Nathan stared blankly at Sloane but just to confirm, he asked again
"What does the seed want, Sloane?"
"It wants....it wants...." Sloane stammered as she took a deep breath "It wants you, Nathan. The seed wants you"
"Wow. I did not see that coming" Mackenzie said
"Is that even possible?" Nathan mumbled
"How should I know?" Sloane shouted "All I know, is that it wants you for some reason"
"I wasn't talking to you" Nathan said and then he heard a voice in his head
'Nathan, is there something you need?'
'When you wanted things, was it also possible for you to make me give you someone that you wanted?' Nathan asked
'I could have done that. But nobody met my criteria other than the girl in front of you' the voice said
'Wait. Does that mean-'
'Even though we're already one, that doesn't mean I wouldn't want something. Right now, whatever you want is what I want and believe me when I say, a part of you wants this girl' the voice interrupted Nathan
'Forget that. If what I want, is what you want, then why is this happening to Sloane?' Nathan asked 'Her mind is too....innocent and pure'
'It must mean it's trying to help her experience things she's only thought of, but never really wanted to try' the voice said 'An example is what happened earlier today. She's probably always wanted to know what it feels like fighting. But because she's so silent, the spirit seed wanted her to try it'
'So, now it's like saying...her seed is trying to teach her more about life?....That's actually hilarious' Nathan said
'Another thing....'
'And what's that?'
'The fact that you want her' the voice said 'Maybe you should try to find out why we both want her. It can also help you figure out why you're calm around her'
Nathan sighed and Sloane didn't like the sound of that sigh
"What did yours say?" Sloane asked
"It would have been possible for me, if any of the women I've met in my two hundred years of living met his preferences" Nathan said
"What are we going to do?" Sloane asked
"Was the want for me specific?" Nathan asked
'I want to feel his hand on my skin, his affection, I want a taste of him again. That power of his-' the voice said and Sloane's cheeks reddened once again
"It wants a lot of things" Sloane said "Things I can't even say because Kenzie's here"
'Wow' the voice in Nathan's head said
"When we get to the mansion, just head straight to my room and stay there" Nathan said as he got up from the log and picked up Mackenzie again who immediately grabbed onto him
"Shouldn't we ask your parents for help?" Sloane asked
"Honestly speaking, I controlled my seed without their help. They'd probably even lock us in the same room together and set up a barrier until we've done what needs to be done" Nathan said
"Let's not tell them then" Sloane said before shutting her mouth as they walked towards the mansion.
Walking through the town, every werewolf stared at Nathan and Mackenzie who he was carrying before staring at Sloane. Mackenzie's black hair was the same color as Nathan's and the scent of Sloane hadn't changed in the slightest; she still smelled human. If not for them seeing her abilities earlier, they would have thought she was still human and the mother of the child in Nathan's arms. In fact, they did believe that Sloane was the mother of Mackenzie while Nathan was the father.
The young girls who had always wished to mate with Nathan, were staring daggers at Sloane and when Sloane felt it, the seed had reacted to the stares instead of her....and had released a terrifying aura from Sloane's body while making Sloane turn her head to look at them. Sloane's eyes had changed color; one was glowing a sea blue color while the other was shinning red like a ruby. It was like a warning for them to back off and mind their business.
'I like her this way' the voice said in Nathan's head and Nathan glanced behind him and could see the werewolves behind him whimpering when Sloane stared at them
"Sloane?" He called out and Sloane instantly looked at him innocently. The aura being released from her had stopped and her eyes were already back to normal; as though nothing happened. 'It seems like she can change her powers very fast' Nathan thought
'It's because her seed knows I've already caught up with it. It's improving her strength as we speak' the voice said
'And you?' Nathan asked
'I hate falling behind. I've already started'
"Did something happen?" Nathan asked and even Mackenzie wanted to know. Sloane's cheeks flushed red as she argued in her head with the seed and the seed stated reasons it acted in such a manner
"Can we please get this over with? And get this thing under control...." She said as she looked at him ".....I don't think I'll be able to last any longer"
"We're already here" Nathan said looking at the mansion that was only a few meters away "Just try to control it" he said and she nodded. Soon, Nathan felt Mackenzie wiggling in his arms "Do you want to get down?" He asked and she nodded so, he had dropped her.
MacKenzie's black hair swayed as soon as she got down. She walked a while in front of them before running back and holding both Sloane and Nathan's hands. It had really surprised Nathan and had caused him to look at her. There was only a neutral look on her face but her grip on Nathan and Sloane's hands had increased a bit. Nathan looked away from her and continued walking to the mansion; he already knew that she was probably sad because her last remaining family had just died.
As soon as they opened the mansion doors, a maid had walked over to Nathan and handed him a shirt but the maid was too surprised to see Mackenzie that she didn't even know when Nathan had taken the shirt.
"Please, evacuate the mansion" Nathan said and the maid bowed and left through the front door. Nathan sighed and let go of Mackenzie's hand and put on the shirt before taking the hand again
"Will your parents be mad?" Mackenzie asked noticing the frown on Nathan's face
"At least, nobody's at home. If not, they might give me another punishment for acting out today" Nathan said
"Where did they all go to?" Sloane asked
"Beats me" he answered "But now, we can do what needs to be done in peace" he said and Sloane blushed just thinking about what the seed wanted "But when they come back, they'll make a decision on the punishment I'll be given tomorrow, for bringing a human here"
Sloane looked at the worried Mackenzie before remembering something;
"Where are we going to keep Mackenzie while we're taming my seed?" Sloane asked
"We'll watch over her, princess" Sloane heard before looking to the side and seeing River and the rest of the spirits
"You're still around?" Nathan asked
"Hey. Be thankful that were still around" Pam said
"We're the reason nobody's here in the mansion" Pint said
"Did you annoy them to death?" Nathan asked
"We did no such thing" Wood said
"We've been following the princess for a while...using magic" Jab explained "No need to worry. We only recorded things when we saw that you two were done with an intense battle"
"And when we heard of the situation, we had explained everything to the King and Queen" Fox said
"They had then evacuated the building and told us to wait her with the maid until you both arrived" River said
"Do they know about Mackenzie?" Sloane asked and they shook their heads
"As soon as the maid leaves, a barrier was set up to keep anyone from entering the mansion and the princess from leaving, until what needs to be done is done" Pint explained
"Then why are you still in here?" Nathan asked
"We were told to aid in whatever way we could" Wood said and Nathan sighed
"We can play with the girl down here, until you're both done up there" Pam said with gestures
"Fine" Nathan said as he let go of Mackenzie's hand and began to walk up the stairs
"Kenzie, you'll be alright with them taking care of you, right?" Sloane asked and Mackenzie let go of her hand
"You've got important things to do. And I don't mind babysitters much" Mackenzie said and Sloane smiled before leaving her and following Nathan up the stairs
"Now little Kenzie, what would you like to play?" Wood asked and Mackenzie shrugged
"How about I show you my magic" Pint said as she spread her hands out and little snowflakes appeared with blue dust here and there
"That's actually kind of cool" Mackenzie said "Can you show me more?" She asked and the spirits nodded