Noel

After receiving Nicolas’s phone call, I took action. I called the heads of the five fractions to meet me at the Parlay House.

My father created the parlay house so that the other leaders felt safe. No vampire crossed the boundaries to another unless it was a time of war.

After Darlene had woken up earlier from a dream, I noticed she had a hard time falling back to sleep, but when she did, she was unmoving.

I’ll ask her what she dreamt about later but it’s time to fully and bring her up to speed and she’s not going to like it.

Walking into my kitchen, I made her her favorite cup of coffee and pulled out some fruits from the fridge. She was starting to stir, and I knew the coffee would do that to her.

In no less than five minutes, a sleepy Darlene made it to the kitchen.

“Coffee… did I tell you today that I love you? ” she said as she scratched her head and then paused, looking straight at me.

She has never told me she loved me. This is the first time she has ever said the words. I knew how she felt, and she knows how I feel, but the words were never uttered until now.

Realizing the impact of those words, I can tell that her heart amped up several beats as she waited for my response.

“No, you’ve never told me that. I love you too.” We both stood there staring instead of talking to each other. I think the shock of those three words held more weight than we imagined. I hate to break what is going on between us at this very moment, but I need to put this behind me for a moment and be a leader.

Breaking the moment I looked at the coffee in my hand and the fruit and the plate and placed it on the island in front of her and she moved towards it without saying a word.

“Darling, you may not like me after what I’m about to have you do, but it’s for your safety.”

She would not make eye contact, and I think she was waiting for the ball to drop.

“I am sending you back home. To your family until I control this situation and the city.”

She looked up at me and she said something that I never expected it.

“Noel, I was going to tell you I was going back home before you even said that. I need to be with my mother right now.”

Wait a minute. What is going on? Both of us had something more to say but refused to say it, and I couldn’t have her leave without her knowing my reasons for sending her away.

“There is going to be a war for the city, and I never told you this, but I never claimed the city as my own. And doing this, there are others who are trying to take over the city, and I refuse for you to be in the crossfires. I won’t be able to handle if anything happens to you.”

Darling nodded and understood but did not elaborate more on why she needed to go home to her mother.

“Well, it’s settled then I will be leaving on the next train out. I need to call my mother and let her know I’m on my way.”

She turned and went back to the bedroom, and I wanted it to listen in to that call, but I refused to do that. She needed her privacy, and I needed to digest that the woman in the next room was in love with me.

Sammy

After the premonition dream, I told Blue that I would like to speak to the witch’s council. We have never been on friendly terms, but I know this war that we’re about to be witness to, ohh, you have to help.

What I did not tell Blue is that if the world does not claim the right property to the city that the vampires will annihilate all witches including the council.

The council held very powerful witches from very powerful bloodlines. They can turn the tide of this war if they choose to. But everything has a weakness, and their complacency is theirs.

They’re in plain sight, and neighbors know of their existence but never pass the barriers.

I called the temp agencies so the shop would be opened on time, and then I texted Noel to let him know that I would be at work later and that we would need to talk.

Blue is impressive she managed to get the council members together in such a short period.

Going to the main council house,, I chanted the No Fear spell for courage. The grand is one to be feared of, but I need to stand my ground, being that I am eclectic and have no pantheon that I follow strictly. They do not like this fact about me.

Walking into the circle and looking at the women and men of the council, I began to tell them about what was coming and what we needed to do.

Nicholas

After calling Noel and letting him know he needed to prepare for war. I could not stand by in the shadows and see all the devastation that is about to occur without standing by my brother.

I am not the only damn fear that was created, and not letting Noel know was part of the pack that we had. At the moment, we are 10,000 strong. Not even their so-called Sentinels know of our existence due to the mixed blood. We are considered as helpless as humans.

When I meet with Noah today, I will tell him that I will be calling in my troops to help fight this battle. I have moved up in the ranks so quickly that they will follow me to death as I will follow any of them.

Darlene

I just told Noel that I loved him. Now I have to leave him because I need my mother. She’s a powerful woman, and she will tell me if my dream is true or not. I had a feeling that No Well was more than just a shop owner. But what would it mean for us if he claimed the city?

“Darling, what’s wrong, honey?” My mother said in her heavy southern drawl

“Mama, I’m coming home for a little bit.”

The silence was just two seconds, but it felt like a day passed.

“You come on home now. I have been feeling you need me very strongly girl.” She said

“I will be home before sunset. Bye Mama”

I hung up the phone, feeling slightly numb. I did not want to leave the man I had just told I loved you, too, but I knew I needed to go in my gut. What is to become of us?

We are going to wrap up this series soon. Hope you stayed with me through this.