Novels by Toria

Selene’s POVHe looked at Vera on the ground and the look on his face wasn’t one that I was familiar with.No one answered the question he just asked, we were all just staring at Vera’s body on the ground. More black blood pooled out of her body.I looked back at Axel and saw that he didn’t even look like what he was when he was the council head, nor did he look like he looked when he sat across from me and Lucian and confessed to being willing enough to assist with taking down Vera.He looked like a man who was consumed by guilt instead. The real and unmanaged kind of grief that didn’t care if anyone was watching.“What have you done?!” He yelled.I straightened and stood up properly, “She’s dead, Axel.” I said, still trying to figure out why he looked like he had just been told very bad news.He looked up from Vera to me and the expression on his face was no longer grief but… anger.“You killed her.” He said in an accusing tone.“She would have killed everyone in this room,” I said

Lucian’s POVShe rose up and the feeling of familiarity struck me hard. I had surely seen her before. That, I was sure of.Vera’s eyes moved from mine, going past mine to Selene who was a bit beside and behind me. She had just the exact hatred of a woman who has spent thirty years hating another person and has just gotten the opportunity to come face to face with them.“And you…” she trailed off, pointing at Selene. “You who walked in and took everything that was meant to be—”I cut her off and shook my head, “This ends tonight.”She did not come at me quietly. I swiftly moved Selene behind me while Vera stretched out her hand and moved with the speed of someone who has been using dark magic as their supplement for years, one that wasn’t in any way similar to natural speed but rather the one that seemed borrowed and was burning hard.The same vessel that she used on Selene — the dark magic — was pointed at my warriors and two of them flew across the room, hitting the wall. Selene yelp

Leo’s POVI found out about the attack from Corvin but the twist was that Vera wasn’t the one who launched the attack. The attack went to meet her rather.It’s morning at Moonbound and I’m sitting in my office, the same one that I started to use recently. Corvin just came in, having just gotten off the call with whatever informant he had in the lycan kingdom.“And I heard something rather thrilling that explained why King Lucian and his people had to attack Vera first.” He said.“What is it?”“Vera used a compulsion spell on Selene and made her attack Lucian.”I peeked up, “Wait, what?”“Yes. She used Selene on Lucian and I heard that if it wasn’t that Selene is already one with Lucian, she might have ended him.”I can’t believe that I almost considered working with Vera. I almost considered conniving with her so I could use the opportunity when she attacks Lucian to get Selene back. I had the whole plan in motion in my head already.Thank goodness I thought about it very well before

Lucian’s POVThe castle knows already, and I was very certain about that. And the moment I stepped out of my chambers, the whispers and gatherings of pack manners at different points met my ears.Everyone thinks that Selene is who they assumed she was from the beginning — an enemy of the kingdom. They assume that she did the attacking of her own free will. So even though I was very busy, I called for an emergency meeting with pack members who’d be free to attend.They came and I said what I had to say immediately. “My mate did not attack me on purpose, she was used as a vessel by a dark magic practitioner with a thirty year obsession to the throne.” I start.“I will not hear otherwise, not from this gathering or the outer ward. The murmurings and whispers about her should stop immediately. She’s feeling guilty enough about it, so no one should make it any worse than it is.” I held the room’s gaze.“It’s the evidence of the length at which the enemy in question is ready to go. What we

Selene’s POVThe last thing I remembered was sitting down and Lucian feeding me food, then the next thing I knew, I was on the ground, and Lucian was bleeding out while I held a bloodied knife.I blinked once, then twice. I proceeded to pinch myself hard bit I wasn’t dreaming. Lucian was still on the ground and was bleeding out, and seven warriors were looking at me like I was some monster.I gasped, my eyes wide with terror. I dropped the blade, and it fell to the ground with a clanging sound. I moved away from Lucian, but he grabbed me before I got out of arm's reach — with that same bloodied arm.“Hey, hey.” He said, and it seemed the more I stared at the bleeding arm, the more I despised myself.“I don’t remember, I don’t know what happened, I swear. I was just… everything was black.” I rushed out the words.He took my second hand and made me look at him even more. “Look at me. Just look into my eyes, then breathe in and out.” He commanded. “You are safe, and I’m fine.”I shook my

Lucian’s POVFinally. We’re alone, and the coronation is all over. Jordan is sleeping in his cot, too. The castle was quieter than it had been in weeks.The team that had gone out for Vera was still camped around the location, but there haven’t been any straightforward report of her location yet. She didn’t even seem to be in that vicinity at all.So, fingers crossed.Selene walked out of the bathroom, freshened up, and was putting her hair in a hand. She sighed tiredly as she got onto the bed, her eyes drowsy like she’d fall asleep anytime soon.“How’re you?” I asked.“Tired. Very tired. I just want to sleep already.” She mumbled.“Yeah, but not quite.”Then I did the one thing that I’ve been doing every night since she fell those stairs — assess her ribs, neck, and other parts that took the most of the fall. She was very fine, but I still felt like there was something she was not letting on to me.“You’ve not had dinner. Let’s eat before you fall asleep.” I said, holding her hand a

Epilogue Lucian's POV I returned to Moonblood Pack with my mate and her son. A few guards managed to survive the unplanned war and together we journeyed back home. I was successful in eliminating my enemies as well as those who worked for Damon and Connor but deep down, I felt pain and anguish at the condition the event landed Melody in. She was still unconscious from that day and all the doctors I had contacted, including Doctor Jones, said that there was nothing they could do to help.The witch on the other hand was nowhere to be found, she disappeared after that day and has not been seen by anybody despite my attempts to find her. I believed that she would know what's best to do to save Melody but all efforts to bring her back to the pack have remained futile. I was frustrated at how everything turned out, just when I thought everything was finally getting better, this happened and ruined everything. I should be celebrating my success in regaining the pack and restoring its glo

Lucian's POV It was the early hours of the morning of the day I had planned for us to attack Damon. Everything has been put in place and the warriors have been given orientation on how to go about the operation.I was in my room with Kade who was helping me put on my armor when a knock sounded on the door. Without waiting for me to invite him in, the door pushed open and Melody walked into the room. Her mouth formed an 'O' when her eyes landed on Kade and she immediately lowered her head in greetings. Her cheeks turned red with embarrassment as she fiddled with her fingers nervously.A smile spread on my lips, I almost chuckled at her cuteness. My gaze remained on her face as she stood on the threshold, not knowing whether to leave or stay. Kade noticed my stare and cleared his throat noisily, trying to get my attention. I directed my gaze to him and saw he was trying to help me with the cuffs on the armor. After cuffing them, he glanced between the two of us with raised brows. I c

Damon's POVThe remaining council members suddenly requested my presence and when I joined them in the meeting room, they bombarded me with questions regarding my reasons for imprisoning Amelia. "Don't you all have something better to talk about?" I asked nonchalantly as I took my spot on the table, "Your questions are unreasonable," "Alpha Damon, I deserve an explanation as to why my only daughter is in prison and what she did wrong. What is her crime?" Beta Connor asked, his voice cold and stern."Yes, Alpha, what has the Luna done wrong? Everyone in the pack is talking about it and it is causing an uproar," another councilman added."Speaking of an uproar, news has it that Eric, Alonso's only son was murdered in his house. Nobody knows who did it and why the person did it," the third councilman in the room spoke up. "It could possibly be one of his father's enemies," I muttered emotionlessly."I don't think so, Alpha, Alonso was a peaceful man," "Peaceful indeed, but he brought

Melody's POV A big smile stretched across my lips and my heart melted at his words. He was willing to try because of me? He'd accept the son of his enemy because he doesn't want me to leave his side. Never had I thought that I would be so important to someone that they'd dread my absence. My heart swelled with emotions as I gazed up at his pleading eyes, he really wanted me at his side. I reached for his face while standing on my tiptoes and pulled him into a kiss, pouring all my love for him into the kiss. He returned it passionately, pulling me by my waist to himself and relieving me of the stress of having to put my body weight on my toes. I moaned out as his skillful lips did wonders to my body, he was eating my lips up like it was his most favorite thing in the world. Before I could tell what was going on, he lifted me off the floor from my thighs, our lips still entangled in a deep kiss. I could feel his erection poking from under as his breath turned heavier.He laid me ge

Lucian's POV Kade looked like he wanted to argue but with one look at my face, he clamped his mouth and bobbed his head in understanding, "Yes, Alpha. I will get everything and everyone ready. The warriors will resume training and I will make sure Beta Connor's weapons are well received," I nodded subtly and pushed my hands into my pockets, "Good. Call the head guard and chief security back in and make preparations with them for the upcoming war." Kade bowed in understanding and summoned the officials. They entered back inside the room and after letting Kade know of the initial plans we had on how to enter Moonblood Pack in secret, I left the room to catch some fresh air and to rest for some time. I was busy with my thoughts and wasn't watching carefully where I was going. I bumped hard into someone and I raised my head, my eyes landed eyes landed on Melody who looked like she was just coming out from the kitchen. I felt a tingle in my heart, the very woman I have been yearning f

Chapter 126Lucian's POV I entered the room where the head guard and the chief security, together with other workers were in, waiting for me. I scanned the room, taking note of Kade's absence."Where's Kade?" I demanded. "We have not seen him, Alpha," the head guard replied and I nodded in understanding. I had summoned them alongside Kade so we could make strategic planning on how to successfully enter the Moonblood pack, but it seems to me that Kade had somewhere better to be. He now has a mission which was more important to him than the pack we built together, so I have stopped worrying about his whereabouts. If being with his so-called mate was all he was interested in, then so be it."Let's begin," I told the men in the room as I took my stance amongst them, “How's the training for the newly recruited warriors going?” “Very well, Alpha” the head guard replied with a smile, “Currently, we have about a hundred and fifty men who are fit to join the pack's army,” I nodded in sati