The Alpha & The Vampire Queen

Xander:

Ambrosia POV:

    My head was throbbing, what the hell just happened? I opened my eyes to see Alley, Pythia and Sage looking down at me. I blink a few times and looked around, "What happened?" I asked rubbing my forehead. I could tell they had been crying and that made me worry when I remembered what we were doing. "You passed out.. How are you feeling?" Alley asked kneeling down next to me. "I have a bitching headache." I replied. "Your memories kept going. There is something you need to see." Pythia whispered. "I can't watch that again." I replied. "Not that, we think we figured out why Xander has so much hate for you, come." Alley said holding her hand out. They helped me to my feet and I looked to see we were I Xanders room. There was a woman standing next to him with my father. The disgust and hate I felt for him was overwhelming. I took a closer look to see she was the woman I thought was my mother. "Wait a minute. Who is she? If my mother was down there with me why was it placed that she is my mother?" I asked. 

    Alley and Pythia looked at each other, "She is his mistress and a dark witch. I've been watching her and listening to her chants. She has been working her way through both your minds at an early stage to rid your mother and replace her but, she is also replacing the good memories Xander has with you and implanting bad ones." Pythia said as we watched them. Xander was unconscious but she was standing over him. She looked insanely creepy and my father was propped against the wall just watching. "So she is erasing his memories too?" I asked. Pythia stepped closer and tilted her head to hear what she was saying. "She is putting it in his head that he has to somehow take you out, always challenge you uh give me a second." Pythia said listening. "How am I seeing this if I am not even here?" I asked. "Because the dark magic is linked by the same person. Anytime it is used you will know." Alley replied. "This is an old spell I will have to find and figure out but from what I understand this is your fathers way of finding a loophole in the rules. You are the first born and the rightful heir to the throne and he knows you and Xander are close so the only way to get what he wants is to have Xander mysteriously take you out." Pythia said softly.

    Oh great so my father absolutely hates me, well that much I gathered but to falsely rip me and Xander apart? "He wanted to strip me of everything." I whispered. "My mother. What happened to my mother?" I asked. My mind was racing and everything started to shift, the room disappeared and I was back in my old room. I was sitting on the floor crying over a note. I must have been older because I looked stronger, more fit than I was before. I waked over until I was standing behind my younger self, I bent slightly until I could read the letter. "It's from my mother." I said scanning my eyes over it. "What does it say?" Alley asked. I cleared my throat and bent a little closer,

            My Dearest Ambrosia,

    I am so sorry I have to leave you here for the time being, I can not handle the pain any longer and I hope one day you will forgive me. If you are reading this I have already left and as soon as I can I will come back for you and Xander but I can't until I know my hiding spot is safe. I have done all I can to protect you and your brother and I have failed time and time again. I hate myself for what he has done to you both but I promise when I get my memories cleared and I know I can hide you both to keep you safe I will return. Hold tight to your brother, something is terribly wrong with him and I know deep within me your father is behind his madness. Keep your head down, obey and do as you are told. It is the only way you will survive. Train harder than ever and get stronger to defend yourself. I pray to the goddess you never forget how much I tried and how much I love you. Remember me.

    -Mother.

    So she willingly left? She never came back, does this mean she is alive? I watched my younger self set the note on fire and I assumed it was so my father wouldn't see it. I looked up to see the shock on their faces. "She could still be alive?" I asked. "It could be possible but where would she go?" Alley asked. "Better yet, why hasn't she resurfaced?" Pythia asked. "It said she needed to clear her memories. Does that mean hers was messed with too and she caught on to it? She knew something was going on." I said as I felt the anger rise in me. She left us and never came back. Why wouldn't she come back? I have been queen for centuries and she never once came back. "When did your father die?" Pythia asked. "I'm not sure honestly. I don't know if that was real or not." I said thinking back. We were now in my fathers old office, he and Xander were speaking and my younger self was outside of the door. "Your sister will be taking over soon." My father said. "She is not fit to do so father." Xander said angrily. "I know, she has somehow passed every trial but you my son are the rightful fit so here is what we are going to do. I will have Penny fake my death. Let your sister take over and you gather an army against her." My father said.

    No way. No f*****g way. His death was fake? Is anything real anymore? "Where will I get an army? She will control everything and she is completely heartless." Xander replied. "I don't care how long it takes you. Use everything I taught you and when the time is right you will know where to find me." My father replied. "What about our mother?" Xander asked and I held my breath. "I will have her hunted until she is dead. I'll hunt her until my last dying breath." My father said with so much venom I took a step back. My younger self ran off and I looked to Alley and Pythia. Both my parents are still alive somewhere and my mother hasn't resurfaced because my father or whoever has been hunting her. "I need to go. I need to know exactly what spell Penny was using so we know exactly what she did to him." Pythia said with a look of pure hate. "Wait. Something isn't right. I should have remembered this. Why haven't I remembered this?" I asked. 

    I wasn't caught listening in so what happened? "All the magic that was used on you hid any bad memory of your parents and Xander. I can also do a locator spell to find your parents and I need to find this Penny.'' Pythia replied. Everything started shifting until it seemed like memories were coming up non stop. All the times Xander and I have fought, the times he sent his friends after me. The beatings he received when he lost and the countless times his mind was tampered with. "He doesn't even realize what he is doing. It's like he is a puppet, he isn't himself at all." Alley said. "My father literally made him into himself. All the times he was beaten my father blamed me and at some point I stopped getting those." I said looking around to different memories. I could hear my father telling Xander that it was my fault he was being punished and that I shouldn't be stronger than him. This has all been a giant manipulation. "What is the end goal with all of this?" I asked. 

    None of this made any sense at all, why was my father trying so hard to take me out and why was he using Xander to do it for him? He had every chance to do it himself but he wouldn't. "I need to go back over the laws. Something still isn't right." I said scrunching my face together. "What do you mean?" Alley asked. "Well because if I remember correctly If I were to kill him or he kill me for the throne it wouldn't happen because you can't murder your sibling for the title. It has to be fought for." I replied. "This is your memories, think back on when you read about it and take us there." Pythia said. I focused on what I could and I could feel Sage running around trying to help me find that particular memory. Suddenly we were in the library and I was a little younger than I just was but I was reading a book. We walked over and stood behind myself and looked over to see what I was studying. I scanned my eyes over it and it was different laws that royals have to follow. "Wait right here." Pythia said pointing at the other page. "What does it say?" Alley asked.

    I looked over and read the paragraph out loud.

        "Murder by a sibling over the dispute of the crown in punishable by death that is enforced by the previous ruler. If this ever happens the previous ruler will have to take over until they see someone else fit enough to take the thrown. If the previous ruler is deceased and can not fulfill the duty then the duty falls on the royal wolves to step in and enforce this law."

    "So does that mean there was some sort of agreement between the wolves and Vampires?" Pythia asked. "Probably, I'll have Stephen talk to his parents and see what they know. They are the last of the royals so maybe they have heard something somewhere." Alley replied. "I know what my father is doing." I said as it finally clicked in my head. I looked between the two of them, "He is trying to get Xander to kill me so that he can kill Xander and take control again. When we become of age it is our choice that determines what happens. Either we accept the throne and take over or we don't." I added. "So your father had no choice but to hand it to you when you accepted?" Pythia asked. "Correct. We are trained at a young age to know literally everything and when the times comes the decision is solely up to us. No one can interfere or say otherwise." I replied. "That is why your father is hunting your mother and faked his death. He was wanting to take her out so she doesn't stop him and he could pop up last minute and reclaim everything." Alley said. 

    "Let's get back, Pythia you need to figure out what spell Penny used on Xander, we need to know literally everything. Alley talk to Stephens parents and figure out if there was a treaty and I think I need to be alone with Jackson for a little while." I said. I knew the link was open and he seen exactly what we did and even though I couldn't feel his emotions I knew he was going to be furious with what he seen and right now I needed him calm and to be there for me. "Are you okay? I cut the link so they can't hear or see anything." Alley said standing in front of me. "No. I'm not, I don't even know what to feel or how to handle any of this. My parents are out there somewhere my father is an absolute monster, Xander isn't even himself. I feel very vulnerable right now." I whispered. I didn't even realize tears had formed and ran down my cheek. Alley and Pythia wrapped me up in a hug and I did nothing but sob. I held tightly to them and let myself be weak for a moment. "I'd like to stay with Sage for a little while longer." I said stepping back. "Okay, I will stay for a few more minutes before I have to pull you out. I'll communicate with you as well, take as much time as you need." Alley said offering a soft smile.

    "We will be there when you need us okay?'' Pythia said hugging me again. Sage walked up beside me and laid down, I smiled at Alley and Pythia before they left. I looked down at Sage and I didn't even have to say anything, she knew what I was thinking and she knew what I was feeling. I laid down beside her and she stretched her leg out and pulled me to her tucking me under her chin and in to her chest. "No matter what, you will always have me." Sage said softly. "I know, I need your strength right now because I don't know if I can do this alone." I whispered. "You'll never be alone, we are all here anytime you need us. I'll give you all of my strength or anything that you needed. Take your time healing yourself before you hunt the others down." Sage said. "I need to hunt them down now." I replied. "No, I will not allow you to push this aside and not heal yourself. You come first no matter what because without you being a hundred percent everything else fails. We all need you." Sage said stubbornly. 

    I knew she was right and I didn't have the energy to fight with her about it, and in all honesty she's not really this nice but I needed this right now. I closed my eyes and let the sorrow seep out of me, everything was slowly coming back and it was worse than the previous one. "I'll work on it when I leave here but for now I will feel sorry for myself." I whispered. Once I am out of my own head I will not allow myself to feel sorry, or feel pity. I will make amends with myself and strengthen myself and the moment I get a handle on everything is the moment I will become deadly and avenge my younger self.......