Her shredded Heart

Chapter 9: Facing hate.

Chapter 9: Facing Hate

Alex Pov

I felt helpless as I stared in shock at her family. I had buried them all. It’s bizarre to think that someone could come back when I knew how strong Kay’s venom was, that her blood was the cure to it. Well who would have thought.

Her mother still hadn’t changed a bit. Bitter b***h. Although, I was surprised to see her attack her dad. I thought she had forgiven him for all the s**t he had done. I guess being in that dungeon brought it all back. He looked calmer now the hate he once held in his eyes were now gone and replaced with almost a calm eeriness to it.

We were following her dad to the rooms. Kay has something up her sleeve. She must otherwise; her behavior is wrong. Maybe she wants to spend time with her sister or thinks our son is here. Something tells me they won’t keep him close. Afterall, that f*****g b***h called my son an abomination. To bad she made her daughter that way.

“I get the left bed its away from the window.”    I rolled my eyes at Eric.

“Who gives a s**t man a bed’s a bed.” I kept my voice even. It was one thing when this prick was my boss type but now, I have to f*****g try and win my mate from him? f**k him. I threw my body on the first available bed not giving a s**t it was the bed he wanted. I need to think s**t through. Plan what to do next.

Eric’s Pov

While this whole whirlwind of a trip has been a damn disaster this mutt is rather fun to annoy. How he doesn’t know anything about his mate is astounding. How did he never guess she was a guardian? Keeper of time, the true royals in the realms. Astounding really.

Her mother is the b***h I have always heard about. My father meet her once at a royal meeting for the realms. Said that she looked down on every race but our demon race specifically because we took to many chances on the time stream. That woman did not know how to have fun or be nice if you hit her with it.

Alex plopped on the bed to the left after I claimed the bed. I have a feeling that our relationship could turn interesting. I had never heard of someone being able to have multiple mates or even someone who could choose their mate. Miss Kay just keeps getting more and more mysterious.  

Why would a father of time experiment on his children? What kind of experiments did he do? Why did the mother do nothing to stop it? Why did her mother talk about changing time when she herself was not technically a guardian and changed things the most?

I stood by the window and began trying to go over the events since I got here. They tortured their own daughter letting her think she lost her only child. He was too young to shift and somehow, they put the smell of blood on the mother. It leaves me wondering why? Why torture your own child to give up her own? Weren’t grandparents supposed to love and spoil grandchildren? Hell, demons have a dark side but even we cherish our little ones and would guard them with our lives.  Our demons would sooner kill our body’s in this realm then allow a child to be hurt.

There was something fishy and disgusting going on this gene pool of a family and none of it made any damn sense. Sure, the sister was gorgeous as sin, but she didn’t appeal to me and I sense anything with a p***s wouldn’t appeal to her. The look she gave her mother when she wasn’t looking gave her away. Seeing Kay attack her father was simply divine. Her sister it seems could kick her ass or they were evenly matched. I wondered if there was a way for them to spar and let me find out.

I smiled at the idea of Kay in tights and with any hope a sports bra and tennis shoes getting sweaty from fighting. Violence turns our kind on. I can’t help the idea that it would be the sexiest thing I ever saw.

“Dude, at least sit down or turn around. I don’t want to see that thing man it looks like you could kill a person with it.” Alex voiced in disgust. He was now sitting up and trying to look every where but the bulge in my pants.

“It can satisfy her without killing her don’t worry Alex.” I roared laughing as I walked to the door.

“She is mine.” Alex whispered his wolf sharing his voice.

“Well you heard her father; she is special she gets to choose her mate. Maybe it will be you wolf, maybe it will be me. Hell, she could choose a vampire for all we know. Until then I plan to have fun, don’t you?” My voice matching his own hunger for our mate.  I knew my eyes were swirling and just honestly didn’t give a damn.

I went to the right in hopes of getting answers from her sister. She seemed to be the key to all this mystery.

Kay’s Pov.

I slept hard feeling the warmth of the sky on my back. My head hurts, my back hurts, f**k my ass hurts. I remember why we don’t spar very often even when we lived together. It hurt like a b***h. Fricken body like a damn semi. Ima get her back today. Just wait.

I went to the bathroom taking a change of clothes. I want a rematch damn it. No surprise attacks. I got giddy as I ran the water for the shower adrenaline running threw my veins. I showered as fast as I could and still be able to call it a shower. I put a black sports bra on with a black crop top. I found some exercise leggings that had pockets and well who could resist? I didn’t even care they were hot pink with black lines down the sides. They had freaking pockets! I found tennis shoes and threw them on leaving my room as quickly as possible.

 I didn’t want to talk to Alex or Eric and deal with all the questions. I dint have any damn answers for them.  I took the steps two at a time till I came to great hall.

Eric and my sister were sitting at the great hall and appeared to be eating and drinking. They had smiles on there faces. Eric’s face lite up every time she talked. I tilted my head wondering what they could be talking about so adamantly. It was weird seeing a demon have a happy conversation weren’t they more into fighting and gore? 

“Are you just going to join us sister or keep standing there with that confused look on your face.” Maria smiled at me gently.

I approached the table and pulled a chair closer to the hearth. “I was just wondering what kind of lively conversation you could be having with a demon to get so many smiles? Were you telling the story of your personal war with the Nephilim? All that blood and gore would explain the smile.” I said teasingly. I knew my sister had always relished in personal vendetta. She won gloriously but then was severely punished for her disruption of the antichrist on earth.  Because of her it wouldn’t happen for another ten years.

“Jealous dear sister?” Her voice was sweet but deadly her eyes shining with amusement. She wore black leggings and had an oversized black t-shirt on. Her fair falling along her shoulders she wore no makeup but didn’t need any she was beautiful.

“Of your war dear Maria? Never! Have we forgot the war with dragons? That was so much more fun! And I got to fight! You weren’t able to hog all the fighting and body counts to yourself.” I let a smile out and looked at her with excitement. She always got huffy at the mention of dragons. She nearly lost her arm in that war because she got cocky.

Eric sat back watching the glint in his eyes was obvious. His demon was getting very excited. Maria suddenly stood up starting to pace back and forth.

“They cheated filthy bloody leeches.” Her voice filled with venom and she started absently rubbing her left arm.

“They didn’t cheat you got cocky and tried to take five on at once who happened to be highly trained warriors. I told you sneak attacks had better chances, but you said they could kiss your white cheeky ass if I recall correctly.”

“Oh, shut up what do you know. You weren’t even by me when it happened.” She sounded like a whiney child. It was adorable. I laughed.

“I still saw. So, come if you weren’t recounting war stories what were you talking about?” I asked.

“You actually.” Maria had a smirk on her face like she just won a prize. This was so not good she knew everything good and bad minus three years.

“Why?” My voice caught as I looked at Eric perplexed.

“I wanted to know more about my mate. She seemed like a good source of information.” Eric stated plainly and shrugged his shoulders.

“You asked my twin… Maria what did you tell him?” I asked curiosity lacing my voice.

“Just the stuff you bragged bout to all the realms and some stuff that even mom and dad don’t know.” She teased.

I rolled my eyes. Mom and dad.

“Things have indeed changed haven’t they. Mom and dad?” I scoffed and made my way outside.

It was still just as gorgeous in the new sky. It was pink today, but the trees were still a lively green. I could stay here forever and be happy. It was calming the air was clean.

“She doesn’t hate him you know.”  I looked to my right to find my father.

“Father.” I said icily.

I walked to an open area and laid down enjoying the beautiful sky.

“She loves him. She doesn’t want you to take him.” Father’s voice was quiet.

“He doesn’t belong to her. She took him and he belongs to me!” I looked at him angrily.

“She can’t love anything of mine. She said so a thousand times, so your words have no meaning. She can have you convinced, hell for all I know your in on her scheme. She would never love something that was mine. She is only full of hate.” Even I could hear the sadness in my voice.

All I ever wanted was her love. I used to strive for it did anything for it. I let our father experiment on me to try and win her love just to find out she relished in my pain. That my own mother hated me and wanted me to die from all the damn testing. It was what finally broke me. I started to rebel I guess starting fights and wars with other realms knowing that it would f**k up her precious time stream. She never got mad she just looked at me in disgust.

“She loves you. She just has never known how to show it to you.”  He looked to the forest like it had some answer he was seeking.

“The least you could do is not lie to me. She told me plenty how much she hated me. How much she wanted me dead. You really think some words just now will change anything?” My voice was shaking. My rage was unraveling. All the hate I had kept under ropes were coming undone. “Go back inside before I do something I regret. I don’t want to hurt Maria anymore so please leave me be.”

I don’t know how long he stood there or when he decided to leave. I closed my eyes and tried to absorb my surroundings. The smell of the forest, the wind on my face. Even though I just woke I slept.

I woke to feel someone’s hand cupping my face. I laid still. The touch felt familiar and warm smelling sandal wood.

“What do you want Alex?” I asked with my eyes still closed.

“I heard what you father said. Thought you might need some company.” He explained like it was no big deal just helping a friend.

“So how long have you been sitting there then?”

“Almost two hours.” He sounded sheepish.

I opened my eyes and starred at him. “You’ve been watching me sleep?”

He laughed. It had been a long time since I heard his laugh and didn’t feel hate or well anything negative. It was almost magical sending sweet pangs to my heart.

“Not at all. I went for a walk first but didn’t get far this place isn’t as big as it seems. Maybe three or four miles all the way around the castle that’s about it. After I walked the premises I came back and you were still asleep. So, I tried to wake you up.” He smiled but looked away.

It was cute really. I forgot how easy going he could be.

“By caressing my face. Really you could have just I don’t know said my name. Shook my arm you take a pick and you could have done something besides touch my face Alex”

He shrugged his shoulders. “Its been years since I touched your face. You may have hated me these past three years, but I never stopped loving you. I never stopped missing your touch, your voice… you. I didn’t share the hate you’ve had. Guilt yes. I’ve ran it over in my head over and over and I don’t know if I was ever strong enough against your family. I tried to keep our son safe and I failed. Its eaten at me but I’ve done everything I could to find him. I never believed he was dead. I just wanted my family back…” His voiced faded off but the pain remained.

The sky had turned from pink to purple. Must mean afternoon.

“I never once thought of the drugs that they used. I never thought past the smell of his blood on my mother. I guess you could say I went a little crazy. All I could think of was revenge and hurting those who took him away from me as much as I was hurting. Its all that let me breathe. Luna brought me back to life for revenge but even she didn’t believe he was gone.”.”  I couldn’t look at him while I spoke, so I laid my head on my knees and looked at the forest. Even after all this time I didn’t want him to see me weak.  “Now I am almost scared of, what I will find? What has he been told? Does he have my curse? Can he kill people by scratching them? Does he have a wolf, or can he choose like me? It honestly just seems too much to bare. I would kill for the answers but at the same time I really am scared. If I am being honest I wanted to hate you. It was easier than admitting even I knew you would fail. Its why I left. I thought the pack with me gone would at least protect its next alpha and help hide him keep him safe. I thought that maybe if he was surrounded by enough wolves, they wouldn’t find him. I was wrong so very wrong, and I hated being wrong. To know that they hated him because he was half of me and turned him over willingly. They had no idea what he was going to go thru. If he would even survive…So I guess I really hate me.”

I felt a hand on my own. I looked over at Alex and found him smiling. It was a sad smile but at least he wasn’t looking at me in hate, I couldn’t help but offer a small smile back.

“Still have feelings for the filthy mutt I see.” My mothers cold voice came out. Peace only last so long around her she feeds on creating as much freaking drama as possible.