RYKER POV
We spend the day with Amir, going over his off-the-books profits, which I must admit was a really good amount. We then had dinner and as I headed to my room, I sent a message to King Noah telling him to warn William that he has two patrols from Alpha Amir’s pack on his tail, hunting for the females. I know as soon as I enter the room that someone has been in there and it wasn’t just the maids to clean the sheets; it isn’t long after that, that I’m joined again by another barely eighteen-year-old and innocent female.
She walks up to me and slides her hands up and down my chest. I shiver at the contact. Christopher is not really liking another female other than Isabella touching us. I run my hand up and down her body; I stop as I put my hand into her hair and grab the back of her neck. I pull her closer and smell the fear that rolls off of her in waves. I go to kiss her but instead move to her ear and whisper.
“Can I trust y
ISABELLA POVSantiago returns the next morning to finish what he started the night before, I tried my hardest to keep him away from me but he ended up using the chain to keep me still and then once he was done he got me to make him some food before he went back to the pack house to do work as he put it.Again, I couldn't eat much and had to fight to keep down what I did. This becomes our routine. He comes into the cabin forces himself on me, I then have to make him whatever meal he wants, he then leaves, I tidy up and then sit on the cushion and meditate slowly working to free my magick.I was able to talk to Zoey after the third day of being here, as Santiago had removed the cord from both my wrists and neck so the silver wasn't blocking her anymore, unless he used the chain on me to stop my struggles. Unfortunately, the amount of silver in the chain connected to the cuff around my wrist was enough to prevent us from shifting, but it
ALPHA GIOVANNII spoke to a high Warlock, After describing the bracelet around the princess's ankle to him and the fact that the Rogue King had sent me a vial of Prince Silas's blood, he said that it sounded like a very complicated enchantment that was based on a blood life sacrifice and only the one that put in on her would be able to remove it without consequences.otherwise it would have to be a very powerful Witch or Warlock with knowledge of that type of enchantment that would be able to remove the bracelet without the consequences of sacrificing part of the one it is on or the one trying to remove it, so it will be staying where it is for now.I go back down to the basement after seeing to Chloe and other things that needed my immediate attention. As soon as I enter the room I notice that Asher has given her something to eat and lengthened her chains a little. I don't take the chance of her waking first. I grab
ALPHA GIOVANNII stand, picking up the cuffs and moving from behind the desk to leaning on the front of it. I motion for her to come closer, which she does slowly. Once she is close enough, I wrap one hand around the back of her neck so I can pull her closer, then wrap my other arm around her waist, pulling her even closer. I kiss her, and she tenses and tries to pull away from me. I don’t allow her to move as I use my kiss to distract her and place the cuff onto one of her wrists.I continue to kiss her as I twist her arm so I can keep her tight up against me as I grab her other wrist, twisting that one too so that I can connect the other cuff to it. Once both cuffs are on her wrists, I then stand rubbing myself along her body, wrapping my arms around her more and enjoying the shivers and waves of fear going through her.Now normally I would take her to one of the guest rooms in the Alpha wing of the pack house but today I have a better place in mind so I
ALPHA GIOVANNI POVThe next week passed with no problems. Chloe gives birth to my son. After which I have the fun of inducting two more of my females into the breeding program. I don’t bother taking them down into the basement as the princess proved with Sarah that she isn’t willing to give herself for another; I guess she caught on that I would have taken the female, anyway.I still have my fun fighting and training with the princess, I have nearly gotten close to her a couple of times but she always ends up sinking her fangs into my neck or shoulder so I have to back off or suffer the consequences of her bloodlust. Sarah’s tests all came back positive. She is carrying my pup, as I thought she would, so she moved back in with her parents.The female, the Alpha from Dark Crystal had the pleasure of, her tests have also come back positive, so I contacted him and give him the option of keeping the pup, he also has the choice of leaving the female here to have his pup and then pick it up
PHOENIX /SORENPOVI have been travelling with King Noah for about six months, as Nathaniel went back to the kingdom with Dominic, so he allowed me to tag along with Noah on his annual pack check. We travel from pack to pack so that Noah can check on each one; he goes over finances, training and any resources and personnel that may be needed. While we are in each pack, I have Noah's permission to do a light preliminary search if there is a chance that Scarlett or Isabella are hidden in the pack. When we got to the BlackWater pack, we pull up out the front of the pack house, get out and are met by a male and a female. The female was holding a baby but stepped forward and bowed a little to King Noah as she says "Your Majesty! Sorry, we weren't expecting you for another two weeks. Is there a reason why you are here so soon?" I clear my throat and start to step forward myself at
SOREN/ PHOENIX POVI pick her up and move over to the small cot nearby as he again looks at the body of his Alpha as if he can't believe that either his Alpha is dead or that he is finally free of him and then makes his way over to a hidden compartment in the wall on the other side of the door. He brings them over and I snatch them from his hands. I can't believe it. I undo the cuffs carefully and face Noah again. "She needs a doctor..."Noah doesn't reply but nods his head. I lengthen my fangs and bite into my wrist. I hold it over her mouth, allowing my blood to freely flow down her throat. I whisper to her, "Drink Butterfly! It will help.."Asher steps forward a little and whispers, "She won't take much. She never does. I tried to help her as much as I could wi
SCARLETT POVAsher was right, it felt like I had just fallen into a light sleep when I heard someone coming down the stairs again. Giovanni came and didn't seem to waste any time, pulling me off of the bed to pin me to the wall. I smile as he tries to kiss me. I bite his lip and bring up my knee, hitting him as hard as I can. He growls out as he steps backwards away from me. "I will not let you touch me again.." "Oh, but princess, I just did..." I laugh, "Yeah, but there is no way you are getting that thing of yours anywhere near me. I would rather kill myself than let another male inside me." With that said, I got into my fighting stance, waiting for him to make his next move. He attacked me and I fought back. Every hit he sent my way, I managed to counter. Of course, he managed to connect a couple of times, but I did too; I smile as a few cuts and bruises start to appear on his
RYKER POVI wake up to my phone ringing... I answer it "Ryker, are you awake and sitting down?" "I am now, Father. What is it? Has something happened?" I don't miss the happiness in his voice as he says, "Yes, we did it! We found your mother!" I quickly sit up. "Is she okay? Did they hurt her?" "She is okay, cuts, bruises and maybe a broken rib, but she is fine. She is asking for you." "Okay, we will set out at first light and head to you and father. We may have a lead on, Isabella, but I may need the King's and your help to get her back.""Of course son, as soon as you get here and have spent a little time with your mother, we will organise a way to find and rescue Isabella." "See you in about two to two and a half days." "See you then!"
SCARLETT POVOnce we got back to the castle, we did a lot of research using old magick books and talking to other witches and warlocks but it wasn't until we spoke to a high elder that we found out what we needed to do to remove the bracelet from around my ankle. With the combined power of Isabella's natural born magick, and Griffin's mystery power, he never would tell me what he was, the vial of Silas's royal blood mixed with Ryker's, Nathaniel's and my powerful royal blood they are able to remove the enchanted silver bracelet without losing Ruth or Cara or making a sacrifice of themselves, as they know I wouldn't have let them proceed with it if that is what had to happen. I sit on the hill above the training ground, watching as Phoenix goes through his sparring routine. I have always loved watching him move, always so graceful. I place my hand on my swollen belly and smile, remembering the miracle and surprise of them. After Phoenix saved me from Giovanni, we have been slowly repai
ISABELLA POVI wake to Santiago, kissing me. I have never woken up to him in my bed before, and this scares me. I try to move my hands and find that he has them pinned to the bed above me; I struggle against him, not wanting him to be touching me. He continues what he started last night. He may be being gentle, but he is still just taking. He gets that far-off look, telling me he is talking to someone. He then rolls off of me, gets out of bed and gets dressed, he then turns to me saying, "Go shower while I find the really nice dress that should be in that pile.." I get up and a shiver goes through me as he growls low. I move to the bathroom, wondering if I covered myself again like yesterday. Would he punish me? I have a shower washing as much of him off of me as I can. I wash my hair and then get out, drying myself before heading back into the bedroom.Santiago points to th
RYKER /CHRISTOPHERPOVAfter Carter had told me that he had seen Isabella and that she was alright, it didn't really matter what this Alpha did to me. He continued to hit me again and again and again. After his last hard hit, he moves up close and whispers next to my ear "You will be my bargaining chip to get that mate of yours to become my Luna and give me a pup..." Christopher takes part control at Santiago's claim of making our Isabella his Luna. I growl and try to move; I pull on the chains wanting to attack him but they are too tight and I barely get an inch off of the wall as the silver starts to take effect, weakening my connection, forcing me to take a step back, giving Ryker back full control.Santiago just laughs and hits me again and again until he knocks me out. I wake up to a slap in the face and laughter. I look up as much
ALPHA SANTIAGO POVFor the first time of many to come I wake with Isabella in my arms and smile after the wonderful night I had with her, she struggled but with her hands pinned above her head, she couldn't burn me so even though I normally like it when she adds pain to our fun, last night I didn't want that, I wanted something close to love. I wanted to show her that I can be gentle and that if she agrees to be my Luna, then I will give her a little bit more freedom than she has now. Unfortunately, I know that she is going to need more than just one night of gentle love to agree to be mine, so I contact my Beta "String up the prisoner in the pack centre!""Yes Alpha! May I ask why?""I have chosen your Luna, but she needs a little convincing...""Okay Alpha, it will be done." I smile to myself. She
ISABELLA POVTalking to Scarlett was as good. She didn't know this Carter, but her faith in King Noah was enough for me to send Ariel to her through him; I didn't want to say goodbye to my little girl, but if he really is a friend of Ryker's, then there is no way I can keep her here without putting everyone at risk. I get to my feet and pass Carter his phone and move over to the window. I see a male standing on the other side. I can feel the power come off of him and bow my head slightly and whisper, "King Noah?" He nods "Please look after her and take her to Scarlett, I don't really care what happens to me but Santiago must not get his hands on her..." "You have my word that she will be protected..." I give Ariel a kiss and then do the hardest thing I could ever think of doing. I pass my precious daughter to a male I don't know, trusting that he is a male of his word. I can't st
CARTER POVI nod as he then leaves, locking the door behind him. I wait and listen; I look at Isabella and she seems to be doing the same. Once Santiago is out of hearing range, she seems to collapse on a sigh. I move quickly and catch her before she hits the floor. I sit her on the floor carefully. However, once she realises that I have my hands on her, she starts to struggle. I smile but let her go and move away from her, saying, "I won't hurt you Isabella and I don't plan on touching you either... At least not until I have to!" She looks at me confused and says softly, "Who are you? How did you convince him to allow you in here with me?" "My name is Carter and I am a friend of Ryker's..."It is then that I hear a small whimpered cry, and it comes from the corner, not in front of me, so I know it isn't from Isabella. I walk o
RYKER POVDuring my meeting with Noah, we think we have come up with a way for me to get into Santiago's territory without him knowing so that I can search for any signs of Isabella. Only Carter, Noah and I knew the plan, as with most infiltrations. The more that know the plan, the more that can go wrong and the more likely that Santiago will find out about it. I make my way out of the pack house and into the woods nearby. I shift and run, making my way out of the border of BlackWater, heading for Blue Water Lake territory. Because Noah is doing his rounds of the packs, he has been given the patrol schedules of every pack in the kingdom for the next few months, as it is always hard to know how long the inspections will last; he needs to spend more time in some packs than others. I crouch low and wait for the patrol to pass and then make my way into the territory; I know they will come across my scent the next time they pass here, but that is also par
ISABELLA POVMy training with my magick fire wolf is progressing but progressing slowly, my pregnancy however is progressing normally as far as I can tell. I have managed to keep it hidden from Alpha Santiago; it is still the same routine; he comes into the cabin and forces himself on me, which is hurting more and more as the pregnancy advances, he then gets me to make him a meal, and then he leaves.Zoey keeps refusing to tell me if it is a son or daughter but says we will have the pup soon, so I have slowly been making a small crib kind of thing which I hide in the corner of the cabin with my concealment spell which is now working without me even having to say anything.I have also been working on making it soundproof and smell proof so that Alpha Santiago won't be able to smell him or her whenever he turns up for his daily fun because I know as soon as my pup comes Alpha Santiago will try to take it away from me. I have also been using
RYKER POVI wake up to my phone ringing... I answer it "Ryker, are you awake and sitting down?" "I am now, Father. What is it? Has something happened?" I don't miss the happiness in his voice as he says, "Yes, we did it! We found your mother!" I quickly sit up. "Is she okay? Did they hurt her?" "She is okay, cuts, bruises and maybe a broken rib, but she is fine. She is asking for you." "Okay, we will set out at first light and head to you and father. We may have a lead on, Isabella, but I may need the King's and your help to get her back.""Of course son, as soon as you get here and have spent a little time with your mother, we will organise a way to find and rescue Isabella." "See you in about two to two and a half days." "See you then!"