Awaken

Chapter 9

    Assandra grinned as she watched Kya drink the omega lifeless.  It had taken months for her to perfect the resurrection spell , and there had been doubt that it would even be  successful.  When she had first met Kya, the woman was in pieces, her fight with Nova and Dia had shred her apart and Jagson had only kept her alive by sheer luck.  Limbs had been missing, and her throat tore open in such a manner that Assandra wasn't even sure how the woman had survived.  It took vampire's blood and a whole lot of magic, but here Kya was, Assandra's most prized creation.  A vampire wolf hybrid who was technically dead, killed by Assandra herself in order to activate the vampire link.

    Finishing with a loud slurp, Kya liked her lips as she smiled at Assandra.  " I suppose I should call you Mother, considering I am here because of you, hmmm" she mused, her red eyes glinting in the dim candlelight as she made her way toward Assandra.

    " Mmmm.  Mother if you prefer.  Creator, Mistress, anything of Divine nature.  You are surely a treasure" Assandra chirped, a gnarled finger brushing Kya's lip as the woman leaned in toward her.

      Assandra shivered, the chill from Kya's body so intense, a left over remnant of the fact that she was the dead re-living.  Kya grinned at her, lowering her fangs with a slight hiss.

    " Ahhh, make no mistake, Witch, I will serve you, I will serve the Alpha but, I am no ones pet or toy.  I have one desire, and that is to rip that wolf b***h's head from her neck while everyone she loves dies in a pile around her" she said with nonchalance, propping herself on the table next to the omega corpse.

    " You will soon get your chance.  I have seen their planning.  I know for a fact that tomorrow, come dusk, the would be Alpha Queen, her sister and the other she-wolf will be alone in a cave with her young pup" Assandra advised.

Kya leaned against the table, her fingers trailing a small circle in the blood that spilt from the omega's corpse. " Tomorrow at dusk...are the others ready? The ones you have prepared for me, Mother?" she asked, her eyebrow quirking.

    Assandra smiled at her, nodding her head. " They are. I have a small army of vampires waiting for your command. The fact that you will go at dusk means less work for me, I won't have to cast a daylight spell for any of you. However, you must do a small task for me" she replied.

    Kya hopped off the table, rushing to Assandra in vampire speed, her cold hands gripping the witch's chin as her red eyes peered into Assandra's ever morphing face. " Remember, I am not your servant witch" she hissed.

Lifting her hands against Kya's own, Assandra gripped them, twisting them downward, causing Kya to buckle at her knees. Her eyes turned to black pools as she glared into the crimson ones of the vampire she had made. " If you want to be treated as anything OTHER than a servant, you will mind your tone with me. Do not forget, I am a witch, a very powerful one, and the sole reason you are here to get your revenge to begin with. You WILL do as I say." she seethed.

Kya licked her lips, still dumbfounded by the strength in which Assandra handled her. Finally, she gave a curt nod, and Assandra released her wrists. She sat back down on the table, wriggling her wrists until they regained feeling in them.

 " You've made your point, motherrrr" she said mockingly, " what is this task you require of me" she finished.

Assandra looked at her , crossing her arms in front of her chest as she spoke. " You must bring me a drop of blood from each woman, the would be Alpha, her twin, the fish, and that w***e omega who brings fire" she said simply. " Their blood will help me undo the curse that has been bestowed on me". " And bring me the boy, the young wolf pup, alive. Do not harm a hair on his body Kya, or I will kill you myself" she warned.

Kya glanced at her. " What curse? Does Jagson know you intend to keep the child?" she quizzed.

Assandra let out a laugh. " Jagson is only Alpha because I made him that way. It was me who turned his own wolf, Cyclone against the Alpha Darvis. From childhood, I tortured Jagson's mind, much like I have been young Alaric. I thought my attack on Jagson and the death of Selene's prized Alpha Darvis and that mermaid w***e would be enough for the Selene and Amphitrite to undo what they've done to me, but no. Here I am, an ugly old woman in a broken body!" she shrieked.

   Kya stared at her in wonder, listening to the woman babble on about how she had been wronged by the Moon Goddess and the True Queen of the Sea. She shook her head in disbelief.

  " You mean to tell me, that two of the most powerful Goddesses in creation cursed you out of jealousy? You? A human? What threat could you have possibly been to them?" she mumbled.

Assandra slammed her hands on the table, the knotted thumb of one hand breaking upon impact. Her eyes gleamed as she lifted the hand, snapping the bone back into place without complaint. " You dumb girl, haven't you understood a word of what I'm telling you? I too am a GODDESS! I am powerful. Selene ruled the moon, Amphitrite the sea, though she was always bending her tides at Selene's will. And then...." she said, spreading her hands wide, " then there was me. The most powerful being on earth. All I wanted was to be revered, the same as they are, and I told Selene as much. Every living creature should bend to me, I can make life and I can take it" she shrugged. " But, Selene disagreed, and we fought. I killed as many of her children as I could find, trying to show her my own power was too much for her , and what did she do? She enlisted Amphitrite against me. Together, they outcast me, made me a fearsome looking creature. They bound my powers between them, stole them and distributed them amongst children of their choosing" Assandra finished.

   Realization dawned over Kya. " That's why the twins are so powerful, one a healer, the other with magic and shielded skin" she whispered. " Mhmm. And let's not forget the random fire starter" Assandra snapped. " They couldn't strip my power in it's entirety, as you see" she quipped.

   Kya rose, kneeling in front of the chair Assandra had sat in. " I will bring you back their blood, and the boy. But, what will you do with him? He is just a child, no use to you."

   Assandra leaned her face into Kya's. " He is the answer to everything. An Alpha pup, blessed with the powers of Selene and Amphitrite. Once my true form has been restored, Jagson will take me as his Luna. I will raise the boy and mate him to our first born daughter. Their line will become my children, an unstoppable force on Earth who worship me as their Goddess. An entirely new breed of werewolves bowing to Selene's greatest enemy. They will wipe the earth of anything she has created and be strong enough to truly defeat any species, much like Jagson aims to do now. Including vampires" she said, with a flick of her tongue. " I will succeed".

Kya nodded her head. " As you wish, Mother".

   Assandra smiled, her hand brushing Kya's icy face lovingly. Her mind rolled through the many scenarios it held of bringing her two enemies off their pedestals. She had waited an exceptionally long time for this moment. In less than a day, she would be whole, restored to her actual form, young and beautiful, and as soon as the she-wolves were dead and the little Alpha pup in her possession, everyone would be eating out of her hand for mercy, even Jagson.

Across the forest, Nova lay next to a sleeping Alaric. She had healed Draven's fingers with no issue, the little bear looking up at her with his big, bold blue eyes full of sorrow and confusion why his friend had hurt him. She sighed as she stroked Alaric's sweet face, small snores coming from his body. They had always fought like brothers, like the Alpha's they were intended to be, but it was never so violent as today's episode. Draven was a gorgeous child, his skin the color of toasted almonds, blue orbs for eyes and built like his father. But those eyes, they were all Dianna and even she as a mother had looked at Nova with such pain at Alaric's actions. She kissed the top of her son's head, pulling the blanket up around him as she quietly moved herself from his bed.

   Even Alaric had stared at her after the episode, bewildered, terrified, looking at her for answers. Tears pricked at her eyes and Nova swiftly wiped them away as she walked out of the boy's bedroom. Just a few short days ago she had made the declaration to challenge Jagson for the Alpha throne, but perhaps this was her sign that she was making a mistake. Maybe Alaric's behavior had nothing to do with the Alpha King and this was just simply Alaric.

No, she shook the thoughts from her head. It wasn't unheard of for someone to have an emotional imbalance, or turn at a moments notice. But her son had gone from a sweet tempered resolve to aggressive, violent. She had witnessed the shadow force in his head herself. He needed her, her and his Aunties to cast the negative projections from his small body. The wolf that should be dormant inside him was an Alpha, of that Nova was sure. Judging by the beasts reaction to her presence, whatever had it's grip on Alaric hadn't made it to his wolf yet. She owed it to them both to see the challenge through. She owed it to herself and every living creature to remove Jagson from his throne.

Her jaw was set as she entered the bedroom she shared with Maverick, and his scent hit her, calming her, and she found herself letting out a breath she didn't know she was holding. They still hadn't talked yet, and her eyes lowered in guilt when she spotted him sitting on their bed, waiting for her.

  " Novalynn, come here" he said to her, his tone leaving no room for argument.

    The woman in her resisted running to him, as she took the few short steps to the bed. Maverick wasted no time, gripping her gently by the wrists, pulling her into his lap.

   " Woman, I recognize you as my Alpha, but you are still my mate, my wife, and the Mother of my child. You scared me too many times today" his breath whispered in her hair.

     She burrowed her face in his chest, inhaling the smell of him, fresh rain and pine and all things wood, not even bothering to hide her tears.

   " I am sorry Maverick, that you were scared, and rightly so. But you must believe I would never ever intentionally bring harm to our son" she replied softly.

    He grunted, his hand stroking her hair gently. " Of course I know, but this is twice now that you have done something that is clearly dangerous without my knowledge."

   He sat her up, his eyes piercing into her own as he lifted her chin with his finger. " Never again, Nova. You are a powerful, powerful woman. What you did today, I have never witnessed you do. Hell, I'm not sure if you even knew you had that ability." " But, I need you to promise me that you won't do it again without telling me first so that I can be prepared, so that we can ALL be prepared." " Alaric may have had a bloody nose, but you, you were gasping for breath and screaming, Goddess the sounds you made, as though you were in the most pain you've ever felt..." his voice shuddered. " Please, Nova, promise me" he murmured.

   She sobbed as she watched his own tears fall down his handsome face. The stubble of beard had grown thicker over the last few days and she found her fingers coiling in it as she pulled him to her, kissing him deeply. For a moment, they drowned in one another, each taking and giving all that they were.

When they finally released each other, she rested her forehead against his. " I promise, Maverick. I give you my word as your mate" she swore.

   " Good " he stated, his lips crashing down on hers once again as he lifted her from the bed, carrying her. He lay her down, her hands spread above her head as he lifted the dress she wore.

    Her breath hitched as she tried to rise and remove his shirt, only to have him push her back down, his hand resting gently by firmly on her chest, fingers holding her neck.

   " No, Alpha. It's my time to be the boss" he murmured against her thighs.

    She let out a soft sob as he bit her, his teeth leaving a small red welt on the inner part of her leg, his fingers grazing up and down the opposite side. " Maverick, please" she moaned.

   It was all the encouragement he needed. His hand tightened around her neck and he held her there, his tongue dipping in to her core as her hips rose against his mouth. She could feel him speaking, the echoes of his words thrumming against her wet place, pushing her over the edge. The first wave of pleasure hit her and she cried out as her body lifted in response, begging for him to enter her.

   But Maverick wasn't satisfied yet and he smiled as he lifted his hand off her neck, gently flipping her onto her stomach, continuing his endeavor from her backside. His thumb pushed gently at her buttocks, and she rocketed from the painful, pleasant pressure she felt. The sound of him lapping her middle caused her to scream in ecstasy until he finally entered her. A grunt leaving him as he entered her slowly, thrusting deep into her walls.

  " I love you, Nova " he growled, his seed spilling into her as he finished, her body quaking beneath him.

The worry and fear that had followed her into the room disappeared as she felt him fall into bed next to her, his hand running up and down her back slowly. She smiled into the pillow.

     " I love you too, Beta".