Cersei The Mountain Novels & Stories

CASSANDRA _________ The mountain winds howled through the Bloodsear Highlands, sharp and biting against my skin. The jagged peaks loomed around us, their snow-capped tips cutting into the bruised sky like the teeth of a predator. My gaze lingered on the horizon as I watched Darius pace before me, his insecurity rolling off him in waves. For all his posturing and pride, he was nothing more than a weak Alpha trying to play in the big leagues. Perfect for manipulation.

Three Days Later – The Cold Teeth Mountains The path was cruel. Sharp, jagged ridges split the mountain like cracked bone. Snow lashed Serena’s face as she climbed, hands bleeding from gripping rock and ice. The silence here was absolute—so deep it drowned even her thoughts. She welcomed it. She’d left the others behind on the third morning. Elias had tried to follow. Kael too. But Mira held them back. “Let her go,” she’d said. “She’s not running—she’s becoming.”

“I can sense your disdain.” Saeris didn’t answer. Not right away. She was standing with her back to the window. The view behind her had lost its luster hours ago … When she first saw it, she hadn’t breathed. Not really. The mountains were the first to steal it from her. Towering, jagged, snow-dusted peaks, more vast and savage than anything she’d ever seen. Not the tame hills near Greenvale. Not the soft-bellied woods or gentle river bends of the South. This… this was a city carved by war and ice and time. A terrain that dared her to survive it.

The odds appeared overwhelming, and I could only watch helplessly from the corner, my heart aching with tension, unsure of victory or defeat. Still weakened from the drugs, Maria sat on the sidelines, silently witnessing the chaos that had erupted. “Cercei,” Maria called out weakly, drawing my attention. I hurried to her side. “He’s too strong. He derives his strength from this place,” I sobbed, my voice trembling. “You...” Maria’s voice was faint as she coughed, but it grew stronger as she continued, “You’re stronger too.” “You’re his heir, the next Alpha of the South, just like him. You draw your strength from this place,” she explained urgently. “Show him, Cercei.”

CHAPTER 15 The long walk towards the center of Eden where the Tree of life and Knowledge were located and where the serpents live was the longest tiring walk I have experienced. The sunset from the horizon and the moon rising on the other side lighted our path towards where the Beast lay waiting for us. The animals and plants seemed quiet as we strode towards the center.

Zara’s scrying mirrors shattered one by one in the council chamber, each silver surface fracturing with a note like a ringing bell. By the time Elira reached the high balcony of the Star Throne, the air was thick with the smell of ash. The molten glow from the far mountain range pulsed like a second heartbeat across the land. She could feel it even here—heat pressing against her skin, carrying something older than the Vale itself. “That’s not an ordinary eruption,” Kael’s lingering flame murmured from its brazier beside her, voice a low crackle. “The mountain woke because something called it.”

Jasmine crouched slightly. “This does not look ordinary,” she said, her gaze fixed on the marking. “It seems imbued with power.” Evans stepped closer and then his breath hitched. He could feel the energy from the marking, the scent felt familiar, but before he could think, his vision blurred. His body ached as explosive pain surrounded him and then he staggered. “Evans,” Ophelia said, while Jasmine straightened instantly. Then the clearing shifted. Evans’s brows furrowed and before he knew it, the clearing had changed.

The mountain grew closer with every step, its shadow swallowing the grey sky. The horses had refused to go nearer. They stopped at the edge of the barren rock, nostrils flaring, eyes rolling, their bodies trembling. Sera said they could smell the Luna's shadow—old death and older grief, seeping from the mountain like blood from a wound. We left them with my mother and Sera. The four of us would go the rest of the way alone. The bond would protect us. The Kingslayer would light the way. The ring would shield me from the worst of her power.

He grinned. They watched the sun rise over the mountains. The valley turned gold. The pack began to wake. What's on the schedule today? Cass asked. Luan stood. She stretched. Her back cracked. Kael is training Mira. Holt is building new cabins. Sera is healing. Sol is meditating. She looked at him. And I'm going to visit the mountain. Cass stood beside her. His gold eyes narrowed. The mountain? The one where the first wolf's bones are?

I feel comfortable around Canis. Not in a sexual way, but I feel like I've known him my whole life, and Canis looks at me with even more compassion than Reece does. Like I'm the only girl in the world. Like he just found a lost gem and I feel special. In seconds he reduces in size again and now Reece is standing in front of me, in all his naked glory and I dare not look down. I scream and spin, making sure my eyes aren't looking anywhere but up.