JULIAN
As I look at down Drago, I think he paled just a little more and then took off running. I then face Savannah and say,
“So, you want to learn to fight?”
“Yes.”
“I will warn you now, I will not go easy on you just because you are a female or that you are my brother's mate. If you are serious about this, then you will need to put in 150%. I do not put up with whiners and if you are going to quit, then don’t waste my time.”
“I don’t want you to go easy on me and I don’t expect you to treat me any differently to those that you would normally train. I am a witch, so I am not one to whine and I don’t quit…”
She then walks closer and places her hand on my shoulder as she says,
“This is even more important than when I am learning my magick because if I want to save my love, then I have no choice.”
I smile and lead her onto the training field. I start with the basics and then, as she improves, I will increase the training.
SAVANNAH Conner doesn’t waste any time. He steps back from behind me before stepping back up behind me and wrapping his arms around me, pinning my arms to my chest. He then whispers right next to my ear. “Escape…” I know very limited self-defence, but I do know this one. I lift my foot and stomp my heel down onto his foot using the surprise of this to move my arms within his to allow me to throw my elbow back and into his chest, I then turn in his arms that are still wrapped securely around my chest and then once I am facing him I bring up my knee as quickly and as hard as I could connecting with her privates. This makes him loosen his hold enough for me to pull out of his arms and take a few steps back away from him. He smiles and straightens as he says, “Good. Now I know what I have to work with.” I smile as his red eyes seem to dim, and his normal eyes come back into focus. He then runs through some quick warm-ups and then we get back into the start of the basics. By the time
SAVANNAHI quickly grab the other backpack, swing it over my shoulder, and then follow him out the door. We walk across the clearing between the castle and the forest as soon as we enter the treeline, Phoenix takes off running. I follow, keeping pace with him, however; I know that he isn’t running at his full potential, as I wouldn’t be able to keep up with him if he did.We run for what feels like a couple of hours before we stop at the first clearing. Phoenix then drops his backpack and then turns on me. I quickly dodge his attack, drop my pack and then, with his next attack, I defend and attack back. We go back and forth, back and forth with him, putting me on my arse more than I was on my feet. After putting me on my back once more, Phoenix steps next to me and holds out his hand.I reach up and take his hand, allowing him to pull me back to my feet. As soon as I am back on my feet, he walks over to where he dropped his backpack and then takes of
SAVANNAH I groan as I reach my hand up to my head. I slowly open my eyes, and the first thing I see is that the sky is dark and littered with stars. I then see Phoenix’s face slide into my field of vision as he says, “Welcome back.” He then helps me to sit up before he continues, “Are you okay?” “That hurt and my head is still pounding, but I am okay.” He looks at me with concern and says as he gets back to his feet. “If being connected to Romeo is going to continue to affect you like this, then there is no point in being out here. I can’t teach you anything if you are consumed by pain or passed out on the forest floor.” He then walks over to his backpack and picks it up. I quickly get to my feet and run over and catch up to him as he heads back towards the trees. I grab his arm, pulling him to a stop as I practically beg. “Please, Sir Phoenix. I need to do this. I need to be able to save him…” He pulls his arm out of my hand and continues on his way. I look up at the sky an
SAVANNAH>Memory cont<Knowing that I am not going to get anything else from her, I then make my way outside. I took a deep breath and then start my rounds of the market. They all wish me a magical 13th birthday as I help them set up before returning to my Grandmother and helping her set up our little trinket stall.The rest of the afternoon and the following days are all uneventful, however on the evening before the market was planning to move on, a stranger entered the market. I watched him move around the market as his aura of magick was strange. I could tell that he was a warlock, but he was more and I seemed to be drawn to him.I smiled as he approached our little stall and I was surprised that the attraction and pull to him got even stronger. He picked up a small crystal and held it up to the sinking evening sun, turning it this way and that before looking at me. He smiled, and I was sure that if someone had touched me at that moment, I would
SAVANNAH >Memory contHe pulls back and I see his fangs lengthen. He then moves quickly, sinking his fangs into my neck. I scream as I struggle underneath him, but he just moans as he continues to suck and drink without removing his fangs from my skin, slightly tearing it. My struggles start to lessen the more he drinks, and I feel a strange sensation flowing through me. I then feel him force his voice into my head as he says, “Give in to the pleasure my sweet… This will be easier on you if you do…” He then let go of one wrist and slid that hand down my side. I can’t think as my mind then seems to fog as I feel that strange sensation increase. I barely register that he moves, his legs lifting and then forcing first one knee and then the other between mine. The feeling of him lying between my legs and over me like that seems to clear the fog in my mind just a little, and I start to struggle against him again. He hisses agai
SAVANNAH He falls into step next to me as I walk back over to the edge of the lake. I sit down and cross my legs, resting my arms with my palms up on my knees. I close my eyes and enter the witch's realm within my mind. I then close my eyes once more and whisper, “Magick forces black and white Reaching far and out of sight, Magick forces far and near I summon thee Blood of my blood Flesh of my flesh Bone of my bone. I call to thee Appear to me now So mote it be.” I open my eyes, and it isn’t long before my Grandmother is standing in front of me. She smiles, and I reach forward and give her a hug. When she pulls back, she says, “Savannah, is there something wrong?” “Who is Eldridge?” She steps back a little more and looks me in the eyes as she says, &ldq
ROMEO I watch as Kolby smiles and slowly removes the needle from the female's neck. He faces me and says,“Try anything and I will inject the remainder of what is in this needle into her neck. Then, as you watch her scream, I would hope that it doesn’t kill her.”“I won’t. Just leave her alone.”Kolby then nods and two large werewolves enter the room. They undo the cuffs and allow me to collapse and fall to the floor. One of them snickers as he steps a little closer,“Whoops, sorry.”I hiss up at him and go to move. I don’t move far as I see the flash of light and snap my head towards Kolby. I stop as he lifts the needle and takes a step back, closer to the female. I move into the sitting position and hold up my hands as I lower my head.Kolby chuckles as the werewolves then grab an arm each and pull me to my feet. When I raised my head again, I nearly lost contro
ROMEOKolby takes us to a different room. This one actually has a table, and it is covered in maps. He stops at the end and looks at me.“Right, mark them on the map.”I pick up the marker that is lying on the table and even though I don’t want to; I glance at the female and then look back at the map. I mark where the inter-species celebration is going to be and then mark where the Phantom Bloodbound clan and the Bite Night Rejects are.Kolby then steps up and has a look. He smiles and looks at me, saying,“Okay, my dear Prince. You will show Gianna and Devlin where and how to get into the clans. You will separate the ones you said would be the best fighters for Gianna to take into custody, and then you will allow and help Devlin take care of the remainder of the clan.”He then turns to the others and says,“Archer as normal, you are responsible for the Prince. This is just a trial
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