POV: Adalind
This sucks! Can't I just live a normal life and not be thrown in the tower to be protected all the time. Even Aiden agreed with dad. A lycan and a vampire agreeing thats weird.
Dad took mom and went to bed to leave me alone. "I guess you got what you wanted anyway. Me gone." I say walking upstairs to my bedroom. Aiden follows me. "Is that what you think? I really do think it is the safest option for you. You don't know Darach like I do. He was that close to you today." Aiden say turning me to look at him.
"If he's as powerful as you say what makes you think he won't be able to get into Black River?" I ask. "There is a possibility but it lessens the risk of him getting you. Your the key to the whole spell working. Why do you think I started teaching you to control your vampire side?"
"I don't know. You confuse me. Your hot and cold. Your a mystery to me." I say. I just don't understand him. He told me why he hates my kind and I'm sorry that happened. I still don't fully understand him.
"It's easier to stay closed off. When you've lived as long as I have you learn not to get to attached to anything. I have watch kingdoms rise and fall. I have watched people die while I remained. Eternity is not as easy as most would think." Aiden says.
"Is that why you pushed me away. Your afraid?" I ask him. "I'm not afraid of anything. However it is part of it. Your stuck in the middle between two species. One won't claim you. The other claims you only because you are their kings daughter. I'm not saying this to hurt you. I'm just stating facts. There is more at stake here then your little family drama." Tell me something I don't already know.
"That won't upset me. I already know that. Why do you think I have no friends?" I say. "You have dragon boy." I roll my eyes. "He has a name."
"I prefer dragon boy." He smirks. I grab a bag from my closet and start packing. "So why did you really decide to teach me? I was doing just fine on my own." I ask.
"You weren't. One cut and you would have attacked someone. I've seen it happen before." He says. "OK but you didn't answer my question."
"It was to much of a risk to leave you like that. As vampire king I can not allow a vampire, hybrid or not to remain like that. In a normal situation newly turned vampires are taught and in full control by the end of two years. They would have never been allowed in a public setting without their sires. You have been suppressing it for so long and haven't been around that setting it tested your restraint which is weak." Aiden explain.
"Thats it? It was just an obligation. Of course why not thats all I am to anyone." Why can't someone just do something because they love and care about me. I'm always this obligation that people feel the need to do this and not out of care or love.
"No thats not the only reason. If you have better control of your abilities than the more likely you are to evade Darach. This was to protect you the most. I have found that I can distract him long enough by going into his memories and manipulating them." He reveals.
"Well that won't be happening now. I'm leaving and you'll be 14 hours away." I say sadly. We just made up and now I have to leave. I hate this. "Yes you are leaving. However I won't be that far. The only reason I stayed at the school is because of you. When Darach came into the picture I should have left and focused more on that."
"I distracted? I thought you wanted me gone." I say. "It was complicated. If I really wanted i could have had you transferred to another class too but didn't either."
"Can we go for a run? I need out." Andrea says upset. "I don't know if we should with him here. I don't know how he would react to you." I tell her. I could really use a run myself.
"What is it?" Aiden asks. "My wolf wants to go for a run. She's upset and I could use a run too but I'll wait till your gone."
"I don't think you should go alone. Darach could be anywhere ready to grab you." He says. "I'll get my dad to go with me then. I'm sure he would like to go for a run too." I say. He nods.
"How do you feel about my wolf side?" I ask him. "I don't care about it. It's part of you and I want you. All of you. So go ahead and shift I'll be right here waiting." He answers.
"Hey dad are you awake?" I mindlink him. "Yeah. Why whats wrong?" He asks. "Nothing. I just need to go for a run and Aiden does think I should go alone. Can you come run with me please."
"Yes. I could use one too but didn't want to risk it with him here. I'm trying to play nice here for your sake." Dad says. "Thanks dad. I will meet you outside."
I grab a bag and throw some clothes inside. Going downstairs outside. Aiden follows me but stays at the door. I think he may be a little uncomfortable with this but he's trying.
Dad comes out a minute later. "Alright let's do this. Don't run to far away from me. Stay close." Dad says. "Yeah yeah. Your just scared I'm faster than you." I joke.
"I blame your mother for you kids competitive streak. Always trying to beat me." Dad chuckles. I shift into my Andrea. Dad follows suit shifting into his beast. We take off running around the property. We have a race and I won. "No fare using vampire speed." Dad laughs in mindlink.
"Your just a sore loser." I tease. After running and playing around i feel a lot better now. I go grab my bag with my mouth and run behind the house to change. I go inside through the back door.
"Feel better now?" Aiden asks as I enter. "Yes. Much better." He nod. "I should be going now. I have a lot of work to do tomorrow. I will check in on you tomorrow. Bye." He kisses my lips and leaves through the back door. Dad clears his throat behind my back. Did he see that?
I turn around. "Hi daddy." I say giving him my most innocent smile. "Dont act innocent. I saw. Sit down we need to talk." Dad says. My face drops and I sit down on the stool at the kitchen island.
He stands on the other side of the island leaning over it. "Is this what you want? To be with him? I saw him practically reject you." Dad reveals.
"When you called about my grades that was about his class. He was failing me on purpose because he was trying to push me away. He's hurt me more than I've let myself acknowledge or admit. I tried to reject him myself but he stopped me." I explain what happened between Aiden and I today. "So he gave in? He does seem to care about you. Especially with him agreeing with me the way he did. Anything else I should know?"
"I have two bonds to him. With vampire they don't have a mate. It's called a one. I'm not sure how that completely works. He explained some of it but not in great detail only that they are two different bonds." I explain.
"I didn't realize that with vampires. Perhaps I should not have shielded you so much from that side of you." Dad says. I finally get the courage up to ask him a question I've always wanted to ask.
"Dad would you have loved me more if I was just a normal werewolf?" He looks caught off guard by my question. "What makes you say that. No. I would not. I would love you the same as I do now."
"It doesn't feel that way. Cam and Tate get more freedom then I do. No one wants me. Not truly. Your all just obligated to love me." I admit my feelings to him.
"That is not true. I love you because you are my daughter. I made you just as it is with Cameron and Tate. It is not out of obligation or image. You are my baby girl no matter what. Ash would like to say something." Dad says sincerely letting Ash have control.
"Pup the day you were born we swore that no one would ever lay a hand on you. We were scared of what your destiny would be and what it would mean for you. We were afraid of how others would see and treat you so we hid you from the world except only doing so just made you become a little wild. In turn we wanted to tame that down in you. I love you just as I do all my pups." Ash says.
"I wasn't getting wild." I say. "Pup was. You kept trying to get out and doing things. Pup dyed her hair. Pup asked to get a tattoo. Pup not get one." Ash says.
I did ask for a tattoo when I was 16. I started dying my hair when I was fifteen. I didn't even ask. I had gone shopping with grandma and I picked up some purple hair dye. Dad freaked out when I walked in the dining and he saw it for the first time. Mom liked it. She let me do whatever I wanted to express myself. But i still don't see how that makes me wild.
"So because I dyed my hair and wanted a tattoo that makes me wild?" I ask. "No pup also tried sneaking out of the palace a lot. You did the opposite of whatever we said. We had to give in to university. Mate made us or she was going to cut us off."
"Cut you off from what?" I ask. "Pup doesn't want to know that mate threatened no sex from us." I gag. "Gross. Dad yuck. TMI."
"I'm sorry sweetheart. Our animal counterparts have no shame." Dad says. "Anyway I'm sorry about that. I just wanted out."
"I know. I sheltered you too much. Just listen to Cameron." Dad says. "No promises."
"I'm serious Adalind. This is dangerous. Do not under any circumstances leave pack grounds. Try to stay as close to the packhouse as possible."
"I understand dad. When am I leaving?" I ask. "This week when your all packed up." He answers. "Can Aiden visit me?" I ask. "I have no choice but to say yes. Otherwise you'd just do it anyway and who am I to keep mates a part."
We speak for a few more minutes before we both go to bed. Hopefully things will get better with Aiden now. I just hope this all ends soon and without anyone else getting hurt.