INICIAR SESIÓNJenna is a human girl living in a world where there are supernatural creatures. They live among humans, some good, others evil. And as it turns out, Jenna's new boss is a dragon-shifter, and her mate, but before she can celebrate having a mate, she finds out she got a second mate, Blaze, an alpha werewolf. Follow Jenna as she discovers new enemies, and tries to find true love in a complicated world.
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ルーベンス家の玄関前に、一台の馬車が滑らかに停まった。御者が手綱を引くと、木製の扉が開き、中から一人の少女が飛び降りる。
秋の始まりを告げる涼やかな風が彼女の金色の髪をそっと揺らし、木漏れ日が庭の石畳に淡い模様を描いていた。
ヴィオレットの娘、リリアーナである。
彼女は小さな靴で石畳を軽快に駆け抜け、玄関に立つ伯父アルフォンスの元へとまっすぐに走っていく。庭の端では、色づき始めた葉がちらほらと舞い、風に揺れるコスモスが秋の訪れを静かに告げていた。
「伯父様~!」
リリアーナの澄んだ声が庭に響く。アルフォンスはその声に振り向き、柔らかな笑みを浮かべた。
「リリアーナ、よく来たね」
その言葉に応えるように、リリアーナは両手を大きく広げて叫んだ。
「抱っこ! 抱っこ!」
アルフォンスは声を上げて笑い、軽やかに彼女を抱き上げる。その足元で、小さな枯葉が一枚、風に乗ってひらりと舞い上がった。
「もちろんだよ、リリアーナ姫」
「ふふっ、姫じゃないもん」
リリアーナは照れくさそうに笑いながら、伯父の首に小さな手を回した。その仕草はあまりにも自然で、子どもの純粋さと愛らしさに満ちていた。
「随分と大きくなったな。もっと頻繁に来てもらわないと、成長を見逃してしまいそうだ」
後ろから馬車を降りてきたヴィオレットは、二人のやり取りを見守りながら苦笑した。
「兄上、二週間前にも来たばかりですよ?」
アルフォンスは肩をすくめ、茶目っ気たっぷりに返す。
「それでも足りないさ。遠くないのだから、一週間ごとでも、いや、三日ごとにでも来てほしいくらいだ」
その冗談にヴィオレットは小さく笑ったが、リリアーナは真剣な顔で声を張り上げた。
「伯父様! 母上とばっかり話さないで。リリアーナの話を聞いて!」
「もちろん、ちゃんと聞いているよ。どうしたのかな?」
「リリアーナね、字をいっぱい書けるようになったよ!」
その無邪気な報告に、アルフォンスの目が優しく細められた。
「それは素晴らしいね。今度、私に手紙を書いてくれないかい?」
リリアーナは嬉しそうに頷く。
「いいよ! いっぱい書くね!」
それを見ていたヴィオレットが、娘の顔を覗き込みながら微笑む。
「私には手紙を書いてくれないの、リリアーナ?」
リリアーナは一瞬きょとんとしたが、すぐににっこり笑って答えた。
「母上にも書いてあげる!」
「それは楽しみね」
ヴィオレットは微笑みながら言い、屋敷の中へと足を向けた。
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屋敷の玄関ホールでは、執事のクリスが深々と頭を下げて迎えた。
「おかえりなさいませ、お嬢様」
「ただいま、クリス」
ヴィオレットはわずかに表情を緩める。その微笑みは一瞬だけ続いたが、ホールの大理石に反射する柔らかな光が、彼女の影を淡く浮かび上がらせた。
――かつて夢見た夫婦の幸福。
その理想と現実との落差が、今も胸の奥に澱のように残っている。
アシュフォード家に嫁ぎ、信じた相手に裏切られた記憶は、過去になったはずなのに、ふとした拍子に疼き出す。
「はぁ…」
知らず、ため息が漏れた。
そのとき、小さな手がヴィオレットの頬に触れた。
「母上、つかれてる?」
「少しだけね。馬車の揺れがちょっと堪えたのかもしれないわ」
ヴィオレットは娘の頬にそっと触れ、柔らかな笑みを浮かべた。
「部屋で休んできてもいいかしら、リリアーナ?」
「いいよ~。リリアーナは伯父様にお手紙書くの! あとね、おやつも食べたい!」
アルフォンスはくすりと笑いながら応じる。
「リリアーナのために料理人が腕を振るっているよ。厨房に行ってみるか?」
「行く!」
リリアーナの声が弾む。アルフォンスは彼女を再び抱き上げ、そのまま厨房へと向かった。ヴィオレットはゆっくりと階段を上がりながら、背後から聞こえてくる二人の笑い声に耳を傾けた。
――この子がいるから、私は歩いていける。
そう思いながらも、胸の奥に沈む影は、まだ完全には消えてはいなかった。
窓の外では、色づき始めた葉が風に揺れ、陽光を受けて柔らかな輝きを放っていた。
その美しい光景に一瞬、心が和らぐ。
けれど――その光の下でも、過去の痛みはなお、彼女の心に影を落としていた。
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Jenna I'm holding my baby girl in my arms, smiling up at Ariel while he tries to soothe our crying boy. Blaze is trying to piece together a lamp we bought from IKEA. Everything seems right with the world. I've finally accepted that I'm a vampire and that it's not a death sentence. I'm happy. I have the two most wonderful men for mates, and they get along with each other. Sex is great, and we have two beautiful children, soon three—what else could I ask for? "You're such a little troublemaker, aren't you?" Ariel kisses Hayden's forehead. The two baby twins are pure-blooded vampires, and the father is Ariel. I smile over at the vampire boy. We named the twins Hayley and Hayden. I guess it's a shout-out to Hannah. My heart misses her, even if she hasn't replied to any of my letters. She wants a war to unfold between our kingdoms while I seek peace. I don't understand where her bloodthirst comes from—we are both mothers, war is the last thing we s
Hannah I'm blinded by the ethereal light surrounding the little girl in my arms. Like her father, the blood of the Fae courses through her veins, letting me know that she will fit into this world perfectly. Gazing down into the blue eyes, already so intelligent, I start to whisper soothing, loving words. "Mommy might not be here forever, but you should know that I love you, I love you so much. You're precious, Daisy, so precious." "Will that be her name?" Smiling, I turn around with the baby in my arms. Cassius is standing in the door opening, looking as beautiful as ever with his long hair and elegant-looking clothes. Fair hair falls down his shoulder, almost covering one side of his white blouse. It pains me that we won't be together forever, that my hands are already showing veins that weren't there before. Age doesn't frighten me, neither does my greying skull, but leaving the daughter and the man I love so much behind is downright frighte
Blaze I'm sitting on the top balcony, looking out over the magical realm with the wind hitting me in the face. I dangle my legs, letting my toes curl and unfold. For the first time in forever, I feel at peace. Catherine is no longer alive, and so, my ancestors may rest. "So it's here you are." A million shivers crawl up my spine hearing Jenna's voice, but I keep my gaze locked on the clouds. She picked Ariel, yet I'm too lost in her to leave this hotel behind. I'm not sure how the stinking dragon managed to move it to the magical realm, but I guess this is the only place ready for us mythical creatures. "Here I am..." Jenna silently takes a seat next to me, her scent hitting my nose and making me stare down at her hand resting next to mine. My heart squeezes inside my chest, letting me know the mate-bond is still there. Even now, all I want is to tackle Jenna to the ground and steal her away from Ariel. "You know, I've been won
Jenna My legs are weak by the knees, trembling as I make my way over to the bathroom mirror. I'm met with a heart-stopping sight; my eyes are entirely red, bloodshot, and empty, soulless, vampiric, and my hair—what the fuck happened to my hair?! I wrap my arms around myself, suddenly shivering. Blonde hair is falling from my head, the same color as Catherine's platinum locks. I feel sick. It's like I've turned into the old vampire herself, and when my reflection distorts, and I can imagine Catherine laughing at me, I punch the mirror and shatter it into pieces. "No!" Tears are clawing out from the corner of my eyes. "Please tell me this is a nightmare!" Ariel, grim-faced, hesitates in the doorway. His arms are planted under his chest, and his eyes are brewing storms. "This is not a nightmare, even though it might seem like one," I touch the mirror and see the stranger, the one who is supposedly me, do the same. "So I'm the vampire queen now? H
JennaOpening your eyes to the music of rain smacking against a window must be the best feeling in the world; at least, it's the sound that I love the most.Smiling, I roll around in bedsheets that smell like detergent and heavenly apples. The winds are howling outside, gossiping about storms and open oceans, and I stretch my arm, freezing when I end up touching something hot and solid.Something warm moves over my hand, and I open my eyes to find Ariel staring into my face. His larger hand is placed over mine, holding it over his beating heart. Dark circles surround his eyes—Ariel looks like he has been awake for decades. Yet, a smile carries its way to his lips as he openly studies my face."You're awake..." Ariel sounds surprised, but more than anything, he seems happy; his eyes are already tearing up. I barely get a chance to collect my thoughts and look around before I'm wrapped up in a hug, squeezed like a burrito to his chest. The guy manages
CatherineToday I found out the world isn't black and white—there are thousands of shades of grey, new nuances behind every corner. And it seems even an old vampire like me has feelings.I thought I was entirely evil, someone who only lived for the purpose of taking over this world. But, strangely enough, as I peer down into the eyes of the woman I used to hate, I find hesitation blossoming in my chest where there once was only pure hostility and rage.Jenna, her words spoke to my soul and somehow drew out my bottled-up emotions. She claimed I could be saved, and judging from the sparks flying within me when she said that, maybe those words were what I had waited for all along?Because now my heart, once frozen by tundra and ice, is pumping again, trying to remind me how it felt to be human. I can almost hear it whispering: "Is total destruction and a world without love truly what you wish for, Catherine?"And it definitely should be! Consump






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