TERESA POV
"Sir, it was Mario..."
"WHAT!!!!" he yells with a loud growl. I have never seen Leo this angry. He actually shifted in the office. He growls low towards me and looks at the door. I open it and he runs out. I follow at a respectable distance, as I know what is about to happen is not going to be good.Leo heads straight to Seraphina's room to find the door closed and no Mario standing outside. Mario must have gone inside as soon as I was out of sight. Leo broke through the door into Seraphina's room. I peek past him to see Mario on top of Seraphina. Holding his hand over her mouth so her screams were muffled, he didn't even register Leo had broken the door and entered the room as he continued to thrust hard into her. I saw the moment Leo let the rage take over as he releases a loud growl. I moved out of the doorway and placed my back as flat against the wall as I could; I didn't want to see what happened next. It wasn't long before theLUCUS/ LEO POVOn my way back to the room I am keeping Seraphina in, I stop at my office and put a call out to all my rogues to get ready to move again, being rogues they are used to not being able to stay in one place for too long. I then head out of the office and back to Seraphina. When I unlock the door and head inside, I lock it again behind me. I see Seraphina is standing at the window; I look at the food plates and both are empty, as is the jug of juice. I make her jump when I say "So you didn't leave me any??""I was hungry, was I not meant to eat it?? I thought you said..." she stood her ground in body but her eyes showed fear and a lot of it, it was really close to terror."I have Doc Teresa bringing you some clothes when she can, so you can feel at least a little bit more comfortable.""Are you sure you don't want to keep me naked like last time?? It would be far easier access
SERAPHINA POVI hear Lucas open the door and close it again before walking up behind me; he holds the clothes in his hand out in front of me. I take them slowly but once I have a hold of them he wraps his arms around me and buries his nose into my neck, taking a deep breath; I tense, waiting for him to do more like Leo would have done, but he does no more than just breathe in my scent. After a couple more deep breaths, he lets me go and I run into the bathroom, shutting the door behind me.I put on the shirt and pants; they are a little big but that was fine. I did what I could with my hair and then went back into the bedroom to find Lucas gone. I walk over to the door and have a listen. I hear a faint scream and know exactly where he went. So really, he is no better than Leo unless he lets Leo have control back, which means I need to be on guard. I move away from the door and back to the window. It only opens a little bit, allowing a small amount of fresh air
SERAPHINA POVHe surprises me by picking me up and carrying me out of the house. Once we are outside, we are on the move. I don't know what direction we went in or how long we were traveling but after a while, we stopped, he offered me a drink which he wouldn't let me refuse so I guess it had a little more of that drug in it and then we were on our way again. I don't know how long we traveled. It might have been a couple of days when we got to what felt like another house. Lucas took me up some stairs and put me down on a bed. I felt him tie the other end of the cord to the bed and then he slowly removed the scarf.I blink a few times, trying to get my eyes to adjust. I then look at him and hold up my wrists just a little, but he shakes his head. "Sorry again darling, until I can make this room inescapable I will have to leave the cord where it is because like you darling, I do not trust you." I smile, knowing he is right. He leaves me tied t
DOMINIC POVIt's been a week. I felt the first night she was there, and I knew it wasn't Leo that raped her. Even though he loves pain, this was different. Seraphina was scared, but it was a different fear. I have a feeling it was that new big guy that Leo had with him at the field. I tried to link with her that night, but the pain and fear were too much and she couldn't hear me. I needed to apologize. I will never forget the look of betrayal on her face when she realized we had set a trap and left her out of the planning. I have tried again since and I think Sebastian has as well but it is like the last time we can feel the connection thereto her but can't get through, he must be using that drug again. Even Nathaniel, when he decided to speak to me again, is having trouble tracking her, because of the drug he says it shows itself and then disappears again even the strong connection I have with her isn't working properly but that might not just be the drug he is giving her
LEO/LUCASPOVI lock the door to Seraphina's room and headed to the doctor's office. I knock on the door and hear a soft "Come in."I open the door, walk-in, and close it behind me. "Morning Doc, how's Seraphina doing?""Morning! I put a bag of new clothes on the desk in your office for Seraphina this morning, thinking she will probably need a change by now. I explained to you last night that she was healed, that I had to sedate her so I could do my exam, and that you could go ahead and have the fun you want to with her. I just had to run a couple of tests on the blood sample I took, just to make sure my calculations for her cycle were correct and that she didn't end up pregnant from what Mario did."'Have the blood tests come back yet?""They just c
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
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