Trigger warning: This chapter contains violence and attempted sexual assault. It may be difficult for some readers.
Xaviar
TylerI had been running through the woods to tire my wolf when I had scented fear in the air. I followed the scent to find a woman I recognized as Aro's mate being attacked. My wolf lunged at her attacker, knocking him to the ground. The short skirmish that followed had resulted in me being stabbed in the side with silver and him taking to the air to escape.
Miriam Aro had brought me back to our room and was now gently cleaning the blood from my face while we waited for Doctor Alana to arrive. I could feel the anger and hurt he was trying to hide from me. I wanted to comfort him and tell him none of what happened was his fault, but it hurt too much to speak. The truth was the only one to blame was me. I had trusted Xaviar, assured Aro that I was safe alone
I woke to a delectable trail of sparks caressing their way up my arm. I rolled towards Aro and my breath caught in my throat. He looked like a God with the soft morning light from the window behind him framing his body, his eyes dark with hunger. My heart quickened and I felt myself becoming slick with desire."How did you sleep?" His voice rumbled, barely a whisper.
AroI listened with quiet suspicion as the self-proclaimed King of the Spirit clan detailed the murders that had happened across four of the kingdoms. He was adamant that a hybrid was to blame, but none of my archivists had ever mentioned coming across information about hybrids as they catalogued and scanned our ancient texts into the computer system. None of what he was telling us made any sense.
Unknown"What are you, exactly?" Xaviar asked."That is none of your concern Water Fae." I shot back, my tone making it clear he wasn't to broach the topic further.
AroWe had expected the murder of Celeste's sister to be what kicked everything into motion. Instead, everything had gone suspiciously quiet. I had been pressing the seer for the last week for something, anything, that could tell us what to expect next. She had been all but useless, claiming her sight was blocked by some outside force.
MiriamI left Aro's office feeling a little lighter. I knew he would make me pay for my little game later, but he desperately needed some stress relief. After the first verified vampire attack, the kingdoms had gone quiet. We had thought our unknown assailant was making their move, instead they had been toying with us.
Aro I was surprised when the young Earth Prince, Adam, ordered his mother out of the room. She had berated me for my inappropriate act in the meeting as soon as I had entered. She had a point, her son was barely eighteen, and Miriam's little game hadn't exactly bee appropriate for a meeting over attacks in the kingdoms. The prince, however, had wanted to congratulate me.