Derek’s POV“Did you just seriously say that to Asher?” Lars said through the link. He was pissed off at me.“Yes, I did Lars. Asher isn’t lying. It wasn’t him. Jerek would be able to tell if it was him. Sophia is old enough to decide if she wants to go with him or not. I am not going to stop her. Honestly Lars, with how she has been acting, I think she might reject me.” I felt deflated. I didn’t know what to do any more. So we walked back.“Asher, if you haven’t been attacking us, then do you know who it is?” I asked him seriously.“I sent scouts out, Derek, to try and find out who it is because you can’t seem to, but they turned up dead. All six of my men had their throats cut. They were my best scouts, too. So, I am as much clueless as you are.” He sounded indifferent to me.“Does Alpha Titus know you are here?” I asked him.“It was going to be a surprise. My men chased off that rogue army that was coming towards here, so you and your men can fly back. I heard your Mom isn’t doing

“Derek, stop. You are killing your mate.” A command came through my head, but it did nothing to me. All I could think about was ending Sophia’s life. I still wrapped my hands around her neck, squeezing her neck tighter with every passing second. All she did was stare into my eyes the entire time and laugh, but there was nothing in them. My Sophia was gone. Finally, she passed out from lack of air. Throwing her body on the ground, I run back to Mom’s side. It was too late. The silver dagger in her chest had delivered the final blow. My entire body went stiff. I felt the snap of Mom’s connection to the kingdom break, causing me to fall to my knees, howling in pain. One by one, as her connection broke from everyone connected to her snapped. All you could hear were the howls. I felt a hand on my shoulder as tears filled my eyes. “She is at peace now, Derek. She can finally be with your father. I am sorry, brother. What do you want me to do about your mate?” Asher asked me. “Take her with

… POV“King Asher, Gary sent me over here saying it was an emergency, is everything ok?” Roxy asked me with concern on her face as she walked into the guest house.“I’m fine Rox, honestly.” She relaxed when she saw that there was nothing wrong with me. Roxy and I had had sex a few times. We fulfilled each other’s dark desires.“Well, my King, who am I helping then?” “Rox, I have told you before. Call me Asher.” I sighed.“Not when it comes to being professional, your King. Now who am I helping?” “Her name is Sophia, and she is in the bedroom. I don’t know what is wrong with her. But I told Derek that I would find out what is wrong with her, and that’s where you come in.” She cocked her eyebrow at me.“Is this the same Sophia that your father has said you must take as a chosen mate?” she asked, masking something in her voice that I couldn’t work out what it was.“Yes, the very same. But it isn’t like that at all. She was poisoned. They injected her with wolfbane and something else. Sh

Derek’s POV“Come now Derek, we all need to talk. We will stay here in the house, but not in here. Gary will stay with her and make sure nothing happens. She shouldn’t be able to get out of the cage.” He sighed as he left the room, waiting for the rest of us to follow. I didn’t want to leave her, but I knew I had to because I needed to know what the hell was going on here. Asher went to the kitchen.“Coffee anyone?” He asked.“Sure, we will all have one.” I said back to him. Sitting down on the stool at the island bench, the others copied what I did.“So, your mate has been poisoned with a rare concoction that Roxy has only ever heard of it once. But this is where it gets really complicated now.” Asher said as he paused, taking a sip of his coffee. I couldn’t move. I needed to know what we had to do.“Roxy is very talented in lets say potions. She is the best healer in the kingdom. I trust her with all the lives in the Kingdom. She smelt the poison. She doesn’t even know the name of i

Elder Alaric This whole thing wasn’t adding up. Whoever had made the vampire-blood-enigma had something against this poor girl. The last time an Elder gave away their blood for this drug, we placed them in prison for a thousand years. For a vampire to be placed in a prison with no blood for a thousand years sends them crazy. Many of them would die, but only elders survived this. To give this poison to a Lycan/werewolf or any other creature is the worst law you could break. The punishment for doing so is death. “Elder Alaric, sorry, but Asher just sent me a text saying that Sophia is dying a lot sooner than we think. Derek is dying as well.” She sighed. I had come across Roxy before in my travels. She intrigues me. Such a calming soul. She will do anything to help someone. That is why she has travelled and learnt about herbs and how they can heal. This girl is smart. She has huge potential. “OK Roxy, how about you shift and I will run. It will be a lot quicker, my child. Elvenia is