CHARLOTTE POVI wake up wrapped tightly in Stefan's arms. I am still shocked that someone would poison my father. I try to move so I can go to the bathroom, but Stefan tightens his arms even more and whispers."And where do you think you are going, Angel?""Well, I was going to go to the bathroom as your little devils are bouncing on my bladder..."He laughs as he lets me go. I get out of bed and practically run to the bathroom, making him laugh even more.Once I am finished, I go and climb back into bed with him. He pulls me tight to his body and kisses me with barely controlled passion and dominance. In one move, he rolls us over so I am underneath him and he slides inside me. We both let out a low growl as the pleasure runs through us. He builds the pleasure more and more. Just as I shatter and he releases inside me, my phone goes off with Chrysta's message tone. I smile as Stefan sighs,"I miss being at home... At least then we don't get all these interruptions!" "Stefan, we are
UNKNOWN POVI stand at my post within the town centre. I wait until I see the Queen, King Noah and Prince Nathaniel walk out onto the make-shift stage. I then discreetly pull out Chrysta's phone and send the message I prepared earlier to Charlotte. The only thing I can not control is how long it will take her to respond, either to the message or to go find her.I do a quick scan of the crowd but snap my head back to the stage as I hear everyone gasp and bow again. I curse to myself as I see the King step onto the stage and up to his Queen. As he steps up to the front of the stage holding the Queen's hand, I can tell he is still very pale.So he is still suffering from the effects of the poison and I can hear the slight weakness in his voice as he starts his little speech. Once he has finished, he makes his way with King Noah down to where the rogues are strung up. They make their way around the centre, killing all but four of the rogues who they cut with the help of silver so they wil
CALEB/DOMINIC POVI try to find my way through the darkness. I have been going crazy. I haven't been able to talk to Dominic for some time and I wonder what is going on, as he has never blocked me out like this. He has never sent me into the darkness and kept me there. Just as I have never knowingly done that to him, we have always had an understanding between us, even when we were hunting and when we found her our mate... I then see a small sliver of light. It starts low and then gets brighter and brighter. Wanting to be out of the darkness, I blindly move into it. I begin to stir as I feel the bed I seem to be laying on dips and I hear a sweet female's soft voice, "Go back to sleep, my King. You need the rest."Then it hits me 'The Need' I feel so thirsty I need to feed, I need blood, I turn over, wrap her in my arms whispering along her neck allowing my fangs to lengthen, not really caring if I scare her or not,"No, I don't need rest. I need you."I don't think I just react as I
DOMINIC / CALEB POV I walk with Seraphina back to the hospital and just as we enter the room the last of the strength her blood gave me leaves my body and I collapse, being the wonderful female she is Seraphina catches me and moves me to the bed, laying me down before removing my crown and then my royal suit. I watch as she removes her dress and crown and then joins me on the bed, whispering,"Dominic, allow Caleb to take control..."I do as she asks, not sure why. "My lady?""I noticed you could keep my blood down longer than Dominic," She moves her hair off of her neck and tilts her head to the side before continuing "I would like you to drink, I want you to take as much as you need my King!""But my lady... You do not have to do this... Why?""Because if you leave me, I will follow. I am a werewolf, my King. I can not live without you."This special female keeps surprising me and giving me even more reasons to love her. I pull her close as I lengthen my fangs. "Are you sure this i
STEFAN POV"Please Stefan, wake up! Stefan, wake up!! Stefan. Please WAKE UP!!"I slowly come out of the darkness feeling little soft hands shaking me and hearing the soft words surrounded by sobs of a young female's voice. I open my eyes and as they slowly focus; I realise it is young Chrysta."Stefan? How did we get here? Where are we?"She sounds so confused. It's a little foggy and I have one hell of a headache, but I slowly remember the message, the search with Charlotte, Michael and Owen and then the gas. I put my hand on Chrysta's cheek."Chrysta?? Are you okay? Are you hurt?""Stefan, I have a sore head, but other than that, I seem to be fine. Where are we?""Don't you know?""No! Stefan? How did we get here?""Come on Chrysta! Don't play around. How could you not know where we are? We came looking for you. You sent Charlotte a message saying you were lost." I look around the room,"No Stefan, honestly I don't know, the last thing I remember is walking down one of the halls in
H POVAs I listen to the Alpha talk to the King and Queen about not being able to talk to Charlotte or his wolf for a while, I see the realisation in the Queen's eyes about the drug I used, and she clears her throat,"It sounds like you were exposed to the same sedative that Angus and Leo used to give me the first time they did it was in a needle, it knocked me out and I lost contact with everyone including Lilith but the second time Leo used it he only gave me a small amount each day just to stop the link between me and my loved ones but not Lilith.""But we were hit with some sort of gas. Are you saying that this was the same sedative they used?""Yes, it sounds like it, just in a different form."I stop listening as I think Leo had a good idea. I will have to get a little of the sedative that Leo had so I can do the same with Charlotte. I don't want to have to wait for her to wake up before I can touch her and it's no fun if she doesn't respond to what I do to her. I will get in to
SERAPHINA POV"Come, sir! Let's get you back inside!" I hear Stefan say to Dominic,I make my way over and catch up with them while holding Chrysta in my arms. When I am close enough, I whisper,"Stefan, I know your wolf, when he returns fully, will want to go after Charlotte without thinking about it, but you mustn't let him. I would say this could be another ploy to get Dominic and Noah to declare war between us again. Please, all our mates are important, but this peace is much more than just us, a lot of innocent lives will be lost if this peace fails. In the short amount of time you have been with us, haven't you seen the good that has come with this peace?""I have, and Axel knows how important it is as well. As much as I want to charge after her, the Alpha in me knows that I can't and that it needs to be done the right way.""Good....""Seraphina! Your highness. We have tracked the scent trail back to king Noah's kingdom territory, but we will not enter without his permission. T
SERAPHINA POVIt doesn't take Noah long to come back with what I had asked for. I carefully move Stefan's head and put it on the pillow as Noah passes it to me. I get up off the floor and cover him with the blanket. I want to give Noah a hug as a thank you, but I know it won't go down too well after his comment. So I bypass him and go straight over to Dominic. I give him a kiss and lay down on the bed next to him. I look over at Noah."Thank you, Noah. I will meet you in Dominic's office when we wake."He just nods and leaves, closing the door behind him. I turned over in his arms and whispered,"Was it really that bad for all those years? Did I..""My Lady, I have no regrets. I would go through it all again if it means having you.""But my King, wouldn't your life be easier if your mate was someone else?""Yes, my Lady, that is a possibility, but I meant what I said Seraphina, you are my life and I would never want anyone else."Before I can say anymore he kisses me, and I melt into
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