PHOENIX POV "I would say getting in touch with King Noah would be the best thing to do to start with because then he has time to take care of whatever he needs to and then travel here if that is what he decides to do. We can then inform him of Dominic's condition when he gets here if he decides to come.""Okay, that sounds good."Seraphina reaches over and picks up the phone, enters Noah's number and puts it on loudspeaker, as it rings. It isn't long before he answers."Hey, Sera! What do I owe the pleasure of you calling me?""Well, we have five rogue werewolves in our cells that we have caught in our territory. We were wondering if you would like to handle their punishment? Or want us to handle it? Which will be done in three days.""Sera? This is something that Dom normally handles. Why are you ringing me instead of him?""Noah, I don't really want to discuss this over the phone and I think the rogues would be better handled as a joint punishment. If you decide to come, I can fill
SCARLETT POVI woke up with Phoenix already gone; I knew he would be as he had an early patrol and then had some paperwork to do in the office about the rogues that have been entering our territory over the last few weeks, as what happened the day of the picnic spreads. I don't know if anyone has noticed but father seems to be really tired lately.I hope he is okay. I must remember to ask either him or Mother what's going on. I stretch out my muscles. I guess Phoenix was a little more intense last night than I realised. I smile as I remember the wonderful encounter with him. He has been like a totally different male since the picnic, but still the Phoenix I love.I get out of bed and go have a shower. Ruth and Cara are fully back now, which is a relief. I was starting to feel really lost without them. I head to the training field for a light workout. Teresa won't allow me to do much heavy training or even shift yet as I am still suffering from small side effects of the silver and I am
SERAPHINA POV I shift and slip my dress back on and wait for Patrick and Ethan to shift and put on their clothes before entering the castle. I first head for the hospital to see Doc Teresa. Once I am at her office, I knock on the door"Hey! Any news yet?" "I have him stable at the moment, but Caleb is very weak, not only from lack of blood but from some sort of poison. It seems to be attacking him. I found a small amount of a strange substance in his blood, it's not silver like Scarlett had so I tested it and it is something I have never seen before, it is unique as if it was made just for him, made just to attack, weaken and then kill Caleb. It will take me a little while to study the substance and then hopefully make an antidote, I just still don't know if I will be able to do it before we lose at least Caleb and then I'm not sure if Dominic will survive losing him." "But didn't you just say they were stable?" "Yes, they both are stable at the moment. I have them on a mix of hum
UNKNOWN POVI hear the rogue alarm go off and it couldn't have been done with better timing; I use this time to have a look at the unused wing and which rooms would be best to use, but I make sure I don't disturb the dust as I move throughout the wing. I found three rooms that were good for what I wanted near the back garden. I need to get into contact with that sedative male again.I need four canisters of the sedative he made for Angus, but in gas form, three set up with spray releases and the fourth set up as a handheld gasser. Then I can use the three spray release canisters in the rooms and I can set up a trigger system so as someone enters the room, they will go off and knock out whoever it is. The fourth handheld canister I can use to re-enforce the sedative if needed until I am ready for her to wake up.I head back to my room at the barracks to get together everything I needed to set this trap. I overheard the queen and the prince talking about 'The Punishment' for the rogues
UNKNOWN POVI got the confirmation that the sedative supplier came through they are good and quick at what they do, so I go to town to pick up my package that has my sedative gas, I also pick up a scarf, some silver cuffs, some extra thin trip wire and a bit of cord that has a couple of small strings of silver through it. Silver may burn and be extremely deadly to a werewolf inside and out but to a vampire, it is uncomfortable on the skin and dulls their senses.Silver does the most damage to a vampire when it is in their bloodstream, as the Royal family has already found out. If Scarlett hadn't been a hybrid, the silver she ingested with that blood would have killed her, but then there is now a rumour going around that the werewolf Alpha that was holding Scarlett was experimenting with silver, making it so he could stand having silver in his blood so that when a vampire bit into him they would be affected by the silver.After I have everything that I needed I head to the unused wing
SERAPHINA POVHe hesitates for a little bit longer. I whimper in his arms as the tears I was holding back finally start to fall. I then feel his fangs sink slowly into my neck. He holds himself still before he retracts his fangs and takes two small pulls. He then swipes his tongue over my skin, sealing his bite. He puts his head back into the cruck of my neck.I feel as his body tries to reject the blood, but I know what he had taken wasn't even enough to get to his stomach before it was absorbed into his bloodstream. It isn't long before his breathing evens out and I can feel that he has fallen into sleep. I allow myself to relax and join him in sleep shortly after.I am awoken a little later by a soft knock on the door. I move slightly and lift my hand, signalling the female in the doorway to enter. It isn't long before I see Teresa standing on the other side of the bed."Can I?" she whispers"Of course, he woke up and now he is actually sleeping.""His temperature has increased. It
UNKNOWN POVI realised this evening that there was a small problem with my plan, yeah I would be able to lure princess Charlotte to the abandoned wing with an encoded message but if she bumps into that sister before she gets there she will question where it came from, so I need to work out how to get her out of the castle first and I need to work it out quickly.Just then Chrysta walked passed where I was standing in the shadows heading in the direction of the playroom. I have been carrying the fourth canister of gas with me everywhere. My patrol for 'The Punishment' starts shortly, so it gives me just enough time to make up for the oversight. I quietly catch up and walk in step with Chrysta except behind her.Once I am sure there are no witnesses around, I pull out the sedative gas, grab her from behind, and spray some of the gas over her mouth and nose. She goes to scream but takes in the gas and falls limp into my arms. This stuff is great, the effect is almost instantaneous. I pic
CHARLOTTE POVI wake up wrapped tightly in Stefan's arms. I am still shocked that someone would poison my father. I try to move so I can go to the bathroom, but Stefan tightens his arms even more and whispers."And where do you think you are going, Angel?""Well, I was going to go to the bathroom as your little devils are bouncing on my bladder..."He laughs as he lets me go. I get out of bed and practically run to the bathroom, making him laugh even more.Once I am finished, I go and climb back into bed with him. He pulls me tight to his body and kisses me with barely controlled passion and dominance. In one move, he rolls us over so I am underneath him and he slides inside me. We both let out a low growl as the pleasure runs through us. He builds the pleasure more and more. Just as I shatter and he releases inside me, my phone goes off with Chrysta's message tone. I smile as Stefan sighs,"I miss being at home... At least then we don't get all these interruptions!" "Stefan, we are