Natalia looks at the vampire that had never failed to make her laugh since the first time she met him over three years ago. Her face as blank as his. 

"The man that or rather men that I fed from, they are of this family, no?"

"They were the heads of that family." Nikolai says flatly, his anger still close to boiling over. The other vampire's including his father start edging away from him.

"Nikolai, pull it together. We are to get married again shortly." Natalia says absently. She turns sharply to face her mate suddenly.

She narrows her eyes before standing up angry. "When were you going to talk to me about this? Or were you just going to do it without saying anything?"

Nikolai stops abruptly and stares at her. He looks at her with his head canted to the side, "Just what are you so angry about Natalia?"

Natalia's smile turns dark and anger settles upon her features, "Oh there are many things I'm curious about, but there is something that is specifically making me angry."

Nikolai knows what she's angry about. 

"Yes, that. When were you going to talk to me about it?" Natalia demands as Nikolai shuts his eyes knowing that he's in deep shit on this one.

"Your first talent would just have to manifest on your birthday and it would just have to be telepathy." Nikolai isn't happy about it at all.

"Suck it up and deal with it." Natalia isn't willing to be side tracked at this point. "When were you going to talk to me about this wonderful plan of yours?"

By now all other vampires that weren't required to be there have made their escapes. Even those that are in there for the marriage are edging out if they can.

That is until the door slams shut and locks before the officiant can leave. Samantha barely makes it into the room before the door slams shut.

Samantha looks behind her with amusement. "Jeez, Natalia, cut it a bit close on that one."

"Talk to your master." Natalia spits out, it's obvious that she's beyond angry.

"Nikolai, or rather my king, what am I suppose to talk to you about?"

"You may continue calling me Nikolai." Nikolai says absently avoiding Samantha's question. This just makes Samantha look at him with narrowed eyes.

Samantha, like Natalia has had a change of clothes and accessories. Her diamond collar is about half the size of Natalia's but no less beautiful. 

"You only ever avoid answering a question when you know you are going to say something you know will anger me. What the hell is going on?" The tension is getting almost too difficult to tolerate.

"Now is not the time to talk about it." Nikolai says trying to get the ceremony taken care of first.

Natalia smiles a wicked smile of her own and shrugs. "Very well, my KING." Her sarcasm is obvious and infuriates Nikolai. "You don't wish to explain to us females, about your brilliant plan you and Sebastian figured out, I don't wish to marry." Sebastian flinches when she mentions his name. 

Samantha turns her attention to him with that movement.

Nikolai looks at Natalia with horror filling his face. 

Ivan is both horrified and amused by Natalia's words. She'll keep his son in check as long as she doesn't lose control herself. At those thoughts Natalia turns to him and gives him a wink. That makes Ivan about choke on the swallow of blood he just took from the cup he was holding.

The silence stretches out uncomfortably long even for the vampires.

Nikolai sighs as he gives up. "By attacking my mate the hunter's have declared full out war against the vampire's. We've always been enemies, but it's been catch as catch can. They'd looked for us and if they could they'd kill us, but that's changed now.

"Now we will be actively searching. They don't have the numbers, no where near the numbers that the vampires do. Before the end of the year the hunter clans will be history." Nikolai hesitates.

"That isn't the reason, Natalia is angrier than I've ever seen her before." Samantha says and waits with her head canted to the side to hear the real reason Natalia is so angry waves of anger are rolling off of her.

Nikolai finds his voice has betrayed him and can't speak further.

Sebastian takes a breath and jumps into the fray, "I thought of using the bonded pair that Nikolai gave me, to breed. Nikolai likes the idea and made all of the hunter females not chosen as pets and still young enough to have children to become breeders."

Samantha looks at him in confusion, "Why?"

Nikolai finds his voice once more, "Hunter blood is a rare delicacy for vampire's. It's highly sought after and already very expensive. By the end of the year, finding anyone of hunter blood on the market will be almost impossible. The price will go through the roof. By careful breeding and control we will be able to keep the demand high and the supply low. It will be a huge money maker."

"Children..." Samantha looks at Natalia in horror she now knows why Natalia is so angry.

Suddenly everything glass shatters in the room.

"Natalia, please, will you at least try to pull in your anger?" Nikolai pleads with Natalia.

"I'm still waiting. The longer I have to wait for MY answers the angrier I'll be."

Nikolai looks down, "I wasn't going to talk to you about this. I'm still not used to having a mate. I hadn't even thought about talking to you about this. I have been in charge or semi in control of the vampires for centuries, Natalia. The decision is something I'm used to making on my own."

"Well, that's lovely. You can either get used to talking to me about things first or continue making these decisions on your own, because I won't be here."

"Nikolai, what are you going to do with the children? All the women are pregnant, I've been told. Also I'm told that there were more than ten children." Samantha is getting worried now.

"The children are blood bonded to me until they are old enough to become pets." Nikolai answers reluctantly.

"Nikolai, what are you going to do with the children?"

"Yes, Nikolai, what are you going to do with the children?" Natalia says coldly.