Citlali X Aether Novels & Stories

Carve out the heart of every member she loves. She's a werewolf, she can hear my thoughts. I hide nothing. “My name…” she whispers. Voice broken now. Small. “My name is Athena Denvers.” Athena. The name hits me strangely. Beautiful. Befitting. My chest tightens. A painful, inexplicable squeeze. Why? “I was Beta to Alpha Octavius.” Her voice cracks. “And we went to steal a healing vial from the health station that night.” There it is. She broke.

"Today is a monumental day in our history. I am stepping down from my position, and I am officially passing the Alpha title to my son, Derek. Before I hand over the absolute power of this pack, Derek must complete the mating ceremony to find his destined Luna to rule by his side." The crowd cheered loudly, clapping their hands and stomping their feet in excitement. Stepping forward, Derek raised his hands to quiet the cheering pack members. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath through his nose, clearly searching the air to find the specific scent of his destined mate. Standing perfectly still near the back, arms crossed over my chest, I waited for the inevitable moment. Derek opened his

She says and that makes my heartbeat faster with something I wasn’t exactly sure of. I tell her about how we never exchange contact years ago, so we had no way to find each other, then I tell her how I saw him again unexpected during his last show, but I don’t tell her about my connection to Nick his brother. Hailee listens to every word I say, swooning and insisting that it must be fate. By the time we finish our coffee, I’d say we’re already friends. We exchange contact details and social media handles. She’s taken aback when she discovers that I’m Athena Castellanos and even more surprised to learn that my mother is Camila Ferreira. Hailee mentions that she always thought I looked familia

We all turned to Kyla, who seemed excited about the information she was about to share. "What is it?" I asked. She took a deep breath and said, "Kurt and I couldn't return the lives of the dead from the battle, but we can restore everything before the attack. We can get things back in order. Only, there's a catch." "How?" Alpha Khalid asked, furrowed his brow. "What's the catch?" "We will only need a small drop of alpha blood to be included in our ritual," she said, looking at Kurt. "Right?"

More than anything, she wanted me happy. Losing each bride is devastating. After Bastian's mate, Acasia, transcended to dragon, the pain became more unbearable the closer Calista came to passing. I prayed, begged, and bargained with the Goddess to spare her. Even if she remained old and frail, I would take Calista as mate and live with her for eternity. My knees were raw from subjugating myself. And none of it mattered. She took her last breath in my arms as my tears fell on her paper-thin, wrinkled skin with her beautiful, pain-clouded eyes staring into mine.

No doubt they were all werewolves, if not one of them would have reacted. "This is this Catalyst, Alpha Gath," Caroline said when I was placed before him as I saw Eva standing beside the Alpha. Gath didn't utter a word as he signalled them to leave me alone then he glared at me from his chiefly seat. "Alicia Lindsey… It is a pity that the world would lose such beauty, and you must be asking. Why did nature choose to repay you with such cruelty by making you the Catalyst? Well the answer to that is selfish but simple. You are Tara's daughter," Alpha Gath said as I twitched my eyes.

With a sigh Dannie let the music lull her to sleep. She found herself in another nightmare, this time she was back on Iztal, but before it’d died. It was a place of pure energy, ebbing and flowing, like a living and breathing version of Van Gogh’s Starry Night. There was a sense of harmony and peace in the currents of Iztal that was beyond beautiful. At first, Dannie didn’t notice, but the deabru streaked through the ebbs and flows, slowly the harmony and peace turned to chaos and disruption, like a snake’s venom through its victim.

And now she looked at my son with gleaming interest that sent ice through my veins. “Such a magnificent hybrid,” Elyra continued, her silver gaze fixed on Aether where he nursed contentedly against me. She took a step closer, her clawed hand extending slowly. “Golden and crimson woven together. He will grow into a force unlike any other. When the time comes, he will make the perfect consort to restore the true bloodline and heal what was broken.” Her words landed like a fresh wound. I pulled Aether tighter against my chest, my voice hoarse but burning with every ounce of maternal fire I possessed. “He is my son. You will not claim him. Not now. Not ever.”

"Because dead secrets are reliable." Ria laughed softly. "Oh, don't scare her, we're not killing you." "At least not tonight." She crouched in front of me, her smile still intact. "We're simply going to help Alpha Oliver realize what kind of woman you truly are." My vision blurred even further by every passing second, the room spun. I could no longer keep my eyes focused. Cole's face became little more than a shadow. "You've become a very inconvenient problem, Lilith." He adjusted his grip beneath my shoulders.

Resting upon it was a crystal no larger than a human heart. It pulsed gently with golden light. Liana felt an overwhelming warmth spread through her chest. Kael stared in amazement. "The Celestial Heart..." He had searched for it across worlds. Yet here it was. Hidden beneath an ordinary church. As he slowly approached the pedestal, the crystal began shining brighter. Then something unexpected happened. It wasn't responding to Kael. It was responding to Liana. The Light of Aether awakened once more. Golden and blue light swirled around her, filling the sanctuary.