Chapter 28- King Lawler POV
Taking careful steps towards the petrified Mistress, I circle behind her. “It would seem that you have just witnessed what Brogan’s son’s think of the situation.” The woman has nearly jumped out of her skin at the sound of my voice behind her. “Who are you? What do you want?” “I think you may know who I am.” I insist while looking in on the child, she has just birthed. “I don’t know who you are. You need to leave.” “I am the one who your husband bargained with. You know all that money that had been added to your account. It didn’t come from him.” “I don’t understand.” The goosebumps all over her arms tell me she had an idea of what it could have been but was never told the truth of what lengths he went through to get the money. “Who do you think I am?” I ask, walking closer to her. “A vampire,” her whispe
Chapter 29- King LawlerAs we are rounding the final bend, Fulton’s voice bellows into my mind. “Our father is coming to kill us. We need a distraction. He is on the way now.” My eyes widen in fear for their safety. “We will try and give you a 10-minute window. I can’t make any promises, but I can do my best. Talvin can lead the way. I will meet all of you in my living room. Be safe.” As the final words transfer to his mind, I turn on the others. “Brogan is on the way. He threatened their lives. We need to give them as long as possible to get out of that house. I said 10-minutes, but I don’t know if we can manage even that.” “We will make sure nothing happens to them.” Theo is springing into action. “Everyone split up. Theo, you come with me to protect the Queen and the Prince’s, Leon and Keith, do what you can to slow him down.”The sounds of tires screeching and lights flooding the dr
Chapter 30- King Lawler POVArriving home, I have found that they have just been shown to their rooms. “Welcome home,” Sabastian hugs me. “What is with the hug?” I ask in confusion. Sabastian is not one for physical affection. “You brought us such a wonderful gift. Our Queen is so kind. The boys are full of youth and have such high spirits for the situation at hand. I can not thank you enough for picking such a wonderful Queen.” Bringing tears to my eyes, I pull him in for another hug. My best friend and confidant has agreed with my choice of Queen, and it warms my heart. “Thank you for the kind words.” My heart is overflowing with emotions. Thinking about what my mother and father would have said about me marking a human and the woman that Elnora truly is. “They would have loved the four of them” As if on cue, Sabastian surprised me with words that I needed to hear the most. “Thank you.&rdq
Chapter 31- Elnora POVWaiting for the feeling of nervous butterflies of being alone to make their presence when my boys left the room didn’t come. Instead, pure relaxation and contentment surrounded me. “I was told not to touch earlier when we passed through here. Could you tell me about this statue?” I ask, turning our conversation to something other than us. “Did Sabastian tell you not to touch?” He asks, lifting his eyebrow. “he said it was a personal item of yours. I apologize if I overstepped.” “You may touch anything within this household.” He announces, moving beside me. “You see, Sabastian is very overprotective of this piece.” “Why is that?” I find myself blurting out as I look over the King's face for the answer. “The easiest way to explain is by telling you the story of this carving. That is if you would like to hear it?” “I would love to hear it.”
Chapter 32- Elnora POV“Please lead the way,” I encourage the King. Without hesitation, he loosens the grip on my side only enough for me to be comfortable walking. I am thankful he has not let me go just quite yet. Something about his hands on my body brings a sense of familiarity and home to my aching soul. The night air is cool enough that no mosquitos or gnats are flying about, and this brings a smile to my face. “What is making you smile so happily?” His voice caresses my ears. “I was noticing the lack of obnoxious bugs out tonight.” My answer is taking him by surprise. “It doesn’t take much to please you, does it? No bugs, cheesecake, what else am I missing?” He asks with humor. “When you don’t have much in life that is truly your own, you learn to be pleased with small things. Such as lack of bugs.” I shrug my shoulders in
Chapter 33- Elnora POV “I have much to tell you. Let me start by stating that, yes, some of our vampires can read minds. It is an added ability they have.” “Can you read minds?” “It is difficult, but I can do it. It does not come naturally to me as it does to others. I mainly speak to those through a mind link to the people of our Kingdom. You see, one can not lie over a mind link. It is physically impossible to do when speaking to the King or Queen, that is. I guess one could learn to lie to other members of the Kingdom.” Nodding my head in understanding of his words, we walk hand in hand down the beach. He is swinging my shoes in one hand while holding my hand securely in the other.“You will have your own personal guard, as will each of the boys. I have already appointed someone to your guard. He asked me if he could have an interview to be on your guard. It didn’t
Chapter 34- Elnora POV The punishments here are brutal. Even harder when someone purposely does something out of line. I know deep down that I can't ask for any special treatment, but I will try my hardest. I think to myself as I close the final gap. “Who did this?” The King asks, slightly less angry as he closes in on the group. “I did,” Talvin announces confidently as he begins walking to the King. “This is out of control.” The King is struggling to keep his words under control as he speaks to Talvin, and I make a mental note of his determination not to scream at my boys.“No laws have been broken. It is not out of control. If you would join me, I can show you our fire lines and hoses to control everything. You will also notice that we dampened the surrounding areas with water and the trees along the tree line, even though we are far enough away.” &ldq
Chapter 35- Elnora POV Being with the King is easy. Much easier than it had ever been with Brogan. As he walks with me arm in arm down the streets of his kingdom, I watch as he proudly points out all of the different shops. “That bookstore has a secret room in the back for all of the best seller human books.” He whispers to me as we pass by a spectacular-looking bookshop. We wave into the shoppers through the window as I window shop the items within. “Are the books that are in the regular part of the store all vampire written?” I ask, intrigued by the thought. “That is correct. The books that you will find here are written by the vampires who reside within the different kingdoms. So if you find yourself wanting a human-based book, you have to ask to go to the secret room.” “How secret is this secret room?” I ask in a hushed tone to match his own. “We don&
Chapter 36- Elnora POVComing to a halt next to the king, I gently pull his body around to face me. “Please be ok,” I sob as I check for a pulse and realize that he does not have one. “What do I do?” I ask to the feet I see circling his body. “It was an accident. We didn’t see him coming, and we threw the table.” One of the grizzly voices speaks. “I don’t care whose fault it is. What do I do? How do we help him?” I demand from sobs as I stroke the King's perfect face. “We need to get him home.” A voice calls from behind me. “Will you help me?” I ask, looking up at the terrifying-looking men. “We will help you in any way that we can.” The gentlemen at the front states. “My name is Leon, and I will stay at your side until the King regains consciousness.” “Will he be, ok?” I ask, taking his hand in mine in a handshake that sends shocked gasps through the surrou