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Where There's a Will There's a Way

James

I lay naked in my bed chamber as the shutters of the castle windows open, revealing the night sky. My two lovers lay on either side of my chest as they hummed from exhaustion. Of course they were tired. We had at least three hours of constant romping. Personally I can go longer. But there's no fun when your partner(s) are passed out.

With a yawn I stretch and leave the bed. With slow determination, I put on my military uniform. Nathan always questioned my fashion sense. Or lack thereof, as he says it. I find pride in my wardrobe. I feel as though it gives me purpose and success. And; it will once I prove myself. That will be very soon.

Leaving my room I head towards the dining hall. A little dose of AB- should clear my mood. Although I didn't make it too far before a head of black hair rammed into my chest. The half-breed. Marvelous.

The half-breed rubber her nose, "Ow! Sorry, I was just-" Then she realized who'd she had just ran into. "I'm really sorry, James. I didn't mean to run into you."

What a disgrace. "You think you can do whatever you please just because you are now mated to Hagi that you can do whatever you want."

Her mouth fell open in surprise. "Of course not, Sir. I didn't mean to run into you. Hagi and I were just-"

I hold my hand up. "Let me tell you one thing." His eyes went to the crest I now wore on my wrist. "No matter what you wear. No matter who you marry. How many children you will give him. You will never be apart of this family. Your family is dead. And dead it shall remain."

I failed to see a shroud of black come from farther back and stand in front. Even better. My fool brother. His fangs were bared as he hissed, "You will do no such thing! Her place is not on the floor by your feet. It is next to me by my side. She is apart of our family. Rensington and Lucinda did meet their deaths, but her family is far from dead. Both her and her sister thrive. Now she is apart of our family. I had hoped that you would accept it. But it seems to have only fueled your desire to make her feel unimportant."

What a fool. "She may be your mate. But she will be no sister of mine." His look turned sinister. "And don't think that just because she's your mate that she'll only have you."

My back was rammed hard against the wall as he grasped my neck in a tight grip. He put his face right up to mine. "Insult her one more time in my presence, and I swear on the remains of our parents that I'll rip put out your intestines and feed them to you. Then you leave you in the sun to burn! Do you understand me!"

This was getting ridiculous. "You lose your intellect and respect for a half-thing." I smirked. "A piece of meat. You're a disgrace."

He leaned in even closer. "Don't make me regret the night Father and Mother picked you off the streets, you revolting leech!" With a final shove, he moved back and pulled the half-breed away by the arm. No doubt taking her somewhere to stake a claim.

The undeniable sound of her gasp confirmed that he had bitten her. I bit back the bile that filled my throat. She must taste wretched. How does he stomach it? With them gone, I could finally make a phone call. I retreated to one of the closed of gaming rooms and pulled out my cell. I dialed the number and listened to it ring.

"What is it? Who are you? How do you have this number!" The man on the end demanded.

I couldn't help but chuckle. "No one more than a fellow pureblood able to give you what you want."

There was a sound of shuffling and movement. "How do you know what I want?"

My lips curled into a sneer. "I saw you watching her every move at the ceremony last night. Don't think it went unnoticed."

"Hmm," He mused. "It appears that I need to be more discrete."

"Indeed," I said.

He cleared his throat. "Now pray tell, how would you be able to give me what I want?"

"I happen to be the brother of the groom." I murmured. "This half-breed has already shamed this family by mating with my brother. Imagine if she bares a child. Her half status would only tarnish and taint the line further more if she were to produce offspring. I can't have anything else happen that would destroy the royal bloodline."

"Well well well," He mocked. "If someone isn't furious. Which brother are you? Certainly not the King."

"Details!" I hissed. "It's not important which brother I am. What is important, is that I know you're the one that was going to buy this little beast before she was taken into our household. Does Marie Carlisto ring a bell?"

He cursed, "Son of a bitch, keep your voice down!"

I laughed, "Don't worry, no one can hear me or you. Your secret is safe with me."

"Alright, what are you offering?" He snapped.

"How about instead of having one slave, you have two?" I offered.

"I'm listening." He said.

"Do you know of Diva Carlisto?" I asked.

"Yeah," He said. "I met the bitch when I was making the offer to her aunt for her twin. She was at the wedding too. What about her?"

"You see," I started, "My other brother Solomon, appears to have a soft spot for her. He's already showing signs of wanting to mate with her. He rarely leaves her side. Just like Hagi."

He barked out a laugh. "It seems your brother have a knack for tarnishing your family name!"

"Shut up!" I snapped. "The deal is, you get two for the price of one. All I want is them gone."

"How would I get them out without being detected?" He asked. "Haig knows my face since I present myself to him with my gift. So does Diva since she was there when I was summoned by her aunt. She knows I was going to buy her sister."

"Leave that to me." I said. "Where there's a will there's a way. It'll all work out."

Saya

Hagi hadn't been kidding when he said the garden was nothing to sneeze at. All this amazing beauty was indescribable. I found myself traveling here often whenever Hagi wasn't available to keep me company. Which was fine. I find that I liked having some time to myself.

"Hey, sis!" A voice shouted from behind me.

Then again I wouldn't mind a little company. "Hi, Diva."

She ran up to me and gave me a big hug which I gladly returned. When she pulled away she gave me a shameless smile, "So…" she started. "How was it?"

My cheeks began to feel warm. "How was what?"

She grinned, "Don't play coy with me! You know exactly what I'm talking about."

I cleared my throat and walked the other direction. "I'm afraid that I don't. Care to elaborate?"

"If that's how you want it." She replied. "I was referring to you and Hagi having awesome se-"

"Shh!" I jumped on her and covered her mouth. "What are you doing? Do you want the whole house to hear you?"

She smiled and shook off my hand. "You said 'elaborate'."

"I didn't mean literally!" I snapped, looking around. "I can hear the staff starting up their gossip already!"

She giggled, "I can't help it. I wanted to be the first to ask you about it. I wasn't sure if you two would leave the room."

"Alright!" I shouted. "Alright already. Do you really want to know?" She nodded eagerly. "Fine!" I took a seat on the grass and she joined me. "How about you tell me about your first time?"

"Nothing special. Blinded by mature need and I attacked the closest waiter on our staff and dragged him to my room. Go on!" She urged.

My brows went up. "That's it?"

"Blinded by need!" She repeated. "Speak!"

I sighed. "Okay. Well it kinda hurt a little."

"Naturally." She said.

I took a deep breath. "But he was so gentle. He kept making sure that I wasn't hurting too badly. He was so caring. His patience with was wonderful."

"Did the pain last long?" She asked.

I moved my head from side to side. "It did for a little while. But then it wasn't so bad. He made sure I wasn't hurting too much before he continued."

"And then?" She urged.

"Pure bliss." I whispered. "It was amazing. It felt so exhilarating and passionate. It was as if I could feel every part of him. Even when we fed from each other. It was as if we were truly one."

"Whoa-ho-ho!" She whooped. "I can see that there's going to be a lot fornicating going around! Now I have someone to share my detail with Solomon with."

I backed away in terror. "Oh no!"

Her grin widened. "You can count on it!"