I woke up, a stabbing pain in my lower back, making me flinch and gasp. Dirk woke up with a start next to me, his face confused. "What's wrong?" He asked, instantly alert.

"I'm fine." I said, feeling the tears prick in my eyes. "My back just hurts." I closed my eyes, trying to relax. Dirk frowned, his warm hands moving to my lower back.

I jumped as his heat sank into my back, easing the pain. My muscles relaxed slightly and he started to rub circles into the place that hurt the worst, making me sigh and kiss his shoulder.

As the pain faded, I smiled and caught his hands, moving them so they were resting on my chest before I kissed him softly. "Thank you Dirk." I smiled at him.

"Of course. It's kind of my fault that you're hurting." He whispered. I felt like something was on his mind, so I cupped his face, making him look at me.

"What's wrong?" I asked softly, only wanting to help. He sighed heavily, laying on his back, draping his arm over his eyes.

"You dont." He shook his head pointedly before he started again. "You don't regret doing that, do you?" He asked, making my mouth fall open in shock.

"Dirk." I tried to pull his arm away so he'd look at me. When it didn't move, I sighed, remembering one thing he'd told me about himself.

I tickled the back of his neck, making him squirm and frown at me. That was his one weak spot, and, as far as I was aware, we were the only two people alive who knew that.

"I don't regret anything that happened last night Dirk. I promise." He smiled at me, kissing my forehead. There was bang and scream from down stairs, making him sigh.

"What the fuck now?" He groaned, sitting up. I blushed as he handed me my pants and underwear. He pulled his pants on and helped me to my feet.

I grabbed my shirt and glasses as he put his shades on, going shirtless. He pulled me out of his room and to the living room. "Jane!" I gasped as I sawa her, tied up on the couch. "Guys, what are you doing here?!" I asked as I saw Jade and John next to her.

"Dave?" Dirk snarled his brother's name. Dave appeared out of the shadows, his smile making me flinch. Dirk walked up to him, grabbing the front of his shirt. "We talked about this. I thought I beat some sense into you." He lifted Dave off his feet.

Jane, Jade and John screamed as he hurled Dave over their heads to the other side of the room, his head hitting the wall hard. I gasped as Dirk followed him, lifting him by a handful of his bloody hair. "You will never cross me again or so help me Dave I will slaughter you and string your intestines out for the crows."

"He didn't do this, Dirk." A low voice made Dirk freeze and drop Dave. "I did." A tall man materlized out of the floor, his blond hair spiked like Dirk's, his eyes a dark orange.

"Dad?" Dirk gasped, looking at him. "H-how did you...How are you alive?!" He fell to his knees, taking his shades off. "And why are you doing this?!"

"I'm not really alive kid. Just made a deal with the big guy. He said I could watch over you and Dave if I helped you become proper demons. You did well last night. Killing one hunter and fucking English's heir into oblivion." My mouth fell open as he winked at me.

"Gotta admit, he's cute." He laughed, grabbing John's chin in his hand. "But this kid is even cuter." John flinched as he licked a line up his neck to his ear.

"Dad, don't. I'm the head of the family now, not you." Dirk was getting to his feet now, using the wall as a support. "You're dead and gone. I will chose how to live and how to lead the family."

A high pitched laugh rang out from behind me, making me jump and turn. Rose and Roxy tumbled down the stairs, arms and legs snapping, faces covered in blood. A woman in a black dress was behind them, walking easily down the steps.

She stopped in front of the girls, picking them up by their hair. I pressed against the wall as she dragged them into the living room, blood trailing where their bodies dragged against the floor. "Looks like all our kids are little fuck ups, huh Strider?" She threw the girls at Dirk, making him huff and slam into the wall as he caught them.

I inched along the wall toward Dirk and the others, wanting to help them. The woman's gaze pinned me, her eyes a light shade of purple under her blond bangs. "Oh how nice. It''s like a little family get together!" She clapped. "And you brought the snacks, didn't you Strider?"

From the floor, Roxy coughed, blood speckeling the floor under her. "Mom, stop." She said weakly. Rose was rolling over, looking at the woman, their mother.

"Mother, don't do this. They did nothing to us." She said, taking a shaky breath in. Their mother laughed loudly, the sound hurting my ears.

"You two don't understand do you? They are English's grand kids! If you mark them, the Strider and Lalonde names will go down in history in hell!" She grinned, exposing sharp teeth. "But it seems you're all too weak on your own. So Strider and I are here to help you."

As she spoke, she came closer to the girls, her dress swaying with each step she took. I watched in horror as she pulled the girls into her arms and, making them gasp, bit into their necks.

When she dropped them, their eyes were flat and glowing like hers, smiles spreading across their faces. "I could use a sober friend." Rose said, moving to stand in front of Jade.

"I can use a girlfriend." Roxy laughed, straddling Jane's bound legs. As I watched that, I heard a small scream come from next to me. Strider was biting into Dave's neck, helping him to his feet.

Dave's eyes were flat like the girls', only he didn't smile. "He really is cute. I think we could be good fuck buddies." He said, walking over to John.

Dirk and Strider were staring at each other, Dirk with pleading eyes. "Dad please-" He was cut off as his father bit into his bare shoulder, blood splurting as he gasped. "Jake run!" He yelled at me before his eyes went flat as I watched. "I like a good chase." He laughed bitterly.

I did as he said, bolting up the stairs as fast as I could.