Freya Rose

Selene howled into the air as she charged towards me. I ascended, revealing my magnificent grey wings. I wanted to fight her a little first because Traian's words kept swimming around in my mind, ‘you haven't been trained to fight her yet. You're not strong enough.’ Knowing that I could ignite and stop her at any moment, gave me the confidence I needed to fight her. I prepared myself to jump into the air as soon as she reached me, but I didn't get the opportunity. From the corner of my eye, I saw a blur.

"Traian, no. She's mine!" I screamed out in dominance, but he didn't listen.

He tackled her to the floor, pinning her to the ground. Within a few seconds, I could smell Marik approaching. I huffed and descended. I felt like stomping my foot on the floor, but I didn't want to look childish. Instead, I stormed off shouting a few profanities. Marik slowed down as I charged towards him.

"Little wolf?" He asked softly.

I just replied with a scowl and an extremely erected middle finger. I could hear him chuckling as I continued to walk towards the cabin.

How the hell am I supposed to be the leader of all supernatural beings, if men keep coming along to rescue me? Don't they understand? I need to train. I need to get stronger and hone my abilities. Azael isn't going to go easy on me, and I have no idea what type of army he will have when the time comes to fight him. I need to be the strongest I can be.

My stomping became less aggressive as I neared the cabin. I was still fuming, but I needed to calm myself before I met the young teens. The last thing they needed was to be frightened half to death by me. They'd been through enough already today. I took in a deep breath as I reached the pool, just outside the cabin. A sudden scent swept past my nose, carried on the wind. I lifted my head and sniffed the air deeply. It was a scent I recognized, chard flesh and ash.

"Gideon!"

I turned on my heel and began to follow the scent, after what he did to me, I wanted to rip the fucker apart.

"Freya, no," Savanah's soft voice called out. I turned around and saw her standing at the sliding glass doors. Her face was pleading with me as she shook her head. "You can see him later; these kids need to speak to you."

I sighed with a nod. I did as I was asked, and made my way towards her. She held her arm out and ushered me inside. When I entered the cabin it was empty, all except the two frightened teens, who were sat on the couch. The boy had his arm wrapped over the girl's shoulder, and a blanket had been placed around them both. The girl was clutching hold of a cup of hot chocolate, and I could see her hands visibly shaking. Most would assume it was from being cold, but I could smell her fear.

I sat down on the couch opposite them, and the girl backed up a bit. I held my hands out and said in a soft tone,

"It's okay, I'm not going to hurt you. I'm Freya, and this is my pack. You are safe here, I promise."

The girl smiled slightly, but the boy just scoffed,

"Yeah right, what the hell kind of pack is this? I saw werewolves, vampires, and whatever the fuck you are," he pointed at me with disgust, and the girl quickly slapped his hand down.

"Draco, don't be so rude."

"No Lorena. I'm not being nice to this thing until it tells me exactly what it is..." I burst out laughing which cut his speech off, I couldn't help it, I loved the guts this kid had. "And where they have my father stashed."

As soon as those words escaped his mouth, I hissed into the air, trying my best to stop myself from grabbing the little shit by the throat. But I knew it wasn't his fault who his dad was. They both sat back in their seats, the stench of their fear filling my nose. I sat back in my seat and sighed. Savanah handed me a cup of coffee before taking a seat next to me.

"Look I'm sorry for my reaction. You're Gideon's son?"

He shuffled around in his seat a little, then replied,

"Yes, where is he?"

My expression softened when I heard the worry and concern in his voice.

"He's safe, but I don't know his fate as yet. He attacked me and tried to kill me..." I explained as honestly as I could.

"No, no he wouldn't. He isn't like that. You're lying! You kidnapped him for his power." The boy became agitated and stood up while he shouted at me.

"Sit the fuck down!" Marik yelled from the sliding doors, Lorena began to scream and cry hysterically, and Draco quickly sat down and held the girl.

I turned to scowl at Marik, not liking the fact that he felt the need to defend me. I was getting fed up of this and would definitely have to have a word with the pair of them. I could tell that if he wasn't gripping hold of Selene, he would have had that boy up the wall by his throat.

"Get her out of here!" I yelled out, trying to make myself heard over the girls incessant screaming.

Glancing over to Savanah she nodded, knowing exactly what I wanted. I hadn't had a chance to practice my vampire powers of persuasion, so I needed her to calm the girl down for me. Savanah headed over to Lorena and placed her hands on either side of her head. I don't know how or what she did, but the girl began to calm down, and her screams ceased. The twins had taken Selene into the basement, and I mind linked Traian to tell them both to stay down there for a bit.

Once Lorena had calmed down, Savanah moved over to Draco and placed her hands on his temples. His head shot back, making him slump onto the couch. I guessed she was showing him a vision. When she finished, he crouched forward and gasped for air. When he had taken a few deep breaths, he tilted his head slightly to glance up at me.

"You're a Phoenix?" I nodded at him in reply. He shook his head then placed it in his hands. "He promised he wouldn't do that again. He's been clean for so long. I don't understand why he'd start hunting down Phoenix’s again.”

Lorena reached over and placed her hand on Draco's back, and while gently rubbing it, she leaned in and said,

"Oh Draco, I am so sorry. I know how hard it hit you last time. I can't believe after what happened to your mom, he would dare to go back on Phoenix power. What the hell is he thinking?" She sounded concerned, but as her speech continued, her voice became one of pure anger.

"Please, Lorena, enough. I know what you're saying, but..." He paused to glance up at me and Savanah.

I was just frozen, with my mouth hanging open slightly, listening in to their conversation. I must have looked like one of those weird plants waiting for a fly to come past. I looked at Savanah and she had her eyebrows raised and was awkwardly avoiding all eye contact.

"I feel like I'm intruding on their private moment," Savanah mind linked me.

"I know, me too. But I wanna learn as much about Gideon as I can."

"Do you want me to read his memories tonight, while he's sleeping?" She questioned through the link.

I turned to her and raised an eyebrow.

"You can do that?"

"Yeah, people are more willing to open up while they're sleeping." She said it like it was nothing.

It made me wonder if she had done it to me over the past year or two. The thought had me a little worried. The idea of her knowing some of the personal things I've done or thought, made me blush a little.

"What are you mind linking? Is it about my dad?" Draco snapped. I shot my head around with a hiss. He jumped back. "Fuck, you're a vampire too? What the hell are you?" He demanded an answer with a little more dominance in his voice than I cared for.

I tilted my head to the side when I saw a flame flash in his dark brown eyes.

"What?" Lorena asked me in concern, before pulling Draco's face towards her. "Crap. Draco, you're a Dragon!"

"What!? No, no I can't be. Please, God, anything but that," he cried out, obviously devastated with being a Dragon, whatever that might be.

"Shhh, it’s okay, we will figure this out. I won’t let you turn into your father. I promise. Gideon can’t know about this."

I nudged Savanah in the arm with my elbow, and when she glanced at me, I tilted my head towards the garden. She nodded in agreement, before going over to Lorena and Draco. I got up and made my way to the sliding doors. I mind linked the pack and told them all to go shopping or something. Have a few hours of relaxation time. I then sat down on the lounger and mind linked Traian.

“Hey, you got her all settled down there?”

“Yeah, we fed her some sleepers. She’ll be out cold for a few hours. Can we come up yet?” He asked, although his voice sounded a little annoyed at having to ask permission.

“Yes, can you both meet me outside, please?”

“Of course, let me run up and get Marik some clothes first. He insists he doesn’t need them, but I’m fed up of looking at his junk.”

I didn’t reply, I couldn’t, I was laughing too hard. Savanah soon joined me with four coffees. The woman was outstanding, more like a psychic than an oracle. She always knew just what I needed. She placed the tray onto the table at the side of the loungers, then took a seat next to me.

“Thank you, Savanah. How are they doing?”

“They’re fine. A little shaken up and confused, but they will be okay with time. We need to discuss this dragon business,” she said with seriousness and worry.

“I know, but we will wait for Traian and Marik. Maybe they’ve heard of it all before?”

“Yeah, maybe. I tried to read Draco’s mind, but he blocked me out. I managed to calm them down and hopefully, they will sleep soon. I can then explore his unconscious without him fighting against me.”

“That sounds like a plan,” I replied while picking up my coffee cup.

Traian came out through the sliding doors to join us. He walked around the lounger and to my surprise, he picked me up. I was going to protest, ask him what the fuck he thought he was doing. But when I saw his face filled with torment, I resisted the urge to be dominant. He sat down on the lounger, placing me onto his lap. His large arms wrapped around my body, while he rested his head on my chest. I stroked his raven hair as he took in my scent. There was a sire bond there that I couldn’t deny, and at that moment, I just wanted to make him feel better.

“What’s wrong, Traian?” I mind linked him.

“Nothing little Rose. I just wanted to hold you.”

I knew that wasn’t all it was, but he clearly didn’t want to divulge anything, so I just let him hold me. Eventually, his body relaxed, allowing me a little breathing space. I used the opportunity to get off of his lap and sat next to Savanah. By the look of his face, he wasn’t best pleased. He titled his head at me and shot me a slight scowl. My response was to roll my eyes and shake my head. His eyebrows raise to his forehead as he leaned his head forward. In a ‘really?’ kinda way. We were pretty much having an entire conversation, with no words or mind linking. It was just an exchange of scowls and dirty looks. Thankfully Marik joined us and broke up our silent argument. He walked over to me and bent down to place a kiss on my cheek.

“Hey little wolf,” he greeted me after the kiss.

When he stood back up, he looked at me, but I was still giving Traian the evil eye. By now it was more of a battle of the wills. He wanted to be the dominant force in this relationship, or whatever ‘this' was, and I wasn’t having any of it. Marik glanced over at his brother, then let out a little chuckle as he sat beside him. Traian huffed out of his nose at his brother, but he didn’t remove his glare from mine. Marik had clearly had enough of the tension, and when he slapped Traian on the back he said,

“So, why is there a dragon in the cabin?” Traian and I both shot our glances to Marik, making him squirm around in his seat as we stared at him. He rubbed the back of his neck, while his eyes flitted between mine and Traian’s. “What? What did I say? Was it a secret or something?”

“How do you know he’s a dragon?” I asked him outright, not bothering to wait for Traian to speak up.

“I can smell him a mile off. They are extremely rare, but I have met one who turned into an actual dragon. It’s a very distinctive smell,” he replied, then after screwing his face up in disgust, he continued, “yeah, it’s like a burnt lizard shit, kinda smell. And don’t bother asking me how I know what that smells like, I’ve had a pretty wild life.”

“He means literally living out in the wild, not like partying wild,” Traian added with a smirk.

Marik just shrugged as if to say, ‘yeah and?’ I couldn’t be bothered to get into the sibling rivalry bullshit. I needed to know more about this dragon boy, and work out if he was a threat.

“Tell me everything you know about dragons,” my voice was a little snappier than I’d intended, but I didn’t care, I was worried.

Marik raised an eyebrow then nodded his head.

“Okay, so here is what I know. They shift just like we do, but into much larger beasts. They shift into dragons.”

Savanah gasped before grabbing my head in both hands.

“I was trying to make sense of this for weeks.”

“Make sense of what?” I asked, but didn’t get a verbal reply.

I screamed out in agony as she thrust her visions into my mind. She didn’t bother to push gently against my thoughts, she just ripped her way through them like a wolf’s claws tearing through flesh. She showed me the vision that she drew back at the hunter’s mansion. There I was on top of a cliff like before, but this time, instead of Tristan, Mason, and Samael standing beside me, they we now behind me, and Traian and Marik were beside me.

Bellow us were masses upon masses of the supernatural community. They were all cheering and chanting my name. It felt amazing to see everyone together. Just when I thought the vision was going to finish a monstrous shriek filled my brain. I watched in awe as a giant ashen grey dragon flew above us on the cliff. He circled around, then landed next to me. The vision ended with the dragon lowering its head, and me petting it.

“Now it makes perfect sense. I didn’t believe they were real, so the vision threw me.”

Savanah took her hands away from my face and sat back on the lounger.

“So, you mean to tell me, that I currently have an unstable boy upstairs in my room, who can shift into a gigantic dragon at any moment?” I asked Marik in a sarcastic tone.

“No, don’t panic. Very few of them can actually shift. They need enough flame power to awaken the ancient curse,” he replied casually.

“Wait, so Gideon's a dragon too, right?” He nodded in reply. “So, what the fuck was your mother playing at, bringing him here to help me?” I shot up to my feet in a rage. “She basically dangled pure power in front of him, and expected him not to take it? Or was she hoping he did, so I wouldn’t be more powerful than her? Did she make a deal with him?” I paced back and forth asking the questions out loud, but not actually asking anyone but myself. I was trying to figure it all out.

“Calm down little Rose,” Traian said calmly while standing and gently grabbing my arms.

“No! I need to speak to her. I don’t trust her as far as I can throw her. She’s unstable and frankly, a liability. I can’t keep watching over my shoulder, wondering what she’s going to do next, or whether or not she’s on my side.”

“What are you saying, Freya?” Traian asked me with his brows furrowed.

“I want Selene gone. I don’t care where she goes, as long as it’s far away from me.”

Samael Wulf

“Freya? That bitch...” Selene hissed.

Without thinking I rushed her, grabbing her by the throat and smashing her into the wall. With her pinned to the wall with one hand, I pointed my finger into her face with the other. With gritted teeth I hissed into her face,

“Don’t you ever call her that. You hear me?”

“B... But, Sam...” She gasped out.

I suddenly let her go when I realized that she couldn’t breathe. She fell to the floor, clutching at her throat while she struggled to catch her breath. Usually, she’d have been able to throw me off of her with ease, but she couldn’t. She was weak.

“What’s happened to you? Why are you so weak?”

I walked away while I waited for her to answer. Opening up the drawer I took out a pair of boxers and pulled them on underneath my towel. Once on, I whipped the towel off and threw it into the washing bin. Opening up the drawers again, I took out some sweat pants and a t-shirt and got dressed. In the time it took me to do all that, Selene had only just dragged herself off of the floor. I had never seen her like that, it was a shock to say the least.

“I’m going to get some breakfast. You coming?” I asked her, but not really giving her an option as I left the room before she answered.

I could hear her coughing and spluttering behind me. I should have felt bad that I’d caused it, but cussing out Freya like that, was never going to end well. She knew how much I loved Freya, so she should have guessed that I’d react like that. I made my way to the kitchen with a wheezing Selene following closely behind. I opened up the kitchen cupboard and got two glasses out. I held one under the giant coffee machine and pressed the button. Out came thick warm blood. I filled the other glass up and took them over to Selene who'd sat herself down at the dining table.

“That’s a useful contraption. I might need to get me one of those,” Selene said with a chuckle, trying to lighten the mood.

I handed her a glass and watched as she gulped the crimson liquid down, not even bothering to stop for breath. When she’d finished, she gasped in some air, then wiped her mouth with her sleeve. I handed her my drink too, then sat down. She gulped that one down too, before slamming the empty glass down onto the table. She then sat back, clearly full.

“Better?”

“Yes. Thank you, I haven’t eaten in days. It’s been so long since I’ve had to hunt. You might say, I’m a little rusty,” she explained with an awkward chuckle.

“Since when do you have to hunt for your food? You usually just use your powers to calm someone, then feed,” I asked, not understanding anything that was going on.

“Since that bitch Frey...”

“Enough!” I bellowed, slamming my fist onto the table. She jumped back in her seat with a frightened hiss. “You can tell me your story without insulting my love. One more comment like that, and I’ll have my brood throw you out. Understand?” She rolled her eyes, but nodded her head in agreement. “Good. Now you may continue.”

“Well, Freya managed to find a way to take all of my powers. I’m going to need your help until I get my powers back. You owe me Samael.”

I stood up and replied,

“Sorry, Selene. I won’t help you. I won’t go against Freya, again.” With that said, I continued to stroll out of the dining room. “You can see yourself out.”

“You will help me Samael. You wouldn’t even remember who the fuck Freya was, if it wasn’t for me, and that!” She ran out in front of me and pulled my t-shirt collar down and pointed her shaky finger at my shoulder.

I looked down at my angel mark before scowling back at her. I pulled my t-shirt back up, then walked towards the front door, my plan was to throw her ass out myself. “Fine, if that’s not reason enough to owe me. Then how about I tell your brood what happened to your brothers and Kali?” She whispered.

Rage built up inside me instantly. I spun around grabbing her by the throat and lifted her into the air. I snarled up at her, and although she couldn’t breathe, she grinned sadistically down at me. My head spun around when I heard footsteps upstairs, so I quickly opened the office door and threw Selene inside. She slid along the floor and slammed into the desk.

“Tell me what you know,” I demanded.

Pulling herself off the floor she replied,

“Everything!” She snapped then walked around the desk and sat in my chair. “I’m still your lines sire, remember? I can access your thoughts. Especially when you’re dreaming and forget to lock me out.”

I sighed with agitation while taking a seat on the couch.

“What do you want Selene?”

“Freya’s head on a spike!”

Freya Rose

I’d had a meeting with the twins, Finn, Savanah, and the witch teens. I needed to work out what to do with Selene. She needed to be out of my life for a while, but I was worried if I cut her loose, that she would continue to hunt witch and warlock kids. I needed ideas and fast. We all drove out to a secluded location, far enough away from the cabin. I had the rest of the pack keeping guard of Selene and Gideon. I hadn’t told them anything. I didn’t need Selene fishing it out of their heads, then tricking them into letting her escape. The twins fed her some more sleeping meds, and we hoped they would last long enough.

The cars pulled up into a clearing and we all got out. I found a fallen tree and sat down. The witch teens sat on the floor in front of me, Savanah next to me, with Finn and the twins stood behind the witches.

“Why are we out here?” Draco asked with agitation.

I could tell it was more nerves than anything else, he was just trying to cover it up.

“I need a way to get rid of Selene,” I replied.

“Like, kill her?” Lorena asked with more hope in her voice than the twins liked.

Marik growled at her, making her duck down in fear. Draco stood up ready to challenge Marik. I didn’t know what he thought he’d achieve, Marik would have snapped his neck in seconds.

“Stop. Sit down!” I screamed at them.

Marik gave me a confused look and placed his finger on his chest, silently asking me if I meant him too.

“Yes. All of you. Sit.” The twins and Finn looked at me like I was insane. But I was fed up of all of them acting like fucking children. This was a serious situation, and I needed to take complete control. “Now!”

They all jumped at my bellowing voice and did as they were told. The grown men looked ridiculous trying to get comfy on the dirt, and it was difficult to keep the grin from my face, especially when Finnley lifted his ass to pull a stick out from underneath him. I found it amusingly fitting, and by Mina's chuckles in my head, and Savanah's giggles beside me, I wasn’t the only one that thought he had a stick up his ass.

“No, I don’t want her dead. She is the mother of us all, I have no idea what would happen to us all if she was killed.” The twins shot me daggers for even thinking of ending their mother’s life. I rolled my eyes and continued, “and I still love her regardless of what she’s done. Although, with Azael, Kali and Gideon to deal with, I really don’t have the time or energy to keep an eye on an unstable, murderous, Moon Goddess.”

Traian and Marik both nodded their heads in agreement. Although they loved their mother, they didn’t particularly have a close relationship. It was more the bond that tied them together, and once we went ahead with our mating bond, they would soon grow even more distant.