Chapter 308 - SIDE STORIES BOOK 1- CEDAR AND ACACIA CHAPTER 1
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Acacia
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I was currently preparing to leave the Fae compound, my first ti ever being let out. We used to live in a magical mound that was hidden away from the humans, but as ti went on we migrated to living inside houses instead of in underground castles. I barely rember living in the ground, but I much prefer living in the light of the sun every day.
I am a Dryad so I love being out where the sun could hit my face. When I was in my woodland form I liked to sun my leaves and branches as I sat by the lake in the back of the compound.
This was the first ti that I have ever been given permission to leave ho, even though I was nearly ninety years old. The reason I never left was because our Queen didn't often give her permission to leave.
So would run away of course, and when they ca back they would be punished for having left without the Queen's approval. I had seen what her punishnts could be like so I never wanted to experience them for myself.
There was an upside though. The Queen had been willing to accept more and more of modern society into our daily lives and she was even more accepting of the other races of nonhumans.
She used to have a vampire friend nad Dietrich who was helping to introduce her to the world around us. He had told her that she was too stuck in her ways and that she needed to embrace life, not flee from it. Since she had t him I had noticed her wrath beca less destructive. Still, she didn't like being disobeyed.
I think Dietrich was a good influence on our Queen, and I am sure he was a consort of hers, a lover that she treasured dearly. But alas, Dietrich could not be tied down for too long, he had his own people to govern.
Enough about the past though. I was finally getting to leave the compound. I was selected to be one of Queen Gloriana's envoys at a wedding for a wolf Alpha. She didn't often send envoys to things like this, but this Alpha was from a pack that for so reason held a high amount of significance to our Queen.
Their previous mbers had helped us in more than one way and this particular pack was also the largest and most powerful wolf pack in the country. And I had heard rumors that the new Alpha's mate was a half witch and that ant she could do magic like I could. I wonder if we would be allowed to beco friends.
Now that I was granted permission to leave I could co and go as I please. This trip out for the wedding was opening new doors for that I had feared I would never have. I was beyond excited.
When we got to the wedding, Breon wanted us to stay away from all of the shifters, at least as much as possible. Breon was the leader of our envoy. Essentially he was the boss during this trip.
But, can you imagine the surprise I got when I felt sothing inside of begin to be drawn by sothing that felt like a magnet. There was a pull inside of trying to draw to a man that I saw standing and staring at . The man was tall, and handso with ashy blond hair and bright green eyes that made think of leaves in the sumr sun. His eyes and hair almost seed to match .
However, not everyone was supportive of what I was feeling in this instant. I couldn't believe my ears when Breon objected so vehently.
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Cedar
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So many things have been happening around lately. Too many things. It started last year when my sister t her mate and started to move on with her life. I was just happy that her mate and I got along nicely so that I didn't feel like I was being pushed aside and forgotten.
When we first t Trinity I had hoped that at so point we would end up mating. She was beautiful, funny, strong, and sweet. I couldn't help but fall for her. The problem was, she never saw that way so I was just pining for her in silence.
When she t her mate I actually cried. I had wanted to be with her so badly. Then I found out that her mate was an asshole to her, soone that didn't appreciate the wonderful person she was.
I did everything I could to help Trinity, even after she mated. I knew I never had a chance with her, but I still loved her. I wanted to be there for her even if it would never an the sa for her that it did for .
Now, here I was at her wedding. And to make matters worse, for , her mate had only been acting like an asshole. He loved her more than I do, or so it looks like. And now I was crying on the inside because I will never have the chance to be there for her again.
I had sohow made it through the ceremony and was now trying to put on a happy face through the reception. When Trinity's guard Shane stood up the mont a beautiful woman ca to introduce herself I nearly lost my composure. How could he have the happiness that I was longing for?
I was looking down at the table when the next group ca forward. I slled sothing then. Sothing that was like tree bark and beautiful magnolia flowers.
My head shot up and looked for the source of the scent. There were three n and three won standing before , but only one of them seed to be glowing like the sun itself was radiating from her. Hey hair was close to the sa shade of ashy blonde that I had, and her eyes were a similar shade of green. She was so pretty and looked so sweet, and her complexion was just a little darker than an olive tone. She was perfect.
"Again?"
"Another one?"
"What's going on?"
"How is this happening?" I could hear these whispers as the wedding guests stared at while I stood there standing like an idiot.
"It seems this is a very fortunate day. Cedar, it appears your mate is among this envoy from the Fae. Will you all please join us up here." Reece invited the other group and to join him where he was.
I moved as if hypnotized, unable to take my eyes off of her. Then, sothing happened that angered .
"This is impossible." An exotic looking man with golden eyes and a beautiful mahogany complexion spoke with disbelief, disdain, and anger in his voice.
"How is it impossible?" Reece smiled at the man. "This is a wonderful thing to have happened. An event so filled with love that it is spreading to those around us."
"It is not right that one of us should mate with a shifter. We are not of the sa type of people. This is not proper." His exoticly accented voice was trying to nullify everything that was happening for .
"Is the Fae Queen against a relationship like this, Breon?" Reece asked him, slight anger in his voice.
"She does not usually approve." The man nad Breon answered.
"I admit it has been quite so ti since I have t with Gloriana, but when last we spoke she was more open to a new world way of thinking." Dietrich stood up from the table that I have been sitting at. "I am certain that she would have no problem with the union. The Fae have mixed with humans, why not another powerful species?"
"It has never been done." Breon told him. "You simply would not understand."
"I understand more than you think." Dietrich smiled down at Shawn as he spoke, causing Shawn to blush under his gaze. "I have recently mated within this pack myself."
"You, Dietrich, the leader of all vampires is allowing yourself to be sullied like this."
"Breon! Stop this." The beautiful girl that I couldn't take my eyes off of yelled. "I am certain that Queen Glory would have no problem with it at all." She turned and smiled at then.
"Acacia, you understand nothing." That was her na? Acacia? So pretty.
"I understand everything Breon. I am the one who feels what the spirits are telling ."
"I trust in Casey." Another woman in the group chid in. "We must follow not just our hearts, but also the whims of the spirits and gods. We are but pawns in this world for them to move at their leisure."
"Thank you River." Acacia smiled at her, it seed Casey was a nickna for her.
"Is this truly what you wish to do? To lower yourself to this point?"
"It seems to Breon, that you are the only one with a bias here. Believe in the powers that lead us all. That is all we can do, is it not." Trinity spoke up, unable to remain quiet any longer.
The man Breon looked at my Luna and first love in disbelief. He simply was not understanding it yet.
"How can you all not see what is happening here?" He asked in desperation.
"You have not been mated yet have you Breon?" Breon shook his head. "Then you would not understand the feeling you have when you are with your mate. The sense of completion, the feeling of being at ho no matter where you are. You would not understand the longing you feel for that person even with the first eting. You would not understand the sense of peace you feel when looking at them, seeing the love and adoration you feel reflected back in their eyes as well. I am sorry that you have never felt that, Breon, and I ask the Moon Goddess to help you with finding you mate soon."
"That may happen sooner than you think." A strange, gravelly voice spoke out and rang through the entire reception.
Following that the newcors told us Trinity was the new Luna Queen and Goddess Incarnate. I always knew she was special. But I had a mate now, and she was all I had eyes for.
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