Her blood red dress swayed to the rythm of her hips and her aura screamed authority in the arms of the Werewolf Alpha. She stole the eyes of all the creatures at the coronation ball, her cheeks were flushed at the dozens of eyes focused on her. "My Luna, but you do look quite lovely." her mate said with a playful smirk, trying to relax her nerves. She smiled, eyes glistening with purity. "You look dashing yourself, your majesty." She gave him a mischievous glance as he spun her around. The song came to an end and the crowd applauded around them.

Soft chatter filled the beautiful hall and the new Luna hooked herself into her mate's arm. A waiter brought them two glasses of expensive champagne and the Vampire King and Queen joined them. Thier thin frames were nothing compared the build of the Werewolf rulers and The King smiled, "Well, Jeremy. Seems you've finally able to have an heir for your throne." He said and the werewolf king smiled, tugging his mate closer to him. "Yes, definitely. How are things at Darksyde?" He asked, refering to the vampire's side of the border. The vampire king's smile faded and his spine became straight at the mention of his kingdom.

"My side is doing fine thank you Jeremy." He said briskly before parting ways with the couple. "So who are these people?" The Luna asked as she was handed a small pastry. "These are the rulers of all the borders. As you witnessed, that was the vampire king and queen." He said and she nodded. "The Queen doesn't talk much." The Alpha shook his head, "no she doesn't. She was abused as a young vampire and her parents fed off of her as a human child." She gasped. "Oh my. That's so sad."
"Over there is the Dragon king and queen." He said pointing to the dark skinned couple at the other end of the hall. They wore deep reds and gold to symbolise thier ancestry and to the left was a pair who had beautiful wings. Thier pastel hair glittered like glitter and they wore greens on their small frames. "Those are the fairies. They are responsible for the healing methods over all the borders." He whispered to her, making her giggle. "I know that they're the fairies silly." She said softly.

"The mermaids couldn't be here because their queen gave birth." He said and turned to his beautiful mate and whispered. "How about we ditch this and head upstairs to our room?" His eyes changed and she slapped him playfully. "We cannot leave our guests." He wasn't taking no for an answer and pulled her to a dark corner behind a curtain. "Let me convince you some more." And with that, he slipped his hand under the slit in her dress and towards her underwear. "We can't do this here, not with the world's best sniffers in one room." she whispered in a rushed voice, laughing in between. "So will you come with me?" He said with a lopsided grin. She gave in and let out a breath. "Okay, let me go the toilet first. I need to go badly, that cheese pastries are starting a war in my stomach." She smiled as she was led to the ladies toilets outside the hall and through a dark corridor. "Go say goodnight to the guests while I go. I'll be out soon."

He gave her a peck on the cheek and went to greet his guests. The Luna sat on the toilet, careful not to break the beautiful dress. She heard shuffling and her back stiffened, "Hello?" she called out and no one answered. After a good couple of minutes she went to a basin and washed her small hands and looked herself in the mirror. "I'm about to become a lady." she said to herself with a smile and turned around. It was quick, a sudden stab in the leg and she was off balance, watching the black figure run and escape through the small window. Her fingers began tingling and she watched as her bare leg began turning a mixture between a ugly black and navy. Her fingers shook as the poison seeped into her system and she lay down, blocking her mind link from the pack before she caused her mate too much damage. Her eyes began to flutter close and she smiled softly. I'm dying a virgin. She laughed on the inside, at least dying with a smile is a better way of going out.

It finally reached her heart and she felt it burn like acid before blackness came upon her and she lay in a pile of flesh and bone. The Alpha felt the sudden pain like a boulder as she let go. All the pain was hitting him and he saw the images of the black figure swinging out of the window. He roared and the hall went still, looking at him. His second in command jogged to his side and the king crouched down, muscles bulging in anger, ready to let his wolf out. "Get the CDD. NOW!" As he was told, the beta took out his phone and called the Creature Detective Department, who were a mix of creatures which were the best at tracking down killers. The Kings of the other borders heard of the news and wasted no time in getting thier partners to rooms in the giant mansion, guarded by thier best men. Once the CDD arrived they were led to the crime scene and the horrid stench of poison burning flesh polluted the air. Jeremy out on a mask and made his way into the bathroom which was now a blood jacuzzi, blood bubbling on the tiles from the poison and his mate's legs halfway eaten.

He sniffed around, looking for a trace of something that could give him a clue. A subtle sweet smell hit his nose, it was faint but enough to tell him who was here the same time as his queen. He stepped out and shoved his hands in his pockets, his brown hair stuck to his face from the humidity in the tiled room behind him. The other men stood, waiting to hear the worst. "It was a vampire." He said softly and he waited for a response that didn't come. He looked up at the frail vampire king, thinking how easy it would be to use him as a toothpick. "My men were all near me and Lucia the whole evening." He said with confidence. "It's not you or your men, it's definitely a vampire but it's a different scent to what I've smelt in the past. It was like a vanilla." He said and nodded, "Definitely a vanilla." The vampire king look confused. Just then, one of the detectives came out, making the men snap towards him. "We found a rose on the window where you said the killer left through." He said and they all looked back to the vampire king, the Darksyde was known for its magnificent roses.

"Come with me." He ordered and the Kings followed. "There is a hunter in the Darksyde, it's a female. Her signature for killing someone is a traditional Darksyde rose, we've never caught her and she hasn't killed in a while. Well not until now." He said and Jeremy came to stand in front of him. "Why does she kill, Marc?" He said and led the men to his office where they all sat down on his earthy leather sofas. "She's an assassin. People pay her, very important people in the underworld, to kill off people. It can be for something they have or just for revenge. They call her The Black Rose." The Dragon King, Derek, sat forward. "I will speak to the humans and find as many bounty hunters as I can and from my own border, I'll set my best men. It might be a target on all of us or our partners and if someone is paying this girl, we must find out who."
"I shall do the same." Tori, the Fairy king spoke, his voice soft. "My kindest thanks." Jeremy said and it was decided. Quarter million was the bounty for anyone who could find her and bring The Black Rose alive.