EREBUS I spent the night staring at Ella lying naked in my arms. Brushing her dark locks away from her face I watch her as she frowns in her sleep. I fear which Ella she will be when she wakes. Will she be the sweet and carefree Ella or will she be the vindictive Ella from last night. Nuzzling my nose into her neck I inhale deeply. Now that the ruins have disappeared from her body her scent is so much stronger than before, much more addicting. Unable to stop myself I run my tongue over my mark on her neck and she moans loudly in her sleep. Running my hands up her sides I let the sparks of the mate bond slowly wake her up. Her eyes flutter open and she gives me a shy grin. I let out a sigh of relief, this is my Ella. Stretching her arms widely to the sides she smiles at me as the scent of her arousal fills the air. Pinning her beneath my body I begin to trail kisses up and down her neck. Her hips buck under my own begging for me to take her. Lining up the head of my co

ELLA Grace looks at me with a worried look on her face. “Ella,” she begins, “What if you become sick as well and I cannot save you?” “Then I guess Vanessa will finally get Erebus to herself,” I say half joking. “I know I will be okay. But…” I pause for a moment looking down at Vanessa and the thought of ending up like her makes me shutter. “If I am not okay. Tell Erebus to move on. Tell him to find his second chance mate.” “He will kill me if I let you do this,” Grace swallows hard. “He won’t,” I assure her. “He knows how stubborn I am. Now lock the door.” Grace clicks the lock on the door and gives me a small nod. Pulling a chair next to Vanessa I gaze down at her sleeping peacefully with the aid of morphine. Her breaths are becoming more and more shallow with each passing moment, and I know that she doesn’t have long. Opening the mind link with Erebus I can feel his unease through the bond. “I love you,” I tell him through the link. “This choice was mine and mine

Erebus places little kisses all over my face. The stubble that is on his chin tickles as it rubs against my face causing me to burst into giggles. Lifting my chin with two of his fingers he captures my lips under his own. His tongue traces the seam of my lips begging for entry. Opening my lips slightly he plunges his tongue into my mouth. The kiss is urgent and desperate. The feelings of fear and the relief come bursting through the bond. Erebus wraps his hand in my hair bending my head back slightly granting himself better access. A cough from the other side of the room reminds us that we aren’t alone. Untangling his hand from my hair he places a final peck on my lips and leaves me blushing with embarrassment on the hospital bed. Pushing my arms under my body I try to move my legs into a more comfortable position, and they won’t budge. My eyes fly open wide and panic over comes my mind. I try to block my emotions from flowing through the mate bond, but I am too late. Er

ELLA “Luna, you are pregnant,” the doctor whispers for the second time next to my ear as I stare off into space in shock. “That’s not…” my face begins to heat, and I feel dizzy. “That’s not possible.”“Luna…” the doctor’s voice sounds like it is in a tunnel far away. “Luna, I think you should lie back.”I try to shake the dizziness from my head as I attempt to get to my feet. “No, no…” I whisper loudly. “I have to find Erebus. There must be some mistake.” My knees buckle under my weight and the doctor lunges forward to catch me. “Your Highness, Lucian,” the doctor yells out and I see Lucian burst through the doors to my bedroom just before my eyes flutter into darkness. EREBUS I sneak out before the sun rises in the sky leaving my Little Vixen sleeping peacefully. Lucian is waiting outside of my bedroom door to sit with Ella for the day. Without her being able to walk properly her safety is at the forefront of my mind. Boris’s voice hand rand through my head, waking me

EREBUS Marcus is shuffling from foot to foot waiting at outside of the cells to see his daughter. His eyes are already brimming to the edge with tears as I unlock the first of the many doors that lead down to where Vanessa has been kept. Grace placed wards around the prison to keep the witches from coming back for her. Leaving her alive was a mistake on their part. One that I am sure they will want to rectify as soon as they can. As I open the final door to the cells Vanessa calls out from the corner of her cell, “I told you already I don’t know anything more than what I have already told you.” Even locked up in the prison beneath the town hall she maintains her air of arrogance and cruelty. “That’s not why I am here today,” I say coldly, wanting nothing more than to beat her to a bloody pulp. Stepping to the side I reveal her father who is standing behind me. Showing an emotion other than anger for the first time since she has been placed in the cells, Vanessa runs to th