Chapter 498

• Rhianna sat beside him though she didn't mirror her mate by closing her eyes. She experienced less discomfort ceding control to the Vampire Queen. Caleb by his very nature hated to be out of control, so he always found it more difficult to allow Callain dominance.
• To Rafe, it was always mildly disconcerting to see the Vampire Queen and her King. When Anakatrine was in residence, it felt as if he had lost his sister completely. He knew that wasn't the case and, that for Gard, he must feel the same with Anakatrine being subjugated most of the time. The two alternate brothers' complicated relationship with the little redhead was enough to confuse most people, let alone themselves.
• The slight shifting of Rhianna's posture was enough to tell him Anakatrine was present. The change in Caleb looked markedly more pronounced, but that was likely down to Callain's frustrations at being absent for such long stretches of time. Now the Vampire King turned to his Queen, long fingers gently caressing her cheek. Though their appearance was different visually in this incarnation, somehow it appeared that they could recognise each other's souls.