Chapter 90- Elnora POV
“How do you know something is wrong with the boys?” He asks as we take two stairs at a time. “You didn’t hear Fulton call for me?” Shock has taken over my body as he shakes his head no. How could a vampire not hear the sound of someone screaming for me? It was loud enough for me to hear him. “MOM!” Fulton’s voice calls out as we reach for the door to the suit they are staying in.
Lawler is through the door and out of sight before I even enter the living room. “What’s wrong?” I call to him as I turn into his room. My eyes immediately look to the location on the floor where they all reside. “What happened?” I call as I race to the side of them and kneel next to Merrick. “How long has he been unconscious?” I ask as I check his pulse and breathing. “He just went down when I called you. He looked bad a few minutes ago, and I told him that we should go down
Chapter 91- Elnora POV“SYDNEY!” I scream, hoping she hasn’t left yet. “Yes, my Queen?” She asks, returning into the room with a confused Talvin at her side. “Listen to what Merrick has to say.” I insist as I look back to him to retell his story for her. “So, you are telling me that a whole flock of them are in town? Why are they here?” Her attention turns to Lawler. “I am going to look into it and see what is going on. Can you handle that many?” He is concerned about her safety, and it is evident in his words. “Sir, I do not know if I can take on that many at one time and come out alive. Suppose it was only a handful, yes. The possibility of roughly ten or more, I do not know. I am sorry for my uncertainty, sir. I will give it a try, though.” Her dedication to the Kingdom is evident. “No. You are not leaving. It is not worth the risk. You can stay here tonight.” “Tha
Chapter 92- Sydney POV “All of us. Will you teach us how to defend ourselves against them?” My King has just asked me a question that I do not know how to answer. Admitting to someone that I kill these creatures is hard enough for me; teaching them to kill is a different level. Taking a moment to look back into the kitchen, I watch as they each take turns looking in and around the room. “Sir, what you are asking me to do.” A patio chair is launched in my direction and barely misses me as my Queen pulls me out of the way. “Let’s talk upstairs?” She insists. Immediately following them up the stairs to their master bedroom, I stop at their door. “Please come in Sydney.” The King insists. “Sir, I should not be in your personal chambers.” Keeping my eyes at my feet, I take a few steps into the room an
Chapter 93- Elnora POV “Where did you go?” Lawler asks as I walk back into our bedroom. “I needed to check on Sydney.” “Is she ok? What made you think she needed to be checked on?” Pure curiosity spews from his words. “Do you know what you are asking her to do?” I return the question. “To teach us to kill these creatures?” He is confused, as I thought he would be. He hasn’t thought past what he decides on, nor the feelings of another. “Come sit.” Motioning to the armchairs in front of the fireplace, I move to the one closest to myself as he does the same. “Why did Sydney start killing these creatures?” I begin. “It was after a family member died. She decided to make it a priority and kill these creatures.” “What family member died?” I press. “
Chapter 94- Elnora POV“The only way they can die is if they are beheaded.” Sydney’s words make me nauseous. “Well, isn’t that fun,” I announce, turning away toward the fire to take a moment to breathe out my disgust in the matter. “I did not mean to offend you.” Her words are softer this time, soothing even. “You didn’t offend me in the slightest. The thought of having to behead something makes me feel a little sick is all.” “What I do is not for the faint-hearted. It is not something I wish to bestow on anyone, especially you, my Queen.” Shooting her a pointed look, she quickly responds, “Right, sorry, Elnora,” “What you do is not something I want everyone to learn either. I rather they didn’t know of the horrors and what goes bump in the night. But they need to be safe. Is there anything that you could teach the townspeople to help keep them safe if they encounter one?&rdq
Chapter 95 Lawler POVI have just sent everyone to bed for a good night’s sleep and have taken a seat in front of the fireplace. “Ugh, why is this so hard?” I mumble to myself as I begin running grand ideas through my head of what I can say tomorrow at the meeting with the townspeople. “You are not alone. Tell me what you are thinking, and we can see what we can come up with together.” Elnora Speaks to me softly as she rubs circles on my back. “This is above me. I have no idea what to do, Elnora. I do not know what the best thing is to do.” Being as openly honest as I can be, I wait for her reply. “Sydney is not going to teach the people to be murderers; this we know. We also know that we could ask the blacksmith to make swords and have the people do what they can from inside their homes. Then we have the problem of getting Sabastian back safely as well.” I listen to Elnora rattle off the information that we
Chapter 96- Lawler POV As I wait for the microwave to heat my mug of blood, I think about last night. Elnora and I read into the early morning hours before we finally called it quits and went to bed. We came up with a few more ideas, and I do not love any of them. The only thing that I can completely agree with is that we should give our people the option of what they wish to do. “Good morning, my King.” Harmony startles me from my thoughts. “Good morning, Harmony, please call me Lawler; you are family, after all. How did you sleep?” “I slept like a baby. Thank you for allowing me to stay here last night. Had I walked home.” As her words trail off, I look over to her. Fear is stricken within it. “What is it?” “My home. Someone is there; I can feel it. They do not have ill intentions, but they should not be t
Chapter- 97 Elnora POV “Queen Elnora!” Sabastian’s voice booms into my mind waking me from a deep slumber. “What is it, Sabastian?” I ask as I hastily sit up in bed and rub the sleep from my eyes. “He has spies within the Kingdom. I do not know who they are, but he is getting information from them. He knows about the boys and that they are sleeping on the top floor. He also knows that they are hanging out in town a lot and spending a lot of time out of the house. Whoever it is, is watching all of you closely.” “What have they said about us?” Trying to narrow down the amount of information will maybe help me with clues. “You have a coffee problem and that you are working on securing a plan to keep him out. You called for a meeting of the townspeople and went over every strategy to keep him out. He knows
Chapter 98- Elnora POV “Elnora, it is not that easy.” Lawler tries to deescalate my anger. “My boys are in danger, in a Kingdom that should be less dangerous than the life we came from in the human world. Your father is out to take over the Kingdom, which by the way, he no longer wants to kill you. He only wants to take back what was his.” I wave my hand away at the random thought before continuing. “Now I find out that you know something about one of my children being in danger. I need to know what information that is so I can protect them the best that I can.” “Elnora.” His words come out as a whisper. “Well, I need to find out answers; no longer do I trust a single person who was at that meeting. Blind trust is now a thing of the past until I learn if a person is trustworthy or not. I need to wake up Talvin and find out who all knows about his mark mat