The Black Alder Series (Books 1-3)

Arabella Pov

I had fallen asleep when Royal growled in my head.

“Royal, what’s wrong?”

Mates have arrived. Royal says. I perk up instantly. I knew they would find some way to come and save me. I could feel their eagerness as I felt them move around the castle. They will be here soon. I just know it. A few moments later, I heard the dungeon door open. I expect to see my mates, but instead, it’s Endymion. The sinister, happy look on his face made me a bit terrified.

“Your mutts are here,” he says, amused. Oh no.

“Where are they?” “I swear if you have harmed them,” I threatened. He only laughs me off and unlocks the door.

“You think you’re pretty smart. I know you have your wolf back, beloved. I know you contacted them. I knew this whole time, and now that they are here, you will either channel your powers and let me kill you, or I will utterly destroy all three of them,” he said coldly, gripping my arm.

“I will never let you have what you desire,” I told them. My mates are close now. I can feel them. Endymion only smirks at my reluctance.

“We will see then, won’t we?” he says. I heard someone else coming into the dungeon. Thinking it’s my mate, I punch Endymion in the stomach, and he lets me go. I run to the figure, but I realize it’s Camilla. Her face is full of nothing but hatred, and I realize she must have seen me hit Endymion. Camilla comes up to me, and she knocks me out cold. Endymion Pov

The wolves are here. I can smell their blood as they move around my castle, most likely looking for their mate. Mother’s note says she taught them how to create a portal, so it was no surprise when I felt the new presence. Their wolves are strong, though. Mother says they channel the power of that bitch, Selene. I can feel this much. They are no match for me, though. I decided to give Arabella an ultimatum. I know she can tap into her powers if she feels they are threatened, but she resisted.

After she hit me, which I was not expecting, she ran, but luckily my daughter was able to punch her and make her unconscious. It makes things a bit easier.

“Bring her to the front room. Link all vampires to stay out of the wolf’s way. Send Bryce to escort them to me, and also bring out our other surprised guests,” I told Camilla before making my way to the room. I’m this much closer to being released. I can taste it, and Selene, my love, we will have one hell of a reunion. Ash Pov

Once we landed in the castle, we quickly pulled out our weapons. My bow is quick and deadly, and I am ready. We were portaled into a room of some sort. We quietly walked out of the room and through the halls. This place is what I would describe as hell, if there ever is such a place. We ended up staying hidden in some of the rooms as we moved throughout the castle, staying undercover. We wasted three hours on this.

We needed to find Bella quickly. We had gotten a little further before Adonis spoke through the link.

Our link was interrupted by the sound of someone walking. We waited until the steps got closer before we rushed to the person. Ares put the man in a chokehold while I aimed my bow at his heart.

“Where is Arabella?” Adonis demands. Ares loosens up his grip and pulls out a silver dagger, holding it to the vampire’s throat.

“I was sent here to bring you to her,” the vampire says in a deep voice.

“Sent here by who?” Ares asks, pressing the knife to his throat and drawing blood.

“My master. My master knows you are here. I am going to lead you to your mate. Master will be waiting for you alongside her,” the vamp says. I looked at Adonis and Ares, and I knew we were all thinking the same thing.

I pulled my arrow back. “How do we know this isn’t some trick?” I demand to know.

“You don’t. I am only telling you what the Master told me. My instructions were to bring you to your mate. Please let me do my job,” he says, and I can tell he is telling the truth. Ares spins him around.

“Fine. Take us,” he says, with the knife still in his throat. The vamp leads us down a hill and into what looks like a big ballroom. We see Bella on the floor, with chains on her feet. She has a big blue bruise on her face. Someone must have punched her. I growled at this as we ran up to her.

Ares stays behind to keep the vampire in check as Adonis and I check on her. Adonis tries to break the chains, but they are too strong. Bella stirred slightly. I grabbed her shoulder and shook her lightly. I missed the sparks that were shooting up in my arm from touching her. As if she sensed the sparks, she jolted up as well. Her beautiful blue eyes open, and they shift from Adonis to me and suddenly to Ares. Her happy expression then turns to one of sadness as she looks at him.

“I know,” she says to him, and his eyes go wide.

“Know what?” Adonis says, but her gaze is still fixed on Ares. He seemed to know what she was talking about, though, because he looked down briefly.

I decide that we will all talk about whatever this is later, but for now, we need to release her. I struggle with the chains as well to remove them from her, but they are locked in place.

“What kind of fucking chains are these?” I growled out loud.

“Chains that you won’t be able to break. Forged by the Greek God of Weaponry,” a voice says from one side of us. Our heads turned, and we saw a tall man with blonde hair and blue eyes, dressed in all black, walking towards us. Beside him is Camilla. Our Lycans growl at the intruders. I hear a popping sound as I turn my head to Ares. He has twisted the head off the vampire he was holding to focus his attention on the incomers.

“Endymion, I presume,” Adonis spits out, and the man smirks and nods.

“The one and only,” he says, still smirking. He and Camilla stop a few feet away. I stand up, and so does Ash, as we all prepare to attack him. As if realizing our intentions, he held up his hand in a stop motion and wagged his finger from side to side.

“Before you three rush out and try to kill me, I know my mother has told you my story. In that case, you know I am immortal,” he says, taunting us. I focus on a ball of energy in my hand as I see my brothers doing the same. We all blast him, all at once, with enough energy to vaporize him, but it seems to backfire as he deflects it with his hand and only bounces from his hand to the ceiling.

“Fuck It didn’t work.” Ares mindlinks us.

As if he heard him, Endymion laughs out loud.

“Of course, it doesn’t work. Everything my mother told you was true, minus the part of your powers being able to defeat me. No one on earth has the power to defeat me. You mutts are no match for me. He flings his hands, and invisible ropes bind us to the floor, leaving us facing Bella. I struggle against the bonds, but I can’t get out of them.

“Unleash Us,” I growl with power, but it only makes him laugh.

“No need, because you will be dead soon anyway,” he says. “Now stop struggling, or you will suffer the consequences of your actions.”

“I will fucking kill you once we get out of these bonds,” Adonis yells. Ares is just staring at Bella and Vice Versa with sad eyes.

“Oh, you think I can’t,” Endymion says. “Bring in the prisoners,” he commands, commanding some vampire servants. A few moments later, the smell and appearance of our grandfather, Roland, and our fathers, Ethan and Aiden, came in, with silver cuffs bound on them. What the fuck?

My eyes widened at the sight of our grandfather and our father beating badly.

“What the fuck do you have them for?” I growled as the servants sat them down behind Bella, facing us.Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

“They were quite easy to catch, I must say. My new friend let me know when they left and where they were headed. It was easy to catch the three of them unguarded and get them sedated quickly enough.

“Your new friend?” Adonis asked.

“Oh, that’s right. You might know her.” He taunts. “Come in, darling,” he says out loud. The double doors from the outside of the castle are swung open to reveal none other than the last bitch I had ever expected to see.

Briana!