SERAPHINA'S POV
When it started to get late we headed back to the castle. I had been thinking of their offer of being part of my personal guard and I wanted to see what their fighting skills were like. When we got back they shifted and put their clothes back on before exiting the woods, where I ran all the way to the kitchen door, looked around inside and shifted. After I had put my sundress back on I went back out to talk to Theodore.
"Hi Theo,""My Queen, how can I help you?""Patrick and Ethan.""They weren't any trouble or anything were they?""No nothing like that, what are they like with their fighting skills?""Patrick is really good, Ethan could use a little work and both need some training on how we fight. Why?""They asked if they could be a part of my personal guard but I know that Dom is going to want guards that can actually protect me to do so. Is there any chance you can do that training to make them acceptable,ANGUS POVAfter I received the call from my spy with the information on the coronation I couldn't help but take the chance to see her.My spy helped me get into the territory and the castle without being seen. Once I saw her again I couldn't help myself I had to let her know that there was no escaping me and that I can get to her no matter where she is. I know I can't take her with me this time because I wouldn't get out of the castle without being seen with her.I follow her and then wait in the shadows until she came back out. When I heard her coming I pulled my favourite knife out of its holder and grab her, pulling her into the alcove I was just hiding in. I then push her up against the wall with the knife to her throat. I touch it just slightly to the side so she knows what knife I have her pinned with.She whimpers just a little, which makes me smile "I told you my darling that I will get to you." I get closer to her and take a deep breath filling m
SERAPHINA POVI wake up and tense at the arms that are wrapped around my waist, I have flashes of his hands moving over my body when I hear a familiar husky voice by my eat "My Lady, calm down it is only me and I will never hurt you." I relax fully at his voice and that is when I can feel the electric sparks running all over me from where ever his body touches mine. I turn over and look into his eyes "Dom I was so scared, he had that silver edge knife up against my throat. I couldn't move, I couldn't stop him." a sob and some tears escape"Shh you are okay now, how about while king Noah is here you see if he will train you to protect, defend and escape any hold that involves a knife or silver?""I would like that." I answered as I kiss him.He pulled back just a little asking his silent question after everything I've just been through. I smile a small smile and nod my head, he then goes back to kissing me but this time with a bit more dominance and a lot
DOMINIC POVI go to find Seraphina and find her outside sparing with Sebastian, "Seb! I will take over from here""Yes Your Highness...""Sebastian how many time do we need to tell you, you don't always need to be so formal...""I know Dom, I just like the reaction I get from both of you..""Humpff! Ouch! That hurt Sera!" Sebastian says looking up at Seraphina"Well that's what you get for not paying attention." she smirks and tells him offI come up behind her and grab her waist, she wasn't expecting me and I didn't expect what she did in return. Lets just say we ended up on the ground, me on my back and her laying over top of me. "Well that was an interesting hello My Lady""My King! I'm so sorry" she was surprised but then smirked "Well you shouldn't sneak up on someone who is sparing and not expect to end up on your back" she was now laughing.It is always good to see her smiling and hear her laughing. She g
LILITH POV"Lilith will you please share what happened to Sera?""Where is Caleb? I will only talk to him and if he decides to share what happened with you then that is up to him.""Okay Lilith.Lilith! So nice to be able to talk to you.""So you want to know about our life?""Yes, we want to know so we can help and protect both of you.""Okay, but the only condition is you must not tell Sera and you must not force her to remember. She is not ready for the truth of what she saw and went through after. I need your promise!!""Okay I agree and promise not to tell her.""Good. Now everyone knows that Sera's parents died when she was 3 years old but what no-one else knows is how they died or why. As you felt that night you saved us from that vampire attack, Sera is special and even more so now we have mated with Dom and you. Sera was not able to shift but she could talk to me and I could lend her some
DOMINIC POVCaleb shared everything with me, even the promise he had to make with Lilith for her to tell him what had happened. I didn't agree with her, Seraphina was a lot stronger now but then she has been with her for so long she would know her best. It seems that Seraphina is slowly remembering anyway but all these nightmares are taking there toll on her. I've noticed that even though she loves my touch she sometimes flinches as if I will hit her, I know it is just backlash from her past trying to come forward but it still hurts me that she would even consider that I would be able to raise my hand against her, well unless we are training of course which she can block and give back ten fold.I have now been getting her to tell me what she has dreamt of when she wakes up in the middle of the night, it seems to be helping. She is slowly coming to realise that her time with Angus was not all good and he has always been like he was when he kidnapped her. Theodore has co
UNKNOWN POVThere is a buzz through out the castle everyone seems to be excited, I have been hearing a rumor going around that the king asked the queen to marry him and that it was done in the corridor of the clan doctor. This is adding to the rumor that there could be an addition to the royal family soon.Some of the guards are also talking about the possibility of the royals doing a tour of the kingdom's clans and maybe even going to the werewolf kingdom, where the queen has made good friends with the king.The only information I have that is solid the Alpha will not like. I worked out that he had installed a primal fear of him at some point in her past but that fear is slowly disappearing, with all the work the higher ranked clan members are doing. She is slowly being able to fight back even when they wear his scented shirt.I need to confirm these rumors before I can tell the Alpha anything but the higher ranks are all keeping their lips tightly close
DOMINIC POVI 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 he
SERAPHINA 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
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