SIGRIDThe magic of that sorceress intertwined with my own.I watched as her eyes turned completely white. She was in a trance, trembling, mumbling incoherent spells.I wasn’t scared. If anything, I was curious. She was prophesizing something. I could feel it.What was it? Was it about me, about us?Our hands tightened around each other, and I closed my eyes, drawing her vision into my mind.I could feel the hum of our combined powers. Then, I saw it.The place was seared into my memory, a location that held intense emotions for me. A cave.I knew this cave. It was special, sacred almost. It was where I had made love to Silas for the first time, in Electra’s body.Were those caverns still standing?Seeing myself lying on a rustic, makeshift bed on the ground inside that natural shelter, I realized we would return to that hidden place somewhere in this Realm.Everything she saw, I saw too.« "Sigrid, drink my blood!" Silas loomed over me, his body nestled between my open legs, slicing
SIGRIDThe cry of my daughter, my firstborn."Silas," I gasped, my voice shaky, sinking into the soft fur blanket beneath me.I could feel more fluids flowing between my legs, the pain barely subsiding. The air inside the cave was thick with intense scents.A tiny bundle was gently placed on my chest.I opened my eyes and saw her, a wrinkled little thing with platinum-white hair like Silas. She was so small, her skin still red from birth, her tiny mouth trembling in a pout as if she wanted to cry again.Her little nose twitched, recognizing my scent, and that alone seemed to soothe her."It’s our little wolf, Sigrid. She’s so tiny... Is she... is she okay?" Silas looked down at her, his expression filled with concern.Our pups had arrived earlier than expected, which was the only reason I had dared to leave home in the first place.I watched her too, feeling the same worry as a fresh wave of pain crashed through me."Love, I don’t know... I feel like my breasts are full. Should I try
SIGRID«Spectral portals were opening along the walls, just like when Silas summoned them from the place he had created for them.Massive hands emerged, whispering excitedly, laughter echoing in frenzied tones.A shiver ran down my spine as I felt the intense surge of dark energy, so overwhelming that even Nyx’s flowers withered under its presence."Silas, stop it!" My voice came out strained as I looked at him again, leaning toward the babies beside me."It’s not me." His head was lowered, eyes locked on the infant in his hands, holding him up to his chest with both arms."The baby... he’s the one summoning my specters. I can’t... I can’t control them. They refuse to return. They’ve been called by a new master." Even he sounded lost.I clutched my daughters against my chest, holding them close as I tried to move toward him.A single moment of distraction, and the entire cave trembled. The ground shook violently, as if the earth itself was splitting apart."Silas!" I screamed, expandi
SIGRID«"But now you have our pups, Silas. I created a family for you, love. You will never be alone again." My fingers traced along his sharp cheekbone.His gaze devoured me, half-lidded like a beast resting in the depths. Our guardian beast."I have them, and I will protect them so that no one ever harms them, so you never have to suffer because of them," he said, and there was something deeper hidden in his words."Why would you say that? Who would want to harm our babies? Silas… tell me whatever it is you need to say." I tried to sit up, but he stopped me.He gently pushed me back down, reaching for the water we had collected from the underground stream. Dipping a cloth into it, he began cleaning me."Laziel is special, you saw it," he murmured, focused on his task.He looked calm, but my heart was pounding against my ribs, ready to burst."He is neither a wolf, nor a vampire, nor a sorcerer. And since he’s male, he shouldn’t be a Selenia either." His gaze flicked to mine for a br
NARRATORA FEW MONTHS LATER…Things seemed to be falling into place. The Dukes of Everhart took the place of the Regents.Despite some discontent, when the Specter King made his first and only appearance before the court of nobles and declared that, by "his balls," the Dukes would now be in charge, everyone had to swallow it—without even a sip of water.It happened just like that, with the least bit of subtlety, despite having practiced with Sigrid on how to be more sociable and polite in front of his people.It didn’t work.Katherine’s lineage was also announced, and she took the opportunity to say she had changed her name—because eccentric millionaires and their whims.Noblewomen did far worse things, so a sudden name change didn’t seem all that crazy.Things started to stabilize.A section of the barrier was lifted, now called The Border.Not even Aldric fully trusted the goodwill of supernatural beings; he had to ensure the safety of the elementals as well.So, only authorized env
NARRATORIn the hallway, almost the entire family was on edge, except for Celine, who was resting in her room with nausea.No matter how much she insisted on being present, Zarek didn’t let her get out of bed. She would be the next to drop the baby bomb.The others stayed outside, and only Gabrielle and Sigrid entered the lycan den.Azarot growled a little at Gabrielle before settling down, his instincts pushing him to curl up even tighter around his pups and his vulnerable mate.Sigrid's hand caressed his snout, scratching it a little, and Azarot licked her affectionately.She was also his pup, so she could stay."Oh, daughter… these little ones are adorable," Gabrielle crouched down, leaning toward Valeria and the little gluttons.Ignoring the grumpy wolf beside the King, these wild, brutish lycans sometimes seemed more like animals than anything else."Uhhh, I want some just like them. Little ones, I’m your big sister, and I’m going to take care of you," Sigrid stretched out her fi
NARRATOREven Dave had settled down, but Erik remained a womanizer without a cause."What can I say? I’m preparing, training to repopulate the lycan race," Erik responded with a smirk."Elliot, I don’t want this Casanova anywhere near our daughters," Aldo said in his mind, taking a sip of his drink.Tomas tried not to gawk around like an idiot.They had thought they would feel out of place, but being among their own kind was liberating.Not that they were complaining—living in the palace as advisors and administrators to the Regents had elevated them to a position they never imagined reaching."Pf, you can bet on that. Denied entry to the Elemental Realm," Elliot replied, half-joking.He also had a daughter to protect. Luckily, the lycan pups were all male… or so he thought."Better yet, let’s find a female for Beof. He’s always acting like a whiny baby, pretending he doesn’t care that women run from his giant worm," Dave mercilessly exposed Beof in front of the guests."Dave…""What,
NARRATORThe chanting echoed through the dimly lit room, prepared to resemble a wild wolves' den.The only problem was that Katherine could barely hold her wolf form.The small body she had managed to transform with magic trembled, convulsing in pain as she labored to give birth to her two lycan pups.This was why so many elementals had died in the past when giving birth to supernatural beings with such wild instincts. Lycan pups were the hardest to carry and deliver.Gabrielle and Sigrid recited incantations, the runes around the bed glowing as magic swirled through the air.Katherine wasn’t as powerful as the Selenia bloodline. They were helping her maintain the magical transformation into a wolf, feeding her their energy so she could make it through safely."Baby, you can do this. Kath, they’re here, my love. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry for all the pain…" Elliot held her against his chest, anguished.He remained in his human form, sitting on the bed with his legs open, supporting half