~Knox's POV~

Never would I have thought that I would be going to Azmodea. I was terrified and worried, I just hoped Alex was alright…. Or at least not dead.

"Alright, Knox, I need you to call Acheron, and Nick. I'll see if I can get some werehunters to come help us. I don't want to go in half cocked. Now, go." Katyana ordered. I nodded and flipped open my phone, there was no time to lose.

~Katyana's POV~

I was scrambling to get people to come with us to get Alex back, but there was the problem of how important everyone was to everyone. So far I had Sasha, Kyle, and a guy I had just met named Colt. I sighed, and got my gear strapped on. I could transform in to a tiger at anytime I wanted, but I wouldn't be much good with a knife then.

"Katyana, Ash and Nick are going to be here in a few minutes. I think we have our task force assembled, time to make the jump to hyperspace." Knox told me. I gave him a funny look.

"Hyperspace? We're going to Azmodea.." I told him, and he gave me a small smile.

"It's a movie quote… We'll watch it sometime." He told me, after giving me a quick pat on the shoulder. I was still confused, but no matter. It was time.

We all teleported to my room in Azmodea, and I cringed at the dank scent that had grown in it. I sighed, and I heard everyone tense for battle.

"Well, here we go." I muttered. We all walked down the hall, I was following the iron scent that was faint, but was growing with every step I took. I knew where she was, it was in the room that he had reserved for her… The room he had tortured her when we were little. We managed to move through his lair unharmed, but I knew something was coming. We stood outside the room, where the scent of blood was so strong… I inhaled a deep breath, as did everyone else, and I kicked open the door.

~Alex's POV~

I could barely keep a grip on reality. I was weak from blood loss, and everywhere on my body throbbed. I watched through mostly closed eyes, as Noir paced back and forth, calmly swinging something between his hands.

"Oh, look at you. The poor, helpless, little kitten, lying on the ground, nothing more than the shell of something that once was. How I love the look of lost hope on your face…. It makes me….." He paused, and using his powers lifted me up to the roof, and then smashed me into the ground. I was too weak to scream, and I just laid limp on the ground, struggling hard to keep my grip on reality.

"….Happy." He finished his sentence with a malicious laugh. I was so weak, and I just wanted to sleep. I felt a sharp yank of my hair, and Noir's face was directly in front of mine.

"Don't pass out on me know Kitten. Not before I tell you this." He chained me up again, and clamped my eyes open. They stung from the lack of moisture they were receiving.

"Tell… Me…. What…?" I gasped out, unable to say much more, those three words exhausted me, even more than I already was. Noir laughed again.

"Well, when I finally figured out the evil little trick that your whore of a mother, sister, and all the others had created, I figured out a loophole. I watched you for years, until you were of age, and then when you slept with the first man you had feelings for, I made a mark appear on your hand, to make it seem like you had mated, when in fact it was just me, jump starting the process to which, you would be mine again." He told me, an evil grin on his face, My eyes welled up with tears, a desperate attempt to moisten my eyes. Noir laughed, as he removed the clamps, and the shackles, allowing me to fall to the ground, unable to stand up anymore. He whipped me a few more times, and I was so tired….. I heard the sound of the door banging against the wall…. My vision blurred, and I faded to nothing,

~Knox's POV~

We barged in the room, and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was blood everywhere, and there was Alex, her clothes in tatters. I felt a wrench in my heart and in my gut, I couldn't let him kill her. I looked up at him, and he was laughing.

"Welcome home, Katyana! And friends…" He snarled the last two words. I held back a return snarl.

"Let her go!" Katyana demanded, and Noir laughed once again.

"Silly girl. Haven't you learned by now? I never will let her go." He spoke, an evil smile playing on his face. I growled, as did everyone else. He just smiled evilly, and crouched to attack, when he was slammed into the wall.

We all blinked, unsure of what just happened. I looked over at Alex, she was standing, and pointing at Noir, and the exact place where he was struggling to get up.

"What the..?" I mumbled, and then I saw it, Alex was unconscious. Noir was being wiped around the room, smashing through the roof, floor, wall, and everything else. Everyone didn't dare move. Alex finally threw Noir through a wall, and another, and another, and another.

"What just happened?" I heard Sasha ask, and the answer was obvious. Her primal god powers had awoken, but only when she was unconscious… When we saw that Noir wasn't getting up, Alex, fell to the ground again, still unconscious. I rushed forward and grabbed her before she fell to the floor.

"I've got you baby. I've got you…" I whispered, and then looked at everyone, my face saying that we had to get out of there. I blinked, and we were in Carson's office. I laid Alex down gently on the table, and he shooed everyone out of the room. I was pacing, I hoped that she'll be alright.

~Katyana's POV~

I walked around the room, at Sanctuary, that they allowed me to borrow for my time in New Orleans. My sister saved herself, but how? The only logical explaination was that her Primal powers awoke when she was unconscious. But why then? This was all hurting my head, I shook my head, trying to clear it. This wasn't over. I knew that. My thoughts were interrupted by the sharp knock on my door. I walked over and opened it, and looked in the eyes of Sasha.

"yes?" I asked. He smiled, and made a gesture, signifying that he wanted to come in, and I allowed him.

"Katyana… I.." He started, and I didn't allow him to finish. I was pretty sure I knew what he was going to say. I'd been feeling the same thing ever since I saw him.

"Sasha, it's alright. I know what you're going to say, and I just wanted you to know, that… I felt it too…" I whispered, and then, without any rational thought, I kissed him, and we sank to the bed.