Angelica’s POV “Get to the elevator.” I told Mr. Thomas’s family with urgency in my voice, as I kept my shield up until I had them inside it. Hitting the button for the basement, I could see the fear in their eyes as Carrie cries out to her father.Looking Carrie in the eyes, I make a promise to her that I pray I can keep. “I promise your father will be okay.” Before I turned to Mrs. Thomas and said, “Wait for us in the basement.” The elevator doors slowly began to close, and once the doors were shut and I knew his family was safe, I allowed my shield to drop, as I called upon my powers and turned around to face the two vampires that now had a hold of Mr. Thomas. Mr. Thomas was doing his best against two of his kind, but it was two against one, and they had the upper hand on him. But Mr. Thomas wasn’t giving up, and as he freed himself from the one vampire, I took that as my opportunity to send a bolt of my power flying towards him, send
Joffrey’s POV With all the preparations made for our army, I wanted to spend what little time I had before tomorrow with Angelica, but as I searched the house for her, I realized that she wasn’t here. My mind instantly went back to the last conversation that we had, and I had no doubt that she disobeyed my wishes. I should have known by the look in her eyes that she wasn’t going to let this go, as I thought that we had an understanding, but I guess I should have known better when it came to her. Angelica had a heart of gold, which was her biggest weakness, as she would obviously put her life in danger if that meant saving someone. Grabbing a few of her uncle’s men, I raced to my vehicle, knowing that she must have left directly after our conversation, and by now there was no telling what trouble she had gotten herself into. Worry began to consume me that she had walked into a trap, but at least we had the vampires name, which I was quick
Angelica’s POV “Angelica, there you are. What are you doing out here alone? The party is inside.” I hear Raven’s voice ask me, as he moves to stand next to me, while I continue to gaze up at the full moon tonight. “Do you ever wonder if she keeps an eye on us?” I ask him, while I close my eyes and begin to absorb the power of the moon’s beams, like a siphon feeding off her prey, as I feel its power strengthening me, with each second that passes. “Who?” Raven asks, making me open my eyes to look at him, as I shook my head wondering if there was even an ounce of Moon Goddess gene in him, or if he was simply just a wolf. “Raven, I sometimes worry about you.” I teasingly say to him, as I nudge into him playfully, making him leave out a chuckle, before he finally says to me, “I don’t have powers like you Angelica, but I do believe that she watches over all of us, especially you.” “Why do you think that?” I aske
Angelica’s POV Meeting Joffrey was like a breath of fresh air, as I felt like I had been saved from my own party by him. It was crazy to see that I wasn’t the only one with parents who wished to mate their child off, and that he wanted no part in it, like myself. Turns out that Joffrey’s father was old school, and he believed one of the requirements to being an Alpha was to find a mate suited to be a Luna before taking the role, explaining why he was still an Alpha at his age. It was clear that Joffrey was in no hurry to find his mate, or someone to fulfill that position, just so he could take the reign as Alpha. The more the two of us talked, the more I was finding solace in our conversation, and I was actually starting to enjoy my evening, even taking the dance floor a few more times between our conversations, for good measures of convincing our parents that it was more than it was. But it was clear that the agreement that we had made
Angelica’s POV My father of course shut the party down, and locked the estate up like a fortress, not allowing anyone in or out, until every single guest had been interrogated and accounted for. The guests that once had smiles on their faces from all the riches at the party now stood there in a single line, with either a sober or a confused look now on their faces, as they waited to see if they passed the exam that Selena was giving them all, as I sat there watching them from afar. My parents had insisted that I head upstairs to my room, but I wasn’t going anywhere if the person truly was inside our home. Since I was the only one that had seen or sensed his presence, my argument to stay won, but of course with stipulations, I was made to agree too. As my eyes looked at each guest in the line, not a single one of them stood out at me, and I knew that this was a waste of time, as it was clear that the person that I had seen was gone. My po
Angelica’s POV Last night, it felt like it had taken forever for Selena to examine each guest, and in the end, she found nothing, leaving my parents feeling helpless to find my attacker. I, on the other hand, felt a fire coming to life inside of me, and I would be damned if I allowed anyone, especially him, to violate me like that again. His words still echoed in my head, as a reminder of his existence, but it fueled a fire inside of me that I couldn’t explain. His claim to me being his held no validation, as I belonged to no one, but myself. I wasn’t used to being the prey, and I hated the way it was making me feel, giving me a new determination, not to allow this to happen to me again. Finding myself unable to sleep, as the sun began to slowly rise, I headed outside to the training area, while only the night’s patrol was awake, and everyone else was fast asleep in their beds. Now that the guests were long gone, I was free to be myself,
Angelica’s POV It took a lot of pleading and convincing, but Selena finally caved, giving me the name of a warlock that she knew, that could possibly help me. But the problem was, he wasn’t from our region, nor was he affiliated with a coven, telling me that finding him could be like finding a needle in a haystack. Unfortunately, Selena wouldn’t be able to accompany me, as age was starting to play a toll on her, and I could see that the magic she had used last night had drained her. I thought about asking Raven to help me, but I knew that he would just go running to our parents, telling them of my plan, and it would be brought to a halt before I even stepped foot off this estate. This left me with no other choice but to do this on my own. Packing a backpack with essentials, I put it under my bed, as I headed downstairs to dinner with my family, wanting to see them all one last time before I left, not knowing what my future holds. As I ent
Angelica’s POV Thankfully, I had been planning my great escape from this fortress for years, and I knew my father’s patrols’ habits like the back of my hand. There was a small but large enough gap between his set of patrols that ran the borders of the estate nightly, and I knew the exact time and spot where it happened. It was my only hope of getting off the estate without him knowing, and I just prayed that he hadn’t changed the night patrol after what happened. Although Selena was still hesitant about me doing this, she agreed to keep my mother occupied, and my father was too busy collaborating with my uncles in his office to even notice me sneaking out the back door. Putting a veil up around me, like Selena had taught me years ago, I walked freely past my father’s men in the back yard undetected, making my way into the forest that surrounded our estate. Looking down at my watch, I picked up my pace knowing that the window I had was ne
Joffrey’s POV With all the preparations made for our army, I wanted to spend what little time I had before tomorrow with Angelica, but as I searched the house for her, I realized that she wasn’t here. My mind instantly went back to the last conversation that we had, and I had no doubt that she disobeyed my wishes. I should have known by the look in her eyes that she wasn’t going to let this go, as I thought that we had an understanding, but I guess I should have known better when it came to her. Angelica had a heart of gold, which was her biggest weakness, as she would obviously put her life in danger if that meant saving someone. Grabbing a few of her uncle’s men, I raced to my vehicle, knowing that she must have left directly after our conversation, and by now there was no telling what trouble she had gotten herself into. Worry began to consume me that she had walked into a trap, but at least we had the vampires name, which I was quick
Angelica’s POV “Get to the elevator.” I told Mr. Thomas’s family with urgency in my voice, as I kept my shield up until I had them inside it. Hitting the button for the basement, I could see the fear in their eyes as Carrie cries out to her father.Looking Carrie in the eyes, I make a promise to her that I pray I can keep. “I promise your father will be okay.” Before I turned to Mrs. Thomas and said, “Wait for us in the basement.” The elevator doors slowly began to close, and once the doors were shut and I knew his family was safe, I allowed my shield to drop, as I called upon my powers and turned around to face the two vampires that now had a hold of Mr. Thomas. Mr. Thomas was doing his best against two of his kind, but it was two against one, and they had the upper hand on him. But Mr. Thomas wasn’t giving up, and as he freed himself from the one vampire, I took that as my opportunity to send a bolt of my power flying towards him, send
Angelica’s POV “Angelica, we don’t have time for this.” Joffrey whispers to me as my eyes stare at the vampire sitting in the corner of the room, and I know that he is right, but I can’t help but feel responsible because I was the one that insisted that we take the grimoire. Looking back at Joffrey, I could tell that he was already overwhelmed with forming an army, and thinking about what was to come, as I too could feel the pressure of everything, but I couldn’t just walk away from this, knowing their blood would be on my hands. “Then let me take care of it while you take care of preparing the army.” “Oh, hell no. For all we know this could be a trap, Angelica.” He said to me, and once again I realized that he could be right, but as my eyes moved back to the vampire, I could clearly see the worry in his eyes. “And if it’s not a trap and innocent lives are lost because of me, I could never live with myself.” I explained t
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.