Novelas y relatos de Matriarchal

Women make men stupid. I've seen it all my life with my own parents and myriad aunts and uncles over the years. My father, as the son of the ruling sky monarch, though not the heir, was still in higher standing among our kind than most. I've seen him destroy whole armies without breaking a sweat. And yet it only takes a frown or a pout from my mother to bring him to his knees.

That may have been why the family was a matriarchy instead of a patriarchy. “Go out, Darren. I’ll talk to my mom.”

He then announced Eva as his heir and made her the Matriarch of Grande coven. Actually Grande coven was always a matriarchal formation. There was no patriarchal rule , because the first lord of Grande coven was a lady. She was Duke of land in her time and stayed unmarried for a long time. Unfortunately after getting married, she died after giving birth to her son. In respect of his mother's name, the son made a rule. The lords of Grande coven will be referred to as Matriarch irrespective of genders. That's why even if a man becomes the Lord of Grande coven,he is addressed as Matriarch not as Patriarch.

They were the apex of a century-long breeding program designed to produce a pair capable of ruling the next era of the Trust. "You aren't captives," the Matriarch said, her voice dripping with a cold, terrifying pride. "You are the result. Dante, you burned the city because we knew you would. You became the monster because the monster is the only thing that can protect the Womb. And Ivy... you stayed because you were designed to be his anchor. The 'Lethal Bond' isn't a psychological fluke. It’s a biological imperative we’ve been perfecting for three generations." The Matriarch left them alone in the archive. The silence that followed was heavier than the ocean.

I felt Zee’s happiness. Vell took a sip of his tea, and cleared his throat. “Many centuries ago, when I was still a pup in the old world; the neighboring pack was a matriarchal pack, meaning a female was Alpha. A daughter could inherit as well.” Vell paused to take another sip. At his well-advanced age, words usually came out at a sporadic pace. Instinctively, we all drank at the same time. Like Karangicliffs. You got that right, Zee.

Matriarch de Jardin shook her head at her grandson adamantly, her grimace still painted on her face. Of course she wanted peace. Of course she wanted the killing to end. It had been going on since before she took up the mantle of Matriarch. “Having power doesn’t mean pushing your own agenda,” she replied. “Power is service. In my terms, I serve the needs of the Dukedom, who themselves serve their fief. Since more than half the fief demands our defense of our colonies, then we serve that need.

Tine continued to watch from the shadows. It wasn't time for he and his mate to meet. He had disappeared from sight during the chaos that had occurred with Lord Anton and his son, Ashton. if would seem that their society had become somewhat matriarchal. He had not realized that the women ran the households and the town. But looking around, he began to notice that the men deferred to the women and that the older the woman, the more deference was paid to her.

No one wanted to look like squabbling monsters in comparison to our peaceful, powerful counterparts. One major difference between the Lycan and the werewolves was that the Lycan were matriarchal. Instead of a Luna, submissive partner to my Alphas, I was a Queen, with Alpha consorts. And I learned from my Aunt and my many new cousins that I was, eventually, expected to choose more bondmates. Polyandry was common, even expected, for the more powerful Lycan. And my mother had been convicted that I would turn out to be one of the most powerful of all our kin. I don’t know if she was right, but I suppose someday I’ll learn.

“She was young but fierce. The kind of fierce that moves mountains.” A lump grew in Elise’s throat. She pictured Thea’s warm smile, her quiet guidance, the way she’d always hidden sadness under strength. Teagan continued. “She freed us. Broke the chains. Led a revolt that almost cost her life. And because of her, the matriarch at the time—our current matriarch’s mother—created what we now call the pact.” Elise stepped closer. “What were the terms?” Teagan looked at her gravely.

While her spirit remained intensely anxious for my safety, the health of the ancient matriarch commanded supreme pack priority. During the airborne transport back to the Pierce Compound, Brooke’s intellect continuously weighed the variables of the crisis. “During the grand seasonal eclipse celebration last winter, her internal beast appeared completely radiant and saturated with primal energy. What hidden variable caused her biological matrix to collapse with such extreme velocity?” As Brooke’s mind conjured the image of the warm, ancient matriarch, her chest couldn't prevent a wave of deep sorrow from moving through her system. Although their historical interactions had been relatively brie