Scylla: This our first trip together. My mind has been obsessing over everything that is going on and I've completely ignored the fact that I have a mate now. Erbil, Iraq is beautiful for the most part. It's a modern city that seems to be decorated with the old monuments of the old world. As an American, it's hard to cope with their traditions. Where we as American woman stand tall and seemingly live equal to our men. Here, men hold the lash and I, for the most of part, am against everything that oppresses any woman. In order to get what we need, I have to stand behind Alastair. The vampires here aren't like the ones back home. Aggression is their first nature. The females all stand behind their males and are equally as aggressive. The wolves, specifically the male ones are f**

