The Black Alder Series (Books 1-3)

Aiden Pov (Before the Capture) After the first three teams went in and reported that no one was on pack grounds, I knew something was wrong. Where the fuck is their security? It’s way too open.

We noticed our pack running back towards us, but by then it was too late. Some sort of energy blast traveled behind them and engulfed them, incinerating them instantly. 90 members of our pack. Dead just like that.

Solem muttered some words and created some sort of shield around us, but his spell was too late.

He was caught in the blast and was gone.

“Pullback!” I yelled, but all I could see was my pack members dying. All around us, the forest was on fire.

Suddenly, I felt smoke surround the rest of us, and we were pulled back into a cave before the blast reached us. I looked over to Ethan, mom, dad, Nate, Mia, and Cole. They seemed to be okay.

“What the fuck just happened?” I asked, looking around. Before anyone could reply, we heard a voice.

“I saved your lives, which is what happened.”

We turned around, ready to attack, but the man seemed as if he didn’t care. He was tall, with green eyes and fair skin.

Ethan shoved the man against the wall.

“Who the hell are you, and why shouldn’t I snap your neck right now?” he sneered.

RELEASE HIM A woman’s voice boomed. Ethan was thrown off him, and he hit the ground hard. He was about to attack the intruder woman.

“Aunt Serene, Lauren, What the hell?” Ethan growled before retreating.

“I’m sorry” was all Serene said.

I could feel my brother’s rage. We want our mate. Not only do we not have her, but we also lost a sizable number of pack members. It’s making us act out.

We will find her. Trying to calm down, I linked with him.

“I apologize to my son. He is looking for his mate,” Mom said to the man.

“You mean Katiana or Kayla?” she goes by now,” the man says.

“Yes,” I told him. “Have you seen her?”

“No,” he says. “I have been trying to rescue her since I arrived, but the alpha here and the celestial warlock Magnus have kept her locked up. I have been trying to kill Magnus for years. He wants her powers. He can siphon her powers, and soon he will have all of her abilities.

“He is here. I can feel him here. We don’t have much time,” Lauren says to the man.

“Just who are you?” I commanded him. While I’m thankful for him saving my life, I do not know this man.

“Forgive me, Alpha; my name is Lord Alverez, “and he bowed.

Ethan and I rushed this man at the same time, but Lauren waved her hand and threw us back. We growled at her.

“STOP!” She commanded. “He is not the enemy.”

“That’s bullshit. He is trying to steal my mate’s powers,” I spat out.

“She is the most important person to me. I have been transferring my powers to her while she has been here, but since I have been so weak, I have not been able to fully give her my powers. I needed the strength to leave my cell. I couldn’t do that until Magnus was gone from here. He is gone for now, but he will be back.”

Lauren came up to me and Ethan and grabbed our hands, along with our mom and Lord Alverez.

“You need to see” is all she says before our vision swirls. Ethan Pov Our vision swirls, and somehow we are in the Firelands.

We see a younger Lauren. The real Lauren, Mom, Aiden, and Alverez were standing right beside me, watching the events play out.

“My king, if you send her away, he will kill you. Sending her away will trigger these events,” the younger Lauren states.

“My daughter has to live if she is to continue my legacy and harvest her powers. I fear if she stays, she will be killed anyway,” the king says.

“He will chase her for the rest of her life; he won’t stop,” Lauren says.

“Then keep her safe. Find my son, Alverez. You can both keep her safe. Magnus will not stop until she is dead. My wife and I have already accepted our fates. I will not leave Katiana. She will be the most powerful elemental to ever be created,” the king says, kissing the little bundle in his arms. It’s a baby, Kayla. He hands her to Lauren.

“Tell her I love her; tell her we will be with her every day of her life. I am gifting her with the full power of the sun. Tell her this amulet will protect her and make her feel safe. Block her powers. Her powers will manifest when she needs them most. We can’t have Magnus find her,” the king says. He hugs Lauren.

“I will protect her with my life, my king,” Lauren says before bowing.

Our vision swirls again. We are in the palace now, and Alverez is facing off against a man in black robes. We can’t see his face.

“You will not take another step,” Alverez’s voice boomed as he blocked the stairs. He has balls of fire in both hands.

“You are already too late,” the man said. His smile peeks through his hood. He vanishes and reappears behind Alverez, blowing black smoke on him, knocking him out, and proceeding upstairs. Once he is out of sight, we see Lauren running in, saying a spell, and Alverez’s body disappears. She then vanishes as well.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

Our vision swirls again, and we are in the queen and king’s room. We see the man in the black robes blowing his black smoke over the king and queen as they prepare to fight. They then fall to the floor. He cuts the king’s throat and sticks a needle with poison into the queen, killing her in the process. He then stands up and takes his hood off.

It was Solem.

We ended up back in the present.

I punched the wall, trying to get my anger under control. My dark lycan was ready to come out. It took all I had to keep him down. I could feel Aiden’s Lycan as well, who was just as ready to shed some blood. Even Mom is trying to control Snow.

“By the time I came back to the palace, Magnus had already killed our parents. My sister was gone. Lauren was gone. I tried to kill him. We both channel our mother’s powers. I couldn’t kill him. He had somehow learned dark sorcery, and I was able to get out before I was killed.” Alverez said it sadly.

“You were always a runner, brother,” we heard a voice say behind us. Before we could turn around and attack, a black mist appeared all around us, and everyone blacked out.