SERAPHINA'S POV When it started to get late we headed back to the castle. I had been thinking of their offer of being part of my personal guard and I wanted to see what their fighting skills were like. When we got back they shifted and put their clothes back on before exiting the woods, where I ran all the way to the kitchen door, looked around inside and shifted. After I had put my sundress back on I went back out to talk to Theodore."Hi Theo,""My Queen, how can I help you?""Patrick and Ethan.""They weren't any trouble or anything were they?""No nothing like that, what are they like with their fighting skills?""Patrick is really good, Ethan could use a little work and both need some training on how we fight. Why?""They asked if they could be a part of my personal guard but I know that Dom is going to want guards that can actually protect me to do so. Is there any chance you can do that training to make them acceptable,

SERAPHINA POVI wake up and tense at the arms that are wrapped around my waist, I have flashes of his hands moving over my body when I hear a familiar husky voice by my eat "My Lady, calm down it is only me and I will never hurt you." I relax fully at his voice and that is when I can feel the electric sparks running all over me from where ever his body touches mine. I turn over and look into his eyes "Dom I was so scared, he had that silver edge knife up against my throat. I couldn't move, I couldn't stop him." a sob and some tears escape"Shh you are okay now, how about while king Noah is here you see if he will train you to protect, defend and escape any hold that involves a knife or silver?""I would like that." I answered as I kiss him.He pulled back just a little asking his silent question after everything I've just been through. I smile a small smile and nod my head, he then goes back to kissing me but this time with a bit more dominance and a lot

LILITH POV"Lilith will you please share what happened to Sera?""Where is Caleb? I will only talk to him and if he decides to share what happened with you then that is up to him.""Okay Lilith. Lilith! So nice to be able to talk to you.""So you want to know about our life?""Yes, we want to know so we can help and protect both of you.""Okay, but the only condition is you must not tell Sera and you must not force her to remember. She is not ready for the truth of what she saw and went through after. I need your promise!!""Okay I agree and promise not to tell her.""Good. Now everyone knows that Sera's parents died when she was 3 years old but what no-one else knows is how they died or why. As you felt that night you saved us from that vampire attack, Sera is special and even more so now we have mated with Dom and you. Sera was not able to shift but she could talk to me and I could lend her some

UNKNOWN POVThere is a buzz through out the castle everyone seems to be excited, I have been hearing a rumor going around that the king asked the queen to marry him and that it was done in the corridor of the clan doctor. This is adding to the rumor that there could be an addition to the royal family soon.Some of the guards are also talking about the possibility of the royals doing a tour of the kingdom's clans and maybe even going to the werewolf kingdom, where the queen has made good friends with the king.The only information I have that is solid the Alpha will not like. I worked out that he had installed a primal fear of him at some point in her past but that fear is slowly disappearing, with all the work the higher ranked clan members are doing. She is slowly being able to fight back even when they wear his scented shirt.I need to confirm these rumors before I can tell the Alpha anything but the higher ranks are all keeping their lips tightly close

SERAPHINA POVThe last week and a half have gone so quickly, I am really starting to show now but they are growing at a normal rate. Doc Erik can't tell us went exactly when I will go into labour with them, as a vampire and a werewolf have 2 different lengths of pregnancy. For a vampire a pregnancy can last up to 12 months, he did say that the royal family normally had their babies by 8 months. A normal werewolf pregnancy lasts for 6 months unless it is an Alphas then it is only 4. So Doc Erik believes I will have them somewhere between 4 and 8 months because even though I'm not an Alpha, Dominic is from a royal bloodline which in a way makes him an Alpha. I am about a week or two off of being 4 months, I am starting to get scared and asking myself all the normal questions new mothers ask. Doc Erik says that is normal as well, he told me to talk to King Dominic about my fears and he can help to conquer them. I had another scan yesterday and the boy is going to be a lot bigger