HelenaI could step in and tell Oliver that I never told my master I was a mated wolf, but all my mercy was gone. I tried to tell them all those years ago. I wanted Oliver to be there all through Eli’s first years, but the masters denied me that happiness! Maybe not this specific one, but he was still a master. He had slaves. I knew there was no way we would ever be able to stop them completely, but I could let Oliver get rid of some of them.“Helena, please!” He pleaded, and my heart turned cold. I didn’t say a word as I glared at him and Oliver’s growl echoed through the room. “Helena, please! Please tell the king that I didn’t know!” The man looked panicked, and I turned my back on him. I didn’t want to see Oliver kill him. I clung to my son and closed my eyes and my heart. I was done showing mercy to those who didn’t deserve it.If I didn’t intervene on behalf of the werewolves all those years ago, Liam wouldn’t have survived, and he wouldn’t have been able to kidnap me in the fir

Helena“The day they turned on us and kidnapped me, they betrayed the kindness I showed when I begged for mercy.” My voice was barely a whisper as we broke apart. Oliver and the Lycans showed me more loyalty than any werewolf ever did! “You and Eli are my family now. The Lycans are my pack.” Deep down, I knew that I didn’t have to say it, but I still did. I needed to make sure he knew how I felt. If life taught me anything, it was that it could change on a dime and if you didn’t say anything, you would live with that regret for the rest of your life.“Well, I guess we have to introduce the future heir to his pack.” Oliver smiled. Up to that point, there was still some tension between us, but now it was all gone. It was almost as if I had never left his side. It was mind-blowing that someone loved me that much. I nodded, feeling nervous about introducing Eli to the pack. They weren’t all convinced that I was the right person to be their queen when I left.“Is there a ceremony or someth

HelenaI agreed with him that the slave traders had to be punished. I just wasn’t sure what would happen to the slaves when they were released. Some of the slaves I met had been slaves for generations and didn’t even know where they originally came from. Then again, most of them weren’t very helpful when I was there. Most of us don’t get involved in the matters of others.You were safest when you kept your head down and didn’t get involved. It was the only way to survive in the slave world. That was why I felt so torn about Oliver’s decision. I could wait and see what happened, or I could do what I did for the werewolves. I sighed as I looked out of the window at the city. It saddened me to think that, for some people, the precious gift of life meant nothing.“Are you okay?” Oliver’s voice floated into my thoughts. I turned around and sighed deeply, wondering if I should tell him what I thought. He pulled me into his arms and I couldn’t help myself.“No. I hate that we have to punish

HelenaAfter long and sometimes very heated discussions, Oliver agreed to halt all actions against the slave traders. At least, until the two kingdoms could come to some kind of agreement on what would happen with the neutral territory. Both sides realized that if they were going to stop the practice of slave trading, someone would have to keep an eye that it wouldn’t happen again.I was beginning to wish that an asteroid would just hit us and wipe out everything! A bit dramatic, I know, but at least all the cruelty would be gone from the world. I wasn’t very happy about the final decision to meet in Elrich’s kingdom, since it meant we would be away from Eli for longer than planned, but world peace was at stake here.The slave masters were taken prisoner and placed under the watchful eye of warriors from both Lycan kingdoms. Their families were placed under house arrest so that they couldn’t warn other slave-trading cities of what might be coming. Once everything was taken care of sat

HelenaI felt lost. For the first time in my life everything was perfect, but I felt lost. I couldn’t believe that I had actually found my parents. For so long, I wondered about them. About who they were and what happened to them. I wondered if I looked anything like them, but always thought I would never know!“Helena, us meeting was fate.” Oliver’s eyes grew wide and from the look of surprise on my parent’s faces, I could tell this was going to be big!“That’s right!” Rebecca gasped. “You were betrothed when you two were little!” She exclaimed and I frowned.“How could you do that? We were just children?” It made no sense to me.“True, but you were the only royal children. It was expected that the two of you would one day find out you were destined mates. At least, that was the hope back then. But then you were taken and that hope died.” Elrich explains and I nod. I can understand that everyone thought that, but what if we weren’t mates? What if we had those perfect lives only to fi