SERAPHINA POVStanding at the window, I allow a few tears to escape as I watch the rogues training in the yard. I don't know if it is the training or the outside that I miss more. I hear Lucas move. I'm not sure if he got up from the bed or just moved where he was sitting, but I tense, anyway. I hold myself very still, just waiting to see what he will do.He doesn't seem to approach me and I relax just a little and focus outside again, but this time I don't see the rogues training I see my family, I see Dominic, Sebastian, Theodore, and Zachary playing chasey with Nathaniel who's carrying Violet, Charlotte, Julian who has Eli on his back, Victoria and Riley. I see Phoenix with Scarlett and Josephine playing with Katrina, Whitney, and Seth. The only one missing is me, which brings fresh tears to my eyes. I think I have missed more of my children's lives because of my past than they have lived.When I start to think about the fact that I miss Violet and Eli's firs
LEO/LUCASPOVI wake up holding My Darling Seraphina tightly to me. Yesterday was just wonderful. I was hoping she would do something that would make me teach her a lesson and she didn't disappoint. She actually caught me off guard, which is why she got as far away from me as she did. She was actually better than I remembered. Leo even joined me for a while, which is how we lasted so long. I think I might have even taught Leo a few things, like how to get a female to do things and scream without actually hitting or hurting them.My Darling may not realize it yet but we will have more days like yesterday in the coming weeks so that she will end up carrying our pup. Unfortunately, that vamp and her friends are getting close again, so we are going to have to move. I have a lot of places I can take the pack, and over the next few weeks, I will do just that. I will keep us moving and while I do that Leo and I can work on distracting Ser
SEBASTIAN POVI don't like that Seraphina agreed to give herself to him willingly. I am not worth that sacrifice. She offers me her wrist. I take it and drink at her insistence. Her taste is divine. I can see why Dominic always likes to drink from her. I force myself to stop and swipe my tongue over her skin. After our short conversation, I watch as Seraphina walks over to the window.While Seraphina is looking out the window, Leo re-enters the room and I watch as he walks up to her and wraps his arms around her. I say in a rough voice, "Don't touch her!"He replies, "It's all part of the deal, mate. She agreed to give herself to me willingly, and that means I can touch her whenever I like." I get up off the bed just as two more rogues come into the room and grab my arms and force me to my knees so all I can do is watch.He turns them so they are now facing me. "You want me to stop this?" he runs his hands
DOMINIC POV"No, what I want and need to say to my lady is for me to say directly to her."I owe My Lady an apology but I need to give her that apology to her in person, that is, if she will even see me. I will never forget the look of betrayal on her face that day, and that was nearly two weeks ago.Thanks to Sebastian we now know where they are, unfortunately, he let slip that we were coming so they will now not be there when we get there but we should only be about one or two days behind I must let Noah know so he can join us. I pull out my phone."Dominic? What can I do for you?""Have you heard from your informant yet?""Yeah, he just said something about a couple of the scouts who had caught a vamp that was following them. Do you know anything about this?""No, I didn't until after it was done. Sebastian took it upon himself to follow some rogues and got caught in the process. I don't know if getting caught was
SERAPHINA POVIt didn't take us long to get to the abandoned house, everyone set up for the cooking of food and the mats for those that didn't get one of the rooms, I was watching how the rogues all worked together making sure just like a proper pack that everything ran smoothly. I let out a small scream when Lucas grabs me and throws me over his shoulder. He laughs as he carries me up the stairs and into one of the rooms. He drops me onto the bed and I sneeze a few times from all the dust that I breathe in; he walks back over to the door and shuts it. As he turns back to me, he has a really evil smirk on his lips and I just know I am now dealing with Leo.I scramble up the bed to get away from him as he walks slowly closer. Once he reaches the bed, he pulls the covers off, getting rid of the dust. He reaches over the bed and grabs my ankle, pulling me towards him. I am not letting him touch me. I will let Lucas to a point, but I am not allowing Leo to get his
TERESA POVAfter my conversation with Seraphina, I was starting to believe that maybe this vampire was my true mate. I moved quickly to let the scouts know that we will be stopping at the abandoned house up ahead for a few hours.It didn't take us long to get to the abandoned house, everyone set up for the cooking of food and the mats for those that didn't get one of the rooms, I was helping the rogues all work together making sure that everything ran smoothly. I hear a small scream when Lucas grabs Seraphina and throws her over his shoulder. He laughs as he carries her up the stairs and into one of the rooms. I know Lucas will be good to her, but if Leo comes out while they are up there together, I know I will have some work to do in a few hours.After a few minutes I hear a commotion coming from upstairs in the room and know that Leo has shown himself, I knew Seraphina wouldn't allow Leo to touch her willingly, the deal she made was with Lucas, you
TERESA POV"Teresa, they are fine. I bounce back nearly as quickly as a wolf and the fact that Seraphina gave me some of her blood when we stopped this morning without anyone seeing has helped a lot. I have nearly healed completely. Seraphina knew he would do something like that once we got here, so she wanted to make sure I either had a bit of protection or just some added help to heal after.""How did she know? And why does she care what happens to you?""She knew Leo would want to have some fun at some stage and his idea of fun is causing pain, whether it be to her or to someone she cares about. She is a fighter by birthright. She was the daughter of the Head Warrior in her pack, so fighting is in her blood. To do something she doesn't want to do and not fight goes against everything in her. So there was only so long Seraphina would take him touching her willingly before her instincts kicked back in and she started fighting again. And the reason she c
DOMINIC POVWe are getting closer. We are about a day behind them now, if not closer. Noah's informant has said that they are stopping for a few hours' rest at an abandoned house up ahead. Sebastian has been keeping me informed, too. Leo must still be giving Seraphina small amounts of some drug because I still can't connect to her through any of our bonds.If we keep moving while they rest, we will be nearly on top of them when they stop next."Sebastian??""Your Highness""How is everything going? Is Seraphina alright?""Everything is as expected, unfortunately when we stopped Leo used me again as a punching bag to stop Seraphina from fighting him. I am fine. Seraphina allowed me a small amount of her blood before we stopped. She is okay. He roughed her up a little, but nothing serious.""We are getting closer. We didn't rest while you did, so be prepared for a fight in maybe a day or two. Do you know