Over the next year, Tim called me at least once a week. He would talk to me about how his health was doing. I became the friend he needed because I was objective about his death. I wasn’t encouraging him to get better or feel better about it. Instead, I was helping him to face it. All he seemed to worry about was how it would affect Dominique or his children.
I’ll admit that I was selfish about it at first. All I could think about was finally having my chance with Dominique. I had been researching their wolves sharing the same soul. Unfortunately, I hadn’t found anything in my books, so I met up with the coven leader that Barnaby knew. Unfortunately, they didn’t do anything regarding the spirits but directed me elsewhere.
I wasn’t listening to what he was saying. I could only focus on the pulse beating wildly at the woman’s throat. She was terrified and trying to get away from Barnaby. He pushed her towards me, and I struck when she was close enough. I drank her dry in a few minutes. Blood was running down my face, and I tried to lick it off as much as possible. Barnaby shook his head and said, “I see you have become a monster again. I really do need to know what is happening with you.” “Need more,” I managed to get out. I could feel immense pain, but it wasn’t mine. Instead, it was a sen
I boarded a plane two days later. The crew had a way for me to be in the dark if it came down to it, as the very rear cabin had no windows. If we landed and it was daylight, they would take me out in a coffin that was now sitting in the plane. The crew was paid good money not to ask questions. It had been six days since Dominique had lost Tim, and I felt guiltier than ever that I had not been there for her. I hadn’t even reached out because I wanted to be there for her in person. But then again, she hadn’t reached out to me either. I wondered why. Was she mad at me? Did she not want to tell me about Tim’s death? I knew she wouldn’t want to be with me immediately after, but why wouldn’t she at least contact me about it? My thoughts kept running rampant until dawn broke, and I went down. I could no longer feel the plane movin
I moved through the darkness of the trees until I came to the edge of them. I had run through the territory line, and the wolves had let me be. I suppose they haven’t had a vampire here before but me. I started getting her scent as I got closer to Dominique’s home. I veered off toward her scent until I saw her. I stood there for a while, watching the woman I loved as she stood silently at the foot of a grave. I felt her sorrow, but her beauty captured me as I always was. I silently made my way across the field. Once I was close enough, I wrapped my arms around her, and she leaned into me. I felt like I had just landed in Heaven. “Nathaniel,” Dominique breathed. “Dominique, my love. I co
I had been going to Dominique’s house every night this past week. Some nights we would return to my cabin, and she would sleep on the bed with me. I always ensured she was under the covers, and I laid on top of them so she wouldn’t wake up to me being gone and her being cold and afraid. I loved those nights as I was allowed to hold her and watch her sleep. She said she hadn’t really slept except when I held her because her grief was unbearable in her bed. She had decided to move to another place she had told me about. I was hoping she would let me know where it was so I could continue to visit her. I would need to set up a permanent residence here again, so I didn’t have to stay in that little cabin. I wanted to make sure that I was in a place that didn’t have windows. I had alw
I took the stone out of my pocket. It was definitely glowing now. The more I stared at it, the more I could see something swirling around in it. I felt the energy in it, so I knew it had worked as far as trapping something, but I wondered if the wolf’s soul had been trapped or Tim’s. The witch had assured me she cast a spell to trap a wolf’s soul and not a human’s, but I wondered how reliable that was since she wasn’t sure if the stone would even work. Dominique needed more time to get over her grief before I offered this to her. I also wanted to know if she still wanted to be a wolf. I know she didn’t want to be one when it first happened. It took everything she had to accept it, as she thought I would no longer want her. However, she finally accepted it once I told her I would
We walked into my room, and I sat her on the bed. I walked over, picked up the stone, and put it in my pocket. I wanted to explain what this was before I gave it to her. I just hoped she would think about this before using it. I regretted the fact that I brought it up. I sat on the bed so I was facing her. “Before I give it to you, I want you to listen to what I have to say. Tim and I worried that you might die if your wolf was gone. We were worried that if Alpha died, you might die as well. We didn’t know if you would survive because you were my servant. I have researched over the years and could find nothing about a wolf being the human servant of a vampire. I have found nothing about a wolf being with a vampire. I also found nothing about wolves surviving their mate’s death when their souls are joined like yours and Tim&
What worried me was not her grief but how she had been acting since I gave her the stone. I had caught her holding it, and it almost looked like she was having an internal conversation with herself. The strange part was that the stone was glowing, almost as if it was talking back to her. I knew that her children had stopped by several times as I could always smell them in the house when I awoke. However, they hadn’t stayed long enough for me to wake up until I awoke to Michael in my room one night. My eyes opened, and I immediately smelled him. I opened my eyes and found him sitting in a chair facing the bed. I sat up, and he looked up at me. “Michael? What are you doing in here?”
“I don’t know what you mean,” Dominique said as she looked away. “Yes, you do. Talk to me, Dominique. I’m worried that something is happening to you.” “There’s nothing to tell, Nathaniel. Really.” “I will leave this alone, for now, Dom, but not forever. I would like to take you to England for a little while. I would like to introduce you to Victoria and Barnaby. I also want to show you some places that are important to me.” “When did you want to go?
“I just can’t wrap my head around how he will split his soul from Tim’s without the stone. Tim’s whole plan was to trap Alpha’s soul in the stone, and his soul would move on. That didn’t happen, though.” “If the Moon Goddess selected an original Alpha’s soul for Tim, then she had a reason. This must have been it. I can’t think of another reason for it.” “Or it was because she saw who he would choose for a mate and knew I couldn’t change by a mere bite. If that were the case, then that psycho would have changed me with what he did. I think my connection to you didn’t allow me to change any other way.”
When I woke up, I stretched out without thinking about it. I was surprised to find that I was no longer in the bag. Dominique didn’t even like to sleep in the bed with me because I was cold when I died for the day. She had overcome her fear enough to take me out of the bag, which required touching me. I knew before I even opened my eyes that she was not in the bed with me. I sighed and sat up. The room I was in was dark, but I heard the sounds of a TV show playing. I smelled food, so Dominique must be in the suite's living room. I got up and realized it was so dark in the room because the sun was setting, and blackout curtains were hanging up. Dominique must have brought them with her as I saw the hooks on the wall holding them up. I had not thought about doing this. It was thoughtful of Dominique.
“Yes. I have heard you tell Nathaniel that the voice sounds like a mixture of mine and Alpha’s. That is why. I know that’s not what you wanted to hear, Dom. But you had to have known. The things I have said have been from a man’s point of view. Alpha was Luna’s mate, yes, but he thinks of you as his mate and would talk to you as his mate. I’m talking to you as your husband would. Please don’t feel bad about this, Dom. I feel lucky that I have spent this extra time with you.”I couldn’t help it. I started to cry. I had wondered about the voice but hoped I was wrong. I’d held Tim’s soul in that stone all this time. He hadn’t been at peace but had been trapped in a stone. The kids would never forgive me if they found out the truth. I wasn’t sure if I could forgive myself at this point. I was so selfish.
I walked over to where the driver was placing my bags onto a luggage trolley and took my wallet from my purse. I handed him 20 euros, and he thanked me. I smiled and walked back to the desk. The clerk gave me the room key and my ID. I thanked him and walked over to the elevator. The porter got on with me, and we went to the room. He must have thought it odd that I didn’t give him the bag from my back, but I ignored his strange looks. Once we got to the room, he unloaded the luggage onto the luggage racks, and I tipped him. He smiled and thanked me before exiting the room. I placed the bag on the bed and put my purse on the nightstand. The curtains were wide open, so I walked over to the windows and closed them. The room wasn’t pitch dark, but the sun wasn’t hitting directly on the bed. I walked over and unzipped the bag.
I woke up when the announcement about our landing came on. I was still cuddling Nathaniel in the bag. I sighed and sat up. I walked over to the seats and hooked my seatbelt. Once the plane landed, I grabbed the bag from the couch and was surprised it didn’t feel heavy. I must still have my strength, but it was awkward when I first tried lifting the bag. I put my hand in my pocket and felt the stone. I felt the energy coming off it and knew it would be glowing if I took it out. I didn’t realize how much it hurt Nathaniel that I always had the stone. I thought he understood that it was a part of Tim and that I wasn’t ready to let go of Tim just yet. I suppose being with him in every way that mattered in a relationship made him
“You could have offered to let me be your human servant and then allowed me to live my life with Tim, but you didn’t. Instead, you took what you wanted without a second thought about what I would think or feel about it. That made me angry, and I wanted to hurt you, so I went to Tim. I chose him automatically. If I had been rational about the situation, I would have sat you both down and had a conversation about it all, but I didn’t.” “Then I cut you out completely later on. I had no reason to do that as Tim knew I wasn’t with you and that I was being faithful to him. But I wanted him to be positive about it, and frankly, I wasn’t sure if I could be completely faithful if I continued to have a relationship with you. I always thought about you and had to push those thoughts and feelings away while I was with Tim.&
“Are you excited, Dominique?” I asked. “Very. I can’t wait to get there and meet Barnaby and Victoria. I also can’t wait to see your home and for you to show me places I know I didn’t see when I came to England the last time.” “When you came to England before, did you feel my presence more than usual?” “I felt like you were closer, but I was always trying to ignore the pull I had to find you. I wanted to enjoy being here with Tim.” I could tell something was off with Dominique when she mentioned Tim, but I tried to ignore it. This was our vacation, and I was grateful she took it with me. I had asked her to leave the stone at home, and she had been reluctant to agree, but she eventually said she would. I watched her body language and how she kept her hand in her jacket pocket. Had she actually left it? “Dominique, what are you hiding?” “I don’t know what you mean.” I tapped into her thoughts and she was thinking about miscellaneous things. This made me even more suspicious. Sh
“Any interesting conversations so far? It’s been a few weeks,” Ewan said. Carson looked at Ewan and responded, “The vampire had a conversation with someone named Nathaniel about coming to England. I think it’s the other vampire we have been looking for. It would explain why we could never find him no matter where we looked. He hasn’t even been here. He did mention that he couldn’t wait to see him and Dominique.” “Did you say Nathaniel?” Ewan asked rather excitedly. “Yes, sir. Is there some significance to that name?”
Dominique began to sway her body against mine. I mimicked her movements and began to take my shirt off. I slowly unbuttoned my shirt as I rolled my hips. Her hands slid down my chest and pulled it free from my pants. I grinned and showed her my fangs as she slid the shirt off my shoulders. I winked at her and gently pushed her back onto the bed.I slowly reached for the fastening on my slacks and unhooked it. I knew by her scent that she was getting turned on. However, I refused to let her touch me. I slowly moved away from the bed while unzipping my slacks. I rolled my slacks down over my hips while revealing tight black briefs.Glancing up at Dominique, I noticed her looking down at the bulge in my briefs. She slowly looked at me, licking her lips. I can see the pulse point at the base of her neck fluttering, and