Chapter 24


    Chapter 24: Loatie’s Secret Prisoner


    His father eyed him through the bars of the cell that Loatie had thrown him in. He set a jug of A+


    blood just inside the entrance and sat down in the chair. His father ignored the offering to re at


    his son.


    “What do you want, boy?


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    “It’s not what I want. It’s what I need.”


    “Whatever you need is not my problem. You are nothing and I want nothing to do with you. Your


    mother gave her life for you and had I known what you would grow up to be, I would have ended


    you as soon as you came out of her womb, Guriel.”


    “Don’t call me that! It’s Loatie!” He growled.


    His father’s eyes shed at him angrily. “That is the name your mother gave you, Guriel! That is the


    name I will call you!”


    I


    “You can give it willingly or I will take it from you.”


    His fatherughed. “For someone who is half vampire, you know nothing of your species. You


    embraced your magic, but turned your back on your fiendish side until you realized you needed


    antivenom.” He paused tough. “For your information, unless venom or antivenom is given


    voluntarily will not be effective. So, if you were to take it, per se, it would not work.”


    “WELL IF YOU HADN’T BEEN A VAMPIRE IN THE FIRST PLACE, I WOULDN’T NEED YOUR


    FUCKING ANTIVENOM! I COULD HAVE FOUND ANOTHER VAMPIRE TO HELP ME! YOU’RE


    THE REASON SHE’S ABLE TO FIGHT MY ANTIVENOM! YOU AND MOM MADE ME WEAR!


    YOU AND MOM CHOSE TO BREED! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!”


    He yawned andid on the cot. “Maybe let the girl go, Guriel. I hear she has a mate. What is so


    special about her anyway? You vying for your attention. You are not exactly ugly.”


    “She is


    Loatie growled. “She is mine! That’s why!”


    have a ton of females


    “I hear she is to be the queen of dragons. Those are not enemies you want, son, trust me.” He


    rolled over to face him. “Let me give you another lesson in magical beings. Dragon skin is the


    toughest there is. Magic cannot prate it. Venom nor antivenom will affect them if they have


    shifted. The fact that she fights your potion leads me to strongly believe that she might not be


    human. You should tread carefully, because when all of this hits the fan, you willy dead at her


    feet and he will take pleasure in snapping your body into pieces. There is no way you win this. Not


    against the trio.”


    Loatileughed. “So far, I am winning. They have no idea what’s going on with her. That king has


    not been to see her at all and she has stopped asking for him. It won’t be long until she fully submits


    to me and willingly, at that.”


    His father smirked. “Ask yourself, how many times have you had to break their bond and how many


    times have you had to boost yours? The girl is not human and you are foolish to keep telling


    yourself that.”


    The doorbell ringing through the house cut off Loatie’s nasty retort. He narrowed his eyes on his


    father.


    “Drink your blood, old man. You’re going to need it. I will have your antivenom.”


    He jogged upstairs, stopping briefly in front of the mirror to make sure his appearance was back to


    normal. His sandy brown hair, blue eyes, and perfectly chiseled face were all that he needed to


    keep his bed full every night. He had no problems finding a willing woman to let him do whatever he


    pleased to them. He ran his fingers through his hair, making it even more messy, and answered the


    door. He struggled to keep his smile in ce when he saw that bitch dragon that had tried to take


    Lilianna away from him.


    He wished he could take her out already, but he couldn’t until the king was down. She frowned at


    him and he beckoned her in. This was the second time in 4 months that he had had visitors from the


    dragon kingdom. The first time it had been two witches. Chrys and Melly or something. He didn’t


    actually care. He hated them all. He stepped to the side and gestured her in. She waited for a


    moment and the air shimmered around her for a moment. He knew damn well she wasn’t about to


    try to aura him.


    “So, Guri


    Guriel, I hate to barge in like this, unannounced, but it hase to our attention that you have


    been making many trips to the Lotus n. I would like to know why?”


    His eyes narrowed on her. “My mate is there,” he hissed. “Not that it is any of your business, but I


    have every right to be there.”


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    Chapter 24: Loatie’s Secret Prisoner


    She folded her arms over her chest. “I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but everything that


    involves that n is my business. What’s her name?”


    Loatie quickly tried to shift through unmated females from the n and was almost left floundering,


    until the girl who had inhabited his bed thest time he was there to visit Lilianna surfaced in his


    mind.


    “Laurie.”


    He walked away from the door and hoped she followed him. Maybe he could dispose of her in a


    way that was not suspicious and wouldn’t lead back to him. She trailed behind him to the kitchen


    where he went about making her tea. He hummed to himself as he leaned down into the refrigerator


    to grab the milk out. He slid a vial of dragon’s bane into his hand and stood. He held up the milk.


    “Do you take milk and sugar in your tea, Beta JoAnn?” he asked, flirtatiously.


    She raised an eyebrow at him. “Your flirting does not amuse me, Guriel.” She pulled her shirt down


    a little to reveal her mark. “I’m mated, something I hear you have not had the blessing to be,” she


    said sweetly.


    He cursed silently. That snobby bitch! Who in the hell did she think she was? He turned his back to


    her and put some milk in the cup along with a quarter of the vial of the dragon’s bane. It would take


    her hours to die and she would have been too long away from his house for him to be a suspect.


    He handed the mug to her and she lifted it to her mouth. He eagerly watched her and had to take a


    calming breath when she set it back on the table without taking a sip. She tapped her fingers on the


    table.


    “Are you alone in the house?” S


    She asked.


    “Of course. Would you like to check?”


    She cocked her head to the side. “No, I believe you.”


    “May I ask the real reason you havee back, Beta JoAnn?” He questioned, sick of the bullshit


    run around.


    “I came to offer you a job.”


    “A job?”


    She nodded. “As I’m sure you are well aware, that the king’s mate, Lilianna, is the daughter of King


    Luis of the Lotus n.”


    Anger made him want to leap


    cap over the counter and pound her face to a bloody stump and drain her of every drop of her


    blood. He smiled at her amicably.


    “I was unaware. How lucky he is to have found his mate.”


    The words that fell from his lips made him even more furious. Lilianna was his and that


    motherfucker could want her all he wanted, but she would never be his. He longed to wipe that


    smirk off her hideous face. His hands curled around his mug of tea and he took a long sip to try to


    hide his hatred.


    “Well, the king is looking for witches for an assignment. If you are interested,e to the castle.


    You will receive all of the details then.”


    She got up to leave.


    “Wait, you didn’t drink your tea.”


    “Oh, how rude of me.”


    She picked it up and drank it down all in onerge gulp. She set it down and walked out of the


    house. He followed her to the door with a grin on his face. Goddess, how he hoped she died a


    painful death. Then one would be down and all he would have to do is eliminate the rest of the


    royals. He gave her a small wave and when she took the skies, he mmed the door.


    “Bitch,” he mumbled as he walked back to the dungeon to try to convince his father to help him.