The hotel I’d reserved was a suite with one of the most beautiful views of the forest. Once we arrived, the first thing we did was throw open the curtains to enjoy the view. Then Zeke and I fucked against the glass still enjoying the view. Since I still considered today a travel day, we went to bed early without doing much more than each other.The next morning, I’d planned a full run through the woods of Germany. I don’t think Naresh had so much fun before. It was rare that I let him have an entire day to be forward and with Faris, they took full advantage of it. If anything, they didn’t want it to end as the sun set and darkness came. Reigning in Naresh was difficult but it was around 9 p.m. and we weren’t going to sleep out in the forest when we had a wonderful room back at the hotel.Faris was a little harder to convince. It got to the point where I had to order Faris back and even then he fought me. Zeke was out of breath when he finally came back forward. He’d didn’t say anythin
His giggle came across and I looked at him with a raised eyebrow. “This is our anniversary.”What hit me more was the flashing between Faris and Zeke in his eyes. He was fighting Faris even in a place like this. Cupping his cheeks, I brushed my nose against his.“Zeke, what is going on?”His eyes fell for a moment. “It’s nothing. I’m just a little tired.”Pulling him back, I shook my head. “I’ve been watching you. It’s not just when you’re tired. It’s getting worse. I mean, I had to force Faris back yesterday. You were like a ghost all this afternoon. You need to be able to talk to me about this. Let me help.”He smiled. “It’s nothing, Vale. Really. It happens from time to time. It’s a bloodline issue. This is probably the fourth time or so it’s happened. It can range anywhere from a couple months to year.”“Why haven’t you told me? Or talked about it?”“I just…it’s not a bad thing. Faris knows his limits and how to handle himself. He just doesn’t know how to properly communicate. The
I was never one to really cry. I’d done it a few times but this woman made me want to burst into tears. To cower in the seat as her just passive power washed over us. I was trying to keep myself from shaking but it meant my leg was jumping up and down at a ridiculous pace. Zeke though seemed nervous but not the same way as I was.“You’re…you’re Pipsqueak’s contact?”Her eyebrow rose for a moment before she nodded. “That’s right. I was told that I would be meeting someone tonight who needed my help. She didn’t give me much more details than that.”Zeke started to move closer to her and I slammed down my hand on his thigh, hard. His eyes looked down at my hand and then up at my face. I kept it as passive as I could but trying to warn him not to go any closer to her. She seemed to be watching this exchange but her eyes were mostly on Zeke.“We were requesting to speak to the Fey King. We are wanting to have a meeting with all the leaders. The Mother Witch and Vampire King have already ag
***Hector’s POV*** I arrived at the Crescent River pack after three days of travel. This time I didn’t need to worry about needing to be there in a timely manner. Outside of Vale calling me twice a day asking if I had spoken to Gale, the head witch and turns out the Mother Witch. It was the equivalent to the King or Queen of the witches. They sought her guidance and when something was too dangerous, she would be the one to shut it down. She also did inspections on different covens, much like what Vale was planning on doing after the talks with the leaders.Vale left me to speak to her because of our previous relationship, which I warned him wasn’t much. However, I think I would have been more surprised that he actually listened to me rather than kicking me out the door before he even went on vacation. Rubbing the back of neck, I knocked on the door of the castle pack house. The door was thrown open and Luna Naomi hugged me in the same way as she did when we left the years before.“I’
Their coven always surprised me. A lot of covens had moved more towards the modern, city approach. Much like the packs now a-days. However, this particular coven still stuck with the grass roofed huts of the old days. They didn’t have dirt floors but they did have treated natural wood from the surrounding area. It was a sight to see and really made you feel like you were in a far more magical place than normal.I followed Gale into one of the larger huts I knew to be hers. She kept many of the spell books and other larger items used in rituals and casting. They would either be borrowed or they would be done under her supervision within her hut. Alpha Evan had gone off with some of the children as they were planning on giving some of the celebration decorations as well as sharing truffles once they were cleaned. It left me with Gale alone.We walked into her hut and it smelled of earth and forest. It was as close to feeling like home, smelling like Auri as I had gotten in a long time.
I had taken Gale’s advice up. After finishing my business with her, I headed to the vampire archives. It turned out that there were so many that it took several months just to go all of them. The issue was, none of them had the information I was looking for. I knew from what Vale had actually told me, one of the Alpha Kings ran across experiments done by vampires but there wasn’t even record of that. Somehow though, there was a record of six Vampire kings previous and even single one of his nightly sex routine he had with woman and men of all races.Finally, after months, I broke down and called Morgan. At the very least he could point me in the right direction if I gave him a little bit of information. He did, which helped narrow my search down a bit and I found what I was looking for but not really. It went into the specifics of how the experiments were done but not that they had ever been successful and definitely not the after effects of one who had gone through them.Feeling hope
My hand froze on the wooden gate that had shut behind Morgan as he struggled to walk towards the house. Swallowing hard, I looked up to see Auri, standing in the doorway. Rydere howled loudly and I felt my knees go weak. Goddess, she was beautiful. In her arms looked like a tiny fey child who was clutched to her. She was wearing jeans, a white shirt, and a deep green apron that covered most of her front. Her bright blue hair was short, shorter than the years after Micah had cut her hair off, barely reaching her shoulders. It reminded me of when she was Astra all those years ago. Hell, she looked as young as she had been back then as well.Her eyes went from Morgan to me, standing frozen at her gate. I braced myself for anger but the only thing I received was a smile. The grip I had on the wood tightened as I started to sway.'Mate!' Rydere purred like a kitten.“Sorry, Princess. We have a wayward werewolf vampire who is worried about his future.” Morgan turned to me, now grinning like
Getting up, I stormed out of the dining room and out the front door. Striding through the garden, I swung the gate open. It slammed behind me as I flung the car door open. Grabbing a pack of cigarettes, I lit one and took a drag.It was already getting dark but according to my watch it was barely 7 p.m. Blowing out the smoke, I closed my eyes. This was too much. All of this was too much. I was so overwhelmed and lost in this sea that was Auri’s life now. Morgan fit, as he always did. Hell, he even abandoned her and she forgave him, eventually. It was five years later but it happened. Was there still hope?“May I?”My eyes widened and I slipped from my lean against the car. Auri had snuck up on me. She was holding out her hand. Putting the packet of cigarettes in her grasp, she easily tapped one out but lit it from a flame she produced from her finger.“Normally, I don’t like smoking around the house. The kids and the garden. But I’ll let it slide tonight.” Auri leaned against the car