SYDNEY POV........
Axel had driven me away from his house so where was I going to go now,cause I can vividly remember Hunter telling me they had told my father that I was dead. Even though I wanted to return home,I did not know the way back,I was stranded in the forest with no way to go. I stared at the necklace my dad had given me on my eighth birthday and just then,I remembered that on that day, he had told me that as long as that necklace was always on my neck,I would never get lost. So I came up with an idea and I hoped that it will work. I closed my eyes and held the necklace with both of my hands "take me home" I whispered to it but when I opened my eyes,I found myself in a completely different forest. I frowned at the necklace that was still on my neck "I told you to take me home and not to another forest, you only made matters worst now".
"Who is there,show yourself" I suddenly heard a familiar voice say in the forest,was that Beck's voice I heard?,that only meant the necklace did take me home and Beck did not die that day a claw went through his stomach.
"Beck is that you?" I asked hoping it was really him I heard and not someone else. Then I heard him gasp "Sydney". Now I was sure that was his voice "Yes Beck,it's me" I replied happily.
"Stay right there am coming". He came in view and immediately ran to hug me tightly, not wanting to let go like he was scared if he did then I would disappear,then he cupped my cheeks in his hands,staring into my eyes "I knew you were alive,I never gave up on you". I took that opportunity to check him out. He almost look the same like the last time i saw him except from some few changes. He was still lean and he still wore sleeves that hugged his body and displayed his sexy lean structure,but i noticed he now wore an erring on his left ear and his eyebrows were carved and pierced. If my heart did not already belong to someone else then I would have fallen in love with him immediately I sighted him.
He kissed me and I could swear I normally felt butterflies in my tommy whenever we kissed,but right now I felt nothing,no love,no attraction because I now felt those things for only one person.
"I told them you were not dead but they did not believe me and here you are now,alive and fresh".
I smiled cheerfully "Am glad you had faith that i was alive Beck but all I want to do now is see my father,where is he?".
His smile wavered and at that time I suddenly had difficulty breathing,different things pondering in my head. Why did he look so sad?,was my father dead?but Hunter said they didn't kill him,was he in some kind of trouble?,was he in a terrible condition?. As if reading my thoughts,Beck quickly shook his head "His alive and well Sydney,it's just that his no longer as he was before".
I sighed relieved "Please take me to him".
"Of course".
Beck escorted me to the castle and as we were going,i kept hearing people whispering of my arrival but I didn't care one bit,all that mattered to me now was seeing my Dad. When we got to father's room,Beck opened the door and excused himself and I walked in alone. My heart shattered when I saw my father sleeping on his bed, his expression was so sad and he looked weary. I walked up to his bed and knelt beside him "father".
He opened his eyes and stared at me "Sydney my child,is that you". I brought his hands up so he could feel my face "yes Dad, its me"
"But they told me you were dead,they told me they had killed you".
I shook my head "am alive father and am here"
He sat upright and hugged me "Am so glad you are okay princess".
"Am glad am okay too father".
Then he observe me closely "What did they do to you dear,tell me how you escaped from them". So I told him my story,painting Axel a little too good. I had to omit some things like how I was tortured to an unconscious state after I was kidnapped, me been Axel's new mate and also how Mark died. I also made sure not to give him any information that could give the vampires a lead on the wolves.
Father stared at me like he could not believe my story of Axel's pack treating me like a queen "if you were treated so nicely as you said you were then why did you come back?".
"Because I was missing you father,I didn't want you to still think I was dead" I lied.
He smiled but then his face turned weary again "when I got the news of your death,I was heartbroken Sydney,I fell terribly ill" .Then he took my hands in his and squeezed them affectionately "Are you going to leave your old man Sydney,are you still going back to those beasts".
"They are not beasts father they are nice people and no am not going back there,am here to stay". Axel had thrown me out of his house proving that he didn't want me in his pack or his life,so there was no need for me to go back there.
Father smiled cheerfully "You don't know just how much that makes me happy"
"Am glad you are happy father but father..... I have a question to ask you,that is if its okay with you"
"Go on dear"
"Where you in any way responsible for the attack on the werewolves,I mean the attack where they were poisoned with wolfsbane?"
"You know I won't lie to you dear, yes! I personally ordered the attack"
I stared at him in disbelief "how could you do that and where did you get wolfsbane from, cause I can clearly remember that we have never had access to such a dangerous substance"
"Someone supplied it to us,someone who also want the wolves to suffer for all the crimes they have committed".
"MANY INNOCENT LIVES WERE LOST THAT DAY FATHER!......" I sighed and calmed down....."people who knew nothing about what happened,people who didn't even know that I existed".
He bowed his head "I know darling and am sorry but it was not my fault,I only did what I did because I thought they had killed you".
"They did not kill me,am perfectly fine so there is no need to order anymore attacks,okay".
He forced a smile "Of course dear,let's forget about all that now,it's in the past so let's go celebrate your coming home okay".
"Okay".
I knew deep within my heart that father had not gotten over the grudges he held against Axel and his people. I also knew that if care was not taken,he would order another attack on them but I couldn't let that happen,I needed to convince him that Axel would not attack or hurt us unless my father's troop attacked first. Father also mentioned something about someone supplying them with wolfsbane,he said 'someone who also wanted the wolves to suffer for all the crimes they have committed'. I could not help but assume that person was the mastermind behind all that was happening,he or she wanted the vampires and werewolves to be at war with each other but and I must not let that person succeed in his or her plans. I had to find that person and put an end to this feud once and for all.