Chapter 22: Moving On
Lancelot’s P.O.V:
We all stood silently in place as Anaya absorbed all the information. I thought she might have gone into shock, but she finally seemed to shake herself out of her stupor and moved towards the door.
“Where are you going?” I asked as she turned the doorknob.
“To the poolside,” she smiled hesitantly at Ace and me. “I’ll stay there for some time so you guys can talk. Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine.”
With that, she opened the door and left without saying another word.
“Was it really necessary to tell her?” I asked Ace after waiting to make sure Anna was out of earshot. “The less she gets involved in our world, the better it is for her.”
“She doesn’t have a choice, Lance, not after she almost got your secret out.” Ace told me. “It was either this or she&rsqu
Chapter 23: UnionLancelot’s P.O.V:They answered the phone on the third ring.“Prince Lancelot, what a pleasant surprise!” Came the hoarse voice of the woman who was in charge of the New York division of the Hunters Council. “To what do I own this pleasure?”“You remember that there had been a public shooing outside my building last month?” I asked Tiara Cornwell.“Yes,” she said. “I remember you getting shot. Why?”“The bullet traces back to someone from your unit.”“Impossible!” Her voice sounded rougher than usual. “My squadron will never go against my orders!”“Well, someone has and if you don’t want this to turn into a big issue, do something about it.” I told her. “I’ll have my people send you the image of the man responsible tomorrow morning.”
Chapter 24: BelongingAnaya’s P.O.V:I stirred to the feeling of hands moving up and down my side."Mmmm", I moaned, shifting into his touch, the warmth of his naked body pressed to mine felt like pure heaven.His response to my moan pressed against my butt a few seconds later, but by the feel of it, he'd had that hard on for quite some time now. He was pulsating, hot and ready against my behind and it cleared the sleep from my eyes as I opened them to stare into his molten lava gaze."How are you feeling?" His voice was rough, husky and sexy as hell."Ready for round three." I whispered, not quite able to find my voice yet...nah! It was how muchheaffected me."Anaya." It was a warning, his eyes serious yet concerned."A bit tired, but fine. I think the tiredness has more to do with our activities last night than you draining away my life-force." I answered, but hones
Chapter 25: Unexpected GuestsLancelot’s P.O.V:It was an hour later, when I was inside the shower, that I felt it, that familiar tug on my mind that always told me when she was nearby.“Damnit!” I cursed as I turned the shower off and then started drying up so I could get this meeting over with. Why the hell was she here?I dressed in a pair of black pants and a crisp white shirt before running my hands through my damn hair. Once I was ready, I checked on Anna to find her fast asleep. Good. She’d need lots of sleep to get back some of her energy. I locked the door to our suit on my way out and went downstairs, to the waiting area where I knew she would be. And I was proven right.“Ah! There he is. I’ll leave you two alone to catch up.” Melinda gave a smile coated with venom before she went in the direction of her suit.After the viper had left, I turned to
Chapter 26: ConsequencesAnaya’s P.O.V:I woke up to the sound of a cell phone ringing from a distance.The sound cut off a few seconds later, but I had already woken up. I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand and stretched my arms on either side of me. That was when my hand connected with something warm right next to me and I opened my eyes with a start.“Lance?” I sat up in bed, leaning against the headboard and found him sitting next to me, dressed in a sweatshirt and loose sweatpants, sitting on top of the covers with his laptop placed on his lap.“What time is it?” I asked yawning as I looked outside at the darkened sky.“Nine.” He said without looking up from his laptop.“In the morning?” I frowned. Is it supposed to rain?“At night.” Lance corrected, finally closing his laptop and placing it on his bedside table.
Chapter 27: Ghosts from the PastAnaya’s P.O.V:“Tell me about how your father died.” It was Ace who asked that question while Lance sat beside me on the couch.We were still at Chloe and the shop has been temporarily closed to other customers for ‘emergency repairing’ purpose. Ace had arrived within half an hour along with a whole bunch of people, both human and Incubi, who were now looking all around the store, trying to figure out what happened. If my dead father suddenly giving me a visit wasn’t reason enough, Lance was also worried about the fact that someone had actually locked me inside the trial room and their purpose had yet to be determined.“He died in a car crash, ten years ago. He’d gone to Long Island for a company meeting but he never came back.” I told him calmly. Whatever Lance had done to me when he’d taken me out of that trial room, either he w
Chapter 28: TransformationAnaya’s P.O.V:“Did you find anything?” I asked hesitantly the next morning as Lance stood in front of a large rack of suits in varying colors.“We found the woman who’d held me up, but no sign of your father.” Lance told me. “We’re trying our best to find something, but it seems like the work of a professional. No DNA traces, no fingerprints, nothing. If it weren’t for the footprints on the floor, we’d have thought there wasn’t anyone there at all.”“I see…”Honestly, I was confused as fuck. Why was my father surfacing after ten whole years? If he was alive, why didn’t he come back? Is he associating with the mafia or something?“Come to think about it, the only people I’ve seen to be that clean about something are hunters.” Lance muttered to himself, almost like an a
Chapter 29: The EventAnaya’s P.O.V:I had already known that Lance would look breathtaking today; after all, it was his party. But no matter how prepared I’d thought I was for full impact, it was nothing compared to the real impact I got when he entered the room.He was wearing all black, from jacket to pants to shirt and even shoes; the only prominent feature that stood out was his pure gold tie and his topaz eyes. His hair was gelled back to give a sleek look and it brought attention to his square jaw and sharp nose. I’m not really a fan of men with gelled back hair but on Lance, it looked pure heavenly.“Wow!” We both said at the same time.He shook his head. “There’s nothing special about me, Anna. But tonight, every woman in the part will be jealous of you.”Rather than pleasing, that compliment was rather horrifying. “I don’t want to stand ou
Chapter 30: Inevitable Anaya’s P.O.V:“Daddy?” It was barely a whisper.Just like I’d seen him in the changing room, he looked older, ten years older. His once brown hair was now filled with grey highlights and his skin was wrinkled near his eyes, his mouth and his forehead. But his eyes were still the same green orbs. Except, there was no emotion in them at all. It was like looking into the eyes of a dead man.That glint in his eyes was enough to tell me that he was no longer the father I knew and loved. He was no longer the man who kissed my mother goodbye when he went out for work. He was no longer the father who’d taught me to dance while standing on his feet in the middle of the living room. No, instead he now stood in front of me with a sword in each hand, ready to fight the person that I had fallen in love with.“You’re breaking protocol, hunter.” Lance’
Epilogue:Anaya’s P.O.V:“Jesus Christ!”“Oh dear!” My mom placed her hand in front of her mouth strategically to hide her smile.“Not funny, mother!” I snapped before turning to the culprit. “What the Hell, Mary?”Mary looked at me from under her lashes, trying her hardest to suppress her own smile as she held the bucket close to her chest as if for protection. Lance however, was already on the floor, clutching his stomach and laughing his ass off.“I just wanted to see if you were immune to Holy water…” Mary said innocently.“And what if I wasn’t?” I glared at her through dripping eyelashes.“Well, it was only 2% Holy water, so I’m pretty sure you were fine.” She offered.“Are you fucking kidding me!” I yelled and it just made everyone laugh that much harder. “
Chapter 35: The Final DecisionAnaya’s P.O.V:“Anna?”I lifted my lashes to watch Lance enter the room. His face was set in a frown causing lines to appear on his forehead. Even so, he looked stunning. Black jeans and a blue t-shirt with long sleeves, it threw the gold of his eyes into sharp focus. His hair fell messily on his forehead, indicating that he had been running his hands through them a lot.“Hey…” I whispered, too tired to sit up.Lance crossed the distance from the doorway to our bed in a few long strides. He sat beside me and took my hand in his, his long fingers wrapping around my wrist to measure my pulse. “How are you feeling? Your pulse seems stronger.”“Better. I should’ve called, I’m sorry. You came back early for me.” The sun was still shining, which means he couldn’t have been gone that long. And with the pres
Chapter 34: HomeAnaya’s P.O.V:I don’t know which direction I was running in, but I knew that I hadn’t gotten very far. The groaning sounds of those red eyed creatures were all around me. Maybe they were everywhere; I couldn’t tell. I was too busy trying to prevent my heart from bursting out of my chest and to stay on my feet.I was never this comfortable in heels but today I was glad I had worn them because it kept my feet well above the sharp ground. I came to a sudden halt when the red light emitting from the pendant grew brighter.“What the-“It was a good thing that I stopped, because the ground ended only two feet in front of me.“A cliff?” I asked myself as I tried to look at what was down below. But it looked more like the road ahead had been broken by something heavy. Small shards of the black rock lay scattered on the ground but I couldn’t see
Chapter 33: A MiracleAntony’s P.O.V:“It’s a miracle!” The healer exclaimed while inspecting Lance’s perfectly healed shoulder. “I’ve never seen such a severe wound heal so quickly! But, how is this even possible?”“Let’s not get into any details for now, Hanshaw.” I smiled politely at the older man. “Lance is better now, that’s all that matters. But, thank you for all your help.”“It’s my duty, Your Highness.” Hanshaw bowed his head before was on his way out of Lance’s room.We were currently at Sanctium, a dimension that was inhabited my all supernatural creatures. It’s a sanctuary for every supernatural creature ever born, without human influence. And it’s also the place where most of the Royalty resides. And I had to thank the Gods that the person I had wanted to contact was at Sanctium when
Chapter 32: ShadowlandAnaya’s P.O.V:Black.That was all I saw no matter where I turned; no matter how many times I blinked my eyes. It was as if I had been shoved into a room that had all the lights switched off. Except, this wasn’t a closed room. It was open space, open enough that I could feel an icy wind blowing against my skin. It’s said that when you lose one of your senses, all the others become heightened, but they couldn’t be more wrong.Other than the chill in the air, all I could feel was panic. Where was I? Why couldn’t I see? Was this really Shadowland?The great thing about Shadowland is that no one, mortal or immortal, has ever come out of it, alive or dead.Melinda’s voice rang in my ears and with it came a sense of hopelessness like I’ve never felt before. I felt tears stream down my cheeks as I swung my hands around wildly, trying
Chapter 31: Into the Black HoleAnaya’s P.O.V:Everything happened in an eerily slow motion.I watched Lance fall to the floor on his knees in front of me. My father let go of the sword he was holding and backed up, just as shocked as everyone was all around us. The sword was stuck a few inches below Lance’s shoulder, almost halfway down to his chest. For a few agonizing seconds, nothing happened, and then…I watched his shoulder tear in half, blood vessels and nerves snapping in half and his arm sagged to one side as blood erupted from the torn part of his body.“Lance!” Several people screamed at once, but I saw his body start to fall to the floor. I don’t know how I unfroze myself, but I was reaching for Lance before I knew it.I was able to grab on to Lance’s uninjured hand, but then Melinda was there beside me, holding Lance upright and pulling the sword out of his wou
Chapter 30: Inevitable Anaya’s P.O.V:“Daddy?” It was barely a whisper.Just like I’d seen him in the changing room, he looked older, ten years older. His once brown hair was now filled with grey highlights and his skin was wrinkled near his eyes, his mouth and his forehead. But his eyes were still the same green orbs. Except, there was no emotion in them at all. It was like looking into the eyes of a dead man.That glint in his eyes was enough to tell me that he was no longer the father I knew and loved. He was no longer the man who kissed my mother goodbye when he went out for work. He was no longer the father who’d taught me to dance while standing on his feet in the middle of the living room. No, instead he now stood in front of me with a sword in each hand, ready to fight the person that I had fallen in love with.“You’re breaking protocol, hunter.” Lance’
Chapter 29: The EventAnaya’s P.O.V:I had already known that Lance would look breathtaking today; after all, it was his party. But no matter how prepared I’d thought I was for full impact, it was nothing compared to the real impact I got when he entered the room.He was wearing all black, from jacket to pants to shirt and even shoes; the only prominent feature that stood out was his pure gold tie and his topaz eyes. His hair was gelled back to give a sleek look and it brought attention to his square jaw and sharp nose. I’m not really a fan of men with gelled back hair but on Lance, it looked pure heavenly.“Wow!” We both said at the same time.He shook his head. “There’s nothing special about me, Anna. But tonight, every woman in the part will be jealous of you.”Rather than pleasing, that compliment was rather horrifying. “I don’t want to stand ou
Chapter 28: TransformationAnaya’s P.O.V:“Did you find anything?” I asked hesitantly the next morning as Lance stood in front of a large rack of suits in varying colors.“We found the woman who’d held me up, but no sign of your father.” Lance told me. “We’re trying our best to find something, but it seems like the work of a professional. No DNA traces, no fingerprints, nothing. If it weren’t for the footprints on the floor, we’d have thought there wasn’t anyone there at all.”“I see…”Honestly, I was confused as fuck. Why was my father surfacing after ten whole years? If he was alive, why didn’t he come back? Is he associating with the mafia or something?“Come to think about it, the only people I’ve seen to be that clean about something are hunters.” Lance muttered to himself, almost like an a