Prince Darrius

Part 2 Chapter 32

Darrius' POV

"I thought the palace was secure," I snarl at the young vampire that had been placed to watch the security cameras while Leah and Owen had some time off. And of course, just as my best in security were taking a break there is another damn infiltration!

"I'm sorry I didn't notice at first," the young vampire refuses to meet my eyes, I didn't doubt he felt intimidated for interrupting my family reunion in the King's office, my brothers also watching on. The King didn't want me and Xavier to join the reunion after we locked him up, but when my mother asked for us to be here, my father surprisingly reconciled and gave in. The King and Queen now listen on thoughtfully... well, at least my mother does.

"The infiltrators looked like any of us, Darrius," the young vampire whispers, "Except they kept on walking down the same corridors multiple times, like they were scanning then they... they... um..." he trails off, going red in the face.

"Tell me now," I snap, needing to know what information he had to tell me. After all, this infiltration had happened hours ago, and he had noticed only now, "What did they do here that we don't know about? Did they plant cameras? Weapons? Tell me."

"Please don't kill me when I tell you!" The young vampire drops to his knees before all of us, head still bowed, and he gushes out the next part, "The princess and Xavier's slave were walking together and encountered the infiltrators who kidnapped them on sight and took them from the palace, approximately 2 hours ago."

I was not expecting to hear this.

I assumed Jennifer and Caitlin had gone off to talk and relax together when Claudia noticed them head off together from the main celebrations in the throne room.

"Would you like to repeat what you just told me?" I ask, tightly, right before Xavier steps forward and grabs my shoulder, holding me back from the young vampire.

"Tell us the way they got in and out so we can secure it immediately," Xavier snaps, reaching past me to grab the boy's arm and pulling him to his feet, "And get off your knees, it's useless trying to beg, you will be punished for your failure at not recognizing the infiltrators soon enough, but still, you have not told us who they were. Werewolves? Witches?"

"I-I'm actually quite certain that they were, h-human," The vampire shakes beneath Xavier's gaze like he wants to run any moment.

"How do you know this?" The King inputs, now curious himself but also on the verge of anger. He hated it when humans got the better of vampires.

"They were slow in movement when leaving with the girls, a lot slower than most supernatural creatures, they definitely weren't vampires or werewolves. Witches, perhaps... but I doubt it."

"If they were humans, then they were most likely the government. The same people who kidnapped Darrius and Jennifer last time at the wedding," Johnathan inputs, calmly. Always the calm one, even more so now that he was still human.

"A wedding?" Xeria speaks up this time, curiously looking up at me with her soft eyes. I meet her gaze and nod, and I see her smile sadly, "I... missed it. I'm... sorry."

"Yes," I nod at her, looking at my father and then back at her, seeing how just with her presence here, the King was more mellow, "And now the love of my life has been taken from me, yet again."

"Do not forget Caitlin," Xavier growls lowly, "They are both missing, perhaps they have escaped. We will punish the boy later, this reunion is coming to a quick end but we will talk later mother... I promise you that. Darrius and I have to find these girls. Both human, both weak. We don't have much time."