His Lost Queen

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was sp

my stomach felt as if I were about to heave up

ked around the room, trying to gain my bea

mpires, and the next, I was in a forest in front of hundreds of newborn v

I was back in my room once agai

and weak-an effect of som

me wasn't my initial worry

ning words were

Alpha Grayson. His time as king is

and once the ringing in my ears stopped, I

in particular, sounded very u

ng out. "Why are we standing around

Zagan. The king of vampires. Azazel's brother. "I implore you to

le challenged. "You're not the only one

, not wanting to listen to any

in under a second, using his newfound vampi

o me. "Alpha," he breat

to sit up even though my

who had moved to stand next to Ky

ied in a gravelly voic

. He didn't like feeling weak, especially now when so

k in a breath. "

epping forward with inter

t know how fast his army of newborn vampires can ru

and two of Zagan's children, looked at their father in s

ready squeaky and high-pitched voice seemed to rise an

me in his letter. It is why we wa

Kyle. "Prepare the pack for battle.

the door. "On it!" he yelled

wed eyes. It was a bit disturbing how alike they all looked with

rong. It didn't matter, though. Vampire training focused le

s, "Work smarter, not harde

t stop myself from glancing in the mirror next to me, noticin

d in blackness with the presence of my wolf. I could feel b

o take control; they were just revved up and ready

time I had seen my eyes in this color had been when Azazel had take

ries of being in my own personal hell. My mind invol

ife, on her beautiful face, having no control, watching in

ken place. Belle had looked up at me, her teary

nd that had just marked her skin, she thought sh

e joy in the fact that she thought it was me who wa

ret. I didn't know what she was ashamed of, but God, I could fee

mind over what she had done wrong. She wanted to fix whatever

ire time, pounding against the bonds that k

past the control that Azazel had

ally being spat upon by all the pack members. I could feel

every day that I still felt her in this house made me com

omeone, anybody, and get the hell out of here. I couldn't und

could give him, demanding that she stay because of that. B

ar of being punished if she were caught, her fear wasn't

s hearing his thoughts; I basically knew every

nd although he found her attractive-and loved to remind me

h her because he wanted to

g to mate with an alpha male's

ith rage each time he laid a hand on her that, finally, my wolf was ab

ing my mate get hurt made me furious enough

way to truly weaken me wa

mate bond. And as I felt my mate sl

ith Belle again. Only, this time, it wasn't to taunt or a

, which meant that one of my pack members knew about t

ime I felt him exp

ticipating, he decided he wanted to complete the mating bond

king relief-he didn't hesitate to kic

y set Belle free. She was heartbroken, but in thinking I didn

time, it caused me physical pain to

she stay in this damn pack house where she was being abused and trea

ed that? Did she expect

e than all that, and I th

o much stronger than an

ery time her life burned down, she was st

tood now

ut fighting back, it became more clear that perhaps she had come to

cidences or accidents. When fires follow the same person everywhere the

My strong mate watched in defeat as th

followed her everywhere she went. She escaped only when the p

had rejected her

ave scars. It would not be easy to gain her trust

ad her back in my arms. I wo

back up until she remembered