SCARLETT POVI can't believe I am here again, fighting to open my heavy eyes. That sedative the Doc gave me must have been really strong. I try to move, only to hear a soft male's voice."Scarlett, don't move, you need to rest.." "Griffin??" "Yes, your highness..." I look around unfocused in a small panic again "Relax, everyone knows..." I don't listen to him this time as I sit up quickly and face him. I put my hand to my head as I ask."How??? When?? Why?" "Alpha Sawyer had no choice after you made everyone in the pack go to their knee as I ran past them to bring you here. Even the doc had to fight going to her knee to give you the sedative... You were in too much pain for you and your vampire to handle, so you were sending out waves of power, Royal power!"I'm not sure I want to know as Cara is very quiet in my head but I ask him, anyway"What caused the pain?" "I don't think that is my place to tell you... The doc should do...." "Griffin please!" "The pain was caused by a m
RYKER POVSilas seemed to miss the LightBlood clan as if he knew either we were here or that he was given the place my mother was. Noah got a message from Alpha Sawyer at the Diamond Moon Pack saying that they had the princess under their protection and would allow nothing to happen to her until we arrived, I know I shouldn't have but I was really excited and nervous about finally meeting my mother.I don't remember much about her as I was too young, but I do remember her scent as she uses to cuddle me and Jayce whenever she could get us to stop moving long enough. We move out taking all the fighters my Grandfather and Noah had bought with us, they even sent out for reinforcements to be on the ready if we needed them, I must admit I am impressed when the two kings get together with one goal in mind then nothing stands in their way.Unfortunately, we are a little later, as we hear Silas whistle and watch as hundreds of rogues race into the pack centre. Noah had told Alpha Sawyer to mov
ALPHA GIOVANNI POVOnce Santiago arrives, I share with him the news of finally catching Isabella for him and show him where she still lay tied and unconscious to the bed in the witch's caravan. I smile as I see him smirk and an evil glint passes through his eyes. He goes to step towards her when I put a hand on his arm and say, "I know you want some of her, but we have other things to take care of first. The two kings and the princes have already left. We head to Crystal Lake first as Alpha Emmett contacted me, saying some of his scouts have seen that vampire prince and the rogues he is travelling with, heading his way and to keep his business. We need to head there and help protect his pack." "Okay... But I want to have her when that is all done!!" "You can as soon as we have the princess... I have a plan to get her as well!" I don't elaborate on what that plan is, a
ALPHA GIOVANNI POVThe next morning when I wake, I ring the Rogue King using the contact on the bounty order"King Marcus!""I have the bounty you are looking for!!""Princess Scarlett has caused me too much trouble and cost me too many of my rogues. I don't want both the Werewolf King and especially the Vampire King to invade my kingdom, so as far as I am concerned, you can keep her!""What of the vampire prince?""He will be no problem....""Well, that works out nicely as I have plans for her, which you are welcome anytime you want to have some fun with her.""I may take you up on that one day if you still have her... From what I understand, that mate and brother of hers are relentless and if my spies have the right intel, then her son has now joined the search for her and he will be a force to be reckoned with..""I
SCARLETT /CARAPOVI fight the heaviness in my mind as I once again overcome the drug that was used on me. I move my hand to my head and rub it a bit. I then notice the chain. I follow it with my eyes and land on the cuff on my wrist. I sigh and look at my other wrist to confirm that there is one on that one, too. It just doesn’t seem fair. I just get free and actually lay my eyes on my mate for the first time in twenty years and here I am back as someone else's prisoner.I move up into a sitting position and look around. There isn’t much in here other than the military-style cot I am sitting on. Now if I was naked and not still wearing my pants and blouse, it would bring back bad memories of the prison cells Charlotte and I were held in, not that the memory of that didn’t flash before my eyes anyway, making me shiver.I then look at the cuffs on my wrists again, they are silver with something coating the
SCARLETT /CARAPOVI know it isn’t for my benefit that he loosened them, but that doesn't mean I can't use it. The Alpha approaches me but this time I wait, feeling the other Alpha's blood run through me, giving me the energy I needed to continue to fight again. I use the slack the Alpha just gave me to pull myself up and kick the Alpha that grabbed me from the pack in the face, making him end up on his back across the room.The new Alpha lets go of the cord, making his way back over to me, forgetting to tie off the cord to the chains, giving me even more slack to move more freely. He goes to hit me, but I block it. I go to kick him again but grabs my ankle just like before, except this time I have more freedom to move.I use the grip he has on my ankle to lift myself up again and swing my other foot around, connecting with his jaw, getting him to let go of my leg as it turns him around. I land on my feet and move quickly
RYKER POVAfter losing Isabella's trail, Christopher became very agitated pacing and howling in my head, making it very hard to concentrate on anything, so even if I wanted to use our gift to try to find her he was not calm enough to allow me access to it. That is when I hear a soft and familiar voice."Ryker, you must calm yourself..." I turn at the sound of my Grandmother's voice"Grandmother, what are you doing here? I thought Grandfather was still against you travelling?""Well, yes, but there are some things that he can not do, but I can.""They took her Grandmother, they took Isabella, they took my mate. I think they may have even taken mother as well!" she wraps me in her arms, giving me a tight hug before stepping back "And let me guess you are trying to use your gift to find her?""Yes, but it isn't
RYKER / CHRISTOPHER POV Once they leave we get on our way as well, I wanted to shift and run making it there quicker but Noah overruled me saying that we will take the SUVs as arriving in wolf form would be seen as an act of aggression and the pack would instantly be on the defensive but by arriving by SUV would be more diplomatic. I bite my tongue and get into the SUV with Noah and we start on our way. The trip there was boring, but it gave me a chance to just relax and think of both my mother and my mate. I must have dozed off because I am then woken by the SUV coming to a stop. I get out and look around as I stretch out my arms, legs, and back. I then bow my head in what would have been taken as respect but was really just being formal. "Alpha Emmett and Luna Athena, at your service, your highness. What do we owe for this surprise visit?" I notice Emmett is a little pale, but I don't say anything as I move away from King Noah, allowing him to speak to Alpha Emmett and Luna Ath