21. A lineage spell.

Gigi I was sitting on a bench in the pack playground watching play with two boys and a girl his age. They were playing tag and rushing up and down the slides and climbing equipment. I had never seen Luca so alive. He fell at the base of the slide and mud from the soft grass got pn his knees. I held my breath waiting for him to cry and fuss over the dirt but another child tagged him and he instantly forgot the mud jumping to his feet to chase her. I was never so happy as in that moment, I realised the conditioning of my father and the mafia was already cracking. "He is a strong little pup." a voice said and I looked up to see Rori the Pack Princess and Luna of the Bears, the small boy and her side took off towards the playing children. "Luna Rori." I greeted her standing to curtsey acknowledging she was a crowned princess of the pack I now resided in. "Can I join you?" She asked. "Of course Luna." I sat back onto the bench and gestured for her to join me. "Please its ju

22. The Hunters or The Prey?

James. I held Gigi close her breath tickling across my chest, in my previous dating life it would be around this time of night I would be escaping from the cuddly sleeping under the excuse of super early warrior training but not now. I loved feeling Gigi against my skin and hated the moment I had to untangle myself from her soft skin and go to do my Beta duties. I understood now why Eoin bent to Kayda's every wish, why Chance rushed home after early morning training to have breakfast with Andi, why Ben had been bat shit crazy about Rori throughout our teens. It all made sense to me now. Gigi murmured and stirred in her sleep and I knew she was restless over Maria being missing. So I placed a gentle kiss on her forehead eased myself from our shared bed and went to work gladly. I would find her sister Maria as I had promised I just prayed she was alive when I tracked her down. I was going to need my friends help. "This better be good." Ash groaned as he plonked himself down on t

23. Seeking

Don Emillo Serrano With some luck I had heard that the idiot Don Carlos Angelito's youngest daughter was in the royal werewolf pack and whilst it wasn't ideal and posed a massive hurdle so wasn't completely out of my reach. The Aztec elders were baffled by why I wanted her and the werewolf brat Luca when I had Maria who was still hanging onto her pregnancy. The vision was about a woman who had already born a baby of animal spirit and her blood was they key to the power I sought. I had waited far too many years in the shadows, hiding the fact I was an El Nahual ensuring everyone forgot about us to allow the werewolves anymore power. The royal pack was formidable with connections to the vampires, the fairies, the bird shifters and the Sirens, and those were the connections I was certain of. I had no doubt they had more. My next port of call was the pet El Nahual Panther shifters they had on the council, those women were distant relatives of my pack. The panther claw were all warri

24. strange sensations.

Giovanna I put Luca to bed and took my book to the porch. I had a horrible sense of unease today like something was about to burst my bubble. Now on the porch I had come to love I felt like something was watching me. I scanned the forest tree line that wasn't too far from the little landscaped backyard, there was no fences here allowing the pack to shift and run freely around the royal pack land. I could see nothing of course and I scolded myself for being silly as I opened my book and tucked my legs under me. I was protected here on pack land. There were patrols all around the territory edges, the academy and the pack town, I was letting my past creep into my new life. I heard his footsteps before I saw him and my heart skipped a beat as he arrived. James appeared on the porch with a warm smile. "How was your day my love?" He asked. "Good thank you and yours? Did you find anything out at the meeting this morning with Sage?" I asked I had been dying all day to call Sage, the girls

25. Sand

James We had spent the night in the royal territory forest and we had got a glance of a large dog or a coyote but it vanished. There was a huge chance it was simply a coyote but they were not common to our forest lands. Wildlife was well aware wolves owned this territory and tended to live elsewhere. Of course the problem with the El Nuhaul was capable of being other animals so it was impossible to track it. The only advantage was their shifting was brief and drained them unless they had another power source in use. I was so tired when I came home with the guys, all the girls had fallen asleep by the fire where I had left my mate. Gigi had been shoving her survival instinct down and whilst I was delighted she felt secure enough to feel she should be safe here but ignoring her gut was something we needed to address. I was stood in the shower getting ready to go meet Eoin and Sage for some urgent matter as I let myself recap the events of the night. I grabbed some fancy strawberry frui

26. Coyote Ugly.

Gigi. I felt a little lighter having heard how these strong supernatural women all had their own struggles and baggage, in some ways I felt so bad for feeling like I now had something in common with them. They had weaknesses just like me and for me that made their human sides more tangible and comparable. I was collecting Luca from preschool and was waiting at the gate with Rori, the girl seemed to spend more time at the palace then at her pack lately, but she had told me her pack was an old bear pack and was well established, her father Gideon was there still stepping in when they had royal pack duties. I guess being a royal princess and Prince consort still came with strings. I got the feeling Rori was here to help her brother and Kayda as they transitioned to King and Queen. I guess thats what a family did stick together to seem more powerful, guess it was no different to the way I was raised, a mafia family always stood together in a show of power. Luca raced towards me f