(Cara's POV)I had this feeling like I wasn't alone; I could sense it here in my room. It was so late in the night, and I felt too lazy to open my eyes, but then the feeling only grew worse.I sat up and turned the light on. I cursed when I saw a figure sitting on one of the sofas in my room. My heart didn't settle down when I discovered it was Vlad.What was he doing here, watching me late at night? How the hell did he get in without me noticing?"I apologize if I woke you up.""What are you doing here?" I asked, my breaths coming out in pants."I missed you, so I was only watching you.""That's very creepy.""I am a vampire; what did you expect?""I can't go to sleep with you watching me that way." I say truthfully, he was strikenly handsome but very very scary, the perfect look to be expected in a vampire prince."You know, we haven't talked much since our last encounter. I have reasons to believe that you are avoiding me. Why would you do that?""You fucking raped me; do you think
(Cara's POV) I struggled with the silver cuff holding me bound. I had always been the one catching others by surprise; the element of surprise had always been on my side until today. I was the one caught by surprise. I had no time to fight him off and was bound by the silver, which was thicker and more concentrated than anyone I had ever been constrained with. I knew that this might just be the end of the road for me.Shade walked into my room. He had a smirk on his face, and this time I had no comeback for him."Who is the one bound now?" He asked, chuckling as he took out the syringe. I knew what it was; how wouldn't I know the cause of my childlessness? Wolf's bane.The first instinct was to cower and beg.But I couldn't; I was always begging for my life, and I knew he was following orders from Vlad; begging would only make it interesting for him, so I closed my eyes, letting thoughts about Rollins cloud my mind. The syringe was stabbed into my neck, harder than necessary, but I di
(CARA'S POV)I watched with tears streaming down my face as the dose of the wolf's bane was injected into Teo—not one but two—strong enough to weaken him. I sobbed silently, having so many regrets, yet I could do nothing. I had never felt this powerless in my life."It was fun, little Cara, watching you try to deceive me. Did you think your little lover could come into my territory and leave unnoticed? I know everyone that comes and goes, and I didn't miss the look in your eyes when I brought those girls back.""It was more than a test," I say, realization dawning on me."Of course it was more than that; I knew you were always fishy; it had nothing to do with Shade if that's what you think brought the assumptions, but I had to admit he was right; still, I kept you; I let you play your little games; damn, I wasn't even sure you were the white wolf. Now it seemed too easy, that I had fucked the Luna of the Shadow Pack and used her as a whore whenever I wanted," he said with a smirk, and
(Cara's POV)I and Teo were placed in the same cell down in the dungeons, that was the only thing I was happy about, no other person had visited us for... maybe a few hours or a day, I couldn't tell because the dungeons were dimly lit by flickering white bulbs, and there was no way to know when it was day or night. We were chained also, the chains was of course pure silver. "He was right you know" i say to Teo"What do you mean?""I never trusted you... It had been my mistake, you won't have been dragged into this if not for me""None of this is your fault Cara, is more of my fault, everyday I wondered what was happening to you in the dungeons, I knew you tried pretending like you were fine, but it was only a cover up. Also I never expected you to trust me that easily, the fact that you went on with this mission was a big surprise to me"We were silent for a while."I miss him" i said, refusing to call his name, there was no trace of annoyance on Teo's face."He does too, you know""
There was a quick rap on our cell, then the door was opened and the figure walked in. I already knew it wasn't Vlad or Shade; none of them would have knocked before entering; why would they?But I was surprised to see Sophie. At that moment I wanted to run and give her a hug and hold her, but she had her eyes fixed on something beside me. Teo."Laurent," she muttered, and then she came closer, noticing that it wasn't her Laurent, even if the two brothers had a striking resemblance, and I had once mixed them up when I saw Laurent for the first time."No, I am Teo, Laurent's elder brother," Teo said, but I could see it in his eyes. He was a bit upset that she had left his brother to suffer, stil he tried to be nice."Cara?" she asked, finally recognizing me. "The hair... I hadn't recognized you as fast... I'm so sorry; it was all my fault; I didn't know Ken was one of them.""He was, but it wasn't your fault.""I should have known; he told me the real story; I should never have believed
(SOPHIE'S POV)"Please, let them go," I begged. Even if I knew Ken couldn't do that, I still tried to look deeper into him; if he could only side with us, if he could help sneak us out, then maybe, just maybe, I'd be able to forgive him.That was a lie.I discovered he had been feeding on the werewolves too; that was what made him stronger. I didn't know what truly happened to Ken or what made him change, but I had an idea. It had all been my fault, and while he thought it began in the woods where he had been attacked, I knew better; it began in my house, in my bedroom, when I had left him. It was all my fault."Take care of your bitch, soldier," Shade said to Ken. I never liked Shade; I hated them all and the fact that I was forced to live here was scary enough. Cara thought I was comfortable; once I had tried to escape, Shade had caught me, and if Ken hadn't arrived, he would have punished me; he didn't give a fuck if I was pregnant or if I would lose the baby, but Ken did. All in a
(CARA'S POV)"If he fucking hurts her, I will kill him," I growled."Being your usual protective Luna, I guess, but there is no need for that; you are not a threat, not with you down here—I don't think you ever actually were.""Then why inject me with wolf's bane? Why leave me here? You are afraid of me. I know what my blood does to you. When I look at you, do you know what I see?" I asked, not waiting for his response before continuing. "I see the little vampire prince, rejected by everyone, and he became the villain, just so he could turn back to the people who laughed at him and show them that he came back better. I see the little boy in need of love and didn't get it. Deep down, you are only a scared little child, and me being alive threatens the last thing you could hold onto," I say, smirking. I knew I shouldn't have mentioned his past right here, but his eyes were cold and distant, and I didn't get the reaction I wanted from him."I have gone quite far. To refresh your memory,
(CARA'S POV)I would never admit it to anyone, but it was worse being alone, with Teo gone, I felt more alone than I had ever felt my whole life and I couldn't help but wonder what he was doing, a part of me wanted him to stay away, never go for help just as Vlad wants, that part of me wanted him to forget about mebut the other part of me want to escape this dark empty cell. Vlad had sent his soldiers to give me my dose of wolf's bane; he was no fool, and he didn't underestimate anyone. I hadn't also eaten in days—I couldn't tell how many days, to be exact. I knew he was waiting for me to beg, beg for some food and water, but if I was going to die, then I would die with my head high, and starving to death was not as bad a way of dying, not when Vlad is concerned.But of course, starving to death wasn't his intention, because the door to my cell finally opened and he walked in, all by himself. My vision was getting messed up, I needed to eat, and I needed to get out of this place. I di
(Epilouge, Part One)(ROLLIN'S POV) I walked into my room to see Gwen there. I didn't know how to tell her. Cara had decided that she would stay in one of the guests rooms till it was all over, but I knew that I wouldn't be able to stay here knowing that Cara was just a few rooms away and I had never been the one to get sneaky. Gwen had to know."We need to talk," I said to Gwen. She looked tiny now, too thin, but I still thought she was beautiful."It's about her, right?" she asked."I don't want you to stress yourself.""Let me guess, she is back at the pack, you both are back together, and you guys are waiting for me to die so you could go on with your relationships, right?" She asked, and I was silent. I had never felt this kind of guilt, but she surprised me when she smiled."I knew this was going to happen, but you see, I don't even care about the fact that all that went on between the both of us isn't real; I don't care about any of that. I am happy; you made me happy, and you
Three days after the war.I wished I could follow Rollins back to our pack; I wished... but I knew that things would never be the same, and so here I was, with Teo. I couldn't deny that I wanted to be with Rollins; every fiber of my being wanted him, but I couldn't have him.Teo walked down the stairs, fully dressed."Are we going somewhere?" I asked"No, not we, me."I shrugged. "Okay, when would you be back? ", He stared at me, giving me that long look. "Are you leaving me?" I asked, and I couldn't hold back the sob."Is not... is not in that way.""I don't understand.""We were never a thing; as much as I wanted it and still do, I know you love someone else, and I've learned some good lessons, we don't always get what we want , I would always love you, but not in that way, not anymore. You love Rollins; you would never settle for less. I want you to go get him.""What if he doesn't want me?""You both were meant for each other; I don't know what the outcome will be, but what I can
(Cara's POV)Teo led me towards the exit; he held the most of my weight, and I limped trying to go faster."Wait!""No, we have to go," he said, tugging me on, but I had stopped moving. I thought I saw something. "That window," I said, pointing to the window we just passed."No, Cara, not now.""Take me back," I said.Teo made an annoyed sound before taking me back. I looked through the window; I knew what I had seen. The 'human' girls ran out of the gate, but there were two vampires running after them. Those two vampires alone would be able to finish them off; how did they escape?"Sophie," I gasped."I'm sorry, Cara, we can't save them.""Yes, we can't, but you can.""Cara, I was given an order; I have failed him enough; please, we need to go.""Face the truth, Teo, I won't be allowed out of here, but they... they are so close to freedom, please. I have done so many wrongs; I want to do this one right thing, please.""Wait here, don't move one bit; you hear me, don't fucking move."
(ROLLINS POV)"I want to give you a more honorable death. I'll let you kill yourself," he said, throwing the gun at me. "One shot to the brain, that would do," he said, his face still having that smirk I hated."And what do you know about honor?" I asked, staring at the gun, that wouldn't kill him, I knew it."Nothing. That would have been a better death... but now," his eyes glittered. "Welcome to hell," and then there was darkness. I could not see a single thing, and then Cara came into view, it was like a clip was being replayed before my eyes, a clip from my mind. She walked into Teo's room and let her robe fall to the ground.Teo waited on the bed, watching her, his eyes watching every part of her. I couldn't run from this; it was like I had been trapped by some invisible force in a very dark room.And then I saw Teo again, forcing himself on her. I watched her sob.I inhaled. "Get out of my head," I growled."Not yet," Vlad whispered, and then I was in my pack. The Shadow Pack
(Laurent's POV)I couldn't look her in the eyes; she didn't know that I had come searching for her. When Teo told me she was here too, I knew that I had to find her, but I couldn't even look at her. I couldn't let her deceive me this one more time.Maybe we were never meant to be. The thought alone caused a strange kind of anger to rise in me, and I finished off the vampire. I exited her room, her scent in there was too strong. Finally, I could focus; I knew my next target. Ken.I ran through the hallways, checking through room, to find him. Nothing."I guess I am the one you have been looking for." Slowly, I turned back to see Ken, and a smirk spread on my face."I've always wanted to pass a stake into your heart.""Why? Because I have every right to fuck your mate, or perhaps because she would always be left with a part of me any fucking place she goes.""Maybe you are right, but guess what?" I asked, not even waiting for his answer, "We both won't be getting her.""Not if I kill
(SOPHIE'S POV)Ken left to help his master. Vlad. There had been an attack; I heard the shouts; I didn't know what exactly was happening, and maybe I didn't want to know anymore.I had made so many bad decisions in my life; I know I deserved this. I had never been a good girl, unlike Cara. I played with the feelings of others and was only loyal to Cara as a friend.My thoughts were cut short when the door to my room busted open and a vampire walked in. I knew him; he had always watched me with an expression on his face. I could only place it as hunger... and lust; he wanted my blood; he wanted to feed; and he wouldn't care if I died in the process. Ken was nowhere to be found; maybe he was dead. I was shocked that the thought of Ken dead didn't make me feel anything at all.The vampire licked his whitish lips as he moved closer, his dark red eyes regarding me, maybe deciding where to sink his teeth, and then they settled on my baby bump."No!, stay away from me!" I cried out. I hadn'
(ROLLINS POV)I knew I was in the right location when I got to the castle-like building; it had this dark loom over it; this had to be the place.Teo walked forward; he knew the directions. All through the journey here, I had given the two brothers some distance, as I knew they had a lot of catching up to do."That is the main gate; there are vampires guarding the gates—the strong ones; there is no way we can go in without being detected.""Then we would have to kill them as fast as we can," I said to him, and we walked towards the gates. Of course, the vampires noticed that we were not a part of them quicker than I anticipated. We had to act fast; there were about five of them at the entry. Teo ran forward; his speed alone told me he was stronger now, different. He faced two, engaging in hand-to-hand combat. I threw a wooden stake I had carved to him, and he slammed into the eyes of one. The remaining three came at me, all ready. I tried holding them all back at once till Laurent j
(Cara's POV)Shade walked into my room. I knew why he was here; it was time for my doze of wolf's bane. The past few days, I have begun to feel less pain anytime the liquid was injected into my veins, but I didn't know how much longer I would last.I didn't know where Rollins was now or what he would be doing. Had Teo found somewhere to start a new life? That would be better for him."It's so funny how this little liquid causes your kind so much pain," Shade said with a smirk as he drew closer. "I love seeing you in pain, and guess what? Vlad had been busy recently..." he trailed off, his hands on my throat. "And right now... he isn't watching you; he has finally seen you for what you are—a slut. He has that already; he doesn't need you, but I want to know... I've always wanted to know what he enjoyed when he was with you and what he saw so differently.His hands went down to my breast, and he pressed hard on it, his eyes brightening up. "Does this turn you on?""Get your hands off me
(ROLLIN'S POV)I couldn't bear it, that she was there with HIM. Teo assured me that he wouldn't harm her; Vlad wanted her alive... for other purposes, and that made me furious at the fact that he had touched her, but I guessed she knew when she was going to work for him.She was only helping. I tried to tell myself, after all she had said it, that I could be with anyone I wanted to be with, and I shouldn't be mad at her for fucking the vampire prince to get what she wanted. I couldn't help but wonder if she was hurt; if the bastard hurt her, I was going to kill him. But then again, vampires were already dead.Teo had managed to bring Laurent back from the woods. It was a wonder to me how he had yet again changed; little by little, he was becoming the Laurent I knew, but if you looked deeper into his eyes, you would see the little emptiness. Still, it was better; he was back now.Teo, Laurent, and Lucian sat in my office as we discussed tactics. Though deep down we knew the odds were a