Thirdly

They were not in the harem 6 years prior...if I'm not mistaken, they have been there for 2-3. 6 years prior refers to when Rathburn began to sink his claws into the previous king, manipulating Victor closer and closer to him through his family. As soon as the twins became of age, he plucked them right out of their hands, after having fabricated evidence before the previous king that would have led to the twins' execution. Rathburn's a manipulative snake. More details will be shown later.

Riiiight! Didn't think about that. Good point. Where would I be without ya, Timothy?

For any first time readers out there, this is our 5th or 6th collaboration. Our other stories are all equally as fun. Kidnapping is Always an Option is nearly complete and fairly long, a great read between updates. Lust and Chastity is complete and not as long, but the sequel (Lust and Propriety) is currently updating regularly.

I also want to take the time to thank @Rambling Robin for going on this little venture of mine. I actually have a couple of failed drafts of what I originally wanted to do with unicorns and nightmares, but those drafts will remain forever buried because I saw someone else's much better/amazing/brilliant version of a similar idea only with different beings and his version was so flippin' awesome that I was more than satisfied reading it (*cough* @Timothy M.'s Angel and Imp Series *cough* I can't recommend it highly enough). The beginning of this series went a little like this (6 pages worth of babbling condensed into this): Thirdly: I want to go over some stuff with you Rambling Robin: Sure! Thirdly: that has nothing to do with anything and everything to do with unicorns lmao Rambling Robin: Unicorns? Thirdly: So, I've been thinking long and hard. Instead of bemoaning my uni-babies from the past (apparently I had over 10 of them with storylines that never came to fulfilling ends). I think I am going to start from scratch, since another rainbow gummy plot-worm has wiggled its way into my head, concerning unicorns Rambling Robin: interested Thirdly: Now, what if...there is a chaste "Maiden" that lures unicorns...and the maiden just happens to be male? XD Rambling Robin: liking it Rambling Robin: tell me more Thirdly: Since, only chaste maidens were supposed to have the ability to see unicorns... **Plot babbling ensues** Thirdly: I was thinking of STARTING it sometime this weekend while I'm still sort of free, but I don't have much else thought out for it. You are more than welcome to join me in this endeavor, though~ Rambling Robin: eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Rambling Robin: ahem Thirdly: lmao Rambling Robin: I mean, if you wish. Thirdly: Thank you for joining me <3 And now for the infamous line that was dropped halfway into writing Lust and Chastity: **in response to a steamy Alistair scene** Thirdly: I'd have died a little. Dagnabbit, Fin. Rambling Robin: omg, I would have given it up to Al so damn fast Thirdly: LMAO we would've been total sluts five seconds in Rambling Robin: reasons we never saw unicorns ...and this is why we never saw unicorns!

This made me laugh so hard.

Now that Lust and Chastity's complete, this one will see regular updates for a good while.

In this one, Andyvion and his mates are one set of main characters in Peraza. Hazeth and Winter are the other, though we've just barely had Hazeth make his appearance. In Zirao Zion, we have cameos and unresolved pairings. So, we will definitely see more about Jack and his mates later on, along with Habby and Robert.

Oh, I've been using the wrong terminology all this time. I blame my Spanglish.

I can't wait to see the reactions for next week and the week after that.

We're glad you've been enjoying it thus far!

Luck, yes...a certain amount of luck is with them at the moment. We won't see mate 3 just yet, but he'll make his appearance. Keh keh keh...I can hardly wait to see what everyone thinks of him.

It's ironic that you mentioned emotional bonding and their dynamic. We'll get to see more of that next Thursday (especially how levelheaded Pax seems to be, ha ha).

@Timothy M. LMAO! Yes, we did catch ourselves with that one. I can't wait to see what you think of mate number 3.

We're glad you're enjoying it thus far!

Success!

Hee hee hee...just wait until mate number 3. @Rambling Robin and I are quite smitten with him.

Gifting Day's like a special graduation for 18 year old Omegas in the community. Each community has their own Gifting Day, so visitors from far away are usually extended family members coming to wish their cousins, nieces, etc. well. All other werewolves literally just have a graduation. Senior year, they would sneak out and...actually, I think you'll read all about that in chapter four, ha ha. OH, and yes, Gifting Day's held every year.

We're glad you're enjoying it thus far. We'll learn a little more about Mateo in the next chapter.

They're just overprotective to the max, his parents. And yes, Pax is quite reliable.

Ah, that's only if Elias cooperates and actually does talk it out, since our little rebellious omega's something else. And yes, Pax is a sweetheart. He's very grounded.

Humming birds and butterflies...Pax is the humming bird and Elias is the butterfly? I really, really hope that you tell us your opinions of ALL the boys as they appear! Thanks so much for commenting.

Passion sounds about right for Mateo, yes. But, he's not the most passionate. Thank you for the condolences.

Pax is reliable and responsible, Mateo's sweet and affectionate, Elias is...Elias. But, my most favorite (and I'm pretty sure it's @Rambling Robin's favorite, too...*devious chuckling*) still won't make his appearance for a couple of more chapters.

As I said, these boys are trouble and trouble keeps finding them. Fin and Ali have been doing quite well. The Montcroix are such a prominent influence in Zirao Zion that Rathburn wouldn't dream of targeting them until after he amasses his own forces, which is why he's targeting Peraza first.

@Rambling Robin and I would agree with you there! And yes, Penni's a royal. He's Winter's cousin. If you liked him, you'll REALLY love Winter.