Chapter 869
Chapter 869
Chapter 869: Chapter 54- Trinity – Arriving At Dietrich’s (VOLUME 5)
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Trinity
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Everything was packed away as soon as possible. With Telyn’s help it went a lot more smoothly than it normally would have. Still, there were a lot of us and there was a lot to be taking to Dietrich’s castle with us.
There was an upside to this impromptu trip of ours. We were finally going to see Dietrich’s castle. For the first time in almost twenty years of knowing him, we were going to see where it was that he came from. And where it was that he and Shawn had lived for the time that they were pregnant. This was going to be interesting.
There was one slight setback, but it wasn’t major. With the murders continuing and there having been little to no progress in the capturing of the killers, Telyn’s father decided to make her stay home.
“I want to go with them though, Tad. I promised the queen that I would assist her. I cannot abandon her now.” She had been so upset when her father told her to stay behind.
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“Telyn.” I called out to her. “I understand what you are saying. I know that you want to stick with your commitment. That is admirable. However, your father is worried about you. He wants you to be safe. The murders have everyone in our community very on edge. That is understandable, don’t you think?” I gave her a sincere look. “Now, we will settle this issue, and we will make sure that you can come to stay with us at our castle when the time is right. You can attend university there after you graduate from here. We would be happy to host you.”
“A..are you sure, Queen Trinity? I do not wish to be a burden on you.” Her sweet voice and beautiful eyes were so alluring at that moment.
“It would not be a burden, Telyn. We will be happy to have you with us. Now, do as your father says and stay safe. We want to see you with us when you are older.” That put an end to the conversation. It was time for us to leave.
With everyone gathered in the front yard of the Alpha’s house, I opened a door to Dietrich’s castle. I opened this right into the foyer that was inside the main entrance. This was something that I was able to do because Dietrich had extensive photos of his home on his phone. I didn’t know why he had so many photos of the place, but he did. And it was helpful. I was able to see right where the door was going to open up for us.
The only unfortunate thing about the door opening was that Dietrich didn’t call ahead to let the others know that we were arriving. The moment that Dietrich stepped out, first since it was his place, there were loud gasps and stunned exclamations.
“Oh my goddess, King Dietrich!” The man in the lead called out as he came running over. “We were not expecting you. What brings you to visit the castle?” The staff had been maintaining the place while their masters were away.
“There is a reason to be in the country, Jonas. We will be staying here for the time being. Please prepare rooms for us all. We will need suites for Shawn and myself, Queen Trinity and King Reece, Princess Talia, and all of their guards.”
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“Yes of course. And might I welcome you all to the castle. King Dietrich, we are all happy to see you. And you as well, Queen Shawn.” With that one remark from this man, all hell seemed to break loose.
“I KNEW IT!” Shane shouted the words the moment that Jonas, the butler looking man said those words.
“SHUT UP!” Shawn yelled at his brother.
“Jonas, need I remind you, Shawn and I are both Kings. There is no queen to our people.” Dietrich sounded angry on his mate’s behalf.
“I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT!” Shane was practically jumping up and down as he shouted in glee. I knew that he was just having fun and joking with his brother, but Shawn was not happy.
I just happened to be looking when I saw a flash of movement. I knew what it was, but I wasn’t going to say anything about it. Because just after that flash of movement something, or someone, hit Shane so hard that he went flying across the room.
“I KNEW IT! I KNEW I- AHHH!” He screamed in shock as he sailed across the foyer and landed in a heap against the stone wall.
“What the hell is the matter with you?” Shawn asked from next to Dietrich. There had been another flash of movement before he reappeared over there.
“You fucking hit me.” Shane was glaring at his brother. “You hit me.”
“I am standing over here. How would I have hit you? Unless you are saying that my arms are able to stretch that far or something.” Shawn was playing innocent while the rest of us tried not to laugh. He had done what we all would expect. He had taken care of things and stopped Shane’s gleeful outburst.
“Come now Shane, pick yourself up off of the floor. We know that you are clumsy and tripped so easily. But there is no reason for you to remain sitting on the floor.” Dietrich was grinning at his brother-in-law as he spoke.
“This is bullshit. You hit me. I was just joking with you.” With a slight pout, Shane stood up and started to follow everyone out of the room.
Following the incident that took place in the hallway, Shawn and Dietrich started to show us around the castle and the grounds. The place was massive, but not as big as my castle back home. There was more than enough room for us though, and it was fully modernized. High tech appliances, state of the art technology, and indoor plumbing. All of that was nice, but that last one was a must. And I was happy that they had it all.
The servants in the house were all vampires, and they had been keeping the place clean while Shawn and Dietrich were away, so there was not much prep work that needed to be done before we were shown to our rooms. They apparently dusted, aired out the rooms, and turned down the beds. None of it took much time at all.
The room that Reece and I were in was a lot like our place back home. It was a little smaller, but it was more than adequate. And the bathroom was something that I had been missing while we were away. The tub was more than big enough for us to soak in together.
Talia and her guards were right down the hall from us. There was a room inside of her suite that they were able to sleep in. They seemed to prefer that, so that they would be close to her in the event that an emergency was to break out. Alexio was always very paranoid and protective of Talia. I was happy about that though. He took really good care of her at all times.
We spent a little while getting settled in. And Dietrich even assigned some of his staff to take care of us while we were here. They were, of course, vetted by Gabriel and Vincent before we allowed it. I knew that they were Dietrich’s people, and therefore should be trustworthy, but I needed to make sure. Not to mention, there was that incident with Octavius all those years ago. I guess I needed to make sure that these vampires hadn’t begun to lose their souls like he did.
They checked out though, and that was a good thing. After that, they were given permission to take care of our rooms while we were here. They were efficient too, putting everything away so quickly. They seemed to be relying on the use of shadow walking though. Which, by the way, was the same technique that Shawn had used to punch his brother across the room earlier.
With our things put away, it was time for us to sit down for a late lunch and to discuss what we were going to be doing today. We had lost an hour travelling here since the local time was later here than it was back in Wales. And it was already mid afternoon by the time that we were ready to leave the Alpha’s house and head here. That meant that it was approaching the evening.
As we talked things over, I decided that we would be better off waiting until the next day to start looking into the man that Dietrich once knew and where he lived. I didn’t want to run out of daylight or to risk anything that might happen when the sun went down. I wasn’t afraid of the dark, but there were clearly more magics that worked in the dark than in the light. That was not a comforting thought when you were searching for a group of murderous psychopaths.
After we ate our meal, we settled into our rooms and relaxed. It was just another day of us not needing to worry about the case or what to do at the moment. A little more time to rest our weary minds before we went back to the daily grind of it all.
I was a little on edge and antsy all evening. I wanted to be investigating, but I knew this was for the best. And it was just one more night, right?
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