Total pages in book: 104
Estimated words: 98082 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 490(@200wpm)___ 392(@250wpm)___ 327(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 98082 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 490(@200wpm)___ 392(@250wpm)___ 327(@300wpm)
“How will I know this moment has come?”
“The children of the phoenix will rise, and the song of the siren will come forth. Then you will know.”
“Taylor, baby girl, wake up.”
I’m jolted from my sleep and sit bolt upright, opening my eyes to find Bradan staring at me with concern in his gaze. I lift my hand to my face and wipe the sweat from my brow.
“You were thrashing in your sleep. Are you okay?” he asks.
“I’m fine. Just a dream.”
“I’m sorry. I’ve been pushing you too hard.”
“No, no. I have dreams sometimes. Nothing new. How is Reilly? Is everything okay?”
“Reilly has found his mate.”
“But shouldn’t that be a good thing?”
“It is, but somehow, they were separated. He thought he lost her. That was the reason for him destroying everything in sight.”
“Is there anything I can do? Do you know if she’s Lee?”
“I haven’t met her. Kendrick is handling everything. Reilly disappeared with her to his chambers before I got to the gate when she arrived.”
“So she’s here?” I say excitedly.
“Yes, we will give them some time before we disturb them to find out if she’s Lee or not.”
I smile and laugh. “I’m sure they’ll need it. Can I ask you something?”
I knit my brows and look down into my lap as my mind goes back to my dream. I’m still a little confused about it. Bradan’s screams are still ringing in my ear.
He pinches my chin and lifts my head to meet his gaze. I want to burst into tears as I look into his handsome face. The agony I heard him in shook me to my core.
“Are you sure blessed iron is the only way to hurt you?” I say just above a whisper.
“I am. Why? You plotting a way to get me back for training?”
I swat my hand against his chest. “No, I could never do anything to hurt you.”
He laughs. “Could have fooled me. I was pretty sure you were going to attack me earlier.”
“I don’t know what happened. My anger got the best of me. I didn’t mean—”
He cups my throat and brings my lips to his. “All is forgiven, baby girl. It’s that fire I’m trying to draw out. Don’t change a thing. I’m proud of you,” he says before devouring my lips.
I pull back before I forget all my thoughts. I need to understand that dream. It feels so important that I do.
“Bradan, can I ask you something else?”
“You can ask me anything you like, Taylor. I have nothing to hide from you.”
“Do you know the name Api Kecil?” I ask cautiously.
He stiffens and anger fills his face. I don’t sense it’s anger with me, but it’s clear this name rings a bell and not a good one. I wonder if she was wrong and he did have romantic feelings for her.
“Where have you heard that name?” he says in a low rumble.
“I’ve been dreaming about her for months. At first, it was only her name. Now, it’s different.”
“Different how?”
“I’ve seen her. We’ve talked in the dream.”
He purses his lips and runs a hand through his hair. A wide range of emotions cross his face. Now I wish I hadn’t asked.
“Api Kecil was one of the she-wolves back when Alpha Bruce was the alpha over the entire Sapphire Moon pack. Well before the triplets’ father was born. Her parents were killed in a battle with some rogues while protecting the luna.
“Alpha Bruce took her in and raised her as he and Luna Amelia didn’t have pups of their own at the time. Their first pup was born not too long after, but they loved Api Kecil like their own. There was always something special about Api Kecil.
“Not just her kind heart, but you could sense her wolf would be strong from an early age. When she did receive her wolf at eighteen, Alpha Bruce called for me. Api Kecil had a rare wolf. The packs call them fire wolves and they appear once every thousand years.”
“Wow, really? The girls told me about the gifted wolves.”
“Yes, the Sapphire Moon pack is named after their first luna. She was a Sapphire wolf. Also very rare. Sapphire wolves, however, only appear when the moon goddess decides it’s time.
“Usually when the pack needs protecting and healing. Alpha Bruce was concerned for Api Kecil. She didn’t know how to control her wolf or her powers at first. I was able to help her,” he says.
“Then what happened?”
“I spent three years with the pack, training her to control her wolf and guiding her to learn to use her gifts. Then an alpha from another pack came to form an alliance with Alpha Bruce and I knew right away he was Api Kecil’s mate.
“She left with him to live with his pack, and I returned to my brothers here. She was happy, and a year later, she had her first pup. However, there was a she-wolf in the pack who had been the alpha’s chosen mate before he found Api Kecil.