My Promised Rejection (Olivia and Ace) novel Chapter 155

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Valor POV

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I’m excited about seeing my sister today. It’s been months since she left the vampire kingdom to live with her mate. This will be the first time I visit the Elven Kingdom. It is also the first time she will be meeting my mate. As we approach the clearing, I’m not even sure if we are in the right place. “You must be Valor and Della,” a disembodied voice says. Della chuckles when I growl. I turn just as a stranger steps out of the tree line. I can sense he is a wolf. “Who the hell are you?” He smiles and winks at Della.

Ronan growls this time. “I’m Colton, Chasen’s Uncle. I’m here to lead you into the Elven Kingdom.” “It’s nice to meet you, Colton,” Della says, and I wrap my arm around her. She giggles and I growl in her ear. “Colton, this is Ronan and Maddy. They will be joining us today!” “Sounds good. Let’s get going. Your sister and Chasen are excited to see you and meet your mate,” he says.

We step further into the clearing and Colton stops. I’m just about to ask him what we are doing when a portal opens in front of us. “Holy sh*t” Ronan says and Maddy giggles. Colton steps through and we follow closely behind him. My steps falter when I take in our surroundings. I’ve never seen anything like it. It looks like we stepped inside a fairy-tale story. “It’s pretty cool, right. The castle is just as cool. It takes getting used to after you’ve lived your life in a pack,” Colton says.

We make our way through what can only be described is a village surrounding the castle. When we finally reach the castle door, my sister rushes down the stairs. She launches herself at me and I lift her off the ground. Goddess, I’ve missed her. I look up in time to see Chasen coming down the stairs to join us with a huge smile on his face. Not only him, but a man that looks like an older version of him and a woman that is definitely a wolf. “I’ve missed you

brother.”

“I’ve missed you to mud pie.” She groans and I chuckle. “Mud pie, have you been keeping secrets from me, love. I don’t believe I know the story of that nickname,” Chasen says. “Maybe I didn’t miss you,” she says, poking me in the side. “I’ll tell you how she got her nickname after introductions, Chasen.” He pulls me in for a brotherly hug before he steps back. Madison squeals and launches herself at Della before I can even speak. “Oh my goddess, you are so beautiful. Don’t worry, I have lots of embarrassing stories about my knuckle-headed brother,” she says. “Mud pie, this is my mate Della and our best friends, Ronan and Maddy.” “It’s nice to meet you, Madison. I can’t wait to spend time with you,” Della

says.

A throat clearing has us all looking toward the base of the stairs. “Sorry mom and dad. Valor,

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Della, Ronan, and Maddy. This is my mother Lily and my father, Drake. My sister and brother will be joining us later,” Chasen says. “It’s very nice to meet you, Queen Lily and King Drake.” “Oh, none of that. We are family. We have been waiting patiently to meet you,” Lily says. “Patiently is not the word I would use, sweetheart,” Drake says.

I fight the chuckle when Lily glares at her mate. Lily moves to stand in front of Della, startling all of us. “Welcome to the Elven Kingdom, Queen Della,” she says with a wink. “How did you know?” “The plan for Della’s rule was put into place long before you were born Valor by the goddess. Wolves that would support the queen of supernaturals were mated in different kingdoms. It won’t be easy, but having wolves and other supernaturals that have been blessed by the goddess will ensure that our queen and king,” she says with a wink at me.

“Take their rightful place,” she says. “As much as I appreciate your respect, right now we are Della and Valor. Besides, Madison is my new sister, which makes you my family and family doesn’t use titles as you so eloquently pointed out,” Della says. “Why don’t we all go inside,” Drake says. I thread my fingers with Della, and we follow Drake and Lily into the castle that is covered in vines with large purple flowers. It really does remind me of a book Madison read

as a pup.

Della POV

I’m in awe of our surroundings as we make our way through the castle to a large sitting room. We all take our seats just as a side door opens. An exact replica of Chasen steps into the room, followed by a beautiful woman in a flowing flowered sundress. Her eyes immediately meet mine before she smiles. She makes her way toward me. “My queen,” she says, and Maddy chuckles. “Carmina, the queen doesn’t want us to be so formal,” Lily says.

“Della, this is my daughter and the next queen of Elves, Carmina, and that is my son, Corbyn. Chasen and Corbyn will be her council along with their mates. They plan to rule the Elven Kingdom together. All three of the pups are hybrids,” she says, and they groan. I fight the giggle at her enthusiasm about her pups. “Carmina is a hybrid and a red wolf,” Lily says with pride in her voice that I know is meant for all her children.

“Mom, could you stop? Della is the queen of all supernaturals. I’m sure she isn’t impressed that I’m a red wolf. She is literally the Midnight wolf,” she says. “Of course, I am. Your mother was right about the goddess surrounding me with special wolves that will help me be a better ruler to the supernatural world. You and your brothers are special. You are a link between the elves and wolves.”

“I think it is amazing that you will become queen and share that power with your brothers. I’m sure not many rulers would be willing to share that power. I plan to spend a lot of time learning from each kingdom and I already know that the Elven will hold a special place for me. Madison is my mate’s sister, which makes her my sister. You are her family, which

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makes you my family. Besides being the red wolf and a hybrid, it is very cool. I’m just a wolf,” I say winking at her. The whole room erupts with chuckles and giggles.

“So I would like to hear this story about why my new sister’s nickname is mud pie” I say after wrapping my arm around Carmina. We turn and Madison glares at me, but there is no anger in his eyes. I lead Carmina over to the couch and sit next to Valor. “What were we, Madison five, at the time,” Valor asks. “I’m not helping you embarrass me,” she says with a pout. I smile when Chasen wraps his arm around her.

“It was my mother’s birthday. We were having a party and our entire family was there. My mother loves sweets. Madison heard my mother telling the cooks that she wanted pies to go along with the cake. So my sister decided she wanted to help. Instead of helping in the kitchen, she decided to steal the crusts and fill them with mud. The funny part is that she snuck them on to the carts when dessert was served,” Valor says.

“Valor, let’s just leave it at that,” Madison grits out. “No way. I want Chasen to know what he can expect when you have pups. You are the reason that dad’s hair is gray,” he says, and I giggle. “The pies were set on each table and five minutes later, screams echoed through the dining room as worms crawled out of the pies. Three other women ran out and puked outside the castle. When my mother found out what she had done, she didn’t know whether to yell or cry. After it was over, I started calling her Madison Mud Pie which she loved,” he

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