Chapter 114


    Alpha King Damon


    Maia wilts like flower petals under my touch when I put my hand on her face but stiftens when I mention


    the word mate


    ‘My kingdom has been waiting a very long time for their Luna and their Queen,’ I say. Her breathing is


    heavy, and she is starting to panic.


    She is my mate. She should be just as excited as I am. I’m struggling to restrain my wolf, and here she


    is, reacting unexpectedly to our connection.


    I tilt her head up with my hand under her chin, forcing her to look at me. Her mesmerising violet eyes


    stare into my wolf eyes, and I register her fear. She screams, then runs. Forest detritus, dirt, leaves,


    and twigs swirl around her as she runs. and I’m knocked backward by a strong gust of wind.


    I am in disbelief and awe, wondering how she could do that with the wind.


    I pull my clothes off and discard them in a trail, continuing the chase in wolf form.


    Even in wolf form, I can only just keep up with her as she follows the river, presumably home.


    Knowing I can cut her off with a shortcut, I run in a different direction. She might think I’ve given up and


    slow down. I know I’ve overtaken her because her scent intensifies as I reapproach her. Choosing the


    right moment, I pounce on her gently and shift back into human form.


    Ipin her down on the ground with my bodyweight and hold her wrists in my hands high above her head.


    We’re panting and trying to catch our breath. Lowering my face to hers to speak to her, our lips are


    almost touching


    You’re my mate,’I say, in between breaths,


    ‘No, I’m not,’ she retorts. It hasn’t escaped my notice that I’m lying on top of her stark naked


    I do not move because I don’t want her running off again.


    ‘I’m not going to hurt you. I just want to know why you are running away from me and how you were


    able to manipte the wind like that? We are mates.’I exin.


    My hands, still on her wrists, suddenly feel very hot. I


    look at my hands pinning down her wrists and see balls


    of mes in her hands.


    ‘Impossible!’ I say, falling back off her in surprise.


    ‘1 am not your mate! I’m going home, and you won’t follow me!


    Two me balls whoosh through the air at me and grow as they get closer. I dodge one, and the other


    just hit my arm.


    ‘Argh! I run to the river and drop to my kniece, awkwardly leaning into the water to cool the burn.


    Good thing werewolves heal quickly.


    Main ja gone I can’l ace her


    Where are you, Maia? Please don’t be afraid of me,’I shout, heartbroken that I might have just lost her


    for good.


    Shilling back into my wolf, I howl in sadness.


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    Maia


    A werewolf? I’m mated to a werewolf? I’m not a Werewolf. How is this possible? Of all the werewolves,


    Alpha King Damon?


    Running with the river, I see the forest up ahead. Thank goodness I’m almost home. It’s dark, a storm


    is brewing, and I’ m teary.


    Waiting for the storm to pass, I find a small cave and sit down on its cold stone floor, thinking about


    Damon. I marvel at how our skin feels when we’re touching and pressed against each other. I want to


    touch him, and I want him to touch me because I know it would feel different to the way the soldier


    touched me. I wonder if this is how husbands and wives think about each other? How much contact do


    married couples make? I’ll have to ask Vivian when I see her.


    Ember sprints toward me almost home and leaps into my arms against my chest.


    ‘Hello. I’m so sorry. You’ve probably been so worried about me. I missed you so much,’ I tell him,


    burying my face in his fur behind his neck. We cuddle together on my bed, and I fill him in on my


    travels. He nuzzles my face with his furry face tofort me. He is telling me I’m safe now.


    I sit by the base of the waterfall outside my cave and enjoy the sounds of the forest: the water


    sshing into a small pool, the birds singing, the trees rustling, and the breeze blowing through my


    hair.


    I think about Damon, how he spoke to me, how he made me feel he cares, how he pinned me down on


    the ground, and how he stared into my eyes. Men must not have the same bodies as women – there


    was definitely something between his legs pressing into me when I was pinned under him.


    He is the Alpha King! Werewolves are ferocious evil creatures. I can’t believe I fell for his sweetness


    and his sincerity. He would probably kill me and feed me to his pack.


    I have to ignore my need to be near him. I need to distract myself so that I can forget him.


    | subconsciously draw circles in the water with my pointer finger, and instead of the water moving


    aside. It forms spirals where my finger has been. I intuitively stand, still drawing circles with my finger,


    and the water levitates in an ongoing upward spiral. I wave my hand around like I’m waving a magic


    wand, and the stream of water follows and spirals around me. Iugh in amazement.


    ‘Ember, are you seeing this?’ Ember nods and is just as excited as I am.


    Wanting to explore my new power, I focus on the water at the foot of the waterfall and, using both


    hands, levitate arge amount of water in a wave high above me, eventually forming a giant sphere of


    water. I p, and the sphere of water explodes into myriad drops of water that pour down on me like


    rain.


    Ember and I prance around joyfully. I’m basking in how every drop feels when Itnds on me. Time


    feels like it stands still. I’m left saturated and happy. I sit on the wel grass, and I’m showered in water


    drops again when Ember shakes himself off All i can do isugh.


    Ember runs to arge boulder. It’s one I alwaysin is in my way. I follow him, lean on the boulder,


    and watch him scratch at its surface like he is digging for gold,


    ‘Ember, there’s no way you can dig a hole in this rock…’


    I touch Ember’s scratches on the surface and feel myself focusing again, entranced. The boulder


    vibrates and sinks into the ground, lower and lower, until it’s at grass level and no longer in my way


    ‘Are you serioualy telling me I could have moved this boulder this whole tlmne?’ Ember brushes his


    head against my leg. affirring my question


    What else I can dori kneel on the ground, ce both hands on the soil and locus


    A small vibration intensifies belore the earth underneath my hands rumbles and quakes, causing


    nearby trees to away erratically, some even toppling over | shriek at the big carthquake I have just


    generaled.


    ‘Ember! Go to the cave!’ I shout, thinking of his safety


    We run inside the cave, and the ground outside continues to roar and split subsiding a few moments


    Oops,” I say


    Alpha King Damon


    Troy mind-links Eric and me about an eight-year-old boy named Zayden who is now in his care after


    buying him from a ve auction in Shadowguard. Zayden is the sole survivor of the Mystic Pride


    massacre, and his father, Alpha Ezra, is dead. Troy is somewhere near Bramblemore, and Eric is at


    Moon Crest Castle


    Maia said there were soldiers in the forest. They must be the ones who attacked the small viges. I


    say


    Who’s Maia? They ask me in unison.


    My mate.


    The girl from your dream? Eric asks, incredulous


    The exact one. I say


    I can’t wait to finally meet our Luna! Troy says excitedly.


    There’s one problem there, Troy. She ran away


    What? What do you mean she ran away? Troy asks, confused.


    Eric is also confused. I inhale and exhale sharply before responding. My brain needs the extra oxygen


    to exin this next bit.


    She doesn’t seem to be a warewolf. I can’t sense or smell her wolf. She doesn’t smell human either.


    Her eyes are violet, and she has the power to create fire and control the wind. When I told her we are


    mates, she became scared and ran off. I say.


    Her description is the same as the girl in the tales I heard about in the viges. Troy says. quickly


    rying the story of the Forest Princess to Eric and me.


    The Forest Princess is my mate? I ask, surprised.


    Sounds like it. Troy replies.


    I’m in the castle library, looking through a history book. It has tales we heard when we were children.


    You know the ones about the witches, mages, vampires, fae, sprites and ofc6? Maia’s description


    matches the description of the sprites mentioned in this book. Eric says.


    A sprite? | ask. Are they insane? Eric continues.


    It says here there are five types of sprites, four of whom have the power to control one element only.


    The main four are Pyrokic sprites, Hydrokic sprites, Aerokic sprites and Geokic sprites.


    The fifth is extremely rare and is born only through the Primal sprite’s royal bloodline. The Primal aprite


    has power over all four elementa, They’re so rare that primal sprites skip a few generations before


    another is born. A Primal sprite is rare and equivalent to a mage who can also manipte elements.


    The difference is that some mages can also cast certain spells, whereas a sprite cannot


    So, my mate is the forest princess and a rare primal sprite?


    Correct! Eric replies


    We’re silent and in disbelief, trying to process all this new information.


    Alpha King Damon! She’s the answert M is meant to help us fight this warl With her powers, we can


    defeat King Fenris! Tray saya excitedly


    Troy, I don’t know about that, auie, it sounds great, but you’re forgetting something She. Ran. Away! I


    say Eric sighs.


    You need to find her, and you need to persuade her to help us. Show her you need her by your side as


    your mate, Luna and Queen. Eric says. I pause in thought.


    I’ll look for her. I won’t give up on her. I also need to check the smaller viges to ensure they’re okay.


    Troy, meet me near the forest border with our new recruit. I tell him.


    We’ll see you soon, Alpha. Troy replies.