POV KittyAfter our talk, Nick led me into a large room that looked similar to the packs dinning room. It was darker and less cozy though. It looked cheap and I hated it right away. I tried not to gag at the scent of blood and sight of raw meat on everyone's plates. The room was filed with Vampires and all of them stopped and stared at me as we walked in. Nick pulled me to his side and pulled us around tables."This is the lair's dinning room. I normally eat in my apartments. This is for the lesser vampires since they only have bedrooms here. You will be staying with me and we can eat together but I figured that you would enjoy seeing some familiar faces so I ordered a few people to meet us here." Nick explained and I nodded.We suddenly stopped at a small table. He sat down and pulled me into his lap before I could look at the others that were sitting there. I gasped as I looked up to see three faces, two of them incredibly familiar.

POV KittyThe rest of lunch was calm. I watched Sammy and Cash carefully and I decided that my inner voice was right. They made a mistake and didn't know what the Vampires were really doing. I was sure that Sammy had some clue but I knew that she tended to ignore things that she didn't want to deal with. She had to know that humans were being kidnapped and used. The blood they were drinking didn't just appear out of nowhere. She probably just ignored that idea though. That didn't make it right but I knew my friend. She wasn't really evil, just lazy and scared.After lunch, Nick took me in front of the Council. The room they were in was on the top floor of the building. It was large and meant to look imposing. I guess that it was but it just bothered me how much these Vampires tried to look important. In the pack the Alpha and Beta and advisors met in a warm meeting room and welcomed anyone who had something they needed to say or any pro

POV KittyNick helped me locate all the materials and supplied I would need for the 'blood oath' that very afternoon. Luckily we didn't need much. We had just gotten everything by dinner time and I was exhausted."Come on, let's eat and then get you to bed, love. We will meet the coven and do the oath in the morning." Nick ordered and I nodded.He guided me to a nearby elevator and back up to the top floor. I looked confused and he smiled."All the council members and their families live up here." he said."Your parents are on the council?" I asked and he nodded as we stepped out of the elevator and walked down the hallway.I remembered the man that had questioned me that looked like Nick and the woman beside him and understood."So you live with them?" I inquired, feeling nervous.I really didn't want to have to deal with his parents right then. Or ever honestly."No. I moved out to a nearby apartment w

POV CraigI was wandering around the next morning in a stupor. I just didn't know what to do with myself without Kitty. If she was here with me, we would be having breakfast with our friends and then rushing off to train. I would be flirting with her, trying to get her to blush. Eventually, I would get to see that lovely red creep up her neck and cheeks and she would roll her eyes at me and tell me off with a giggle. It would make my whole morning better. I lived to hear that giggle. To see that smile. To feel the heat of her blush. I lived my life to make her happy.Now... I didn't know how to live. I knew that it wasn't healthy or right. It was probably toxic as hell but I didn't care. Kitty would always be my everything. She is my love, my best friend, my Queen and my mate. I don't know how to live without her in my life.Mom and Dad came to see Clay and I after the meeting last night. They tried to keep me hopeful and it worked for a while.

POV KittyNick held my hand as we boarded an elevator. The worker carrying the supplies didn't follow us and I looked at Nick in confusion."There is a staff elevator. They aren't allowed to use this one. This one is only for the council members and families of the council members along with people important to the coven... like you and me." he smugly stated.Seriously? These vampires are so insecure. They need to constantly inflate their feelings of self importance. It's gross.Since we were alone, I dropped Nicks hand and took a step away from him. I didn't think he'd mind. I was wrong. So very wrong.He glared at me immediately and his eyes flashed red. He pressed the stop button on the elevator and then quickly backed me against a wall."What in the fuck do you think you are doing? Did I give you permission to let go of my hand? Did I tell you to step away from me?" he bellowed in my face as he caged me in with his arms.