The Black Alder Series (Books 1-3)

Arabella Pov

I woke up in a dark room. The floor beneath me is cold and wet. The smell of blood, piss, and death lingers in the air. My eyes struggle to adjust. As my vision comes into view, I see that I’m in a cell. What the fuck? There are handcuffs on me. I try to remember what happened. The memory of my dream comes to mind. I try to remember that.

“That monster tried to mark us,” a voice says. Wait. I know this voice.

“Royal?” I asked.

“Who else?” Royal says.

“What are you doing here, and how did you get out of your shackles?” I asked her. The last thing I remember about her is Endymion locking her away. Something about her being a terrible wolf or something. As I struggle to remember, my head starts to hurt. I see images. Images of people I swear I know from somewhere.

“I spoke to you in your dream. I am giving you your memories. You need to let me pass them to you,” she says, and the headache gets worse.

“No!” I shouted as the pain increased steadily. I hear footsteps coming. Suddenly, Endymion and Cami are in front of my cell.

“Why am I down here, Endymion?” I asked, holding my head back from the increasing pain.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“Just a precaution,” he says.

“A precaution for what?” I asked him. He looks towards Cami, who is smirking at me. She kneels.

“Because you stupid girl, your memories are starting to come back, and I can’t have you attacking my father now, can I?” she says.

I’m still a little confused. I turned to Endymion.

“What does she mean, Endymion?” I ask, though, that, from my dream, I can kind of put together that I have been nothing but a pawn this whole time. Still, my memories have been wiped over the last three months, and Endymion has been nothing but nice to me this whole time. Maybe I am reading this situation wrong, but Endymion gives me the same wicked smile as Cami before he speaks.

“I wasn’t going to kill you at first,” he says. “Once Cami took your memories and fed you my blood, all we needed was your blood at full power. I had planned to take the majority of it and let yourself heal, keeping you as my beloved and queen, but it is taking too long for your powers to come into effect. Three fucking months, it’s taken you,” he says.

I can feel my eyes watering, but I don’t want to give them the satisfaction of seeing my tears. They were just using me for my blood. I then remembered my dream.

“The tea… You have been feeding me your blood through the tea, drawing me to you,” I told them, as a as a matter of fact. He nods

“I wondered how long it would take you to figure it out, but now you haven’t had your tea in a while, which means your memories should start coming in right about now,” he says.

As soon as he said that, my headache increased 10 times more.

“Don’t worry, beloved; your memories will be back soon, and I have the perfect way to bring forth your powers,” he says before he leaves, and Cami leaves.

“It’s okay, Arabella; let me through. I will make us whole again. You need to see,” Royal says. The headache is so great, and I can’t take it anymore.

“Show me,” I told her, and I felt like a great dam had busted inside my head as a white light took over as all of my lost memories hit me at once, causing me to pass out. Endymion Pov

“Her memories should be back soon. Will this be your plan off work” I ask Cami.

“Yes, my liege. They will feel her through the bond, and they will come for her. I have also found a different route to bring them here, just in case she does not link them,” Cami assures me.

“Good, as long as her wolf is still locked down, she won’t be too much of a threat. The shackles on her had been forged by Hephaestus. They will hold her. Be sure this plan of yours works, Cami, or you will find that my patience with you even has its limits,” I told her. She bows and walks away from me.

I lost many of my vampires in the battle with those mutts. When they come, and they definitely will come, I will take their hearts and eat them. Once Arabella uses her full power to try to save them, I will finally have what I want more than anything.

I AM COMING FOR YOU, SELENE! Adonis Pov

After Cayce finished telling us the backstory of the enemy, we were all silent. The very first vampire. The moon goddess lover. How did we get here? How the fuck do we get Bella back if we don’t even know where she is?

“Now that you have told us this story, tell us where his location is,” Ares asks.

“She is being held on the island of Thera, but it is not an easy island to get to. It’s a volcanic island surrounded by nothing but the ocean. His castle sits in the center, surrounded by lava and ash. There is only one way to get in and out, and that is through the portal. Only the moon goddess was able to create one before Endymion learned to create one, but since you share her power, even if it is in small quantities, you will be able to create one yourselves.” Cayce says.

“So, all we need to do is create this portal and blast this Endymion with our powers combined to kill him,” Ash asks, and Cayce nods.

“Don’t forget to do this before he takes your mate’s blood. After he drinks all of her blood, he will be able to walk free of the island. I can’t even begin to tell you the horror that will occur once that happens.

I link to my brothers.

This sounds a little too simple, if you ask me. I don’t trust this woman. I tell them

Soren doesn’t trust this woman either, but we need to do whatever we can to get Bella back. If that means going against the devil to do it, then so be it. Ash states.

I will do some research on these Endymions to see what else she hasn’t told us. I will also try to reach out to the moon goddess and see what help she can provide. Ares says. I turned back to Cayce.

“Will you teach us how to create this portal?” I asked her, and she nodded.

“I can show you how it is done, but I don’t have the power to create one to take me there,” she says, and I nod.

“I will have one of the guest rooms prepared for you in the meantime. Thank you for bringing us this information,” I told her. I linked up with Kyle to prepare a room for her. She stands up, bows, and leaves.

As she is leaving, I feel a pull in my mind. I look at my brothers, who seem to be feeling the same thing.

“Hello, guys?”” we hear. Our faces turn to complete shock as we realize who it is.

BELLA!