The Black Alder Series (Books 1-3)

Elena POV I’ve been training with Will and Hank for over a week and a half now. Each day, we went through different fighting styles. Some were easy, others had them knocking me on my ass, but I always got back up. Roland was upset because of all the scars I kept getting, but they healed right back up, and he knew I needed to train my hardest. We even had a few sparring sessions together. I would always let him win since the pack was watching, but there were plenty of moments I could have ended the session, and I think he knew it. My body has toned up fast, due to my Lycan abilities. It turns out I can tap into my vampire abilities without turning, but I can only tap into the speed. So far, Roland, Will, and Hank are the only ones who know about my vampire side, and I choose to keep it that way. Today was the day before the fight, and I am doing some last-minute wolf training with Will while Hank watches. “Watch your six.” “Strike the back of the neck.” “Long Knee Elena, Long Knee” “Head for the throat.” Hank barked out instructions, and I did. Will almost had me, but he slipped, and I pinned him down instantly. Once I did, he had no choice but to submit and tap out. He shifted back to human as well as me, and we got dressed. He nodded at me. “You’re ready,” he says to me. I spent the rest of the morning pondering whether or not I could win this fight. Roland invites me to wash up and meet him in the forest. Once I do, I meet him out there, and he is carrying a really big basket. “What’s up, sir?” I asked him. “Since we mated, I’ve been able to sense your feelings. I can tell you how you feel about tomorrow, and I wanted to do something to help take your mind off it. Let our wolves spend some time together,” he said, smiling and taking me in his arms. Yes, please. I haven’t gotten the chance to meet my mate. “That sounds like an awesome idea, and Snow loves it,” I told him. He shifted instantly and nudged my legs. His wolf was almost 6 feet tall. His coat matched the jet black of his hair, and his eyes made his wolf more intoxicating. “Hello Blaze,” I told him, kissing him between his ears. I then shifted into my wolf. Elena/Snow Pov Shifting was easy for us, and we could do it in less than a split second-faster than all wolves. Blaze/Roland stared at us, and we were wondering why until we realized he had never seen us in our Lycan form. He howled in pleasure at our wolf, and we did the same. Our wolves were almost the same size, but we were taller. Blaze/Roland motioned for us to follow him. He grabbed the basket and darted off. We caught up with him quickly, and we ran side by side together. We ran until we came to a clearing with the most beautiful flowers and a small area that contained a small lake with a waterfall. Roland/Blaze put the basket down and tackled us playfully. We chased each other for a while until Roland shifted back. I followed suit. He then jumped into the lake, screaming like a little kid, and I followed him, doing the same. We were completely naked, but Roland didn’t care. “What if someone sees us?” I said, swimming up to him. “It’s in our nature to be naked,” he simply said, as if that covered everything. Not that I was wishing for him to have clothes on. This man was fucking sexy, and all fucking mine.

After we swam around, Roland took some food and a towel out of the basket and laid them on the grass while we looked up at the clouds. It was such a beautiful, cloudy day. This could be my last day. Like hell, it will I mentally smile at the snow. “I can feel you’re worried about tomorrow, my little one,” Roland said. “I am just uncertain about tomorrow. I know I’ve trained and trained, but I’m going against an alpha. One that held fear over me for the longest time, and I can’t help but think about Serene’s prophecy,” I told him. “Yeah, I’ve been thinking about it too, but something tells me it has something to do with something much bigger,” Roland says. “The moon goddess visited me last night.”

“What did she say?” I asked him. “She just told me to be strong and to keep you safe. She told me and showed me about our past lives, and somehow I feel stronger for it. Stronger because I have you, and you have me. She said something evil would be coming our way, and only by standing beside you do we have a chance to overcome it. I believe her,” he said. “I have stood beside you in every past life we have had. Any foe we face, we’ve faced together. I will face any evil, any demon. Hell, I’d face 100 demons knowing that I would have you by my side. So don’t worry about tomorrow, my little one. I will be with you, and so will the pack. You’re no longer the girl you were. You are stronger. You are smarter. You are faster. You are a queen in your own right, more powerful than me, and we all support you, my queen, my little one, my luna,” he said. I could hear Blaze howling in his head as if to say, I agree,” and my eyes became misty. Roland is right. I am more powerful now. I can do this. I climbed on top of Roland and kissed him, and we spent the rest of the afternoon making love together. By the time we got back to the packhouse, all of our friends were in the game room. Serene, Cole, Nate, Mia, and a few other pack members were in there playing Uno and eating snacks while some music was playing. Roland and I walked in just as Cole yelled “DRAW FOUR BITCH” to Nate, and Nate growled in frustration. “Eleanor” Serene chipped, taking my hand and kneeling us down to the game. Since everyone (other than Nate) had four cards, Serene handed me and Roland four cards as well, and we joined in the game. Eventually, we all moved to the movie room and watched Twilight together so we could laugh at the glittery vampires, and everyone but Roland fell asleep. I looked at everyone. All my friends. I wouldn’t know what to do without any of them. I looked up into Roland’s eyes as he watched me watch them, and he kissed me on the forehead. I could feel myself falling asleep, and Roland carried me to our room, laid me down, and undressed me. A few moments later, I felt him crawl beside me, and we drifted off to sleep.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.