SKYLARMy eyes go wide and I jump to my feet when I see Master Archer and Master Devlin walk in with a battered and what seemed to be an only just alive Prince Romeo. I rush over to them, place my hand on his chest as I look at Master Archer and Master Devlin and say,“Lie him on the bed.”I then step back and allow them to move, walking over and lying him on the bed. As soon as they step back, I rush back to his side and I then freeze. I am no doctor. I’m not even a vampire. I have no idea what to do. Tears sting my eyes as I realise that I am useless, that he is lying in front of me dying and I don’t have a clue of what to do.I then let out a slight scream as I slapped my hands to my head as pain exploded through me. I squeeze my eyes shut as I hear a man’s voice in my head that I don’t know,“Skylar? Can you hear me?”“Who?..,”“My name is Memphis. I am family&helli
ROMEOAfter Nathaniel beat and knocked me out, I take a sharp breath in as I was pulled back to consciousness by a wave of power that swept out over the entire battlefield. I try to move and find that I can’t and my body is engulfed in pain and exhaustion due to the lack of blood now running through me.I then drift in and out of consciousness. I vaguely remember Archer and Devlin approaching me. Devlin then picks me up off the ground and throws me over his shoulder before throwing me into the back of the SUV. They were never gentle with anything that they did. I then drift in and out of consciousness again until the SUV comes to a sliding stop, throwing me into the back door.The next thing I remember is the wonderful taste of fresh female blood dripping into my mouth. My eyes snap open, blazing bright red as the taste of her sweet blood causes the start of bloodlust. I lock my eyes with the female as she is slightly leaning over me.I grab her wri
ROMEOI slide my hand on her cheek and look deep into her eyes, letting my Royal aura surface and then surround her allowing it to seep into her and then when I pull it back I watch as the daze fades from her eyes and they fill with tears as she looks around her and shakes her head from side to side and whispers,“Riley? We didn’t, did we?… No… Julian…”“Skylar… Skylar… SKYLAR!”She stops moving and looks at me. I slide my hand on her cheek, wiping away the tears that are falling, and whisper,“No, Skylar. We didn’t.”Her body relaxes, and she lies there with her hands over her face as she silently sobs. I don’t get a chance to remind her that I am the vampire, not the human before I have to move quickly, getting off of her and to my feet and standing so that the person who is about to enter the tent sees me before they see her. I smirk and lower my head
ROMEOI watch as Skylar runs towards the trees; I let out a breath I was holding when she wasn’t dragged back out and I get a tug on my link. I open it.“We have her, Your Highness… But we can’t get to you…” “It’s okay. Just get her out of here safely.” I then return my full attention back to Archer, who presses the button on his controller again, adding a little more of the serum into my system once more. Even though I had lowered the dose that comes out with the number of times he presses the button, he is going to overload it soon and it will flood me with the small amount that is left within the device around my neck.Archer whistles again and the small army around me attacks, I dodge the first one to lunge at me and then send my fist into the jaw of the next before hitting the next one in the stomach as the first one turns around and lunges at me one more.I fig
THIRD PERSONVlad takes a few deep breaths, fighting his Vampire, Martel, to stay hidden under his human scent. Once he has at least a sliver of control, he turns to Kolby and says,“Do you know which target is this new creature?”“No, Sir.”Vlad sighs and pulls out his phone, opens it and presses 3, the speed dial sounds, and then it rings. It is answered by the second ring,“Boss.”“Nicolas, this new creature, do you know who?”“No, Sir.”“Well then, do your job.”Vlad then snaps his phone closed and shoves it back into his pocket. As they enter the compound, he asks,“What’s with the war?”“We have had to abandon it, sir. We have lost too many of the supernaturals to them, we only just managed to get the Prince…”Kolby stops talking as they reach Romeo's cell. Vlad and Kolby wait outside an
JULIAN I pace the main battle tent. I snap my head to the door flap as Phoenix, Sebastian and Mike walk in. I watch as they walk over to the map. Phoenix picks up one of the pens and, obviously receiving information from someone, marks a place on the map. I walk over and take a look. I smile and say, “That location is on the other side of the battlefield. Is that where Romeo and Skylar are?” “It is a possible location thanks to the tracker that Romeo hid in that collar device.” “Good, let's go then.” “No, we need to wait for the go-ahead.” “From who?” “Nathaniel.” “I’m going with you.” I suddenly had to grab my head as I felt someone trying to get in and they were using a lot of force. I open my mind and Nathaniel’s voice booms in my head, “YOU ARE NOT GOING.” “Yes, I am. They are my family. I have to protect them…” “Julian. You will be more of a distraction to the others than you will be a help…” “No, I can help.” “Julian, would you be able to leave either Skylar or Ri
SKYLARI do as Phoenix and the other male told me; I move when they do. I stay silent and I move quickly. The further away from Riley we get, the more the guilt of leaving him there weighs down on me.I can't stop the occasional tear that slips free as we approach what seems to be another camp. However, the atmosphere here is much different from the one we just left.Everyone seems to stop and watch us walk in but instead of the sour faces they all have smiles, my eyes go wide as I spy a couple of the men or vampires that Vlad had sent into my room before he realised that they wouldn't touch me.When they saw me, they even bowed to me as I passed. The further we got into the camp, the more the mark on my shoulder started to tingle. I lift my hand, cover his mark and look around. I scan the area in front of us, looking for just that one man.As soon as my eyes land on his, I freeze. I can’t believe it's him after so long. I quickly glance at t
SKYLARI whimper a little as he pulls back, breaking his kiss. We are both breathing heavily as I look into his eyes as he leans his forehead to mine, tears sting my eyes as I wonder what I had done wrong. He then closes his eyes for a moment before opening them and whispering.“Skyler, did they?“I see the worry in his eyes. I lift my head a little and shake it slowly as I whisper.“No. Prince Riley and the amulet Savannah gave me stopped them.”I feel as he relaxes under me as he sighs. He then lifts my hands to his lips, pressing his lips to them as he then whispers.“I want you, Skylar, but I don't want our first time... Your first time to be rushed and in the back of an SUV. I want to love you as you give me your virginity…”I feel that strangeness pulling at me, but as I look around us I realise that I didn't want to lose that part of myself to him in the backseat of a car l
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