Luca

I was pissed when Thomas called and told me the royal family needed me to return to Sicily.  I was sitting there in front of Sienna when the call came through.  We needed to talk.  I needed her to understand that she was not just a human.  There was something about her that I couldn’t place.  I talked with Mom about it, and she said she would need to meet with Sienna to see what I was talking about.  I could tell she thought I was blowing her off after taking that phone call.  I was not; I would have if I could have taken her to Sicily.  I knew there was no way she would miss that much school.  One thing I love about her is how serious she is about her education.  I hated being away from her and tried to make her see this.  I had asked William for her number when I had seen him earlier that day.  I wrapped her in my arms and held her for as long as possible.  I felt her tense up at first, but then her arms wound around my waist as a smile spread across my face.  I force myself to pull away from her and give her one last look before I leave the house using my vampire speed.  I knew I wouldn't leave her if I walked at an average pace.  I climbed into the car as Rico and I took off for the airport.

“I need you to keep an eye on her while I am gone.  I am hoping it is only for a few days.”  I tell Viktor.

“Of course, I will always look out for our queen.”  Viktor replies.

“I know you will.  I hate leaving her right now.  She is still denying our bond.  I really need to be here to show her that she was meant to be mine.”  I sigh.

“She will get over her hesitation.  I don’t think she is more than human thought.”  Rico points out.

“I know; Dad mentioned something to me after dinner the other night.  I got the same feeling after being around her more.  I can feel the power and authority flow off of her at certain times.  I don’t even think she realizes she is releasing all that power.”  I reply.

I knew that Rico would pick up on Sienna being more than human.  Besides her delicious scent, she smells human, but I can feel that there is something supernatural about her.  I already had Viktor look into William’s family; he is pure human.  The supernatural part must come from her mother’s side.  William will talk about his deceased wife but not thoroughly discuss her.  He also refused to tell us her name or where she was from.  I am unsure why he wants to keep his deceased wife hidden, but there must be a reason.  The three of us get out of the car when Rico stops the car on the airstrip.  I tell Viktor that we should be back in a couple of days.  Rico and I climb onto my family’s private plane and sit down.  I watch as Viktor turns the car around and drives off.  At least I thought enough to contact William and get Sienna’s number before I left. 

“Sorry to call you back here so soon Luca.”  The king says.

“It is fine.  I know that you would only send for me if it was important.”  I state.

“This is important.  We should go to my office.”  He comments.

Walking to his office, I see the many pictures adorning the castle's walls.  One picture catches my eye.  It is the king and queen, with three children: two boys and one girl.  I stop to look at the picture.  The boys are around 18 in the picture, and the girl looks around 16.

“Is that the princess?”  I ask.

“Yes, that is my deceased daughter, Eynnia.”  The king answers.

The princess has the same emerald eyes as my Sienna.  I can even see a vague resemblance as well.  I am not sure what to make of this.  We continue walking to the king's office.  The queen, Nial (he is the king’s second in common), and Pietro (the king’s third in command) are waiting for us.  I am surprised to see the queen.  I was expecting the second and third in command.  I sit down as the king walks behind his desk and sits.  I can tell that whatever he has to say is essential.

“I want to thank you for coming here again, Luca.  I know I said it a little bit ago, but I really do appreciate it.  I had been talking with your father before calling you, and he told me that you had found your beloved.  I actually hesitated to call you, but I needed you here.”  The king says.

Everyone looks at me.  I smile at them as the queen walks over and gives me a hug.  I nod at the other two in the room as the queen sits back down.  Rico is smirking at me.  I will deal with his bastard ass later. 

“Two days ago, I received a visitor.  She was from the states.  She had worked with Eynnia all those years ago.  Her name is Yesaria and she is half witch and half fae.  She told me that she knew Eynnia’s husband.  Yesaria said that they had a house in Alburquerque, New Mexico.  She told me that he was a lawyer and a very respected and well-known lawyer at that.”  The king says.

“Your guys went there, hell, even I went there, and no one could tell us about this guy.  None of the neighbours could remember his name, and they all swore they never saw a woman or a child at the house.”  I point out.

“Yesaria explained that she had placed a spell on him and the child for protection.  If you or I were to look at the house, we would see a single man living there.  Only certain individuals would be able to see the truth.  While Eynnia was extremely careful about not leading anyone to her family, Yesaria is positive that someone was following Eynnia and they may have followed her to the house.”  The king states.

“Does she know these people might have been?”  I asked.

“No, she does not.  She said that Eynnia never saw anyone but always had a feeling that someone was watching her.  I believe that it was those people that caused her accident while she was here working.  I know that shortly after Eynnia’s accident, a law firm from the states tried for months to find out why my daughter died.  They stopped after we were finally able to provide enough evidence that it was the car accident that caused Eynnia’s death.  Although I am still not positive that they believed it, they did, however, stop hounding us for information.”  The king explains.

He gives me information on the law firm, which looks familiar.  Three men seem to be the three men that run the law firm.  I look the law firm, and their web page has changed considerably, but that is to be expected.  It appears that only one of the men is still there.  This isn’t a surprise since that was at least 18 years ago.  

“How did this Yesaria not get found or killed by the people that killed the princess?”  Rico asks.

“She told me that she had also placed a spell on herself once Eynnia told her of her fears.  So they may have known about her, but they have no idea her real identity.  Plus, she is also the daughter of the fae king.”  The king answers.

I ask if Yesaria has kept in touch with her husband, but the king says she lost contact with him after he moved.  Nial tells us that he has been trying to track down her husband and child but that since there was a spell on them, it is almost impossible to find them.  Rico asks if the spell will still be in place.  The king says that once they moved, the spell would have left, but since no one knew them, no one would realize who they were. 

“What about a birth certificate?”  I ask.

“There were no children born around the time of our grandchilds birth.  We know that Eynnia didn’t give birth to her in the town they were living in, but we also can’t find a record of her giving birth in the state of New Mexico as well.  The only reason we know she had a child was because when they looked at her body after she had died, the doctor asked us where her child was.  He told us that he is 100% positive that she had birthed a child.”  The queen explains. 

I tell Rico to fly back and talk with Denver.  This child had to be born in the States.  My gut tells me this child was born in a different state.  I tell them about my suspicions.  

“I think that Eynnia had her child in a different state.  She might have gone into labor while ona business trip or maybe a vacation.  Did she go on vacation around the time that we are guessing the child was born?”  I ask.

“Actually she did.  She was due to travel to Florida at that time for a very important business trip.  She was meeting with some of our associates because we were in the process of building three or four hotels in both Orlando and Miami.  I am not sure which city she would have been in at the time but that might help you narrow it down a little.”  The king explains.

“That actually does help quite a bit.  Thank you your majesty.”  Rico says.

Nial and Pietro walk Rico out and see him off.  I ensure he texts Denver to let him know we need his help.  Denver is our friend whom we have known since childhood.  He is a warlock and also a lawyer.  He also has contacts all over the state of Florida.  I am hoping he can help us find this guy.  We wrap up the meeting and return to the dining room for dinner.  I know there has been some unrest here lately.  The king informed me last time I was here that someone was trying to overthrow them.  From what I was told, they found the main culprits but are still worried that more out there are in on the plot.  The king's son Liam will take over within the next year or two.  He is not the oldest son, but the king chose him over his older brother Cavallo.  Cavallo would not have been a good ruler.  He was cruel, and the king found out he was abusing his power.  Cavallo left the kingdom two or three years ago.  He has been spotted all around Europe.  

“I hate to even think this but is there a chance that Cavallo could have something to do with Princess Eynnia’s accident?”  I ask.

“We thought that as well, but we can’t find any proof.  I believe he is part of the faction against our rule.  I believe that he is helping them with their plan to take over.  I think they want him on the throne.  He has always been against the mixing of species.  Liam is like me and believes that all supernaturals, pure and hybrids, are good and that all of us are capable of getting along.  Cavallo doesn’t want that.  He wants to rule all of the supernatural world.”  The king explains. 

“Has he found his beloved yet?”  I ask.

“No and he won’t.  Our god told us that he doesn’t have a beloved.  He knew that Cavallo was going down the wrong path and was evil.  He told us it was nothing we did and that he was just born that way so he made sure that he wouldn’t have a beloved.  Cavallo found this out and was pissed.  It is known that vampire’s can only have children with their beloved so since he doesn’t have one he can not sire any children.  He swore he would find a way to sire a child and then take back the throne.”  The queen adds.

I bite the delicious meal before me while thinking about what the queen told me.  I knew Cavallo was an ass, but I had no idea he was that bad.  I remember him trying to recruit me, but I turned him down.  His ideas were too far out there, and they sounded like the ravings of a psychopath. 

“Your daughter had beautiful green eyes.”  I comment.

“Yes, she inherited them from my family.  They come from my father’s side.  He had fae blood in him.”  The queen states.

“I had no idea you had fae blood in you.”  I remark.

“I do, but it has been thinned out over the years.  It will show up every now and then in a child.  My cousin had very strong fae genes and was able to do quite a bit with his magic.”  She adds.

She explains that all of her family has extremely sensitive hearing and can both move quickly and are stronger than they appear.  She believes the mixing of the vampire and fae genes does this.

“I thought that Eynnia would show some of the fae genes more than she did.”  She sighs.

I ask her what she means.  I was not expecting to be told something like this.  My mind filters back to the picture in the hallway.  The princess had dark hair like the king.  The queen does not have the emerald eyes of the princess, but she shows me a picture of her mother, and I can only stare at the picture.  Her mother looks identical to my sweet little Sienna.  She has the same emerald green eyes and hair the color of the sunrise.  I asked about the hair color; she said it comes from her fae side.  After dinner, I text Rico, and he calls me.  He tells me he has just landed and is returning to the house.  I tell him what the queen told me, and he says that when he speaks with Denver, he will tell him everything.  I tell him to keep me posted and lie down on the bed.  I am starting to think that Sienna, my beloved, might be the daughter of the deceased princess.  It was time that William and I had a long talk.