"If you like me so much, then show it!" I hissed, turning on my heel to face Kai. "Don't kill my family! Please!"

Kai studied me a moment and then smirked. "How about this, then. We make a deal. If you stay mine, we can go on normally as if nothing ever happened, and your family wont be hurt or killed."

My eyes widened. How could I possible stay with him?! But I didn't have time to think about it. I wanted my family to stay safe. "F-fine. Why couldn't you have made that deal with me earlier?!" I hissed.

Kai smirked. "To show you I'm being serious."

He actually had a point.

He put up his hand to the group of wolves, and I watched as they backed away from the vampires. I let out a heavy breath to know that they were safe. Kai looked down at my family.

"Your daughter has made a deal with me. She stays mine, and you will all stay safe. That is the only way I'll keep a peace treaty."

"You fucking bastard." I heard Tayte snarl. I looked over and my eyes landed on Chandler. He wasn't glaring at all. In fact, he looked worried. My father looked like he could kill someone, and my mom was almost in tears. Emery looked quite angry as well.

"Don't fret. We can all still go to lovely school. But all of you vampires will keep your hands off of her. Got it?"

Nobody made a sound. Kai snorted. "I'll take that as a yes." he leaned down towards me. "You can go home tonight, I guess. But I'll see you at school tomorrow, baby."

And with that, he planted a firm kiss on my lips… and shoved me back. I didn't have time to scream as I fell over the balcony. When I thought I was going to die, someone caught me. I looked up to see my dad glaring down at me. I gave a nervous laugh.

"I'm grounded for the rest of my life, aren't I?" I asked shakily, and then started crying like a big baby.

*

I laid on my stomach, my cheek against my moms lap as my dad and Autumn cleaned my back free of any leftover blood, and bandaged whatever Kai hadn't healed. They had ripped up Kai's sweater and ensured it would never return from its place in the garbage. I kept a blanket wrapped around my front, so that Talon, Tayte, Lucas, Chandler -ah hell. Everyone wouldn't see my breasts.

Though modesty wasn't even the thing on anyone's mind right now -other then mine. Because of course Chandler, Tayte and Emery were in the room, and I felt pretty self-conscious about it.

Talon was talking on the phone with another elder, whose name I think was Giselle. I couldn't hear what they were saying. Calixto, Jelani and Lucas were talking softly to one another, obviously worried about something. Chandler, Tayte, Emery and Nydia were playing a game of cards, trying to release any stress.

Chandler hadn't said a word to me since the time at the dinner table when Tayte had to open his damn mouth. "There. All finished. How are you feeling?" Autumn asked me. I sat up, making sure to keep a good hold on the blanket.

"Not much different." I mumbled, wiping my eyes free of any dry tears. I leaned against my mom, who ran her hand continuously through my hair. It felt good to be able to be a momma's girl again. I was afraid to face my dad, for fear of what he might say or do.

"You can tell your stupid wolf boyfriend that you aren't allowed to go on any dates." Dad said firmly. I heard someone make a groan in distaste.

"Don't even call him that." I muttered darkly. "He isn't my boyfriend in my book. He's a stupid traitor."

"Hm… I wonder whose been telling you that?" I heard Tayte say sarcastically. I glared past my dad at him.

Dad sighed and sat beside me. "No one is angry with you for not listening. We're just happy that you made it out okay."

"Other then those terrible scars on your back." Autumn piped. I rolled my eyes.

Liam then said, pinching his nose, "You reek. Go take a shower."

I managed a great imitation of a gaping fish, and then glared at him. "I wouldn't be talking!" I snapped. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"Come on, I'll take you up to the shower." my mom said, taking my wrist.

Chandler suddenly stood. "No, I'll do it."

Everything went quiet. I froze, and my heart suddenly started beating. Oh no, please no. Please no, no, no. Don't let him come with me! I though, panicking.

My dad read my mind and snorted. "Take her to the bathroom Chandler. No funny business, or else I'll decapitate you." he threatened. I turned to my dad with a betrayed face.

"Hey, that's my brother." Autumn growled playfully.

Talons suddenly stepped into the living room. "Yes, go ahead, both of you. And Emery and Nydia, I would appreciate it if you two went to your rooms. Us adults have some talking to do." he ordered. Instantly, the two shape shifter teens got up and went upstairs, and I wrapped the blanket around my torso as Chandler and I walked up the stairs after them to go to the bathroom.

I honestly didn't care what the adults were talking about. I was too busy worrying that I was half naked and going to take a shower while Chandler stayed outside the door as a bodyguard. I knew they weren't going to let me go anywhere alone now.

Before I walked into the bathroom, Chandler said, "I broke up with Skyla."

I froze, my hand about to shut the door. I slowly turned to look at him with wide eyes. "W-what?" I stammered.

Chandler was looking at me seriously. "I've been an idiot. I haven't realized how you felt about me." he muttered.

"So you're just now doing this?!" I said, my voice starting to crack angrily.

"You were always so close to Emery -I thought something was going on between you two." his voice was strained, as though he hated admitting it.

My eyes widened. "N-no way! Emery is my best friend! I loved you!" I said just above a whisper.

Chandler opened his mouth to reply but then realization was evident in his eyes. "Loved?" he managed to ask.

Did I say that past tense?! "I-I… All the stuff you've done with Skyla… Y-you just look like you were in love with her. F-for three whole years y-you've been with her! What was I supposed to do? W-was I supposed to keep my unrequited love for you for the rest of our lives?!" I felt tears burning my eyes.

Chandler's sky blue eyes widened a bit. "Unrequited? That's what you thought? After all the times I've looked at you?"

"Looked at me? What?" I suddenly got angry. "All the times you've looked at me?! Or were you just looking past me?! And all the times you've left me to be with Skyla?! What do you say about that? How can you say you suddenly have feelings for me when-"

Chandler's lips met mine in such a force that I fell into the bathroom, my back meeting the counter. His hands gripped onto the corners beside my hips as he kissed me. It was as if something flowed through me in a pleasantly high amount. I realized he was using his powers on me.

To calm me down.

When I thought I was going to die form lack of oxygen, he pulled away, but only by millimeters, so that our lips were just barely touching. I panted, shocked from the sudden kiss. But it was so much better than Kai's had been.

"You taste like werewolf…" he muttered. "Let me change that."

Then he kissed me again, and I gasped when I felt his tongue touch my bottom lip. He took that chance to explore my mouth, and I suddenly became dizzy from such a strange pleasure. I could feel his strong body against mine, the only thing separating his chest from mine being the blanket and his shirt.

"Holy shit! What happened to the cute little innocent Chandler from years ago?!" I heard Tayte gasp from the doorway. Chandler broke the kiss to glare at Tayte, and I blushed, looking away from the other vampire.

"Who said you could interrupt the moment?" Chandler mused.

Tayte pointed at the door. "You left it open." he said dumbly. I started laughing then. Chandler pulled away and ran a hand through his blonde hair.

"Right. Forgot about that part." he said.

"I-I'm going to take a shower now…" I muttered, and pushed Chandler out of the bathroom. I quickly shut the door and leaned my back against it. I gingerly touched my lips in shock.

Had he really just kissed me? I looked into the mirror and saw that my lips were swollen still. My face broke into a grin, and I resisted doing a happy dance. Then reality hit me again, and I wanted to break something. Kai was ruining this all for me. But then again, if it wasn't for him, Chandler and I would have never gotten this far.

I sighed in defeat and turned on the shower.

*

The next morning, I seriously refused to get up. My mom insisted to get me up a million times, saying that if I didn't the werewolves were going to come, and none of them were ready for a fight yet.

"I don't want to see him." I muttered into my pillow.

"Karen, he can't do anything to you in school. If he tries, just yell for help. Stay close to crowds just in case." she told me.

I sighed and shook my head. Then I heard my father enter the room. "Alexa Lovie, I'll take care of it. I already started the shower." he said. My eyes shot open and I sat up faster then the eye could blink.

"N-no! I'm up!" I cried out.

"Too late." my dad said, and picked me up effortlessly. I thrashed in his arms and cried out in vain.

"Daaaaad! No! Someone help!" I shouted. My dad chuckled evilly. He opened the door to the bathroom, and threw me into the shower. I screamed as the ice cold water soaked through my pajama's and drenched me awake.

Dad smirked and left the bathroom, shutting the door behind him. I huffed, and stood. Then I stripped off my clothes and threw them into the sink in a wet mess. I turned the water warm so I could actually enjoy my morning shower.

Afterwards, I brushed my teeth and I changed into an extreme outfit. I wore a black and white pinstripe miniskirt with black leggings. I slipped on a tank top with lace that went over my shoulders and a white, silver and black belt. To top it off, I threw on my choker necklace. As I walked out of my room and slipped on my converse, I ran straight into Emery.

"Oh, good morning." I greeted, smiling at him. Though I wasn't happy at all. I wanted to kill Kai.

Emery looked at me, smiled falsely, and then walked downstairs. I stood there watching him, shocked. What was his problem?! I shrugged it off and grabbed my backpack. Chandler was downstairs, and had his car keys.

"Are you driving your car for once?!" I asked. Chandler looked over at me and smiled.

"No… My car only as two seats because it sucks like that. So I'm driving Tayte's." he told me.

"Your car doesn't suck. It's better then any other car I've seen." Nydia complimented. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. All four of us loaded into Tayte's car, Chandler driving, and me in the passengers. Nydia and Emery got back. It was silent, and before we were even out of my driveway, Chandler rested his hand on my thigh.

His hand was cool, and it was a huge difference compared to a werewolf's skin. I blushed, and five minutes later we were at the school. I took a deep breath, and climbed out of the car. My eyes landed on Kai, who was standing at the front of the school talking to… Skyla?!

Both seemed to sense our arrival and Kai started towards me. Almost instantly, Nydia and Emery flanked my sides. Chandler stayed behind us, leaning against his car. I could feel him keeping an eye on me.

"Hello baby." Kai greeted, giving me his killer smile. He wrapped his arms around me, acting as if nothing ever happened. I didn't return his hug. Instead, I stood stiff in his embrace. I heard Emery give a low animalistic growl, and Kai slightly pulled back, glancing at him and then frowning at me. "I hope he isn't starting to get territorial. I really don't like competition."

"It wont be him you have to worry about." Chandler said, behind me. Kai glared at him.

"Was that a threat?" Kai mused, raising his eyebrows.

Chandler made a noise that sounded halfway between a laugh and a snort. "It wasn't a threat. It was a promise."

"Hm, how cliché." Kai acknowledged.

"It works, doesn't it?"

I started feeling tension rise. "Um, why don't we all head to class?" I suggested nervously. Kai looked down at me and smirked.

"I know you'd see it my way, baby."

"Quit calling me that." I muttered, and walked past him. I didn't spare Chandler another glance, for fear Kai would overreact.

I knew the vampire was following though, because we had first period together. I suddenly got a sinking feeling in my gut. School was going to suck. I needed to find away to either kill Kai, or turn him back into the good guy I thought he was. I nibbled my lip in thought. That would be hard, either way.