Sloane had gone to the guest bedroom first since Nathan had said he wanted to take a shower and rest a bit. The guest bedroom had now become her room in the mansion and she could see her stuff sitting on the bed.
'Judging from the fact that my whole suitcase is here, I can only guess that one of my friends moved it here with their powers' she thought as she sat on the bed. It was then that she noticed how dirty she was. 'I ran a lot and even tried to fight with a werewolf. I should probably also take a bath' she thought as she took off her clothes and entered the bathroom to take her bath.
It didn't take long and she was out of the bath wearing shorts and a tee-shirt. She took in a deep breath before sighing and leaving her room for Nathan's.
*****
Sloane stood in front of Nathan's room door not even knocking but clenching and unclenching her right hand; as though deciding whether or not to knock on the door.
"Just come in already" she heard Nathan's voice from the other side of the door. However, her feet were rooted to the ground and she heard Nathan let out a frustrated sigh before she heard the door open, and was yanked into the room before the door was shut again and locked.
She began to walk around in Nathan's room; it was huge and fit for a prince which, she knew he was. She didn't even notice when Nathan walked passed her and sat on his bed.
"What's the first thing you want me to do?" He asked and she snapped back to reality
"What?"
"I asked what's the first thing your seed wants me to do?" Nathan asked again
"Touch me" Sloane said with her eyes slightly glowing and Nathan was surprised
"Of all the things the seed wants me to do to you, it just wants me to touch you?" Nathan said "You said it was something we couldn't do in front of Mackenzie. I could have just touched your shoulders and it would have been over" he said as he walked over to her and touched her shoulders which made her only look at him
"I....don't think....it's that simple" she said with flushed cheeks
"Sloane, what exactly am I meant to touch?" Nathan asked with a bit of worry
'I want his hands to run down my back' Sloane heard the voice saying and she blushed. Before Sloane could even say anything, she felt Nathan's hands move from her shoulders, to her waist. As soon as that happened, she felt her body get pulled towards Nathan and a gasp escaped her lips
"Na-Na-Na-Na-Nathan-"
"Spell book" Nathan said and a purple book appeared by his side "Put a sound barrier everywhere in this room" he said and the pages of the book flipped before stopping and magic circles appeared on different parts of the room walls. Sloane and him were locked in eye contact when the barrier had been set. And that was when she saw it again; 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'm sorry Sloane" she heard him say "But I'm about to give your seed an overload" he added before she instantly felt his lips on her neck....and then, his tongue slightly grazed her neck. It sent shivers down her spine and made her legs weak as her eyes had changed color and her nails and teeth began to elongate. Her hands dug into his back as it felt like he was sucking her neck.
"Stop....please" she murmured but then, she felt his hands move under her shirt and touch her bare back. Her eyes widened and the glow from them increased. His hands were moving up her back and her heart and mind felt like it couldn't take any more of this. It was like he said; the seed was being overloaded and Sloane could barely hear it's voice again.
Nathan removed his mouth from her neck and shifted his head to look at her face. But, she had instantly dug her teeth into his neck and was drawing out blood, into her mouth. He stayed in that position for a while until, she removed her mouth from his neck and her eyes met his. Her eyes started to change from its red and blue color, to its usual green color and Nathan's eyes had gone back to being its normal electric blue color.
He removed his hands from inside her shirt while her hands stopped scratching and digging into his back
"Is it under control now?" He asked
"Yes" she said before instantly pulling away from him and bolting for the door. As soon as she pulled on the door handle, the magic circles lit up
"Sloane-"
"Nathan. Remove the barrier" she said pulling on the handle with her voice croaked up
"I won't" Nathan said as he walked up to her and stood right behind her. She continuously tried to force the door open until he placed his hands on her shoulders and turned her around to face him. He stared at her eyes in surprise as he watched tears flow from them "Sloane"
"Remove the barrier"
"Are you afraid of me?" Nathan asked
"I'm not afraid of you, Nathan" she shouted "I'm afraid of what I can do. I'm afraid of hurting you and everyone around me" she said and he sighed as steam was being released from his back and his injuries were healing
"You won't hurt anyone" Nathan said "Plus, with your seed under control, you should have gotten stronger. Your only problem is that you're too kind....and too pure" he said and she pushed him away and walked towards his bed and sat there with her arms folded
"Compared to you....and everyone here....I know that I'm weak" she said as the tears continued to fall down her eyes "But....that doesn't mean.....I like people reminding me.....that my kindness and silence...is why people walk all over me and take advantage of me"
"It's good you know" Nathan said
"Of course I know. But what do you want me to do about it?" Sloane shouted "What do you want me to do, Nathan? When I can't stand seeing someone hurt? When I don't have it in me to hurt someone? When I care too much to even know how not to hurt anyone?" She shouted and began to pant "Tell me what you and everyone else want and expect from me" she asked as she saw Nathan walking towards her and when he was a meter away from her, he did something she had never seen him do; he had gotten on his knees and set one of his arms across his chest while the other was on the ground. He looked like a knight in front of his queen
"What are you-"
"You asked what everyone wants from you" Nathan stated, interrupting her "I, personally, aren't going to tell you to change in any way, like others do" he said which confused her "I simply want you to turn your kindness, into your greatest weapon" he took one of her feet into his hand "Among all the head alphas of the four tribes, there is one that stands above all the others, called the King or Queen Alpha. Each generation of tribe elders, have a rule....and that is, to protect and assist the King or Queen Alpha and set aside their pride as head alphas.....no matter the age of the new King or Queen" he paused a bit as she slowly understood what was going on "As such, you that was born in a time of me still being prince but still the next head alpha, is to receive protection from my generation of next head alphas...just like you're the next queen"
"But I'm a fallen" Sloane said sadly
"The method the current king used to dethrone your family, was a breach to the rules that was set in every tribe. All the werewolves of other tribes, all the vampires and even the association of magic, are against him" Nathan said before raising up his head to look into her eyes "Sloane, right now, our duty is to lay down our pride, to protect and assist you. But nobody would be willing to serve someone, who's resolve to take back what was taken from them, is as weak as yours" he said slightly increasing his grip on her foot "You said earlier, that you care too much to know how not to hurt someone....that you hate seeing people hurt. So I have to ask, is that why you tried to protect Mackenzie today?"
"I-"
"You didn't want to see her hurt, isn't it?" He asked and she nodded "Well, if you wish to never see her or anyone hurt again, then I ask you to turn your kindness into a weapon and get stronger....while, I'll aid you in whatever way you need me to. Do you accept?" He asked and there was silence from Sloane.
For the first time since meeting Nathan, he had put down his pride and rudeness just to ask her of something she knew, was bigger than the two of them.
'Listen to him, Sloane' she heard the seed in her head say 'He's laying down his arrogance for you. And he speaks the truth....because, a part of you, wants to stop the madness that's been happening in Greenwood Springs ever since you were five'
'How do you know?' Sloane asked
'Because that part of you, remembers how everyone you've cared about, died after either entering, or passing by these forests' the seed said and it began to flood Sloane's mind with memories she had forgotten, and even those that had recently happened. They were all memories of how she had met, and loved a lot of people only for them to die after encountering a part of the forests
'I know that I want revenge. But what about you? Do you want someone else to die?' the seed asked
'I know what I want, too' Sloane said as she closed her eyes and opened them again. The whites of her eyes had turned black and her aura was being released around the room and destroying the barrier 'You just gave me the perfect wake up call' Sloane said as she looked into Nathan's eyes
"Nathan, I accept" Sloane said "I don't want any more deaths"
"Then use what you have to it's fullest capacity" Nathan said as he inwardly smirked before kissing her foot