DAMON’S POVIt’s been two days since Morgana has been unconscious. She hasn’t opened her eyes yet. I’ve been ignoring Colton and Ryder, wanting to calm down before I speak to Colton again. I’ve been thinking a lot about the strain on my relationship with Colton. I realized we are both at fault for how things turned out between us. He’s too stubborn and I can be hard on him sometimes. I’m not ready to forgive him for what he did to Morgana, but I want to talk with him, brother to brother.We might be in a complicated spot right now but he’s still my blood and only with his help will we be able to defeat the threat on our nation.The nurse came in this morning to clean Morgana and try to get some fluids down her throat. She was unresponsive the entire time.I sit by her side and cup her cheek and trace circles around her cheek with my thumb.“I’m sorry.” I whisper to her knowing she can’t hear me. “Please wake up.” I say.I still don’t understand what exactly it is I feel for Morgana.
DAMON’S POVI visited the scientist yesterday after I saw my brothers. He seems content with the small amount of freedom I’ve given him. And he does a pretty good job because he keeps my garden extra clean. It’s a good thing because I’ m sure Morgana misses going there. It’s the first place I want her to go to when she’s awake again.My brothers left this morning to track the vampire lord. They both took a drop of serum each and they were immediately filled with power. The drop of serum they take will last them about two to three weeks. Maybe even a month. That’s enough time to track them vampires.With the help of the serum, their senses will be heightened, meaning if they don’t succeed in finding the vampires, they must be very well hidden. And we will be left with no choice but to wait.I’m in my room with Morgana working on some papers when I suddenly notice her lift herself up from bed. I speed towards her and place my hand on her back.“Get your hands off me.” She says with hatr
COLTON’S POV“We should have found them by now.” I say to Ryder as we stop to rest somewhere in the woods.“Be realistic Colton. We left the castle this morning. They know we’re looking for them so I’m sure they’ve hidden well. It won’t be easy finding them.” Ryder says as he sits on a trunk of wood.He opens his bottle of water and takes huge gulps.“I still can’t believe Damon refused to come with us.” I state with a frown. Damon should be here with us. He is our brother and the Alpha. If anyone should be leading this search, it should be him.Instead, he chose to abandon his responsibilities for a human. A filthy human slave. It doesn’t make any sense to me. “He has his reasons.” Ryder states nonchalantly.“He stayed back to be a nanny to an injured pet. I’m sorry but I am finding it very difficult to consider that a reason.” I state.“So he cares about the girl. So what Colton?” Ryder questions looking bored which is only making me more annoyed. He is always siding with our brot
DAMON’S POV“How do you feel today?” I ask Morgana once she opens her eyes. She startles in surprise as she stares at me wide eyed. I know it’s creepy but I stayed next to her bed all night.“I feel the same.” She answers simply giving me a weird look. There’s still hate in her eyes when she looks at me. I wish I could replace the hate with something else, a different feeling.“How’s your head?” I ask her.“You don’t have to pretend to care anymore. I’m not dead so you don’t have to feel guilty for what your brother did.” Morgana says turning her gaze away from me.“I’m not pretending. I-““Damon!” Ryder suddenly barges into my room making me cut my sentence short. I look at him with surprise and dash towards him. He shouldn’t be back so soon. They only left for the search yesterday.“What are you doing here Ryder? What happened?” I ask him with worry. He's sweaty and he looks like he’s been running a marathon.“It’s Reece.” He mention’s Reece’s name and my eyes nearly pop out of thei
MORGANA’S POV“Ryder will look after you for as long as I’m gone. You’ll be safe with him.” He tells me in an attempt to console me. His eyes are soft in a way I’m not used to. It almost looks like he doesn’t want to leave.Personally, I don’t want him to leave either. Not because I enjoy his company but because I think I can be safe with him. He’s been here with me ever since Colton beat me up, making sure I’m safe and comfortable. I have no idea why he’s being so kind though. I know he doesn’t care about me and nothing is going to convince me otherwise. He must have an ulterior motive. But if his presence will keep me safe, then I might be selfish but I want him to stay with me. So, I put away my shame away and ask him an unbelievable request. “Please don’t go.” I say looking at him with soft eyes. His eyes soften a bit as he stares at me. “I don’t feel safe around anyone else.” I state trying to feed his ego. If I have to sweet talk him to get what I want then so be it. “Does t
DAMON’S POV The next day, Ryder is all set to go back out there and continue his mission. Now, he has two missions: finding Colton and then finding the vampires. “I’m counting on you, Ryder. I’m sorry I can’t be there with you two.” I say to Ryder as I prepare to bid him goodbye. “You can. You just don’t want to because you’re occupied with things you consider more important now.” Ryder states. “Ryder…” Ryder holds up his hand cutting my sentence short. “It’s okay Damon. You don’t need to justify yourself. Besides, it’s good that you’re here. There needs to be someone to keep the order in the castle and if all three of us go on a hunting mission, who’s going to take care of things here? You should be here. You need to watch over Reece. And Morgana.” Ryder states and my eyes widen at the mention of Morgana’s name. “So, when did all this start?” Ryder asks with a raise of his brow and a smirk. “What do you mean?” I ask him feigning ignorance. Is he seriously going to ask me about
COLTON’S POVRyder came back after leaving Reece back at the castle. Part of me knew he was going to come back for me so I left clues that would make it easier for him to find me. I waited for him in a cave nearby so he would find me faster.I may be angry at him and I may be stubborn but I know it would be stupid to continue this mission all by myself. I have no idea how many vampires there are and since they have humans now, we don’t know how strong they are. Plus they have their vampire lord with them. Going on this mission by myself will probably be a death trap.If only Reece didn’t slow us down, we probably would have made progress by now. Reece and Morgana have been major nuisances since this mission started and it’s so annoying. “Did Reece die on the way to the castle?” I ask Ryder with a smirk trying to tease him.“You’re not funny brother.” Ryder says to me with a scowl.“Have you made any progress?” Ryder questions.“None. They’ve hidden pretty well. There isn’t even the
COLTON’S POVAs I regain consciousness, I feel disoriented and confused. As I try to open my eyes, everything is blurry and I feel a sharp pain in my neck causing me to wince. What the hell? As my vision starts to clear, I look around and realize I’m surrounded by unfamiliar faces and the vampire lord.We’re in an unfamiliar cave as dark as midnight. The only thing illuminating it the light from the fire torches.As I lay on the ground, panic begins to settle in my chest as I remember what happened last night. I scan the room for Ryder hoping he was able to escape. What happened to him? Did they kill him? Did they capture him too? I really hope not.My neck pulses with pain as I move my body around. They bit me. Shit! This is bad. I’m surrounded by vampires and I’ve been drained of my blood. I’m weak and my werewolf senses are unresponsive. I really hope Ryder was able to get out alive.If he didn’t succeed to escape and warn Damon, then we’re done for.The unfamiliar faces that surr