JULIAN POV I hang up the phone just as Riley enters the kitchen, and then not long after Nathaniel joins us too; he sits down opposite me at the table and sighs. I ask. "What's happening, Nat?" "Ryker just collapsed. Unfortunately, we won't be able to do much until he wakes. What else have you two to report?" "Not much. The female that was with Scarlett bought four wolf necklaces from a witch.." "I got a call from Malcom saying that those two Alphas are now following us, following that other female that is travelling with Scarlett and maybe even now following Scarlett." "Okay, we will have to keep an eye on them. Jack said that they were bad news, and we may need to consult with Uncle Noah about them." "We may have to contact him, anyway. We are getting very close to one of his kingdom's territories. We will need his permission to enter..." "That is nothing... I might head to rest so that when Ryker wakes, we can get back on their trail. I will ring Uncle Noah at the same time
SKYLAR POVAs I get onto the bus, I catch my hand and cut my palm on the door. I move to my seat, sit down, and pull out a tissue from my bag. I wipe up the blood running down my arm and then hold the tissue to the small cut to stop the rest of the bleeding. The bus leaves the station as soon as everyone is on board. I open the window next to me just a little and then lean back, relaxing with a sigh. I look out the window again as we pass a couple of guys on motorbikes.I sit up and watch them as I recognise them from the photos I had just downloaded. I wonder where they are heading and if I will be able to meet up with them. Wait... No, I never meet with anybody. I only need to know where they are so I can give them this information. When I get to the town, I will make a copy and see if I can get it to them without actually meeting them.When the bus stops at a rest stop, I get off and stretch my legs, use the bathroom and then get back onto the bus. As I sit down I hear the sound of
SAVANNAH POVMy coven has been travelling with this market for a little while now, and I have been able to learn a lot of different spells and different ways to do some of the spells I already know. My grandmother is the covens High Priestess, she would have passed the title onto my mother but when she was killed in the witch trials, my grandmother now wants me to take over soon but I don't want it, I am happy to just stay where I am in the coven. When I meet my mate-match, I will probably end up moving to his coven, anyway. I have been walking around the market, picking up the odd ingredient here and there that Grandmother asked for. I stop at one of the stalls and look at some of the crystals that are available. I then hear this really rough but sexy voice "There have been reports going around that there are two Alphas stalking around. Have you seen or heard anything?" "Alpha's as in werewolf?"
RILEY POVI head back to the market like I told Julian I was going to do, but Romeo is getting restless. We haven't had a good feed since we had that time with that female in the last clan. Romeo doesn't like the bagged blood, even though it is normal human blood he says it tastes like it is artificial so we only ever drink it when we are on the borderline of losing control but that still won't be for a few more weeks. So that really can't be it, so I lean up against one of the buildings just inside the town centre and turn inward "Romeo? What's gotten into you?""Idon't know! We are missing something... Something or someone very important to us....""But who or what?""I'm not sure, but I think it could be our mate... Our mate is here so
GRIFFIN POV I have probably been in this pack for longer than I should have, but I have enjoyed being here and Memphis is insisting that we need to stay just a little longer as we will be needed here. I stay and help a little old werewolf female who runs a little bakery; I think she is hoping that I will stay and take over her bakery once she is no longer able to do it herself.Alpha Sawyer and Luna Gemma are the best leaders I have come across in a long time. Luna Gemma is really gentle but very firm when needed and Alpha Sawyer is a good and fair male. He doesn't judge anyone or anything until he knows the full story and that means both sides of any argument, but when it comes to protecting the pack, he is unforgiving. Some would even say that he is bordering on cruelty but it is what has kept the Diamond Moon Pack safe for many, many years.Even I had to prove myself to him before he allowed me to stay for the extended period of time that I have and most of that was due to the old
MEMPHIS/GRIFFIN POV ** FLASHBACK CONT… ** After a few more of these moves, he must have decided he needed to get some sort of advantage. He then must have given a couple of the other young males an order as one came over and jumped onto my back while the other grabbed the female off of the ground and held her to him with his claws extended and placed at her throat. I stopped after I had put the leader on the ground once more. I pull the male off of my back, giving him a quick hard hit to the nose and knocking him out. I drop him to the ground and turn to face the male holding the female. I smile and instead of talking to the male; I talk to the female. "Good evening ma'am, are you okay?" I bow slightly towards her, She smiles. "I am better now, but please, my name is Amelia!" She whimpers a little as the male holding her tightens his fingers and slightly digs his claws into her neck. I move my eyes from looking at her to the male behind her, "Now that is not a nice thing to do
JULIAN POV The next two weeks are more of the same. We run the border and patrol the market. I get a hint of that amazing blood scent on occasion while walking through the market, but I can never find the owner. I have noticed that there is a human in the clan that wasn't here when we arrived but that can happen when a human miss judges the road they are on and come across one of our clan towns instead of a normal town, they usually only stay a day or two and then move on but then with the market they may just stay that little longer.I get a link from Nathaniel "Ryker, Julian, Riley, William, I need you all in the briefing room." "On my way" I am curious about how Nathaniel managed to include William in that mind link, but then he is part Royal werewolf.I am surprised when Uncle Dominic, King Noah, Phoenix and Victoria walk into the briefing room. I smile as Phoenix talks to Nathaniel."Nathaniel! I would have thought you would still be on the move. Do you have any leads?" I do
GRIFFIN'S POVI am cleaning the store after the day's sales when I hear Amelia call out to me,"GRIFFIN!! I NEED YOUR HELP!"I quickly exit the bakery and over to where I hear Amelia. As I get to her, I say."Amelia, what's wrong? Have you hurt yourself? I did tell you to take things easy...."I stop as I get to her and see that she is holding a young female; she looks at me, saying in my head,"She is the one in trouble. We must take her to the pack hospital and inform Alpha Sawyer! I can't lift her and there is no way she can walk!" I nod and move around Amelia, picking up the young female bridal style and then following close behind Amelia as she heads to the pack house and our pack healer. The female in my arms seems to find a little of the strength she has left and starts to struggle. I feel her fear and Memphis whispers to me,"She is very important. She is the missing Vampir
THIRD PERSON After the close call during the war of watching and nearly losing Seraphina, Dominic decided to pass the throne to Nathaniel and take his Lady Seraphina somewhere safe, somewhere he could protect her but still be close to family for a werewolf needs her pack. Calling for a gathering, the entire King kingdom turns up along with King Noah and a few of the new allied kingdoms they had made due to the war. King Dominic and Queen Seraphina stand in front of their Royal thrones. It isn’t long before the doors open and the trumpets sound the arrival of Crowned Prince Nathaniel. Walking into the throne room with Prince Julian and Consot Skylar flanking him on one side, Princess Victoria and Consort Griffin flanking him on the other along with the rest of the Royal family following behind. Nathaniel stops and kneels at the bottom of the small set of stairs that leads up to the thrones. King Dominic and Queen Seraphina get to their feet and take a few steps to be standing at the
SKYLAR Julian made a few phone calls, and it wasn’t long before someone he seemed to know turned up to drive my Berkeley back to the castle while Julian took me back on his bike. It surprised me at how good it felt to be on the bike, at how free it made me feel. Even though I had been travelling for weeks, I hadn't really realised that I had stayed so close to the castle and to Julian. It only took us a couple of days to return on the bike. Julian also made sure to test me and Iris on controlling our pheromones while in the company of others in different places and slightly different situations on the trip. Unfortunately, it is going to take just that little longer for me to totally have it under control, as it seems to be connected to both hunger and my emotions. If my emotions are high, my pheromones slip just a little more, and Julian needs to give me a little reminder. Julian pulls up in front of the castle and as I climb and take off my helmet, I look around, still in awe of t
ROMEO Before I can decide anything, the compulsion running through me takes hold and takes over. With a new goal embedded in my mind, I make my way silently through the corridors, making my way toward the human with the surface passkey. I come up behind the first human. I wrap one arm around his chest, pinning his arms while slipping my hand over his mouth and pulling his head to the side. My fangs lengthen, and I sink them into his neck. I drink greedily my bloodthirst surfacing, only as soon as I swallow the first mouthful of blood, I pull my fangs out and shove the human away and into the wall, knocking him out as I quickly wrap my hands around my throat as it burns. I try to take breath after breath, but the burning intensifies, making it even harder to breathe. I collapse to my knees, throwing out one hand to catch myself from hitting the floor. I cough and cough as my body tries to expel the blood. However, due to bloodlust, it was absorbed immediately. As his blood continue
ROMEO I feel starved as I try to move my body, my arms, and my legs, but nothing moves. I force open my eyes and look around. I am not surprised when I see both Kolby and Vlad standing over me with smirks on their faces. Ajax steps up and wraps something around my neck, saying, “Just a precaution. Sir.” I then hiss as I hold in the scream at the feel of the needle sliding into the skin on my neck and that familiar burning slides into my system and then spreads around my body. Kolby adds more and more until my body seizes and I pass out. The next time I wake, Morrisa seems to have me on her metal table once more. I watch as she cuts into my skin and chuckles as she tries to fight the healing in my body. I then hear the door open and see Kolby step up next to her with the standard needle in his hand. He steps that little closer as he speaks to Morrisa. “Have you made any progress yet?” “Not really. It is proving elusive. I can't seem to
SKYLAR As our bodies finally start to calm, I remove my fangs and slide my tongue over the skin, healing it. Julian soon follows as he does the same before pulling back and sliding his hand on my cheek once more and saying. “You are my life, Skylar. Nothing is more important to me than you. I love you.” For the first time, I feel the truth in his words as he opens up his mind and floods me with every emotion he is feeling; I smile with tears in my eyes as Iris purrs in my head and she makes him jump and his eyes go wide as her tail slips out and wraps around him, pulling us even tighter against him. I lean next to his ear and whisper. “Iris is happy, content and feels safe…” “Iris?” “Yeah, that’s her name. The other girl or whatever she is in here with me now…” I tap my temple gently. “Did this Iris tell you what you now are?” “She said I wasn’t human anymore…” Julian removes his hand from my cheek so that
SKYLARIris doesn’t answer me but nods her head in understanding. I then feel that sting of fangs and a much smaller amount of liquid in my mouth. I dart my tongue out once more, swiping it over the source of the liquid, and let out a low moan.I feel sparks spread as fingers skim the side of my face. I then hear his soft raspy and sexy voice as he whispers,“I love you, Skylar.”Tears sting my eyes as I slowly open them and look into his. They look sad but brighten as a smile slowly forms on his lips and his body seems to shake. He then whispers,“I’m sorry…”He leans closer and presses his lips to mine in a soft, gentle kiss. I close my eyes, drowning in his kiss. Just as he pulls back and looks into my eyes, I remember the girl from the celebration. I struggle a little and try to move from underneath him. He moves slightly, however, instead of letting me move, he pins me to the bed as he says,
JULIANJust as he is about to take a swig of the big pint of beer his friends had placed in front of him, I cover it with my hand and lean in close and with a slight command embedded in my tone; I whisper into his ear.“Come with me. I want to show you something.”I don’t miss the slight red tinge that goes to his cheeks. He then gets to his feet and with me standing at his side, we make our way away from the table and his friends. I place my hand at the lower of his back and lead him up a flight of steps, sending out my senses and making sure that there is no one around or within the room next to us.I open the door and show him in. He then surprises me as I shut the door, turning me around and smashing his lips to mine. I allow him this and then turn us around so that it is him against the door, not me. I then skim light kisses down his neck as I feel my fangs tingle and lengthen.Being a little unfair, I allowed Conner to
JULIANHowever, as soon as I remove them, Skylar’s body seizes once more, tensing and making her back arch off the bed only as far as my body over hers would allow. When her body settles to the bed once more, tears sting my eyes as she seems to send a pulse along our connection and her life tether to me seems to grow just a little.I do this again and again. Every time I feel that she needs it and every time I do it, her tether and connection seem to get stronger and she seems to come a little more back to me. After what seems to be an endless amount of time, there is a knock on the door. I look up and over at the door. I send my senses out and let out a small sigh as I say,“Come in Griffin.”Griffin opens the door and enters the room, closing the door behind him. He swipes out his hand and walks over without getting too close, making the room smell clean and fresh as he says,“Your venom and blood are doing what it's
JULIAN I could feel my connection to Skylar fading, so I didn’t need Savannah’s words of hurry to let me know that I didn’t have much time. I check the location that Savannah sent through to me from her tracking spell, quickly start my bike and speed off down the highway. It doesn’t take me long to get to the small town marked as the location. I slide my bike to a stop when I pull into what looks like the main street and there are 6 different motels. I look around me and a shiver of fear runs through me at which one she is in. I get off my bike and turn in a circle, looking at all the motels; I pull out my phone and check it again. Only the tracking spell didn’t pinpoint the exact motel she was staying in and the longer I was standing there, the more I could feel her connection fading. I am surprised when I feel my head fill with calm as I hear his voice in my head, “Julian. Take a deep breath. As in training, breathe and focus.” I do as he says. I close my eyes and take a deep c