I had barely been in the wing for two minutes before I heard a loud, piercing scream. It sort of startled me, because I hadn’t really been expecting it. It was a man’s scream, and he sounded like he was in serious pain. I turned in the direction of the sound, into a small narrow hallway. The smell
DOMINICEven as I tried to keep myself together, I had already begun to feel myself relapse into old patterns. I had taken up drinking once more and I had started to freeze out everyone around me, while also neglecting my duties.I hated being this way.I hated it, but I couldn’t help it. All the se
DAMIEN’S POVI had been feeling unwell for the past three days now. It was very unusual because I never fell ill. Ever. The slight fever had descended on me after I had just closed from work. Even though I didn’t think it could be true, I had attributed it to the prolonged stress I had been experien
XANDERI stood in the doorway of the room, staring at Katie on the bed. She hadn’t regained consciousness once since I had broken her out of those silver chains. She was still in very critical condition from all of the unspeakable torture that my sister must have forced her to undergo. I stared at h
“The man’s motive behind wanting to see me doesn’t have anything good behind it,” I said through gritted teeth. “I left the vampire world many years ago and he didn’t bother to contact me, call me, send a message. Nothing. And now he suddenly wants to bring me back into the fold? I’m not buying it,
XANDERMy trip back to the vampire world didn’t really induce the same level of apprehension that I had felt the first time, but there was a healthy degree of anxiety there. Who knew what my father would do to me. I had flouted his orders and returned back to the werewolf world without meeting him f
“Bullshit,” I said with confidence that the vampire king couldn’t hurt me. He needed me for something, and until he got it, he couldn’t do anything to me. “We know you don’t mean any of that crap. So don’t try to suck up to ma and instead tell me what I’m really doing here.”The remorseful expressio
KATIEI had been coming in and out of consciousness frequently so frequently after Rose’s particular severe beat down. It was hell for me. When I was unconscious I felt the pain all over my body, but just as a distant undertone. But when I slipped into consciousness, the pain multiplied threefold an
"You need to stop this madness, son.""Stay out of this," he spat at her. Then he brought down the metal rod.But the rod didn't pierce my skin.Malia had come between the two of us at the last minute and the rod was pierced through her side. She crumpled to her knees as she groaned in pain. Blood r
KATIE'S POV I knew that it would all turn chaotic real fast, but I still wasn't prepared for the level of chaos and violence that had broken out in such a short amount of time. Once Xander had unleashed his vampire warriors on the people Dominic, who had been anticipating such a move, rallied his o
KATIEThe reunion between me and Dominic, Dustin and Damien was nothing short of emotional. I had not seen them in months by now, and it was all so exciting seeing them and touching them . Especially as there were times where I had feared that I would never see them again. They had missed me as much
I collapsed to the ground, clutching my throat and gulping and coughing till it hurt. "That is the only warning I'm going to give you," Xander said from somewhere above me. "I mean the nerve of you, to think you could try to change me. If you even think of trying to manipulate me again, this will
KATIE'S POVThe words I had screamed out rang in the air, almost seeming to echo. Xander stopped in his tracks immediately, stunned by what I had said. "W-what…what did you just say?" he asked, his hand tightening on my wrist even as he was no longer forcefully groping and undressing me."I did. I-
Once I had the letter safely in my clothes, I patted her in consolation. "Don't worry ma'am. I'll find a way."And then I left.Power affects everyone, even the kindest and humblest of men. Makes them do things they usually wouldn't, hurt people, destroy things. Power in the hands of Xander Thane wa
KATIE'S POVIt took me no time at all to make quick work of the lock to Lady Malia's cell and soon I was in the room.The woman who was curled up on her bed against the wall gave a small start. "What the f—""Shh!!" I said to her. "You'll alert everyone.""Who are you?" she said in a painfully loud
The way he said human, with so much disgust and loathing in his tone, made me blush."There's nothing you can do about him. Don't worry about it. This is his time to shine, and soon someone else is going to take his place. It always happens."The first voice became hushed. "Now, don't ask me how I k
KATIE'S POVThe vampire world was becoming more and more familiar to me as the weeks crawled by. That was not a statement that I ever in my dreams imagined that I would even be making. Before all of this, the vampire world had seemed to me like nothing but a mere, distant thought. Now, I was entrenc