Jace

It was a long ride, but Nicole finally got us to Shreveport. She parked the car and we all got out. Dominic stared at the House of Blood like he had not seen a huge mansion a day of his life. Nicole chuckled before she walked ahead of us. I stood next to Dominic and put my arm around him.

“I take it you never seen a big mansion before?” I asked him.

“I wasn’t expecting you guys staying here.” He said. “It looks so…”

“Normal?”

He glanced at me and nodded his head. Wolves and vampires think different once it comes to living arrangements. Wolves prefer an open field for them to run around in and us vampires prefer to live like celebrities. A big ass beige-color mansion with over thirty tinted windows, inside of a black gate that electrocutes anybody that comes up to it without our permission. I pulled Dominic along, towards the mansion.

“Nervous?” I asked him.

“Should I be?” He asked me. “I’m not a fan of vampires ever since Grimm tried to attack my girlfriend.”

So, that’s where he went that night. I sighed and shook my head. I was going to have some words with his insane ass.

“Is he here?” Dominic asked me.

“Of course, he is; he’s your uncle.”

Dominic stopped walking and moved away from me.

“Grimm is my fucking uncle?!” He shouted.

I laughed and nodded my head. He huffed and walked faster to the house. I knew he wanted to fight him, but Grimm is a lot stronger than him. So, while I was there, him and Grimm fighting was a negative until I felt Dominic was ready. We got to the stairs of the mansion and Nicole had already gone into the place. She held the door open for Dominic and me. We rushed up the stairs and I placed my hand on the door, so she could go in first. Dominic walked in and I followed right behind him, letting the big black wooden door shut behind me. I waved my hand, forcing the door to lock on its own.

Nicole and I stopped walking, so Dominic could get a feel of this place. The wall had fire burning on a torch. This fire has been burning for many years now and the torch never burns. The walls were painted a dark chocolate brown color. The tiled floor was a black color with spots of white on each tile. We were in the front area of the house. So, we had two stairs that were across from each other. One on the farther left and one on the farther right. They both led up the same way to the second floor where the rooms and offices were. In between the stairs, is another black door. That door leads to the main room, where all the vampires gather. We like to chat and eat together.

“You ready?” I asked Dominic as Nicole and I walked over to the door.

“I guess.” I told him.

“Don’t worry; nobody will fuck with you.” Nicole said. “Once they find out he’s your father, they’ll back up.”

Dominic did not say anything; he just nodded his head. I waved my hand once more and the rock music we did not hear from the outside, burst through as soon as I opened the door. Vampires were laughing and feeding, having a good ass time. Vamps were filling their glass mugs with blood from the blood fountain that was sitting in the middle of the floor. The smell of iron filled the room as we walked in.

Once it came to our lifestyle, we did not have rules. We were so focused on power and blood; we did not deal with anybody in the outside world.

“Wow, it’s lit in here!” Dominic shouted at me. “Is this an everyday thing?”

People stared at Dominic like he was an enemy until I turned my attention to them. Once they seen me staring back at them, they went back to enjoying their day. I was one of the higher ups within the vampire community. Everybody knew who I was and that I was the most feared. As we ascended through the big room, I seen Grimm coming towards us. My eyes immediately turned to Dominic, who growled when his eyes landed on Grimm.

“You found him?” Grimm asked, smirking at Dominic. “Hello, Nephew.”

“Fuck you.” Dominic growled at him. “You’re lucky I don’t fight you now.”

Grimm raised an eyebrow at me, and I tilted my head at him. He acted like he did not know why Dominic was acting like this.

“Toughen up first, then you can fight me.” Grimm told Dominic. “Until then, shut the fuck up.”

Grimm patted me on the shoulder before he walked off. Dominic huffed and walked ahead of Nicole and I. Nicole looked at me and smiled. I grabbed her hand as we walked behind Dominic. We needed to get to the room behind the main hall, which was where the vampire council were.

“Dad!” I heard someone shout behind me. “Where are you going?!”

Nicole and I stopped walking this time and turned around to our daughter, Lithia. She stood in front of us, pushing her blonde to the back of her. Dominic came back and stood next to us. Lithia looked at Dominic with confusion written on her face.

“Lithia, this is Dominic.” Nicole introduced the two. “He’s your half-brother.”

“Half-brother?” Dominic asked. “You had another child?”

“Yes, I did.” I glanced at Dominic. “She’s your younger sister.”

“But, he’s a wolf.” Lithia stated.

“He’s actually a hybrid.” I corrected her.

“So, wolf and vampire? Only you, dad.”

Lithia continued to stare at Dominic.

“Anyways, I guess that’s why the council told me to come get you guys.” Lithia said. “They expected you to bring him?”

“Yes, your grandfather wanted me to bring him in.” I told her. “They want to talk to him and shit.”

“Ha, well good luck, Dominic. Our grandfather is an asshole, sometimes. Like our father, for instance.”

“Mutual feelings.” Dominic said.

They both laughed before Lithia walked off. I looked over at Dominic and seen him staring at Lithia. I punched him in the chest, and he glared at me.

“That’s out.” I told him. “No mating with family.”

“Well, I know you guys don’t follow rules.” Dominic smirked at me. “Besides. I was not going to mess with her. Remember, I have someone.”

“Yes, I know.”

“Hey, I’m going to the room for a bit.” Nicole told us. “Let me know what the council say, okay?”

“Of course.”

She tried to walk away, but I pulled her back to me. I hated when we parted. She pressed her nose against mines before our lips met. I wrapped my arms around her, waiting to make love to her.

“Later,” She whispered to me.

I nodded as she pulled away from me and walked off. I turned to Dominic, who was looking at the mingling vampires around him.

“You’ll be able to join them once you we work with you.” I told him.

He turned to me and nodded. I tilted my head in the direction of the council room and he walked ahead with me right behind him. The door that we got close to was a different color. It was a red color, which was the only red door that was in the mansion. The council wanted the door to be different, so the vampires would not get confused. Dominic stopped once we got to the door. I grabbed the handle and opened it. Dominic looked at me before he walked in first. I looked around the main room before I walked in as well.

In the council room, there was about three council members, including my father. They sat behind a large desk that was enough to fit all three of them without crowding. My father sat in the middle of the desk and stared at me before his eyes traveled over to Dominic.

“You came back.” Dad said as we got to the desk. “And you brought Dominic.”

“Of course.” I told him.

“So, you slept with an enemy?” A redhead council member by the name of Janice, asked me with a raised eyebrow.

“Yes, ma’am.” I said, not afraid to admit it to them.

“Why is he here?” The last council member, Derek, asked. “There’s no wolves allowed here.”

“He’s not just a wolf,” I told them. “He has my blood flowing through him as well.”

“Yes, he does.” Dad said, then turned to his council members. “He told me he wanted us to meet him because he wants to be able to help his son with his vampiric side.”

“If it was hard for him to shift into his wolf, what makes you think he would have an easier time with tapping into our side?” Janice asked. “Who will help him?”

“Of course, I will.” I told her. “And of course, Grimm will.”

Dominic huffed and I seen my father staring at him.

“You have something to say?” He asked him.          

“No, Sir.” Dominic said. “I just had something in my throat when you said Grimm.”

“I take it he’s met your brother?” Dad asked me and I nodded. “When was this?”

“When my girl was a month pregnant.” Dominic said. “Grimm was trying to attack her.”

“So, you’re the one that broke the treaty?” Derek asked him.

“Yes, I did.” I told them.

“You know that was a dumb thing, right?” My dad asked him. “It was to protect the people like your precious girlfriend.”

“I’ll protect her and our kids.”

“Speaking of the kids, what are they?” Dad asked me.

“One for each trait.” I told him. “The girl carries both human and vampire traits. The boy is only the wolf trait.”

"They did not say anything. I felt the same way when I noticed what they were.

“They didn’t attack each other while they were in the womb?” Dad asked Dominic.

“No.” Dominic said.

           “Well, they are twins.” Janice said before changing the topic. “What do you want to do with Dominic, Jace?”

           “To teach him and to train him.”

           “So, he will be participating in those fits for the new vamps, right?” Dad asked.

           I nodded and dad sighed.

           “Hopefully, he survives.” Dad said.

           “He will if I’m his teacher.” I told him.

           Of course, father was doubting me. That’s okay because Dominic will be along side of me. Everybody in this shit will see.