PHOENIX/SOREN POVI head out of the office, go past the barracks and grab the first few guards that are ready and head straight to where the explosion went off. I set us at a fast pace and we make it there before anyone else. There isn't much of a fire. It is like it was made as a flash fire, just enough fire and heat to destroy any evidence that they had left behind.As I wrap my hands in fireproof cloth, I get the guards that came with me to do a perimeter check and to stand guard while I make my way into the bunker, there isn't much left though but I do however find the remains of Ethan in the first cell. I open my link with my Queen,"I am sorry, my Queen... I found Ethan. I will have him moved to the castle morgue and we will hold an honourable funeral for him..""Thank you, Nix!" I don't miss the sob she tried to cover.I then make my way around the cells. Scarlett never told me which one, but she did tell me that she would occasionally hide in one of these prison bunker cells w
H POVI stand in the shadows not far from where Maverick is surrounded by the two kings and the princesses loved ones; I watch as the King asks him where the princesses are, but he doesn't tell him. I laugh to myself when he actually has the balls to admit to the King and the princess's mates that he actually attacked them and enjoyed their bodies. I guess my fun is nearly over. It won't take too long for them to realise where they are and in what direction they are heading and what place they are near.I watch until the King allows Alpha Stefan to finish him off. I then make my way to Angus's bunker, where we have just put the princesses. Like I told Maverick when I bought him into this, I would act like I never knew what he was doing. He was just my patrol partner. I never spent any time with him outside of our patrol or sparring sessions.I unlock the door and make my way in; I check on them and they are still out from the gas, so I go around and pick up my backpack as it is the on
SCARLETT POV"Yuck!!""What?""There is off milk and other stuff in here, but there are fresh blood bags."She pulls a blood bag out, takes a good look at it and then finds two glasses. After giving the blood bag a short mix, she fills both glasses up and passes me one and drinks the other herself."That is better. We both haven't had a good amount of blood since they have had us!""Yeah, unless it was from when they made us drink from them... Did you notice that they liked it even more if we made it hurt?""Yeah and you liked making it hurt as often as you could..." we both laugh"Well, I had to give them some sort of pain. I wasn't doing much whenever I fought them...""But then they kept us weak so that we couldn't do much to them. They just wanted a quick workout to get their blood pumping before they then took their pleasure."Once we had finished the glasses of blood, Charlotte washed them up and she helped me to my feet again and we went into the sitting room. Charlotte helped
AXEL / STEFAN POV I howl again and follow their mixed scents except as I move away from the area; I notice that it is Charlotte's scent and then his is on top as if he is chasing her. That puts a small smile on my face as it shows she was still trying to get away and had nearly succeeded, too. She just needed to go a little further and would have come across one of our extra search patrols. He must have threatened her to keep her from calling out to them, as they would have been nearby and she should have smelled them. It, unfortunately, leads me back to where the explosion was. I then hear the soft voice of Queen Seraphina."Stefan-Axel! Time to head back to the castle. We can pick it up again in the morning..."I don't want to give up; I don't want to rest. I know she is close, but I do as the Queen requested. "Yes, your highness! We are on our way back now!"The three of us still continue to search as we slowly run back in the direction of the castle to be met at the kitchen doo
SCARLETT POVAfter I woke up from falling asleep through the movie, I left Charlotte on the sofa and did a little more snooping around. I searched the kitchen and then move to the bedroom. There wasn't really much in there. I really feel sorry for my mother having to spend so much time in this place. I then search the closet, it is full of the same shirts and shorts. They all smell like my mother but seem to have two underlying unknown scents to them. I would probably say that those scents are from Angus and Leo.I move all the way into the back and find a loose panel in the wall; I open it and pull out a bag; I look inside and see that it has all the things needed to look after someone who is pregnant, including a small ultrasound machine. I smile to myself, as this means I can keep an eye on Charlotte's twins.It takes a couple of days or so; it is hard to tell when one day ends and the night begins down here. Another thing I don't know is how Mother could stand it, but then she was
PHOENIX POVAfter Axel had killed Maverick, I really don't want to know what he said to make him rip out his throat like he did. No doubt it had something to do with Charlotte. I follow Seraphina and Dominic back to the castle, as I know she wouldn't allow me to follow Axel, Hunter and Noah on their search.I need to be close to her. Soren is still pushing, even after giving me control back after giving Maverick some justice. He needs to see and touch his mate, but unfortunately, the only thing close enough to her at the moment is our sons. As we enter the castle Seraphina turns to me, but I speak before she can."My Queen!" I bow my head "I am going to get Ryker and Jayce and head to bed, so if you are not in need of me I will take my leave?""Make sure that is what you do okay Nix, See you when I wake.."I bow again as she disappears with Dominic, making her squeal as he picks her up and heads to their room, kissing her. I then head in the opposite direction to go and cuddle with my
PHOENIX / SOREN POV I move her so she is now tucked tightly under my arm and we go for a walk into the woods. After we had been walking in silence for a while, I ask "Did you want to talk about it?" "I... I... I couldn't stop them again. I tried to... but I couldn't..." "Them? Wait... I thought there was only one... We only ever came across one male scent mixed with both yours and Charlotte's. " "I know Seb told me... The other one never let his scent out, no matter what he was doing..." We continue to walk. I lead her to one of the fields with a lake that isn't over deep but good for a swim."Did you want to go for a swim?" She stops pulling me to a stop as well, she looks down "I got him killed!" I put my fingers under her chin and make her look at me. "Who? How?" "Ethan... I got him killed..." she has fresh tears falling down her cheeks "How did you get him killed? I thought Maverick was the one to kill him?" "Who's Maverick?" she looks at me with puzzlement "Don't you
SCARLETT POVAs we make our way back to the castle, we pass the training field. I look over and see two males sparring; I stop and watch for a few minutes and it doesn't take long for me to realize by watching their moves that one of those males is my mate. I would know his moves anywhere. I move closer to the edge of the training field and just watch, unfortunately it doesn't take them long to realize that I am there and they stop and look over at me.I watch as they shake hands, but as they do; I see Phoenix pull him to him and whisper something near his ear. The other male shakes his head and says something back, then walks away as Phoenix makes his way over to where I am standing."Butterfly!""I have always liked watching you spar. Your moves are always so graceful. It is like you are dancing!"I smile to myself, but it doesn't take me long to let it slip from my lips again as I realize what I said. I have never told him that and I didn't mean to say it out loud then."Butterfly?