Epilogue

“You fucking, pathetic, idiots. Can’t I trust you with anything?” James yelled at the room, throwing a steel pole at one of the wolves. All of the wolves were bent down in submission to their alpha, whimpering. Lewis tensed as the pain cut him deep. The more he watched the rages on his father’s face and he sensed the wolves’ fear, the more he wanted to stand between them and his father and protect them.

“We’re sorry,” another cried out only to have his heart ripped out and his head severed.

“I don’t care what you all have to say. Out of all of the Valentines in that house you didn’t kill a single fucking female and you bring me back the weakest of all.”

Lewis stared at the female vampire chained to the wall. The metal cuffs looked disgusting against her pale skin. He’d done this. He’d brought her here.

James went over to Rose and pulled her by her long, thick black hair. Lewis fisted his hands at his sides, trying to keep down the need to protect her.

Her screams echoed off the walls, cutting through to his heart.

“Tell me your name, you little bitch,” he said, tugging at her hair.

“Rose,” she cried out between chattering teeth.

“What you’ve brought me is nothing more than a weak vampire. No one protects her because no one is stupid enough to waste valuable energy on her.”

He threw her to the ground and stormed out of the room. Other pack members followed but Lewis stayed. He watched as she sobbed in the corner of the room. The white dress she wore was marred with the dirt from the floors. She didn’t deserve this and he was sick to his stomach for being the one to bring her here.

He went over to her and touched her arm. She flinched from his touch.

“Get away from me,” she screamed.

Lewis closed his eyes as a flash of her smiling face came to mind from the lake where they’d taken a swim.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered.

She looked up and he saw her eyes change colour. They went from a cool green to the black of the night. The transformation startled him. He knew his eyes turned black with the height of the full moon.

“You charged into my house, and beat my family when the men were gone. You’re nothing but cowards. Stealing me has achieved nothing for you.” She sniffed and rubbed her nose.

“We’ve got you.”

“My family won’t come for me, Lewis. Is your name even Lewis?”

“Yes. I’m sorry I lied to you.”

“Was any of it real?” she asked.

He wanted to take her face and force her to look at him. As much as he thought it wasn’t real, in his heart he knew it was. He remained silent.

“I didn’t think it was.”

“What makes you think your family won’t come for you?” He tried to get her pain out of his mind.

“Because once you see how useless I am, you’ll get rid of me.”

“Useless?”

“I’m not a full vampire. I’m weak and useless to you. After all, how much can you torture a vegetarian vampire?”

Lewis stood away from her.

What the fuck had he done?