(Lena's POV)Damien never spoke about his parents again; it was like he regretted even letting that slip. I couldn't help but pity him. I wish I knew how to help him, but I didn't. I couldn't help him.The weird dream about the vampire was forgotten until today. I woke up with a start; all I could remember were dark red eyes staring at me and a slight pain, very close to the mark Damien had given me, there was another mark.I hadn't told Damien about the previous mark, and it healed up quickly. I didn't know how I could hide this. My heart slammed faster. I had this strange feeling like I was being watched. Dark, deep red eyes were watching me. I was alone on the bed. Damien had informed me he would be leaving early for work.There was a knock on the door, and my heart almost flew out of my rib cage. It was just Diego."Why do you look like you've just seen a ghost?" he asked me'Nothing; you startled me.""Why? Weren't you expecting your babysitter?" he asked, giving me a puzzling l
(Damien's POV)"There was something in the woods; I felt it, but I had to make sure Lena was safe," Diego said to me. I believed him.We were both in the woods now, tracing the same path Diego and Lena had followed; whatever was there awhile ago was gone now. There was no way a vampire, rogue, or werwolf could penetrate our pack without the knowledge of my pack patrollers."It's gone; whatever it was, I should have been faster; I should have...""It is not your fault, Diego; Lena has to be safe at all times. Did she know about this?""I am sure she suspects something; she said she saw dark red eyes."I knew someone powerful enough to penetrate our pack borders, a vampire with dark red eyes : The Vampire Prince- though i've never seen him before, it was common knowledge that the vampire prince was the only being with those strange coloured eyes. It only made sense; he would be the only person, powerful enough to come in and go undetected. If he went through all the fuss to sneak in her
(Aurora's POV)Nate had taken me out for a run in the woods; it was the most wonderful experience. My wolf was finally free; I couldn't believe she had been locked down for three whole years. She is just as happy as I am anytime we go out for a run, and Nate noticed it, so it became something we did daily. When he was busy, he permitted me to go alone.Today was another new day, and all I wanted to do was have a run in the woods. I was getting better; my injuries healed quicker than they ever had, but there were still other injuries that would be permanent due to the fact they were not properly treated for years. That was the least of my problems; the mental injuries were the worst. No matter how much I didn't want to, I always found myself flinching anytime Nate made any sudden movement, and I never missed the sad look on his face when I did. I don't think he would ever be able to forgive himself for it.Nate had changed, and now I believe him, it is not a game. When we make love, he
(Aurora POV)Jordan's pained eyes were on me. Why was I doing this to him? It was none of his fault, but I hated the fact that he didn't wait. It was selfish of me, and I knew it, but that didn't stop me from wanting it."Baby, you know that you will always be on my mind. I had tried so hard to break through into the pack, but this is no weak pack. But see, fate wants us together; I found you here, waiting for me.""No, I was just taking a nap." I said, my voice harsher than I wanted it to be."Aurora, I am so sorry. Every time I was with Mae, I felt like I was cheating on you. Even if she was my mate, I knew that you would always be thinking of me too, and I was hurting you. I believed you would come back, but Mae is in love with me, and the mate pull does strange things to me, Aurora, still yet nothing in this world is capable of making me forget you.""You should, Jordan; you shouldn't be here; they'll hurt you if they find you." I say, even if the words are heavy against my lips.
(Aurora's POV)"You didn't go with him, why?" Nate asked when we got to the room."I knew you would come for me.""You were right, you know; I would have gone to the moon and back to find you," he replied."Nate. What do you want from me?" I asked him, because I was confused, why would he want me? After everything, I was nothing to him, but when he looked at me in that new, different way I was finally getting used to, I was left confused."I want more than you can ever give, more than I have the right to take from you, Aurora. I want what you cannot give and I've already taken so much, I do not deserve it.""How did you feel when you saw me kissing him?" I asked. The curiosity was eating me out. He didn't seem jealous, but he should be, right?"I felt furious. I wanted to kill him right there," he said. His voice was no longer soft, and I flinched. He noticed that small movement. "But I couldn't.""Why?""Because I know it would make you sad. I love your smile; I never noticed how bea
(Lena's POV)I couldn't stop thinking about what Isis had said. I was the one they wanted and I was putting the whole pack in danger, that was no qualities of a Luna and a leader."What is wrong, Lena?" Damien asked. His hands were around me, and I was so close to him that I felt his warmth, his scent was manly and beautiful, I wanted to inhale deeply but I refrained because that would make me look like a creep. "She is right, you know.""What do you mean?" he asked, and even if I couldn't see his eyes, I felt the intensity of his gaze on me and I flushed a light shade of red."If you had me over, this would all end; the pack doesn't have to be in danger.""Don't. Don't even think about it; you would stay here.""Is just one person for the whole pack?""No, it's the Luna for the whole pack, and that's a completely different thing, it just doesn't work this way; we never surrender; they've made no advances yet, but when they do— we will be ready for them."Damien, please, if anyone g
(Part One)It only took one thought for me to see what I truly felt for her. I had imagined a life without her, and I didn't like it one bit because the moment she came into my life, everything changed. Before her, I hadn't actually been living, and I didn't know that. I was like some walking machine; every move I made was calculated; every move I made was to profit me in some way; and I didn't care who I had to hurt to get what I wanted. But then she came into my life, it wasn't just about me anymore. Anytime I thought of a future, she was always there, beside me, with our baby in her hands, and then I saw how much I wanted it, how much I wanted a family. I never thought I would care about having a child, but then when I imagined a smaller being with Lena's features, I couldn't help but want it so bad.There was a slight knock on the door, and the tiny smile on my face instantly disappeared.Isis.She walked in, her head down; there was no smirk on her face this time."Why are you he
(Damien's POV)(Part Two)(Trigger warning!!)~ The past ~My father had brought me to the basement, a little building a distance away from the pack house. No one was allowed in, and no one dared go close, so no one knew what he did in there.My father was a freak; he tortured people for pleasure; this wasn't just about me and my mother but also traitors in the pack and unlucky people who wandered into the Blood Moon Pack. That was one of the reasons this was one of the most feared packs; no one came in here uninvited and went out alive.I watched my father pacing in the dimly lit room. He was muttering and mumbling words to himself—too low for me to make out—but I didn't even want to know what he was saying. A crazy maniac—that was what he was, and it only got worse, but he was never like this before the pack; he was fierce when he had to be, he was scary when he had to be, but this maniac—no one gets to see it, no one except those he secretly tortured.Finally, he turns to me, as if
THREE YEARS LATER (Lena's POV) Kaden was color blind; I had always suspected this, but now that he was older it had been easier to tell. Damien blamed himself for it, but this wasn't even under 'his' control, neither was it his fault. . I had gotten better; I didn't need to be scared when I held my child on when I came into contact with others; Damien was all the control I needed, and together we've managed to start up a life once again. I had agreed to never use my powers again, but the less I use them, the more they seemed but be buried deep down, beyond my reach. I could live a normal life—or at least something close to that. Aurora walked into our room with two year old Leslie in her arms. We had become very close friends after the incident three years ago. With Diego gone, Nate took his title as the Beta, and for the past three years, there has been no one to fill in the gap until now. Diego's sister Alice had turned out to be one of the most brutal warriors, outmatch
(Natasha POV) We never really had a place to call home. The closest thing to home was the little cabin in the woods. I remembered Set bringing me in here. I had been so surprised at the beauty of the place. I had imagined things—I had imagined children running around in this space. I was going to plant new flowers every week, just at the side. It would have been a beautiful home. I had so many regrets; what would have changed if I stayed behind? Yet, I knew that Diego would have been killed if I did. Set wouldn't have wanted that. One thing was sure: The Ghost, who was also the Vampire Prince, wouldn't let us go that easily. I had killed the Ghost, the man who put me through so much pain. I had made 'Number One' pay for assaulting me and for taking my one true love away, yet it meant nothing now because even those couldn't bring Set back. I and Set had gone on dangerous missions, and I grew to believe that nothing could overcome us. Set was a pro at what he did. I had believed he
(Lena's POV) Damien tore through the crowd of vampires, and finally I could see him-- that was enough to give me hope, prehaps this wasn't my end yet. "Damien!" I cried out "Lena, hang on" he says as he yanked one of the vampires off me."Take off the necklace" he commanded."No!" Hecuba screamed.Damien ripped off the ruby necklace from my neck. I gasped. It all happened fast. Hecuba screamed, louder than a banshee; it was an ear-bleeding noise; the glass shattered. Damien held me close shielding me from the glass shards; The screeching sound must be one of the vampires' bane, a weakness we had just discovered because they clawed at their own ears, running in all directions of the room to find an escape. After what felt like hours- but were actually minutes, the noise stopped, and Hecuba's body, just like those of her victims, dried up, fading away till she was nothing but bones. I stared at the ruby necklace on the floor; it had turned back to the emerald green it originally ha
(Lena's POV)"Take a seat with me, will you?" Konstantin says."I think we have a lot to talk about," I said, and he nodded. Walking, I followed, but Hecuba held me back."We have no time for this. I have no time for this," she says, but I pulled my hands free of her grabs. I followed, and after a while she did too. I didn't know what I was planning to do, even as I sat."Do you want anything to drink?" The vampire prince asked, his eyes fixed on me, as if we were the only ones in the room."No, thank you."He took the seat opposite me, not minding that there was none for Hecuba. I turned to her, but she shook her head slightly, indicating that she didn't mind standing."So here you are. Two years ago, you disappeared, I want to know if everything was a lie" I inquired not because I really cared but more out of curiosity."Not everything—this was my home even before I met you and have been for a long time, but you see, as much as I wanted to be close to you and as much as I loved th
"You lied to me all these years; you made me believe The Blood Moon Pack destroyed my family and my pack, but you lied, the vampire did." "They died ten years ago; get over yourself, child," he hissed at me. It sounded more like a sound a snake would make. "Go to hell!" I screamed back at him. "I have already been there" he says.Number One chuckled. "I go by many names." The Ghost began, "Some call me The Ghost; others call me the Prince of Doom, the Ruler of the Undead," he says as he lets his cloak fall to the ground. "But I am popularly known as the Vampire Prince.Just like all the others of my children I picked you all at the worst moment in your lives. In your case, it had been after the death of your family. You are right-- the vampires attacked them, yet I couldn't let you know that because I knew you would be of so much help to me. But you have to know one thing. The vampires do nothing except what I command them to." The Ghost finally took off his mask. Now I did unde
(Natasha's POV) I felt selfish after I discovered the truth about Diego. All the while, he had been suffering in silence, and I was too blind to see it. I never knew about his sister; I didn't even see the need to ask. My whole focus had been centered on destroying the pack—these were people who had done nothing to me. . I had to return back to the cabin, just as I had promised Set. I wanted to see him again, fall into his arms, and let him take control just as he always does. I wanted to hear those sweet words from him. I needed to be reminded of how special I was because, at this moment, I didn't feel very unique. I felt awful for how I treated Diego. I arrived in the cabin; the lights were on, and a small smile stretched on my lips as I walked in. "Set, I'm back," I said, but there was no response. "Set?" I called out as I walked into the living room. I saw the shattered glass on the floor; the couch had been ripped; the portrait was on the floor; and so were the curtains.
(Damien's POV) The decision I had to make weighed on my shoulders. Even as I walked into the dungeons where Diego had been kept waiting. I walked in alone. Diego didn't stare up at me; his gaze never left his hands. "You believed I had fucked your mate; could this be why you turned against me?" I asked. "I never believed you could do such a thing," he says. I stared at the injuries I had inflicted on him; his ear had been completely torn off; he needed a healer; but he was a traitor and couldn't be treated any better than that. "It hadn't been the way you think. Your mate had poisoned me; I had thought I was with Lena; believe me, I could never do that, she tricked me." "I do believe you. I knew you couldn't go that length, but I had been so mad. Yet, that was not the reason. Years ago, I had a sister; her name is Alice. She had been stolen away from us five years before I was born. The incident faded so quickly, and my parents discarded everything that belonged to her. They
"For so many years, you made me suffer; you made me believe I was the cause of your childlessness, you sold me away for your selfish benefits and when you discovered that your ill action still favoured me, you framed me for something I did not do, you made me see the worst in life, but that hadn't been enough for you; you still believed that I was the reason your mate was killed, and now you have returned to have me," I said. "What are you doing to me?" he asks. "Once a woman came to you, she brought a baby, and she told you that this child was special. Look at the woman beside me," I said to him, and he does. "She might be in the body of another, but this is my true mother, and she is going to make you pay for what you did to her child," I say, stepping aside. Hecuba walked forward; she was nothing like Aradia; even if she had claimed the woman's body, there was something about the way she walked; she walked like she owned the world; her aura could be felt even from miles away. H
The woman, Aradia, sat, waiting; she already knew what was coming. The gunshots could be heard outside and blood flowed into the room, spreading in from underneath the door. She reached out to her powers and then stretched her hands over Lena's body, muttering strange words, and there was a faint glow as energy erupted from her outstretched hands, forming a shield over Lena's body. This shield was one of the hardest to make; it did cost her, and she felt suddenly weak. The longer it stayed on, the weaker she became, yet she couldn't let go. The door busted open, and soldiers moved in. About fifteen of them left. The Blood Moon Soldiers had managed to take out a good number and had inflicted some brutal injuries on others. The attacks had come in large numbers; no wonder they had been able to overpower the five Blood Moon soldiers who had been kept there to protect the Luna. "Wake up, Lena," Aradia whispered to the woman on the bed, but there was no sign of movement. The soldiers