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
Chapter 99- Elnora POV I met Lawler in a depressing part of my life. I wanted nothing more than to get out of my marriage and was willing to do anything I could to make it happen, even cheating. I wanted to be happy, and I deserved to be satisfied. Our unique relationship was short-lived, but I loved Lawler at that time with every ounce of my soul. The day I found out I was pregnant with his child was the happiest and saddest day of my life. He was thrilled when I told him that I was pregnant. He cried tears of joy and held on to me with desperation and love. Then something changed. He told me that he had to keep us safe. That an heir to the thrown needed to be kept safe, I needed to be kept safe. If anyone in his world found out about our baby, we would be in danger. My memories needed to be covered, and I needed to do the one thing that neither of us wanted m
Chapter 100-Talvin POV “What should I call you now?” My words have an effect on the pair of them like no other. It is a question that is difficult to answer for them because, in reality, it is up to me to call him whatever I feel is the best thing to call him. “Take a minute and think it through; let me know when I come back.” I snicker to myself as I walk back to Merrick’s room. “Hey, guys.” My entrance into the room is my usual entrance. If they didn’t know me as well as they do, they probably wouldn’t even bat an eye at my ease of re-entry. “What is the verdict?” Merrick asks, standing. “Even if you are his son, you are still my brother, always.” Fulton remarks. “You told him?” I ask Merrick. “He knew. I just filled in the missing details. I
Chapter 101- Merrick POV The moment Talvin asked for Lawler to step up and be our father, my heart broke. I know that Lawler is going to be an amazing stepfather in every way that he possibly can be. Deep down, my heart already hurts knowing that Talvin has a different father than Fulton and myself. Not because he is of different blood, but because we do not have that fortunate gift of knowing that the horrible man who raised us is not our father. We are stuck with the scum of the earth as a father, something that can not be undone. I wish things could be different. Then everything changed when Lawler announced that he claimed us as his within the Kingdom. I knew it worked that way; I have been told it works that way here, but hearing his words confirming it, changed me. Then Lawler said the unthinkable, and he wants us to be officially his and adopt us. A smal