well this is my first fanfic so dont kill me :)

Chapter One

Zoey POV

I was so tired…but why cant I get to sleep? Everything that happened once we got into the tunnels was kind of hectic, and I kind of have the weight of the world on my shoulders, having to think of a plan to bring down Kalona and Neferit before it's too late and the world is full of darkness and death.

*Flash Back*

"Guys I'm fine, I just need some rest" Stevie Rae said reassuringly to the twins, jack and Damien who were standing at the entrance to her 'room' (which was really just another dead end tunnel transformed by putting a bed in there) looking scared shitless.

"What do you mean Stevie Rae" Erin said…

"You've got a bloody arrow sticking out of your chest!" Shaunee finished her sentence as usual.

Aphrodite being her smart ass self innocently said," She's a big girl she can suck it up, she'll probably die anyway." The twins gave Aphrodite a look that made me think they might lunge at her and attack.

"Oh my god guys shut the fuck up! We just need to get the arrow out of her chest, she'll heal fast remember?" I shouted at the twins and Aphrodite, cant the just get on? Is it really that hard?

"Wow the mighty Zoey cussed, she must be pissed" of corse Aphrodite had to comment on my usual not swearing vocab.

"Yeah whatever." The twins said in unison.

I had forgotten Darius was here with us until he spoke (I have no idea how I didn't see him…he's kind of a mountain, being a warrior and all) "Priestess, I will pull out the arrow. Afterward she will need lots of rest and I thi…"

"I'll need blood." Stevie Rae said matter of factly, "fresh blood will heal me faster, but I can deal with not having that. There's a tunnel that leads to the blood bank."

*end flash back*

It was horrible watching Darius rip the arrow from Stevie Rae's chest. But she was so brave, didn't even make a sound…

She was sleeping now and had been since it was pulled out, only like 12 hours. I wonder what time it is. Glad that I had remembered my phone that night we left the House of Night, the time was 2:00am. Too early.

After about 2 hours I was starting to drift asleep…

"Zoey?" I would recognise that voice anywhere.

"Erik? What are you doing here?"

"I think we need to talk, I can't live all smushed down here with you if we're fighting. It makes life harder to be angry at you. I still love you."

"Erik…I love you to. I'm so sorry about what happened with Lor" He cut me off.

"Ok Zoey…I've done a lot of thinking and I've decided that you were vulnerable and he took advantage of that, although I can't quite understand how that lead to you to well you know. I'm prepared to forgive you… on one condition."

"Anything Erik! I can't stop thinking about you, I love you!"

"You NEVER mention his name. You NEVER mention what happened. You forget completely."

"Oh Erik" I got out of bed and went and hugged him. "I want to be with you. I had already forgotten."

"And, I cannot live knowing he owns your body. He is fully imprinted with you. I can't live with that." He looked into my eyes, they were black and looked…angry? Lust filled?

"So you want me to…"It took me a minute to figure this out." You want me to give myself to you?"

"Yes. I want to know no other man will ever have you. No other man will ever love you but me, you will love no other. You will imprint with me." He sounded slightly scary, but I was prepared to give myself to him long ago…but I had never thought about imprinting…