All Chapters of The War of the Royals: The Alpha's Rose Conclusion: Chapter 201 - Chapter 210

JOSH POV The smoke of the campfire surrounds me again. I can’t see where I am or where I’m going, but I am completely unbothered by that fact as I’m walking. Where am I going? I have no idea, but my body seems to know exactly where I need to be, and I just let my feet lead me. I smell it, all around me, behind the burn of the wood; the now familiar scent of trees and earth, and the humidity of expected rain. The smells are a comfort for me, now that I have Eternity. Being outdoors is like coming home. However, I don’t know why I’m outside right now. Last I remember, I was in bed, snuggled up naked with my mate. And lets be honest, I’d rather be there with her than out here alone. I hear the faint, sweet notes of a flute steadily playing a slow melancholy tune in the background. It is pulling on me; I can feel it deep within my chest. It is guiding me in my smoke-filled walk. It’s like I don’t even need my eyes; I’m just feeling my way through. I’m n

JOSH POV Several weeks have gone by since we found the iron box in the ground. I know, despite not seeing inside of it, that it holds the scepter. It is an innate knowledge of mine; the box is the scepter’s hiding place. How I know this? No idea. Probably has something to do with being the human of prophecy, but no matter the how of it, it just is. The iron box IS where the scepter lies. I’m just glad Maddie believes me and I don’t have to try and explain where I got my knowledge. Unfortunately, I still haven’t found the other artifact to be able to open the fucking box to get to the scepter and it’s frustrating the fuck out of me. Nor have we been able to move the chest from its burial spot. It isn’t any bigger than we thought; Maddie had the pack dig around it and it is a 6-foot cube, but it won’t budge. Even Evangeline using her royal earth magic can’t get it out. It’s most likely Selene’s magic holding it there. And while it’s annoying that we c

MADDIE POV Josh, Oli and I sit in the hospital’s labor and delivery waiting room, eager for news on Jenna’s delivery and the condition of the pups. Delivering triplets is high risk for any human female, but Jenna is also a human in her mid-30s and having triplet wolf shifter pups. The danger is magnified to the point that if even one thing goes wrong, the likelihood of us losing her is too high of a percentage for comfort. I’ve done the math and statistics, and the results are too worrisome to say out loud. Oli is providing a much-needed distraction for Josh from his worrying about Jenna. I am so incredibly grateful that we went to get him this morning. Infinity and I are doing our best to keep ours tucked away, but it flares a bit every once in a while and I see Josh’s gaze shift to us when it does. I know he’s picking up on it, but he hasn’t mentioned anything about it when he feels it. I don’t know if it’s to comfort himself by not saying it, or if he doesn't

JOSH POV The weeks fly by as we prepare for the upcoming war. No one has really called it that yet, well except for Selene. But that’s what it is. War. The evidence is becoming more and more clear that war is what Reid has been building up to. Maddie and her family, along with the witches, have been visiting packs on recon missions around the continent in an effort to track Reid’s movements and sus out his plans. Maddie thinks she’s figured out a pattern to his movements and why he attacks when he does. First, he targeted smaller packs; one’s who are at a higher risk because their numbers are too few to effectively fight him off. These smaller conquered packs have helped boost his numbers to create a bigger army due to the quantity of small packs he’s defeated Unfortunately, most of these packs seemed to be in agreement with Reid’s control. Not necessarily because they are in agreement with him leading, but because they are safer in larger numbers,

MADDIE POV My siblings and I head out before first light, with about half the witch coven accompanying us. Giselle informed us a few days ago that they may have found a clue in Morgana’s journals about where they were hiding. But the reference was regarding Armaros and Kent, not Reid. However, there is a definitive connection between Reid and Kent, so the location is worth checking out. Especially since someone in that area tried to get into our network. It backs up Giselle's clues. In fact, it’s the most promising lead we’ve had this entire investigation. The worst part of the whole thing, it’s so close to us. Well, I guess close is a relative term. The location is 11-12 hours away by vehicle, so the wolf run time is about 15 hours. If Reid has the power of teleportation at his disposal, like we do, then even that time is negligible. But only for small groups of rogues. His witch isn’t nearly as powerful as my brother or the coven, especially since