UNKNOWN POV I have spent the years working my way further up in the guard rankings, so I am able to get my hands on more and better information on who, what, where, and when things will be happening. Which is how I came to be standing in the shadows watching the event rather than being on duty for it. I watch as everyone dances with the princess and then listen to them gossip once she sits back down. Most of them were complaining about the vampire standing behind the king hissing low and threatening at every male that approached her, saying she has no mark and therefore could be their mate. I smile to myself, knowing that, that particular vampire happens to be the princess's mate. Everyone in the castle knows and has known since she was a newborn. They have, however, managed to keep it quiet from everyone else. As the night winds down, I go to move back to my post and continue to watch, but then I see the vamp and princess sneak out the side doo

PHOENIX/SOREN POVI know it is Scarlett’s place to tell Dominic about her gift but if there is still a spy in the kingdom we need to get on top of it, and Soren wanted to find out from Caleb how he got Seraphina to forgive him completely for what he did.I head to Dominic’s office and knock on the door once I get there, I open the door slightly “Excuse me your highness but if you are not busy may I have a word with you?”“Of course Phoenix. Gentlemen if you would excuse me, how about you all go and have some lunch in the dining hall and we will resume this meeting once everyone has eaten.”“Yes your highness!” comes the reply from all the clan leaders sitting in his office, they stand, bow and leave the room.“So my friend is this business or pleasure?”“Maybe a little of both,” I loosen my shirt a little not knowing what to

SHARON POV Well, that didn’t go exactly as I thought, but I still got what I wanted and I haven’t had pleasure like that since Soren. I go and meet up with the other male and let him know what junction to be sitting near and that I will let him know once she leaves. I then make my way back towards the building with the office she is working in. It doesn’t take long before she comes out and gets into the SUV. I follow at a distance, place a call and watch as the other car crashes into the princess’s SUV, making it flip over two, three, four times before it comes to a rest in the paddock down and just off the road. I approach the accident scene carefully, wouldn’t want anyone to know I was here. The two guards traveling with the princess are dead, killed in the accident itself. The other car with four more guards in has stopped up the road and is making their way back to the princess. I look over

SHARON / VERA POVHe nods slightly at me and continues down the street. He just dismissed me like I was no one, that I haven’t been giving him all of me for the last hundred years or so. I can’t stop myself as my vampire Vera takes over, wanting some skin contact with Phoenix. She doesn’t block me out though, so we can enjoy this together; we move quickly up to the next alley and as he walks past; we pull him in and push him up against the wall, kissing him like it is our last day on this earth. I smirk as his arms wrap around me and he tightens them, pulling me closer as he deepens the kiss. I keep the kiss hard and dominant, like I know he likes, as I move one of my hands down his chest to his pants. The less he thinks, the better for me. I wasn’t planning this but I need it and by the feels of it so does he, as I grew up I learned never to worry about wearing any underwear as they would just end

THEODORE POV"I think I am in real trouble here, my friend!" Phoenix whispers as he passes out. I catch him so he didn't fall onto the ground. I sling him over my shoulder and head back to the leader's house, where he was nice enough to put me up for the time I am here.Once I was in the room, the leader allocated for me; I lay Phoenix on the bed and go over everything I have been told and the way everyone acted with the mention of Scarlett. Everyone here really liked Scarlett and can't wait for her next visit. The only trouble she seemed to have was a confrontation with Sharon and that was more personal as it was to do with Phoenix.Out of all the females he could have gotten mixed up with, why did it have to be Sharon. I have had my own adventure with her but never took it past talking to her. She wants closer to the higher power and has it in her mind that being the lover of a high-ranking vampire will give her that. Unfortunately, it doesn't work