Merit sighed. She had lived her 28 years as the youngest Merit daughter, going by her last name, and as a disappointment to her father. Oh her father was proud of her academic prowess and of her extra-curricular activities, but the truth was that she was the replacement daughter for one that the family had lost. On top of that, she was the outsider of her family because of her powers. She could control the elements and read and manipulate minds, she had done so for as long as she could remember. When she was little, it terrified her family, a two year old toddler with power over fire? It meant one hell of a temper tantrum. When she was 6, a security consultant found her playing with fire and water. His name was Noah and he helped her control her powers. When her father found Noah instructing her on how to control her powers, he instantly hired Noah to train me every day. It was revealed that he was in fact a vampire and so they learnt about the politics of the vampire world. Merit loved Noah as the father she wanted and knew that he felt the same about her. She had the protection of the Rogue vampires of Chicago; Noah was the leader of the Rogues and he was there at her tournaments, her recitals and her plays. He was her true family. Things were tenser now, since the existence of vampires was exposed thanks to the head of Navarre Vampires, Celina. The day that news broke was the day Merit started waiting for the other shoe to drop. At the moment, vampires were popular, but sooner or later that popularity would turn into hatred when they realised the darker side of vampires. At least Noah and the Rogues were not exposed.
When Merit was turned against her will by Ethan Sullivan, she was pissed. While the thought of turning had crossed her and Noah's mind, they didn't know the effect that it would have on her powers. She knew the rules of vampirism and she knew that Ethan Sullivan, head of Cadogan House, had crossed several lines by turning her against her will. Once she was dropped off at the house she shared with her best friend Mallory, she picked up her phone and saw several messages from Noah. She sighed. This was going to be a rough night. She dialled his number. She needed his help. She could feel the minds of all of Chicago pressing through her shields and could feel a deeper connection with her elements; it was almost painful and was growing by the minute. Her powers had grown and she needed her teacher.
"Merit!" he said as soon as he answered
"Noah," Merit gasped in pain "I... I... I was...attacked and forcibly turned... I... God it hurts... my powers..." tears began to
"Merit! Merit," said Noah "Focus, just focus. I will be there with some guards soon. Merit, listen to me, and just focus okay. Take deep breaths. I am on my way and we will get your powers under control again. Just take deep breaths and keep calm. Mallory does not know your powers, so we will come and take you to a safe house and we will deal with the turning after your powers are under control. Just keep calm and I will be there soon."
"Hurry, Noah," choked out Merit "It's getting worse."
The door burst open 10 minutes later, Noah had come as fast as he could. He ignored merits roommate and headed to her room. What he found inside broke his heart. His angel suited vampirism, but not at this price. She was curled up in a ball in the corner of her room, clutching at her head, tears streaming down her face. He had not seen her like this in years. His body guards and Merit's close friends, Mike and Fred tensed. Noah led the way to his daughter in all but blood and gently took her hands in his. It was them that he sensed the presence of drugs in her system and the separate consciousness of her vampire. Whoever turned her drugged her, separating her humanity and the vampire. With her powers, that meant a very dangerous situation. He inwardly seethed. If he wasn't here, this would cause a hell of a lot of damage. She wouldn't be in full control until her turning was complete. He could smell exactly who it was that turned her and hated him even more.
"Merit," he whispered, knowing loud noises would make it worse "Merit, It's me" she flung her arms around him, clutching him tightly as she sobbed.
"Daddy it hurts so much" said Merit. He choked back tears. It was the first time she had called him that. He gently picked her up. He looked over to the doorway to see Mallory.
"Tell Ethan that her turning has been corrupted," he said coldly "by drugging her when she was turning, he risked her sanity. Tell him she will seek him out when her turning is complete and her mental state is stable. Tell him that she is being taken care of and has yet decided if she will join his house. Tell him, her father is pissed for not giving her a choice and that I will accompany her when she goes to meet him and that she has yet to decide if she is joining the Rogues."
Mallory just nodded. The two had never gotten along, but she feared him enough to do as she was told. Noah carried Merit out of the house and into the backseat of his car, while Mike drove them to a safe house an hour outside of Chicago. It was far enough to allow Merit to regain control, without completely cutting her off, so that she would not be overwhelmed when she returned to the city. He rang his people at his company and stated he was taking a week off to deal with some family troubles and called his Second to tell him what had happened with Merit, since the two were practically brother and sister, promising to send updates often. He sighed. His daughter was in pain and would be until she regained control and he knew that he would encourage her to go into the House system, if only because it was an easier life and a safer one for her.
AN; Please read and review and I will update as fast as I can