As soon as Sloane left the building, Nathan stood up from his seat and stretched a bit before walking towards the staircase leading upstairs. But when he took a step on the first stair, River flew in front of his face and spread out her arms
"Seriously?" Nathan asked as he shook in head
"Aren't you going to chase after her?" River asked
"Okay. Number one, I owe her nothing" Nathan said "Number two, I'm not her mate, boyfriend, friend, guardian, brother, father, bodyguard, or servant. So I have nothing to do with her" he pushed River aside with a flick from his fingers and continued only to paused again on the fifth step
"I thought the two of you were close" Allen said
"You know, people like her only cling to those she sees in good light" Nathan said as he turned his head and looked at Allen and every bone on Allen's body shivered
"In other words, she clings to those she sees as good people. But that's where she's wrong about me" Nathan said placing his hand on his jaw. The thing that scared everyone in the room, was the look in Nathan's eyes; it looked like he didn't even think of anyone in the room as living creatures.
And then, there was the colour of his eyes; the whites of his eyes were black and his electric blue eyes had a darker hue at the edges while his pupils were yellow
"I seem to have inherited more of our ancestors bad habits than that of what my parents have" he said as he glanced towards his parents and sisters before looking away "I do things because I feel like doing them. Not because I am told, or because the seed takes over.....even though the latter has never happened. If I feel like killing someone, or using someone, or even saving someone, I will when I feel like it. I am not a good person" he said before he continued climbing the stairs while nobody uttered a word.....except for his sisters
"This is why I say he's hopeless to talk to" Natasha murmured and Nathan halted
"Natasha....." Nathan said in a deep and scary voice "....don't push your luck"
"Brother, are you threatening us?" Cassandra asked and Nathan smirked
"I'm only warning you" he said as he continued to walk up the stairs
"You better talk to her" Natasha said and Nathan knew what she was talking about
"When I'm done resting. Just in case me and her get into another fight" Nathan said "Right now, I'm not in the mood. But if she does get destructive, I'll stop her" he said as he continued up the stairs until they could no longer see him.
Gard and Lucard got up from their seats along with their queens.
"Today....has been eventful" Gard said
"Tell me about it" Marcus agreed as he relaxed in his seat "So, are you leaving now?"
"Of course we are. We're afraid of staying here" Lucard said
"Same here" the other heirs said
"Unfortunately, we're leaving. But you kids are staying" Gard said
"What did you say?" Allen asked not believing his ears "There's no way we're staying here"
"Speak for yourself. I like it here" a guy with red hair and blue eyes said
"That's because you want to flirt with the women here, Jerald" Allen shouted
"Not all of them. I have specific interests" Jerald said looking at Fernanda and winking. As soon as he did that, Fernanda gave a fake smile before the whites of one of her eyes turned black and the red eye there, had turned green
"Try it and you die" Fernanda said everyone slowly and clearly that Jerald got the message
"Alright. Now I want to leave" Jerald said
"You kids stay in the mansion all day doing nothing" Gard sighed
"You don't go on hunts, train, interact with the people or even do anything but sleep and eat" Lucard said
"We're meant to enjoy the good life" a girl with short silver hair and blue eyes said
"And that's why you're staying here with your brother, Brianna" Lucard said "Shall we be going, Gard?" He asked
"Did you even ask me if they could stay?" Marcus asked with folded arms "I don't think my kids would be happy having to run into your children everyday. Especially, you know who" he said gesturing up
"It's just for them to improve their skills" Gard said "Because the way things are going, everyone needs to be prepped for war"
"Fine. They can stay" Marcus said before looking at Alexa's group "Are you staying too"
"Sloane's going to stay here. So I can't" Alexa said "What of you guys?" she asked and they all shook their heads apart from Fernanda and Clark
"Someone needs to watch Sloane" Clark said "And unlike you and Josey, I never lied to her. I always gave her hints that I was a warlock but she always pretended and acted like none of what I showed her was real" he added
"Alexa, I suggest we all stay. It's the best way to fix things with Sloane" Fernanda said and Alexa nodded before looking at Marcus
"We're all staying" Alexa said
"Good" Marcus said as Gard and Lucard bowed
"We'll see each other again when the time comes" Gard said and him, Lucard, their wives, and the witches left.
Nathan soon came down in stairs running and as he jumped from the tenth stair, steam released from his body and he took the form of the large black wolf before landing on the floor with a thud. But immediately after that, he was up again and bolted out of the door.
"What was that all about?" Marcus asked
"He's off to keep the promise he made to his sisters" Rebecca said as she squat to pick up the bandages that fell on the floor due to Nathan's transformation ripping them to shreds. She kept picking up the bandages until she found what she was looking for; there was a piece of paper attached to one of the bandages. She held it in her hand and waved it with a smile
"What does it say?" Marcus asked with a sigh
"None of these people listed below are allowed into the hallway near my room, Sloane's room, or my sisters" Rebecca said
"Names" Marcus said
"Allen, Brianna and Jerald" Rebecca listed
"Hey. Rosco's name isn't there" Jerald said. Rosco was his younger brother and was quite shy and silent.
"Anything else?" Marcus asked
"He said he's out to teach Sloane to tame her seed and he took a lot of weird items from the magic cabinet" Rebecca said and Marcus looked at her with wide eyes
"I thought I sealed that cabinet. What did he take?" Marcus asked
"About the sealing part, Louisa gave him the sealing code for it" Rebecca said and Marcus frowned "As for what he took, spell book, 1 pound of meat and a few magic potions"
"What magic potions?" Marcus asked
"He didn't state" Rebecca said and Marcus sighed
"Tell the maids to help you settle in. I'm going to bed" Marcus said as his huge body walked up the stairs and Rebecca chuckled
'As expect from Nathan. Marcus and him are exactly alike' Rebecca thought
*****
Meanwhile, Sloane had taken a walk through the werewolf town and continued on through the forest until she came across a familiar trail. It was a trail she would never forget due to the impact it had on her life.
She continued on with the trail until she reached the camping site from when she went on a camping trip with Scott and the others. Tears began to fall down her eyes as she remembered all the times that she spent with Scott.
In most of those memories, Scott and Alexa had always been there for her. She was envious of how close the two were back then and she remembered trying to both pull them apart, and bring them together. It was then that she realized, that she never loved Scott in a romantic way.
To her, Scott was her older brother which she never had. When he died, it was like she had lost someone who meant the world to her. Someone who always protected her no matter what....even when he had his own biological sister to tend to and a mother and cousin who loved him dearly.
Many had mistaken Scott's love for Sloane, as him having a crush on her. However, their relationship was nothing more than that of a brother and sister who always looked out for each other.
As Sloane cleaned her tears, she heard screaming and ran towards the direction it was coming from. She recognised the voice; no matter what, she'd always remember the voice of Scott's little sister, Mackenzie.
Sloane continued running towards the screams from Mackenzie. As she continued running, memories began to flash in her head of when she and the others had ran though this same trail and how she had been the only person to survive. As to why Mackenzie was here, she didn't know but she didn't want the same to happen to Mackenzie. Her eyes changed to a red color and her speed increased as her nails elongated.
She finally reached her destination; it was the same place Elias had sacrificed his life for hers. A woman laid on the ground with her neck ripped apart while a wolf was triumphantly walking towards a little girl with straight long black hair and blue eyes. Tears fell from Sloane's eyes as she saw the woman on the ground; the was Mrs Connor, the one who had acted like her mother for many years until Scott died.
"How could you" Sloane shouted as she ran and jumped, grabbing the wolf and using all her strength to fling it aside. The redness of her eyes had grown brighter as she stared at the wolf that had somehow managed to stop itself from slamming into a tree.
As the wolf stood talk, it growled at Sloane "You vampires are really annoying. That was meant to be my food". Sloane looked at the full size of the wolf; it was almost the size of Nathan but still bigger than that of the werewolves that had attacked her and the others some weeks ago. From what Sloane had read in books, and with all the conversations she's heard werewolves have, she knew the rank of this werewolf
"Beta" Sloane murmured