"Your Highness," "Please call me Eldrid, Liam." She smiled politely as the Gamma returned the smile and nodded his head."I see you've received my message.""Of course, Lady Eldrid. Nicholas will arrive soon. Is there anything else you require me to do?""No, not right now. Let's go, Aiden is waiting for us." She shook her head and rose from the couch, making her way to the stairs. Liam quickly followed her lead, and they were soon on the first floor, walking towards Aiden's private office. Liam came up behind her and knocked on the door."Come in," Aiden's deep voice rang through the door, and Liam opened it, allowing Eldrid to walk in first. When she walked in, her attention was drawn to the woman sitting eloquently on the couch by the window on the left side of the room. Eldrid shifted her gaze to the man seated firmly in the swivel chair."What exactly is she doing here?" Her voice was calm as she inquired. Aiden raised his eyes to look

"Lady Eldrid! Look what I found!" Her gaze was drawn away from the magazine in her hand to a brightly grinning Victoria. With an album in her hand, she dashed towards Eldrid. It had been a week, and her resentment of Victoria was beginning to fade. Victoria had asked Eldrid if they could be friends or at least try to be, Eldrid had agreed upon that and Victoria saw her as a friend. On the other hand, Eldrid unconsciously saw her as an example of how a Luna should behave, look, and socialize. Eldrid was doing her best to interact with the pack members, as Megan suggested when Eldrid asked for advice on how to be a better Luna. She struggled to converse with the pack members and had a hard time trying to get to the pups. When Eldrid was close, they would look at her with anxious eyes peeking from behind their mothers. But, little by little, they began to approach her, talking and playing with her, and she couldn't be more delighted. She set the magazine down and smiled at

Eldrid's transformation was nearing completion when the doors slammed open."Seraphina!"A deep voice boomed, tinged with astonishment. Eldrid's gaze shifted to the main entrance and flickered. Aiden's eyes widened in shock and confusion as he turned his head towards the doors. A six-foot-tall, well-built man stood at the packhouse's entrance. His salt and pepper hair and slight wrinkles indicated his age, but the sharpness of his bright eyes and features was enough to convey how powerful and intimidating he was."What are you doing in my land?" He growled and turned around completely to face the man who was fuming by the door.He noticed Nicholas running towards the door and standing behind the man. Soon after, a female followed behind him and stood beside him. "Seraphina! Is that really you?" The man took a step towards her, whispering in disbelief, his words laced with a heavy accent.Aiden looked at the man, then at his mate, perplexed

 "By the time Cora took over, they were already dead." He said calmly, and she looked at him with puffy red eyes."I could feel a haze of evilness enclosing the castle, and I was already on my way to see your mother. But by the time I arrived, they had accomplished their mission. Your mother and father bleed out in my arms." His words were laced with grief, guilt, and sorrow."Then what was it that I saw?" With desperate eyes, she questioned."I believe just a figment, created by a witch. The aura of dark magic was too great that night!" King Emmerich possessed the ability to intercept evilness, dark magic, fear, blood, and death. He was drawn to it from a young age, and the wildness within him ran by, devouring them. He is mighty, and his vision can travel any distance to identify the source of the evilness or dark motives. And, when it comes to his family and himself, he can sense when someone is plotting something evil to harm them. He can directly dra

 The halo of the horizon arrives with golden grace. The sun shines brightly, warming the cold world. He awakens alone in his bed, and a sudden despair straps him. His impatient eyes searches for her, and when he notices the closet doors open and her walkout, a wave of reprieve washes over him. She was dressed in a simple sundress, her hair free and a smile on her face."Good morning." She greets"Morning,""Freshen up and get dressed, let's have breakfast together. Just the two of us." She says with a smile, and he looks at her, befuddled, but says nothing, only smiles and gets out of bed.Aiden emerged from the closet after a shower and change of clothes to find the room empty. He walked out of the room and followed her scent to the terrace. He stopped by the entrance and saw a large table set up. Seraphina was putting down the last plate of soft pancakes and berries, as warm as they would be in the sun, with maple syrup threaded on top. She