Chapter 4: Got The Job-Aspen’s POV

It is packing day, I finally have gotten my clothes I would need packed up. I already boxed up the important things my dad owned and placed them in my car the other day. I don't own a lot but just enough to make this house feel like a home. My dad's youngest sister will be staying in my childhood home. Only to keep it occupied and supported with a body here. I just didn't want anything bad to happen to this house because it's my childhood home. I start my car up and head towards the castle. When I arrive, Thanos and Aphrodite are already waiting outside the door for me. When I start to ascend the steps, I see a blur coming towards me. The blur collides with my body and at once I wrap my arms around this small blur before we can make contact with the concrete below. I tuck the small child into my chest as my back hits the concrete. The fall knocks out all the air in my lungs. But I don't let that effect me, I intended to keep this child safe, never let go of this little angel even if I'm in pain. I open my eyes to see a set of Aquamarine eyes staring back at me.

"Brielle! You made it!" Shiloh yells out with a big smile.

"Oh, my goodness!" Aphrodite yells.

"Are you alright?" I heard a new voice ask.

"Shiloh you can't do that. You'll hurt her." Thanos says. I can smell the ocean again and it is getting intense. As the person comes closer the ocean scent is mixed with sandalwood. Someone has grabbed Shiloh from me. Before I can get a good look at my surroundings, they take my hands and pull me off the concrete. I feel a chill go up my arm and the mixture of scents has now made it to my nose full force. I peek my eyes open to see the most gorgeous Emerald green eyes that have walked this planet.

He is part werewolf.

His werewolf is the stronger gene.

I am in utter shock; my mouth is open and closing like a goldfish, which is embarrassing.

Stupid---Say something!

"Uhhh thanks?!" I finally say.

Seriously? That's all you can come up with?

"Oh, Aspen honey are you okay?" Aphrodite asks. I do not think he has heard me because he, himself, is still in shock, stunned or something. He shakes his head and finally has his senses back.

".... Mate." He whispers.

"Yes ma'am!" I call out at the same time he speaks. I quickly pick up Shiloh and walk back up the steps. She has little tears falling down her pretty little face.

"I'm sorry Brielle. I didn't mean to hurt you." Shiloh whispers to me. I stop walking and look at Shiloh. I hug this little girl tight to my chest.

"It is okay Shy Bug. You didn't mean to." I try to reason with her. But she is not having any of it.

"You are so darn big and strong. Do you work out?" I try to lighten her mood while I poke her little arms, making Shiloh giggle and her tears to dry up.

"No. Mommy says it's because I have super strength." Shiloh giggles out. The mysterious man goes back into a shocked state again.

"How the hell did she do that?" He asks to no one in particular.

"I told you she was good!" Aphrodite exclaims.

"Hey! I am Aspen but most people call me Asp. Shy Bug here calls me Brielle. Which is my middle name."  I say while holding my other hand out towards this mystery guy.

"Hendrix." He says while shaking my outreached hand. The same chill goes right back up my arm with my mouth hang open. He lets go of my hand and it has me wanting to grab his hand again.

What is going on with me lately?

I've become googley eyed over a second Prince.

"Hendrix can you give Aspen a tour of the house please?" Thanos asks.

"Sure! Let me change my clothes really quick." He replies to Thanos. He turns to look at me.

"I will meet you in five minutes in the living room. I will be right back." He says to me. He walks off down the hall and disappears around the corner. Not even five minutes later he is standing in front of me. He is in nothing but basketball shorts and a tight fitted tee shirt. Shiloh has yet to leave my arms.

So, it looks like this little one is taking the tour with me.

He has shown me the kitchen, the main dining room, the smaller dining room, the backyard, the playroom, the piano room, and all four children's rooms. Shiloh has now fell asleep in my arms, so I gently lay her down in her bed and tuck her under her sheets. I place a small kiss on her forehead and walk out the door to a surprised Hendrix. We head upstairs going down and turn down one of many hallways.

I instantly spot portraits lining the walls. I stop at one that looks exactly like Dimitri and the one beside it looks to be a family photo with a woman and a man with four boys that are about the same age, a toddler, and a newborn. Hendrix stops to see what I was looking at. He comes to my side and start to speak.

"That was my dad." He says while pointing to the carbon copy of Dimitri and Hendrix except for the eyes.

"That was both my parents. This is Dimitri, Paxton, Orion, and I. Mom was holding Rowan and dad was holding Tyson." He explains.

"I thought the King and Queen was your parents?" I ask in confusion.

"The previous King and Queen was." He answers.

"Then?" I ask still confused.

"Thanos is my father's brother... Our uncle. When they passed, he had to become King until us four are ready to take his place." He answers.

"How did they die exactly?" I ask. Before he could answer Dimitri pops around the corner.

"Don't answer that!" He growls out. He stalks towards us and roughly grabs my arm. Hendrix looks at him confused on why he has grabbed me. Dimitri has started to drag me down the hall and he stops at a certain door.

"This door. Don't ever enter it. Got it?" He says in a low threatening voice.

"Yes!" I mumble out while shaking my head yes.

"Good! If you do, rest in peace your soul." He whispers. Dimitri has now stalked down the hall looking like he is hunting prey.

"Well, that was interesting. How about we find a room for you. We have six rooms on this floor. Three rooms on the floor above and one room on the bottom. If I were you, I would go for the top floor where it's less noisy." Hendrix says. We walk towards the top floor so he can show me the three rooms I can pick from.

"This room here is Dimitri's." He says while pointing at the first door by the stairs on the right.

"This one across from Dimitri is Orion's." He says while pointing to the left.

"This door here is Paxton's which is down doors down from Orion." He says while pointing to the left.

"And finally, across from Paxton is my room." He says while point to the door to the right of us.

"We each have a bedroom with a bathroom in it, a library which we can enter from the hall or our bedrooms and an office which again we can enter from the hall or our bedroom. You ma'am will have three rooms as well. You can make the other two rooms whatever you like them to be." He explains. We come to a left or right turn, we take the right and begin to go down the hallway.

"This hall is empty so there is three bedrooms with two additional rooms to them. Which one would you like to see?" He asks.

"Um how about I just pick the closest to your guys' rooms in case I shall ever need one of you?" I ask.

"Good choice! I believe this one will match your personality more anyways." He speaks.

"Plus, my wolf and I will feel better if our mate was closer to us." He mumbles lowly to himself. I don't think I was supposed to hear it, but I did. I knew werewolves have destine mates and vampires have beloved. But I don't know how it works with the tribrids. Do they have a mate for each one or do they just have one or what? But I'm waiting for him and Dimitri to tell me why they both have said the word mate in front of me. He opens the door to a magnificent room. The walls are lavender while the headboard is a deep purple. It has a king size bed with a ton of decorative pillows. The bedding is deep purple that matches the headboard. The shelves, dresser, stands, and vanity area are all white. He opens the closet which had rows and rows of drawers.

This closet is massive. It's the size of my old living room.

In the center of the closet is a lilac-colored ottoman. We exit the closet, and he opens a gorgeous bathroom. The floor has white tiles while the walls are a medium shade of purple. By the window is an elegant tub and on the other side is a stand-up shower with see through glass doors. The cabinets are white like the tub and sink.

I swear I am in heaven.

He opens the door that leads to a balcony which has a beautiful view of the village which I can see perfectly from the center of the bedroom. He closes the balcony door and opens up another door. We walk through the room as he opens up second door.

"Like I said you decide what to do with these two rooms when you figure it out. Let us know and we will help set them up for you." Hendrix says.

"Oh my. This room is beautiful. I absolutely love it." I say with excitement in my voice.

"Let's head downstairs for dinner." Hendrix says while grabbing my hand. We round the corner, and a lady has run into me when she came stumbling out of Dimitri's room. Her hair is a little disheveled and her lipstick is smeared. I have no clue why it hurts to see a strange girl come out his room, but it does. It feels like my heart just broke in half for no reason. Hendrix looks down at my tiny frame and has the saddest look in his eyes while he shakes his head. Dimitri comes out his door fixing his shirt. My heart just broke a little more.

I believe it may have shattered at this sight.

"Who let this thing in here!" She screeches. I look back at Hendrix for some sort of comfort. My mind begins to pound as her voice rattles my brain.

More like who let a banshee sounding witch in here.

"You can't talk to our m...." Hendrix begins to say but failed at finishing his sentence.

"She's the four younger children's live-in nanny." Dimitri says with annoyance laced in his voice. Hendrix has now given the deadliest glare to Dimitri.

My heart just shattered into a million little pieces.

I snatch my arm free from Hendrix and descend the stair not looking back once. My appetite for dinner has been ruined. I think I will head to the garden and sit in the gazebo by the pond.

"Don't call her mate again." Dimitri growls.

"Well, she is! You hurt our mate!" Hendrix yells out.

"She is fucking human!" Dimitri yells back. "I don't need her." Dimitri adds.

I don't know why but I have tears welling in my eyes. My heart didn't shatter into a million pieces, that fragile girl blew up into some tiny fragments. I don't understand the feeling I have towards that guy. But do know, I plan to stay as distant as possible from him.

What's next, an incinerated heart?

If so, we might as well be dead.