(King Alstin’s P.O.V)             The moment I felt an outsider cross the border; I knew something was different yet familiar at the same time. I couldn’t place it and it made me anxious, and I don’t like to be anxious. I took over the Kingdom of Eglarest from my father about 75 years ago, when I was 50 years old. My father wanted to be able to spend time with his sister, Amelie, when she ended up mated to the shifter king, Conri, when I was in my 40s. Amelie and my father were actually half-siblings, their father having had an affair with a spellcaster years after my father was born. When the spellcaster found out she was pregnant, she had initially wanted to get rid of the fetus, however; my grandfather told her that if she went through with the pregnancy he would give her enough gold, jewels, and money to set her up for life. She gladly accepted his offer and once she gave birth, she washed her hands of Amelie. My gra

(Rian’s P.O.V)            I couldn’t believe that Morrigan is the daughter of King Conri and Queen Amelie. I mean, I knew there was something about her aura that puzzled me. Her aura was stronger than mine, though she didn’t know that she could command me to do something with her Alpha tone and I would follow it. That’s something that no other Alpha can do to me as Supreme Alpha. I will have to talk with my parents about what this means for our kingdom, because this could be the start of bringing back the monarchy. Though first, we needed to put an end to the dark Fae and spellcaster problem that Eferhile is having. Alstin and Albrun walked us to the rooms we would be staying in while we wait for Prince Leland to get to the palace. I wasn’t expecting us to have to stay the night, so none of us had an overnight bag, though Alstin assured me that there were clothes for us in the rooms.          

(Leland’s P.O.V)                    I could tell that this wasn’t going well at all, I couldn’t help myself when I smelled her: sweet peas, just like the day she was born. I know that she smells different to her mate but to her family and to everyone else she smells of sweet peas. I never thought I would get this chance because I knew I needed to stay away from her, and I needed everyone to continue to think she was dead. My cousin had many loyal followers, and many are still around today making sure that there are no more royals left to overthrow the system they have now. We had always been a fair monarchy, only stepping in when it was necessary because we believed in the autonomy of the individual packs. The only times we personally stepped in were for wars between packs and the mistreatment of mates or single female shifters. We thought the people were happy but those who are greedy

(Morrigan’s P.O.V) Well, this is bad. I think to myself. I had been floating in nothingness, inky black nothingness for what seemed like forever and my Goddess was I getting annoyed as fuck! I kept trying to feel around for Winter, but I couldn’t find her and it was beginning to feel like half of me was gone. Like there was a void inside my heart and she was the only thing that could fill it. The air around me began to shimmer and the nothingness I was floating in started to lighten and I soon found myself on what seemed like a bridge made of stars. Looking around me, I could see the planets and the heavens stretched for miles around me. It was truly a wondrous sight to behold. The stars twinkled around me like they were dancing amongst each other. “Well well well, look who decided to FINALLY show up,” I hear a voice behind me. I whirl around to see a woman with beautiful russet, reddish-brown skin, beautiful almond-shaped brown eyes, and beautiful raven bl

(Morrigan’s P.O.V)             I wake up the next morning, stretching into a hard chest while feeling a delicious soreness sparking across my body. Remembering the improvised play session that Rian and I had last night. I peek my head over to the bedside table to see that it’s now seven o’clock in the morning—ugh too fucking early. I extricate myself from Rian’s grip as slowly and as quietly as possible, not wanting to wake him up just yet, I need some privacy and alone time. Too much shit has happened without me having the proper amount of time to actually process everything. I hop into the huge shower with the water hot enough to boil my skin off. Bathing in hell fire, I see. Looks like we are ready to take on that dumbass uncle of ours.             I couldn’t help the chuckle that escapes me from my wolf’s honesty.