LOGINI think Jude is going to get someone interesting...what do you think?
Jude POVEverything is set. In one hour, Iva is going to officially be my Luna Queen. I can’t wait to see her. After my ceremony, hers begins. Once our ceremonies are completed, I’ll introduce the ranked team.I’m in my suit, along with the royal crest, and honestly, it feels stuffy. I hate getting dressed up, but it’s required. Besides, I can’t wait to see my mate.There is a knock at my door. “Come in.”My dad walked in, and he is also dressed up with the royal crest. “You look sharp, son.”“Thanks, Dad.”“I wanted to come in here and talk with you really quickly. I have been saving this talk for this day.”“Sure, what’s up?”“I’m really proud of the man you’ve become, Jude. Since the day you were born, you were always going to be my heir. I never thought it would be at this capacity, but I’ve always wanted more for my kids than I had. I grew up with a loving family, and I wanted you to have the same. I wanted you to be stronger than me, closer to your family than I was to mine, and
Jordyn POVI’m watching Iva try on Luna dresses. She is so pretty. I’m glad she and my brother found each other.“Tomorrow is going to be perfect. Just you watch, Iva. You are going to look stunning too,” I said encouragingly. She is shy about showing off in dresses.‘Spitfire, do you have a minute?’‘I’ll give you all my minutes if you need them, hot stuff.’Joshua chuckles, ‘I’m in our room.’‘Be right there.’I turned to Iva and Mom. “Do you mind if I go talk to Joshua for a minute? He said he needed to talk to me.”“Sure. Go ahead,” Mom said.I smiled at Iva, “Any of these dresses would look good on you, Iva. For the record, I like the second dress you tried on. It hugs your body in all the right ways, and the plunge in the front will drive my brother insane.”Iva blushed, and I laughed. “You have a killer body. Don’t hide it. Show everyone why you are the Luna Queen, sis.”I hugged them both and left for our bedroom. When I came through the door, Joshua grabbed me and crashed his
Joshua POV“How marvelous that you can regenerate lifeless things, Iva!” Crystalline said.I snapped my attention to Crystalline. She is an interesting woman. She stays serene all the time but doesn’t get overly excited. However, just now, her eyes expressed clear excitement at the idea of regeneration.Sable replied to Crystalline, “We understand that in Iva’s bloodwork and DNA, there are markers for regeneration. We believe people are trying to harvest it for their warriors.”Crystalline’s eyes darkened, and her skin grew cloudy. “The fools trying will never be successful. Iva's ability isn’t for self-regeneration. It’s to heal what has been broken. She does the regeneration. If a wilted flower was handed to her, she could make it live again. If she lost a hand, however, it wouldn’t grow back.”So she can make things live or die. She just can’t do that for herself. So all the scars and everything she has suffered are permanent. It makes me that much more upset.I asked her a questio
Iva POVAfter lunch, Crystalline, Jude, and I went to the back gardens again. We were there for over an hour, and I was already beginning to feel frustrated. The events and revelations of the day are gnawing at my mind.‘You were created for me.’‘You have to help your sister.’‘You exist for me, Iva. Mom and Dad had you to save me. Know your place.’My sister knew. They all knew. I remember reading in a book that a mother starts bonding with their pup in the womb. I was never in a womb, though. I was in an incubator…a petri dish. I wasn’t supposed to exist. Not really. I wasn’t someone my parents truly wanted. I’m a little sister to a person who never wanted one.I was looking around the table at lunch. Jude, Jordyn, Jaiden, Jayme, Jaliyah, Jazmyne, Joshua, Melanny…all siblings. All are born in love. All bonded, and I was an experiment. A sacrifice.Crystalline snaps me back to the present. “Iva. I know today is hard for you. You must focus, though.”I start stammering. “I...I’m sorr
Jordyn POVDaddy told Joshua and me to come to the back gardens. Crystalline, the Fae, arrived and will help Iva. Somehow, Jude, Mom, Joshua, and I are connected. I don’t understand, but I want my sister-in-law to get the help she needs.As we entered the back garden, I heard Crystalline tell Iva that her life is held up by her spiritual energy, not her body. That’s a thing? I never heard of it before.As we approach, Iva jumps up and hugs Joshua and me. Crystalline introduces herself, and then we all sit down on the three benches outside.“Iva,” Crystalline began, “there is something very different about you from everyone else. It’s not just your spiritual energy. It’s how you came to exist.”We all looked at Crystalline, confused. “I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Came to exist? Could you explain further, Lady Crystalline?” I asked.She smiled, “Iva was created, not carried.”What does that even mean? I’m getting more and more confused.Iva is, too, apparently, because she asks, “What
Iva POVI’m nervous about the Fae coming to visit. According to Jaxon and Ozul, she is powerful and will definitely help me channel my spiritual energy. I don’t even understand how I am supposed to be powerful. I don’t understand how the spiritual energy makes me powerful. All I know is that I do want to know how to control it.“Iva? What are you thinking?” Jude said, holding me from behind.I leaned into him, letting his warmth envelope me. “I’m nervous about meeting Crystalline. I’ve never met a Fae before.”“The Fae realm is nice. They mostly want to live in nature and not bother anyone. They understand the planet's energy and how to harvest it for good. They don’t like confrontation at all, but know how to defend themselves well,” Jude said. “They are proper, though. Like if etiquette had a face and place, it would be all the Fae in the Fae realm. They are easily offended by those who know better and choose not to know better.”“What if I offend them?” I asked, feeling even more n
Malina POV It’s been a month since Jasper marked me and made me his Luna. All things considered, it has worked out for me. I have never been a scheming woman but I do know how to survive. I figure I could do a lot worse than being Luna of a powerful pack. I don’t know who my mate would have been,
Matt POV As soon as the cars pulled in, I started feeling nervous. I have never been in this position before of meeting the in-laws. I’m not sure how to act or behave. ‘Fuck, dude. Can you calm down? You are radiating all kinds of nervous tension. You’re her fated mate and a beta. You are in an am
Jaxon POVDuring my call with Crane, he said he would be bringing elite guards. He also asked that warriors be at the ready to leave. Once he has spoken to Sable and me about his investigation, he intended to leave with Ben and his team to grab Darius, Anton, Diane and possibly Roger and arrest them
Jaxon POVOf all the meetings and planning I have had to do, this has to rank in my top ten of LEAST favorite. Setting up a meeting with someone my mate used to be crazy about is making me feel like I’m setting myself up for failure.I wonder if she still thinks about him. If so, how often? Does she







