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2024-10-29 19:42:56Still carrying Jase, I followed Leila into the bedroom, where a lovely canopy bed took center stage, and a full-length standing mirror with gold trim set on the floor off to the side, reminiscent of Sleeping Beauty herself. To the left was a crib, draped with a canopy, similar to the one in Aruba. They had graciously agreed to bring one up to the room before we arrived. Now, it was a part of the décor, as if it had always been there.
“It’s no wonder that they named it the Sleeping Beauty Suite,” Leila said.
“I was just thinking the exact same thing,” I replied. “Come. Let’s check out the rest of the suite.” Then, I turned to Jase. “Do you want to see the rest of the suite, too?”
To my amazement, he nodded his head, understanding exactly what I had just said. “Pretty,” he said, reaching for the statues as we walked past.
“No, no,” I said. “You mustn’t tou
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“What?” she asked, looking at me with her incredible blue eyes.I took a deep breath. “Sitting beside you on a porch swing, or in a rocking chair, rocking back and forth while our children and grandchildren play around us.”“Are you calling me old?” she teased as a smile played on her lips.“Please,” I said in disbelief. “You, my dear, will never be old. You know what I mean.”She nodded. “Yes, I would love to grow old with you. Lance.”“You won’t mind it too much?”She laughed. “As long as you are by my side.” I gently kissed her lips, but she pulled back “Lance, when I start aging, will you still love me?”I stroked her hair away from her face. “It matters not to me the color of your hair or the shape of your body. You will always be beautiful to me.”A broad smile spread across her lips. “Okay,
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The next day, true to my word, I took Jase to the Disneyland theme park, leaving Leila to rest in the hotel, but not before I made her promise to keep the door locked and her cell phone close to her at all times. Leila thought that I was being completely ridiculous, but agreed, nevertheless.In the park, I rented a stroller. I laughed at the private joke: a vampire renting a stroller for his dhampir son in Disneyland. You just can’t write these things. As I pushed him through the park, he had a wonderful time, pointing to all of the sights.“Dumbo!” he said as we passed the ride.I looked at him, confused. I hadn’t said the name, but he probably heard it from the passersby. “You want to ride?” I asked, already unstrapping him from the rented stroller.He nodded. “Yes, ride Dumbo!” he said happily.I laughed. “Well, then, let’s go!” I said, going to the end of the line. If I wanted to
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We spent the next few days in this way. I took Jase to the theme park every day while Leila stayed at the hotel to rest. By the time we were about to leave, she was looking much better, and Jase was an extremely happy little boy. He wanted nothing to do with baby food, having skipped right over it and straight to adult food. He was the equivalent of a two-year-old child now, and was running everywhere. It was a good thing that I was a vampire. I took care of Jase most of the time in an effort to give Leila time to rest … and it was working.Two days later, she snuggled into my side in the limo, as we pulled away from the Disney property, headed toward Charles De Gaulle Airport, where John and Margarite were waiting for us with the Learjet.“My goodness, Jase is getting so big!” Margarite exclaimed, having not seen him in a few days. “May I?” she asked. When I nodded, a broad smile spread across her face as she reached out to take Jase.
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Leila nodded as a yawn escaped her lips. I squeezed her hand reassuringly, as we exited the plane to our waiting limo. Within minutes, we pulled up in front of The Pierre. “Is this all right?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.Leila shook her head in disbelief. “Perfect. I loved it the last time we stayed here.”A broad smile spread across my lips. “I was hoping you’d say that.” Personally, I loved staying here, but I wanted to be sure that Leila agreed.Henric, my limo driver in New York, opened my door and I slid out of the car with Jase still asleep on my shoulder. I hired him after I lost Clarence. Outside, I reached out my hand for Leila. She slid out of the car, but held a hand to her back and stretched a bit.“Are you well?” I asked, falling into my old vernacular.She nodded. “Yes, I just needed a minute.”I shook my head as I took her hand. “I’ve been pushing y
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Knowing that Raven would arrive soon, normally I would have waited for her in the hotel lobby. But my Learjet had just exploded and I needed to be with me family to make sure that they were safe. I hit the elevator button, and a moment later, the doors opened. It seemed like an eternity when the doors opened on the top floor. I always booked the same room at The Pierre every time I came into town. I quickly inserted the key card, and a moment later, I flung the door open to our suite.In the living room, Leila was sitting in a club chair, but Jase was nowhere to be found. The service attendant was standing inside the room, waiting.Leila rose from her seat. “Lance, what’s happening?”“Where’s Jase?”“In his crib, sleeping,” Leila said, panicked. “Lance, tell me what is happening … now!”I held up one finger, asking her with my eyes to give me just a minute. Then, I turned to the ser
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Soon, there was a knock on the door, and I knew it was Raven. I walked into the living room, faster than human speed, and was at the front door before Leila could rise from her seat. When I opened it, Raven was standing on the other side, along with two bodyguards.“Come in, please,” I said, stepping aside.She held a hand up to her bodyguards, indicating for them to stay in the hallway. Then, she pushed her straight, long, shiny-black hair over her shoulder as she slinked in the door, so smooth that she almost appeared to float. She placed a hand with her trademark long, red fingernails on my chest, and gave me air kisses on both cheeks, careful not to smudge her matching red lipstick. Her dark eye makeup accented her coal black eyes, adding an aura of mystery.“Darling, it has been too long,” she said, giving my hand a gentle squeeze.“Yes, indeed,” I said, and then stepped back and motioned toward the room. “Pl
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Now, it was my turn to look on in shock. “What? Why?”Raven shook her head. “I’m not sure, but time will tell.” Then, she looked directly into my eyes and took my hand. “If you plan to go through with becoming human, you cannot ever be discovered. I would think twice before giving up your vampire.”I nodded slowly, shocked by Raven’s revelations. “Thank you so much for this. You have been most helpful.” I squeezed her hand, and then released it. “Why the bodyguards? You never had them before.”Raven took a deep breath and leaned back on her seat. “It is a most dangerous time for supernatural creatures such as us.” Then, she looked into my eyes. “One cannot be too careful.” She leaned forward as she spoke. “Make sure that you have bodyguards for you and your family at all times. It is imperative, to protect your children.”I nodded. “Thank you.
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Immediately, I flipped on my phone and called for two bodyguards to stand outside our door for the night. A few minutes later, Blake and Channing, two vampires, walked into the lobby, wearing black Armani suits, white shirts with ties, and dark sunglasses. Since Leila had developed the sunlight serum, it was no longer necessary to hire werewolves as guards, although I would have no aversion to it. Since the Werewolf-Vampire War, relations between the species had returned to normal. With a nod of my head, they followed me into the elevator, standing before me, folding their arms, as the doors closed. A moment later, the doors opened and they stepped aside for me to pass and followed me to our hotel room.Before I opened the door, I turned to them and said, “Stay here for the night and do not leave.”They both nodded and stood on either side of the door, folding their arms without another word.I walked inside, and Leila was sitting on a
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LeilaJase started toward me, but Selestra held up her hand, stopping him. “Wait!”“Selestra,” Lance growled, his eyes flaring a brilliant green. “If you do not release the children now, I will personally tear you to pieces.”“As a show of good faith, I’m giving you back the children,” she replied. “But Raif is crazed with vengeance. I couldn’t take his abuse anymore, and I left him and took your children with me.”“It’s a lie!”“Lance, wait!” I held my hand up, stopping her. “What if she’s telling the truth?” Then I turned to Selestra. “So, give us the children. Once they’re safe, then we’ll talk.”Selestra nodded. “Agreed.” She motioned for Jase and Addie to go to us, and they both rushed toward me and hugged me.“She’s alone,” Addie whispered, keeping her voice so low only I could hear.I nodded once. “Jase, Sirena, go home with Raven. we’ll talk when we get there.”Jase looked between us and said, “Be safe.”Lance pulled them both in for a quick hug, making it look good. But he ki
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Leila“I spoke with Kellen,” Lance said, quickly crossing the room. “He’s called an emergency and is locking down the castle as we speak. He’s also agreed to stay with Sirena and Emma, too.” He let out a deep breath, placing his hands on his hips. “It may be overkill, but I don’t care. Sirena needs all the protection we can give her.”A moment later, there was a knock on the door.Lance held up his hand to me and quickly crossed the room. He looked through the peephole, opened the door, and extended his hand to Emma. “Thanks for this. I’m so sorry we had to phone you on such short notice.”“Not a problem. I’m glad to help.” She walked in dressed in a pair of jeans, a floral shirt, and boots, similar to what I was wearing. I was sure she had come prepared to fight, too.“Thank you so much for this.” I pulled her in for a quick hug. “After Kellen locks down the castle, he’ll come stay with you.”Emma nodded. “That’s fine.” She pointed down the hallway. “Is Sirena in the family room?”I
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Leila“What do you mean ‘they’re missing?’” Lance demanded, taking a step closer.Raven took a deep breath, the most flustered I’d ever seen her. “After dinner, they were dismissed and were in their common rooms. One of the other students said that Jase got a call... from you.” Her head snapped up toward me. “So, he stepped out into the hallway with Addie and never came back in.”“From me?” I asked in disbelief, shaking my head. “It wasn’t me.”“Well, the student said your number popped up on his phone.” Raven shook her head. “I’m so sorry—”“Who was the student?” I asked.Raven let out a deep breath. “Kian Medine. The Medine family is important in the witch community and very trustworthy.”I nodded. “Can you do a locator spell on him like you did last time?”“That’s what I planned to do.” She looked into Lance’s eyes. “I knew you would want to be present.”Lance nodded. “Thank you.” He gritted his teeth. “If Raif and Selestra have them, there will be no place they can hide. I’ll tear
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LeilaI nodded. “I know you will.” I rose to my feet and pulled her in for a hug. “My husband and I will discuss this and will get back to you. Thank you for coming.”“Would you like to meet our daughter before you go?” Lance asked.Emma nodded. “Yes, please.” Her eyes brightened. It was clear that she loved children.I nodded. Whether or not we hired her, what harm could it do to introduce Emma to Sirena? “Right this way.”I walked down the hallway, and Emma walked beside me as Lance followed behind. When we entered the family room, Sirena was playing Chess alone, switching seats at each turn. It was the funniest thing I’d ever seen. Then guilt filled my chest for not having anyone her age to occupy her. “Sirena, honey, I’d like you to meet someone.”Sirena looked up and smiled, her game forgotten as she crossed the room purposefully toward Emma and thrust out her hand. “Hello. My name is Sirena. What’s your name?”“My name is Emma.” She tilted her head to the side, smiling. So, you
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LeilaEmma sat on the edge of her seat and smiled, folding her arms on her lap. “My name is Emma Fitzroy.” She had the type of British accent that I could listen to all day.Lance’s head snapped up, a crease between his eyes. “Fitzroy? As in ‘the bastard son of a king?’”“Lance!” I scoffed, unable to believe what he had just said.“Please, pardon me, both of you.” Lance looked over at me and smiled. “The word was more commonly used in our time. Please, forgive me.”I nodded cautiously. “It’s okay.”But Emma smiled, unaffected. “It’s okay. I used to hear it all the time years ago. But not many people know the meaning or connotation today.”Lance nodded. “So, who was your father?”She let out a deep breath. “My father was King Henry I, and I am one of his illegitimate children.”My eyes nearly bugged out of my head, but miraculously, I maintained my composure. “Could you explain that to us? I mean, how did you come to be in our coven?”She nodded. “I was born the twenty-sixth of June, i
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LeilaLance let out a deep breath. “After hearing everything, the Council agreed with my reasoning. They couldn’t believe all the threats Raif had leveled against you and the children, and they agreed that if he defeated me, he would also take over the Council, the vampire world, and the rest of the supernatural creatures. When I told them he wanted to be king, they agreed that we can’t let that happen.”“Well, let’s eat, and then you can take a shower before Emma gets here.” I made a sandwich out of a biscuit, an egg, and a slice of bacon.Lance laughed. “What are you doing?”“I used to do this all the time when I was human.” I picked it up and took a bite. “You should try it! It’s good!”“Can I have some?” Sirena asked, looking at my biscuit sandwich with curiosity.“Sure!” I slid her onto my lap and made her a sandwich with the other biscuit, egg, and bacon. Lance got up and made another one for me and warmed up a bag of blood for her.“Here you go!” I handed her the biscuit sandw
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LeilaLance raised up and kissed my shoulder, smiling as he laced his fingers through my hair. “Why don’t you shower, and I’ll fix the coffee?” He traced lazy circles over my body, raising my nipples to peaks and sending chills over my body. “I would take a shower with you, but Sirena will be up in a few minutes, and her seeing her mommy and daddy naked may cause unnecessary trauma.” He chuckled. “It’ll cost me a fortune in therapy for the rest of her life.”I laughed, running my fingers through his dark brown wavy hair. “We really need to find her a nanny.”He laughed. “Yes, we do.” Then his lips descended upon mine in a passionate kiss as my tongue swiped over his, all heat and desire. He pulled back a moment later and gave me one last sweet kiss. Then he slid out of bed and slipped into his sleeping shorts and a white T-shirt.“Ahh,” I moaned, reaching for him. “Come back to bed.”He chuckled, one corner of his lips curling into a sexy smile. “You don’t know how tempting that is.”
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LanceI nodded. “So, what say you? I will poll each of you. An answer of Yay will be in favor of banning together to fight. An answer of Nay will be against.” I looked around the room. “Xander.”“Yay.”I nodded. “Drake.”“Yay.”“Annette.”“If he would go so far as to threaten you and your family and then take over the Council, then my answer is Yay,” she replied.I nodded. “Felicia.”She let out a deep breath, a crease forming between her eyes. It was clear that she was not making her decision lightly. “Yay.”“So, it’s unanimous. We will stand and fight. I appreciate your support.” I placed my hands on the table as I leaned forward. “I’ll coordinate with you and will let you know when we plan to attack. But as of this moment, we are at war with Raif Cavanaugh, Leader of the East Coven.” I let out a deep breath. “I asked Chef Faustino to prepare a special buffet for you. So, please. Enjoy.” I motioned toward the buffet lined up against the wall, filled with all sorts of delicacies incl
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LanceLeila and I went through several applicants for Sirena’s nanny but didn’t find anyone suitable. The successful applicant needed to be a vampire with fighting skills, capable of protecting Sirena during a crisis. He or she would also have to have good nanny and child nurturing skills. Not an easy combination to find in one person.“So, did you have any luck finding a nanny for Sirena?” A smile spread across Kellen’s face as we headed toward the main conference room for the meeting with the Supernatural Council, consisting of the heads of all the covens and packs in Las Vegas.I scoffed. “No. Not yet. It’s proving to be as difficult as it was to find a nanny and protector for Jase.”Kellen nodded, stopping just outside the door. “I think I may have a solution for you.”“Oh?” My eyebrows shot up.“I know a young woman that reminds me a lot of Addie, but she was a little older when she was turned.”“How old was she?”“Eighteen,” he replied. “I think Addie was sixteen when she was tu
