Hope POV - Tuesday afternoon"You never said much about him." Rachel looked at me with raised eyebrows."I don't have much to say. He's stronger than me and most people I've ever lived with. He doesn't care what I am or how I am." I smiled a rather sad corner smile. "But for reasons beyond my own choice, I can't be with him.""Got it. Is he of a different race?" Rachel asked.I shrugged only, that would be my answer. I looked up and arched my left eyebrow watching my recruits fight, the smell of their blood permeating the air, but it wasn't strong enough to make me want to take it.I remained silent, arms crossed, watching my recruits. I could see their every move, see their muscles twitching before an attack or an escape, hear their hearts beating, some faster than others, but there was something about them all. They were enjoying it, the adrenaline of fighting like that, wild and with the only thought of winning.My face remained impassive for most of the moment until I noticed some

Hope POV - Tuesday/afternoon I awoke to a kiss on my temple, feeling the warmth of Dylan's body against mine, his gentle touch making me want to stay like this, as I feel complete. I let out a low sigh, completely relaxed in that position."Come on Hope, Miss Clark's class will be starting soon." Dylan's voice is low and against my ear makes me shudder. "I know you don't want to miss your training. I wanted to stay with you like this longer too, but...""Um..." I can't hold back the urge and turn slightly, meeting his lips. The embrace narrows making my breasts press against his chest, I can feel that Dylan was starting to get aroused just like me.Our lips touch lightly, but before it deepens he pulls away, caressing my face lightly, his eyes d

Hope POV - Tuesday night / early morning "Really?! And then you said I have a bunch of stories." Samantha smiled, interested."So, we were hunting a Stone Giant Spectre corrupted by Tartarus ash." I started to tell her, closing my eyes, remembering what happened. "Obviously, despite the training in the Northern Kingdom, I hadn't learned that much of a lesson." I laughed low. "He was trying to overcome the barrier between the world above to the Mekai. There is a small gap between the plans, so we were chasing him, and although I heard the order to retreat, I didn't follow it. After all, it was too good a prize for me to pass up.""Okay, I think I know where this is going." Samantha gave a low laugh."So, there are a few levels of depth in this pl

Hope POV - Wednesday/Morning We entered the training arena on time. Joshua was the one who was there. He separated the group and indicated the way they were going to train, I just stood there waiting for my orders."Hope, besides reading the report, I can feel your aura much stronger. So how about we practice controlling it in combat? I saw that you have already started doing that with Lady Lacroix." Joshua asked me."I'd love to!" I said excitedly. Joshua was one of the few who could defeat me, after all, he was the best warrior in the castle. Kendrick was the best werewolf warrior, but Joshua was the best Lycan, beating even the Princes."Great! Rachel has informed me that you have made good progress in controlling your blasts for defense. Now

Prince Erick - Wednesday/afternoon"The information you passed on will be very useful in the future. Especially regarding the next steps in Hope's training. I'll put her next to the mixed training." I commented and looked at Hope's face, her smile did not go unnoticed by anyone."Dylan needs to participate in these trainings. He can't fall behind in power level." Marcus spoke up."I agree with that. What should I expect between tonight and tomorrow?" I poured myself another glass of drink."Since I'm here, things should be quieter. After all, even though Fate and Selene want Hope to be marked, they know better than to push too hard or I'll mark her and Hope will die." Marcus."I understand." I looked at Dylan and then at Kendrick, there was now a more hopeful look on the face of the future Alpha of the SilverRage pack. "I believe we are all tired. Your quarters are ready now, Marcus.""Good." Marcus stood up, still with Hope in his arms, he had no dif