SERAPHINA POV
I wake up the next day, I can't really tell if its morning, afternoon or evening as the curtains are pulled closed, I don't remember closing them as I like to look outside at the woods. I go to get out of bed and that is when I realise that there is an arm wrapped around my waist. I stop moving as the arm pulls me closer and holds me tighter, I turn my head just a little and see the most handsome man I have ever laid my eyes on. Lilith is doing something in the way of a howl, a growl and a purr, not that I knew wolves could purr, at the fact a man is holding us without our permission. I slowly and carefully turn over, trying not to wake him so I can get a better look. This guy had gorgeous black hair, a strong jaw and really kissable lips Huh? I don't know where that came from. I look back up to his eyes that are now open and get slightly lost in the beautiful green. He smile at me and in a very husky, very sexy voice says "Good evening! How did you sleep my lady?"A shiver runs through me at his voice and how he calls me his lady. "Hi! I slept very well thank you" I whisper, not trusting my whole voice yet."Thank you for saving me that night, I owe you my life!" I continue to whisper, blushing I move my eyes down."What's your name my lady?" he asks while tilting my face up to meet his eyes again"Seraphina Amara Wolfe, and yours?""Beautiful! Dominic Issac King at your service my lady." he says with a smile,I feel so shy and vulnerable being in his arms with him looking into my eyes the way he is, I can't tell if he can feel it too. I have never allowed someone to get this close to me, if you don't let them close both physically and emotionally then they can't take advantage and hurt you. The first and last guy I allowed to get this close tried to force me into having sex with him, I was 14. He left me with a small scar on my left hip and my right shoulder, from the silver knife he tried to use to remove my clothes. I only just got away from him. Thinking about that made me tense and then start to shake, if Dominic decided he wanted to do anything I don't know if I would be able to stop him even with Sebastian's lessons.Dominic seems to notice the change in my body and frowns, "My lady what's wrong?""Please..." I can't seem to get anything else out as more panic sets in"My lady Seraphina! I will not hurt you!"to prove his point he actually removes his arms completely.I take this opportunity to scramble off the bed and run into the bathroom, I turn on the shower strip and get under the hot spray. As soon as I start to let the water relax me I slide down the wall and let the tears fall.DOMINIC POVWaking up and finally seeing her beautiful blue eyes, I can't think of a better way to start the evening. I smile as I realise she is looking me over and say "Good evening! How did you sleep my lady?" calling her my lady just seemed right somehow.I feel the shiver that goes through her as she whispers "Hi! I slept very well thank you" she stops for a few seconds and then continues "Thank you for saving me that night, I owe you my life!"I see the blush as it slowly rises on her face, she must feel it because the next thing I know is that she has lowered her eyes. I find I don't like this because she is my equal not below me and she should be able to look into my eyes and tell me anything without fear, there goes that warmth in my heart again.I bring her eyes back to mine by using my fingers to tilt her head back up and whisper "What's your name my lady?""Seraphina Amara Wolfe, and yours?""Beautiful! Dominic Issac King at your service my lady." I smile again.Then something happens, she goes tense and starts to shake, as if she just remembered something that scared her. I frown and ask "My lady what's wrong?""Please..." is the only soft reply I get as she seems to panic a little more"My lady Seraphina! I will not hurt you!" I remove my hands and allow her to get off the bed. She practically runs into the bathroom, I then hear the shower running but not long after that I can hear soft sobs coming from there as well. I want to go in and comfit her but I don't know how she will take me just walking in. Unfortunately Caleb takes that choice from me, he grabs a nice fluffy towel and opens the bathroom door. He doesn't look at her but turns off the water, wraps her in the towel and then picks her up taking her back into the bedroom to sit back on the bed with her on our lap. She curls into our chest and seems to hold onto us tight, its like she believes we will disappear.We sit like that until her stomach growls, telling us that she needs something to eat. She looks up at us then and says "I'm sorry, Thank you!""My lady! There is no reason to be sorry. It is and will always be a pleasure to serve you in anyway we can!" Caleb replies. He is still surprising me, offering to serve someone else, its just not him, he would rather make someone else do it.Caleb recedes and I allow her to climb off my lap, she goes into the closet and comes out wearing one of my t-shirts and a pair of my boxer briefs. Man! Did she look gorgeous and extremely sexy, she then made her way to the door and opened it. As she was about to go out she said "Are you coming or are you staying on the bed"She let out just a hint of a giggle as she walked away down the hall. I smiled no-one has made me feel like this, I get up, have a quick shower, get dressed and then head to the kitchen for breakfast dinner and maybe a warm cup of blood.SERAPHINA POVI bounce down the stairs, heading for the kitchen because I am really hungry and a little on the stiff side, after all the training I did with Sebastian yesterday but I feel good. It was a little scary waking up to Dominic this evening since I didn't really know anything about him except that he saved me from that vampire. I felt safe in his arms and there was the slightest hint of some sparks. Could he really be my mate, I never really thought about having one before. I was starting to think that with all the trouble that seems to follow me everywhere I go I don't deserve a mate, because that would just put him in danger too."Hey Seb! Good evening! Did you sleep well?" I say as I enter the kitchen"Hey Sera! Good evening to you too, and I should be the one asking you that question!" he laughs"I'm extremely hungry a little stiff but I had a great night sleep. Even with the surprise I woke up to" I say as I put my head in the fridge looking for the ingredients to make pancakes. Josephine showed me how to cook them the second day after I woke up from the attack."Surprise? What surprise?""That surprise would be me!" Dominic laughs as he enters the kitchen.Sebastian coughs, nearly chocking on his cup of warm blood."Sir! Sorry sir, I didn't know you were back yet! Your highness!" Sebastian says getting up off the stool he was sitting on and bowing towards Dominic.I looked at him in confusion, did Sebastian say your highness. But that would imply that Dominic is not just a high ranking vampire but the highest vampire. The Vampire King!I think I passed out because everything started to spin and just went black.SCARLETT POVI stand on the balcony to Phoenix's room; I have been spending most of my nights here with Phoenix since just after my tenth birthday. Being with him helps with my nightmares. I have also known since I was little that Phoenix was my mate. My wolf and vampire have only ever agreed on one thing, and that is him. I have loved him for the longest time, but I won't tell anyone as they all just see me as a child. I also know he loves me too, but with the gentleman, he is he will honor the promise he made to my parents when I was a baby and that is he will not do anything with that love until I am of age. He walks up and puts his arms around me and whispers into my ear, "Butterfly, what are you doing out here? And what are you thinking about?""I had another nightmare, and I was just thinking about you being my mate while I was watching the blood moon. Are you okay? Do you need to drink some more?" I smile as I move my hair away from my neck to give h
DOMINIC POVCaleb fades to the back of my mind, allowing me full control again. I smile to myself as I feel my body come alive again, even after everything Caleb had just done, Seraphina runs her fingers mindlessly over my chest, I let out a low hiss as the soft sparks of pleasure from her fingers runs through me, she stops and looks up at me, "Dominic, I am sorry I couldn't stop him from..." a tear starts to fall down her cheek,I put my hand on her cheek and wipe away the tear as I say "My Lady Sera, I do not blame you. Teresa has been adamant about how much and how often you would fight and keep fighting no matter what he did. That you would even stop him from using her whenever you could, you would take twice as much just so she wouldn't have to.""It was my duty as a queen, whether I am her queen or not, but more importantly, she became my friend and I just couldn't let him hurt her any more than I could let him hurt Sebastian.""My lady,
DOMINIC/CALEBPOVAs soon as the mate bond broke and Seraphina became Lilith in wolf form, the power and responsibility of me being king returned as the one I passed it to was no longer able to fulfill that duty. I was okay to start with but I haven't been myself lately; I have been out hunting a lot and when I find a rogue; it doesn't matter if it is vampire or werewolf. There is never much left of them after Caleb is finished. I know the blood moon is coming. I feel the pull of it, the pull of power, the pull to power, to kill while drinking and taking any power I can get, but I have been fighting it as much as I can. I nearly failed last night. Caleb nearly killed a rogue werewolf that had wandered into our territory by drinking from him, but I managed to pull him back at the last moment with a beautiful memory of Seraphina.I heard a commotion yesterday afternoon but didn't really take any notice of it once I heard Phoenix yell "STAND
PHOENIX POVIt has been six months since Seraphina/Lilith disappeared, King Noah keeps us updated on her whereabouts through Patrick and Ethan but they haven't come back in this direction since they left, she seems to be heading for and hanging just outside Noah's kingdom.Josephine, Scarlett, and Teresa have been looking after the triplets, while Sebastian, Theodore, and I are keeping an eye on Dominic. When Seraphina or Lilith didn't come back after a few weeks Dominic went looking for her for a couple more but come back without her, Nathaniel tells us that the thin thread of the claim bond is still there so there is still a possibility of getting her back but I'm not sure if that is even possible now as even Dominic and Caleb have slowly become cruel again giving up on the love they once shared. I'm sure his heart is slowly freezing again and if that happens before Seraphina and Lilith come back, I'm afraid our king will be lost and Nathaniel, even with how
DOMINIC POVPhoenix runs out of the room and I hear him run down the stairs. I take this time to crawl out of bed and put some pants on. As I come back out of the closet, Phoenix comes into the room with Noah walking quickly behind him."Hey! Dom, what seems to be the problem?""I made a mistake, a really big mistake..."That is when he looks at me. "Dom! Your mate mark....""Yes, I know, Phoenix told me.... but that isn't the only problem. I think Seb needs your help in the bathroom."Noah walks over to the bathroom and opens the door. As soon as it is opened, out jumps Lilith in her wolf form. She tilts her head as she looks at Noah; she does a low growl and looks at the broken door then looks to the balcony; she tilts her head again and runs out onto the balcony, then jumped over the rail."NOOO!" Caleb and I yell as we run to the rail and watch as she lands on her paws, looks up at me, howl
LILITHPOV"No Sera, My Lady...""Sorry, Caleb but she is gone, you really broke her that night, the fighter in her that had fought for three weeks straight, fought to come back to the vampire she loves with all her heart, to the mate she had spent her life looking for but was not expecting or believing she would find, to the love that had kept her going through everything. Only to find it was no longer there, that she was alone again..""What about everyone else? Nix? Seb? Theo? Jose?""They had their own duties to do, and you rarely allowed Sera out of your sight. You wanted her nearby for your... What did you call her? What did you make her from that night on? Oh! That's right! Your pleasure slave, not your queen or your Lady, but a slave. You saw it as she had given herself to you, given her life to you and you could use her however and whenever you needed or wanted. When all she wanted was the love you origin