Love Or Revenge

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BRANDON POV

Walking out of Aphrodite’s room was the second hardest thing I had to do, I felt like I was leaving her again. I did not want to leave but talking to Dite while she is like that is like talking to her mother, Spirit. They're both stubborn. I smiled at myself thinking about Spirit, I miss her so much. I walked downstairs, with my head held high because I had to get back to the party. As soon as I got to the backdoor, the ground started shaking. I was trying to catch my balance but I bumped into one of the junior guards.

“Beta Brandon, we have a problem! We are under attack at the West Border,” he said to me

“Who is attacking us with this much power?” I asked him. These could not be rogues, I know the differences between auras.

“We don’t know Beta, this is a force we have not faced before,” he confessed. I was shocked because we have been here for over a century. We have battled many enemies so to say it is something we have not faced, that worries me. Many things were going through my mind when a familiar presence greeted me. I knew exactly who was attacking us. Darco Van Helsing.

“Let everyone know we are in a code red. After you inform everyone, get our top 10 strongest fighters and meet me at the West borders.” I commanded. I had to find Cameron and Colton. They need to be warned so they can protect Aphrodite. I started running towards the backyard when I was blown back by a powerful wind. The breath was knocked out of me. I groaned, slowly getting up. ‘I need to get to them’ I thought to myself. I made my way back toward the backyard but I was stopped by a shield of some sorts. ‘Damn it!’ I thought. I started to feel anxious and scared. I did not want Darco to get Aphrodite.

“Johnny, get the top 10 fighters to the western border NOW.” I mind-linked Johnny, the junior guard I bumped into. I ran towards the western border, determined to kill whatever was threatening my home along with Darco. I got to the western border in 7 minutes, when I got there my mouth met the ground. There were hundreds of vampires in my sights. Vampires were ganging up on my brother's 3-to-1. No lone vampire was taking on a werewolf by themselves. We were being massacred. I was very angry because this is my family. Darco has already taken my fated mate from me and now he wants to take my family with her too. I looked over to my top fighters and gave them a nod.

“All available warriors to the Western borders NOW! We are outnumber”

“We fight till death, may we die with honor my fellow brothers' ' I said to them, looking every single last one of them in the eye. Without saying another word, I charged into battle. I jumped on the first vampire I saw, pushing my whole hand in their bodies, ripping their heart out. Another vampire knocked me off my feet. I used the ground to click the button of my shoes, my knife popped out of the fabric gripping the front of my shoe. I charged toward the disgusting crimson-eyed vampire. I jumped and kicked, connecting my knife with the vampire's throat. I landed, making sure to grab both of his arms and rip them off.

The vampire's body fell to his knees, the head of the vampire slowly slid off. Turning to ash before it can even touch the brownish-greenish grass. I was slaying every vampire in my wake.

I was smack back to a nearby tree, I quickly recovered and looked for my unknown assailant. Darco Van Helsing appeared right in front of me. I got in my fighting stance, I was going to stop him from getting Aphrodite even if it was the last thing I did.

“Now.. now.. Brandon, you know my quarrel is not with you. I just want what was promised me to” he said to me, calmly

“You will never have my daughter”

“She was promised to me! It is not fair that she was taken from me and given to another” he yelled

“It is your fault! That was your punishment!” I yelled back at him

“Now, we both know I should have never gotten that punishment,” he said, glaring at me. I let my face soften for a second before I put an emotionless face back on. He was right, he did not deserve a punishment of this magnitude but he did not deserve my daughter after what he did.

“You do not deserve her, Darco. You don’t deserve to have her as a mate! You have been hunting her since she was still in my mate's womb! You even killed Evelyn, my mother!” I yelled

“You know as well as I do! I did not mean to kill her!. I only wished to be a part of Aphrodite's life! You would not give me that!”

“You are out of control Darco! A ruthless, murderous king! My daughter does not need to be with anyone like you! Polluting her innocence!” I yelled, venom in my words

“You know half of that was because of my father! He allied himself with them! How could I refuse? But, no matter what, I will have my love. NO ONE will be able to stop me” he said, calmly in a deadly tone.

“You’ll have to go through me first before you can have her”

“I would never fight you because I know my hatred for you will cloud my judgment and I will kill you. I already took the person she looked at as a mother. If I take you too, I will never be able to win her love.” With the snap of his fingers, about 30 vampires appeared from thin air.

“Take him alive. I have other business to attend to”. They all bowed when he disappeared.

“If you all think I’m going down without a fight you are sadly mistaken”

They all hiss at me, moving closer to me. I close my eyes, clearing my mind of everything. I called forth my wolf, transforming into my magnificent all-dark gray wolf. I was ready for any and everything these motherfuckers had coming.

“Come on at me,” I said, motioning my head forward at them twice. I was ready to kick some ass!