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As they glared at one another in utter annoyance, Loki continued, “And we know Dimitris’s parents are dead, so what’s your point?”
“Do you really believe it’s a coincidence that all your parents are dead?” he offered. “We’re talking about couples powerful enough to create endangered wolves like yourselves. Isn’t that suspicious in the slightest?”
“What about your parents?” Saint inquired.
“Alive, surprisingly, but fae don’t fall into the shifter cycle of death.”
“Why not?” I asked.
“Fae consider royal children as blessings and decide to humble and test their offspring by sending them here upon earth to experience hardships before returning home to be raised in the royal arts and all that fancy shit,” Milo revealed. “Your kind does the same but instead of sending you over to a different land, they make your lives a living hell or essentially ‘outcast’ you. That way, you’re forced to struggle and endure hardships until the Goddess deems you worthy of redemption.”
All of us just stared at him like he’d invented a new language. Even Loki looked taken aback by his words of wisdom.
“Fuck,” Loki whispered. “That never dawned on me. That’s why the Vile Queen is desperate.”
“Why is the Vile Queen desperate in ensuring Willow and Dimitris aren’t a thing?” Saint inquired. “Like, how does that involve the fae?”
“Milo,” Loki answered like he’d solved the problem as his hand pointed directly at the fae hybrid. He looked confused as he pouted his lips.
“Why me?”
“You literally answered it,” Loki stressed. “Fae value royal children! It’s a blessing in their viewpoint. Think about it! The Vile Queen and anyone else who does even a bit of research in the underground are going to realize you’re fae. Obviously, the Vile Queen knows what you are, how capable and powerful you are, and would have seen the news report of your obvious survival from the police crash incident.”
“Okay?” Milo began with a questioning look. “What does that have to do with anything?”
“She had to assume you’d be joining the Forbidden Pack because you’re connected to us now on the public level,” Viktor voiced. “Since we aided in your retrieval and paid off the costs of your ‘recovery’ in public records, that means you have immunity among our pack.”
“Which basically says loud and clear that you’re a part of the Forbidden Pack,” Loki emphasized. “Even if it’s temporary, they don’t know that. All they know is we have a fae in our pack.”
“I’m still not following,” I admitted as my brain tried to work things through.
“Immunity,” Onyx’s whisper caught our attention as he stared at Willow and Dimitris on the bed. “Fuck. Their children could have immunity because Milo’s a part of the pack. Milo’s of royalty and is a connection to his kingdom in the fae lands. Despite it being new, the moment his family finds out the truth about his kidnapping and that Willow saved him from death row, that would immediately create an alliance which is what the Vile Queen is probably pissed off about. Think about it.”
Onyx gave us a moment as he crossed his arms over his chest.
“All the media has talked about is Willow and Dimitris. Well, William and Dimitris. The fandom supports it, the gossip tabs are obsessed with it, and even with Neo in the picture, it still doesn’t get rid of the fact that we know Dimitris is potential royalty with all of his rare, special traits,” he deciphered. “Either way, it’s becoming obvious that Willow and William are a couple in the public eye which is enough to make the supernatural underground tremble in uncertainty. As odd as it may sound, if Dimitris and Willow suddenly had a kid, it would be smart as fuck. Willow would secure her royalty status. And think about it. Dimitris was invited to the fashion show, which IS for royals. That confirms it. Whether it’s real royalty or a cover-up to hide his purebred concoction status, it confirms that he’s of high enough status to be a threat because he and Willow would make a powerful duo. Throw in a kid and automatic immunity from the fae kingdom and many powerful eyes on them, and they can’t be killed.”
“Which means their kids can’t fall into the same cycle of hardship,” Milo voiced. “That means they would be taught the right way in regard to their royal heritage. And with how complex they would be, they would need multiple mentors in all areas of their hybrid genes, which includes being trained by a pureblood.”
“Where does that leave the Coven though?” I had to ask. “Like, where are they in all of this then? If everyone will be on Dimitris and Willow’s side alliance-wise, wouldn’t the Coven join by default because they’re the minority?”
“No,” Nico surprisingly answered. “The Coven would rather be a minority than fully support a shifter alliance as strong as Willow and Dimitris.”
“Why?” Milo asked. “It would benefit them, wouldn’t it? I mean, Willow is best friends with the Aurelia woman, and isn’t she on the Coven Council now?”
“Yes,” Nico began but wore a deep frown as his eyes seemed far away. “But I believe you all forget that the Coven does not favor shifters. If it were their way, they would be against us. It’s exactly why Aurelia’s own community calls her a misfit. She’s a hybrid of what they are absolutely disgusted by, and having her on the council is probably an insult more than it is a sign of growth and, ultimately, change in the proper direction.”
“I’m not following the hate train though,” Milo spoke up. “Why would Aurelia and Willow be friends, then, if they’re supposed to hate one another?”
“It was more of a temporary alliance that ended up growing roots that weren’t so easy to pull up and dispose of,” Onyx answered. "When Willow met Aurelia, she was on the verge of being mute. Witches need their voices for spell work. It can’t be solely mental. Also, Aurelia is the only heir left in the Clementine family. Without Aurelia, they’re fucked, so they were desperate to ‘fix’ her. And that’s what Willow was to them: the ‘fixer’ who’d save Aurelia from the claws of potential insanity. If it were truly their wish, I doubt they would want Willow and Aurelia to be friends.”
“Which is why the Vile Queen wants to make them into enemies,” Loki concluded.
“But why?” I questioned. “The Coven knows they’re the minority so why would they be keen to make Aurelia go against Willow, which is also the premise of the Vile Queen? It’s not like the Coven and Vile Queen are allies.”
“Well, are we 100% sure about that part?” Saint offered. “They could have some sort of alliance. We were attacked by those witches in the forest, then there’s the betrayal in the Coven with Aurelia’s assistant changing Willow’s meds. They’re looking rather guilty to me.”
“What if half of the Coven is secretly working for the Vile Queen and the other half is on our side, but only out of convenience?” Viktor offered. “That would make sense. They wouldn’t dare start a war because they’re too weak to go against us all.”
