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StormWe finish our usual training and lessons with Isadora, and then, for some reason, she is summoned. I know she's already worked with Mum today, so I'm not sure why they want her."Hey Babes," I turn, hearing the voice, and watch as Julian walks over, his arms wrapping around me."What are you doing here?" I ask, feeling confused, as it isn't the usual time he comes."Seeing you, why else?" he laughs, and my eyes roll. "Fine, I may have lost my job," he shrugs, and I laugh."Well, you need to leave," I reply, kissing his cheek. Something is going on."Are you okay? You have that look that says you sense something and are about to go on a hunt to get answers," he says while smirking, and he's right."I do sense something. Isadora went to see my parents, which makes no sense as they were meant to be open to people coming in today. Which, based on one look outside, was suddenly cancelled," I explain.My mum doesn't cancel these events without a really good cause. So something is goin

Storm POVI've done what my mum suggested, spent time with Julian, and not rushed into things. I feel like I'm delaying the inevitable, which makes me feel worse.Julian's arms are wrapped around me. "You've been unusually quiet. Something is going on. All night, you were different. Then today as well," his eyes focus on mine.He's not wrong. He stays one night a week. Usually, I talk about everything that's happening all week, but there's not much to tell him."Your wolf was back, Storm. Now it's gone again. Why?" He peers at me, and I'm scared of hurting him. He's going to find out, though. I know that Dad is back today, which means Quinn will likely be forced to interact with us."I love you," I smile at him, and his head tilts."You say that in a way that makes me feel like there's a 'but' coming?" He sits up, and I hear the knock. I walk to the door, and William smiles at me."Your Highness, you're late for food. The family are waiting," he explains."I need another five minutes,

StormI stand feeling conflicted."Go speak to Julian, explain the situation, and then find Quinn. Right now, you need to explain to Julian," my mum smiles, and I nod.Walking through, I go into the other room and see him pacing. Opening my mouth to speak, he stops me by speaking to himself."How long? How fucking long have you known about your mate?" He shouts, and I try to work out the words."A few days. Today was only the second time I saw him." I whisper."Only the second time? You make it sound like it's nothing!" He continues to pace. "You said you loved me today! How can you do that when you know your mate is living here, that close by?" He shouts, and William steps forward."It's fine, William; please give us space." I look at him, and he glances between us."If you continue to shout at the princess and swear, I will have you escorted out," William snaps and storms out."Where does this leave me? Us? Is there even a us?" Julian looks at me."I don't know. I've spent the past

QuinnI'm not sure what I did to make Storm hate me, but she did. She shouted and made me aware I should leave. For some reason, I had a strong urge of wanting to stop her from hurting.My primary focus was on protecting her and stopping her from hurting, so I did as she told me and left or tried to. Only they stopped me, and things began to get worse. The hurt and panic that flooded me when Storm confronted me was still right there.It meant when they refused to let me leave, I panicked more. More of the fact she would hate me even more when she realised I was still here. I tried begging, I tried to threaten, and nothing worked.Which made everything bad; I lost control. I know I did, as I couldn't control the fire. I couldn't separate the emotions from the magic. Their attempts to stop the fire seemed to only make it worse.I pull the wet, frozen shirt from my body. I still remember it. She just appeared in front of me, and I saw the ice water flying towards her. I'm not even sure h

QuinnI'm unsure of everything Storm has told me. She said it was our choice, and I was willing to ignore whatever this mate thing was for her. I know she misses her friend; even now, while she is speaking to me, I can feel her hurt.Yet she won't let me ignore it? She would be happier if I did, and then her friend could come back."Can you hear your wolf?" Her words have me turning to look at her. I nod in response."I'm simply ignoring him as he won't shut up," I mutter. Sketching helps take my mind off it.She laughs quietly. "Don't ignore it. You've not heard your wolf in years, so listen. Give him time, pay attention to what he says as he will help you understand things more," she smiles at me."I'm not sure I want to listen to him," I whisper, and she looks at me with a confused expression. "They sometimes lie or trick you into things," I explain. It's one of the reasons I wasn't allowed to shift, and when I spoke to my wolf, I would be punished for trusting it."No!" Storm turn