Underworld Detective: The rise of an Alpha

Two years….two years of not seeing her face, hearing her voice and unable to touch her has been hell to me. I’ve never given up hope about seeing her again but the days as they pass by everything I do reminds me of her. Hell even after most night shifts I go over Angelo’s to get a burger and beer; sometimes i’ll even get into having a drink with the guy. Angelo watched over her for a lot of years, like a older brother doting on a kid sister. The last few weeks this new case, I’ve been stuck with has been the only thing to keep me going. It’s been a helluva a case, I’m actually grateful to have been brought into Eva’s world because I’ve had a few cases that’s dealt in her lifestyle. My first one was on a shifter, named Luke Edwards; the guy was casing banks and would kidnap a teller a few nights before then would slip into their position the day of the robbery. The guy was a major pain in my ass to catch but luckily with some help and some down worlders informants that Angelo gave me names of luckily they panned out. This new murder case, I’ve been working on the last few weeks has been pure hell. A mother and her two year old son were murder and the way it looks like it might have been a vampire but I don’t know, something doesn’t seem right about the whole thing. Something about the whole situation just didn’t make sense, the whole thing as bad as it was. It was almost to, I don’t know how to say it any other way but clean. From what I read and what I’ve been told about vampires even the feral ones don’t hunt like this. After another long night at the station he grabbed something to eat from a drive thru and hit home afterwards. When he got back to the house and parked out front, he couldn’t help as he looked to the house and all he could think about was her and just wanted her home. He just didn’t have it in him to find another place, after she disappeared it just didn’t feel right leaving the place when she could come back. He got out of the car, grabbed his stuff and shut the door behind him as he walked up the steps and pulled the keys out of his pocket an unlocked the door. When he walked in, he tossed the keys on the coffee table by the door and locked the door behind him. He slipped off his jacket and tossed it in on the rack as he grabbed the bag and was about to go to the kitchen when he heard a noise up stairs. “What the f**k,” he spoke as he looked up as he heard it again. He pulled his gun out of his holster as he took off the safety and made his way slowly up the stairs. He checked the first room and when he went to the bedroom, what he saw….who he saw stopped his heart mid breath. He dropped his hands to his sides as he couldn’t help but stare as the figure stood up from the window seal. “Eva,” he spoke as he put the safety back on his gun and slipped it back in the holster as he laid both on the table inside of the room. He walked over towards and he threw his arms around her an she was hesitant as she grasped at the edge of his shirt. She then wrapped her arms around his chest as she grasped at his back with her fingertips. “God baby….I missed you,” he spoke as he tightened his hold on her. She pressed her face against his chest as she heard his voice and it broke down the walls she had been keeping up for so long to keep her safe through everything she’s had to do. “Ah….fuck,” he spoke as he held her. Later on that night….. She sat on the kitchen counter as she stared at the bottle in her hands and she looked up as she felt his hand on her thigh. She looked up to him as he says, “Baby?” “You know I wouldn’t force you to talk,” he says, “It’s just….baby what happened to you?” She took a breath as a few tears slid down her cheek as she remembered her aunt and all the blood, it covered her hands and soaked her clothes. “Eva,” he spoke as he wiped the tears from her cheek with his thumb as she covered his hand with hers as she turned and kissed the palm of it. “That big fight we had…. “Yeah, I remember,” he spoke as he looked to her. “I had to make sure you wouldn’t follow me when I left,” she says, “I had picked up the scent of someone extremely strong by the house and it worried me.” “What could worry you,” he asked. “Pure blood,” she says, “I was worried for you, so I left and had them follow me away from the house as well as you. It turned out, I was followed by someone that I couldn’t believe would actually track me down. It was my own blood.” “Baby, what are you saying,” he asked. “My blood….the people that wanted to create their perfect little line,” she tells him. “Your saying, it was your parents,” he asked. “It was....it was the woman I guess you would call my mother,” she says, “f**k all….just saying that word mixed with her makes me sick.” She took a breath when she tried to get that woman’s face out of her mind. “They had my aunt tracked down and they took their time with her….she somehow stayed alive long enough for me to…um.. “s**t,” he spoke. “Yeah, they tracked her down and they worked her over,” she says, “When I found her she was bleeding out and barely alive. She…ah..um….she told me what she could before she died in my arms. I…I…. “That’s enough,” he said as he stepped closer and wrapped his arms around her and just held her tight. She sat the bottle to the side as she slipped her arms around his chest as she gripped the fabric of his shirt in her hands as she pressed her cheek against his chest. “Your back Eva….you can talk to me baby when your ready,” he says, “I’m just happy to have you back baby....back home were you belong.” She was quiet for a moment before she took a breath as she says, “I’m sorry I’m late.” A slight silence fell between them before she felt his body start to shake slightly before as he chuckled a bit when he heard her. “Your just a little bit,” he spoke and she looked up to him. “Your such an i***t, I swear,” she said as she couldn’t help but smirk as he smiled back. “Yeah,” he said as he cupped her cheek and caressed it gently as he looked at her. “But ya, love me.” “Yeah, I guess I’ve come accustomed to you just a little bit,” she spoke. “God, I’ve missed you Eva,” he spoke. “I want you to know….what I said that night… “We’re all good baby….that s**t is in the past,” he says, “Besides I know you well enough to know when you do something, it’s for the right reasons.” She nodded her head against his chest as she grasped his back slightly with her fingertips. The next morning….. She stirred slightly when she felt something touch her cheek as she opened her eyes slightly as he says, “Just wanted to make sure.” “Make sure of what,” she spoke. “That your really back,” he says, “Back where you belong….with me.” “Connor….I….. The alarm goes off….. “s**t,” he spoke under his breath. “f**k, I’m on a double tonight,” he says as he glances at her. The look he gave her, she actually understood how he felt but she knew if she didn’t push him that he would feel worse. “You are such a girl, I swear,” she spoke with a smirk as she looked to him. “Seriously, I miss my girlfriend and you pull the chick card on me,” he tells her with a huff as he gets out of bed. When he went to hit the shower, she got up on her knees in bed as she grabbed his wrist and turned him to her as she spoke, “I fought fang and nail too get back here….besides someone has to have your back and I was the best partner you ever had after all.” He slipped his fingertips across her cheek and his large hand cupped the side of her face. She laid her hand over his as he says, “Just saying….I don’t wanna lose you baby.” She slid her thumb up and down the back of his hand as she says, “I know, you won’t.” He slides his hand from hers as he walked over to the bathroom and stands in the doorway for a moment before he turned to her as he says, “Ok before you give me hell for this. How about I grab some Chinese food on the way home tomorrow after my shift.” “How about I give ya a pass,” she says, “Cause that actually sounds good. I got some errands I have to handle today, so I’ll pick up some good beer on the way back.” “Ah….I gotcha,” he says as he walks in the bathroom as he says. “The old man has missed you too, quite a bit.” Later on, after he left she knew their was some people she needed to talk to but their was a few she was lazing about telling. Because it actually made things official not only on paper but in reality in general. Which she never wanted in the first place but the actions she took were the only ones that would hopefully back things off for a while. She hoped for good but she knew how things could turn at any time for now she just wanted some air to breathe in a sense. She rustles through her drawer as she found her clothes mixed with his and she surprisingly didn’t mind. The sight actually brought a slight smirk to her lips as she grabbed the clothes she wanted, took a hot shower got dressed and left the house soon after. The first place, she decided to hit was Eclipse, she knew if anybody could give her any advice for what was going to transpire; than Ethan was the right one to talk too. When she arrived out front, it was still early so the only people out front we’re a few humans, a warlock and a couple in-betweens. As she got out of her car and closed the door, their was a brunette female who greeted her at the door. “Lady Eva,” she says, “Lord Ethan has been expecting you and is waiting for you in his parlor. If you would please follow me.” She walked in the club as the girl locked the door behind her and lead her into the back of the club and up a flight of stairs; where a lavished set of doors resided. When the doors were opened, this was a whole different set up then she was use too. She knew things were going to change but it still was gonna be hard to get use too. “Lady Eva….or should I say…… “You know me better….Lord Ethan….I’m me,” she spoke as she glanced to him as his fingers grazed the pages of a book on his lap. “That may have been true child but the blood you have spilled….you are a leader born of blood now,” he spoke as he looked up to her from his reading as he motioned for her to take a seat. “Thank you,” she spoke as she took a seat in a chair across from him nearby. “So I take it….you’ve heard most of what happened if not all of it,” she spoke. “I heard enough…. He spoke as he glanced to one of his underlings for a moment before he turned to look at her as he says, “But hearing different accounts, different tales from others; do not mean anything to me unless I hear it from one I trust. You’ve looked out for my children on numerous occasions and other faction leaders as well might not be grateful for the information you share. But I know you child, you never wanted for a position of stature or power.” She took a breath, as she ran her fingertips through her hair as she sat back in the lavish cushion chair. “Lord Ethan….I never wanted any of this,” she says, “I was content with my work in the police department, visiting my aunt when I had the rare day off….and Connor. My life I know was simple for our kind but it was enough for me, I was actually happy for once. Then they came…..she came…. She took a breath as a few vivid images of what transpired hit her and a quiver in her tone slipped as she says, “I never even considered making a attack towards them or sully their name by taking on their last name. Even when I found out what I was and who I came from, I never shared the truth with anyone. I never planned to let anyone know…..until they killed her and threatened to rip my family apart in front of me. What other choice was laid out for me to take Lord Ethan?” “Well one you’re a leader now yourself….call me Ethan,” he says as he closed the book on his lap and looked to her. “Share your tale of what occurred to me,” he asked of her. When he noticed the hesitation in her eyes when he spoke, “Clear the room.” The few servants and children of his glanced to him and then to one another as left the room when he spoke. The newest child of his who showed her to the room; gave a light smile to them both and closed the doors as she left. “That’s better don’t you think,” he spoke with a slight smirk that she noticed when he looked to her. “You have my gratitude,” she spoke. He gave a slight nod in response to her. “I’m sure in your years….you’ve seen some weird s**t among our people,” she says, “So I’m sure you heard talk or rumors about the infertility issue among the pure bloods.” “Yes….their had been rumors and I’ve heard such children that were created from bloodlines,” he says, “The shifters, wolves I heard were especially having a difficult time. Their was several high ranking Panther families as well. They believed a hunter party might have been behind the problem….a possible virus created to attack the reproductive system. I’ve seen a few of the children but never interacted with them….from what contact I had….something seemed off with them. If I’m being rather honest….why bring this up.” She takes a breath as she couldn’t raise her gaze from the ground when she says, “Because I was created by my aunt….she was the project director. She worked at the main genetics lab for underworlders. Their was 3 children made for the Ioain family, two male beta’s…..one silver…..the other white.” When she went quite, just by looking at the gaze of her eyes and how she held her hands in her lap it was easy enough to tale it was hard for her to talk. “A female….she had neither white fur or silver…..hell she wasn’t even lucky enough to be mixed,” she says, “She was born with ivory black fur and she was already worthless to them….so the one who created her was given orders by the one who would be her mother to destroy her and work on another. But her kind creator treated the child with kindness and love, she cared far to much for the child and wouldn’t destroy the child for having her fur a different color.” “The older woman along with a cop, having a few interactions with one another brought the child to a elder vampire to wipe her memories and distort them,” he spoke as he looked to her when she finally looked to him. “Your memories,” he says as he smirks at himself slightly when he remembered the first time he had truly met her. “When Robert brought you to me….Leira wouldn’t let you out of her arms. I had to swear no harm would come to you. Usually humans are scared or in love with my kind but her….besides Robert. I’ve never seen a human just genuinely love one of our kind the way they cared for you…child. They didn’t want to use you or....well….you know the possibilities of those stories. What could I say they pulled at this old man’s heart strings.” “Ethan….did you know I was alpha from birth,” she asked him. “I wasn’t positive….you definitely gave off an extraordinary energy when I first met you,” he says, “Over the years of my encounters with wolves, right off the bat you could easily tell who was an omega, beta and alpha. But you….you were the trump card….I never thought to see. A female….fur the color of night and a pure alpha none the less.” “Thank you,” she spoke in a soft tone. “So….since your back….I do take it you are back,” he asked. She nodded as she spoke, “Yeah, I’m back to stay. Speaking of which, I owe you debt of gratitude for what you’ve done for me.” “I’m sure I have no clue what your talking about,” he spoke trying to feign ignorance in what she was trying to say. She couldn’t help but chuckle slightly as she spoke, “Really. So that wasn’t Lucas’s scent I picked up around my house and Derrick’s.” He couldn’t help but laughing out loud as he held his stomach trying to control his laughter as he spoke, “My children….” She couldn’t help but chuckle a bit as she says, “Thank you….for keeping a eye on him. I don’t doubt he could protect himself but he is mated to an Alpha. So my enemies are his and no matter what kind of leader you are. You will always have enemies no matter the case.” “That’s the sign of a good leader,” he says, “My children and I are in your corner remember that.” “Thank you,” she spoke. “Have you met with some of the other Alphas,” he asked. “I met with Alpha Lincoln and Alpha Alexzander from the primary packs in New York while I was there,” she says, “Also with Alpha Hudson from Arizona, I tried to hit the primary packs…..it was definitely….different.” “Different,” he repeated. “I’m a female Alpha….from a prominent family….two things that don’t go together,” she says, “I proved myself in a hunt or two….I don’t think I’ll have issues from Lincoln or Hudson. Alexzander down the road might stir s**t up though since he was friends with original Alpha of the Ioain’s.” “Alexzander, I know of that young pup leader,” he says, “He’s got a bit of a chip on his shoulder, I would keep an eye on him.” “That’s what I thought,” she says, “I think he might try s**t down the road just not sure how.” “Just keep your eyes open is the best advice I can give you,” he tells her. “Thank you,” she spoke. She took a breath as actually felt a bit settled after talking to him. “Thank you for talking with me,” she says, “If I’m to be honest I want to say thank you for everything.” “We’re good young one….keep up our previous relationship and we’re good,” he tells her with a smirk. “Of course,” she spoke as she got up from where she sat and she walked over and she offered her hand. He nodded as he took her hand and shook it gently a few times in respect. After she left his place, she drove to the precinct to go speak with the Captain. She had already called him a week back to tell him she would be coming back in. She started to keep in touch with him when she could because she knew she was coming back it was just when she could that was still up in the wind. When she walked in the precinct, she was stared at and she could hear whispers of others talking behind her back. She expected it when she walked in but it was still annoying. Once she was done, talking to the Captain as got her schedule lined back up and her shield back as well. It was a helluva lot s**t to explain to him at least giving him enough info that wouldn’t compromise the situation and put him unnecessary danger. He gave her his usual pain in the ass advice but in some odd way it was actually somewhat comforting too. She knew things would be different when she made her decision to come back but she wanted to go back home where she felt right. Once she was done at the precinct, it was some late and she was getting kinda hungry so she decided to pay Angelo a visit. So she got in her car and hit his place next, when she arrived she parked in the back. When she got out of the car she saw Erin throwing trash into the trash can. He looked up when he heard her and he almost said her name, she brought her fingertips up to her lips as she shushed him. “Where’s Angelo,” she asked. “In his office,” he spoke in a low tone. “Thanks,” she spoke as she slid past him and took the back door to walk in as she walked down the hallway to his office in the back. She saw him going through some orders and she spoke, “And you always got on my ass for working to damn hard.” He looked up from his work with a smile as he got up and she walked over as he hugged her tightly, she hugged him back and out of nowhere her stomach growled. “Well you still got a healthy appetite I see,” he says, “Take a seat and I’ll get ya the usual kiddo.” “That sounds really good,” she spoke as he hugs her one more time before he steps out. She walks in his office and takes a seat on the couch as she sits back and waits for him to come back. He comes back about 15 minutes later with a burger basket and beer. After a couple of bites and a drink from the bottle she spoke up. “I’ve missed that….nobody makes a burger like you, Angelo,” she tells him when she takes another bite. He just stares at her for a moment as she takes another bite, she puts the burger down and wipes the side of her mouth with the back of her hand. “What,” she asked. “Two years….kid….what….just ain’t gonna do,” he says, “I’ve usually always had a clean beeline future on you…but when you disappeared everything went cloudy.” “Yeah,” she spoke as she took a drink from the bottle as she looked to it slightly before she took one more. “The last few years weren’t exactly prime time for me,” she spoke as she looked up to him. “Eva….you know I wouldn’t hound ya kid but I’ve been worried sick about you and so have others,” he spoke up. “I’m sure you already know about Leira….if you didn’t see it, I’m sure you heard it from Connor,” she says, “Am I right?” “Yeah,” he says as he couldn’t help as his gaze wouldn’t connect with hers. “I’m sorry about what happened to her.” “She wouldn’t give the Ioain’s information on me and…they…Uh…Hell they knew from the beginning she wouldn’t have told them a f*****g thing,” she says, “After my first meet and greet with Lady Ioain….my so called mother donor. She told me if I didn’t come with them peacefully that what they had done to my so called maker was nothing compared to the torture they were going to put the rest of the ones I love the most through. I thought they were full s**t….you know all bark no bite but when her lil b***h boy lackey talked about how him and a couple of his men had fun at her house. It felt like the ground had been torn out from underneath me, I knew that they were probably lying but I couldn’t take the chance. When I found her, it looked like she had been beaten with a bag of bricks from head to her feet. She was covered with wounds and the blood just wouldn’t stop….it just kept…flowing.” As she told him the rest of what transpired over the last few years, the bile rose from his stomach and up his throat to the point he nearly puked. From being kept shackled down with pure silver and dosed with high quantities of wolfsbane to keeping her docile through the beatings. The rigorous and painful test they put her through by other scientist to try to copy her DNA markers to twist’s her brothers into Alphas and if her genetic material could create more. By the end of the story she told him how she had no choice but to kill her father, she knew the only way she would be safe as well as everyone she cared about was to end him. Because if she took the Alpha position of the family she can’t be touched since she was already a alpha from birth.