DOMINIC POV
I lay here awake looking at the most beautiful, smart, caring and loving woman in the world and wonder again how I became the luckiest man, the one that was chosen to be her mate for life. I know I have been ruthless, cruel and cold hearted for the last 150 years and a lot of that was the result of my parents betrayal but she has reminded me of what it was like before they died, what it was to be part of a family and loved again. I pull her closer to me and hold her tight as I allow the darkness of sleep to take me.The next morning I wake up to beautiful eyes looking at me. "Good morning! My Lady! Did you sleep well?""Yes My King! I did thank you!" Seraphina smiles and stretches I take this opportunity to pull her tight against me and put kisses all along her neck, leading both up to her chin and down to her breasts. I also run my tongue over her scars she shivers and I smile, I just love the affect I have on her. I make slow love to heSERAPHINA POVThe last week and a half have gone so quickly, I am really starting to show now but they are growing at a normal rate. Doc Erik can't tell us went exactly when I will go into labour with them, as a vampire and a werewolf have 2 different lengths of pregnancy. For a vampire a pregnancy can last up to 12 months, he did say that the royal family normally had their babies by 8 months. A normal werewolf pregnancy lasts for 6 months unless it is an Alphas then it is only 4. So Doc Erik believes I will have them somewhere between 4 and 8 months because even though I'm not an Alpha, Dominic is from a royal bloodline which in a way makes him an Alpha. I am about a week or two off of being 4 months, I am starting to get scared and asking myself all the normal questions new mothers ask. Doc Erik says that is normal as well, he told me to talk to King Dominic about my fears and he can help to conquer them. I had another scan yesterday and the boy is going to be a lot bigger
ANGUS POVI knew it was risky and I could be caught but I had to see her. When my spy told me the final details of the wedding I just had to be there. She looked absolutely beautiful, I just wish my father hadn't stopped me that night but I understand now why he did. After I confronted him he told me that if I had finished what I was trying to do then it would have failed, I would have been remarking her every week and it would get very painful for her especially since I knew she wasn't my true mate.My spy made sure I was able to get in and out of the wedding without being seen, unfortunately I couldn't cover my scent. I saw the moment that Seraphina caught my scent, the fear coming off of her and that was showing in her eyes was just pure pleasure. My spy was right she has conquered some of her fear of me but not all. I knew I wouldn't get her alone this time and I was right, she was either with him, with the sister or with the other high ranking vamps.The ot
DOMINIC'S POV This time instead of passing the blanket to someone else Phoenix held the blanket out like Noah had and Emily put our little daughter into his arms, he wrapped her up and held her close. Then I saw something that I never thought I would, Phoenix was having an internal fight, his eyes were switching between his normal color and red showing that Soren was trying to come to the surface."Phoenix are you alright?" I ask a little concerned as he is holding my daughter, he gives his head a little shake"Yes! Your highness, I'm sorry, I will explain later if that is okay with you?""Yes that is fine, just stay close.""Okay Sera one last push for the afterbirth and you can then you can rest." Seraphina does as she asks and then Emily does her final check giving the all clear to head to the pack house.Seraphina carefully sits up and I give her a kiss, once I pull back she looks out the car door to who is standing outside. "Noah??"
ZACHARY POVI have been hunting for 10 years and this job has been strange, we are being paid not to kill but to follow a werewolf. Looking at her you wouldn't think she was one but we have been following her for over 2 years and I have seen her shift into her wolf a few times now. I have always hated werewolves and vampires as they are the reason I became a hunter in the first place.I was 15, when my father was first attacked by a vampire, he was left as if drunk and not able to protect himself. He was then attacked by a giant wolf, its eyes were an evil shade of red and its fur was all mattered, it even had some bald spots. The wolf tackled him to the ground and then tore out his throat killing him instantly. That is when I became a hunter, I spent 3 years learning how to shoot and all the different ways to kill both a vampire and a werewolf. I found and killed the werewolf but I have yet to find the vampire that is the sole one responsible, because if he hadn't lef
ZACHARY'POV"I can find out..." she pulls out her phone and makes a call "Hey Dom can I have a word with Noah please?""Thanks." she just listens "Hi Noah, I have a question for you""Yeah, do you know of any packs that kidnap humans, namely women?""Oh! A friends mother was taken around 4 years ago, they are assuming she was killed after being taken..""Zachary what is her name?""Phoebe Harper Everett.""Noah did you hear that?? Oh okay, yeah her name is Phoebe Harper Everett.""Really?... Where?... Do you mind if we make our way into your territory?... Thank you! Really she did? How is she? How are the twins? Did they finally pick names?..." she squeals the last few rapid questions"Okay, we will be heading that way soon, send me your number so I can let you know when we are at the boarder. Thank you! See you soon.... Yeah bye." she hangs up the phone"So what did he say? And
ZACHARY'S POV I looked from the baby to Josephine's face and back again, it just looked so natural, her holding a baby but I had this over the top feeling I wanted that baby to be mine that she was holding and me to be hers. I felt that over whelming feeling to kiss her again but I still couldn't tell if she would want me to.We sat and talked some more then Josephine excused us, saying our good nights and heading to our rooms, she had been told what room was her and what was mine just after we came inside. She stopped in front of the door to my room and whispered "This is your room, mine is a little further down the hall, good night." she went to move away but I couldn't let her, what if I never got this chance again, I had to take it.I gently grabbed her hand, pulled her back to me and turned us so her back was against the door to my room. I moved my free hand up to her cheek and tilted her head up just a little, I looked into her eyes and then down at her l
JOSEPHINE POVI wake up in Zachary's arms, I am pleasantly sore. I haven't had that much pleasure.... No wait I have never had that much pleasure, Zachary was just incredible it was like he just knew when I needed him to be slow and gentle or to be hard and fast. I didn't mean to but Evelyn wanted us to make him ours so I marked him and then got him to complete the blood bond by having him drink some of my blood, the mind-link should kick in within the next few hours since we have also completed the mating. I feel guilty that I didn't explain to him more about the mate bond and the mating process, I don't want him to think that I trapped him into having to stay with me."What's on your mind to have you frowning like that?" he rasped out in a sexy morning voice, I will probably regret this but I must be honest with him, I know I said a little about it last night but that doesn't cover everything."I was thinking that I should have explained the mate thing a bit m
SERAPHINA POVWhen I saw Josephine walk into the kitchen holding Zachary's hand I knew my guess last night was right, he is her mate. I smiled because she deserved to be happy, it was good to find out from him last night that he wasn't really hunting me, he was just following. The only down side was that he unintentionally led Angus to me.After they went to bed last night, we said good night to Sebastian but told Phoenix we needed to speak to him. Once he was seated in front of us I got up off the sofa and place Scarlett in his arms, he and Soren calmed down almost instantaneously. Dominic and I have been discussing this decision since we found out that Phoenix was Scarlett's mate and we have decided that for the safety of Phoenix, Scarlett and everyone else nearby we would allow Phoenix to have the blood bond in place. He is already tied to us through our separate blood bonds, it will just tie them together too, now we just had to tell him."Nix, this needs to
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