Lake of Sorrows

Feeding Frenzy

Pov Marcus

It's been a few hours since the accident, and the smell of Isabella's blood still lingers in the air. The delicious smell is driving me up the wall. I would bet that the smell of her blood would tempt even an archangel, and lord I wouldn't even dare let the Devil himself get close enough to even enjoy a drop of Isabella’s blood, I do believe it would drive him mad. Her blood smells like honey with a hint of cherry blossoms. It is an unbelievably delicious smell that causes me to drool just thinking about it. I know if I ever got a taste, just a small one I wouldn't be able to stop myself. I would surely drain that gorgeous creature of every drop before she could even scream. No, I would never be able to feed on my Bella I truly need her more than anyone will ever understand.

*knock knock* (In walks Max pushing a lunch cart.)

”Sir the Queen sent me to check on Miss Isabella. I was told to bring your lunch up due to everything that happened this morning. She didn't believe you would be able to attend lunch. If you don't mind me asking sir how is Miss Isabella after everything. I am hoping she made it out better than the rest of us, the Queen said the cut looked quite deep. If needed I can call the pack's doctor to come to check up on her.” Marcus seemed confused“Max tells me what happened after I left with Isabella. 

“Sir, the whole hall went into a feeding frenzy! Benji, the server that Bella tripped over, was covered in her blood. He didn't even have time to run before several of the warriors pounced on him. Prince Jacob had to command Amanda to transform so she could hide while he held the doors shut to keep the vampires in the dining hall.  Last I heard he is still trying to locate her. The staff, on the other hand, didn't do so well. Most were able to make it to the kitchen in time before the doors automatically locked. Those that made it are terrified but safe.  We did lose quite a few in the process. Sir, I hate to admit it, but Isabella isn't safe outside this room.  You could see it in the eyes of the others. The vampires are all struggling hard to gain control back, and that was just with a few drops of her blood on Benji. Can you imagine if it was more? I fear the warriors will stop at nothing to get to her.”

 s**t, this can't be good, this can't be good at all. “Max, I need you to get as many members of your pack up here to guard this hall, as of now no one but my family has permission to be here. I will buy a new security system that will make it even harder to get in here, or much less on this floor, I refuse to lose my Isabella to anyone.”

 *In the next room, Isabella lays awake.*

I can hear Marcus and Max in the next room, it is becoming harder to keep quiet as the tears come pouring out. Honestly, I knew I shouldn't have left this room this morning, I was not ready.  If what Max said was true, I had caused so much death. It should have been me, no one else should have got hurt because of my mistake. This was too much to process. I slowly crawled out of my bed, trying to not let Marcus hear that I was awake. The last thing I needed right now was for him to become enraged and punish me for the embarrassment that I brought on to him. Let's be honest, though, I deserved a trip to the red room.

The shower was the only place I could think of that would hide the sobs that were coming from me at this moment. The moment the water hit me, the tears started to fall harder. I couldn't process that I had blood on my hands. Their death was my fault, all because I got in a hurry to leave the dining hall. Amanda warned me this would happen, and I didn't take heed to her warning. Those slaves know each person who died today. Slaves or not, they still had families, and I caused that. I collapsed to the floor, no longer able to hold myself up. A panic attack sets in. I can't breathe, the pressure builds so much so that I let out a heartbreaking scream.  

Out of nowhere, Amanda appears in her natural form, “Isabella, you need to get a hold of yourself now!  Marcus is in the next room and is going to hear you. If he does, we are both screwed, he will breakthrough that door in a matter of seconds and drag us out of here. I know you don't want that, do you? Now deep breaths, darling, breath in and out.” I try to listen, but the pain is just too much for me, I slowly cover my head. “You got to be kidding me, I freaking knew it, you are a changeling!” Amanda shouts excitedly.  I, on the other hand, was too upset to even care to hear what she was telling me. “Isabella look you are glowing hunny” Amanda starts to speak in a more soothing tone. “That right there tells me what I have suspected for hours now.  Now, Sweetie, you need to calm down before you end up showing everyone on this floor what you are.” I raised my head slowly looking down at my hands, Amanda wasn't lying, I was f*****g glowing! 

What the hell, Amanda, what is happening to me! I couldn't help but yell at her of all things to happen to me, I'm glowing. I don't glow this isn't possible” Shhh, you're really trying to get us both caught Master Jacob has yet to find me and if I don't return to him soon I'm sure he will tear this castle down room by room until I am found so we don't have long. Ok? This morning when I saw you I had my suspicion on it but I also didn't want to flat out say anything either since most changelings aren't aware of whom they are until they turn 18. Tell me, sweetie, when was your 18th birthday?” 

I sat back in the shower trying to think of what day it was but was drawing a blank. My birthday is Aug 4th what day is it? My days are kind of a blare? Honestly, it is hard to keep days straight in this place. Amanda grins Well, Happy Birthday, Miss Isabella, you are no longer a changeling.” “Wait you said changeling, isn't that a fairy baby? Amanda, you're mistaken I am human I was born to humans I am not a fairy that can't be right? Tell me you are just joking with me and that glowing is just a figment of my imagination. “ I just sit there wide-eyed not sure what to say to Amanda.

Amanda smiles “Isabella changelings are given to humans to replace a sick child that has passed, not only is it to prevent the parents from grieving the loss of a child but it also saves the changeling. Fairies make the switch because the changeling requires human milk to be able to thrive. In the past, the fairies would take the child back after their first birthday, but the elders feared it wasn't fair to the human host it made the human host go mad once the child was gone. So it was written into our laws that on a changelings 18th birthday when their powers were revealed, the changelings would be able to then leave the human home if they so wished and come back to the fairy realm. Now, as I look at your leg that is another sign you are a fairy, you have healed yourself, sweetie. 

 Just do me a favor, do not tell anyone what you are until we figure out who you are, ok vampires seem to enjoy our blood. If they taste our blood, they will not stop until their thirst is quenched or you are dead, whichever one comes first. Come get dried off, Marcus is on his way to check on you.”

*knock knock*

“Isabella, are you ok? You aren't in your bed, I worried.” Amanda opened the door to let Marcus into my bathroom. " She is fine Prince Marcus, I came in here to check on her wound while she showered. It didn't take too much to heal it completely so we don't have to worry about the smell lingering around much more, Hopefully, the castle will calm down shortly. Prince Marcus, I need to head back to Master Jacobs's room if it is now safe would you mind informing him that I am alive and choose to hide in Isabella's room? Amanda curtsied, then left the room. Marcus scooped me up, “Bella let's get you to bed you have had a long day and need to rest, my Pet. We can talk more about what happened after you sleep.” He made sure I was propped up and comfortable, he left. After everything that just happened, sleep was impossible, the only thing I could think about was me being a Fairy?