Sorry it took me so long to put this up, I had no internet access all weekend long. Well, you all asked for it so here it is! I named it after a Nine Inch Nails Song/Album, I totally recommend you check it out. The chapters will be named after other songs from that same album unless otherwise noted. I don't own the characters, Kelley Armstrong does, and she's much better with them than I am. Enjoy! Please review! Sorry if it's a little rough, I just really wanted to get this out.
"Ok, so we'll see you tomorrow. Bye," with that, Elena hung up the phone and turned to the dark-haired man sitting across from her. He lifted his head from the book he was reading.
"Well?" he inquired.
"They expect us around six, but something seems off with the man I talked to. I just hope that the kid is still there when we get there. Andrew said he might spook."
"If that happens, we'll find him. We have Jaime. Jaime has Eve and Eve is in contact with the little necro's ghost Liz. It won't be too hard to catch up with them if they bolt. I just hope we get there before he Changes. There's nothing scarier than going through your first Change alone."
"Do you think it's true what Eve said about the little necro? That she accidentally raises zombies in her sleep? I thought Jaime had this complicated ritual that she had to follow."
"Well, yes. Jaime says that Eve hasn't been wrong about things like this before, so she doesn't see why she'd start being wrong now." Just then, the phone rang. Elena walked over and picked it up. "Hi, Jaime! Yes, he's right here. We were just talking about you. No, nothing bad, of course. Just wondering if Eve could be wrong about the Saunders girl." There was a pause, during which Elena walked over to the window. Looking out she could see her mate, Clay playing with their twins. "Oh, yes. Kate's still going through the terrible twos. Logan's just being, Logan. Clay is convinced that he's stalking the kids in playgroup still." After about two minutes of chatting about the kids, Elena finally said, "Yeah, Jeremy's getting antsy to talk to you now, so I should hand you over. I'll see you tomorrow." Handing the phone over, she left the room to give them some privacy.
After a brief conversation, Jeremy hung up. He walked over to the same window Elena had been looking out of. Watched his family play in the backyard, mulling over his conversation with his mate. Jaime. A very powerful necromancer. She was on a plane now, making her way from Chicago, so she could be here when they brought the boy and girl here.
Just think, a young werewolf was involved with a necromancer. From the accounts of the mutt, Liam, the young necro was his mate. He was only sixteen, hadn't even been through his first Change yet, and already had a mate. A woman to spend the rest of his life with. Jeremy hadn't even found Jaime until he was in his late fourties. And even then, it had taken him six years to start a relationship with her. But once a werewolf finds a mate, that's it. No one else for him ever. It seemed cruel really, the way the Pack Law worked before Jeremy took over as Alpha. All werewolves were victims of the mating instinct, and like wolves, they mated for life. But Pack Law stated that all sons born of human mothers (like there ever was any other kind before Elena) had to be taken from the mother and raised by the father. All ties to the mother had to be severed. If worst came to worst, the mother was killed to protect the secret of the Pack. His own mother was killed for that reason, although from what his grandfather had said, it didn't have to be like that. He couldn't imagine anything more painful than having to steal your child from the woman that you love. Having to go against the instinct to protect your mate at all costs by killing her.
Hopefully, this time tomorrow both Derek and Chloe would be here, safe, and learning to cope with their powers. If anyone could help Derek, it would be Jeremy. And in Jeremy's humble opinions, there would be no better teacher for the little necro than Jaime.
He still couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong, that there was more to the story than he was being told and if they waited until tomorrow, those kids would be gone. He walked over to the patio door, and stepped outside.
He was immediately assaulted by the twins. After disengaging his legs from their tiny grasps, he walked over to where Clay and Elena were sitting.
"We'll leave tonight. Call Nick and ask him if he can stay with the twins until Jaime gets here. I want to get the jump on them as soon as possible." He didn't even wait for a response, just knew his orders would be followed. Being Alpha did have it's high points. He just hoped he could reach the kids before someone else did.
