John POV Time went by slowly as I waited to hear back from Bex. Maybe the king would be ok with her leaving as long as he didn’t know that she was leaving with a werewolf. I was becoming more and more curious about her story. She was a non-vampire, vampire princess. How did that work? Footsteps approached the door. I tensed up but relaxed slightly when I saw that It was Ivan. “Well?” I asked, hoping he had brought news of Becca’s conversation with Claude. “I do not often get to dine with the King and the Princess, wolf. I know no more than you do.” “Then why are you here?” “The king wants you tortured for information and then killed.” He said indifferently. I started getting nervous. He was loyal to Bex, but not me. “Relax John. Hurting you would hurt Rebecca, and that I’ll never do. Just do me a favor and yell out every few minutes, or it will be me getting tortured.” Ivan had done nothing but shock me so far with his blunt honesty. At least I wasn't getting tortured, but why?
My blood turned cold. He wasn’t going to let her go. This would mean war. The only thing worse was that the only thing keeping me alive right now was Ivan. He seemed pretty loyal to Becca, but more than his loyalty to his king? I was about to find out. “She did not tell me who, only that she had found someone.” His voice was strained. The king must have him by the throat. “I know she confides in you! Who is it? I order you to tell me!” “I am telling you, sire. She mentioned meeting someone briefly. I told her to talk to you first as you are her father.” There was a thud on the floor, he must have released him. “She’ll be spending the night down here to learn to appreciate all I have given her. No food or water, for three days. Understand?!” “Yes your majesty.” “And what of that werewolf?” “He’s unconscious right now, shall I wake him for you?” “No, leave him for now. When they are both awake I want you to make her watch him die. She’s forgotten what happens to those who betray
“Wake up Bex, we’re home.” I whispered gently into her ear. She stirred blinking away the bright morning sun. She smiled and looked around the mountain scenery. “It’s beautiful!” “This is only a small part of it, and it’s all yours!” She gave me a hug. As we got out of the plane, Aiden, my beta approached. His curly brown hair blowing in the wind. “Good to see you Alpha!” He greeted me before turning to Bex. “Luna, it’s an honor to welcome you here to the Shadow Mountain pack.” He turned to Ivan. “It’s a pleasure having you here as well Ivan. If you need anything don’t hesitate to find me alright?” “Thank you.” Ivan was stiff as a board. I didn’t blame him. He was deep in enemy territory, but I meant what I said. He was now family. He would feel safe here eventually. Once he was settled I planned to introduce him to the higher ranking members of the pack first and slowly ease him into pack life. I couldn't imagine what he must be going through. Leaving your whole life to live with
We just stood in silence for a moment. For the first time in a long time, I was at a loss of what to do. Vampires usually chose their mates, none of this fate nonsense. Oh, but she was beautiful. I could feel the pull strongly, but not nearly as strong as she must be feeling it. She cleared her throat. “Hi. My name is Ruthie.” “It’s a pleasure to meet you Ruthie.” I said as monotone as I could. The last thing I wanted to do was lead her on. This must be a mistake. I was here for one reason and one reason only, and that was to make sure Becca was well taken care of. “Pardon my ignorance, But do...do you...” She stumbled to find the words. She wanted to know if I felt it too. “Yes, Vampires can feel the pull. Although I’d wager you’re feeling it a lot stronger than I am.” Her emotions shifted from adoration to anxiety. She was scared I was going to reject her. The thought had definitely crossed my mind, but the thought of causing her pain didn't sit well with me. “Ruthie, naturall
Rebeccas POV I shut the office door behind me and took a deep breath. An entire lifetime of repressed emotions were crashing through me, I just wanted to find a place to cry. Ivan had no right to keep all this from me, and understanding why he did wasn’t helping. If I had known, I would have left the king years ago. This whole time I thought I was weak and powerless, stuck under his evil rule. Forced to do as he ordered, and unable to ever leave. I hated the king with every fiber of my being. And I now I was mad at Ivan, my best friend. If he had only told me. I could have trusted him more. Told him what the king was doing. I knew Ivan loved me, but I had always thought him more loyal to Claude than It turned out he actually was. I wandered down the halls not knowing exactly where I wanted to go. I found myself back in the kitchen where Ruthie was doing the dishes. “May I join you?” She looked over and smiled at me. “You’re my boss Luna, you can do whatever you’d like.” Inwardly I
Johns POV After quickly filing some paperwork after the meeting I set off to find my mate. I wanted to make sure she was alright. It couldn’t have been easy for her to find out about her parents like that. If we marked each other I would be able to tell what she was feeling, and I felt so helpless not knowing what she was going through. I was pleasantly surprised when her scent lead me to my room. I knocked. “Bex? You in there?” I creaked open the door, smelling more than Bex. Ruthie, Jenna, Kasey...The room looked like a tornado went through it, what were they doing in there? Then I smelled it. Lilly. Shit! My stomach knotted as I turned to leave the room when I almost ran straight into Ruthie carrying fresh sheets. She looked a little worse for wear. Her hair was a mess and I could see scrapes and bruises on her exposed skin. “Ruthie! Lilly… Bex… Did...?” “Trish is with Rebecca explaining things in the living room. Jenna and Kasey are escorting Lilly to the infirmary. Sorry abo
Ivans POV I sat on the couch fuming after all Rebecca had told me. I knew the king was twisted and evil but I never expected this. I went over every detail of our lives with him. What I could have done differently? How I could have been a safer place for her to trust me enough to tell me. I was so concerned with keeping up appearances to the king, I had been so convincing that even my precious Becca didn’t think she could come to me with this. There was a knock at the front of the room. The smell of butterscotch wafted through the door. Ruthie. I pulled myself together and went to open the door. “Not now Ruthie, I’m not in the mood for...” “I know.” She interrupted me walking into my room with a tray of food. She placed it down on the coffee table and sat on the couch looking up at me expectantly. “Becca told me everything this morning. You don’t have to pretend you’re ok, I know you’re not.” I slowly approached her and sat next to her on the couch. Being close to her was comforti
Lilly Pov I sat on my couch and waited for the office to call me back with news of Ruthie's banishment. I had been trying to get rid of her for years, and it was finally coming together. It was worth her ruining my moment with John. He had been denying his feelings for me for years, but I knew he had just come home from a wedding. He would be wanting to be close to someone. Ruthie was just jealous. Ring “Patrick! my phone!” A blond haired blue eyed slender man came running into the room handing me my phone. The hospital had released me too soon, I still needed care. Thankfully Patrick would do anything I asked him. “Hello?” “Hello, Lilly. This is Jenna, calling in regards to yesterday morning's incident. Is your plan to move forward in charging Ruthie with assault? “Yes, obviously.” I rolled my eyes. I had her this time, her friends couldn't protect her. “Alright. Then please note that this is your formal notification that you will also be being charged.” “What?!” I screamed i