The Alpha King's Mate novel Chapter 18

A sprite? I ask. Are they insane? Eric continues.

It says here there are five types of sprites, four of whom have the power to control one element only. The main four are Pyrokinetic sprites, Hydrokinetic sprites, Aerokinetic sprites and Geokinetic sprites. The fifth is extremely rare and is born only through the Primal sprite's royal bloodline. The Primal sprite has power over all four elements. They're so rare that primal sprites skip a few generations before another is born. A Primal sprite is rare and equivalent to a mage who can also manipulate elements. The difference is that some mages can also cast certain spells, whereas a sprite cannot.

So, my mate is the forest princess and a rare primal sprite?

Correct! Eric replies.

We're silent and in disbelief, trying to process all this new information.

Alpha King Damon! She's the answer! Maia is meant to help us fight this war! With her powers, we can defeat King Fenris! Troy says excitedly.

Troy, I don't know about that, sure, it sounds great, but you're forgetting something. She. Ran. Away! I say. Eric sighs.

You need to find her, and you need to persuade her to help us. Show her you need her by your side as your mate, Luna and Queen. Eric says. I pause in thought.

I'll look for her. I won't give up on her. I also need to check the smaller villages to ensure they're okay. Troy, meet me near the forest border with our new recruit. I tell him.

We'll see you soon, Alpha. Troy replies.

Alpha King Damon

In Thornwell, while sitting in a communal tent and holding a pint, I give my pack the good news about meeting my mate. I tell them a little about her, how I don't think she is a wolf, and how she became scared by my claims of our mateship before running off. A few ask me how I will find her. I tell them I don't know but that I will.

They roar and cheer and chink their pints against mine in congratulatory gestures. They're relieved and happy they'll finally have a Luna.

I yearn to have her beside me. If I could just hold her in my arms like I did when I found her by the river, it would make me the happiest man and wolf in all of Mysteria.

We head to Mystic Pride, passing through Moonstone River, east of the forest. We smell the stench of death before we see the bodies. Alpha Ezra's head has been placed on a spike, and a crow pecks the flesh. I shoo the crow away, pull the spike out of the ground, and add it to the growing pile of heads and bodies my men and I have retrieved from the houses to burn. I light a torch, throw it onto the dead, and we walk away, bereft, and empty.