"I should have known this day would come" Mike said standing ready to face Nathan.
"It has already happened Mike, everything that went south this past week was planned" Nathan said circling him."What are you talking about?""Helen of course...""Helen?""The first initial step was casting the vote so you can reject Tala, after that we knew Helen will join Tala to check the traps around the compound, but already that time... Helen was set to look up""You bastard!""Don't you want to know how? I couldn't possibly force her to look up, she was way too loyal a Lunpa for that""Then how!?""I gave him some help with that" a different voice answered.Mike turned to see the blue eyed man walk around the far side of the main hall, Mike smelled both vampire and werewolf in him "Who are you?""My name is Sean, and everything in the past week has gone exactly as planned" he said walking in next to Nathan.Mike was trying to figure oNathan stood up to look at Sean, who was already backing to the shadows because of the sunlight "Good job""Now we go after Tala and the prince?""No, not yet, I gave Tala orders to kill Ray, tonight is the first full moon, after that happens we send an order for Sara to finish off the king" Sean ran into the forest leaving Nathan to look at his new pack.They where all stunned at the turn of events but no one protested, no one questioned "You are all to go to sleep now, come the moon and I will give you new direction, be off!" Nathan said and wove a hand.***Tala was never this far west, the forest seems different, the smells new, it was almost like an ambush. Walking for almost an hour though made it clear that no traps were set and no snares, the forest was just quiet by nature.Ray placed his hand on her shoulder softly and they stopped."What?" She whispered."I heard movement... But..." He looked at her worried."Movement?"
Although not in direct sunlight Ray drew the ring of Sol from his finger, smoke suddenly came from him with a 'hiss' the ultraviolet light that reflected from the trees caught him still.Farah frowned at him."I wear this ring during the day, it was a gift from my father! It protects me from the sun!""Put it back on Ray!" Tala said seeing his skin turning red.He replaced it and gasped."Give me one good reason I should let you go to pursue this Sara?""First tell me why you hate the Vladimir's?""Your grandfather, Vlad Dracul, was the one who slayed werewolves, we feared him like death""Vlad is old news! He's not around any more! Victor sees the better future between vampires and werewolves! He doesn't want war!""The Vladimir bloodline still runs, that's why I don't trust you""Woman! I'm engaged to a werewolf!"Farah twitched "What?""Here!" He took Tala by her shoulders "She's my fiancée
Tala blinked and looked at the ground immediately in front of her, there was no madness, no rage, she felt... Calm.She wasn't sure if she saw right, in her ears the roars and howls still shattered the night sky, but she felt nothing, not a hint of anger, pain, not even the lust for flesh, she wasn't even hungry!She stood up looking at her human hands, on her left the blue ring glowed brightly, its radiance making her squint at it, she slowly turned to Ray who stood leaning against the cage smiling at her."What's? Going on?"He came over to her and lifted the hand with the ring "Luna, the ring of the moon goddess, it grants the werewolf wearing it sanity on the full moon, as long as you wear it the moon has no control over you"He lifted his ringed finger "Just as Sol, the god of the sun, protects me from its rays"Tala drew a fist back and struck his chest "You bastard! You bastard! I was so worried! I already said my goodbyes! I made peace with it!"
"Dammit!" Lia yelled "Will I be cursed to see my brother die in font of me!?"She wove a hand and the vines forming the cage retracted, she came over to Tala and tried to draw the ring off but it was stuck, she tried harder but to no avail, it was like the thing was one with her finger"Ok then!" Lia drew a knife "I will cut off that finger or drown him in her blood!" She screamed but this time Farah stopped her."What!?""That's enough""He has to die! He has to!""He just said he will help you get your brother back?""How!? He could barely defeat Sean in a fight!? How will he ever defeat Brian!?""Maybe he's a little too young, give him time to become a man and he'll be able to conquer much more than a mere half breed""Become a man? How long will that take?" Lia asked and looked at the two lying passed out on the ground, her heart sore, she knew her brother was probably long dead and tears flowed down her cheeks
Ray groaned feeling drunk in his head, his opening eyes revealed him caged still, but looking around he saw himself alone in there."Tala?" He said sitting up and holding his head.Just outside the cage Tika sat with her back to him, a husky like wolf, and even as a wolf dedicated to her job as guard of the cages."Little one" he said getting up, she only twisted her head to him "Where is Tala?""Great hawk take Tala" she said."Great hawk!?""Lia became great hawk, took Tala away" she said gesturing with a paw.Ray suddenly felt his dowzyness gone "What do you mean she took her!?"Another wolf came closer Ray saw it was Farah, she bent and looked into the cage "The little witch made a deal with you prince""What deal!? I was passed out due to her foul magic!""She said she gave up on her brother, to her he's dead, to avenge her you must go kill the two hybrid brothers, only then will she return your Omega""This is outrageous!"
Tala screamed when the giant hawk came down quickly, it threw her down and landed next to her.Tala made distance between it and her then it shifted back into Lia, Tala was shocked "You!?""So you opted for this?"Tala heard the voice of a woman and saw the short white haired vampire approach, Tala felt the evil demeanor from her, her eyes also constantly red, not the bright blue like Ray's.Lilith looked at Lia when she stopped in front of them."I'm sorry master, I had no choice, my brother's life is not that important right now"Tala blinked 'Master?'"Your brother is still alive, you don't have to worry about him, I tried calling you but I didn't get hold?"Lia had a brighter face but was still begging "I, I dropped it because of my decision, you do understand master?""I do, that's why I tried to call you, is the prince still alive?""Yes, she was the one they ultimately got to kill him" Lia said pointing at Tala.
Tala felt like a heavy pressure just forced itself upon her, Lilith stood glaring at her but she didn't move."It would have united our kingdoms...""It, makes sense" Tala said."Oh well it can't be helped then, I'll just have to kill you""What!?"Lilith laughed "Joking, this is brilliant actually, I never thought the prince would fall for a pup""I'm not a pup!""You're an Omega""But, wait, how did you know that?""I have a werewolf that serves me as well, and she's much more powerful than you..." Lilith held her chin "She's an Alpha, although, she did warn me when she returns I should not have another wolf with me, or she will kill it..."Tala panicked "I didn't come here out of free will!""Yes... My witch brought you""Still! I don't want to die!"Lilith smiled "Come then" her eyes glowed and Tala felt herself move."What are you doing?""You're under my mind control spell, for the time bein
Ray followed Tika through the forest, her ears constantly scanning, her head turned to use her one good eye.Ray only watched her tail, he had his ears do the listening as well, her tail would give away if there was danger.They got to a river and Tika jumped in, Ray halted seeing her doggy paddle through and climb out, washing the blood off her in the process, she saw him on the other side and wove a paw."Vamp..." He bucked his head feeling that was too loud "vampires can't cross large moving bodies of water!" He whispered as loud as he dared.She heard him but he saw her shoulders sag."I'm sorry" he said rubbing his head.She looked left and right, then pointed down the river.Ray followed her as she went until there lied a tree that fell over a narrower part.Ray climbed over it and joined her, her face not impressed."Powerful vampire like cat, afraid of water...""I'm not afraid! I just can't!""Why!?" She asked as they w