Angelica’s POV Faintly, I felt like I heard my name being called from far away, but as my eyes tried to open from the slumber of the darkness, I found myself still trapped within it, but now aware that someone was calling out for me. As I listened closely, I began to hear Joffrey’s voice talking to someone, and I couldn’t help but feel relieved, knowing that he was okay, but on the other hand, I wanted to strangle him for running off like that.Fortunately for him, I was trapped inside my wolf, and by the sounds of it, he was trying to persuade her to allow me to take back control, but she was standing her ground against him. It was clear that she was definitely not happy with me, but I too wasn’t happy with her, and what little trust that I had for her was now severed.As if she wanted me to hear what he was saying, the darkness around me began to lift just enough, so that I could hear him clearly, as he says, “I know that she can be a pain in the ass and that she alw
Angelica’s POV Joffrey paused outside the front door, as he waited for me to catch up to him, but the smirk that was on his face just moments ago was gone, as a more serious one was now in its place. “Before you meet my grandmother, I should probably tell you that she is a bit different than a normal grandmother.” “How so?” I asked him, wondering what could possibly be so different about her, that he thought he had to warn me, but then the front door opens, revealing a very beautiful young woman. “Oh Joffrey, it’s been so long. I think you have grown since I last seen you.” She said to him, before pulling him into an embrace, as his eyes met with mine, and I wondered if this was another aunt of his. When the woman pulled from the embrace, her attention turned to me, as a huge smile formed on her face, before she says to me, “You must be Joffrey’s mate. I am so happy to get to meet you.” I was just about to
Angelica’s POV “I think that is enough for tonight.” Joffrey says, as he moves to stand from his seat, while his eyes look away from mine towards his grandmother, before he says, “It’s been a long day, and I think it is best that Angelica gets some rest.” “But I’m not tired, and I want to hear the rest of the story.” I said in protest to him, wanting to know how the story ended, especially if Selene and Ambrogio finally got their happy ending. “No, Joffrey is right. You both have had a long journey getting here. I think its best that we pick up in the morning where I left off.” Joffrey’s grandmother says, agreeing with him, as she moves to stand, picking up the tray of tea, before beginning to head back towards the kitchen. Joffrey at that moment moves towards the front door, grabbing our backpacks, and when he begins to walk back towards me, his grandmother reappears and says, “You can have your mother’s room. I have alr
Angelica’s POV As my screams projected from my lips, I awakened from the vision, realizing that I was still beneath the surface of my bath water, as I began to gasp for air, while tears began to pour from the corners of my eyes. The bathroom door at that moment flew open, and Joffrey rushed to my side, kneeling beside the tub, as I wrapped my arms around his neck, holding on tightly to him as if he was my lifeline. “Angelica, what’s wrong?” Joffrey asked me with concern in his voice, as I sobbed in his arms, just wanting to get the last image out of my head, but I knew his face would haunt me in my dreams until I stopped him. Closing my eyes, the image of his face was there just as I had feared, sending a shiver throughout the entirety of my being, as I gripped onto Joffrey tighter, while I found myself unable to speak. Joffrey at that moment lifted my naked body from the tub, but I didn’t care that I was naked, as long as I was in the p
Joffrey’s POV As soon as my claim to Angelica left my lips, she stiffened beneath me, and I quickly shifted my weight from on top of her, realizing I had misread the signs I thought she was giving me, especially when I could see the fear now present in her eyes. I had clearly pushed her too fast, and had taken advantage of her in the state that I had found her in. “I’m sorry.” I said, as I scurried off the bed, ashamed of myself, when I knew damn straight, she didn’t know, but in a way, I was hoping that she chose me for me, and not because of a bond that bonded us together. Angelica quickly moved to pull the covers over her naked body, as she sat up in bed, looking as if she was shaking in fear, while tears began to seep once again from the corners of her eyes, making me wonder if I had traumatized her. I was at a loss for what to do in the state she was in, as I knew that I couldn’t comfort her like I wanted to, in fear of making the s
Angelica’s POV “Mmm…” Hummed from my lips, as I snuggled closer into the warmth, while protective arms wrap around me, pulling me in even tighter. My body had never felt so at rest, as it did right now, and the sound of a steady beating heart acted as a melody in my ear, soothing my restless soul. I knew whose arms I was in, and I knew whose heart I was listening to, but by the sounds of it, he was still fast asleep, and I wanted to marvel in the way he was making me feel before I ultimately pulled away. Last night things between us almost broke the boundaries of our friendship, and it probably would have if it hadn’t been for what he had whispered to me. It made me wonder if it was a sign from the heavens above that we shouldn’t cross that line, but if I was being honest with myself, I wanted it just as badly as he did. As the morning sun began to peek through the slit in the curtains, Joffrey began to stir, and I quickly went to pull f
Angelica’s POV I wanted to run after him, and explain everything to him, but Joffrey’s grandmother wrapped her arm around mine, steering me towards the kitchen, as she says to me, “He will be back soon, child. He just needs time to compute what he just learned. It’s a lot for one to find out about their mate, especially when its not the mate that revealed it.” I was just about to protest to her, but she once again stops me by saying, “I understand why you kept it from him, as it must be hard not knowing who in this world you can trust, but my Joffrey is a good boy, and he would never bring harm to you. You must already know that though.” She was right, I knew Joffrey would never intentionally hurt me. If anything, he had risked his life to protect me, and there were so many times that I wished that I could have told him my secret, but I refrained myself from doing so. Now that the cat was out of the bag, there were no more secrets on my
Angelica’s POV “You heard me right child.” Joffrey’s grandmother said, just before the tea kettle began to whistle, making her stop her story as she moves to the stove to turn it off, while I sat there processing it all. If Selene was truly the daughter of Zeus, then that would make her related to me, and if she was Joffrey’s greatest grandmother, then the two of us would be related. “Oh, my Goddess, I almost slept with my greatest of cousins.” I thought to myself, as my stomach once again began to turn, and I placed what was left of the strip of bacon back onto my plate, while Joffrey’s grandmother moved back to my side, handing me a cup of tea.“Now where was I...” She said, as she took her seat next to me, before she says, “Ah, Selene, that’s right. When Selene got to the bad part of the city, it didn’t take long for the witches and the warlocks to sense her demigod blood flowing through her veins, and before she knew it, she was surrounded by them.
Angelica’s POV To my surprise, when the chattering stopped among our guests, they turned back to us and a different man stepped forward. “If what you are telling us is true, then we have no other choice then to fight. This vampire that you speak of has already left a path of destruction in this city. His men have been threatening us for months now, and we sat back waiting for our Prince to do something about it. I was just a boy when your greatest grandfather was our Prince, but I remember him being a great man, full of compassion for his kind and those of other creations of the Gods. I can see his compassion in you, and for you to step forward to help us, when the man responsible for your greatest grandfather’s fall isn’t here to help us, speaks volume for your character. For that reason, I will pledge my allegiance to you, and I will follow you into battle.” Slowly, one by one, our guest began to step behind the man, as if to pledge their own allegian
Angelica’s POV I had to admit, Joffrey’s plan of forming an army might just work, especially from all the damage the heir had done while he tried to gain power. There was no doubt in my mind that the vampires and other supernatural beings in the city would be willing to fight back against the heir, if we could convince them that together we would have a chance to stop him. Our time had run out, and the little that I had learned about the sunstone and its powers was going to have to be enough. Thankfully last night, I felt like I had connected on some level with it, and I pray that when we go to battle it will once again join forces with my own powers. Now back within the city, Joffrey’s word of a meeting at my uncle’s house, spread among the supernatural residence like wildfire, as the gates to my uncle’s kingdom on the mountainside were opened for the first time, to all those that would come. Since Hayden had collected powers from all w
Joffrey’s POV As my canines pierced through Angelica’s flesh to leave my mark, a drop of her blood hit my tongue, awakening something inside of me, as a burst of power rushed through me like a bolt of lightning. Instantly, I realized that this wasn’t normal, and that it wasn’t the mate bond that was causing this surge of power I was feeling from her, but I couldn’t pull away just yet from the feeling it was giving me. Another drop of her blood hit my tongue, and it was clear to me where the source of the power was coming from, but it also made me realize that her blood had awakened my vampire side, as the thirst for her sweet blood began to consume me. A whimper came from Angelica’s lips at that moment, causing my two sides to be at war for the first time in my life. It was clear that what I was doing to her was hurting her, and I wanted to stop so badly, knowing that I was causing her pain, but my vampire side was being relentless, as i
Angelica’s POV Joffrey’s lips now kissed the lobe of my ear, as I began to feel the power from the words, he had just spoken to me. Not only were they tugging at my heart, but they were now having an effect on my soul, as I felt an immense sensation of my own love towards him beginning to rise within me. The mate bond between us was clearly affecting my judgement, but the more I thought about my feelings towards Joffrey, I realized that they started way before I even felt the pull of the mate bond to him. I had felt a connection with him the night of my ball, but the connection I felt with him had nothing to do with our bond, as it couldn’t have had influenced my feelings towards him, because it wasn’t present at the time, and my wolf was locked away, along with the mate bond. The feelings that I had for him were based off my own desires for him, without the need for the bond to help, making me realize that the mate bond didn’t ultimate
Angelica’s POV As I reached into my backpack for another set of clothes, I quickly realized that I was out, making me toss the backpack back to the floor, as I let out a growl of frustration. Tears began to pour down my cheeks, as I no longer could hold back the pain, while I slid to the floor, mad at myself for allowing myself to have feelings for him.If I had just stuck to the plan, and left Joffrey when we had reached the city, I wouldn’t be here right now wallowing in my sorrows. But then on the other hand, I wouldn’t have the sunstone, and even though I knew I needed it, I didn’t know if the pain I was feeling right now was worth it.My heart was broken, and there was no power in this world that could fix that, making me wish that I could turn back time to the night of my ball, and take off like I was wanting too. But Raven had talked me into coming back inside, and that ended up being the worst mistake of my life.What I didn’t understand is how my spell didn’t
Joffrey’s POV For days I had dreamt of this moment, but after coming here and finding out what my fate was to be, I couldn’t bond myself to her until I knew my soul was safe from Hades. The pain that she was feeling now would be nothing compared to the pain of losing me as a marked Luna, and I couldn’t do that to her. I couldn’t be selfish and allow my own wants to shadow her wellbeing, but I also couldn’t bear the pain I was causing her right now. Looking into her eyes, I could see the immense pain she was feeling, along with her anger towards me, which I couldn’t blame her for, because for the past couple of days I had tried to make her see that she was my mate. But after finding out that my soul belonged to Hades, there was a chance that there was no future for us. “Angelica, please let me explain.” I pleaded with her to allow me the opportunity to explain myself to her, because I didn’t want things between us to be like this.
Angelica’s POV A rush of emotions hit me like a ton of bricks, as I realized this wasn’t just a thing between us, or destiny bringing our two families back together again. Now I understood why my wolf shared a connection with his, and why she had listened to him and had locked me away, only to set me free when he pleaded with her too. This whole time he knew we were true mates, fated together by my greatest grandmother, and he didn’t tell me. His wolf came to a halt in front of mine, as he slowly approached us, nuzzling once again against my wolf, just as happy to see her as she was to see him. A part of me was upset with him for not telling me, but another part of me was confused why he had kept this from me. Most of all, I couldn’t understand why my wolf didn’t make this known to me, as it was clear that the connection between his wolf and her had already been made, probably when she had locked me away. I now understood what he had sai
Angelica’s POV This was definitely not part of my plan, which I was now seeing was a bit careless of me. In my defense, how was I to know that he had a whole pack of these beasts, but of course he would because he was a God, and probably had an endless supply of them at his fingertips. One of the hellhounds at that moment barked at me, making me leave out a nervous chuckle, before I said, “Down boy.” As if the beast was a damn dog that was going to listen to me. But to my surprise, the hellhound that I had just commanded began to shift before my eyes, just as if a wolf would turn into a human, but this creature now staring back at me was no human from this realm. His eyes still burned with a flame in them, as he stared at me, and it didn’t take long for me to realize that this creature in front of me had no soul. “Hades demands the soul promised to him.” The creature said with a voice that almost sounded demonic like he w
Angelica’s POV Standing in the middle of the front yard, I watched Joffrey setting up targets just like the ones I had back at home, but little did he know those targets were no match for my own powers that I had. Once he was finished with the last target, he moved to my side, taking my hand into his, before he says, “Try and tap into the sunstone’s powers, but use me as an anchor.” I wanted to tell him about the conversation that I had with Carla, and that I couldn’t tap into the powers of the sunstone, but I knew if I did, he would call this whole thing off, especially if he knew that I couldn’t control its powers. So instead of telling him that, I decided to use my own powers, praying that the sunstone would do its own thing. With my hand in his, I raised my other hand towards the target, calling upon my own powers, before I let a stream of it flow from my fingertips towards the target hitting it dead center like I always do, but the