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He soothed his mate gently and took up the tale. "They ruled wisely for millennia," he said quietly. "In those days being Ancient was a given, not the rare commodity it is now. The peace appeared absolute so Anakatrine decided our people had evolved enough that there was no more need for a royal hierarchy. She formed the very first Vampire Council in a bid to retire from power, to allow our kind to rule themselves in wisdom. None of them had any idea of the rot that was hiding underneath the surface of our people. It was only when the first Vampire/Were mating occurred that it became obvious."Gard stood up and paced to the desk coming to stand beside them and turning to meet the wolf's sceptical gaze. "Three thousand years ago the first hybrid child was born," he continued when Caleb stopped speaking. "She was viewed as an abomination by the vampire nation. The Council ordered the death of the child and her parents. Anakatrine tried to stop it but her voice was no longer being heard

Dayton wandered through the retreat his strength almost fully restored. Freya was gone when he woke up and for a moment he had panicked, thinking she had left for good but then he'd spied her cell phone on the table, her papers still scattered over it. The feeling of relief that had swept over him had been so intense he'd almost sunk to his knees.His emotions frightened him with their intensity. He's gone from hating Freya to knowing she was becoming vitally important to him, a part of his soul just as surely as Faith had been. If anything happened to her, if she left him as Faith had, he didn't think he would be able to stand that agony again. And it frightened him.His wolf growled in irritation and he shook himself slightly, wandering towards the door to Freya's room. Taking a deep breath he opened it and stepped fully into her personal, private showing of his artwork.She had opened up to him but he felt he still needed to learn about her, to understand what drove her. He could o

Dayton sat up straight, every nerve in his body suddenly wired. Something was wrong in her voice. The words seemed fine but there was a hint of finality about her last statement that seeped into his brain and had him on alert status in the blink of an eye."What's wrong?" he demanded, his heart kicking up a beat as worry started to flood him. "I've only been gone a few days. What kind of trouble could you get yourself into in that short a period?" It was a stupid question. It was Rayne he was talking to. She was unpredictable at the best of times."It's time for me to move on," she answered after a brief pause. "I don't know when I'll be back this way or even if I will be. I'm just glad I got to witness you moving on with your life, Day. I can't tell you how much joy that brings me, knowing you will be fine without me hovering over you every five minutes."He uttered a choked cry, unable to help himself. She couldn't be leaving for good. Not Rayne. She had always been there for him ev

Freya gaped at him in shock, her mouth falling open. She couldn't believe the way the wolf was talking to her. It was outrageous. His words were just as bad as his tone.Who the hell did he think he was? The only thing that was stopping her flying over the desk at him was the heat from Dayton's fingers stroking gently against her skin. It was keeping her grounded, soothing the fury that was suddenly rushing through her."Caleb's back," Rafe continued, ignoring her volatile reaction. "He knows something's wrong. I've managed to convince him to allow me to deal with it so for now you get to keep your head, Freya."The deep growl that erupted from Dayton's mouth drew his eyes to the other man and he studied him quickly before filing away the information he'd gleaned. He dropped his gaze back to the vampire. She was sitting rigidly, a careful mask covering her emotions."What? Did you forget what happened in The Council chambers five years ago, Freya? You were there too. Any vampire who c

"For the love of all that's holy would you two stop growling at each other?" Caleb's words rang through the sitting room, startling Rhianna and earning an irritated snort from Gard.His mate turned wintry eyes on him, her lips tightening in a firm line. It was enough to drag a weary sigh from him. The atmosphere in the house had been unbearable. Rhianna was still angry at her brother for forcing her hand to reveal herself. Gard was pissed about something he wasn't willing to talk about and failing to back down in the face of his sister's displeasure."Annie, what's done is done. Rafe is adapting well to everything he's learned as is Lacey, Jared and Millie. It's unfortunate they had to find out the way they did but growling at Gard every five minutes isn't going to turn the clock back."His tone was firm, his usual patience almost at an end. He could feel her conflicted emotions through their bond, had heard her pacing back and forth at night when she thought he was sleeping. It was d