The Vampire Prince's Mate Book 1

Chapter 19

For once I woke up early on my own. The sun had just rose and the castle was silent in my area. I looked to the side of me and saw that Cole wasn't in bed. Where is he? Did he go somewhere and not tell me? I got up from the bed and walked over to the dresser. There was a folded piece of paper that had my name on it. I unfolded the paper and read it.

"Dear Isabel,

You must be wondering where I am. I went to the lake where Serena lives. She is going to give me the spell I need to protect you. Help yourself to the basket of muffins I had delivered before I left. Your favorite blueberry. I should be back by noon.

Love,

Cole".

I looked at the basket that was full of muffins. How did he know that these were my favorite? I picked one up and it was warm and fluffy. It reminded me of the time my mother made muffins for my thirteenth birthday. I remember the memory so clearly.

I laid in bed still sleeping. My father was still alive. They both came in my room and surprised me with hugs and kisses galore. They brought me breakfast in bed. Eggs and bacon. I went in the kitchen after I finished my breakfast. There was a batch of freshly made muffins waiting for me in the kitchen. I remember the taste so well. It was warm, fluffy and filled with love. That's the one memory I will never forget.

Once I finished the muffin, I took a walk around the castle and bumped into something. I looked up and saw Carly holding a pink paper.

"Isabel I'm so glad I bumped into you. I have to deliver this message to the Prince but I heard he went out for a bit. Can you give this to him once he returns?", she asked.

"Sure", I replied.

"Thanks. I better get going. Don't want to be late for serving breakfast", she said.

"Carly wait. I have to ask you something", I said.

"Okay. Go ahead", she said.

"Cole told me about your kind. Are you really a witch?", I asked.

"Cole told you this?", she asked.

"Yeah. I just got wanted to know if it was true", I replied.

"Well he's right but I stopped practicing spells when I began working here", she said.

"Do you think you could show me some spells sometime?", I asked.

"Yeah. Sure", she replied.

She turned the direction she came from and began walking. I looked at the paper she'd given me. It was a spell to protect me. He knew Serena wouldn't give it to him so he asked Carly for the spell incase Serena refused to give it to him. This was his backup plan. Even if Serena did give him the spell, he wouldn't be able to cast it himself would he? I sighed and walked back to the room to find a not so happy Cole sitting on the bed.

"What's wrong?", I asked.

He didn't answer. Instead he smiled and walked over towards me. He began kissing me and I dropped the paper to wrap my hands around his neck. My heart beat faster than before and I felt him tangled his hands in my hair. It was probably a mess right now. I felt two sharp fangs pierce my bottom lip. I felt my back getting something pierced in it. It felt like a needle. The door bursted open and then there was screaming and yelling. The screaming came from me but the yelling came from people. I felt Cole pulled away and when he did it wasn't Cole. A man shifted from Cole to his true form. He had a black business suit on. His hair was neatly combed back and in his hand, he held an empty needle. That must be what he injected into my back. Sleeping medicine. I saw Cole take the man on and heard them both yell.

"Who is your contact?", Cole asked.

"I'll never talk. You won't get it out of me", the man replied.

Cole punched the man in the face and the man fell to the floor.

"I won't ask again. Who is your contact?", Cole asked.

"Carly. It's Carly. I swear she set me up. This was her idea", the man.

Cole snapped his neck and the man laid on the floor lifeless. I fell to the floor and Cole came to me. He held my head up and looked into my eyes.

"Isabel stay with me", he said.

"Cole. The medicine. It's in the needle", I said.

"It's going to be okay. Stay with me", he said.

"I can't hold on much longer", I said.

"You have to try", he said.

He bit his wrist and held it to my lips.

"Here. It'll make you get better faster", he said.

I didn't want to do this but I had no choice. It would crush him if I left him. I pulled his wrist closer and put my lips on the mark he had made. I drank a little bit and pushed it away. I felt him pick me up and set me on the bed. My eyes began to get heavy and I heard Cole begging for me to stay awake. I couldn't any longer. I just hope he knows that I love him.