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After many introductions, Lilith, Antonia and Mariana sat at their table.

"Why is it so hard to find suitors nowadays?" Mariana muttered, Lilith silently agreed.

It's not hard, you are just horrible at flirting.

She heard her wolf/Lycan, who had been silently watching everything from the back of her mind.

I'm not. 

Her wolf laughed.

You're over a thousand years old, and you've have never dated anyone.

I have!

Mara rolled her moon coloured eyes, as she said, 

Sleeping with them doesn't count.

Just as she was going to respond, Nicholas began to speak on stage, catching everyone's attention.

"Thank you all for coming to witness my daughter, Victoria, coronation, Let the ceremony begin." 

As soon as the coronation was finished, Everyone went into the meeting room, only the children were in the ballroom dancing around.

Every Alpha, Luna, Beta, Goddess and God were in the room.

The air was thick with tension and silence, no one made a move to break it, Lilith and Mara were growing impatient as the councillors were already late, she had many responsibilities and waiting on the councillors wasn't one of them.

Lilith was about to get up when the councillors walked in.

She instantly recognised Aaron, George, Vita, Rufus, Helen, Ashur and Daisy. All seven of the council members, of the seven continents.

"Hello everyone, I'd like-" George started, making Lilith rolled her eyes as she interrupts.

"You're taking up valuable time, skip to the part of why we're here, I have many things to do." He clears his throat and nodding.

"Of course my queen." Bowing slightly, he shifted his gaze to his colleagues then back to the people of power. "We are here to tell you that we're under attack by some rogues who follow a man whose name is unknown at this time but we will find out soon enough-" Lilith interrupted again.

"He goes by Acelynn." They all turned to her once again.

"How do you know this?" Helen asked the question, everyone wanted to know the answer to.

"He tried to kill me today." She said bored as this was not the first time someone tried to kill her. "But of course he failed, it's not easy to kill the Moon goddess." Everyone wolf in the room began to whisper.

"How did he try to kill you, Lilith?" Helen questioned, Lilith, narrowed her eyes as Helen used her first name without her title. She would let it go, for now.

"With this." She snapped her fingers making a plate appear on the table in front of her, on it was the snake, many people gasps, disgusted.

"Here's the note." Lilith used her magic to put it in, Helen's dark hands.

"It's true his name is Acelynn." No one spoke they just looked at Lilith as she sat there, looking at them.

"Continue the meeting." She said, waving dismissively, as she used her magic to make the plate disappear.

"They are attacking one of our friends, Alpha Valley." Everyone began to talk.

"And what does that have to do with us, gods and goddesses?" Mariana asked receiving a look of disapproval from her husband but there was a hint of amusement in his stare. 

"They're taking down our packs one by one. Alpha Valley needs our help."

"Why should we help him, the guy hates us." Came a male, Lilith rolled her eyes at his childish comment. Sometimes she regrets making these wolves, they could be a headache when they wanted to.

"Be the bigger person and help him." She told him, he bowed his head, unwillingly.

"Yes, my Queen. I'll help."

"We need everyone's resources, to help Alpha Valley and defeat the rogue army, everyone who will join say I and those who won't say, Nay."

Everyone said 'I' except Lilith, everyone turned to her.

"Why won't you help us, my queen?"

"This is your problem."

"You're the moon goddess aren't you suppose to be caring?" A luna asked.

"That's the image you made me to be, just because I created you doesn't mean I have to treat you like my children, you brought this on yourselves."

"How so?" A beta asked.

"Most of you banished rogues for very foolish reasons, it's no wonder their always rebelling, I honestly would kill you too, if I had the time. But I don't." No one said a word knowing it was true.

"Queen Lilith we're going to need you in the battle." She heard Antonia's voice.

Mara groaned hearing her friend's wolf argue with her.

Let's think it over she lives in one of those pack.

Fine

"Let's take a break so I think about how this would benefit me." They all agreed.

Lilith saw Darci in the corner with her cousin, Amaris, she walked over to them, making them turn her way.

"Darci, Amaris." She greeted.

"Lilith." They greeted back.

"Amaris you wouldn't mind if I steal Darci away just for a few minutes." He raised his eyebrow shocked and curious as to why Lilith would want to talk to Darci since she hated her but he nods anyway, he would find out soon enough, he was the God of knowledge after all.

Lilith pulled Darci into a corner. "What do you need, my lady?"

"I keep hearing this voice." Darci's eyebrows furrowed.

"Describe it."

"It's a male and he speaks Greek. That's all I know." Suddenly Darci's eyes shined a light shade of purple.

"The moon is rising, he's coming." Lilith raised her eyebrow.

"Who?"

"When the moon's at its peak, you'll know." Darci's eyes stopped glowing.

"Break is over!" One of the council members shouted.

Everyone took a seat. "Lilith, have you changed your mind?" She wasn't even thinking about the rogues at the moment, but she nodded anyway.

"I have."

"Great this meeting is officially over, we will have a next meeting at Nicholas's castle next week Friday."

Everyone got up shaking hands before leaving the room.

Some of the children were running around, others dancing.

Suddenly the lights began to flicker. Lilith could feel a strong source of energy, everyone could but she felt it more than anyone.

She looked up, seeing the moon almost at its peak.

The lights stopped flickering, turning off completely.

Gasps echoed around the room. Lilith closed her eyes whispering a spell to turn the lights back on, but her efforts were useless, she could feel the dark magic blocking her spell, making her dizzy.

She used the light from the moon shinning it inside the ballroom.

"What's that?" They heard a child.

"What?" Amaris asked.

"That red glowing thing." Lilith looked around and she saw it too.

She was held captive by its stare, the eyes weren't looking at anyone but Lilith.

Without realising it, her wolf took over and began walking to the red glowing eyes.

"Lilith! No!" She heard her cousin, Amaris shouts.

Her wolf growled at him, almost making him bow his head.

Mara continued walking towards the red eyes.

What are you doing Mara?

I don't know but it feels right, trust me.

And she did, Mara stopped walking as she stood in front of the figure.

Shining her light, she saw it was a man.

His eyes were an elegant shade of red, his jawline was sharp, His hair was pulled back, he left a strand of hair in front of his face, he had on a black suit, the first few buttons were opened showing off his firm chest. His suit hugged his muscles in all the right places.

His scent was mouth-watering, it was a mix of rainforest and rosewood. She could feel his authority and dominance.

"Mine." She growled, many people gasped hearing this. The man smirked.

"Yours." The mysterious man, touched her cheek, an electric shock went through her body.

That's when she knew he was her mate, he was hers.

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