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Chapter One Hundred-Twenty-Two- Emperor Franco Centauri Gervais- 164 yrs old
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Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred-Twenty-Three- Tatiana Gervais- 25 yrs old
Tatiana lost consciousness at some point and when she came to again, she lay in her bed with people all around her. They seemed upset, but she didn’t have the strength to care or be annoyed by them. Nor did she have the energy to order them from her room. She wasn’t sure what happened to her and couldn’t at that time tell them. She faded out again after that and floated in an odd blackness full of pain. Tatiana’s mind struggled to know whether that pain was good or bad. * * * The healer left the Crown Princess’ suite and went to report to the emperor. He entered the large hall to find the room full of people and excitement. The emperor sat on his throne again, overseeing all of this, with a woman resting comfortably on the arm of his throne. Everything within the p
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred-Twenty-Four- Adriana Gervais- 20 yrs old
It took Edith several weeks to get back to the Black River Pack territory, and they were at the cottage for several days after that. George and Ana had to work out how they would maintain their relationship and how they’d proceed into the future. But they couldn’t do it with the constant interruptions they’d been having. As much as the wolves helped, they were not like vampires and seemed to live on each other’s faces. “George, we can’t go back. Ever with the laws in place? My father is on the throne. He’d accept none of this. I honestly don’t know what we are going to do. The wolves can’t expect us to stay here indefinitely. It would be wrong to do that to them as well. It could start a war if anyone found out.” Ana watched the shadowy ground as they walked along a small, wooded path. The trail had narrowed so much that it forced them to walk single file. Ana could only make out George’s shadowy form before her because the trees were so dense overhead that most of the moonlight wa
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred-Twenty-Five- Edith Wolversen—126 yrs old
Edith finally made it home so she could speak to their guests, but they were hiding out in one of the outermost cottages so that Ana could have some time to adjust. But Edith had some important news for her and struggled with the idea of invading their privacy. “You’re sure you have your information, correct? They aren’t attempting to get her to come out of hiding so she can be captured and dealt with?” Allan asked his mate as they sat down to eat dinner, finally as a family. “Honestly, Allan, sometimes I suspect you think I’m an idiot. If that were the case, Edger would have exposed George before this all could happen. Also, the look of relief on the emperor’s face when I stated she was safe told me a lot more. But when Edger contacted me outside of the palace to tell me what he did. Now that I didn’t account for. Her father is one sly fox for how he set those two up. But the mental distress he’s put them through, now that I don’t agree with.”
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred-Twenty-Six- Adriana Gervais- 20 yrs old
“I’m sorry about interrupting your privacy, but I’ve been struggling with this news for several days now. I know there’s no way George would have received this bit of information out here, so I’ve brought it to you.”Edith hated this and wasn’t sure how much, if any, of it she should tell Ana. “Promise me you’ll stay here and not try to return just yet. It might sound like it’s safe, but right now it’s not.” Ana sat in the great room of the cottage the next evening and patiently waited for Edith to get through everything she had to say. Ana knew would ease the she-wolf’s mind of guilt, regret, and responsibility. “It’s fine. I’m coming to terms with the idea that I might never go back. Now what’s the new from the palace? What did you glean while you were there?” “One, you’re well and truly in a better place. Those people are the worst sort of vampires I have ever met. And I am not talking about all the overindulging in blood drinki
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred-Twenty- Seven- Adriana Gervais- 20 yrs old
‘You have one minute to explain exactly what you mean by that? I thought my father requested you to take me from there. Didn’t he? Did you mate with me like that out of some plot for self preservation? What do you mean I’m the only biological daughter? My father has three daughters.” “Ana, calm down right now. First, your father charged me with getting you out of there. He never told me who he thought I might be blood related to. But he made it clear to me that Tatiana and Dionysius were both the daughters of a stable master who’d been charged to teach the empress to ride. He didn’t know until recently for certain, but by then he’d claimed them as his and couldn’t take that back. You were an accident for the empress, and you are his only daughter. Look at you, you’re the female personification of him. Right down to the raging temper. Calm down, love. As for mating with my fated life partner, to save my life is a foolish idea. I did it because I had
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred-Twenty-Eight- Emperor Franco Centauri Gervais - 137 yrs old
- A Month Later - “Your eminence, the ambassador, received the necessary security while her visit with you. Before and after you met with her, and I can assure you of that. I briefed her on everything you wished me to and made sure she understood it all. She is far from a stupid woman. That, I can assure you, is a fact. She won’t allow Princess Adriana to do anything foolish or self destructive.” Edger stood before the emperor in his official office with most of the advisors gone for the day. They were finally able to speak between themselves about matters no one else needed or could hear. Franco sighed heavily. “Fine, that’s one daughter, safe and out of the way. But what about the one that wants to be my heir?” He hated to say his eldest daughter’s name. Somehow, the fact she’d been pregnant leaked out into the general court gossip mill. Now his image became related to the idea that he couldn’t control his wild daughters. Adriana
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Twenty-Nine—Adriana Gervais- 20 yrs old
Ana could get used to this existence. Not having to worry about who looked over her shoulder and made up a story about what she did that played fast and loose with the facts, if they used any. She oddly missed her sisters and mother. But she wondered how much of that came from missing her routine and the expected familiarity rather than actual love. No one, not even Tatiana, deserved to be attacked twice. But why would she want to work with the Blood Traitors? That Ana couldn’t understand. They were against everything that she lived for. Everything she’d been raised to do. Ana knew of all three daughters she was the one that would have been expected to join the Blood Traitors in some effort to rebel. Was that what Tatiana tried to do? Join them to rebel. Well, she couldn’t have made things worse for herself than doing that. If what the grapevine of gossip and news coming out of the palace, her father now carried o
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Thirty- Emperor Franco Centauri Gervais- 164 yrs old
One Month Later -Magnus Lioness stood before the empty throne of the emperor within the grand presentation room. The place was loud and packed with whispering people. He would never understand how much noise it could generate from so many people all whispering among themselves. It felt like it became amplified as the very whispers bounced off every ornate surface within the large room. As if, they had designed the space for the emperor to hear everything that everyone said within the space no matter where they stood.They all waited to see the emperor as he’d summoned them all to be here. Magnus received a personal summons and a guard to escort him back here. No mention of why the emperor wished to speak with him. Magnus thought he’d been summoned so that the emperor could praise his efforts. He’d been busy correcting everything his silly daughter insisted on enacting.The female took it upon herself to make friends with their enemies and put her nose in other species’ business. She’
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Please Note: If you hate the idea of it never happened that way or a cliffhanger ending. Please don’t read past Chapter 153. Ragnar, you can’t do this. I know the timeline is altered and I understand it could have devastating consequences. But we can’t go around using magic to change things back the way they should have been. I’m sure things have changed like this before, and you didn’t do anything then.” “It’s out of my hands. The Dragon Council is sitting right now discussing this issue. I’ve got no say in it beyond my report. If they feel everything that’s happened must be changed, then that’s what will happen. It’s a last resort. But Maximus Lioness isn’t the vampire who should have that name. Something went wrong there, and that’s just one problem with the timeline, as you call it, is wrong. Adriana and George shouldn’t be in the positions they are in. All the things that happened to Adriana weren’t supposed to happen. Her mother shouldn’t be h
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Fifty-Three- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
North American Ruling Council - Two Weeks Later Ana walked the halls again of the NARC Headquarters, doing her thing. The meetings did not differ from they’d been before. Her plans were falling into place. Her father was pleased and Caun finally could do his original job before easing into his position as a titled royal. The talk around the building didn’t stop with creatures awake at all hours of the day and night. From wild affairs to several battle royale, Ana was busy catching and keeping up with it all. She’d already been requested to assist with preventing a war from breaking out between the Nanaue, a Hawaiian shifter race of sharks, and the Merfolk, mermaids, and mermen. Fun times for all, as there are more than enough sharp teeth and injured pride to go around. This wouldn’t be a simple mediation, and Ana craved the challenge. The Dragon Ambassador did something. Ana suspected magic, because when she retur
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Fifty-Two- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Four Days Later - Meeting About the Future Ana woke that evening to find Caun wasn’t beside her, which was odd. When she found him, which took some effort, he was in Tatiana’s night garden exploring it with several of their guards. She had to ask several people to track him down. “Caun, what’s the matter? Why are you here?” “Oh, good evening, love. I was speaking to your father and the attacks on Tatiana came up in our conversation. You were still asleep, and I didn’t want to interrupt you. While we were talking, your father said that no one could tell me how her attackers from the first incident entered here. Since we have several excellent investigators as our guards, I thought we’d take a look around to see if we could find something that could explain how, if not, who did this.”“Oh, good grief I can understand my father not asking me how she pulled this foolishness off, but Caun I’m surprised you didn’t ask me.” That had Caun
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Fifty-One- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Caun stood in line with the last of the guests filing through past him. He’d lost count of the hundreds of hands he shook. There were guards everywhere, and it made him uncomfortable, be he as George, who he still identified as, belonged with them. He kept his eye on his mate and marvelled at how she pretended not to be bored and uncomfortable with the many comments on her unique dress. The side-eye glances and the judgemental glares. It would be a difficult and busy evening. Caun hoped things would get better from here on out. That they’d be busy enough that she wouldn’t be able to brood or her the courtier’s opinion on anything.“So far, so well, this evening. Let’s see how far we can go with no scenes with any of the superficial fools who think they are powerful people.” He whispered this into Ana’s ear. It was a joke, because no matter what he said to Ana, she wouldn’t believe him. She now was a secretly powerful person. “We’ll see the night is sadly still young
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Fifty- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Evening of the Celebration of the Life Partner Pairing Adriana thought it was crazy to see the clothing laid out for Caun and her. She’d never seen Caun every in such regalia and her own unique sense of fashion so intricately woven into the more traditional garb of a formal event. Instead of a full-length gown with sashes, ruffles, and silk flowers enveloping it. Ana wore a full dress with a closed slit up the front of the gown. Beneath it, she wore a pair of trousers and boots. Her bodice was a beauty with false draping that allowed her to wear a short, cropped jacket that Matched Caun’s jacket only it was far shorter. It was feminine, but allowed her to show her rank as the Vampiric Ambassador and a soldier within her father’s military. Which pleased her greatly because it meant her skills weren’t a dirty secret or an embarrassment to her father. Ana’s lady’s maid didn’t have a comment or criticism about anything she assisted Ana
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Forty-Nine -Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Ana could see the sigh of relief at her words in the way her father relaxed and Eva, too. As if even this setting didn’t quite keep her father’s anxiety at bay and Eva somehow shared in it. Could she really be supporting this?Ana couldn’t see how this would be in her best interest to let this happen. If she even pretended to go along with it and encourage it, then Ana could, too. “I am relieved to hear you say this. Eva has been pressuring me to get this done before we celebrate anything because she doesn’t want there to be any miscommunication between us. I admit I agree with her. There’s been too many things keeping me from being fully in your life and now with most of that gone, I hope you will accept my attempts at rectifying that.” Her father stood up at saying this. “Come here. There’s one thing I’ve missed since you could talk.” Ana frowned because she wasn’t sure what he was speaking about and took a step back.
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Forty-Eight- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Ana couldn’t help it. When they entered the private well-lit moon garden of the Vampiric Emperor, she had to marvel at the artistry of it’s many curated garden paths. It was like a maze laid out before her and put Tatiana’s garden to shame. Here her father could find a little quiet solitude away from the prying eyes of his courtiers and guards alike and he guarded that privacy as if it were more precious than gold itself. She held onto Caun’s arm as they entered the space and stepped down toward the pathway Edger used to lead them to her father. The gravel that made up the surface of the path crunched softly under their feet as they followed. The sounds of night birds in the trees floated down to them as a few random lightning bugs flitted between the trees, and the space looked like someone had infused it with a sweet healing magic that was full of warmth and gentleness.“I have to say I like your father’s choice of private spaces. Between this and
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Forty-Seven- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Edger did return after they’d relaxed a little and changed. Ana still couldn’t help it. When she discovered the clothing, her father had commissioned for her, she’d stopped dead in her tracks in disbelief. Her new lady’s maid gave her a note written in her father’s handwriting which spoke volumes that he’d not dictated it to someone. He’d taken the time to write to her. Ana knew that wasn’t a normal relationship between child and parent, but they weren’t exactly normal people. [Adriana love, this note is to ensure you understand that situations of safety and security forced my hand to do and say things I never wanted to say to my daughter. You aren’t hidden or an embarrassment to me. I am relieved to have proven you are my daughter. Your mother tied my hands when it came to raising you, but I kept eyes on you at all times. Your life partner and you will find I’ve arranged for clothing for you in the tastes you are comfortable in, with a touch of nob
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Forty-Six- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Ana entered the suite first, followed by Caun and finally Edger. A smartly dressed couple stood there waiting for them. They weren’t in the royal livery, though they clearly wore a livery. It wasn’t unusual in the days before Adriana’s birth for other leaders to have their servants in their own livery. There were a few these days, but many were no longer used since the houses no longer existed. “The Emperor took it upon himself to outfit your servants in your personal livery. This is Jacque and Rachel. They will ace as your personal maid and valet.”Ana nodded at them in recognition. These were people her father hired for them, and that was fine. They knew enough not to say anything suspicious in front of them. The pair curtseyed and Ana dismissed them. “We’ll speak later. I’m sure you have plenty to keep you busy. Are my weapons going to be a problem for her Edger?”“No, Princess, she has received training to look after, maintain, and store your weapons appropriately should the need
