Five years ago

Gilly couldn't believe how her live had turned around from where she was raised to now. Getting a job in that bar was the best thing that had happened to her because she met Danika and the Lords of the Underworld, she also met William. Her lovely Liam who thinks she's a child along with the rest of the Lords.

It was just three weeks until her eighteenth's birthday. Things have been clam for the past few months thanks to Queen Sienna and King Paris there are no hunters (at the moment). Although Kane is still missing so Sabin said Kane was the main focus right now, Pandora's box can wait. Also thanks to Sienna the lords got all four artifacts. Everyone's been so happy and yet she feels lost, like she doesn't know who she is anymore, like she doesn't belong and that's why she had to leave.

Gilly figured out the Lords had a tracking device on her shoes and gods know what else so she brought new clothes and shoes GPS free. She was leaving everything behind, but she knew if she left Lucien would just find her until she heard that Gideon that a necklace from when he and Scarlet met that didn't allow the gods to follow you. She went to Gideon's room and knocked softly on the door just in case they were . . . you know . . . she knocked again and nothing, slowly she opened the door and saw no one.

"Okay where would I hide a necklace like that and what would it look like." Gilly looked around the room and saw a jewelry box on the nightstand. She carefully opened the box and was disappointed to see just normal necklaces and rings. This would be easier if she knew what it looked like. Gods it was hot in there, lately she was always so hot.

"Focus."

Weapons closet. She opened the door to the closet but found nothing.

Then it clicked. Money safe. She went and moved the naked painting of Gideon and started that the steel cage safe.

"Great."

She breathed in and out and put her ear on the safe, it took a few tries but she did it. When it opened all she could see was a lot of cash and a small box that looked like you could store jewelry in. She took the box and opened it, inside was the necklace she was looking for shining in all-different colors. Like they stuffed a rainbow inside. She quickly grabbed it and put it inside her jean pocket along with some cash in her bag, she closed the safe and got out but bumped into Gideon and Scarlet at the hallway who was holding a laughing Urban in her hands.

"Not looking for us?" asked Gideon the Keeper of Lies.

"Yea. I have school early tomorrow and I still need to finish some homework, can you take me home?"

" Just pay a nerd to do it." Said Scarlet.

Gilly just rolled her eyes.

" No I won't take you."

" Thanks."

Gilly pretended to be asleep the whole car ride to her apartment. She only opened her eyes when Gideon told her to wake up.

" I'm not going to pick you up tomorrow after school."

" No. I have to head to the library after school and finish a project and after that come back here and finish a stretch for art but don't worry I'll call." They were still a bit paranoid but they who could blame them. He nodded and Gilly got out of the car and raced inside before the rain fell.

Once inside her apartment she went straight to the bathroom, took one last shower and dressed in her new GPS free clothes, which were a simple black long sleeve shirt, jeans, and black boots. She got a paper and pen leaving a note so they would know she's okay and that this is her chose. She headed to the door looking back one last time and closed it. She waiting outside until her taxi came and told the driver to go to the train station.

The train station was actually full which made Gilly a bit more nervous.

" You can do this." She said to herself and got in line to buy her ticket.

" How can I help you?" asked the male behind the window.

" What's the next train that's leaving?"

" There's a train leaving for Vienna in five minutes."

Gilly nodded and paid for the ticket and headed to the waiting area in which she had to run because the train almost left without her. When she sat down she took a big breath. " I can do this. There's no turning back now." When the train took off she took out the necklace and put it on.

William is looking for Paris who is probably in bed with Sienna. Paris is the Keeper of Promiscuity who had to bed a new women everyday until Sienna. The bastard was obsessed with his new wife. The Keeper of Promiscuity has a wife. Now there were only two men in this house single; Kane who is no fun, bad things always happen around that guy plus he is currently somewhere in hell and Torin who I don't even wanted to touch literally because he's the Keeper of Disease.

He took out his phone and texted Paris. He had to get Gilly out of this mind. Not that he was thinking about her!

W: King Paris get out of bed and play with me asshole.

He responded fast.

P: My loyal servant I'm busy.

W: Well I'm bored!

P: Your king is telling you to fuck off

W: Go fuck yourself

P: Sienna is in the middle of that

Maybe Strider and I can go kill some hunter- oh I forgot the hunters have suddenly disappeared. Fuck I need to kill something.

" Emergency Meeting." Said Torin through the speakers.

Everyone was in the media room by the time William got there.

" What part of "Emergency Meeting" is not clear? " said Lucien who had Anya on his lap.

I rolled my eyes. " Clam down Lucy I'm here."

" Listen!" Torin said, " We have a lead on Kane and I think something has happened to Gilly."

On the last part William entered panic.

" What do you mean, " You think something has happened to Gilly" either something happened or not." William now regretted not getting here sooner.

" She was supposed to go to school today but there hasn't been any activity in the apartment and Gideon dropped her off last night. Also there is a lead on Kane saying he was spotted in one of the bars in the heavens."

" We have to find Gilly." Said Ashlyn

" We have to find Kane too." Said Aeron.

" Kane can take care of himself we have to find Gilly." Kaia said.

" Enough." Said Sabin and everyone froze.

" Maddox, Paris, Gideon, William and Strider will go with me to see about Kane. Lucien, Reyes, and Aeron will see about Gilly while Amun and Cameo will guard the fortress. Understood." Everyone nodded. William wanted to go see about Gilly but that would just cause more annoying comments from Paris about him liking Gilly, which he doesn't, at least not in a sexual way, not that she isn't beautiful and has too many curves for a girl her age or any age, not that he's been looking at her-

" William come on, man." Called Strider.

When Gilly got to Vienna she felt someone was following her. Maybe she's just being paranoid. It was late in the night and she was tried. She was out of Budapest so there was no turning back now but she had to figure out what she was going to do and where is was- she saw it out of the corner of her eye a man was following her. She picked up her pace until she was almost speed walking but so did he. Gilly was in a bad part of town looking for a cheap motel which is stupid because she could has stayed in the best hotel in the city but she didn't want to wasted money. There is no one in sight and she could scream but all the building here was abandoned. Suddenly memories of her stepfather raping her rose to mind. She looked at her watch- two o'clock in the morning. She couldn't shallow. When she turned the street she saw a bar and relived filled her but that was short lived when a limo blocked the street.

The window rolled down slightly so she could only see his eyes, which were deepest shade of green Gilly has ever seen. They looked like emeralds.

" I don't have any money." She said looking over her shoulder seeing the man that was chasing her down the street now stopped not to far away.

" I don't want money." He said. His voice deep with an accent she couldn't pin point.

" Then let me go." Sounding a hell of a lot braver than she felt.

" Have you been feeling hot lately, have you felt too tight in your skin, like our about to explode?"

Gilly didn't know what to answer, how did he know that.

" I will take your silence as a yes. You are not what you think you are. You are so much more." That's when the driver came out and opened the door for her but she didn't move, " Gillian please." For some reason she got in the car.

" Where are we going?" Gilly asked

" Moscow, Russia."

What did I get myself into Gilly thought?

P.O.V William

After two weeks we're finally back to the fortress with Kane in your hands. Everyone had blood on themselves but they were breathing, but to be honest William didn't give a fuck about Kane he just want to see his Gilly, I mean Gilly. She's not my Gilly she's just Gilly. Olivia took Kane to heal him and the rest of us past out on the floor.

" How long have I been out?" William asked as he sat up and saw he was in the entertainment room. He looked at this body and saw he was completely healed, so was everyone else; even Kane.

" Sienna used the River of Life water she had." Olivia said.

He needed to see Gilly. Know she was ok and then yell at her from making him worry so much and causing him worry lines. Damn her!

" Gilly is gone. She left this."

Amun gave put the note on the table but before any of these dumb ass lords could see I took the note.

I need to find myself and I can't do that here,

Gilly

" She was in our room that night, we just thought that she was looking for us but there's cash missing from the safe and . . ." Scarlet was in tears.

" And what?" Williams's tone was hard.

" A necklace . . ." Said Lucien " That is preventing me from following her sprit trail."

" Where the fuck would she get a necklace like that?" William all but screamed.

" When Gideon and I met he . . ."

He remembers the necklace and fuck he knew that she wasn't going to be found. Why is my heart breaking? I wasn't in love with her . . . I'm not in love with her. I can't and don't fall I love . . . I just have a need to protect her. That's. All.

" Not even the gods can find her now." William said trying to keep his composer and his knees from not falling. Damn. He had to keep his composer.

Everyone was quiet. All the women had tears in their eyes and rolling down there cheeks. Hell, some of the Lords were holding back tears, all but Ashlyn.

" She has been through a lot in her life and if her feels like she needs to find herself then she needs to follow her heart . . ." Now tears fell " She is strong and a fighter. One day when she is ready she will come back."

William was now fighting tears but before any fell he got up and left for town looking for a woman with dark eyes and black hair.

P.O.V. Gilly

They arrived in Moscow two weeks ago but mystery man said an emergency came up and he left. Gilly didn't even know his name. Not that she was complaining. The house where he lived was amazing and big. It was somewhat in the center of the city; the house reminded her of the fortress, which made her feel safer. It wasn't has big of course but still big. The structure was like a castle made of bricks. Expensive cars were parked in the driveway, a huge iron gate in the front, tall glass windows. Inside the house looked like it was for royalty; the bedrooms huge, decorated in silk, marble floors, media room, butlers, maids, chiefs, and an in-door pool.

Right now she was in his office. A maid told her he wanted to talk as soon as he arrived. Waiting around was boring so she starting looking around and a book got her attention in one of the selves. It was leather bound and as thick as her head, it looked as if the pages got wet and dried. She was about to open the book when the office door opened. She jumped up " Um . . . hi." Lame. So Lame. She was nervous around him especially when he was wearing a black t- shirt that strained against his chest showing off his muscles. He is really good looking. At that Gilly blushed and turned her head. He wasn't half as strong or tall as the Lords or William. He just looked like a human that worked out but still handsome never less. He had light brown hair that was tied back in a short ponytail, the greenest eyes she'd ever seen, a straight nose, kissable lips, he's probably around five' ten, five elven, in his late twenties.

" Sit." He said his accent thicker than she remembered.

" I need to talk about you but first my name is Blake."

Gilly just nodded.

" You've been feeling strange lately. You think that you're human but my dear you are far from it."

" What am I?"

His face held no emotion. Suddenly he got up and walked to open the balcony doors in his office. When he noticed Gilly wasn't following he said, " Come and sit." Outside the view was beautiful. The garden surrounding the pool had red roses; beside the pool there was a table and chairs for an outdoor breakfast. The sun was shining on Gilly warming her skin.

He pointed to the chair and she sat down. " There are a lot of things you don't know and I don't know how to explain them . . . you're not human. Not even close."

Gilly didn't say anything. She was too busy taking everything in " What am I then?"

He didn't answer the question. She knew a couple months back that something was wrong with her. She knew that maybe she wasn't human but just never let the thought sink in.

" Listen and do not talk. Do you know what a Demi-God is? -"

Gilly nodded. " Is that what I am?"

" No but something similar. I knew your father . . . your real father . . . when you were born your father wanted to keep you but because of what you were he thought it was best to sent you to live with humans. He never wanted for your life to be such misery at such a young age especially with your stepfather-" Gilly winched at the memories " - . . . your parents are . . . your father is . . . I'm sorry I want you to understand but finding a way is difficult. Lets start with your grandfather of your father's side. He was a Phoenix shape-shifter -"

Was? So he died or was killed. Most likely killed. She remembered that once she heard that Kaia's dad was a Phoenix shape-shifter " Will did he . . . past away?"

" He was killed a couple months ago. Your grandfather wanted a child what was a Phoenix too so he went looking for a women and found a witch that could withstand his touch but your father never showed any signs of Phoenix -" he looked at Gilly making such she was understanding, when she nodded he went on "- so your grandmother kept him and taught him her ways. Later on your father went to the heavens and fall in love with Aphrodite and-"

" Wait! My mother is Aphrodite as in the Goddess of Beauty. Are you kidding me?" No way. She went from thinking she was human with human abusive parents to finding out her mother is Aphrodite.

" Why do you think you're so beautiful? So prefect? Why do you think you have perfect flawless skin? That men are attracted to you?" Don't blush. Don't blush. Too late, her cheeks got the deepest shade of red.

" Yes your mother is Aphrodite. When you were born your father asked if he could keep you and she said yes. A couple days after you were born your father discovered that you had Phoenix blood running through your veins and thought the safest place for you was in the human world. He planned to be a part of your life but was killed by your grandfather. I found him dying on the middle of the road, his last request was for me to find you and teach you, keep you safe but when I went to the orphanage you were gone and I've been looking for you ever since."

When he finished Gilly didn't know how to react or what to say, she was in shock. " All this time I was adopted. All the things they did to me." She whispered the last part holding back tears. Everything she suffered she was never meant to suffer. Life is cruel.

" I'm sorry for all you have been through." There was sincerity in his voice but that doesn't change anything. All the times she was hit.

" Do you want me to stop?"

" No. I want to know."

" Witches are mortal until they reach there . . . "peak" you could say. When a witch turns eighteen she begins training and when she reaches her full potential she becomes immortal. The common age is between twenty-six and twenty-eight. Some witches are stronger than others, depending on their blood line."

" Have some witches turned before the common age?"

" Only a hand full in the last two thousand years. Those witches are the strongest and come from the strongest blood line."

" Which is the strongest blood line?"

" Aleksandrov."

" Which is my blood line?"

"Aleksandrov. You are rare. You are part Phoenix that is why you have been hot lately; also you're part witch from the strongest bloodline and your mother is a Goddess. I can teach you to control. I can teach you how to fight. How to be confident, how to get through what was done to you as a child. I made a promise to your father to teach you and to protect you."

" And we stay here in your house?" she liked knowing that William and Danika were a train ride away. Not that she had any thought of going back.

" This isn't my house. This is your house along with five others, the cars, the maids and everything else; your father was a rich man. Do you stay yes or no?"

All of this is mine. Everything. This could change her life forever.

" I always wanted to learn Russian."

Present time

Gilly was dirty and disgusted. She hadn't taken a shower in . . . only the gods know how long. She didn't know how much time had past. One day. One year. One century. Gods how she hated Tartarus prison, but she was going to survive. Somehow.