"What happened to her?" Lily asks as she aids her hands on Ella's relaxed body and lays on the white sheet that spreads neatly on the two-size bed. Her fingers gently press on her right wrist, and carefully she feels her veins flowing energy to her heart function dizzily.
She lets out a sigh while combing back her hair down after a straight of her body. Her head shakes dulling in puzzle to Ella's situation, much of a curiousity to what could have weakened the poor girl.
"Is she gonna be alright?" Steffen asks anxiously.
That she can't respond to as she's still unsure of the entire situation. The king's unannounced calls had been quiet for the day, she was a few minutes away from reaching her house when she got his call and so had to make a quick turn back.
Observing the situation, she can tell why she was summoned.
" Her breathing seems normal, just a little weak on her body " she concludes after a second check on her pulses.
Her years of medical practice haven't crossed such a case.
"What happened to her?" She asks a little bit of concern for the poor human, who she fears is too weak to be under such pressure.
"I have no clue" Steffen honestly replies to her pale eyes that take toll. "We were attacked and she saved the day" he explain in detail the whole scene. He was still in shock as to how she got those powers or the clueless change in her personality and appearance the moment she opened her eyes. That voice that spoke sounded familiar yet frightening, he still felt the cold she sent when she ordered him not to disturb her again.
Now his mind is juggling, wondering what happened.
For all he knows she's supposed to be a girl with no abilities so …?
With a low sigh, his eyes meet Balu's who have just walked in. She, as believed should have left for her home, so he looks at her in queries as to why her presence is still available in his sight but she brushes it off and walks to the girl in the bed.
She was about to leave when she heard the rumored news from the staff of the king being attacked so she came, and here she's lucky enough to have heard half the words of the king on what happened.
Now this makes her point valid, she knew her abilities were more than she told them to be and she isn't lying back and have her fool everyone, her truth must be told.
"I told you there's something in her or best someone, that too of great powers," Balu says a step closer to Steffen. Her heart is pleased to have him confirm her words to be true. The thoughts of him thinking of her as a liar were killing her, now her abilities are seen as they should, true and mighty, she says furthering her feet that were halted by Steffen's sudden pull from the position he was.
" Lily, is there any such possibility for a human to have power or whatever that was?" He, baffled at the whole process believes there must be some sort of explanation, his mind isn't ready to accept that she could be something more.
Is his mate a human or something else?
The whole continuous questioning is getting on his nerves, he hasn't gotten the answers to how she got his mark and now another pops out. Even for an immortal like him, it is quite nerves breaking and he wants the damn snswyas soon as soon is.
" From what told, I believe not to be true but, likely a soul of another resides in her. Yet I doubt as it has never been seen before." A case as such has only been heard of in tales and books of her clans, a situation where a bodiless soul hosts another and makes a home in the host's body.
When a dead person is believed to have died in circumstances pleasing to the person his or her soul becomes unrest and roams the world of the living. Even an unjust death such as being killed or an accident would have these souls trapped in the living world, as such some of these souls with powers can find themselves a new body to dwell in. And she believes such is Ella's case.
"If it true that a soul host in her, doesn't that make her a danger"
"Quite not, from reading it a good soul, just a bit temper." Lily counters to Balu's question. She can tell she's trying to portray the poor girl as a danger, and even if a part of her words might be true she won't reveal it. Cause she feels somehow connected to Ella, in a way that her knowledgeable self can't explain.
"But you can't deny the soul in her is powerful. What if it causes harm to her or those around her?" Balu scolds out, with less of an anger words and much concern for Steffen and his people. She cares enough to fear that the entity in Ella would likely cause harm to Steffen or be a threat to him in the future and she just can't have that future in existence.
"That's just your worries. It is a good soul that seeks not awakening. It only came out when she was in danger, likely to protect her." Lily defends.
From books read, souls of such residing in chosen hosts never reveal nor attempt to control the host's bodies. And yes, there are souls of darkness that would try to control their host's bodies as theirs but the soul in Ella isn't one. And she's certain by its kind gesture of protecting her when needed.
Plus she's being a bit selfish to conceal the truth about the dark souls cause she feels the connection strengthen every second and she would love to study her case.
A human with a soul of unknown abilities is one to risk it for.
"Let have it end here" Steffen declares, not wanting to go any further, his ears have heard enough.
"Also, do you know anything about sun witch?."
Lily's lips split open as her fingers clutched in his palms, she lets her eyes to the outer window that spreads a view of the royal garden of roses and trees of fruits that are soon to bloom. Flatly she calms her worried mind and pace heart in one as she tries to conceal her fear of the question being asked.
The century memories dare to flag in as her body is set in thin air which went trashed on the muddy forest that welcomed her roughly. Her body sores and aches from the brushes on her arms and legs yet stubbornly stands her ground for another round which results in her being circled with flames that almost get her killed, even for a pure witch her powers were no near defeating the sun witch less say the flames that were to consume her that awful red moon night.
Tremble her skin goes as a magnet of cold sprint in, causing her pores to erect on her. A firm fear solid her weak heart of the memories, she wants nothing more to do with a witch of that type for they're the deadliest and with abilities of the ordinary known.
"Are they still in existence?" Her voice whispers out while meeting her eyes with the king who holds questions. Without query, she tells of the Sun witch being created by the mystery veil witch centuries ago. When the war broke out between Vampires and witches, the vampires were no match against the witches so the mystery veil witch at that time who sided with the vampires created beings more powerful, ones that drew their powers from the sun. They were so powerful that they had a victory on the side of the vampires.
"So if they existed why has no one heard about them?" Balu's question earns her a sting of the eyes from Lily. Her heart was still in burden by the fact of her being a night sucker, even if she was such a replicant of the original.
Perhaps she's unaware of the war that happened centuries ago as then she had not gained the abilities nor had been born but she is still a part of their clan and that's one am to hold beef on.
"Perhaps you should ask your brother, I heard, the mystery veil witch was his beloved" she bitterly says.
A witch who betrayed her kind and joined hands with the enemies at that time all in the name of love. Thou many seek her identity none could figure out who she truly was, what was revealed was she brought a damn powerful witch that they couldn't match up to. Her involvement with the vampires caused lots of chaos, not only to them but to the humans as the vampires went wild harvesting humans.
"Well I would but as I said, he's out on a month's trip. He should be back and once he is, this whole mess should be settled" she said directing her gaze on Ella. She can't wait to have her brother look in her memories and reveal the truth of how she got Steffen's marks and why there's a powerful soul in her. With his abilities not even the entity in her can stop him from seeing why he wants.
On the discussion, Steffen stalked his legs for the desk and picked up his phone which rang twice or more. With a swipe, he places it close to his core ear and soon drops it down with his face all tense with wrinkles. His knuckles clenched as he stares at the blank view ahead.
They need not ask for his reaction to reveal something awful is at hand, so they wait for him to tell of the news.
"Have the elders know, we'll leave for the city tomorrow. I'm going to kill that bastard" he said out harshly. The call was from Sulieman, the human elder in the council, a group of people had been found dead and many attacks as such had been occurring in the city. His guys are sure Teslime must have been behind all of it.
He must have left for the city causing those deaths all to gain his attention and have him go after him and he's doing just that. He can't have him revealing their existence and once found he's dead for good.
"Okay," Lily responds asking no further detail as to why. With that, she leaves the room as she came.
"Is it Teslime?" Balu ask, knowing that only his beta could cause such a reaction of him. His bond with him was one even if he can't deny was firm and that of brotherhood.
She knows he feels hurt to have him go wild and be hectic but what's most fear is the fact he has to kill him when found.
"I'm coming with you" she offers leaving no space for protest. If he's going to face a person like Teslime she rather go with him and be sure he's safe. She's aware he's capable enough to do so on his own but her worried heart won't have her sit back and do nothing.
"Besides I have nothing to do these days, so why not take this as a vacation" she explained with a mild smile. " And if you're worried about my royal duties it's all being settled" he isn't, he just wants her to speak low and have his mate rest in quiet. Plus he knows his refusal won't stop her from tagging another, so why bother?
Silence soon walks in on her leave, still, he watches his mate sleeping. He hasn't been this worried about anyone before nor shown much care as he does for her. He can deny all he wants but the stupid mate bond is dragging his ass too weak and every second he feels being pulled towards her.
He just hopes he doesn't wake up one day and find himself in love with her.
He just can't handle that stupid thing.
"Mmhmm" he's drawn by the murmuring, he skips his eyes off his computer to the person behind whose fingers are rubbing against her eyes as she aids her body straight on the bed. Her hands stretch out while her mouth opens in a loud noise of comfort.
"You're up," he says leading his way to her.
"I think so" she responds staring at him take sits on the bed and lays his backhand on her forehead which startles her. She quickly pulls his touch off, she isn't much acquainted with anyone being cared for her.
"What're you doing?"
"Checking if you're alive or dead" he sarcastically says holding her hands back while he continues to feel her temperature.
Lily had requested he check her body temperature and if warm than normal, then she requested he give her the pills she left her.
"I'm alive so get your hands off me" she demands fighting her way off him.
"Wait, how're we here!" Her mind suddenly grasps the environment she's present and the last memory of them being trapped in flames. How they got out, is the first in her head.
She rushes her hands on her body to check if she's alright or hurt in any way, she looks at him to explain how they got away.
He probably saved the day, she thought through with an appreciative smile.
"You saved us" he weakly said, still refute to concord that fact. He went there to rescue her but she, well what's in her ended up rescuing them.
"Hold" she holds back a laugh, sure he was being sarcastic to her. "How did I save us?" She asks, not being sure of his words. All she recalls is concealing to the darkness as her body took weak to the ground, so …?.
"Apparently you have a being in you that's powerful and saved us" he scartterly tells her in pace.
" I don't understand, there's something else in me how?" Her baffled mind queries out. Frozen her fingers laid on her pale lips that seemed tired from the lack of strength in her body. Her mind is flipping with thoughts of various, what's with the new twist when the first hasn't been puzzled out?
"More like someone " Steffen responded casually,
"You're saying there's someone in me?" Her heart erupts up with her legs, hard her stomach kicks off the mare vision of another being in her.
Wait, is it her body or the person in her?
Is this some kind of joke? But again he isn't the type that holds pleasure in fun.
" We can have this discussion for later, now you're to prepare, we're leaving?" He informs leading for the door, and halt he goes on her voice that curious out. Her mind unsettled at his words and manner of which laid at her.
Where are they leaving for, comes out her question at him who frowns and glances at her in defeat.
" For the city, am going after Teslime" he declares with much hate in his eyes. The urge to find his wolf and make a living hell of him. And believe when he does get him, his body will be separated from his beast.
His damn self has been bold enough to have sent him a message in cling of threat to spreads his rouge followers out on the streets of the city and have them feast free on humans.
And him doing so would be a huge risk of revealing their existence to the humans and once that happens, they'll be out on chase by them.
"You're going, why do I have to come?."
Because he fears her being in danger in his absence, plus his life is connected to hers. One harm to her affects him. He can't be out finding his nemesis and having worried thoughts about her safety. So best at hand is taking her along. It