Royally Mated

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UNEDITED

It is a few months later after the fight with my father and the humans have finally stopped scouting out our home. Jasper and I can finally start living our semi-normal life again -- me going back to work at the animal hospital and Jasper continuing to watch over his kingdom. we've also been planning our wedding since we both love each other dearly and know we want to be together forever. I am not going to lie, it has been true bliss. Being his every hour of every day. he loves me unconditionally and I never in a million years thought I would be able to have anything close to what I feel when I am with him.

I finish work for the day closing up shop, locking the door I turn back and walk over to where my car is parked, at the end of the parking lot. The night wind is cold and windy as chills run up my bare arms. I open my bag fumbling around for my keys I pull them out and but they slip out of my numb fingers. Cursing at my clumsiness I bend down and reach around for my keys, the darkness of the late hour making it even harder for me to see anything underneath the car.

I sigh and stand, opening my bag up to get my phone out to use as a light, almost immediately someone pushes themselves up against my back. Their rough hands digging into my neck. realizing what is happening I let out a silent scream that blows away in the wind as I am brought to the ground by my attacker. My arm bends at a weird angle as I push against their chest trying to get away, but it is no use this person has my arms held above my head, I hear a crack my arm growing numb, and scream even louder, hoping that anyone would hear me...

They tie my hands behind my back tightly pulling on my broken arm, my screams now muffled by the hand covering my mouth. Next is the duck tape which is wrapped around my whole head, leading me to believe whoever this is, is truly bad.

The last thing I hear is the loud breathing and mumbling of this man, he pulls my hair back forcefully and whispers something into my ear while also grabbing my arm forcefully.

"Let's see if your precious mutt can find you now..." his face in front of me now I see his eyes light up gold in the night his mouth open in a scowl as I am then hit across the face knocked out, black enveloping me as I fall.

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Dorian's POV

I've been living at the castle ever since the attack on the pack, it feels as though I've become an honorary member even though I am a vampire. I care for Rose, even though she is mated to the alpha I still feel as though she and I were meant to be, in another lifetime, and because of this I vow to protect her and the people she cares about for as long as I live.

Jasper was worried, rightfully so because Rose was supposed to be back home an hour ago, at first it was fine because she usually stays a while later at the shop to close down but today felt different. even for me.

"She's not answering, and she always answers... " Jasper growls pacing across the room in long strides. Emery tries to calm him down but there was no consoling him.

"maybe she ran into car trouble? and her phone died?"

"no her phone never dies, I make sure she has it charged fully every morning." He says. "I'm going down to check", he walks out of the room Emery and I following close behind.

we all pile into his car as he races well above the speed limit to get down the vet which is a good 15-minute drive but that he is making in 8. We arrive and my heartbeat races as i notice things arent right, all the lights inside are off and Rose's car is parked outside no one around. Jasper gets out and begins yelling uncontrollably. he races over to the car sniffing and growling.

I run over and notice the marks in the dirt, looks like a struggle, I notice her keys first, left on the ground, I go to pick them up when I notice jasper hovering over the second item left behind.

Rose's necklace that jasper had given her, a ruby in the shape of a rose, representing his forever love for her. She never took it off.

My eyes go clouded with fury.

"Someone took her," I whisper my throat closing I feel my fangs coming out.

Jasper shifts into his wolf whimpering because of his loss, he growls and then howls into the wind, emery doing the same. alerting the pack.

I think all three of us recognize the scent that floats in the air, it's pungent and disgusting.

"They got her," Jasper whispers, "The rogues finally got her."