So I have major writers block for my other stories and I am sorry for not updating them. I hope you enjoy. And I know this is long because I don't want to spend a lot of time on it.

(Alicia's POV)

Alicia took out three of the nomad vampires with ease, you could always tell by their wind beaten clothes.

As she turned to take out two more a great furry arm slapped them aside like they were nothing.

She had to admit that the wolf, for his size, was extremely elegant on his feet and she was mesmerized by the way he fought. Certainly a skilled warrior.

As he turned he reached out and she took his hand, twisting as he swung her towards enemies and she felt her boots come into contact with several of their faces.

He set her down as his other arm swept across and grabbed on vampire and gutted him. She twirled and jumped between two nomads that were sneaking up on the Were.

She was an excellent hand to hand fighter, in a little space she brought the creatures to their feet and ripped one's heart out.

She smiled and took a bite, shivering at the taste of vampire blood, or secondary blood as they called it. Not fresh at all.

(Maddy's POV)

Maddy was just so frustrated by her fur covered donor.

He was so gentle when he was touching her, but when he spoke he sounded like he wanted to kill her. She huffed and reached up, petting behind one of his ebony dog ears that had him unconsciously leaning into her hand.

"So when will you give me what I want, Damned one." He growled and paced, before coming to sit before her again, leaning forward until she started petting him again.

"Well, maybe if you weren't such a nasty jerk, me laying with you would be easier!" Maddy hissed back, on edge without her mother vampire and with a wolf that was free and strong enough that if he truly wanted, could have his way with her and leave.

"I won't do that." He answered her worries. "I will only take a woman who's consenting." He rolled his eyes as if her fears were stupid. "I'm hunting." He stood up, his velvet soft fur sliding against her palm as she clutched at him.

"You can't leave." He looked at her before she continued. "I'm hungry." He stared at her, before lifting her up and pressing her against the wall, her legs wrapping around his waist as he wrapped his hand around her throat.

"Until you agree to my demands, you will get no more of my blood." He spit, her brows furrowed in fear, "Damned one."

Slumping against the wall, she replied coldly. "Then kill me, it would be a better death than starvation."

He raised his claw and she closed her eyes. Waiting for him to rip her heart out, but instead he dropped her and ran out of the cave.

(Alicia's POV)

"So, your beta?" She started softly as she grabbed the bag one of the vampires had, "what's he like?"

"Good soldier, but he's a loner, I am really the only one he has ever gotten along with. Truth be told, he is reckless and an ass at times, not as bad as he used to be." The man replied beside her. "But his family was killed by vampires, he would not be to keen to allow you two to live." She tensed. "Don't worry, I'll make sure you two get away fine."

She nodded and started through the city. "I never got your name."

"Commander Nathaniel Taylor, at your service." He bowed a little, "Your turn."

"Alicia Washington." She didn't bother with titles anymore. After all, her eight hundred year old title was nothing to her now. "Well, I am glad I but that collar on your beta."

He stopped, "What collar?"

"A control collar, magicked by the blind witches of the mountains, why?" She cocked her head as she picked up her pace.

"Those damn collars don't work on Weres for long." They paled and both broke into a run to the lair.

(Maddy's POV)

He had left after threatening her, and she curled up in the corner, old fears of being alone flooding back. She knew she was the very monster she always feared, but kicking a habit of fear was hard.

She heard the sounds of footsteps as two people entered the cave at the edge of the city and smiled at her mothering vampire. Her black pants and tank top were dirty but that could be cleaned, she was just overjoyed her Mistress was safe.

She sprung up and fell into the dark haired woman's arms. "I thought something horrible happened to you."

"I was gone for only two days. You have eaten?" Maddy nodded and looked at the Were behind the woman. "Where is the Were we caught?"

"He left to hunt…I think, it has been very hard keeping him calm without you." She looked worried and Alicia cupped her face.

"What happened?" She noted how upset the girl looked. Maddy quickly explained how her bites effected him and his threat, Alicia growling at this and the wolf behind her tensing. "I want him dead!"

The wolf was about to speak when someone else did. "No, I still want him as my donor." The girl stated and both creatures looked at her. "He was gentle when he touched me, and he let me drink from him."

"What?" the white wolf stared at her, "Are we still talking about the wolf with black fur." Maddy nodded, "He hates vampires with a passion, why would he let you feed off of him?"

This peaked the interests of both women. "Maybe the collar?" the youngest person in the room suggested. He hadn't killed Maddy for what reason?

"Maybe." The old wolf murmured before a shadow running into the cave caught their attention. He immediately eyed Alicia as he circled and stood next to Maddy.

She fell against him, seeking his warmth that was missed by his absence. She never realized how cold vampires were until he left her. She stroked his chest and arms as he wrapped an arm around her.

"Commander." The young wolf as black as the night bowed a little to the older and larger wolf. Alicia moved forward, dropped the bag and grabbed her infant, walking her away and deeper into the cave.

"Here is your beta, take him back." Alicia waved, but both wolfs stayed where they were, "What?"

"I want to talk to you about something." The older one stated, she looked around.

"I need to clean her first." Maddy herself did have dirt of her face, her hair was flat and oily, her dress was stained and she still had blood around her mouth, but it did not bother her as much as it did when she still had a heart beat.

(Alicia's POV)

Alicia was very concerned over the whole situation involving the young wolf. He had threatened her little one, but turned around and showed her no other harm when he had every chance to kill her.

Grabbing the bag she dragged her infant deep into the cave, and entering the right most tunnel of three. It wasn't long before they came upon a chamber of hot springs.

Ripping the sacrificial dress of the infant she pushed her into a bath and opened the bag. Just as she thought.

Alicia pulled out a dress, looking over it, how lucky was she that she got a dress close to the size of Maddy.

She dropped it when the girl tried to get out of the water. "No, you need to get clean." She grabbed some soaps and hair items she stole a while back and started scrubbing at the girl.

"I can do it." The olive toned girl sighed in defeat and took the bar to wash her dirty skin. "You're twitchy."

"I don't like your problem," She was quiet for a moment. "He needs to go back."

"No his blood tastes so good." Maddy gushed out, a frown on her face. "Besides, he isn't that bad, I've dealt with much worse."

"He wants you to have sex with him, because your saliva causes hormonal changes in a donor." She pointed out, she was to protect her little one from getting hurt and learning to hate, and this would not help.

"But he never would force me, besides he has good blood." She insisted before her mother huffed.

"You get one more night, if I think he is still bad for you, I will remove him myself." Growling as she hands the girl a towel, "Here, put this on." She held out the dress and started helping her into it.

(Taylor's POV)

As soon as the vampire women left, he turned to his beta. "So tell me, why the hell are you bent on making this vampire your permanent mate?" Both wolves knew well enough that to mate for the first time means you are forever bound to the female you mate with until yours or her death.

"She is nice," it was all he said but he knew his alpha was staring at him. "Are you really getting mad at me for actually showing an interest in a female for the first time ever?"

The older wolf jumped and tackled him to the ground. "Regardless, this is not how you go around the mating process." He was cool and calm. "You court her, and if I catch wind or you trying to force her into mating with you again." He laughed, "You better wish you never been born."

(Maddy's POV)

Enjoying the clean fabric on her skin, she admired the dark purple strapped dress. It was very form fitting and showed her curves just right.

As Alicia brushed her hair she looked over the make ups she had, deciding in the end to go without any.

Waiting as Alicia herself washed and went to her own closet to retrieve a pair of tan paints and a white tank top. She never understood the woman, she would look wonderful in a dress, but she almost hates looking like a woman.

Shaking her head and walking with her mother vampire out to the cave entrance once more, Maddy looked at the man who she knew as the ebony wolf with hunger. He hadn't let her feed earlier, and now was very parched.

He looked up to her with those wonderful blue eyes and she noticed how they widened and looked over her. She would have blushed, but she was both a vampire and hungry so it didn't bother her too much.

He stepped forward and rubbed the back of his neck. "I-uh, you look beautiful-." His cheeks were heated and he looked at Alicia and the Commander. They took that as cue to stand outside the cave. "I'm Mark Reynolds."

(Mark's POV)

"Wow, you made a compliment." She laughed and he blushed deeper. "Thank you." Holding out her hand, she smiled that glorious, dazzling smile. "Maddy Shannon."

He decided he wanted to see her smile more. He felt good when she smiled at him. "Yeah well, I want to apologize…for the way I've been acting." Refusing to meet her gaze he looked down. "And I would like to ask, um…if you would consider taking me as your donor again?"

She grinned and walked over to him. "I will consider, but, if you don't mind, I am very hungry." He wrapped his arms around her as she started licking at his shoulder before biting in. Oh, Dear Go…

If only she knew what she does to him, maybe she would be quicker at eating. Mark despised her kind, and was still trying to figure out why he wanted to know everything about this little one.

She sighed against his skin and rested her hands on his broad shoulders. A moan vibrated from her and he clenched his teeth, trying to keep from pressing into her.

Be a Gentleman. Be a Gentleman. Be a…shit. She was overloading his senses, making his body scream for her touch, do whatever it takes to mate with this girl, this creature that was making him like this. He pulled her away, his control slipping as her affect on him was taking him at full force.

She's just a girl, don't push her away, she doesn't know better. He chanted this in his head as his muscles screamed for her touch. He could always leave, but that wasn't an option, she would find another donor and that was unacceptable.

(Alicia's POV)

"So you would really be able to helps us?" This was a dream come true, he offered her protection and a home in the city where she could teach them fighting and her way of life.

He nodded and she grinned, before something caught her eye. A vampire bat. Reaching out, she took the little furry creature in her hand and retrieved the message in it.

"Damn it." She was pale as she waved for Taylor to follow her into the cave. "Am I interrupting something?" She growled as Mark held Maddy, the sound of her feeding audible. He was shaking and his jaw clenched, but he nodded and patted the girl's back.

When both of the young ones at their eyes on her Alicia started, "The Vampire King has died." She looked at the wolves. "And I have been called as a challenger for the throne." She grimaced. "It will be fights to the death and I need you all with me." To be challenged was a lot scarier that most thought. She may be almost unbeatable, the key term being almost. She was beat by Algorv in 1593, and she knows he is a challenger just by the list on the scrap of paper she held.

"Okay?" Maddy cocked her head. "Why do you have to fight?"

"Because it is a deciding factor in the fate of the free world." She saw how the three sets of eyes widen. "If Algorv comes into power, I am sure he will start another war." She states with a heavy heart.

"Well, let's go then." Taylor crosses his arms and she can't help but try to memorize the image of his bulging arms. What was happening to her?

"It's in the Castellum Inedian Mori-"

"The Death Bed Citadel." Maddy shrunk back. "I thought that was just a legend told to little ones so they would stay near their parents."

"It started that way, but when it was built it became an appropriate name." She looked back to the wolves. "Unfortunately, Were's are not welcome unless they are slaves. And I only have one of those collars."

"No!" Mark tensed, "That collar might not control me, but it sure did burn me, so please not again."

"We'll have to get more collars." Alicia noted how her infant smiled.

"My dad knows blacksmithing."

(Maddy's POV)

She was bouncing off the walls as Alicia agreed to go to her family for new collars. She couldn't wait to see her mother, father, Zoe and Josh.

They waited around all day, collecting their things into a small bag and getting ready to leave at sunset. Maddy, herself was giddy and not easy to contain as she felt like everything was going to get better.

At the moment however, she and Mark were sleeping next to each other as her mother vampire and the Commander walked deep into the cave.

(Taylor's POV)

He pulled her against him as soon as he could, she was very weak that much he could tell. But for whatever reason she intrigued him to no end. He bared his neck and pushed her head into him so her lips kissed his skin.

That's all it took for her to start feeding upon him, moaning out as she finally began to sate her hunger. And he learned more about her. Just as he received memories from her, she received memories from him.

She was standing in the sunlight smiling and beautiful as always. A man near her smiled and bowed, "I have a way for you to be free my dear." He kissed her hand.

"How do you know I want revenge?" She asked, her smile fading.

"He was your father," Was the reply before she nodded and screamed as his teeth dug deep into her wrist.

Pulling back she stared at him, a sadness settled over them. "I'm sorry I had no idea about you wife." She stepped away and he smiled.

"What happened to your father?" He asked as they made their way to the cave, pretty soon the sun would go down. She looked away before shaking her head.

He sighed and noted when the sun went down, He waved at his beta and took Alicia's hand, it would be a three day journey and they needed to get to an outpost before the sun came back up.

Taylor took off across the land, Mark behind him with his vampire a top him, as they shot to the city of Locum.

(Mark's POV)

They reached the city without any suspicious glances, though Maddy did have to play dead as they walked the streets of the city. See unlike most stories, the only time a vampire's body disintegrates after their second death is if they die by sunlight.

Mark followed Taylor as the Alpha was lead by Alicia, her darkened eyes enough of a camouflage for her to get by.

They came upon the slum areas, and Mark had to grasp Maddy more tightly as she tried very hard to contain her excitement to see her family. Slipping into a complex, Mark waited as Alicia knocked on the door.

It swung wide to see a human woman who looked around forty years of age who wore black and had red puffy eyes. "Can I help you?"

Taylor asked to come in, but the woman refused. "Mom?" Maddy wiggled free of Mark's grasp as Alicia pushed them all into the apartment.

The woman stared at her daughter. "What are you?" Mark could see his little vampire drop her arms in disappointment. She expected a happier homecoming.

(Alicia's POV)

She felt the shock of sadness from her infant as Maddy tried to explain. "I made a deal with Alicia to be her companion so you all could be brought here." She reached out for her real mother, but the woman danced away.

"You have the devil in you." She whispered.

"I'm not different, I haven't killed anyone, or hurt….well, Mark you don't count." She stated at the wolf as he feigned a breaking heart.

"Maddy?" the woman started crying, "Why did you do that?" She cried as her daughter wrapped her arms gently around her mother.

"I did it to protect all of you." She whispered and Alicia truly realized just how lucky she got when she made that deal with the girl.

"Well," She wiped her eyes, "You need a place to stay?"

"Actually…" It took some time to explain everything to her parent as Mark and Taylor leaned against the walls in the tiny apartment kitchen. Alicia at the table next to Maddy as her mother took everything in.

As the woman began asking questions, most pertaining to her daughter and her transformation, until a man opened the front door and called out that he was home with the kids.

They all tensed when they heard these people walk into the kitchen and stare at the young vampire.

(Mark's POV)

Maddy pushed him down on the small, makeshift bed and climbed on top. She dropped to the cut he put on himself earlier. He's not insane for doing this.

He had done this so she would feed, this was a dangerous city for her and she needed to be strong. Groaning as she bit in, he flipped them, but she never broke from the wound. Mark felt the desire pool and grow again, and damn it he tired his hardest to give her as much blood as he could.

He remembered learning that Were's were preferred as blood donors because they had the most blood and could replace it all in a matter of days.

He gasped as she rested her arms around his neck. He prayed to every diety that he remained in control as she gulped down his blood.

"Okay." She was breathless, "I'm done." He pulled back to look down at his little vampire. His vampire? What? He shook his head, focus Mark.

He saw that blood had dripped down her chin and to her breast bone, a drop sliding between her bosom in the valley there.

He dove after it, making her gasp in surprise as he lapped at the red droplets. Working his way up he cleaned her. "It would be a waste…Don't you think?"

She merely nodded as he continued at her neck, not caring that there was no blood to clean anymore, he was just enjoying the taste of this little undead girl on his tongue.

(Alicia's POV)

She sank to the floor, laying on the padding of blankets that was her bed for the night. "That was successful."

Taylor nodded from beside her. "Have you eaten?"

"Not since you made me a few days ago." She laughed as he raised an eyebrow. She turend and sighed.

"Come eat," he ordered and she couldn't help but grab an arm and start at muscular bicep. She heard him groan as his memories attacked her.

He stood on a battle field in Roman dress, hair just beginning to rise from form his otherwise hairless body.\

"Are you sure about this Commander?" One of his men asked uneasy.

"Yes, there is close to a thousand vampires down there, now let's go greet them." Taylor ripped his helmet off and started at a full run, shifting into his wolf as several vampires jumped at him.

She dragged herself form the war to stare at his sad face. "How old are you?"

"Close to three and a half thousand." He answered in a gravely voice. "How do vampires control one another?"

"What did you see?" She felt sick at the thought of someone knowing about her dark days.

"He made you do those things, be his little doll on his arm," he cupped her face and stroked her high beautiful cheekbone. "How long did he trap you?"

"Long enough for me to decide that I would kill him. It was the only way." She felt liquid on her cheek as a red tear streaked down, but he wiped it away before she could.

"He wasn't good, but he created you and that was the best thing to ever happen." He knew her pain as she settled down to rest on her sleeping mat. But she reached out and took his hand, taking the comfort he was now gladly giving.

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