The Black Alder Series (Books 1-3)

Kayla Pov “You’re my brother.” I stared at Solem, my eyes wide. Solem chuckles.

“Well, half-brother, but yes, I am. We share the same mother, and I have the same power as her. I can be brought back to life every time I die. Only a direct blast of the full power of the full sun can kill me, and no one in our family could ever survive taking on that much power, so it would probably end up killing them in the process. Your father granted me a little celestial power instead. Only descendants of the Sun God can harness the Sun for long.”

I thought about this and about how my life has changed so much in the last few days.

“I’ve been through so much lately,” I told him. “My old pack treated me like crap, and their alpha abused me. All because they thought I was human, and you’ve been telling me this whole time that I had powers. Powers I could have been using to protect me from their cruelness. Solem looks at me with a sad look.

“I’ve been looking for your location for years. Once the seer put a charm on you to hide your identity, both you and her disappeared. I assume she cloaked her identity as well.”. “You’re my sister, the only true family I have left. I’ve been alone for years. I never thought I would ever find you.”

I thought about everything he said. My parents… I always wondered where I came from, but I never imagined this. A granddaughter of the sun god. It was crazy, but I believed him. He has been here alone for so long. I immediately sympathized with him. My brother is having to go through so much. All I ever wanted was a family. I walked over to him and hugged him, tearing up.

“What’s this?” he asked, putting an awkward hug around me.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“I’ve felt so alone for so many years. I’ve only had one person in my corner, and I love her, but I wish I had a brother or sister so I would never be alone. I’m glad to have finally found you,” I told him.

He grabs me with both hands and puts them around me, hugging me closely now.

“Me too, little sister, me too.”

We ended up walking around the rest of the castle, and he showed me around the room where our parents lived.

“I haven’t touched anything since that day,” he says somberly. The room is excessively big, and it looked as if someone was coming to stay in it. There was a huge photo of the king and queen. The king was a hefty man, but you could tell he smiled a lot because of the smile lines. He had jet-black hair and green eyes. The queen was beautiful. Her hair was deeply red-colored and beautiful. She has blue eyes. I smiled. I could feel love in this room.

“Come on,” he said, taking my hand. He led me to a connecting room, which held a nursery. Inside, it held a crib, many toys, and a king-sized bed. I picture my parents lying there with me, probably laughing a lot.

There was a photo of my parents with what I assumed was me, wrapped in a yellow blanket. They looked so happy. I am so incredibly happy.

Solem and I walked back to the main room. He told me the story of our parents and how they met. I told him about my past and my childhood, as well as what happened yesterday. His eyes lit up in rage as I told him this story, but I touched his hand, and he calmed down. He hugged me, and I realized I was crying as I told this story. He told me a lot about himself. It turns out he started serving in our father’s army at age 5. I thought it was way too young.

“I’m a phoenix, the same as a mother,” he explained. “When I die, I am reborn, and my lifestyle starts over at the time of my death.” He says, “I stopped growing when I turned 20.” I looked at him. That explains why he looks young.

“The king decided that would be useful, so he trained me from an early age. He was tough, but I knew it was because he wanted me to become his best fighter. I was set to take over the realm until you were born. You are the rightful heir to inherit this place,” he said, looking sad.

“I couldn’t possibly lead; I don’t know the first thing about it, I admitted.

“You are the only one who can lead Katiana. I can’t channel the power of the sun anymore. I can only manipulate the energy in the air in this realm,” he admitted. “Lucky Lord Alverez still thinks I carry some solar power, which is why he hasn’t come back.”

I ponder over what he says.

“Well, then teach me how to control the sun’s energy,” I tell him. “The sooner I learn my powers, the sooner I can start working on them and controlling them.”

As he was about to answer, I felt a buzz of gentle energy flow through my body from behind me. Solem jumped up and stood in front of me protectively.

“STATE YOUR NAME AND INTENTION,” Solem yells, ready to battle.

“My name is Elena, Luna of the Black Alder Pack, the one hosting and mending her body as we speak,” she says with a soft but firm voice, nodding at me. Her body lights up in a blue mist, as if the mist is somehow protecting her.

Solem seems to back down a little but keeps his guard up as he gets out of his attack position.

Solem backs down.

“My body,” I said, confused. I look down at myself. “My body is here,” I tell her.

“Your spirit is here,” she says, looking around, “but your body is in my packhouse. You are in the hospital. You have been sleeping for a while now, and your body is severely injured. I took your hand to give you some of my energy and to help you.” She told me. I looked at Solem for confirmation. He seemed to be studying her.

“Since you came here, I have sensed you are not fully here,” Solem tells me. It explains your lack of power. Any powers you have not mastered yet won’t be used here. They are only made stronger in this realm once you have them,” he explains.

“Where are we, and who are you?” Elena asked, still looking around. She looks outside.

“My name is Solem, my lady. Protector of this realm, brother to Katiana here.” He bows to her.

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