We got away. They were going to hunt us down, but we had gotten away for the time being. My father's anger would spill out into the night as he would send Death Dealers to hunt us and bring us back to be executed. However, neither Lucian or I would let that happen. We had too much to lose now.
Lucian had hardly said two words to me since we left the Coven. It worried me. I wondered if he had gone into reverberated shock. Just before we escaped, I informed him that I was with child. A hybrid child, blending our two bloodlines. Never before had anyone thought that possible nor given the thought to try. My father considered it the ultimate crime of betrayal to create such a being.
Our child. The thought was even shocking to me as I never thought it possible for the bloodlines to even mix, much less produce a child. I pressed my hand to my belly where our child was lying inside of me. A miracle. The baby inside of me would be the very first hybrid in the history of immortals. Lucian and I would constantly be protecting our child from the Coven. My father would no doubt launch a full-scale assault with the Death Dealers. But, Lucian and I were going somewhere safe so that I could give birth in peace.
We stopped to rest for a while and find shelter as sunrise was nearing. A nearby cave proved to be useful as we set up camp. Raze and the other men guarded the outside of the cave while Lucian and I stayed inside as the sun was beginning to rise over the horizon. I came over and sat next to my husband.
"Something is troubling you, my love." I looked him in the eyes with tenderness.
"Sonja, we are going to have a child." He gazed down in amazement as he put his hand to my belly. "A child," he repeated.
I smiled. "Yes; the child is our miracle."
"I promise that I will keep both of you safe, no matter what it takes." His lips pressed against my forehead.
My head nodded. "I know you will. Do you think that it is a son or a daughter?"
He leaned forward and kissed my stomach. "No matter what it is, it is ours and I will love this child regardless."
For a while after that, we just talked about the child and the possibilities of names. It had been difficult to envision myself as a mother when I first discovered I was going to have a child, but with each passing day I was growing more in love with my child. Lucian and I had created a life. Our love would bring something wonderful into the world. No matter what my father believed, I knew my child was not an abomination.
Around midday, Lucian went outside to check with Raze on the perimeters and other important matters so I was left in the cave by myself for a while. More and more, I was beginning to trust Raze as a friend. He had helped us escape and was my husband's friend. The lines between Lycan and Vampire no longer existed for me as I had both living within me in my child and I was in love with a Lycan. I sat on a rock and put my hand on my stomach and began talking to my child.
"You are a miracle," I reassured it. "And I love you, little one. Your father and I will do anything to protect you and never let any harm come to you."
My thoughts drifted over my memories, thinking back to the first time I had seen Lucian. My father was showing the other Counsel members Lucian's strength and intelligence as the very first Lycan, able to retain his humanity. Both of us were just children, with Lucian being just two years older than I was. I remembered his eyes most, so full of kindness and at the same time, pain. He was a slave, but never so to me. From then on, when we would see one another in passing, I would always give him a small smile, unbeknownst to anyone around us. When we reached adulthood, our small friendship had grown into something so much more. We had fallen in love with one another; although we knew it was forbidden. At first, I would make many trips to the blacksmith's shop where Lucian worked, always needing my sword sharpened. Yet, that was never enough as we were not alone. Other Death Dealers would be around, having their swords sharpened or other weapons fashioned. Only stolen glances and a few instances where our hands touched. It was never enough. I thought of the first time we met in the small tunnel, how happy I had been to be with him. Many, many nights were spent in that cave with Lucian. We married in secret on one of our nights there. Our child was conceived there.
I remembered the moment I realized that I was with child. For several days I had not been feeling well and vomited blood several times after trying to drink, which had never happened to me before. Around the third or fourth day of dealing with it privately, I came to the realization that I was with child; Lucian's child. At first, I had been terrified of what was growing inside of me. It was thought impossible to blend the bloodlines, but somehow Lucian and I had done it. But, when I began to think less and feel more, I grew to love the child in my belly. My little one. When Lucian escaped, I had not told him of the news. My father learned of our relationship and imprisoned me in my room. Lucian came to rescue me and we had to fight our way out, even pointing a sword at my own father. That was when I implored to him that he stop, for the sake of his grandchild. He would not listen and instead, came to hate me for what was growing inside of me.
At that moment, the father I knew and loved was gone; replaced by a man with a selfish hatred of my husband because he was a Lycan and not like us and prejudice for our child, which should have been joyous news. Yet, Lucian and I welcomed the news with our own joy. Thankfully, Raze and the others came. Hundreds of Lycans, both like Lucian and the wild ones. They overran the walls of the Coven, allowing Lucian and I to escape.
Now we were heading as far North as we could before going East. Neither Lucian or I had been very far outside the walls of the Coven, so we did not know exactly where we were going, but his instincts were leading him and I put my trust in that. Our bond and love went deeper than anything else. We had started a war for one another.
Sometime later, near sunset, Lucian came back into the cave.
"As soon as the sun sets, we will leave," he said.
I nodded. "Where will we go?"
"We will start going East and just keep riding."
"And the Death Dealers?" I asked.
"They will be taken care of. I've ordered some of the wild Lycans to stay behind and patrol, giving them the order to attack if they see any Death Dealers come this way." He began gathering up his things to mount the horses.
I came over and put my hand on his, stopping him. "Lucian, everything will be alright in the end. We are together and that is what matters."
Smiling, he kissed my forehead. "Sonja, what would I do without you in my life?"
"Be lost forever," I smirked.
After the sun had set, we mounted the horses and left. As we rode, several of the wild Lycans came up and formed around us in a protective formation. Never before had I realized how intelligent these creatures actually were. They were not the mindless beasts my father had made them out to be. My love had been born of these creatures and our child was part of them as well. They were keeping us safe.
We rode all night until we found a safe place to stay as the sun was beginning to rise; a military outpost that had been abandoned sometime ago. All of the windows had been boarded up, so it was perfect. Lucian stayed with me all day, playing with my stomach and kissing our child through my skin, which was just beginning to round. I knew he was going to be a wonderful father.
The next night, as soon as the sun was gone, we began riding again. This time I noticed that the same Lycan who had ran along side my horse the night before was there again. It was a female Lycan. She was pretty for a Lycan, with unusual violet eyes. As I rode, I noticed that she never left my side, even as the other Lycans changed formations. When we stopped to let the horses rest, she followed me and sat right next to me when I sat on a rock. For some reason I could not explain, she rested her head on my leg, right next to my belly. When Lucian saw this, he froze.
"Do not move, Sonja," he warned.
"I think she means me no harm," I replied. "She has stayed by my side this night and the last as well."
I slowly reached up and patted her head. There was no growl.
Lucian came and sat with me. "She knows you are with child. A Lycan that has been a mother before can sense another mother."
"Is that why she is near me all the time?"
He nodded. "Lycans protect their own, especially their young. When a mother is with child, the other mothers in the pack tend to stay near until she gives birth and then protect the pup."
Lycans were not the heartless beasts I had been lead to believe my entire life. They had families and protected their children just as vampires did, if not more. As the female with violet eyes rested near me, I thought of my own child growing inside of me. I wondered what it would look like, more of me or more of Lucian. I knew that it was going to be difficult as there had never been a child of both bloodlines before. No one knew the risks of carrying such a child, nor the experience of raising one. But, I knew that Lucian and I were ready to become parents. We had already gone above and beyond to protect the life of our child, defying the Coven and my father by escaping. And I knew that should anything happen, we would do nothing less than everything possible to protect our child.
A/N: I do not own Underworld in any way, so I cannot claim it as my own. Therefore...don't sue me! Reviews are appreciated though!
