H POV We head quickly back to where we caught Charlotte, picked up our backpacks and then made our way back to the prison bunker. I get Maverick to stay at the top, watching over the area, making sure we don't get any unwanted company before we are ready for them. Once I am inside, I enter the cell and see both females flinch. I speak as Charlotte looks up at me."Here is some more food, water, blood bags and medical supplies. Make sure to clean her up and make her ready to move, due to this intrusion we now have to go on to the next place...""Haven't you both done enough to us, and now killing Ethan..." she starts to sob again, not finishing what she was saying."Just get her cleaned up and be ready to move!" I then turn, walk out of the cell and back up the stairs to meet up with Maverick.We are going to have to do this move very quickly, as Ethan's scent will lead them all here, especially if he managed to get a message to the Queen before Maverick killed him. We know exactly wh
PHOENIX/SOREN POVI head out of the office, go past the barracks and grab the first few guards that are ready and head straight to where the explosion went off. I set us at a fast pace and we make it there before anyone else. There isn't much of a fire. It is like it was made as a flash fire, just enough fire and heat to destroy any evidence that they had left behind.As I wrap my hands in fireproof cloth, I get the guards that came with me to do a perimeter check and to stand guard while I make my way into the bunker, there isn't much left though but I do however find the remains of Ethan in the first cell. I open my link with my Queen,"I am sorry, my Queen... I found Ethan. I will have him moved to the castle morgue and we will hold an honourable funeral for him..""Thank you, Nix!" I don't miss the sob she tried to cover.I then make my way around the cells. Scarlett never told me which one, but she did tell me that she would occasionally hide in one of these prison bunker cells w
H POVI stand in the shadows not far from where Maverick is surrounded by the two kings and the princesses loved ones; I watch as the King asks him where the princesses are, but he doesn't tell him. I laugh to myself when he actually has the balls to admit to the King and the princess's mates that he actually attacked them and enjoyed their bodies. I guess my fun is nearly over. It won't take too long for them to realise where they are and in what direction they are heading and what place they are near.I watch until the King allows Alpha Stefan to finish him off. I then make my way to Angus's bunker, where we have just put the princesses. Like I told Maverick when I bought him into this, I would act like I never knew what he was doing. He was just my patrol partner. I never spent any time with him outside of our patrol or sparring sessions.I unlock the door and make my way in; I check on them and they are still out from the gas, so I go around and pick up my backpack as it is the on
SCARLETT POV"Yuck!!""What?""There is off milk and other stuff in here, but there are fresh blood bags."She pulls a blood bag out, takes a good look at it and then finds two glasses. After giving the blood bag a short mix, she fills both glasses up and passes me one and drinks the other herself."That is better. We both haven't had a good amount of blood since they have had us!""Yeah, unless it was from when they made us drink from them... Did you notice that they liked it even more if we made it hurt?""Yeah and you liked making it hurt as often as you could..." we both laugh"Well, I had to give them some sort of pain. I wasn't doing much whenever I fought them...""But then they kept us weak so that we couldn't do much to them. They just wanted a quick workout to get their blood pumping before they then took their pleasure."Once we had finished the glasses of blood, Charlotte washed them up and she helped me to my feet again and we went into the sitting room. Charlotte helped
AXEL / STEFAN POV I howl again and follow their mixed scents except as I move away from the area; I notice that it is Charlotte's scent and then his is on top as if he is chasing her. That puts a small smile on my face as it shows she was still trying to get away and had nearly succeeded, too. She just needed to go a little further and would have come across one of our extra search patrols. He must have threatened her to keep her from calling out to them, as they would have been nearby and she should have smelled them. It, unfortunately, leads me back to where the explosion was. I then hear the soft voice of Queen Seraphina."Stefan-Axel! Time to head back to the castle. We can pick it up again in the morning..."I don't want to give up; I don't want to rest. I know she is close, but I do as the Queen requested. "Yes, your highness! We are on our way back now!"The three of us still continue to search as we slowly run back in the direction of the castle to be met at the kitchen doo
SCARLETT POVAfter I woke up from falling asleep through the movie, I left Charlotte on the sofa and did a little more snooping around. I searched the kitchen and then move to the bedroom. There wasn't really much in there. I really feel sorry for my mother having to spend so much time in this place. I then search the closet, it is full of the same shirts and shorts. They all smell like my mother but seem to have two underlying unknown scents to them. I would probably say that those scents are from Angus and Leo.I move all the way into the back and find a loose panel in the wall; I open it and pull out a bag; I look inside and see that it has all the things needed to look after someone who is pregnant, including a small ultrasound machine. I smile to myself, as this means I can keep an eye on Charlotte's twins.It takes a couple of days or so; it is hard to tell when one day ends and the night begins down here. Another thing I don't know is how Mother could stand it, but then she was
PHOENIX POVAfter Axel had killed Maverick, I really don't want to know what he said to make him rip out his throat like he did. No doubt it had something to do with Charlotte. I follow Seraphina and Dominic back to the castle, as I know she wouldn't allow me to follow Axel, Hunter and Noah on their search.I need to be close to her. Soren is still pushing, even after giving me control back after giving Maverick some justice. He needs to see and touch his mate, but unfortunately, the only thing close enough to her at the moment is our sons. As we enter the castle Seraphina turns to me, but I speak before she can."My Queen!" I bow my head "I am going to get Ryker and Jayce and head to bed, so if you are not in need of me I will take my leave?""Make sure that is what you do okay Nix, See you when I wake.."I bow again as she disappears with Dominic, making her squeal as he picks her up and heads to their room, kissing her. I then head in the opposite direction to go and cuddle with my
PHOENIX / SOREN POV I move her so she is now tucked tightly under my arm and we go for a walk into the woods. After we had been walking in silence for a while, I ask "Did you want to talk about it?" "I... I... I couldn't stop them again. I tried to... but I couldn't..." "Them? Wait... I thought there was only one... We only ever came across one male scent mixed with both yours and Charlotte's. " "I know Seb told me... The other one never let his scent out, no matter what he was doing..." We continue to walk. I lead her to one of the fields with a lake that isn't over deep but good for a swim."Did you want to go for a swim?" She stops pulling me to a stop as well, she looks down "I got him killed!" I put my fingers under her chin and make her look at me. "Who? How?" "Ethan... I got him killed..." she has fresh tears falling down her cheeks "How did you get him killed? I thought Maverick was the one to kill him?" "Who's Maverick?" she looks at me with puzzlement "Don't you
SCARLETT POVIt took me a long time to come to terms with Phoenix’s death, but if it wasn’t for H and Phoenix’s twins, I would have followed him. As I stand watching my three-year-old daughters Opal and River sleep H comes up behind me and wraps his arms around my waist and my big stomach, placing soft butterfly kisses along the back of my shoulder and up my neck until he gets to my ear and whispers “My princess, what are you thinking about? You are sending waves of sadness along the mate bond” I sigh and lean back into him as I answer, “I was just thinking about when I gave birth to these two and that I wouldn’t have continued on if you weren’t there. You never let me give up and you continued to love me even after we found out that Ruth didn’t survive the severing of the mate bond and that Cara had gone into permanent hibernation, making me a human.” “Scarlett, you were and are more to
H POVI have been watching over Scarlett for the last three weeks since I brought her here from the training field after the fight like I did when she was attacked in King Noah's territory. Everyone has come in at some stage. The King and Queen both come in at random times, both together and on their own, to check and sit with her.Doc Teresa comes in to make sure she is fine medically, giving her fluids and blood so we don't lose her that way, but she is not sure when she will or if she will ever wake up. Doc also confirmed to the King and Queen that Scarlett was indeed pregnant and carrying Phoenix's twins, my vampire didn't like that she was but we agreed that until we could get her to love us more, they would probably be the only thing that will keep her from following him.Tina comes in and sits with her the most. I think she has something she wants to share with her. Tina and Theodore had just left after spending an hour sitting next to her bed. I had just
( This is the start of the Alternative ending, and I will warn you that this chapter starts just over halfway through chapter 140, so yes there is some repeat but what is to follow is what would have happened if H and Wrath had decided not to accept Scarletts offer and had in fact carried out exactly what Scarlett was seeing in her vision. You do not need to read the next 3 chapters, including this one, as the series continues on from chapter 141.)H POVAs soon as Scarlett gets to the edge of the ring of people that are now watching us, I see the moment Phoenix's attention shifts off of me and he looks at her. I take advantage and punch him hard in the ribs, using my vampire for the first time in this fight.I break about four and fracture another two. I also make two cuts on his neck with my second hit, only just nicking his main artery. I could have killed him then, but he still has a little fight in him and I want to see what Scarlett will do now she i
SCARLETT POV I have been with H for seven months and while he had us travelling, he finally introduced me to his vampire Wrath, I managed to convince them to allow me to keep my babies, well at least have him not kill them before they are born. H even allowed me to go with him to one of the towns where I found two beautiful butterfly bracelets. They will expand as they get older so they can always wear them, I had an O engraved on one and an R engraved on the other I found out the day of the fight, the day I gave everything up to save Phoenix’s life, that I was pregnant again. I had just come from seeing Teresa. I was having twin daughters, and I was on my way to tell Phoenix the good news when I heard the commotion of the fight. My labour started not that long ago and H has gone to get the Doctor. No one in this clan knows who I am. They only know what H or Wrath has told them. As far as they know, we are mated lovers, but the babies aren’t his, as I was attacked just before our ma
H POVJust after I move my hand to her throat, I see a couple of the guards take a few steps closer to us, so I pull her tighter to me so I can whisper into her ear"Tell them all to back off and allow us to pass or I will not honour our deal and I will throw you and kill him.""Stand down and allow us to leave!" she says quietlyI knew Mike had to be here somewhere; he like me, had become Phoenix and Scarlett's personal guards, so where ever they went we went too. He takes a couple more steps forward as he says,"But your highness we can't allow him to leave with you...""You can and you must... Now please stand down!"Scarlett surprises me that she answered him without me telling her to. I watch as Mike nods to Scarlett and then to the other guards standing near us. They all step back. I lean my lips onto her shoulder and smile as I whisper,"Good girl, time to go!"I then move us slowly over to the edge of the woods, stop and move the arm I have around her waist, reach around to my
H POV It takes the sedative maker a week to get back to me saying my order will be arriving any day, that he had managed to make a serum that contained silver and wouldn't kill or knock out either a vampire or werewolf, it would just separate the vampire or werewolf from the human. The other good part about it is that it doesn't need to be injected. I can mix it with either his food, drink or even his blood and he wouldn't know the difference. The only problem I have at the moment is how to get just Phoenix to have it and not include Scarlett. A couple of days after I received the silver serum, an opportunity opened up for me to use it. I put half of the silver serum into a water bottle that was exactly the same as Phoenix's. I met up with Phoenix in the training field. I discreetly swap out his bottle and then enjoy a good sparring match with him. By the time we have finished, we are both breathing heavily and exhausted. I scull my water and I watch with a small smile as Phoenix
SCARLETT POVAfter my conversation with my father, I realize he is right. Phoenix would rather fight than let me go willingly. I decide to tell him everything and hopefully, it will give him some time to prepare himself for it. I go to our room, but it is empty. I smile and tap into Ruth's sense of smell and take a deep breath.I follow his scent back to Father's office and then over to Theodore's; I knock lightly on the door and smile as Tina looks up from some of Theodore's paperwork."So he has you doing the things he doesn't like doing, does he?""How do you know he doesn't like doing paperwork?""Because he used to get me to do it when I was old enough to read, write and understand what he needed done. Father was the same." I laugh and she joins me."So, what can I do for you?""Have you seen Nix?""Yeah, he came past a while ago, took something out of a drawer and then left...""Oh, okay, do you know where he was g
PHOENIX POVI felt the moment Scarlett carefully moved out of our bed, Soren was asleep, but I was not. I don't know what got into him. He has never been like that with our butterfly. He didn't even notice the change in her towards the end before he fell asleep, but I did. There is something very important and very serious that she is not telling us.Once she leaves the room, I get up, get dressed, and follow her. It doesn't surprise me when we end up at Dominic's office, as it was where she said she was going before Soren wanted her. I must remember to ask him what that was about once he wakes up again. I watch as Scarlett enters Dominic's office and wait for her to close the door. I move slowly and quietly to the door and just listen.I would give my life if I had to... Scarlett, what's this about?""I.. I.. I've been having a nightmare for about the last week and a half..""And what is this nightmare?""Phoenix is fighting the mystery male that attacked me...""Why would that be a
SCARLETT POVHe goes to answer, but I have had enough. I step back, straighten and hold up my hand as both Ruth and Cara take part control."Phoenix I may be your mate but I am also the Daughter of the Vampire King, so unless you want to have a word with my father about stopping my Royal duties just so that I am not in the company of other males then you take that up with him but know I will not forgive you for that if you do. As for now, Phoenix, you are dismissed! I will complete my Royal duties and meet you back at the castle!!!"I take a couple more steps back from him and yell,"MIKE!"It doesn't take long for Mike to enter the leader's office and bow"Yes, Your Highness?""Please escort Phoenix back to the castle...""What about you, Your Highness?""I still have business to finish here. Dismissed!" I then turn away from both Mike and Phoen