Hey everyone! So this is a fanfic about Vivian and Gabriel after the end of Blood and Chocolate. This is set about six months later and how they are coping with the aftermath of Rafe and Astrid's death. This starts with their new life in Vermont but unexpected turn hits when the pack slowly begins to lose members when Werewolf Hunters begin hunting them one by one. What happens when they capture the pack's Alpha? It up to Vivian as Queen Bitch to take back what is hers.

:) Just to be clear, I don't own ANY rights, characters, titles, or ideas for Blood and Chocolate. The plot is original but I don''t own anything else. They all belong to Annette Curtis Klause, the wonderful creator of the book.

Hope you enjoy the story and let me know what you think. R&R Review are love 3 :)

.LyricxLove11

Prelude

Bless me Goddess for I have sinned and I will sin again. And Again. And again. Until I find Gabriel because the humans I kill aren't human at all. They're werewolf hunters.

October – Hunter's Moon

The air was crisp and clear the day the pack made its way to Vermont. Vivian watched the scenery pass by in a blur from the passenger's seat. She twisted the engagement ring on her finger nervously. The car began to slow and the view began to take on more than a blur. Trees lined both sides of the car like two rows of crooked teeth. The asphalt road gave way to a bumpy trail that made a consistent crunch noise. Oh, Goddess, we're almost there. Her stomach knotted in delicious excitement as the trees parted like a sea and the inn came into view. This is the pack's new home, she thought as she stared at the inn with a smile on her face.

"What do you think?" Gabriel glanced at her and she turned her smile to him.

"It's great." He smiled back and took hold of her hand.

"What do you think Ulf?" He glanced in his rear view mirror and Vivian turned to look at him; her smile faltered some.

"I like it. It has lots of privacy." Ulf fidgeted in his seat like a trapped mouse but his voice was subdued. He had been quieter since Astrid's death and a lot more nervous. Vivian slipped her hand out of Gabriel's and squeezed Ulf's knee. Ulf looked at her in surprise but her reassuring smile mollified him some.

When they stopped in a gravel parking lot other cars began to fill up the spaces. Vivian watched from her spot next to the truck as the pack spilled out of their cars. Only some of the pack had come – mostly couples without pups and the elders. They all began talking excitedly and gesturing around at the woods. Vivian smiled in contentment at the smiling faces of her pack. This is how it should be, she thought.

Gabriel stepped forward from his place next to her and all quieted down.

"So I take it you all like the place?" Hoots and howls came from the pack and Gabriel silenced them with a hand.

"Well we all have a lot to do before the others get here tomorrow so lets get started." As Gabriel assigned people to tasks, Vivian took in the sight of the woods. Plenty of hunting ground, almost immediately after she thought this a light breeze sent the sweet smells of prey. She almost growled in delight, in fact she thought she might have. She was lost in thoughts of hunting when she was pulled out of them suddenly by a hand jostling her. Aunt Persia peered at her with an amused smile on her face.

"Girl, you need to keep up with all the pack business or else you get left behind. Now come, you can enjoy the scenery later; we need to get started on the cleaning. Moon's almost full tonight." Vivian followed her and the other women into the inn. The inn reminded her of those old Victorian houses that people made into 'historic' B&B's so they could charge extra per night. It was a good three story building including the attic – which was to be the Alpha's chambers where she would reside with Gabriel – that was concealed by the chipped burgundy shingling on the roof. Vivian thought the color looked ugly against the creamy beige contrast of the house. What she did like though was the pretty wrap-around porch that reminded her of hot summers in the south and cold lemonade. She could imagine that Gabriel's bratty sisters would love to run around it. She hardly thought of the triplets but when she did it always reinforced the reason she never wanted children.

Esmé walked next to her and put an arm around her waist. Vivian glanced down at her mom and quirked an eyebrow. Esme's usually perfectly styled hair was in a messy array around her face. Vivian would have said something but the look on her mother's face made her bite her tongue. She looked far to happy to care anyway.

"Hey, babe, how was the ride over?" Her mom winked and Vivian rolled her eyes.

"Ulf was in the car with us." She hadn't complained when Gabriel had said Ulf was coming with them. Her heart warmed at the thought of him being kind to Ulf when so many people were lost to him. The Five – with Rafe gone, Vivian was now considered one of them – had all tried to cheer him up but to no avail. Gabriel, the one who had killed Astrid, seemed to be the only one Ulf would listen to. Ironic wasn't it? But as Vivian walked into the inn, she glanced over her shoulder and saw Gabriel and Ulf together, she guessed life was funny that way.

SOOOO? What did you think? Anything I should change? Any suggestions? Review please! ALL comments welcome! Criticism is my favorite thing! lol - LyricxLove11