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Scarlette woke up the next morning feeling refreshed. Gabriel was already gone, but a note on the nightstand caught her eye. "Morning sunshine, went out to grab some breakfast. Be back soon. Love you, G."Scarlette smiled and took a deep breath, feeling grateful for their peaceful life in the cabin. She got ready for the day and went outside, enjoying the fresh air and the sound of nature. As she was picking some wildflowers, she heard rustling in the bushes behind her. She turned around, expecting to see Gabriel, but instead found herself face to face with a figure she didn't recognize."Who are you? What do you want?" Scarlette demanded, backing away.The figure stepped out of the shadows, revealing themselves to be a woman with long blonde hair and piercing blue eyes."I'm Isabella, Gabriel's ex," she said, a hint of bitterness in her voice. "I see he's moved on to another mortal. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me."Scarlette's heart raced as she realized what w
“What do you feel like eating?” Gabriel asked as he took their empty breakfast dishes to the sink, they had something light, yogurt, fruit, granola and espresso. “I have no idea, my palet is inexperienced, you could introduce me to anything and I would most likely fall inlove with it.” Scarlette stated, while getting up to look for an outfit for their date, it’s usually ice cold in a cinema. Over the knee black 3 inch boots with a plether skirt and obviously leggings under that to keep warm. She wore a long sleeved white crop top that met the skirt to close her stomach completely, a black coat and a white purse to complete the look. Gabriel vamped in and out of the room dressed to match her. “I was thinking italian?” He asked her clipping his cufflinks. “Pizza?” Whe asked frowning, thinking to herself that isn’t really date food. “Not necessarily but it would be on the menu at the restaurant we are going to.” She noded her head as he opened the door to her apartment. “Can we watch
Scarlette spent the next few days in a daze, trying to process everything that had happened with Gabriel and Isabella. She couldn't believe that Gabriel had kept Isabella's existence a secret from her, and she was confused about what she wanted from their relationship. Alpha Jackson had been a great support to her, and she appreciated his friendship more than ever.One day, Scarlette decided to take a walk in the nearby woods. She needed some time alone to clear her head. As she walked, she heard a rustling in the bushes behind her. She turned around, but there was no one there. She shrugged it off and continued walking, but the feeling of being watched didn't go away.Suddenly, she heard a twig snap. She spun around and saw a figure emerging from the shadows. It was Isabella.Scarlette's heart raced as Isabella approached her, a sinister smile on her face."Well, well, well. What do we have here?" Isabella said. "Seems like Gabriel's new toy has wandered into my territory."Scarlette
“Lydia, do you think there is a way that we could enter the other timeline?” Scarlette asked curiously making everyone in the room look at her skeptically. “Gabriel have you been letting the women watch too much DC Series while you mock The flash’s speed?” Mikael asked him with amusement clear in his voice. “I would advise against trying to mess with other timelines” Jedreel said as he flashed into the room. “I didn’t summon you.” Scarlette muttered confused, “Mother sent me when she heard what you had planned” this made everyone in the room self aware. “Will she be visiting us again? I have questions.” Sasha said with a bit of venom in her voice. “She is…. Preoccupied at the moment, you will have to wait 500 years for her to come back again.” Jedreel responded “Good enough since we are all immortal.” Sasha fired back. “Why can’t I go there Jed?” Scarlette asked again. “What do you want to go do there Scarlette?” He fired back clearly irritated that she had the audacity to questio
"There is nothing on this Helle person or being anywhere" Sasha groaned while Lydia chewed her pencil in frustration clearly thinking the same thing. "My family and their fucking secrets" Scarlette muttered her own frustrations. "I'm sorry I cannot help with this matter, I don't even know if I existed at that time already or not. " Gabriel stated while Mikael got up and vamped over into Gabriel's apartment presumably for a bag of blood. The werewolf Alpha King was the only one quietly still deep-diving the internet. "That's okay, I wasn't expecting you to have any knowledge of this. I am just frustrated that I am a Demi-Goddess with the ability to see the past present and future but I cannot look at my own." Sasha gave her a pitiful look as she took a sip of her redbull to keep up her energy, she knew she wouldn't like such a look so she changed the subject. "So have y'all completed your mating bond yet?" She asked throwing her eyebrows up and down "As much as I'd like to that is a
As Gabriel and Scarlette left the mansion, Scarlette couldn't help but chuckle at the memory of Morgana's warning. "What's so funny?" Gabriel asked, amused by Scarlette's sudden laughter. "It's just that Morgana thinks she has a chance with you when you're already taken," Scarlette replied, trying to hold back her giggles. Gabriel chuckled as well, "Well, she clearly doesn't know what she's up against." Suddenly, a gust of wind blew and Scarlette's skirt flew up, revealing her polka-dot underwear. Gabriel burst out laughing at Scarlette's embarrassed face. "I'm sorry, it's just too funny," he said, trying to control his laughter. Scarlette's face turned beet red as she tried to push down her skirt. "Hey, at least no one else saw it," Gabriel teased. They both laughed as they continued their walk back to their safe haven, glad for the lighthearted moment in the midst of their troubles. --------------------------------- "Good evening Mr Casanova" Scarlette said as she opened her eyes l
The next day, Scarlette woke up to find Gabriel gone. She panicked for a moment before remembering that he had gone out to run some errands in town. She sighed in relief and got out of bed.After freshening up, she walked around the cabin, admiring the nature surrounding her. Suddenly, her phone rang, and she saw that it was Jackson."Hey, Jackson," she answered, smiling."Hey, Scarlette. I hope I'm not interrupting anything," he said, his voice laced with worry."No, I was just admiring the view outside. What's up?""I have some bad news," he said, pausing. "It's about Isabella."Scarlette's heart skipped a beat. "What happened?""She's dead, Scarlette. Someone killed her last night."Scarlette gasped, her eyes widening in shock. "Oh, my God. Do they know who did it?""Not yet, but I have a feeling it has something to do with Gabriel's clan. They're not too happy about him being with you, and Isabella was always a thorn in their side. I just wanted to warn you to be careful."Scarlett
Just as they were about to leave Scarlette's apartment Mikael was at the door about to knock. Causing a frown to appear on Gabriel's face, Mikael usually gives a warning before he shows up. This immediately put the vampire king on edge. "What happened," He asked his second "The council had sent word they are on their way to Louisiana, the whole clan felt you mating with Scarlette last night, and the council is not happy that she is not of our kind" Mikael muttered very ashamed of his clan's behavior. "Thank you for letting me know," Gabriel said looking his second in the eye as when he said those words with his hand on Mikael's shoulder. "Scarlette, it seems I must go back to my mansion to deal with this." He said to her about to kiss her head but she moved to her bedroom "I'm coming with you, they're my clan too" She said to him with determination, the worried look Mikael gave him assured him in his feeling that this will not go down well. "Luv, I know that you want to put the coun