I turned away clenching my fists.

"We've done everything we could, her body rejected every type of blood ooman and yautja alike. Without that working there was nothing we could do, I'm sorry but she passed."

With that said I let out a long loud roar, they took her from me. They took my future mate, my future hunting partner, they took away my future; and once I find out who did it I will take their future from them. The Queen broke down, her mate roars out in anger, and Montu trashes the place and I just walk away.

'Isis I promise on my life I will find the one who did this to you!'

I ran back to her room, everything looked normal. Her windows locked, there was no sign of a struggle only a puddle of blood on her bed I followed the trail of blood and just noticed the slow change in colour.

"What happened to you?"

I asked knowing that I wouldn't get an answer, with my head hung low I walked back to her room and sat on the edge of her bed with my head in my hands. But something was different I looked up as I smelled flowers yet saw nothing that could give the scent off. It smelled of the Stargazer Lilies that Isis loved, I felt something . . . something light around my shoulders, yet I saw nothing the smell grew stronger.

"I'm still here my love. Just in a deep sleep."

"Isis? Already I am losing my mind."

"Yes it's me, and no you're not. Don't worry though Osiris no one harmed me."

"But all-"

"Something the Goddess did in my sleep, I will stay like this for two days. Till then I want you to watch over my body. I don't know what the Goddess is up to yet, now no questions just do as I say. Bring my body back to this room. Don't change the bed lay me there as it is now, go now Osiris."

I swear I thought I was losing my mind till there was a light push on my back, so I did as she wanted. I went back to where Isis was last laid only to find out they moved her to some room on the third floor as I was going in Kan'de was coming out and gripped my shoulder one good time and walked out without a word. Inside the room was her family and a doctor, slowly I walked over to her I saw all the needle marks all long her arms and a few on her neck.

'At least they really did try to save you.'

I thought bitterly as I got a clear look at all the wounds some deeper than others, then I finally noticed it. . .the mark was slowly, but surely growing stretching its way across her battered cold body.

'I sure as hell hope that I'm not loosing my mind. You better be right Isis.'

Pulling back the covers more I picked up her body and opened the door.

"What are you doing with my offspring?"

The king roared at me as he started to block my way out.

"I was instructed to do this by a higher being sir."

"WHO?"

"The Goddess and Isis . . . Isis came to me in her room when I tried to find how this was done. . .nothing in her room is broken, the only thing out of place is all the blood on her bed and floor; where she dragged herself out of her room all the way to the stairs. Please, let me through so I can do what I've been told. To defy her is far worst than being a bad blood I believe."

With his eyes wide he let me through, I felt his and many others eyes on my back. I paid no mind, just looked down at the "lifeless" body of the female in my arms. Once out of the medical wing I rushed to her room and did as she said. I will stay with her even when she's alive and well.

Two days goes by, I hear them come and knock. When they did the smell of flowers filled my senses, I never left my spot. . .when I did it was to check on her, adjust my body, and use the bathroom.

"Hurry and awake Isis, show me. . .prove to me that I'm not losing it."


"Montu, I worry over him. He's not right, the doctors confirmed her death. We saw it ourselves, there's no life left in her."

I said to my long time friend as we sat in the empty "gym" as Isis like to call it.

"….I believe he's only doing this because it was his duty to watch over and protect her. Once he's out of denial he'll…."

He didn't finished like I thought he would, Montu looked as if he was trying to find the right word to finish his statement; as I leaned in closer he said nothing.

"He'll what?"

Slowly he turned his head facing me and looking me square in the eyes, and finally spoke.

"I don't know what he'll do, he come around soon and accept what has happened."

I shook my head and stood quickly and gripped his shoulders shaking him with every word I said.

"Montu! He's been locked up in that room with a dead you hear me DEAD female for the past two days! That's just not normal, not even for a damn bodyguard! He's not right in the head anymore!"

"Or maybe he knows something that we don't."

"I'm starting to believe I'm the only one close to sane around here now."

I just dropped my hands and rubbed my forehead, just as I was about to walk away Montu sprang up and held me at arm's length.

"That's could be the thing Kan'de, it has to be. The Goddess wouldn't just mark someone and let them die! Think about it, just think. I remember Isis telling me that her mark was starting to burn and I saw it growing."

"You know Montu you sound just as crazy as he does, but I believe there's still some truth in your words. Either way I'm going to make him get out of that room and have Isis get a proper burial."

Montu dropped his hands shaking his head.

"She's not really dead. . .not yet at least."

I wanted to hear no more, I stormed off to get Osiris out of Isis' room.

"This has gone on for far too long I'm not just going to sit by and watch him drive himself mad over this!"

I huffed as I kicked opened the door and walked up the flights of stairs that lead up to Isis' room. As I was about to knock on the door I heard something.

"Osiris?"