Sold To The Alpha
Blood L**t Chapter 50

Once the nuptials were complete and the Alpha and Halle had returned to their seats, the Elder turned to Vallance and gestured to a throne like chair that had been set up on the left hand side of the stage. Walking over, Vallance sat on the velvet cushion, leaning back against the tall wooden back as the Elder indicated for Jason to sit in the slightly smaller chair next to him.

Once the two men were situated, the old Vampire placed a bowl onto the table and pricked his own finger with the tip of the jewelled knife, allowing a drop to fall before sucking his wound, sealing it. Picking up the bowl, he made his way into the crowd, stopping in front of each vampire who pricked their finger and squeezed a single drop of blood into the bowl before passing the knife to their neighbour.

Once every Vampire had added to the liquid, the Elder carried the bowl carefully back to the table where he placed it upon the sheet. Placing his hands over the bowl, the Elder shut his eyes as he began to chant, sparks flew from the bowl, smoke swirling around his fingers as he mumbled to himself. The Vampires that were seated in front of them, bowed their heads, each mumbling the same strange language as they focused intently on the ceremony.

Raising his hands, the Elder dipped two fingers into the mixture what had turned a deep violet colour, rubbing it between his thumb and fore finger before carrying the bowl over to the Prince, standing in front of him.

'Vallance, Prince of the Vampires, direct descendent from the very first Vampire who watches over us from Blood L**t. Do you accept the title of the Vampire King, will you protect our people, will you rule fairly with a true heart?' he intoned as Vallance gazed into his eyes. 'I do' he said softly.

'Do you swear to defend the denizens of our species that need it, placing your subjects above yourself, in turn being rewarded with the unwavering devotion of your underlings?' the Elder continued.

'I swear' Vallance replied, his voice ringing through the air with truth.

'Do you swear to hold your queen above all others, keeping your bond strong which in turn gives the bond of all the Vampire people strength?' the Elder asked.

'I swear' Vallance repeated.

Undoing Vallance's shirt buttons, the Elder exposed the Vampire's chest before placing his fingers again into the violet liquid, the lifting his fingers to the exposed skin, he proceeded to draw a complex shape upon Vallance's chest, muttering again as the seated Vampires hummed.

Once finished, the Elder raised his eyes to the prince, holding his gaze momentarily before looking to the heavens, his voice rising as he shouted the last part of the incantation. Pressing his hand to Vallance's chest, the young Vampire screamed as the drawing on his body glowed gold under the Elder's hand before sinking into his skin.

Pulling his hand away, the Elder turned to the watching audience, indicating for them all to rise. Waiting for the scraping of chairs to stop he turned back to the prince, picking up a crown that had been placed by the chair and placing it onto Vallance's head before picking up a second crown and placing it onto Jason's hair.

Taking a step back, the Elder placed his right hand over his chest as he bowed low to first Vallance and then Jason. Behind them, each of the Vampires mimicked the Elder's movements.

Straightening himself up to his full height, the Elder said loudly, 'I present His Majesty King Vallance and His Majesty Queen Jason!

Vallance stood up from his chair, holding out his hand to his match who took it as he stood beside him. Both bowed their heads in respect as the Vampire's all dropped to a knee in front of them. 'Your Majesties' they intoned as one before standing up and thronging forward to congratulate the new royals of the Vampire world.

The following Morning

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'Daniellllllll' came Vaya's anguished wail from the bathroom, causing the werewolf to jump up from where he was lounging on their bed, rushing over to the closed bathroom door and kicking it open in terror.

Looking around wildly, his eyes found the huddled figure of Vaya sat on the floor crying, her knees pulled tightly to her chest. Sinking down next to her, he gathered her in his arms, his eyes raking her body in panic, 'what is it baby? Are you hurt? Is it the pup? Do I need to get Carter? Maybe I should take you to a doctor' he rambled.

Vaya shook her head as she continued to sob, 'noooo, the baby is fine, I'm not injured' she hiccuped.

Relaxing visibly, Daniel pulled her closer, 'so what's wrong?' he asked perplexed.

Raising her eyes to his Vaya mumbled, 'my clothes don't fit'

Daniel looked down at her, silent for a moment before replaceing his voice, 'uhh, what babe?' he asked.

Lifting her shirt, Vaya pointed to her unbuttoned jeans, wailing, 'my clothes don't fit! I can't get my buttons done up'.

Daniel chuckled as he held her close, 'well that's kind of what happens when you have a pup growing inside you' he muttered into her hair.

Fresh wails left the dryad, 'I'm all fat and ugly' she sobbed, 'you won't love me any more!'

'what? No! You are beautiful!' Daniel protested desperately as Vaya cried harder.

A knock at the door distracted him, 'who is it?' he called out.

'Halle' came the teenager's voice from the other side.

'Come in!' he shouted, praying that the young she wolf could somehow calm his emotional mate.

Walking in, Halle's voice fluttered through the room, 'hey guys! Val and Jason are holed up in their room so I wondered if I could hang with..she started, her smile faltering as she saw Vaya on the floor of the bathroom sobbing, Daniel holding her to him at a loss. Stepping into the bathroom, she shut the door quickly before she hurried over, dropping down on the other side of the dryad worried, 'what's wrong? Why is she crying?' Halle asked quickly.

'Daniel thinks I'm fat and Ugly because I'm pregnant' Vaya wailed as Daniel's face became one of a deer trapped in head lights, watching as if in slow motion as Halle's eyes turned to him, the iris's turning black with anger as she pursed her lips.

'You told your mate she was fat when she is carrying your pup?' she asked slowly arching her eyebrow.

Daniel shook his head desperately, 'no I didn't, I never said anything! She was crying because her jeans don't fit and said I wouldn't love her any more' he spluttered out.

'You didn't disagree!' Vaya shouted heart brokenly.

'I did!' Daniel argued anxiously, 'I swear I did, I told her she was beautiful' he said to Halle, pleading with his eyes for the young she wolf to help him.

'You just said that because you have too' Vaya hiccoughed, working herself in to a further frenzy.

Halle took the overwhelmed woman from Daniel and held her in her arms, smoothing her hair as she murmured to the dryad calming her down, 'you are not ugly or fat Vaya, you are stunning! You have that awesome pregnancy glow that every she wolf envies. Plus look at your belly, is that not the sweetest baby bump ever? Look how small and perfect it is' she crooned.

'Really?' Vaya asked, her tears stifling as she looked at the teenager hopefully.

'Absolutely baby' Daniel agreed quickly, 'there is no sexier, more beautiful she wolf on the planet. You are by far the most alluring woman I have ever seen, it takes everything in my power not to smother you in kisses every second of every day!

Vaya gave a watery smile, 'you're just saying that because it's your pup' she grumbled but the pair could tell she was calming down.

Daniel shook his head, 'nuh uh babe, I thought that before you became pregnant, but with you carrying my pup, well that just makes me want you even more, and I did not think that was possible' he grinned.

Vaya laughed, wiping the tears from her eyes, 'sorry, I guess I got a bit crazy there' she muttered embarrassed.

Daniel took her hand in his as she leaned against Halle's shoulder, 'you can get as crazy and emotional as you want baby, I will always sit here and tell you how amazingly beautiful you are!'

Halle pulled the dryad away from her smiling, 'are you OK now?' she asked softly as Vaya nodded with a smile. Halle let out a breath before she suddenly squealed loudly, 'your pregnant! When were you thinking of telling me this? Does Carter know? Oh my Goddess, Carter is going to be a grandfather!' she ranted excitedly.

Vaya looked at the over zealous teenager as she started to laugh, 'umm yeah, we're having a pup, we found out while we were looking for Agnes, we were going to tell you but with everything that has happened it never felt like the right time' she admitted. Pulling her in for another hug, Halle squealed again, 'I am so happy for you guys! What did Carter say? I can't believe he didn't tell me' she pouted.

Vaya cast her gaze to the floor, 'I haven't told him yet' she admitted.

Halle stared at the Dryad in shock, 'why not? He would be so thrilled' she argued.

Vaya shook her head, 'I just don't know him very well, I know he's my dad but I've had maybe two conversations with him and I feel a bit bad saying "hey dad! You know how I dropped the bombshell that I'm your daughter? Well now I also need to tell you that you are going to be a grandfather, oh but my mate is a future Beta so we have to live at Silver Cross pack so you'll barely see either of us". Yeah, that's not the greatest conversation in the world' she grumbled.

Halle nodded understandingly as Daniel stood up and held his hands out to his mate to help pull her too her feet. Allowing him to help her, Vaya stood in the bathroom looking down, 'I still have the problem that none of my clothes fit' she mumbled. Halle waved her hand dismissively, 'girl, leggings are going to be your new best friend' she said as she stood up herself and made her way to the bathroom door.

Opening it she left Daniel to usher Vaya to sit on the bed as she sped out of the room, returning a few moments later with three pairs of leggings in various colours. Handing them too the dryad she smiled as she said, 'these should cover you until you get back to the pack house where mum will replace you some proper maternity clothes' she said as Vaya gave a small smile.

'Thanks Halle' she replied as she pulled off her jeans and slipped the Lycra clothing on, sighing happily as it covered her small bump easily, dropping her t'shirt over the top.

His eyes blackening, Daniel growled lustfully as he scooted over to his mate, pulling her into his arms.

'Guys!' Halle moaned covering her eyes, 'it's bad enough my brother keeps doing that, could you please hold it in for a bit and spend time with this unbelievably bored she wolf?.. especially as I helped a certain someone mere minutes ago' she added pointedly at Daniel who sighed in defeat and let Vaya go.

'I'm so hungry' Vaya mumbled suddenly, her stomach giving a loud rumble as if to accentuate her words causing her to blush furiously as she covered herself with her arms.

Daniel laughed as he stood up immediately, 'OK, my pup is demanding food, we better get downstairs and feed him' he said.

'Uhh, excuse me.. him?' Vaya asked glaring at him suddenly.

'Or her' Daniel corrected quickly, pulling Vaya to her feet and ushering her to the door as Halle tried to cover her sniggers.

Making their way downstairs, Halle led the way into the kitchen where Carter was sat at the table quietly drinking a cup of coffee as he read a novel. Hearing the door creak, he looked up, jumping to his feet quickly as he hurried forward, 'your High.. I mean Halle' he said happily as the teenager gave him a hug before he turned to Vaya, looking unsure if he was allowed to greet her so informally.

Smiling, Vaya gave his a squeeze, 'hey dad' she said softly

'Good morning Vaya, you look stunning today' Carter said with a smile before turning to Daniel and greeting him. 'What can I get you all this morning, would you like some breakfast?' he asked as he bustled over to the kettle to turn it on. Just some toast please Carter' Halle said, Daniel nodding in agreement.

Vaya twisted her fingers anxiously as Carter turned to look at her, 'what about you little one?' he asked with a smile.

'uhh, could I have some toast with beans.. 'she started

'of course, anything else?' Carter said as he grabbed the toaster and plugged it in.

'Some fried eggs? Maybe fried tomatoes.. 'Vaya continued as Daniel and Halle looked at her trying to smother their grins.

'Carter turned around to gaze at her, 'uhh, should I just make you a full breakfast little one?' he asked gently.

Beaming, Vaya nodded excitedly, sliding into a chair by the counter to wait, looking at the other two Carter raised an eyebrow, 'would either of you like to change your orders as I'm already frying?' he asked as Halle and Daniel nodded laughing. Soon an overflowing plate was placed in front of the dryad who groaned in longing as she grabbed a knife and fork and attacked it like she hadn't eaten for weeks.

Daniel watched in awe as the food disappeared into her small frame, his eyes widening at the noises coming from her mouth as she ate.

'I wish you showed that much l**t for me sometimes' the warrior muttered as Halle spluttered, choking on the mouth full of food.

Vaya looked over at him archily, 'babe, you've never made me feel the way this food is right now' she replied with a smirk as Daniel feigned hurt.

'Babe! How could you?' he moaned, 'no need to kick a werewolf when he's down.

Vaya laughed as she leaned over and placed a kiss on his cheek, 'ahh you come a very close second stalker, I promise.'