protect his mate at all costs, as if she were theirs.
True fated mates were not that common, and the bond between two vampires was considered precious. It is said that if one mate were to die, the other would follow, usually from a broken heart.
“Rogues,” he hissed, pulling Angel closer as they ran down the stairs that led to the infirmary.
“They will pay,” Teague said from behind them.
“They certainly will,” Adrian agreed, as they burst through the infirmary’s door. Anika and Nadira immediately took control. The royal family’s physician was notified of the emergency, and was said to be on the way.
He laid Angel down gently on one of the infirmary cots. “Let go, baby, it’s okay,” he murmured as her arms tightened around his neck. She slowly pulled her arms away, then settled onto the bed.
“Give us a second to get these dirty clothes off of her,” Anika instructed. Nicu and Teague nodded, and stepped to the other side of the infirmary. “You too,” Anika coaxed, motioning for him to leave. She must have read the hesitation in his face, as hers softened. “It’ll be okay, Adrian. She’s in good hands. We just want to make her comfortable.”
He jerked his head in a nod as he stepped back. Anika smiled softly as she pulled the curtain, blocking his view of Angel. He could hear the soft voices of his sister and sister-in-law speaking to Angel. He stalked over to Nicu, determined to avenge his mate.
“The rogues need to be handled,” Adrian growled, swiping a hand across his face in frustration.
“I agree,” Teague acknowledged with a nod of his head.
“Were they after you, or were they after Angel?” Nicu asked, his eyes narrowed on the curtain that hid Angel.
“They tried to snatch Angel again,” he bit out. He wanted to hit something—no, kill something. Now.
“We need to find out why, and get to the bottom of it,” Nicu instructed, just as his phone rang. He walked away, answering the call.
The physician arrived within minutes, and immediately went behind the curtain to assess Angel. Adrian’s heart pounded hard as the sensation of her pain washed over him, as if he himself had hit his head. Their bond allowed him to feel her emotions, and he despised the fact that his mate was currently hurting. He paced back and forth as he waited for the doctor to finish.
“She’ll be okay,” Teague said quietly, his eyes following Adrian as he paced back and forth. “Congratulations on the mating. You didn’t waste any time, did you?” Teague barked a short laugh.
“Why wait?” Adrian said with a small smile. He was beyond pleased with his mate, and wouldn’t trade her for the world. “Where is Bella?” he asked, just now realizing that his other sister-in-law was not with them.
“Oh, you know how it is,” Teague joked. “Being a demigoddess, she can get called at any time for her job.”
Teague’s mate was the Goddess of Death. She was charged with making sure the dead were escorted to the proper place; Heaven, or one of the seven hells.
His eyes were again drawn back to the other side of the room. Through the curtain, he could make out Anika and Nadira’s busy forms, moving around the room. He hated not knowing what was going on, and it was killing him. He needed to get to his mate, to comfort her, help ease her mind and pain. Hell, it would just make him feel better to visually see that she was okay.
Finally, the doctor pushed the curtain back and motioned for Adrian to come over. Anika brushed past him with a small smile. “She’ll be fine. She’s a fighter,” she whispered, patting him on the arm.
“Thanks, Anika,” he smiled, as she walked over to Teague.
“Adrian, I hear congratulations are in order,” Dr. Eugene Holinsky said, shaking Adrian’s hand.
“Thanks, Dr. Holinsky,” he beamed, as his eyes were drawn to Angel. Nadira sat on the edge of the bed, holding her hand. His heart warmed, seeing that his little sister was already making an
True fated mates were not that common, and the bond between two vampires was considered precious. It is said that if one mate were to die, the other would follow, usually from a broken heart.
“Rogues,” he hissed, pulling Angel closer as they ran down the stairs that led to the infirmary.
“They will pay,” Teague said from behind them.
“They certainly will,” Adrian agreed, as they burst through the infirmary’s door. Anika and Nadira immediately took control. The royal family’s physician was notified of the emergency, and was said to be on the way.
He laid Angel down gently on one of the infirmary cots. “Let go, baby, it’s okay,” he murmured as her arms tightened around his neck. She slowly pulled her arms away, then settled onto the bed.
“Give us a second to get these dirty clothes off of her,” Anika instructed. Nicu and Teague nodded, and stepped to the other side of the infirmary. “You too,” Anika coaxed, motioning for him to leave. She must have read the hesitation in his face, as hers softened. “It’ll be okay, Adrian. She’s in good hands. We just want to make her comfortable.”
He jerked his head in a nod as he stepped back. Anika smiled softly as she pulled the curtain, blocking his view of Angel. He could hear the soft voices of his sister and sister-in-law speaking to Angel. He stalked over to Nicu, determined to avenge his mate.
“The rogues need to be handled,” Adrian growled, swiping a hand across his face in frustration.
“I agree,” Teague acknowledged with a nod of his head.
“Were they after you, or were they after Angel?” Nicu asked, his eyes narrowed on the curtain that hid Angel.
“They tried to snatch Angel again,” he bit out. He wanted to hit something—no, kill something. Now.
“We need to find out why, and get to the bottom of it,” Nicu instructed, just as his phone rang. He walked away, answering the call.
The physician arrived within minutes, and immediately went behind the curtain to assess Angel. Adrian’s heart pounded hard as the sensation of her pain washed over him, as if he himself had hit his head. Their bond allowed him to feel her emotions, and he despised the fact that his mate was currently hurting. He paced back and forth as he waited for the doctor to finish.
“She’ll be okay,” Teague said quietly, his eyes following Adrian as he paced back and forth. “Congratulations on the mating. You didn’t waste any time, did you?” Teague barked a short laugh.
“Why wait?” Adrian said with a small smile. He was beyond pleased with his mate, and wouldn’t trade her for the world. “Where is Bella?” he asked, just now realizing that his other sister-in-law was not with them.
“Oh, you know how it is,” Teague joked. “Being a demigoddess, she can get called at any time for her job.”
Teague’s mate was the Goddess of Death. She was charged with making sure the dead were escorted to the proper place; Heaven, or one of the seven hells.
His eyes were again drawn back to the other side of the room. Through the curtain, he could make out Anika and Nadira’s busy forms, moving around the room. He hated not knowing what was going on, and it was killing him. He needed to get to his mate, to comfort her, help ease her mind and pain. Hell, it would just make him feel better to visually see that she was okay.
Finally, the doctor pushed the curtain back and motioned for Adrian to come over. Anika brushed past him with a small smile. “She’ll be fine. She’s a fighter,” she whispered, patting him on the arm.
“Thanks, Anika,” he smiled, as she walked over to Teague.
“Adrian, I hear congratulations are in order,” Dr. Eugene Holinsky said, shaking Adrian’s hand.
“Thanks, Dr. Holinsky,” he beamed, as his eyes were drawn to Angel. Nadira sat on the edge of the bed, holding her hand. His heart warmed, seeing that his little sister was already making an
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