~Tyson’s Point of View~Man, they just keep fucking coming. How is this possible?! Axel and Hank (Everett’s tiger) had easily taken out thirty witches and vamps at this point. Where the hell are they all coming from? We were damn tired, getting worn down. But we had orders from Quinn and Dina that this had to end tonight. If we gave Fiona the day she’d just make another army and we’d be right back here tomorrow. One way or another this was it.During a small break about half an hour ago, the witches conjured up some food for all of us and we were getting a bit of a second wind. Sunny had been sitting on the ground, sobbing in Mateo’s arms now for some time. It was killing her wolf not to fight, and I understood completely. “Let’s try to activate your bond again, like when you discovered Corvina,” I heard from behind me. I turned slightly to see Dina, and I hadn’t even known she was there.“Anything ... I want to help,” Sunny said, getting to her feet.“We need Godfrey desperately and
~Sunny’s Point of View~I did as Dina asked, we tried to use my bond again to call to Godfrey. But it had been an hour now and there was nothing, but ... the attacks stopped. Then, out of nowhere I heard Quinn’s proclamation and I fell to the earth, feeling temporarily relieved.One down. But fuck, how much more could we endure? What kind of powers did Ketet have?Mateo and Ari must have been feeling the same, they both collapsed next to me. I leaned up against Ari’s back for support. Witches came around again with water and snacks. Dawn was in less than three hours. That’s not a lot of time, but yet ... it's an eternity. This whole night feels like it’s been a week. I felt like I had to do something, all these people have fought so hard, they’ve bled, they’ve gotten broken bones. They’re weary, but they’re not defeated. They are warriors and they know what that means, their bodies are used to the fight, the exhaustion and the consequences.I felt like a coward, stuck between bodyguar
~Diana’s Point of View~Fuck! Silver claws … that bitch, I should have known! I laid bare, my shirt ripped open, not that I cared but the burn was my entire torso. I needed blood, lots of it. Two of my children appeared instantly, slicing their arms for me and dripping blood into my wound. Hmmm.I felt something soft and furry nuzzling my face, hmmm, Tyson. I licked my dry lips. After a few seconds of some weird popping and grunting sounds, I felt fingers holding my head, lifting me off the ground. I winced and hissed, my fangs out.Sweet Tyson's wolf thrust his arm in front of my mouth and I wasted no time sinking my fangs in, taking in his sweet life into me. Hmmm. I looked up into his eyes, he was panicked, nervous. Maybe I was growing on him after all … well we did share a hell of a kiss. A kiss so hot in fact, he came in his pants, but I would keep that secret. Sweet little hound.I heard voices all around me, yelling, the scent of fresh blood. Chaos. Was Ketet back? He was so cal
~Sunny’s Point of View~My Godfrey, he lives! He was merely a quick dash from me, and as desperately as I wanted him, as desperately as I knew he wanted me … I had to get it together. We were suddenly surrounded by a few dozen pissed off vampires, all ready to defend their maker. I couldn’t distract him. *No, you let him do what he does, he’ll get to us when the time is right,* Ember said.I closed my eyes and sent him my love through our bond, my heart, my energy… oh hell I didn’t know if it was actually doing anything but I had to pretend it was … otherwise I was just a dumb human girl standing here while everyone around me fought for their lives. I didn’t handle feeling hopeless well, and that’s mostly what tonight had been. But if I let Ember take over, if I did anything else but merely stand here, I’d be a liability even more so than I already was and I had to accept that.I clutched Ari’s back as the twins tightened around me, I saw Chance and several other shifters join my guar
~Godfrey's Point of View~ I barely slept this day, every possible thought running through my mind. Every possible scenario. If she awoke upset with me, it would end me. I couldn’t possibly go on with her hating me. I was never more terrified of anything, not even facing Ketet now for the second time. I completely took this blame on myself. I allowed myself to get distracted. While all the younger vampires attacked each other, Diana and I began dismembering Ketet. It was tricky, since she was wrapped in silver. With Etienne’s help, we had actually moved her a bit from the fighting, her stupid baby vamps didn’t even care. They didn’t even know enough to protect their maker at all costs. They were too excited to be on an island with humans. Too excited to be in a fight with vampires they thought they could take. Well, they did put up a hell of a fight. Baby vampires are incredibly strong and have no compass. Fighting, fucking and blood … that’s all they think about and want. But, ta
~Sunny’s Point of View~ The colors, the sounds, the smells, it was so overwhelming. I thought being a shifter was intense but this was off the rails! I was so glad Godfrey had spent so much time teaching me how to hunt, it made it much easier now. He was still so patient with me, and so excited when I did well. If you had told me before I met Godfrey that I would one day be a vampire, I never would have believed it, not in a million years. But seeing him now, with my new eyes, seeing him care for me … I could never have asked for anything better. He was my everything and I was his, for all eternity. We’d been hunting for hours, and I’d secretly been leading us back toward my parents’ lands, toward our magical waterfall. Well, magical for me anyhow. “When can I learn to fly,” I said, holding Godfrey’s hand and trying to levitate. Nothing was happening. “Oh my sweet girl, it all doesn’t come in one night, but we have nothing but time,” he said, kissing my cheek. We were now both e
~Godfrey’s Point of View~My sweet Sunny was so exhausted and already close to sleep by the time I got her home, to our own bed … in our own room. It seemed as if it had been an eternity since I could have us both together there. I tucked her in carefully and then went to leave a detailed note for Ash and the triplets. I needed to give Sunny something very special, something to let her know that she wasn’t the only one to lose Ember. She needed to grieve her, and that was important to me so I knew it would be to her as well. However, I still wasn’t quite sure I could just put her in a room with some humans and have everything work out. I left some of my plans open to their suggestions but I wanted to get this right. I also insisted that only her family be present, this was not something other creatures would really understand and appreciate anyhow.I checked on the wounded and got an update on those lost. My black heart sank when I saw that Diana was hurt terribly, silver poisoning.
~Two Weeks Later~~Sunny’s Point of View~Just when I thought I was starting to get the hang of things, I would have to start all over again. Being around humans was SO much harder than I ever imagined. I know Godfrey keeps saying that it will get easier, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.I used to get so annoyed with Godfrey when he would “dash” around as he called it, but I totally get it now. You just think to walk forward and then your body puts you at the destination, it’s the craziest thing! I’m making everyone dizzy but it’s kind of funny at the same time.I live for hunting way more than before, I swear I’m made for it! It’s the most exhilarating thing on the planet. I think of Ember when I’m going in for the kill, and I hope she’s watching over me.In less than an hour, I’m going to my parents’ house and I’m going to try feeding from a human for the first time. I’ve had many glasses of human blood, but I’m sure it’s nowhere near the same thing. My mom is somehow dem
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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