~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
~Diana's Point of View~“Who’s to say they were her ashes, it could have been a spell or maybe somehow enough of her wasn’t burned,” Grayson said.“There’s no spell that could bring a vampire back from ash,” Ben said, matter of fact.Ooohh la la look at him, large and in charge. Damn I’d kill to roll around in the hay and suck on his-“Enough,” Dina said, moving to the center of the room.Oh, always the buzzkill, that one. Angry granny! I slouched back against the couch, ready for her lecture.“We went from having a pissed off witch to having two very pissed off things that are beyond power hungry and hate all of us,” Dina said.“We have to focus on Godfrey, we can’t beat them without him,” I said, plainly. My eyes went to Sunny, one of the few humans in the room, and she smiled at me. I smiled back, yes … I could pretend to be polite when I needed to. Human manners!“We have to come up with a plan for trying, without him,” Quinn said, matter of fact.I scoffed loudly.“Well you’re th
~Tyson’s Point of View~Why the hell did it seem like Diana was staring at me, staring into me? Fuck! All I need is a damn vamp staking a claim on me. Godfrey’s sister no less?! What a mess.I had guard duty after the meeting and my head was all over the damn place. I couldn’t focus. It was like my dick took on more of a mind of its own than ever before. My wolf was furious, demanding we stay away from her.I made it through the time with Susie without giving in, and that was damn impossible. Diana had a hot as hell body, and she was a vamp that could most definitely rock my world. Shit, there’d be no way I could turn that down. Was she just toying with me though? Of course she was, idiot!*Two meetings scheduled, everyone must attend one of them. 10am this morning or 10pm tonight, courtroom,* Shane said, over mind-link.Good, hopefully they have a plan together, hopefully they know what they’re doing. I had to attend the night time meeting since I was still at work during the morning
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Ben and I had talked about doing an actual ceremony, for him it was an important thing. Tradition. He assured me ours would be completely different from anything he’d done before, that the vows he made with other women were somewhat superficial. More of a just a promise they could join his family and that he was willing to have a child with them. More like a guarantee he’d get to sleep with them on demand. I still struggled with that sometimes. How do I just walk around knowing that all these women had shared something so special and intimate with MY mate? It wasn’t like they were one night stands. I knew it would get better, the more distance I could put between them and him, but it still tugged at my self esteem. It was even harder trying to help care for Dorothy and Calista’s children, especially since even now they still asked for their moms. Sometimes they cried out for them at night. A few times we both slept in their rooms with them. Dorothy was banished for five years, then
~Meadow’s Point of View~ “Don’t you just feel like a cow sometimes,” I muttered, staring down at my adorable twin pups that seemed to drink me dry each time they nursed. They were so cute when they weren’t screaming. When they weren’t crapping their pants. When they were just … motionless. *My beautiful babies,* Coral cooed. “Yeah, but it's such an incredible bond,” Lilly said, as I turned to cut my eyes at her. She was four months pregnant with their sixth child and THANKFULLY it was only one baby this time. I thought they were all insane. I nearly said, ditch the crap woman, I’m a freaking milk cow, a spit up rag and yesterday Reed whizzed in my face while I was bathing him! “It gets easier, they’re only six weeks old,” Lilly said, running her finger over Hazel’s cheek. That’s what they ALL keep saying. “It gets easier.” Ah huh. *We have been getting more sleep lately,* Coral protested. Yeah right, like SHE ever gets up. Really, I had no right to complain, since I had mo
~Ben’s Point of View~ I barely had to wait another minute for several vampires to try swarming in. Oftentimes there are some creatures that will take on a not so common alliance for the sake of a power grab. I knew in my bones that’s all this was, unless this sister had taken one as a mate. While you’d expect Godfrey to perhaps have reservations about killing his own kind, he absolutely didn’t. As a councilor, he took that shit pretty seriously. If they wanted to fuck around and be stupid, test the waters well, that was on them. I stood still watching as numerous Shadow vampires, witches and fairies seemed to descend from nowhere, and I also recognized two of Godfrey’s children. He likely called them through their bond, but I was pleased for the support. I bounced around, throwing some fireballs from my fingertips and even conjuring up some various weapons such as shurikens or ninja stars, which were one of Godfrey’s favorite things. Only it was hard for him to touch silver unless
~Ben’s Point of View~ My heart swelled as I watched Daisy doting on Ash. Since their mating bond had been broken, they re-mated and apparently all that entailed. They were both like young teenagers in love all over again, and it was a sight to behold. I couldn’t wait to bring Meadow to see. They had been left alone for a couple of days, much like my little love and I. But now guests and well wishers poured in from all over the place. I could tell he was grateful and overwhelmed but the relief on everyone’s faces seemed to rejuvenate him. Shane and Godfrey had brought him up to speed on all that transpired and he kept insisting he was to blame in some fashion for not having a security detail and allowing himself to be caught. It was all we could do to reassure him that we were all to blame. I felt I was more so than anyone. Apparently this attack had been decades in the making. Ash was just an innocent bystander, but as not only a Shadow but also a councilor he knew the risks. Doe
~Meadow’s Point of View~ *Are you happy now,* I whined, scolding Coral. She didn’t answer, but instead played like she was asleep. Jerk! This was now the third night I’d been in the mountains with my mate, and while I’d felt the heat mostly subside a few hours ago we still couldn’t keep our hands off each other. I was beyond exhausted and not at all sure my legs would work. “And that position was called the hill but since I can levitate us I can actually hit you from underneath with a bit of acrobatics,” Ben said, running his fingers over my butt. I laid breathless, my head in a pillow, totally spent. I just wanted to sleep for a couple days, how the hell did he have this kind of stamina?? I mean he practically died just a few days ago! *Males always make an effort when it comes to their release,* Coral said, yawning. I had no doubt that was the absolute truth. When I had said I wanted to spend time in the coven’s library learning, I hadn’t realized I already had my own personal
~Ben’s Point of View~ It was obvious my little love wasn’t yet capable or able to express herself in words when it came to sex, but her body told a different story. The fact that Meadow was still so shy, so bashful could not have possibly been a bigger turn on. If I could get her to the point where she talked dirty to me, I’d be coming in my pants just by her words. All the women in my life had always been so daring, so sure of themselves. Her sweet innocence, her timid nature and her untouched body was all too much. I felt as though I had split personalities … on the one hand I wanted to be her fierce protector, the macho male who puffs out his chest and kills a spider in the bathroom just to be her hero. Then fuck her relentlessly to further stake my claim and beat my chest. On the other hand, I wanted to sing the songs of love and make sweet love to her for hours on end. I’d serenade her in Greek, as the words of love just sounded better than in English… I’d make her dinner and t
~Meadow’s Point of View~ “She must die, she’s lied to us all for decades. She’s kept you from Georgia, and Little Ben was just…” Sebastian trailed off. Coral shivered, remembering our brief time with the boy. He was so hopeful, curious. Yet he knew his days were numbered, how depressing. There was too much having us all on edge, especially since we were waiting for word about my father. Clearly I didn’t have the same attachment to Athena as everyone else, as her own son would. But if this was how he felt about it… Our eyes darted to Ben. “Fifty years of banishment, then we reconsider. Give her the same courtesy she gave to me,” he finally said. Numerous others murmured in agreement. “On the matter of Georgia I’m not as easily able to decide. We’re going to give her a chance to prove herself. I believe we define ourselves on the decisions we make and while some … have to be made in the blink of an eye, they can still very much have very real consequences. Georgia has lost, she ha
~Ben’s Point of View~ I was certain I’d missed a hell of a lot while I was knocked out, but there was no time for trips down memory lane. No time to address the pain that still wracked my body. The reek of the venom that was still radiating from my pores. The fact that my mate smells of pure arousal, and was laying on top of me in her panties with my blood on her hands. Definitely need more of an explaination on that. Everyone is depending on me, I have to do this. It has to work. I briefly said a prayer to the Goddess that we often ask her to pass on to through our ancestors. To draw on their power when we need it. Then I began the spell as I recalled it, hoping like hell it worked. Katrina and Cleo came to either side of me, and we locked arms. Sebastian should be here, even Athena’s strength would be good. But no time now. Just as I had that thought Georgia appeared in front of me and got between Katrina and I. Her scent immediately calmed me, it was what helped my younger self