Seraphina barely had a moment to herself before Aurelia strolled in followed by Rose and Melanie. “I thought we would come and join you for some lunch,” Aurelia announced with a smile as she placed the covered tray down next to Seraphina and jumped on the bed next to her.
“What’s wrong Seraphina, you look a little…lost,” Rose smiled softly at her.
Seraphina let out a sigh, “Lady Briseis surprised us with her presence earlier,” Seraphina rolled her eyes dramatically. Aurelia glared, “What did that whore want?” she spat.
“Easy Aurelia, she’s still the mother of my step-son,” Seraphina weakly tried to defend Lady Briseis.
Seraphina rushed through the halls of their quarters checking every room as she passed them, her heart panged a little every time she was greeted with an empty room. Seraphina reached the room that was being built into a nursery for Achilles’s son, she entered and gasped in awe. It wasn’t yet finished but, beautiful cream silk drapes adorned the windows and in the middle of the room stood a hand carved, ornate, mahogany crib. Seraphina allowed her fingers to trail across the smooth wood, she looked down at the folded blue silk sheets and blankets that were placed inside. She picked them up and hugged them to her chest, her heart warmed as she thought of the child she and Achilles will hopefully one day share. She placed the sheets and blankets back into the crib and placed a gentle hand on her stomach, “One day, soon,” she said to herself with a smile.
As Seraphina approached the DeBeaux Angelo manor, she was greeted by a pair of large golden gates. There were golden angel statues adorning the tops of the surrounding walls. Seraphina stifled a gasped as they drove through the gates and saw the sprawling
Achilles’ eyes widened at the ball of fire that hurled towards him, he threw his self onto the ground just as the flames passed over his head, he could feel the heat radiating from it and a sweat broke out on the back of his neck. The flames died ou
After a few hours of sparring, both Seraphina and Aurelia were sporting multiple grazes and bruises. “Well Seraphina, I must say I am impressed, you put up a better fight than some of my warriors,” Aurelia panted. Seraphina grinned widely at her, “I had a lot of emotions to work through,” Seraphina was leaning against her knees trying to catch her breath. “That was more enjoyable than I expected it to be,” she chuckled.“How are you feeling Seraphina?” Aurelia asked cautiously. Seraphina bit back the tears that were already forming in her eyes, “I am truly hurting but, I won’t be disrespected in such a way... Worry not, I have plenty to keep me busy though. I intend to learn my parents’ business’ and take over managing them, I would also like to make some changes in the manor.&rdq
Achilles scrambled out of the bath, his wet clothes clinging to his skin, as he ran after Seraphina. “Seraphina, wait!” Seraphina sighed as she turned to face him, “Achilles, I’m not-“ she was abruptly cut off by Achilles lips crashing onto hers. He pried her lips open with his tongue and claimed her mouth with his own. Achilles grabbed onto her hips and dug his fingers in as he pressed her wet body against his. Seraphina moaned into his mouth as she wrapped her arms around him.The pair made their way to the bed, their lips never once breaking contact. Seraphina explored Achilles’ body with her hands, she found the buttons to his shirt and quickly unbuttoned him exposing his sculpture like muscles. She slid her hand down and dipped it into his trousers to firmly grasp his fully erect member, she gently squoze him e
As promised, Aurelia arrived the next morning to continue training with Seraphina.Aurelia preferred to train without the use of weapons as in battle, one could easily be disarmed. After demonstrating to Seraphina how to hold herself properly and how to block various attacks, they began to spar. Achilles sat to the side observing, all the while, his heart was racing out of fear of Seraphina getting injured.Neither Achilles nor Aurelia expected Seraphina to be such a natural warrior though. Achilles could tell that Aurelia wasn’t holding back and he was extremely surprised to see Seraphina holding her own against the infamous ‘Azrael’. At the beginning of the match, Seraphina received quite a few blows from Aurelia but, she was quick to observe and before long was avoiding her attack
Seraphina arrived at Ethena’s office and knocked gently before entering. Ethena sprung up from her chair and launched herself at Seraphina, wrapping her in a warm embrace.She quickly corrected herself, “Please accept my apologies Seraphina, it’s just that your absence was noticed.”Seraphina smiled at her in response, “Come, let us walk and talk,” Ethena hooked her arm through Seraphina’s as they exited the room.“I have to know exactly what she did to me, there must be some way of finding out!” Achilles pleaded with Helga. Helga smiled sadly at him, “I’m sorry your Highness but, Seraphina was right in what she said. A love spell cannot have an effect unless there are underlying feelings alr
Seraphina recruited Bethel and with Helga, the three of them spent the remainder of the day studying various protection spells and trying to combine them across the 3 magic types.Every time they thought they had a breakthrough, the spell failed to hold. Manipulating the 3 magics had taken it’s toll on the Dhampirs, they had gone through 7 decanters of blood just that afternoon. Seraphina’s usual glowing olive skin was now dull and greying, she had large bags under her eyes and her arms were covered in raised, red lacerations that were struggling to heal.Helga looked at Seraphina and sighed heavily, “Seraphina, we really must stop for today. We are yet to find a spell that will work and I fear we are pushing ourselves too far. If we stop now and rest, we will be better prepared to c
“Do you think it will work?” Seraphina’s eyes followed Isobella as she paced back and forth.
Grief. Bone chilling, stomach turning, blood curdling grief. That’s all Seraphina could feel. She collapsed and let out a wail that sounded almost demonic. She clawed at her naked skin and screamed into the night. Her screeches loud enough to disturb the heavens. Raging fires encircled her like a protective wall.She wrapped her arms around her stomach, feeling empty, hollow, lost. She could hear the sound of laughter, a cruel, demented laugh. Turning her head towards the sound, her eyes reflecting the flames dancing as they were slick with tears. Stepping through the flames, she stalked towards the person laughing at her, her hands partially shifted into the claws of her dragon. Ready to tear out the throats of whoever had dared to mock her.
It felt as though a lifetime had passed by the time they arrived back at the manor. All the while, Seraphina had been calling out to Achilles in her mind, hoping and praying she would hear from him. A response, a whisper, a cough, anything…but nothing came.As the courtyard came into sights, she came to a halt as she hovered in the air, gently allowing herself to descend onto the ground.Cheers erupted as soon as they landed and she was immediately surrounded by anxious and tearful faces.As the mages dismounted with the children, Matteo came rushing over to Seraphina holding a robe open in his arms. Nodding her head at him, she shifted back and shrugged her arms into the robe before tying it in place.
The two older girls looked at each other before settling the babies down and stepping forward, careful to keep the younger girls behind them. Crouching down, they dug their hands into the dirt before looking up at the crowd before them, their eyes glazed over as roots and vines shot out from the ground and began to wrap around the legs of the soldiers, winding their way up around their torso and arms.The vampires among the soldiers made effort to free themselves though, the humans for the most part were completely stuck in place fighting against their little cages.Freeing herself from the vines, Seraphina bent down to get onto their level and opened her palm out skyward. Whispering words in the air, a small handmade doll appeared in her hand as she
A wave of nausea passed over Seraphina as she approached the circle of mages. Swaying on her feet, her hand shot out to grab Aurelia’s arm, steadying herself.“Is everything okay Seraphina?” Aurelia whispered under her breath.She gulped audibly before nodding and gesturing for them to continue forward.The circle of mages parted as Seraphina, Achilles and Aurelia came to meet them. Isobella opened her arms out to embrace Seraphina, as they parted she paused momentarily and cast her eyes over Seraphina’s body. An unsettling look came across her face before she shook it away and gave a solemn smile.“Are you sure it is wi
“Violence will be avoided if possible, our main priority is to get in, get the children and get them out. The mages along with Princess Seraphina will be entrusted with bringing the children back to the manor. Magnus?” Aurelia addressed the solider.“Yes Princess,” the aforementioned stepped forward with a salute.“You will stay here with your men to await their return in case anyone tries to follow. The children will stay the night here with their families, they will be seen to by the palace doctors, Helga and Bethel to see if they require any treatment. You are to guard them at all times. I want 2 soldiers stationed inside each of their rooms and an additional 2 guarding the doors.”
An electric buzz coursed through Thea as the mages chanted their syphoning spell. Seamus had warned her that she would feel the absorption of the magic but, she had no idea it would feel so…thrilling. Butterflies, more akin to flying rocks, danced around in her stomach, a radiant sensation passed through her body, warming her from head to toe.The notion that she was absorbing her father’s magic suddenly occurred to her. She had never felt connected to her parents, having no memories of them whatsoever. Moving to the DeBeaux Angelo manor, she thought she would’ve felt a connection, a spark, something but, she didn’t. It just felt like a house.Now, for the first time, she felt connected, she felt the love her father had for h
“I should have known your father would’ve kept an alter hidden somewhere,” Isobella grinned as she walked into the secret room.
*A light breeze drifted through the hallway twirling Seraphina’s sk