As soon as Mackenzie stepped out from the bathroom fully dressed, she heard the knock on the door and opened it. She smiled when she did as she shouted
"Dad" before hugging Nathan's leg. At this point, Sloane really wanted to dig a hole and bury herself.
"I wonder why you call me 'dad'. When you know I'm not really your dad" Nathan sighed reducing himself to her level and giving her one of the bottles of soda in his hands
"Well, I-I-"
"It's alright. You don't have to tell me why" Nathan said seeing as tears were gathering in her eyes and she nodded before heading over to the bed and, sitting there while drinking the soda.
Nathan's eyes instantly fell on Sloane and when he sniffed the air, her scent seemed more refreshing and freer than usual. It was invading his nose with the smell of roses and sea breeze; giving off a calming feeling. Even the aura around her was calm, confident and refined.
'That's how a queen is meant to scent, Nathan' the seed in his head said
'I know' Nathan said as his eyes began to move around her soft exposed skin. He remembered the feeling of the places he touched; they were just so soft. His eyes then wandered to her lips while she was slightly biting the lower part.
"Nathan" Sloane said "Do you need something?"
"I was wondering if you were still awake" Nathan said "I'd like to talk to you about something"
"Okay" Sloane said as she got up from the bed and left the room with Nathan
"This should be interesting" the spirits said and Mackenzie looked at them
"Why do you say so?" Mackenzie asked
"The way those two look at each other" Wood said twirling around and stretching out his had. Pint had twirled and took the hand before getting held on her waist by Wood
"Is just like that of long lost lovers" Pint said and the spirits let out an elongated 'aww'
"That's actually kind of cute" Mackenzie said
*****
Sloane and Nathan had gone to the rooftop to talk. It was breezy there and Sloane could enjoy the view of the settlement. She inhaled the cool breeze.....and the smell of blood had entered her nostrils.
Her eyes began to change color to red and that was when she realized, she was hungry
"Here you go" she heard Nathan say and when she turned her head, she saw a long metal cup in his hands and there was a straw in it. Her body was being attracted to the cup and at the end of everything, she took the cup from Nathan and looked inside. She knew it was blood but, from whom?
"Nathan-"
"You can still eat normal food. But in order for you to get stronger, you'll need human blood" Nathan said interrupting her "But you shouldn't worry about whose blood it is. Because the person was scum that only cared about killing"
Sloane stopped caring about whose blood it was and placed her lips on the straw to suck on its contents. She felt a rush of power while she drank it and her eyes were reverting to normal as she looked at Nathan who was drinking a soda.
She couldn't help staring at him; he was perfectly muscularly toned, and was very handsome with his electric blue eyes and black hair. She didn't know if this was just a skill for him, or for all alpha males, but he was bigger, taller and more handsome than the other males she's seen in the town.
Although, none of the other males were ugly, it seemed as though the best genes ran in the bloodlines of alphas and betas. So, she wondered why she looked like any normal girl, when she was the daughter of a King Alpha and a Vampire Queen. From what she's seen so far, vampires also have wonderful genes....especially those at the lord level.
'I'll answer that question for you' Violet said 'You haven't shifted into a wolf by yourself before, you barely drink blood, and your knowledge in anything magic, is seriously lacking'
'But I've transformed before' Sloane argued
'You did so using my power. Use your own' Violet said 'You've already passed the age. You should be able to do it'
'I see'
'But be warned. If you do such, when you transform back into a human, every bone and muscle in your body will hurt like hell. You'll be vulnerable!! So be sure to have one or two of those strong friends of yours around' Violet warned 'Another thing. You're a tribrid not a human. Try to eat what we need to grow....e.g meat and blood. You can feed your witch self later, with human food and learn a few spells here and there'
"Sloane" she suddenly heard her name from Nathan's mouth and realised, this whole time, she had been staring at him but was lost in thought instead. She buried her head in her legs when she realised Nathan had caught her.
"I'm very, very sorry" she murmured but felt Nathan's hand on her chin. He raised her head to look at him and for the first time since meeting him, she had noticed a warm smile on his face. Several alarms began to ring in her head and she didn't know when she said out her thoughts "You look really handsome when you smile"
There was silence from the two of them as soon as she said that. Sloane blushed as soon as she realised what she said and she had looked away from him
"Is that why you were staring so much?" Nathan asked with a raised eyebrow
"N-no i-it's not like that" she said "I was just lost in thought" she then saw the smile on his face get wider
"I found it odd that you were staring at me so intently. Like the unmated women of this tribe do" he said removing his hand from her chin "The look you had on your face was so interesting, it made me smile"
"Why wouldn't women look at you in such a way....when you're that handsome?" Sloane mumbled under her breath but Nathan clearly heard her "If you keep smiling like that, I think women would start fainting" she continued to mumble not knowing he heard everything
"And you'd be the first woman to faint?" He asked with his smile turning into a smirk as he enjoyed the looks appearing on Sloane's innocent face 'You're still as pure as ever. And I'm going to enjoy every moment of the things I'll do to you' he thought
'I'm also enjoying this' the seed in Nathan said
"Can we change the topic?" Sloane asked "What did you want to talk to me about?" She asked as she heard him let out a frustrated sigh and his smile instantly disappeared. She finally understood why he didn't smile much; something important always came up and he never had times like this, to relax and smile. He was the crown prince after all,and he was going to be king soon.
"We'll have to shift our plans for tomorrow morning" Nathan said before looking at her dead in the eyes "My dad wants to have a talk with me"
"Is it perhaps....my fault?" Sloane asked
"He didn't say" Nathan said "It could possibly be my punishment.....or, he wants to talk to me on the reopening of the school tomorrow"
"The school?"
"Werewolves and vampires come from the Outworld. If we want to know anything about humans, and pass on general knowledge, isn't a school the best option?" Nathan said and Sloane nodded "Plus, new students will be arriving from different tribes....except the northern tribe. They'll all need a place to stay if they want to enjoy the benefits"
"Did you attend school?" Sloane asked and he chuckled
"No. I was very, very, very destructive as a child. They'd lock me up in the mansion and set barriers everywhere" Nathan said
"Why?"
"Back then, I didn't have full control of the seed inside me. So, if anyone provoked me, it wasn't a guarantee that they'd live to see another day" he said
"I-I see" Sloane let out
"Speaking of school....isn't Mackenzie meant to return back to school on Monday?" He asked
"She is. But, just like me, she can't" Sloane said
"I won't ask why. But, I can talk to my dad and have her enrolled in the one here"
"I've already caused you too many problems. I can't ask that of you" she said and there was silence
"Sloane, what happened to Mackenzie as a child?" He asked and she stared at him in shock while he stared back at her "Whenever I look at her, I see a younger version of you" hearing this, she looked away and buried her head in her knees "On top of everything, what happened to her father. I've met yours before you were even born, I've met her mother and her brothers but not once have I seen her father"
"It's because....I killed him" Sloane murmured and Nathan's eyes widened "After my parents died as a kid, there was no relative to take me in. So, my father's best friend, the deputy of the town, Mr James Connor, had taken me into his family. He had a wife, son, and even a nephew whose parents had also died. Him and Mrs Connor took care of me and their nephew, like we were their own children" she took a deep breath "At the time, it was me, Elias, and Scott, their son. That was until, Mrs Connor got pregnant for Kenzie" she went silent
"Sloane, what happened?"
"Five years ago, weird things began to happen whenever I was around and many people had begun to notice them.....especially, Mr James. And when things got out of hand, I tried to run away from town. I thought....nobody in town would care if I died" she said sobbing "I wasn't expecting Mr James to come after me. He had a family....a five year old kid....that needed him. And yet....he came after me, who was being attacked by wolves on the way. Mr James got to me on time....and told me to run and get help from the town. I did what I could and the whole town gathered and went with me there. It was a massacre of wolves on the ground and further back, was Mr James on the ground bleeding" she clenched her arm and lifted up her head to display the tears falling down her face "When we got to his side, he smiled and shut his eyes. He never opened them again, Nathan. I took Mackenzie's father from her. I killed everyone she cared a-" before she could even finish her words, she felt someone hug her tightly from behind.
The person's grip, body, and their hands were also small.
"It...wasn't...your fault" the person cried as they buried their head in Sloane's neck "Nobody ever blamed you for dad's death. Because.... Sloane would never hurt anyone. She'd never hurt anyone intentionally. She'd always apologize if she accidentally hurt someone" just by the voice alone, Sloane knew it was Mackenzie
"Kenzie...I'm sorry" Sloane said as she turned around and hugged her while patting her head "I'm really, really sorry, Mackenzie"
"Aren't you tired of always apologizing when it's not your fault?" Mackenzie said as she hugged Sloane tighter "The spirits said it's the northern tribe's fault that this is all happening. Shouldn't you and Nathan be preparing to kick some northern tribe butt?"
"Don't worry. We will" Sloane said hugging Mackenzie back
'Things will start getting interesting from here' the seed in Nathan's head said
'I agree with you on that....Kion' Nathan said