SCARLETT POVOver the next few weeks, I start to wonder what has gotten into Phoenix as he returns to being the loving male I have grown up with. I am tempted to ask him, but I don't want him to go back to how he was, how he was cold and seemed to only touch me because he had to. I wonder who had a word to him, who made him see what he was doing to both of us. Nah, I need to know."Nix?""Yes Butterfly""Who have you been talking to? Up until I started the transfusion, you have been acting like I was poison to you.""The day you came back with Charlotte and started the transfusion, I had a lecture from Charlotte, Sebastian, your father and even Soren reminding me of what I really feel for you and that I should be treating you better. Once you are back on your feet, I am going to sweep you off of them again."I smile at his comment. Maybe I now have something to look forward to once I am not connected to the blood bags anymore. Maybe he will even show me if he really still loves me. I
CHARLOTTE POVScarlett passes me a small box wrapped in a rose-coloured ribbon. I open the box to find a beautiful hairpin made up of blood-red and gold stones. She lifts her wrist, showing me the birthday gift Nathaniel gave her. It means this piece goes with the bracelet she has and the amulet that Nathaniel has. I smile, lean over, and give her a kiss. I also give Phoenix a quick kiss as well, only to hear a low growl from Scarlett.I smile and laugh. "Don't worry, sis, he is all yours!"I leave their room and head to mine, thinking that it was good to hear her growl. Maybe that means that Ruth might surface soon. Once I get to my room, I shower and I get ready for the party. When I am almost ready, there is a light knock on the door."May I come in?""Of course, Aunt Jose. What can I do for you?""I don't only come to get you to do things for me...""Sorry, Aunt Jose, but you do, especially if it is to do with the other children.""I'm sorry Charlotte! Anyway, I am here to do your
STEFAN POVI am sitting at the desk in my father's old office. It's been four months and I am still going over the paperwork that is sitting piled up in front of me leftover from my father. I look up at my sister as she walks in."Tina! I am not going... ""Come on Stefan, after everything that was done to Scarlett because of dad, it's the least you... We can do, is turn up to a birthday party.""But I have too much to do, I have so much to catch up on as father didn't like paperwork apparently, and he was about three months behind, if not more. I have spent the last four months trying to catch up, so I don't have time..."I wave my hand in front of me, showing her what I was talking about."But your mate could be there tonight! You could bring some of the other unmated males and females with you and they might find their mates too. It's the least we can do. Come on! PLEASE! Please!! Please!! Please!! Please!! Please!!""Tina! Will it get you off my back if I come?""Yes, I will leave
STEFAN POVI sigh as I watch them leave. I look back at my desk and I am so tempted to go back on what I said to my sister and skip the party, as I am so tired and there is still so much work here to do. I had just decided that I was going to stay and do more work when my wolf starts to get restless, pacing back and forth inside my head."Axel? What's wrong?""Something is going to happen, and it's good, but we really need to go to that party!""Are you sure? We have a lot of work to catch up on and that party is going to be full of vampires?" "Remember, we told Tina we would give them a try, if anything happens and father was right about them, well then we will not be involved with anything to do with them again, but we need to go....""Okay, let's go then...." I sigh againI go quickly up to my room and get changed into some dress pants and a nice black shirt. I grab the keys to my Celica and make my way to the vampire King's castle. I know the party isn't at the castle but at an o
STEFAN POVShe lightly kisses my cheek as she moves back again, not more than a minute later one of those females taps Charlotte on the shoulder and as per dance courtesy, she steps back, curtsies and moves to the edge of the dance floor, while I now continue the dance with this new female. Once we enter the second round of the dance floor, she stands on her tipping toes and whispers into my ear,"This party is kind of lame. How about we ditch this place and go somewhere where we can enjoy some pleasure in private?"I lean close to her ear and ask in return, "So what exactly was the bet or dare for you to come over to me and interrupt my dance with that other beautiful young female?""Bet? What bet... I just couldn't stand watching you dance with that other female, as she is worthless. She should just be a maid or a nanny for the royal family since that is all she is good for."I have to suppress the growl Axel wants to let out at the direct show of disrespect this female is showing,
CHARLOTTE POVI nod and force myself to relax as I look out the windows. After a little while, he squeezes my hand. "We have just entered my pack's territory."We go a bit further on and he squeezes my hand again as we go past a five-story house, or should I say mansion, "This is the official packhouse."I sit up and forward a little more. "Isn't that where we are going?""No! I have an even better place to show you... A more private place."He kept going and going, even after the road all but disappeared until he pulled up in front of this beautiful little cottage. He pulls the car to a stop, gets out, comes round to my side and opens the door. He holds out his hand. I hesitantly place my hand in his, and he helps me out of the car and leads me to the front door."This place used to be my mother's. She would come here with Tina and me as a baby. My father used to call it her escape hut, a way for her to escape all the pressures of being the luna and just be a mother and mate. One of
STEFAN POVI wake up in the morning surrounded by the most wonderful intoxicating scent. As I take a deep breath in, images of last night run through my mind. I open my eyes and look down at the beautiful female laying in my arms, confirming that it wasn't a dream. I can't believe that I have actually found my mate and after everything, she is part vampire.No wonder I could never find her. I mindlessly run my fingers over her soft, smooth skin, thinking how lucky I am and how I must actually thank my sister for annoying and insisting that I attend that party last night.As she starts to stir, I pull her tighter to me, kiss her and turn us, so I slide slowly into her as I stop on top of her. I feel her soft hiss of pleasure as I begin to move. I build our pleasure fast so it isn't long before she is shattering underneath me and I hold her tighter against me as I release my seed into her again. Once we both come down a little, I kiss her, saying."You are amazing Angel! Good morning!"
AXEL/ STEFAN POVI looked at her, a little confused until there was a knock on the door. I step back from her and fix my sweatpants. I then head to the door. I open it to find Michelle. Before I can say anything, she jumps into my arms, wraps her legs around my waist, and kisses me. I try to push her off, but she doesn't move until we hear a gasp coming from the kitchen door. She finally breaks the kiss but still will not let me go as she looks at Charlotte."So this is today's conquest. She seems a little plain for you, Stef! Wait, why is she here? You never bring your one-night stands here!"Axel gives me back control. He has never really liked Michelle except to use her on nights he felt that he needed some pleasure. Michelle finally lets me go and puts her feet back on the floor, then continues,"You haven't even bought me here to spend the night. What's so special about her?"She then walks away from me, and over to Charlotte, circling her like she is an object."Oh! I see it now