Chapter7
Carmen:
"Blake let me out of here, I beg of you." Carmen pleaded in a pained voice, she was curled up in the far, shadowed corner of the cage. She had been in the cage for the last few hours she hadn't eaten and was tired of the smell.
"Carmen just apologize, and you can get out." Blake said, Carmen could tell he was tired and needed to feed as well. Carmen rolled over on her side, hating the fact that it had gotten to this point. Her father never kept her in here this long before. Carmen lifted her head as she hear the dungeon doors open, and someone's shadow looking down the stairs and she knew exactly who it was.
"Father please, release me." She pleaded loudly before her father came into view. Once down the stairs he came towards the cage door and rested his hands on the bars.
"Do you promise to behave?" He asked, Carmen could hear the authority in his voice but along with the pain of her being locked in the cage.
"Yes." Carmen said softly, her eyes slowly closing.
"You know that if you pull the stunt that you did before, you will be back down here and only the moon goddess know that next time I will release you,." Her father said as he reached for the iron key and opened the cage door. Carmen let her head fall back onto the stone floor. She heard one of them walk towards her, and pick her up holding her tightly in his arms. "Thank you." Carmen said sleepily, resting her head on her fathers chest.
"Oh my darling daughter, why must you cause me to do this?" Was the last thing that Carmen heard her father whisper against her temple as he placed a kiss there.
Hours later Carmen was laying peacefully sleeping, but only to be woken up with a cry for help slam through her. She looked around to see that she was in her room, they had bath her and everything. But the cry kept ringing in her mind, she knew at once who it was.
"Rhiannon." Carmen whispered under her breath, before she shot out of bed and headed for her balcony, and looked out at the area, the screams hitting her at a stronger force now. Carmen wasted no time before she took a huge leap into the air, changing form as she came to land each balcony one by one. Howling up a warning call for the pack members to come out, but from the looks of it wasn't necessary because for each balcony she landed on members were all coming out. And Carmen knew that whatever was happening to Rhiannon everyone could feel it. The moment Carmen landed on the grounds she took off in the direction to the vampires castle. Her brother had caught up with her as well as the rest of them as the drew closer to the castle, once close enough Carmen was able to scene the exact location as to where Rhiannon was located. But only until the moment she arrived with the pack did worry flow through her. She saw as a man who she recognized as Ian, Blake's long-lost friend the pack thought had died in battle centuries ago. On top of Rhiannon as he looked to be kissing her. Carmen would have stayed the way she was for a moment longer until Rhiannon's cries began in infuriated her. And she quickly ran over to Rhiannon and the guy that resembled Ian, grabbing him by the neck and roughly tossing him off of Rhiannon. He landed about ten feet away, allowing the pack to quickly surround him. Carmen looked around at her pack to see Blake stopped stone still several feet away looking at Rhiannon as if caught in a trance. Carmen felt guilty for her brother, now knowing what it was that was different with him. He was in love with Rhiannon, and seeing that must be tearing him right now. But Carmen knew that was a matter to take of later. She slowly turned her attention to the circle of wolves, and made her way to the group changing into her human form. The pack slowly parted making way for her. As she reached full height she looked down at the man laying on the ground and seeing that is was Ian. He looked up at her, so much emotions flowing through his eyes.
"Ian." Carmen said once she stopped right in front of him, in the center of everyone.
Ian got to his feet, to face Carmen.
"Carmen, it's been a long time." Ian said, the pack growled at Ian, but Carmen raised a hand to silence then.
"Yes it has, but that's only because we thought you died in the last major battle." Carmen said calmly to contain control until she found the reasoning for why Rhiannon was so threaten by Ian.
"I almost did, but I survived." Ian replied, Carmen looked him over as a the feeling of pain and heartache quickly filled her and she couldn't help feel them from Rhiannon.
"What are you doing here?" Carmen asked, wanting answers for this discomfort.
"I'm here for business that has nothing to concern you." Ian said harshly, this caused a small commotion from the members of the pack, each of them taking a step closer.
"SILENCE!" Blake order, Carmen turned her head to the side and watched as her brother approached her and Ian. She saw hatred and revenge in his
eyes, feeling his power radiate off of him. Was he possibly angered by the actions of Ian kissing Rhiannon to this extreme, could he possibly love her that much.
"Blake." Ian said standing to full height as Blake came to stand face to face with him as if he was about to attack Ian for his actions.
"You will explain to us at this moment as to what you were doing to Rhiannon." Blake demanded in a calm deadly tone in his voice, Carmen came to stand next to her brother just in case he would do something to Ian. Ian smirked deviously at Blake as he answered him.
"I was kissing the woman I love, since we are lovers." Ian answered cool, Carmen's heart stopped and she quickly began to worry about what would happen next.
Rhia:
"I was kissing the woman I love, since we are lovers." Ian answered coldly. Rhia's back was throbbing from the aggravation of an old injury that even her brother's power's had not been able to heal completely but she still stood and stepped over to Ian. As she looked down on him she felt her brother and the coven come up. Evan began to speak,
"Rhiannon are you--"
but was cut off when she rose a hand in a silent gesture for him to back off. Rhiannon tried to control the pure cold fury that filled her but failed. She knew everyone would be able to actually see the power roll off her in waves she was so mad.
" You and I were lovers Ian. I did love you. But that all changed when I caught you in my bed with no less than two mortal women and one of my own coven members. You betrayed the trust I had given you. You betrayed me! And that is a killing offense. I should have done just that those years ago but I was foolish and young and I loved you still. But no longer." she said in a cold voice no louder than a whisper but to those who knew her it was much more frightening than if she had screamed and cursed until she was exhausted from it.
" Oh and for the record that wasn't a kiss that was attempted rape. My love." the last dripped with so much sarcasm you could have bottled and sold it.
She heard someone gasp, she heard her brother growl. She turned away from Ian for a moment and when she looked back at him her blue and silver eyes no longer held any blue, they were simply blazing silver. She started to sing softly and slowly as power pulsed from her. Her brother knew immediately what spell she had begun to weave and said " No, Rhia don't." he ran to her pleading in his voice and eyes and said " we do not meet out justice this way. You know this. Besides he deserves a much more painful punishment than you were about to give." slowly the blue entered her eyes once more. She looked at Ian where he lay still surrounded by wolves and said
"You're right, brother." then the silver fire blazed once more and she said one simple word. "sleep." but it had a strange double echo to it much like that of an alpha's order. And Ian fell limp to the ground…
Carmen:
Carmen watched as Ian body hit the ground, she was not surprised by the power of Rhiannon. If there was one thing she never did was underestimate vampires gift, especially since she was unaware of all their gifts.
"Well, I wasn't expecting that." Luke said coming up to them, Carmen turned slightly to the side giving Luke an evil glare letting him to know to shut up.
"Take the pack home Luke, make sure to tell father everything was handled." Carmen order, Luke opened his mouth the complain but Carmen growled at him causing him to shut it and turn around changing form heading home. Carmen waved her hand to the rest of the pack telling them to follow him. The all slowly began following some of the further ones growling at the unconscious Ian, others trying to take a bite out of him but Blake gave them a warning growls causing the to step back and all break in a run following the direction Luke had just left in. Carmen turned back to stand looking down at Ian, who had not
been moved. She looked at Blake who was looking at Rhiannon and Evan, she could tell all the thoughts running thoughts his mind. The thoughts of killing Ian for all that he heard Ian had done to Rhiannon. It surprised Carmen how not only losing her mother and the man she thought she loved was something she shared in common with Rhiannon. Carmen's gaze went to Evan wondering had he ever suffered the pain of that as she and his sister had. And would giving Evan her heart cause her to end up as she did when she gave her heart to Gabriel. Carmen quickly set her gaze back to Blake."We should follow, our work is done here." Carmen said softly placing a hand on Blake's shoulder, he looked down at her his eyes folding much anger even thought he was trying to hold it in the deepest part of his soul. "Fine, but he's coming with us." Blake said, before bending down and picking up Ian placing him over his shoulder. Turning to head home, but to Carmen's surprise Blake didn't even move one step
before coming to a halt. Carmen looked at her brother in confusion before out of the corner of her eye she saw exactly what he stopped for.
Soon after the person standing not to far away from them began to clap.
"Brava, the best show I've seen in days." Gabriel said, as his clapping subsided. Carmen immediately felt the heat of anger burn through her body, at Gabriel's undesirable presence.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Blake snapped at him, dropping Ian back to the ground as if he was nothing but a sack of potatoes. "You have no reason of being here." Blake added taking a step closer to Gabriel.
"Oh on the contrary, I do." Gabriel said taking a step closer to Carmen, she could feel the heat of his gaze on her body looking her up and down. Making her now hate the fact that she had nothing but her long thick hair to cover her body.
"Leave Gabriel, go back to you pack. This is business that doesn't concern you. You no longer belong to our pack." Carmen snapped, turning
fully around to face him, approaching him as Blake was. Slow and dangerously ready to pounce on him and tear him limb from limb.
"Now Carmen my love, you know that I can not simply go back, with out you. You are to be my queen were you always belonged." Gabriel said, giving her his classic seductive smile that use to have her falling at his feet begging him to make her his. But now looking at it only made her hate him more, making it harder to control her anger. Carmen could feel not only her anger but the anger of another somewhere in the coven of vampires that still surround them and her brother.
"You can go back to hell where you came from with that shit." Blake growled, looking ready to claw out Gabriel's throat and feed it to the pack.
"Now what would you father say if he heard you talking like that to your sister so-to-be husband?" Gabriel said, Carmen watched his face go from playful to slightly annoyed.
"He will say nothing of it, Blake is right. you gave up that right
right sixty years ago when you decided to confess you betrayal to me. Of sleeping with my cousin and making her your mate." Carmen snapped, stopping a good few feet away from Gabriel.
"But I made a horrible mistake my love, and now I've come to make it right." Gabriel said, taking another step towards her. Blake quickly got in the way, blocking access to Carmen for Gabriel. Gabriel growled in defense but Blake held his form never blinking.
"No you have come to ruin my life once again, but no more Gabriel. Your only option is to leave this place and return to your pack." Carmen snapped over Blake's shoulder, seeing that Luke was heading there way apparently wanting to come and see what was happening.
"Leave Gabriel and never return." Blake said in a low deadly tone, the anger of Blake's power radiated strongly off of him as well as Carmen by this point. Gabriel looked from Blake to Carmen before looking at the rest of those watching. His eyes for a while fixed at someone behind
Carmen, and by the look in Gabriel's eyes it had to be Evan. After a moment a small smirked formed at the corner of Gabriel's mouth.
"Very well, I'll go." He said calmly. "But only for now, because believe me I plan to get what I came for.' He added, looking once more at Carmen, who snapped her fangs at him. Blake placing a hand on her stomach from behind his back. Gabriel then turned and headed back home, Luke growling at him as Gabriel walked passed him. Carmen closed her eyes for a moment regaining her control. After a while she felt Blake take his hand off her stomach, turning to face her. While Luke come up to come next to her.
"Are you alright?" Luke asked, stroking her hair. Carmen only nodded not trusting herself to speak.
"Lets go home." Blake said, none emotion in his voice, Carmen nodded heading in the direction that leads to the long way home.
"Tell father I'll be home late, and not to worry." She said quickly before changing form and running off into the dark woods.
Rhia:
Rhiannon turned to Evan as he watched longingly after Carmen and said "Go brother. I will send the coven to hunt under Cameron and Alsea's watch. Go and find the love that has been denied to you for so long." she whispered sadly. Evan looked into his sister eyes and seeing no lie, only her care for him he nodded and left to follow the woman he loved. Rhia made a gesture to Cameron and told him, " take the coven to finish hunting please." He nodded to her and left with the coven quickly. She sighed and looked up at Blake and Luke's retreating forms and called to Blake with her mind. "Blake may I speak with you?"….
Evan: Evan quickly caught up with Carmen and said, "Carmen, wait!"…
