All Chapters of Defenders of the Crown: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

IN A MOMENT, a thousand things went wrong. Two shots were fired and a body went down, the loud thud echoed throughout the field. In a moment, two hearts were broken.  As the body dropped with a pained groan, Aiden gestured for commander Colton to throw the first grenade.  Someone screamed at the explosion and Aiden used the opportunity to utilise the moment of chaos.  The vampire soldiers moved fast at Aiden's command and before the humans could blink, the vampire had entered their side of the field.  Amidst the mayhem, Aiden rushed to pick up Diana from the ground just as Rudolph came running out.  Rudolph had a look of anguish on his face with his hand gripping his chest. He took a long look at Diana who laid in Aiden's arms with blood gushing out of her chest and immediately feared the worst.  Rudolph choked back a sob as he s

Aiden AIDEN HAD NO idea what it meant to fight for something until he saw Diana being shot as she attempted to save her long last mate.  The same mate who would most likely ruin any possibility of Aiden’s chances in his untitled quest.  Aiden wasn’t an evil person, but deep down he hoped that her so-called mate would get caught up in the crossfire of vervain, wolves bane and wooden bullets.  That was until he realised what he was thinking about, and forbade the thought from ever occurring again.  Moreover, he never knew what it felt like to lose someone until he held that same woman in his arms, covered in blood from the bullet holes in her stomach and head. For a minute everything around him froze in time as he held her in his arms, his mind going blank as he tried to accept the fact that he lost her.  

Rudolph   WAITING WAS NEVER one of Rudolph's strong points. Carefully watching an unconscious Diana as nurses and doctors went in and out of her room drove him closer to snapping.    Diana would always say he had no violent bone in his body but the next doctor who would go into and come out of her room, leaving her in the same condition would get it from him.    It hurt, being in that room and seeing her like that. She was hooked up to machines and wires. It pained him to see her so pale and lifeless. Weak was a word that would never have been associated with Diana… until now.   They returned to the vampire kingdom a while back, much to Robin's displeasure. Robin wanted to take Diana away but Rudolph argued that they didn't have the resources to keep her alive.    The fact that she was alive was nothing short of a miracle. If the bullet had moved further upwards, i

Robin ROBIN WAS KNOWN to be patient, or at least a tad bit more patient than Rudolph was. However, in times like these the word patient was not even present in his vocabulary.  Seeing Diana being in the state she was, had him feeling an emotion beyond recognition and he hated it.  He had never wanted anything more than to see her wake up, and he felt useless because there was nothing he could do to make it happen.  Diana was all he had ever known, and is probably the only person besides Rudolph who would have ever cared for him and he was grateful for that.  When Gary had him locked in a cage for his personal gain for months after his friends had escaped, Diana was willing to risk her life going back into that horrible place to rescue him.  Now, he could not even do one simple thing for her and it was torturing him. 

Aiden  AIDEN'S ENTIRE EXISTENCE had led to this moment. He had trained himself to be the best and nothing less. His father was the strongest person he knew and also the coldest.  Aiden knew his father cared about him but due to their emotionless nature, he could not show it much.  He vowed never to be cold to his children no matter how far up the success ladder he would climb. He made that recitation that morning as he prepared for the supreme council meeting.  This was one of the times he knew what to expect and even though he feared disappointment, he was more certain than afraid.  The meeting was in two days so they had to travel before then. He heard a knock on his door and adjusted his shirt before going to open the door. "Katherine, what a pleasant surprise!" he exclaimed, not meaning a word. He would much rather not see the bla