~River’s Point of View~When it rains, it really pours. It seemed like we couldn’t catch a break lately. Not only was Godfrey missing, but word got out to the supernatural community at large. ... and the word was that the council was weak. So needless to say, we were all over the damn place, getting into fights and trying to keep the peace. We were shocked to find that fifteen of Diana’s kids volunteered to stay and help out. All of Godfrey’s stayed but there were only three. His sister came and went, flying all over the world determined to find something.Having more vampires on hand made a huge difference and I honestly don’t know what the hell we’d do without them right now. They were scaring the shit out of the packs that caused trouble and keeping the witches in line. We were all hopeful some of them may want to stay on and try out to be a Shadow.On top of everything, our mate just had a heat which fully disabled my brothers and I for a few days, not that I was complaining. We’d
~Sunny’s Point of View~*Run it off Sunny, exhaust yourself and get a good night’s sleep, our mate is going to live,* Ember said in my head.I knew she was right, my family would say the same thing. But how could I possibly turn my mind off?*I hear you, but I can’t breathe, I can’t, I need to see him, I have to,* I yelled back.It was stupid, I wasn't going to find him, there was no chance of that. He certainly wasn't out here. Probably not even on this continent anymore.*You need to calm down, he trusts Diana, we have to as well, they found him, that was hard part,* she replied. *He must have been so tortured during my spell, I can’t even imagine. But you’re right. He was strong for us, we need to stay strong for him,* I replied. I had to calm down but I didn't know how.*I was too, I had no idea what was going on, I was just shut out completely. I tried like hell to talk to your brothers, to your parents’ wolves but there was nothing, I was so depressed,* she whined.We came to t
~Diana’s Point of View~“Wake the fuck up Godfrey, this isn’t who you are, you are the most badass warrior there ever was, you aren’t going to die because of some stupid ass witch,” I yelled at my brother’s deflated body.I had infused him with the blood of our children, and from me for nearly a week and the only improvement we’d gotten was the healing of his silver burns. This would take months at this rate.I was beyond exhausted. I wasn’t sleeping, I wasn’t even fucking. I had never let anything bother me, never let anyone get to me. But this was my Godfrey, my best friend and for many centuries on and off … my lover. We’d drift apart for a long time but we’d always make our way back to each other. Our bond was far too strong to deny. I’d long resolved that if something ever happened to make him meet the true death, I simply couldn’t go on. I could spend a century apart from him as long as I knew he was out there somewhere, being his asshole self.Vampires rarely stayed together in
~Tyson’s Point of View~“It’s been a week, don’t you think someone should check on Godfrey and Diana,” I asked River one night, while we were out on patrol.One thing I really admired about the Shadows was that no one escaped the crappy things like guard duty. It didn't matter if you were an investigator like River or one of the lead warriors like Hunter. You still had to pitch in.“Yeah I think they should but I don’t know who would, I mean how to get ahold of them even. I think Sunny’s going to just burn the packhouse down soon if we don’t find out something,” he said.Yikes, I had to wonder if he was joking or serious, but I decided I didn’t want to know. We continued our patrol for about another hour in relative silence. The sun had just set, and the dark sky was settling in, looking a bit more ominous than usual I thought. Maybe it was going to rain.*Vamp at the main gate, requesting to speak to a councilor, says she’s Diana’s child. Angel approved her coming in the portal but sa
~Diana’s Point of View~“Just fucking end me already,” I hissed through my clenched teeth.I was bound at the wrists and ankles with silver, completely unable to move. Three witches were attached to my leg, drinking my blood as my maker stood by watching with great satisfaction.Vampires never freely gave their blood to a human unless the human’s life was in danger and they were someone in our personal circle. We didn’t just randomly help wounded humans since basic ones certainly didn't know what our blood could do.For a healthy human to take a large dose of vampire blood and not for the purposes of being turned, was akin to madness. They would have abnormal strength and feel invincible … a bad combination. This usually led the person to think they were far more capable of doing something than they could actually do ... and usually they either killed a lot of people or created an incitement.So long ago, Godfrey and I had ended Ketet, at least we were positive that we had. The last ti
~Sunny’s Point of View~I woke up feeling so refreshed, like I’d been asleep for days. I stretched and rolled to look at the big empty bed next to me, letting out a huge sigh. I quickly grabbed my phone, afraid that I had in fact been asleep for days, but to my surprise it had only been two hours. I heard voices in the hallway and before I could even try to decipher them, there was a knock at the door. I looked down at myself to make sure I was dressed okay, I hadn’t even bothered to notice. I still had on the sundress I had been wearing earlier, good. I ran to the door and was greeted with a smile from warlock Ben.“Evening Sunny, you asked to see me,” he said.If I were a single she-wolf I would be all over this guy. Well hell every woman with a pulse and most men who could admit admiring a true sex god in their prescence would be on their knees for him. He had jet black loose curly hair that came just around his face and ears, a perfectly sculpted strong jaw line, bright white stra
~Quinn’s Point of View~I’d let Ben and Sunny relay the plan to the rest of the council and some others, and they all thought it was insane, just as I had. But they all also valued keeping their heads on their shoulders. There’s no bigger motivation than self-preservation.I found myself in the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji and I immediately knew I was in the right place. I had to play this right, I couldn’t just come right out and show all my cards. Not to say that I was nervous, it’s not every day you have to talk to a devil, but at least it wasn’t the devil.I strolled up to a tourist tiki bar and put my hat down on the bar. There were human women everywhere, barely covered with thin scraps of fabric, and I couldn’t even enjoy it. I turned to the man on the stool next to me, who was puffing on a rather nasty smelling cigar.“I’d have taken you for a Vegas man, but maybe Sin City would make you too much of a cliche,” I said, waving for the bartender.He laughed and removed his hat as well
~Diana’s Point of View~I had no concept of time anymore, no understanding of anything going on outside this room. I thought so much about my Godfrey, pleading to something in the universe to cure him so he could save me. That we would end our maker once and for all. I was in and out of consciousness and barely able to hold my shit together. I had to, this couldn’t be it, this WON’T be it. I whined thinking I still had the promise to see Grand Flauntina, my dream vacation ever since its inception.Godfrey and I had been so torn on killing Ketet all those moons ago. For children to kill their maker was completely out of the question, it was simply never done. Well those lucky ass vampires didn’t have a maker straight from hell, responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocents during her existence. It had to be done, and it had to be us that did it.I had a weird idea that maybe a witch had some of her ashes, and brought her back to life? Maybe, that seemed … possible? F