LORRIANE POV
I twist and turn in the mirror while smoothing my silky mermaid-style dress. I absolutely adore how the material hugs my curves, and I can't wait for Mitch to see me. He is going to lose his mind!
"Better get going, Raine," I whisper to myself before leaving my room.
I get to the room Miranda stayed in last night and take a deep breath. As I enter, Miranda meets my eyes, and I feel my heart squeeze as I look at my big sister in her wedding dress, all dolled up.
"Look at your baby momma," Miranda whispers, and Mom spins around instantly.
She gasps when she sees me, and I immediately begin to cry simultaneously as I laugh. Mom looks us over back and forth... Back and forth with tears streaming down her face.
"Are you ready," she asks us after a few minutes of tears and tissues.
I smile wide before answering
The Lycan Prince's Forever is the sixth book in The Riverstone Series. Available on GoodNovel ETHAN POV Kratos growls, and I snarl after Father pins us yet again. He rolls off of me and jumps to his feet with ease. I sit up and watch the two hundred and something-year-old man grab a towel with open frustration. My Father's tattoos glisten as he wipes the sweat from his never-aging skin, and my anger towards him only grows. I want to yell and slam my fist through the wall, but I don't. I contain my anger at his indifference as I have done for years. Growing up, I was never my father Jackson's favorite child. That was my older sister Sasha's role. And now that she has passed, he treats me like a houseplant he has to water. He still trains me and gives me an occasional smile. He still ack
ETHAN'S POV "Thank you, Louise," I say as our main omega lays out my tux and leaves. I feel terrible about what I am about to do, but I can't force myself to dance and be merry. I will make an appearance at my birthday/mating ball, but that's it. I will be slipping out as soon as the announcements for our guests are over with. I need to focus my mind and get ready for being crowned. My mate will appear when it is time. I'm honestly in no hurry. Would finding her be amazing? Yes..., but I don't have high hopes of that happening. I doubt I will find my mate so early in my eternal life. If I were the Goddess, I wouldn't allow anyone to meet their mate before they were ready, and I don't feel as if I am ready. "Knock, knock....," Father Jason says as he opens my door and enters with my other two parents. "My baby boy," Mom says as she enters the room and walks dire
ETHAN POV Kratos eases our body back into human form, and I stretch before getting dressed in the clothes we keep stored at the bunker. After tying the laces to my old tennis shoes, I take off at a jog. My body is still wired with anxiety even though I am starving, so a little jog to find food should help. It isn't often I leave pack grounds. In fact, I don't believe I have entered this town's city limits in over eleven years.Kratos- I want meat! Not fake meat.Ethan- when do you ever want fake meatKratos- you know what I mean. I chuckle at him as I pass a smiling couple. The sun is just setting, and they seem to be heading home from a date of sorts. "Jace, can we go to happy hour please," the female's voice whines as I jog farther down the street. I shake my head as my
ETHAN POVMy fathers pace as my mother stands next to the door with her arms folded. So many emotions are flowing across her face, so I wait. I know they are upset and pleased at the same time.....much like me."Ethan, you left your birthday ball. The last one we will ever share together," my mother finally says, and I nod my head guilty."And while the action led you to your mate...it was still rude and hurtful. We thought you had just decided to take a breather as you have in the past. We didn't even consider that you had run off...I taught you to cloak your scent to escape dangerous situations, not disappear from important family functions," Mom says, and I stand up.I walk across the room and take her hand in mine."For some reason, tonight I had to run. Every instinct I have was screaming for me to leave....and while I am sorry to have hurt your feelings, I am delight
MIRANDA POV "How are you feeling honey," a brunette woman who looks like she is in her early forties asks me as I try to sit up. "Umm, I'm okay. Where am I," I ask while raising my hand to my sore arm. The woman grins at me as another appears from what looks like a restroom carrying a wet washcloth. "You are in Prince Ethan's bedroom. My name is Louise, and her's is Aria. We work in the Royal mansion," the brunette named Louise replies, and flashes of my night hit me. "Oh no, where is Bryan," I ask in a voice barely above a whisper. Louise's eyes darken, and she tilts her head. Aria places the wet rag against my forehead before answering. "He and the males he was with are in the dungeon. The Prince and his fathers will most likely be speaking with them soon," Ar
ETHAN POV Rage and sadness course through my veins as I watch my mate scramble to her feet to defend my mother. She looks so petrified and small. It makes me want to skin Bryan alive. I should have known she wouldn't be able to handle us entering the room looking like cold-blooded killers. She is just getting out of an abusive relationship with a werewolf—a werewolf whose blood we are wearing."Calm down, Honey. These are my mates...they wish me no harm," mom says as if she is speaking to a new born colt. Miranda doesn't move so mom grabs her upper arms and stares sincerely into her eyes. "I'm sorry they scared you, but they would never hurt me or you. My mate Jackson just wants to talk about something important. He wasn't thinking about scaring you when he came in," Mom explains, and my mate's body shags in relief before her face becomes one of emba
ETHAN POV "This will not stand! I won't allow it," Father Jackson growls as he paces back and forth. I close their office door and find my way to a chair before slumping down. My body is tired and hungry. I never did eat, and the rage coming off of Kratos is exhausting. "How is she," mom asks, and I sigh while leaning my head back. I close my eyes, and her sleeping face immediately appears on the back of my eyelids. "Tired and in shock. Her life did a 180 tonight... She cried herself to sleep," I admit in a low voice. "See, we have to implement strict laws. If werewolves choose to live as rogues, that's fine, but harming humans because they feel they are indestructible is unacceptable," Father Jackson growls, and Father Jason nods. Mom closes her eyes and groans.
ETHAN POV Waiting for my mate to wake up is torture. I told her I would sleep in a guest room, and I meant it. But I didn't think about the fact that me sleeping in another room meant I had to give her privacy until she stirs. Every moment Kratos and I can't see her is agonizing. All I want to do is learn everything about her before the trial begins and she returns to her everyday life. I understand she can't be kept here against her will. And I understand that means one thing...I have to woo her into loving me fast. I have to convince her to give up her life and choose me instead. I have to convince her to throw away her mortality for me....her sister for me.....her parents for me. My bed squeaks softly as my mate finally sits up, and Kratos urges me to knock at the door we have been standing at for thirty nine minutes. I sigh before giving in to our impatient desires to see her. I know she will need t