LAMIA Mom, Aunt Olivia, and Queen Sarah had booked us all in for a day spa at mid-morning, so we were fresh for the party. Having stylists and make-up artists pamper and prepare us for the ceremony this evening. It was Queen Sarah’s treat. Kira and Tawny; accompanying us, of course. A girl’s day out. I think I was the only one that wasn’t that excited about it. My life was too unpredictable at the moment and the knot in my stomach wasn’t helping. My brain was mulling through all the possible scenarios for this evening. Would I find a mate? Do I even have another mate? Would Kellen find a mate tonight? I wasn’t sure if I could handle him finding his mate this soon. Would either of us get second chance mates, but were we even considered ‘ex-mates’? It was all just too confusing. By the time we had made it to the spa, my parents and aunts knew Kellen and I were not destined. I wonder if that was why my dad had a smug look on his face this morning at breakfast. Of course, Kira was the

LAMIA Zane picked his head up from the pillow and looked down at me; I met his hardened eyes with a scowl on his face, with a hint of hurt. No, I must be mistaken. His dark hair was still plastered to his forehead. “That wasn’t just sex, Lamia, that was the best fuck I have ever had in my life.” He said as a matter of fact. Again, not admitting to him that, yeah, it was out of this world. His fingers were tracing small circles on my back. I was still sprawled across his chest. “So you want to tell me why the little princess didn’t want to run with her pack tonight, on her birthday?” “No.” I didn’t owe him any explanations. He grunted at my short reply. We lay there in comfortable silence, not moving, enjoying the feeling and closeness of each other. All of a sudden, I felt a wave of dizziness hit me, and the urge to throw up. Untangling myself from Zane’s arms, I made to stand up when a sharp pain blasted through my head. “Agghhh!” I cried out in agony as my body started sweati

KELLEN It was now 4 am in the morning and the effects of the attack and fight had weighed on everyone. We lost a total of 44 pack members. Most of those were warriors and a few omegas. The majority were lost at the eastern border where the bears and rogues attacked, coupled with the were-cats that slunk from the trees like ninjas. Mike, my father, and I were currently sitting in his office waiting for Zane to turn up. I didn’t think it was a good idea for me to be in the same room as him. I breathed in and clenched my fists a few times before I managed to calm myself down. I felt guilty as shit when we all went off for the pack run and left Lamia behind. When we were getting to the end of the run and heading back to the palace, I felt a wave of dizziness, almost rendering me useless as I stumbled. I was about to reach out to Mike when a searing hot pain shot through me and we heard her screams and howls of torment. My mind had raced knowing it was Lamia. Conri, my wolf, cast a glan

UNKNOWN POV “ARRAAAAAGH!” The rogue king's snarl rang out, shaking the already crumbling castle walls. His fury was evident, amber eyes glowing as his body shuddered with outrage. “Bring the fucking Alpha and his little bitch!” He all but screamed. “My lord, their Intel was good, the king’s elite warriors were able to recover and hold us off, even when we penetrated the castle. The Dire Wolf was well guarded, not left alone like we thought she would be.” No one had noticed our presence in the royal palace as I watched the Alpha take down the bear shifter we had sent in, with the aid of Hunji. A wolf I had met once and knew of his skill. His reputation preceded him as a skilled warrior and worldly man. He had been guarding her door. “Do I look like a give a flying fuck? They failed me! I want what’s mine!” claws extending and canines protruding as he bellowed out his wrath. “The Delta's daughter can be brought here, the Alpha may be a little harder, and questions will be asked, my

ZANE After eating in the dining hall, I was more than ready to have my doll all to my fucking self. I didn’t mind socializing, but I preferred to do it with my own pack. Prince prick and I had been getting on alright, much to my distaste. I still didn’t like the goody two-shoe prince, but he put my mate first and she was a top priority of his. I still didn’t like how close the fucker and Lamia are. Knowing they shared a ‘special bond’, whatever the fuck that was, grated on my nerves. Again, though, the little prick was somehow important to my mate, so that meant against my choice, I had to deal with it. Only for her would I deal with it, only for her would I put my differences aside. I kept thinking about the stupid story her kitty friend, Tawny, told us. I had laughed at the fairy tale, not sure how it was relevant to my doll. Yet… There was this niggling feeling in the back of my head and Dacia had paced around like a wandering fucking rabbit in the back of my mind for the rest