RYKER POVI look around and there she is the older female from my dreams. I can't believe I am finally looking at my mother. She is standing on the far side of the town centre; I feel Nathaniel freeze next to me as she looks right at us and even from here I can see the recognition in her eyes as she recognises Nathaniel and the others, when her eyes land on me they are a little confused and that is when I realise that I probably have the same expression since I was only a year old when she went missing.I don't notice until she turns that she is there with another female; I watch as she bows her head slightly and allows the female to put something around her neck. They both then look over towards us and I realise that the other female is the other one from my dreams as well. I am then hit with the most wonderful smell I could ever have come across. I take a deep breath of roses, forest pine, and wild berries. I end up having to hold my head as Christopher and Jack go nuts screaming."
NATHANIEL POV"Yes, all we need to do is head back to the town centre where we saw them and I can follow it from there."With that decided we both turn and as we are about to leave the house I watch as Ryker grabs his head and then collapses to the floor, I move over to him and check him over and sigh in relief as I confirm that he has just passed out. I pick him up and carry him to one of the rooms Mackenzie said we could use.I put him on the bed and lay a blanket over him. I then head out of the room, closing the door behind me. We can't do anything until he comes back around. I make my way to the kitchen, where I meet up with Julian and Riley in the kitchen."What's happening Nat?" "Ryker just collapsed. Unfortunately, we won't be able to do much until he wakes. What else have you two to report?" "Not much. The female that was with Scarlett bought four wolf necklaces from a witch.." "I got a call from Malcolm saying that those two Alphas are now following us, following that fem
ISABELLA POVOnce the silver is off my wrists and laying on the floor, I then start to feel Zoey stirring in my head and I finally smell the intoxicating pine bark, pine needles and spice and whisper "Mate!" as I sit up a little I am pulled towards him. I flinch a little as he brings his hand up, what he says next surprises me even more as he stops moving his hand so it isn't quite touching me and then he continues"Mate? I will not hurt you... May I touch you?"I have suddenly lost my voice as no male has ever asked permission to touch me; they have only ever touched me to hit me but I nod my head slightly anyway; he takes that as permission and lays his hand gently onto my cheek. I take a sharp breath in as the sparks spread through me from the contact of his hand; I don't miss his sharp intake of breath or the shiver that runs through him starting at the
SCARLETT POVI feel so guilty and ashamed after allowing H or Silas to get the best of me and give in to the pleasure he offered. That is one reason Cara and I don’t like drinking from him, the pleasure that comes from it is too hard to fight and I can’t help but give in, as he never allows me to mix with others and I know he does this so that the only comfort I get is from him. I miss being able to actually interact with the clans like I use to.We travel at a fast pace; I wanted to take Isabella with us but as soon as I saw that he had tied her up that he had reached his limit of putting up with her. It was so good to have the extra company while it lasted. We don’t stop and when we do, it is only for a short amount of time so that Silas can check and make sure we are heading in the right direction to where ever we are going.I feel the moment we enter Uncle Noah’s territory, but we don’t stay in it for very long before we l
SILAS (H) /WRATHPOVI stand and bow as King Marcus enters the room, no doubt coming at Queen Clementine's request. I know I shouldn't have done it in front of her, but I couldn't stop Wrath as Scarlett disobeyed what she was told to do again. Marcus walks over and stands in front of Scarlett. I smile a little as she flinches at his touch, he then tilts her head a little and looks at the bruises that are starting from where I slapped her, he then looks to me and says.''Did you do that?" I bow a little more as I nod and reply, "Your Highness, I gave her an order, and she disobeyed. I am still teaching her, her place!"I should have known it was coming, as one of his only rules was to never touch a female outside the privacy of the bedroom, especially not in front of Queen Clementine. So it doesn't surprise me when Marcus send
WRATH / SILAS (H) POVI am woken up by Scarlett's sudden movement; I run my hand gently up and down her back to her shoulder and I gently pull so she lays back down and cuddles into my side. I kiss the top of her head and do what I used to do; I ask."My princess, are you okay? What did you see?"For the first time in ages, her defences are down, and she actually talks to me,"Ryker found Isabella, but he can't protect her. The Alphas are coming and they will find both of whom they seek. These Alphas are bad news. They force their females to have many babies that they sell to whoever is willing to pay.""Scarlett, who are they after?""Isabella and me!""How do we stop them?""You can't, only Ryker can and he must give something or someone up to save us both!""Are you sure? How long we got until they find you?"
SILAS / WRATH POVMarcus had been in my room for a long time and every now and then, I would hear Scarlett scream. I didn't want to share her with him, but I couldn't deny him, either. I owe him my life from when he found me weak, injured and left for dead after having another run-in with the Vampire King. I don't know what he saw in me that day as he could have just killed me but instead; he took me back to his pack house and allowed his Queen to care for me.Again, I don't know why, but once I was at full strength, he trained me more and did it himself. Over that time, I guess we became as much of friends that a rogue werewolf could be with a vampire. I sit in the sitting room going over that time as I sip on a glass of blood when I hear him finally come out of the room; he enters the sitting room and goes over to one of the cabinets, pulling out a bottle of whiskey. He pours a bit into a glass and then faces me,"That is one fine female you have
RYKER / CHRISTOPHER POVI pull Isabella into my lap and I kiss her, as I believe she will fight me if I don't distract her first. I am having trouble controlling Christopher. He wants control; he wants to mark his mate. I pull back from the kiss as she tenses and starts to struggle. I whisper,"Shh... Shh... Calm down Isabella, I will not hurt you and I will not go any further than you are willing to let me.."She stops struggling and curls into my chest, taking deep breaths and finally relaxing a little. I listen as she hesitantly asks,"W..wh..who a..ar..are y..yo..you?"It is like she isn't or is scared to talk, but I smile at her sweet voice and look down at her as I introduce myself"My name is Ryker!"I slowly get to my feet, still holding Isabella close to my chest. I make my way out of the house and meet back up with Nathaniel out the front. I don't miss the fact that Isabella tenses again in my arms as she sees Nathanie
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!"