NATHANIEL POV"Yes, all we need to do is head back to the town centre where we saw them and I can follow it from there."With that decided we both turn and as we are about to leave the house I watch as Ryker grabs his head and then collapses to the floor, I move over to him and check him over and sigh in relief as I confirm that he has just passed out. I pick him up and carry him to one of the rooms Mackenzie said we could use.I put him on the bed and lay a blanket over him. I then head out of the room, closing the door behind me. We can't do anything until he comes back around. I make my way to the kitchen, where I meet up with Julian and Riley in the kitchen."What's happening Nat?" "Ryker just collapsed. Unfortunately, we won't be able to do much until he wakes. What else have you two to report?" "Not much. The female that was with Scarlett bought four wolf necklaces from a witch.." "I got a call from Malcolm saying that those two Alphas are now following us, following that fem
ISABELLA POVOnce the silver is off my wrists and laying on the floor, I then start to feel Zoey stirring in my head and I finally smell the intoxicating pine bark, pine needles and spice and whisper "Mate!" as I sit up a little I am pulled towards him. I flinch a little as he brings his hand up, what he says next surprises me even more as he stops moving his hand so it isn't quite touching me and then he continues"Mate? I will not hurt you... May I touch you?"I have suddenly lost my voice as no male has ever asked permission to touch me; they have only ever touched me to hit me but I nod my head slightly anyway; he takes that as permission and lays his hand gently onto my cheek. I take a sharp breath in as the sparks spread through me from the contact of his hand; I don't miss his sharp intake of breath or the shiver that runs through him starting at the
SCARLETT POVI feel so guilty and ashamed after allowing H or Silas to get the best of me and give in to the pleasure he offered. That is one reason Cara and I don’t like drinking from him, the pleasure that comes from it is too hard to fight and I can’t help but give in, as he never allows me to mix with others and I know he does this so that the only comfort I get is from him. I miss being able to actually interact with the clans like I use to.We travel at a fast pace; I wanted to take Isabella with us but as soon as I saw that he had tied her up that he had reached his limit of putting up with her. It was so good to have the extra company while it lasted. We don’t stop and when we do, it is only for a short amount of time so that Silas can check and make sure we are heading in the right direction to where ever we are going.I feel the moment we enter Uncle Noah’s territory, but we don’t stay in it for very long before we l
SILAS (H) /WRATHPOVI stand and bow as King Marcus enters the room, no doubt coming at Queen Clementine's request. I know I shouldn't have done it in front of her, but I couldn't stop Wrath as Scarlett disobeyed what she was told to do again. Marcus walks over and stands in front of Scarlett. I smile a little as she flinches at his touch, he then tilts her head a little and looks at the bruises that are starting from where I slapped her, he then looks to me and says.''Did you do that?" I bow a little more as I nod and reply, "Your Highness, I gave her an order, and she disobeyed. I am still teaching her, her place!"I should have known it was coming, as one of his only rules was to never touch a female outside the privacy of the bedroom, especially not in front of Queen Clementine. So it doesn't surprise me when Marcus send
WRATH / SILAS (H) POVI am woken up by Scarlett's sudden movement; I run my hand gently up and down her back to her shoulder and I gently pull so she lays back down and cuddles into my side. I kiss the top of her head and do what I used to do; I ask."My princess, are you okay? What did you see?"For the first time in ages, her defences are down, and she actually talks to me,"Ryker found Isabella, but he can't protect her. The Alphas are coming and they will find both of whom they seek. These Alphas are bad news. They force their females to have many babies that they sell to whoever is willing to pay.""Scarlett, who are they after?""Isabella and me!""How do we stop them?""You can't, only Ryker can and he must give something or someone up to save us both!""Are you sure? How long we got until they find you?"
SILAS / WRATH POVMarcus had been in my room for a long time and every now and then, I would hear Scarlett scream. I didn't want to share her with him, but I couldn't deny him, either. I owe him my life from when he found me weak, injured and left for dead after having another run-in with the Vampire King. I don't know what he saw in me that day as he could have just killed me but instead; he took me back to his pack house and allowed his Queen to care for me.Again, I don't know why, but once I was at full strength, he trained me more and did it himself. Over that time, I guess we became as much of friends that a rogue werewolf could be with a vampire. I sit in the sitting room going over that time as I sip on a glass of blood when I hear him finally come out of the room; he enters the sitting room and goes over to one of the cabinets, pulling out a bottle of whiskey. He pours a bit into a glass and then faces me,"That is one fine female you have
RYKER / CHRISTOPHER POVI pull Isabella into my lap and I kiss her, as I believe she will fight me if I don't distract her first. I am having trouble controlling Christopher. He wants control; he wants to mark his mate. I pull back from the kiss as she tenses and starts to struggle. I whisper,"Shh... Shh... Calm down Isabella, I will not hurt you and I will not go any further than you are willing to let me.."She stops struggling and curls into my chest, taking deep breaths and finally relaxing a little. I listen as she hesitantly asks,"W..wh..who a..ar..are y..yo..you?"It is like she isn't or is scared to talk, but I smile at her sweet voice and look down at her as I introduce myself"My name is Ryker!"I slowly get to my feet, still holding Isabella close to my chest. I make my way out of the house and meet back up with Nathaniel out the front. I don't miss the fact that Isabella tenses again in my arms as she sees Nathanie
ISABELLA POV"May I come and sit with you?"I can't believe he's an Alpha, and he asked for my permission to do something. I nod my head slowly; I am still not really sure what he wants from me. I can smell the pine-bark, pine-needles and spice, but I still haven't heard from Zoey. It must be a side effect of the cord that Silas wrapped around my wrists and ankles. "Can I ask? When I entered the house, you were undoing what looked like a cord from your wrists. Why didn't the Alpha's see you if you were tied?" "Are you sure you want to know? You might think I am tainted." "I could never think that..." "I am part witch!"I wait for it. The disgusted look, Alpha Giovanni and all the other males used to give me, but he surprises me with a look of fascination instead. He goes to say something but is interrupted by a knock on the door. As he gets to