Remembering my vampire husband.

For+y 1. My eyes were beginning to open.

Kennedy

A big, beautiful wolf jumped into the air, crashing down on June, throwing her backwards onto the ground. She screamed in pain.

I leaned over, holding my knees to try and catch my breath. I watched for just a moment.

I had seen this wolf before, she was the wolf that tried to kill me, but ran off when I started to sing that lullaby.

The beautiful wolf had June pinned down as June hissed and tried to bite her.

The wolf gnarled it's fangs and bit at June.

As they fought, I turned and ran, sliding over the cliff.

I could hear them fighting brutally. Growls, hissing, screams, and groans like loud thunder crashing behind me.

I made my way in the bright moonight to the cemetary.

I fell down right in front of that tomb stone where Rena had tried to shoot me. I could see the chipped head stone.

I pulled my knees to my chest and hid there. My heart was beating so hard. I felt numb, shocked at what I had just seen.

I had forgotten all about my plans to catch Howle tonight.

I hoped that he wasn't the murderer. I was helpless to fight him tonight.

I checked my pocket, I still had the gun.

A while later, I heard a voice calling my name. I tried to block my presence with a spell.

I moved my hand in a circle creating a wall of energy to prevent her from seeing me, I hoped. It was Rena. " Damn."

********

Rena

" Kennedy, where are you, come out!"

I could smell her, I followed her down here. I knew she came this way.

Earlier when Kennedy lost me at the cemetery I had a feeling she was coming to her castle to hide from Orcas.

I watched and waited to catch a glimpse of her.

I did not expect her vampire sister to be trying to kill her.

My natural instinct set in. Even though Kennedy was just a Howle by marraige, she was technically family.

I had to intervene, it was my duty to my brother to save his wife, especially after what I did to her after she met with my son, I admit I was wrong about her, she is a Howle.

I chased that fang sucking sister of hers until she slipped away from me in the shape of a night winged creature, she headed back to the castle. She looked injured to me, flying sideways.

I was certain that Kennedy died when I saw her slip over that cliff.

I knew Orcas would blame me for her death. I had to find her body before he did.

I was shocked that Kennedy wasn't lying there over the side of that cliff, dead.

I traced her steps and tracked her scent here to the cemetary.

I lost her.

My arm was hurting badly. June scratched me deeply with her long sharpened nails.

I was sure Kennedy must be ripped up too.

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Orcas

I found Lucas Moore in the Cave drinking a bloody Mary.

I had gone to his library apartment, he wasn't there. There was no sign or smell of Kennedy there either.

I gave up and decided to go to the Cave to look for Serena's killer.

Lucas was drunk, I think. He seemed very loopy.

" Hey, I know you, bro. Come have a drink with me." He pulled out a chair knocking it over.

I picked it up and sat on it backwards with the back of the chair between my legs.

" What are we drinking?" I asked him amused at his demeanor.

He finished his drink and smiled.

" Well, my friend came over, she usually gives me a pint or two.

I didn't know she was intoxicated when I had my dinner, but now I'm here and I need more, so much more.

So I came to drown my sorrows." He hiccupped.

"Kennedy is gone. Tell me where she is, Lucas."

" You better drink with me first, let's get f*****g sloshhhed."

Wow I never saw Lucas Moore act like this before.

He went extra on the shhh in sloshed. I had to laugh.

I had given up the hunt for Serena's killer tonight, since it was far more important to find my little bird.

This was a turning into a guy's night out.

We were two enemy families sitting at a bar sharing the same common denominator.

We both loved the same woman and she was now missing.

I was drinking heavily when my asshole sister came in to look for me.

She was in utter and complete shock to see me with my arm around Lucas Moore singing an old Scottish hymn.

Rena pulled out a chair.

" Got news for you brother." She said.

" Your little Red was attacked by the crazy sister at Starling castle tonight.

I lost her somewhere in the cemetery. I came here to stop you from your full moon shenanigans, but look at you brother, so chummy with Lucas Moore." Rena was being sarcastic.

Hearing the news about Kennedy, made me suddenly rise up, I needed to go to her.

I stumbled and fell over onto the table.

I must have knocked myself out.

I woke up the next day in a hotel room bed, lying next to Lucas.

He was the small spoon I'm affraid.

Rena was walking in with a bag of food and some coffee.

" Oh dear." She said smiling.

She watched as Lucas woke up.

" Oh, my f*****g head!" He held his head with both hands.

" Here try some coffee. We all need to have a little chat. I am affraid that there has been another murder last night.

I'm going out to look for the body this morning.

Im not sure either of you heard me tell you that Kennedy was attacked by her sister last night. I fear she has succumbed to her injuries."

I put my coffee down.

" June will pay dearly if this is true. Lucas you cannot protect her from me." I was speaking, but my heart was breaking.

I was feeling close to tears.

Lucas shook his head. "I will make her pay. I'm going over there now. If she did anything to my girl, I will slay her." He was seething.

Rena took a sip of coffee, she looked amused. She knew that Kennedy survived.

" Your girl? She's married to my brother remember?" she said to Lucas.

" For now. I was biding my time, if she's not dead, that is. I'll kill that damn June. She has really crossed the line now!"

I felt for my car keys and went out the door, heading up to the castle.

Rena was behind me.

Lucas ran out the door and went to his apartment building first, hoping she was there.

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Kennedy

I went to my apartment when I felt safe enough to move.

My father was there with Gus and Monroe. Jill and Amanda were in my bed, too weak to get up.

I hugged them all. I arranged a private jet to get them all home.

No one knew that I was staying.

I drove everyone to the airport. My badly scarred eye was closed tightly from the sunlight in my face as I drove.

When I pulled the car into the parking lot, I helped Jill and Amanda walk to the tarmac.

Daddy helped Monroe. Gus was climbing up the steps to the jet door.

" You coming?" Gus asked me.

" I can't, I need to do something first."

I got back into the car not saying goodbye to any of them. I didn't want them to stop me from going back.

I had both of my eyes wide open now. At least metaphorically.