Hello readers! I hope you enjoy the story. I do not have the privilege of owning the House of Night but I do love it unconditionally and am dying waiting for the last book. Anyways, I hope you enjoy.
Prologue:
The Summer Games (Vampire Olympics)
I was sitting behind the archers as they practiced. James and Will were preparing for the tournament later that day. James, my younger brother was concentrating really hard, but Will, my boyfriend of the past year and a half, wasn't as concerned. He had won the games last year and the year before and a lot of years before. We were joking around, trying the keep the obvious love off our faces in case someone came in, but it was hard. Our whole relationship was a secret because Will was a teacher at the Chicago House of Night and I was a fledgling. But by some weird twist in fate, we had fallen in love and Imprinted. He was a Son of Erebus Warrior at the school and without telling anyone, last Christmas, while we were in New York for one of my shows, he had pledged himself to me as my Oath Sworn Warrior.
It was beautiful. I was in NY for a concert I was doing and Will had been assigned to escort me to and from. We had taken a walk in central park and had found a white gazebo that was covered in winter roses, it had white Christmas lights rapped around the pillars and around it and it was snowing. Somewhere close by in the park, someone had been playing the violin. It was perfect.
"Stephanie?" He said, as I looked out in awe at the beauty of the area.
"Yea." I turned to face him and saw that he was on one knee.
"I need to say something. I love you. I have since the moment I met you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, protecting and loving you. We've already Imprinted but one day, when you complete the change, I hope that you will be my mate. Well, you already are. I have considered you as much for a while know. But I want to be more than that with you. Will you, Stephanie Andrews, Priestess and beloved by Nyx, accept my Oath as a Warrior, to protect and serve you, and through you our Goddess Nyx?" He had such love in his eyes, that it actually brought me to tears.
"Yes," I breathed, "I accept your Oath."
It had been beyond perfect, and made me smile as I thought about it. That night had also been the first time we had made love, which had been even more perfect. As these thoughts went through my head, I felt myself blush. Will looked back at me, with a smirk on his face, he caught on to my emotions, knowing what I was thinking about.
"I hope you aren't thinking about anything indecent, Ms. Andrews." He turned back to face the target as he notched the arrow.
"I'm only thinking of the man I love, and how much I love when he makes love to me." I said lightly, like any normal conversation. Will just chuckled, letting the arrow fly. It hit the centre of the target. I clapped for him and noticed James getting ready to let his arrow go. His brow was creased and he looked like he was trying to take a poo. I laughed a little at that. He hadn't been paying mind to Will or I, which was probably a good thing. He knew about us, but that didn't mean he liked when I talked like that around him. I watched as he took a deep breathe and let the arrow go, but it didn't hit the target, in fact it disappeared. I glanced over at Will, about to say something to him, as I saw the arrow reappear. Only a few feet from Will.
"No!" I screamed as I saw the arrow continue on its path, hitting Will in the heart so hard, that blood splattered everywhere and the arrow almost came all the way out the other side.
"Will!" I screamed as I bolted from my perch and hurtled over the barrier that separated the viewing area from the pitch. I ran to where he was lying, he wasn't breathing and I knew from the pain in my heart that my mate, my Warrior, my love, was dead. That's when the water works started.