Phoenix: rise from death. **COMPLETED**

#17 returning to the devil

the woods were still dewy from the morning mist. the sun had risen in the sky casting it's glow across the needles laying on the forest floor. I could see the waterfall now. spreading it's spray across the waters surface. it felt good to be here yet i felt completley out of place now. i entered the water and dipped under swimming and flipping on my back to float a while. I knew i didn;t have much time before i was caught. I just wanted to bask in this serenity before my peace was interupted. i started swimming back to the shore to leave this place. I heard a thunderous roar coming from the distnace. Paws pounding the dirt racing toards me. I closed my eyes and rose from the water stepping out onto the embankment as the paws came to a hault in front of me. my hair lay down my back wet and sticking to my body. the white dress i wore clinging to me like a second skin. I lifted my head to see the wolves in front of me part as he came through them. there before me stood Christopher. He looked shocked and unsure of what to say as he and the warriors looked at me like i was a ghost. A past of his he never thought would come back to haunt him. Death should be final. his past should have been just that in the past not standing here in front of him. Instinctively he reached his hand out to my face like i would disappear if he touched me. i did not move. not even a flinch came from me like it would have in my past. his hands touched my face as his fingers ran down my cheek. it was like he was seeing me for the first time. it was diffrent this time though. he was the one with fear in his eyes.the warriors stood around us now unsure of what to do. "Angel?" he looked me dead in my eyes."how can you be here?"

I just stood there for a moment. my face showed bewilderment. I needed to make this look the part or else my cover would be blown. I knew he woud be an easy target right now. this would be my only opportunity to make this work. I didn't have a back up option."i'm sorry but I don't know who you are. where am i?" I watched his face falter. I knew he wold think he had the upper hand here. If i did not remember his wrong doings imagine how much better his life could be. he could do everything all over again. I looked at all the faces of the warriors and then back to Christopher. "Who is Angel?"

that was it. that was sold it to them all. their LUna was back from the dead without her memory and Christopher was lapping it all up. "you are Angel. you are back. you don't remember me? I am your mate? I missed you so much!" he fell to his feet bfore me grabbing me by my waste. He was good at dramatics when it suited a purpose. he needed th warriors to spread that the love of his life had risen from the deada and come back to him. he needed to sell it as much to the pack as he needed to sell it to me. his fragile risen Luna mate that he loved with all his heart. Not the abused mate that he treated like s**t and branded like cattle. He rose back up kissing me on the lips like a needy dog. the feeling made bile rise in my stomach and I wanted to puke in his mouth. instead i stepped back in shock like i couldn't understand why he touched me like that. playing innocent was hard but i knew i needed to do it. out of nowhere someone came foward bowing to their alpha and handed him a tshirt for me. my clothes must have been too revealing for them. it was a good distraction. Christopher came towards me holding out his hand for me to take.

"come Angel lets get you settled and we can have a doctor look over you." I could see an evil smirk on his face. I knew he was realing the possibilities of what this resurection could bring him. i meekly placed my hand in his and let him lead me to the pack house. this was working exactly how i wanted it too. I was led to the front door of the sprawling mansion. the mansion was massive with more rooms than neccessary. it was meant to impress and there was no end to it's opulance. I looked sheepishly at Christopher. I didn't feel the same pull i used to before my death. Now i felt nothing but disgust. he let go of my hand and walked to the double doors carved from redwood. he opened them ushering me in. the entrance was just as grand as the outside. it was a huge open room. the chandelier was newer than i remember. the decor was more expensive than i remembered. everything was the same yet different. He leaned in to kiss me but i backed away. he straightened back up trying to hide his annoyance at my avoiding him. good. the more irritated he became the more pack members he would lose. he couldn't be a good mate for long. he never could hide his anger well. this time I would make sure it happened in public not behind closed doors.

"i'm sorry i just don't know you. i know you say you are my mate i j-just don't remember any of this." it was there a flash of anger at my resistance to him. then like it was never there the anger disappeared. "I am so tired. might i have a room to lay down and rest?"

sick bastard smiled. i know what he was thinking. not going to happen bastard. "yes lets show you to our room." he waved to an omega who came towards us in a flash.

"when you say our room. I don't think it would be appropiate if we shared one." more anger that he would have to hide. it was like dagger after dagger being thrust into him. i had to hide my pleasure from his suffering.

"Angel," his voice was venom." you are my mate and will sleep with me in our room." i stepped back out of his grasp as the omega watched on. the room was filled with pack members as he began to come lose at the edges. the seems of his restraint was ready to burst.

I lowered my voice to a whisper he could barely hear. i was going to play the victim very well. i flashed fear across my face and shock at his forcefullness. "sir i don't know you well enough to sleep with you. i can't. please don't make me."

he grabbed my hand as he looked around at all the eyes now watching us. tears pouring down my cheeks now. he smiled playing to the crowd. "no of course not. i don't know what i was thinking. omega please show Luna Angel to her own room please. the one next to mine." Nice move. the room next to his had a door that opened to his.

I gave him a sickly sweet smile as he waved for me to follow the omega to my room. i turned at the bottom of the stairs to talk to him. "sir thank you."

I saw him cringe at my use of the word sir to address him. even when we were mated to him he expected respect and the word Alpha was how i was to address him. "Angel,"

"yes sir." dig,dig.

"call me alp- christopher. i am your mate after all." i smiled and bounded up the stairs after the omega. i could hear him talking with his new beta as i left. "i need her to trust me. she is my key to taking over all the packs. the Luna blessed by the moon goddess and brought back to life to come back to her loving Alpha mate is the best thing that could have happened."

the beta didn't even miss a beat. "Alpha i agree she will be instrumental in taking down the other packs but how do you explain al; of this to Luna Christine. She will not be very happy."

"I don't give a f**k what she thinks. she will be moved out of my room immediately and moved to another room. I need Angel to be by my side in order for this to work." i looked down the balcony to the spot they were standing. the very same spot in which i fell from three years earlier. There they stood in the spot i died all those years ago. The omega tapped my shoulder. i turned to follow her into my room leaving Christopher and his Beta to finish talking.