NATHANIEL POV
I smile as my mother looks over at me. I was wondering when she would remember what I could do. I am actually surprised that father didn't remember either. I have been monitoring the bond between mother and uncle Sebastian when I can see it, which is usually when uncle Sebastian is getting hit and mother can feel it. It is getting weaker as he gets weaker, but it is always really bright whenever they are beating him and neither of them can cut the connection.I concentrate and focus on the blue and red thread. The only problem I am having at the moment is separating which one is the one that connects to uncle Sebastian as they are not sharing anything at the moment. I move over to mother and climb on the bed. I put my hand on hers and gave my new little brother a kiss on his forehead."Mother, I can help, but I can't see uncle Seb's tread in amongst the other oath and blood mix threads. Can you try to talk to him? It will make the threaTHEODORE POV"I am sure."I am kicking myself for not thinking about checking this place out sooner. It should have been at the top of my list of places to search first. Well, we are here now and I have a job to do, so I climb a tree and have a look around and see that Dominic is right. There is more to this place than meets the eye. I see the two sets Dominic said were patrolling and I also see the two sets that are only just in hiding, but I also see another two sets closer to where Phoenix is with his team, "Phoenix??""Yes, Theo!""Get up into a tree or undercover. You have two sets of teams nearby. They are moving very slowly but will be on top of you in about two minutes. If you don't want to take them out and blow our cover, yet move now.""Thanks, Theo, we are going undercover now."Now that I know where some of them are, I can make my slow approach towards the bunker. I climb down the tree a
THEODORE POVWe all laugh as we start our way back to the castle. It is slow going as Sebastian refused to allow us to carry him and we were attacked by a few of the runaway rogues. Once we finally got back to the castle, we took Sebastian into one of the rooms so Doc Erik could look him over. As we laid him on the bed Seraphina came in."Oh!.. my... Sebastian!!!" she had her hand to her mouth and tears falling down her cheeks.We couldn't stop him, not even Caleb could stop Sebastian from getting off the bed and practically collapsing at Seraphina's feet. Seraphina quickly pulled herself together and kneeled down where Sebastian was."Sebastian! You have to get back on the bed so Doc Erik can look you over," she whispers something else to him, but I don't hear what it was.Caleb helps Seraphina to her feet, and she sits on the bed. Caleb then helps Sebastian up and onto the bed, except this time when he lays down, he has his head i
SERAPHINA POVIt will be one year in a couple of days since we got Sebastian back, and I had Violet and Eli. I am planning a birthday party. We have had no trouble whatsoever; it seems that Leo has disappeared and taken his rogues with him. Dominic and Theodore have not let up on patrols or any of the security. Since the rescue of Sebastian, Theodore has been more involved with what happens within the castle as well as outside. I saw him that day when he brought Sebastian home when he spoke to Caleb and then stood in the corner just watching. I found out later that he and Zachary were the ones to actually get Sebastian out of the bunker.*FLASHBACK*Nathaniel comes over and climbs up on the hospital bed. He puts his hand on mine, then leans forward to give his little brother a kiss on the forehead. He says in a soft voice, "Mother, I can help but I can't see uncle Seb's thread in amongst the other oath and blood mix threads. Can you try to t
SERAPHINA POVJosephine had her triplets two months after I had Violet and Eli, so this time she actually made it to the normal eight months a vampire-human pregnancy is meant to take. She had two girls Katrina Lucy King and Whitney Nina King, and a boy Seth Ivan King, they are ten months old now and are running amuck throughout the castle but then their six-year-old siblings don't help, as well as their cousins.Phoenix and Scarlett are inseparable, where ever Scarlett goes, Phoenix isn't far behind watching over her. Seeing them together is always good. It's amazing how much Scarlett has him wrapped around her little finger. She says jump, and he says how 'high Butterfly' it always brings a smile to my face.I look through my list of things for the twin's birthday party and find a couple of things I forgot to get while I was in town yesterday. I write out what I need, as I am about to leave I see the maid that has been hanging around, I never did have
MAIDS POV I make my way to the Queen's room. I knock softly, and when I hear a soft "Come in" I open the door slowly and try to say without letting my sobs show "Your Highness! Hhheerree are the iittems you wanted from ttoowwnn...""Miss wait! Are you okay?" the Queen's soft voice makes me jump a little."I... I... I'm fine Your Hhhighness! I" hate when I get nervous.. and the fact I'm trying to hide my sobs as well doesn't help."Please come in, sit and talk with me!"I didn't want to because she would see but I couldn't deny her either as that would count as disrespect and I would be punished by the King for doing so. I enter the room fully as she says, "Close the door behind you." I do as I am told.I walk over to where the Queen was sitting by the window but don't sit, I bow instead. "Was there something else I can do for you, Your Highness?""Yes, you can sit and tell me what happened.""What do you mean, Your Highness?"
SERAPHINA POVI open the door just enough to see who is with him today. I smile when I see Sebastian, Phoenix, and Theodore. I enter the room and close the door behind me. "Hey, boys! What are you all doing?""We! My Lady! Are working, so if there is no reason behind this visit other than to bother us, then I suggest you leave...""Dominic!!!" he hasn't talked to me like that since before we mated"Yes! My Lady? We are very busy..." he looks up but back down immediately after. I am not in the mood for this."Fine! You do your work. I guess I will see you later. " Then I turn around, open the door and walk out of it, slamming it behind me. I stomp down the stairs and bump into Sophia. "Sophia, I thought I told you to take the rest of the day and rest?""You did, Queen Sera, but I was going mad in my chambers just looking at the walls and remembering what he did to me. I find working takes my mind off of it
DOMINIC POVI have been in this office for the last few weeks catching up on paperwork, making sure security for the birthday party is organized, but we were mainly using the time looking for Leo. I have heard reports that Leo has been seen in the town, which means he is back. I have been working with Noah to set a trap for him. I just needed to know that he was back and nearby.We have a basic plan in place, with the hidden and secret patrols, but they have been told not to approach Leo or any rogues until given the go-ahead to do so. With the twins' birthday coming up, I have a feeling Leo was looking for an opening to do something or take Seraphina before the party and Noah agreed with me. I have been letting the patrols slip just a little over the last week and so far it is working. I have been getting reports from my hidden patrols that rogues are slowly making their way onto the territory and hiding out, just waiting.We were just going over a
LEO POVI can't believe they turned it around on me, dam I should have seen that one coming. After all, it was way too easy to get my males into the vamps territory without anything happening to them. Having this sparring match with the third is fun, I wonder how much I can get the vamp and my dear Seraphina to believe."You would like that wouldn't you, me surrender to you and make you look like the hero to our darling Seraphina. Have you had the pleasure of our darling Seraphina yet?? Have you even kissed her?? I know you want to, you are like me you want her for yourself!! Have you told her how you feel about her?" I see Seraphina glance at him with a question in her eyes"You are dreaming! I am nothing like you and how I feel about my queen is none of your business.""Oh it might not be my business but I am sure your King would like to know, who he is trusting to watch over his mate when he is not around."He charges me hitt
SCARLETT POVI stand on the balcony to Phoenix's room; I have been spending most of my nights here with Phoenix since just after my tenth birthday. Being with him helps with my nightmares. I have also known since I was little that Phoenix was my mate. My wolf and vampire have only ever agreed on one thing, and that is him. I have loved him for the longest time, but I won't tell anyone as they all just see me as a child. I also know he loves me too, but with the gentleman, he is he will honor the promise he made to my parents when I was a baby and that is he will not do anything with that love until I am of age. He walks up and puts his arms around me and whispers into my ear, "Butterfly, what are you doing out here? And what are you thinking about?""I had another nightmare, and I was just thinking about you being my mate while I was watching the blood moon. Are you okay? Do you need to drink some more?" I smile as I move my hair away from my neck to give h
DOMINIC POVCaleb fades to the back of my mind, allowing me full control again. I smile to myself as I feel my body come alive again, even after everything Caleb had just done, Seraphina runs her fingers mindlessly over my chest, I let out a low hiss as the soft sparks of pleasure from her fingers runs through me, she stops and looks up at me, "Dominic, I am sorry I couldn't stop him from..." a tear starts to fall down her cheek,I put my hand on her cheek and wipe away the tear as I say "My Lady Sera, I do not blame you. Teresa has been adamant about how much and how often you would fight and keep fighting no matter what he did. That you would even stop him from using her whenever you could, you would take twice as much just so she wouldn't have to.""It was my duty as a queen, whether I am her queen or not, but more importantly, she became my friend and I just couldn't let him hurt her any more than I could let him hurt Sebastian.""My lady,
DOMINIC/CALEBPOVAs soon as the mate bond broke and Seraphina became Lilith in wolf form, the power and responsibility of me being king returned as the one I passed it to was no longer able to fulfill that duty. I was okay to start with but I haven't been myself lately; I have been out hunting a lot and when I find a rogue; it doesn't matter if it is vampire or werewolf. There is never much left of them after Caleb is finished. I know the blood moon is coming. I feel the pull of it, the pull of power, the pull to power, to kill while drinking and taking any power I can get, but I have been fighting it as much as I can. I nearly failed last night. Caleb nearly killed a rogue werewolf that had wandered into our territory by drinking from him, but I managed to pull him back at the last moment with a beautiful memory of Seraphina.I heard a commotion yesterday afternoon but didn't really take any notice of it once I heard Phoenix yell "STAND
PHOENIX POVIt has been six months since Seraphina/Lilith disappeared, King Noah keeps us updated on her whereabouts through Patrick and Ethan but they haven't come back in this direction since they left, she seems to be heading for and hanging just outside Noah's kingdom.Josephine, Scarlett, and Teresa have been looking after the triplets, while Sebastian, Theodore, and I are keeping an eye on Dominic. When Seraphina or Lilith didn't come back after a few weeks Dominic went looking for her for a couple more but come back without her, Nathaniel tells us that the thin thread of the claim bond is still there so there is still a possibility of getting her back but I'm not sure if that is even possible now as even Dominic and Caleb have slowly become cruel again giving up on the love they once shared. I'm sure his heart is slowly freezing again and if that happens before Seraphina and Lilith come back, I'm afraid our king will be lost and Nathaniel, even with how
DOMINIC POVPhoenix runs out of the room and I hear him run down the stairs. I take this time to crawl out of bed and put some pants on. As I come back out of the closet, Phoenix comes into the room with Noah walking quickly behind him."Hey! Dom, what seems to be the problem?""I made a mistake, a really big mistake..."That is when he looks at me. "Dom! Your mate mark....""Yes, I know, Phoenix told me.... but that isn't the only problem. I think Seb needs your help in the bathroom."Noah walks over to the bathroom and opens the door. As soon as it is opened, out jumps Lilith in her wolf form. She tilts her head as she looks at Noah; she does a low growl and looks at the broken door then looks to the balcony; she tilts her head again and runs out onto the balcony, then jumped over the rail."NOOO!" Caleb and I yell as we run to the rail and watch as she lands on her paws, looks up at me, howl
LILITHPOV"No Sera, My Lady...""Sorry, Caleb but she is gone, you really broke her that night, the fighter in her that had fought for three weeks straight, fought to come back to the vampire she loves with all her heart, to the mate she had spent her life looking for but was not expecting or believing she would find, to the love that had kept her going through everything. Only to find it was no longer there, that she was alone again..""What about everyone else? Nix? Seb? Theo? Jose?""They had their own duties to do, and you rarely allowed Sera out of your sight. You wanted her nearby for your... What did you call her? What did you make her from that night on? Oh! That's right! Your pleasure slave, not your queen or your Lady, but a slave. You saw it as she had given herself to you, given her life to you and you could use her however and whenever you needed or wanted. When all she wanted was the love you origin
DOMINIC POVOnce I was back to my full strength, I traveled with Noah and Serenity into my kingdom. I left Noah and Serenity talking to the others while I went to find Seraphina. As I walked into our room, I heard what I guessed was one of the triplets, so I went into the adjoining room and checked on them. I don't even know their names or who is who. I pick up the girl that is whimpering and give her a cuddle. Once she has settled again, I place her back into her crib and quietly leave the room.I glance around our room, looking for Seraphina. When I feel a cool breeze come from the balcony doors. I slowly make my way over and that's when I see her. She is leaning against the rail watching the blood moon. I can feel the pull of the blood moon, but it is not as strong as it would normally be because Caleb is blocking me out. It allows me more control than I would normally have. I stand in the doorway, take a deep breath, ready for anything my lady deemed suitable, and
LILITHPOVI run back to the castle with Patrick and Ethan flanking me. When we made it to the edge, I found my dress and shifted. I exited the woods and waited for Patrick and Ethan to join me after shifting themselves. I laugh as they come stumbling out of the woods holding all but their basketball shorts, which, of course, they were wearing. As they reach me Patrick gasps"Your Highness, you are just too fast..."he gasps "Your eyes, your Highness, they are still gold??""Yes Patrick, Sera needs some time by herself, so you have to put up with me..."He smiles and bows, "Always a pleasure to be in your company Queen Lilith.""You guys can go now. I think some of the other staff are having a party celebrating the blood moon. You two should go join them. At least some of us should have some fun tonight."They bow at my dismissal and head back
SERAPHINA/LILITHPOVOnce Caleb disappeared, I spent that night in Sebastian and Teresa's room, and then I moved back into our room, settling the triplets into their room next door. The others are loving having babies around again. Scarlett is the most help. She is like a mini mother. She has made a strong bond with both Chrysta and Gabriela.I am missing him; I know he hurt me but there must be a reason behind it, a reason he did what he did, there is still so much about vampires that I do not know, I think I will go to the library and start reading up on what I should know and not just about being a mate to one but about being their queen as well. Something I actually should have done years ago. I am in Dominic's office at the moment going over a few last-minute requests from different staff concerning the blood moon tomorrow night, a few of the requests have been about whether we could hold another mixer ball like we did last time, I gu