Becca POVThe battlegrounds were cleaned up over the next couple of days. We didn’t have a lot of casualties, but even one would have been too many. John and I visited each household of the deceased and offered our sympathies and awarded a medal of honor to their closest kin. Only one of them had been mated, and that was the hardest house to visit. Our wedding guests had stayed and helped fill in where needed as our pack recovered. We all gathered together for a quiet lunch. Ivan had recovered just like he said he would. Apparently, his wolf blood helped him heal faster than expected. I kept on forgetting that he was part wolf, even after what had happened.“Excuse me! Killian and I have something to say to you all.” Jenna stood up addressing everyone. Killian joined her, wrapping his massive arm around her waist. The crowd hushed in anticipation.“As this pack knows, Killian and I have been trying for a pup for years…” Her voice was vibrating with excitement. “Jenna?!” Kasey sat up
ZZ...ZZ My phone buzzed from my nightstand forcing me to come to terms with what I desperately wanted to avoid. Realistically, hiding for forever wasn't an option, but that didn't make this any easier. With a shaky breath, I rolled over. My hair soaking up what the damp silk pillowcase hadn't fully absorbed. Another breath. Ignoring him would be a bad idea. As I reached out, the fuzzy blanket I had hung from my four poster bed caressed my skin for one short moment before reaching past it let in a ray of light from my bedroom. Squinting past my barrier, my hand searched for my phone and quickly retreated once it found its target. Clutching the phone to my chest I took one more deep breath. I had to calm down. Even over a text message, I had to be careful. He could never know how upset I was, or what I was so upset about. Now forced to look at the light, my eyes protested as I blinked at my screen. “I’m outside your door, We need to talk.” My stomach knotted. The tears I h
The next morning when I opened my door, I was met by Ivan with a wrapped breakfast sandwich in hand. “Thank you.” I said politely as I resisted digging in right away. “Do you have everything you need?” He asked as he strode briskly through the stone hallway, not waiting for me to catch up. “I think so.” I panted out, already exhausted from hauling around my hospital in a bag and my fifty pound uniform. Once outside in the cool morning air, I felt a little better. With no heavy sun beating down on me I should be ok heat wise. I only hoped we would back before it started raining too heavily. The only thing worse than a uniform was a wet uniform. We all loaded up. Ivan, Alejandro, Julius, and a few others I didn’t know were in the back with me, Scott, and Barnabas in the front. When Scott started driving I finally let the salty mixture of eggs and bacon touch my tongue, savoring every cheesy bite. Julius was eying me up and down as I ate. “Hungry?” I mocked. “Not for a sandw
John POV “How about this one?” I lifted a clear bottle of blue liquid and popped the cap off. Zander coughed, his green eyes watering. “How about never?” I laughed at the look of disgust on his face and was rewarded with a firm punch to my arm. “No wonder you can’t find anyone to marry you.” He muttered. His words pierced their way into my soul and the loneliness I constantly fought to keep at bay took its place at the forefront of my mind. Was that really why it was taking so long to find my mate? Was I that immature that the moon goddess thought I was incapable of taking care of a wife? Zander must have noticed the change in my demeanor because his next words were spoken gently. “Don’t worry John, you’ll find her. Maybe she’ll be at the wedding! Sarah’s pack is pretty big and you haven’t met everyone yet.” “Well here’s hoping” I forced a smile, picking up a pink bottle off the glass display case. We took turns picking up bottles and forcing the other to smell whatever concocti
I stared blankly back at her feeling stupid. “That means it’s coming out backwards.” She explained. “Can you fix it?” I realized how uneducated I sounded as I said it. I wanted to dazzle her with my brilliance, not with my stupidity. She sighed. “Maybe, but it’ll really hurt her and I have nothing for the pain, you’ll have to hold her. She’s moving along much quicker than I thought, and now we’re running out of time and I really need you to seal off the room.” “Can we bring someone else back to help?” “I already asked, no. We’ll just have to hurry.” “Ok I’m ready.” I threw on a shirt as we came back out. “Maggi,” She approached the patent gently. “I’m going to need you to stay calm and trust me ok?” “That's what people say when they have bad news.” She said through gritted teeth. “I saw your face earlier. Something is wrong, tell me!" She nodded sadly. “Your baby is breached Maggi, I’m going to have to rotate it.” “Like hell you are!” She exclaimed making a move to sit up. “I
The ride was uncomfortable, to say the least. Everyone was staring at me like they wanted to kill me. All except Ivan and Rebecca. I kept catching the both of them staring at me. I didn’t mind Rebecca looking at me but Ivan's eyes were unnerving. We drove for what felt like about an hour before we turned into a dark wooded area and into an old warehouse that stood behind a large white mansion. Once inside, Ivan barked orders out to his crew and told me to follow him. We walked down a hallway and into an office. It looked extremely elegant and modern. Clean lines, not very cozy. I could sense that there were many other vampires here. “I thought vampires were more solitary.” I commented, not really expecting him to answer me. “While most vampires choose to roam the earth alone, there are some very old clans that have been around for thousands of years. Bored of hunting for themselves, they set up small communities. Sending out the younger ones to do the leg work. Guaranteeing a safe p
Becca POV I changed for dinner, my hands shaking as I put in my diamond earrings. The King required me to dress formally when in his presence. I was wearing a long red spaghetti strapped dress complete with diamond earrings and a matching necklace. I pulled on my silver heels and made my way to dine with the king. One major disadvantage of living with vampires was being vulnerable to their mind powers. Ivan had been great in helping me strengthen my mind to the point I was safe from being taken advantage of. Not against the king though. Sure, I was strong enough to resist his influence, but I wasn't strong enough for the consequences he made me face when I defied him. Still, I had diligently locked away every thought and memory of John somewhere not even the King could access it. Consequences be damned. Claude could never know about John, he was my ticket out of here. Knowing I had a mate made me feel stronger. I knew how powerful the bond was. How powerful an Alpha wolf was. Part
John POV Time went by slowly as I waited to hear back from Bex. Maybe the king would be ok with her leaving as long as he didn’t know that she was leaving with a werewolf. I was becoming more and more curious about her story. She was a non-vampire, vampire princess. How did that work? Footsteps approached the door. I tensed up but relaxed slightly when I saw that It was Ivan. “Well?” I asked, hoping he had brought news of Becca’s conversation with Claude. “I do not often get to dine with the King and the Princess, wolf. I know no more than you do.” “Then why are you here?” “The king wants you tortured for information and then killed.” He said indifferently. I started getting nervous. He was loyal to Bex, but not me. “Relax John. Hurting you would hurt Rebecca, and that I’ll never do. Just do me a favor and yell out every few minutes, or it will be me getting tortured.” Ivan had done nothing but shock me so far with his blunt honesty. At least I wasn't getting tortured, but why?