprites.
HopeAfter leaving my father and sisters, Tanya and I went back to the airport where her private jet was located. Matthew had remained behind, not at all happy about it. I wasn’t sure how Bjorn would take to having another male in his space, especially a human, and rather than watch my father maul Matthew to death, I’d convinced him to stay behind.Now, however, he’s just as unhappy about me not wanting him to come with us to Araphyra.“I didn’t ask if you could come, Matthew. I didn’t think about it. But trust me, Tanya will be safe. If you didn’t know where you were going, you wouldn’t even know how to get to Araphyra.”“The Queen’s a Guardian, right? Can we ask her when we get there if I can come to?” he asks.“Matthew, what’s this about?” I ask as we fly to our destination.“Look, all my life, I’ve been a guard, a protector, a fighter. Could I go find someone else to guard? Yes, I’m sure I could. But I don’t want that life anymore. In truth, I’ve thought a lot about what you said
LeviWe’ve been hunting two witches, Laris Bevin and Levana. Both of them are responsible the multiple deaths, and most importantly for our purposes, they are responsible for threatening Alpha Xander’s mate, Maeve.Since we’ve never allowed witches into the pack, I don’t know a lot about them, and neither do the other wolves. However, over the past couple of months, we’ve been finding the witches who left their covens or were being hunted by the bad witches and we’ve slowly been bringing them into the Holstin Enterprises apartments. Some are single parents who only wanted to keep their children safe, some thought they were working for the good witches, only to find out they weren’t. All of their lives were threatened if they left the coven, but they did it anyway.I had really hoped to be home when Hope got back, but Maeve found the witches' coven and a large group consisting of wolves and witches, went to attack them.The problem was, when we arrived, we realized that it’s not just a
HopeAfter the tour, Tanya went home to pack and I did the same. I almost forgot that Levi had moved me into his apartment and when I walked in, I realized just how much he’d done to make this place feel like ours.I close my eyes. I made a promise to Levi, and I really intended to keep it, but I don’t want him to suffer knowing our child was born deformed. And if our child dies, I don’t know if I can see that kind of pain in Levi’s eyes, knowing that it’s my fault that his pup didn’t survive.I call my parents, letting them know I’m home and I’m coming for a visit.“Actually, they’re having Alpha Cayd’s going away party tonight in Shadow Falls Pack. Do you want to meet us there? You’re welcome to come,” Carlos says.The timing couldn’t be better. I wanted to talk with Guardian Emlyn and now I have the perfect excuse to do it.“I take it everything is better between the packs now?” I ask. I’ve only gotten bits and pieces of the story over the past year while I’ve been away.“Yes, ever
HopeThis year with Tanya has been a lot harder than I expected. Her anxiety has gotten worse instead of better. When it’s just us, she’s fine. It’s the large crowds that she can’t handle any longer.At every concert, I have to stand where she can see me. When Levi would come to visit, he’d have to stand backstage with me. Having two of us there seemed to make her feel even more safe.I didn’t know it until we arrived in Bucharest and Matthew contacted me on the radio before the concert, that Vasile Northway came to see Tanya perform. Apparently, his family, or most likely he, is originally from Romania. And here I thought that was just part of the tales developed for Tanya’s movies, but no, vampires apparently did originate in Romania.When I told her he was here, she had Matthew invite him backstage. I guess a vampire who killed her tormentor makes Tanya feel safe. He, of course, was happy to come see the concert backstage and it was honestly one of her best performances.Afterward,
LeviWhen Hope agreed to join Tanya on her tour, I had no idea that they would want me to drop her off at an airport in New York so she could fly out right away. However, that’s exactly what happened. Mr. Russell sent Tanya’s private jet and the next morning, I said goodbye to her. Tanya was scheduled to play in Wembley Stadium that night and they wanted Hope there to hopefully get her through her anxiety.I kissed her goodbye and told her to call me when she arrived.She did as she was rushed to the stadium. They were on the verge of cancelling another night but Hope apparently got there in time.I only found out about that the next morning. Rather than stop for the night somewhere, I drove straight through until I got home. Then I slept until noon and went to meet with Alpha Liam.I told him about meeting Hope’s father and that we need to keep our eyes open for hybrids that might be around needing help. Then, I went back to work.I didn’t see Hope for two months. While we talked ever
HopeWe spent the next two weeks with Bjorn and my sisters. While Orsa wasn’t openly hostile to me again after Levi talked to her, she wasn’t as warm as her sisters either. I definitely got a feel for what it’s like to live this primitively. While it works for them, I was ready to go when Levi and I finally said our goodbyes.“Will we see you again, girl?” my father asks as I hug him goodbye.“I’d love that. If I’m welcome …”“You’re always welcome here, girl. You’re mine, even if I didn’t know about you until now,” he said as I hugged him.After the first day of sparring, my father pushed me harder. His fighting style is so different than the wolves that I learned a lot about how to protect myself against animals that are considerably larger than I am. While he went easy on me, he was tougher with Levi. The Alpha in Levi loved every minute of it and I’m guessing Bjorn did too. Each day after the two of them were done, they both had big grins on their faces, even though their bodies we
HopeI wake violently, shooting up in bed and vomiting everything in my system.“There you go. Get it out of your system, Hope,” Luna Grace says.I want to answer her, but I can’t, since I begin vomiting again. I’m mortified that I’m throwing up in front of my Luna and a Guardian.“She still has sil
LeviAs soon as Tanya called me, I told her to put me on speakerphone.“Hope, can you hear me?” I ask, getting dressed quickly. My mate needs me.When Tanya tells me it’s Qadira, I already know there’s a problem. Qadira would have shifted back if she could.“I’m coming, baby. Hang on.”“Levi, I thin
LeviMy life is perfect. The only thing that would make it more perfect is if Hope would have agreed to let me mark her. But I know my mate. She never expected to be worthy of a mate, even if I knew she was.I carry her out into the water, partly because I want to feel how Qadira responds in the wat
LeviOh goddess she tastes even better than I thought she would. When I feel Hope give in to our kiss, I deepen it, needing to taste more of her, needing to possess her, needing to claim her. I want her to know that I want her, love her, and need her in my life.I have no idea how long the kiss last







