(Cara's POV)TRIGGER WARNING!"It's a shame" Vlad whispered to me, "That I cannot feed from you" he said, he looked different, he was hungry, I could see how dark his already black eyes looked, the streaks of golds were gone and this... this was so much scarier, I had never seen him when he was hungry and it was so stupid that I ended up in his room when this happened."We made a deal" i said, surprise at how bold my voice sounded, even if I felt the exact opposite."I would keep to my deal princess, but you have a job to do"I inhaled, anything to get me out of here."My soldier would lead you to our store house, get me one of them" he said before turning away from me. i didn't fully understand his question, get him one of what?I didn't care to understand, anything to put some good distance betweeen the two of them, so i hurried out of the room, and just as he said, a soldier waited, I let the soldier guide me to where ever the 'store house' was, I couldn't understand why he didn't
(Cara's POV)TRIGGER WARNING!He could have made it pleasurable, she was only a human who had happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and got captured, but of course he was the Vampire Prince and all along, I had been the blind one, he had been an absolute gentle man towards me and I was a fool to think he even have a soul.Now I noticed the strange power he had, he could control people, he finally let the girl scream, I believed in someway he did that as a punishment for me, he knew it was better I didn't hear her, but I stood silent, tunning everything off and thinking only about Rollins, it should have been enough but her screams got louder the moment his fangs sank into her, I couldn't look away and he stared right into my eyes, the smirk on his liips, he wanted to be feared, he wanted me to see the other side of Vlad Drakul- the only real side, the other was only a facade.It seemed like hours but I knew it was only minutes, the girl begged for my help and I had to sq
(CARA'S POV)I took the glass of wine, hoping he would notice it—that the scent of the blood would be too small to be noticed, or maybe he would mix up the scent. I knew my blood was dangerous to the vampire prince, but what I didn't know was the consequences and reaction I should expect from him. I didn't think Teo knew either; he would have told me if he did. I took the drink to the Vlad office, irritated when I saw Shade there too. He had a smirk on his face. I bet he found what happened to the girl a week ago funny, he had been in a good mood ever since.I walked in."Your drink," I say, passing the glass to Vlad, trying my best to keep my hands steady. Vlad collected the drink without a single hesitation; he brought it to his lips. I watched him from the side of my eyes; if he could just take it, destroy the head, and everything would scatter, I could handle Shade; it would be a fair battle."Wait," Shade said to Vlad, and I almost hissed. "You would take a drink from her? someon
(CARA'S POV)"Where have you been and why do you look pale? Are you alright?" Teo asked. I should have known it was Teo; I should have known their scents, but at the moment all I thought was that I had been caught, and that was enough to confuse all my senses."You scared the hell out of me; I thought it was him." I rushed to the door, just to double check if it was locked."It's locked" Teo answered. He stared at me for a long while before he spoke up. "I know it would be funny asking this question, but are you alright?"I inhaled. I had never realized the fear I had for him; I knew what fueled it—the girl who had died. "I am not alright, but who cares about me? I am on a mission.""I do." We were both silent for a while. "I care about you.""You know here... things won't be great for me, but... he is so damn evil... I can't forget her voice; I have nightmares about it; she begged him.. I can't.. I can't forget all her screams." I didn't realize I had started crying again."What hav
CARA'S POVThe vampires had already been assembled; we were only a pair of thirty, and they were all new borns except the one soldier, the same one I had been yearning to kill, and now that he was coming with us, it won't be as hard of a mission to end them; the only one that would be fun to kill was the soldier. I left my room. Vlad had promised to fix the door again after destroying it. It was normal now; he didn't seem to be capable of walking past my room door like a normal person would, but again, he was far from normal in all senses.I walked into Vlad's office, fully dressed."Your main purpose is just to have a look at the borders; if it is clear for us to launch the main attack, you are free to have fun, just like the others.""So plainly stating, I am your sacred lamb, as you and your stepbrother are not coming with us.""You are no sacrifical lamb; we have someone on the inside, actually."I tried to hide it, but my ears pecked up. They had a traitor in the Shadow Pack?Whe
(CARA'S POV)TRIGGER WARNING!I don't know how long I stayed unconscious, but by the time I opened my eyes, I was in my room, and Vlad was seated there waiting."What happened?" I asked him."I should ask you that question. When I got the information that you were yet to arrive at the pack, I had to search for you, and then I found you... I thought you were dead; what happened?"I scowled. "We never got there; they waited for us on the way; it was like they knew we were coming.""How is that possible?" "You really underestimated the Shadow Pack, there is a reason they are the most feared in the world."He was silent for a while. I could sense he was furious, but it was not at me; my act was good enough. "How are you feeling now?" he asked."Better? I don't need to lie down here anymore.""I want you to come with me then.""Where are we heading to?""It is a surprise, and I believe you would like it."I swallowed; I didn't like surprises, especially not from him, but still, I stood fr
(CARA'S POV)TRIGGER WARNING!Vlad watched me; I was sure Shade had a smile on his face too. They waited, and I walked towards the girl, bringing the dagger close. The girls begged... I couldn't, so I threw the dagger—not at them, but at the bigger soldier who looked at the little girl with hungry eyes. But of course, the dagger couldn't kill them; it could only injure him, and they would heal up just as fast."I'm sorry," I said to Vlad. What have I done? , "I... I just couldn't."This time I expected the slap; it was harder, and I slammed my head against the wall. The dizziness returned, and I fell to the ground.He lifted me by the hair, placing me in the right position, so I could watch. He took the dagger and then stabbed it into the first one. Over and over and over, the blood was everywhere, and the soldiers hissed from their lust for blood. Vlad nodded to them, and immediately they dug in, drinking the girl's blood. She was almost dead, her own blood pouring out of her mouth, a
(SOPHIE'S POV)My child got bigger in the space of days, but that was not the only thing to worry about, I was getting more thinner, more paler, when I stared at my face in the mirror, I couldn't recongise what was there, I had refrained from feeding on Ken's blood because I knew how bad it hurts Laurent but I was dieing, every single day and I needed him, I needed his blood and Laurent was also seeing that too.I laid on the bed, too weak to even move, but I heard the voices coming from outside my room."You have to let her feed from me she is wasting away and you turn a blind eyes to it?" Ken asked furious"You shut the fuck up, would you promise me that when she feed from you, it would be only that?, could you promise me that it won't lead to other things?" Laurent asked and I knew what he meant by other things, fucking. He didn't want it to lead to that. I felt like an addict, I wanted his blood and he was so close, still yet I couldn't get it, it did things to my mind, if not for
(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