Dual Summoner..a term that isn't used at all when you talk about a summoner of any kind that came with those. So imagine my surprise when I was born one. I knew during training with my parents I was different but that was fine. My grandmother, Catalina loved me regardless and my parents accepted it. Growing up with a sister who was only one kind of summoner was different but she was the same as our mother...Tidemaker.

Growing up was a bit free but still testers had been around for years and we'd avoided it for the sake of my secret but that was because the Silina family didn't want anything to do with the fold. Yet I did not go by my birth name since my family was hiding under my grandmother's maiden name. So we were the De La Rosa family which I thought was pretty easy to conceal but that was before I met a Shadow Summoner named Baghra. I don't recall how old I was when I first met her but she kept our secret just that a secret and we were able to live peacefully. The General at the time of 2nd army was looking for Grisha to fight the war, my family was never looked at because Baghra and my grandmother had some clear pack or somehting...if only I'd paid more attention to that bit.

I reached the age of eighteen easily but knowing you'd never age for the rest of your life was something to process and on top of it knowing you'd outlive your twin sister was not going to be easy either. I loved my family so I dedicated my time to helping my sister find an amplifier but that would take years..yet if I knew what I know now I might have thought more on it. We reach a certain age then we recieve our soulmate mark as my grandma called it..I received mine but I hid it with make up so my sister would be able to enjoy her time waiting for her own.

Mine was black..no way that's coincidence. But I've never met a shadow summoner except Baghra. I thought

One day when my sister and I were in the village, I wanted to get things for grandma so we lingered a little longer than normal. "Is this a good idea?" Sierra asked as I nod. The market was filled with so many things that I wanted to get as much as I could but we had to be mindful of our coins. Dad was always telling me to be careful. I was looking over things when I felt a stir within me that I couldn't ignore. I looked around wondering why I felt such a thing when it was just humans and me along with my sister when I heard the sound of people passing by.

"General, our numbers have increased but the servants lacked to come here and now we have to." A male said but I knew that wasn't the reason, I remembered my grandmother warning me you'd know the sound of your Grisha soulmate and I just had to wait it out...then I heard it..his voice. "We'll get what we need and head back." He said as I was in realization that this was no longer safe. The current General was here and two grisha girls being me and my sister were present.

He's just a man..he won't notice though people say I look just as my grandma did when she was my age. I thought

We paid for the things and started to walk away but my body felt like it was pulling me back and my sister was looking at me. "Sister..must we go now?" Sierra asked as I looked at her. "You wanted to get out of here sooner.." I said as we kept walking but then we heard him speak. "You two stop." His voice said as we stopped. I realized not only did I realize he was my grisha soulmate but he must feel the same about me. I knew I just had to distance yet I felt it him approaching "Turn around." He said as we did but we were slow about it for safety reasons. "General is there a problem?" I asked

He seemed to look at us as he didn't know us which was good "No, not a problem." He said as I seen he was looking at our necks. I'd hid his mark so I knew it was best this way. "You girls should be careful..what family are you from in Ravka?" He asked as I looked at him wondering why he wanted to know but then my sister spoke. "De La Rosa..General..just two De La Rosa sisters getting our groceries for our family and our grandmother." Sierra said as he looked at us but we were told not to use our names if we planned to fake our death within the next seventy five years so we'd been going by our middle names. "Your names?" He asked as I wondered why he wanted to know. "Kristina..Kristina De La Rosa." I said as that was my middle name and Sierra was too giddy "Lynn De La Rosa." Sierra said

He was going to ask something else but I cut him off "Excuse us General. We must go..grandfather isn't well." I said as he seemed shocked at my disrespect but the truth was I wanted far away. We left after that without another word and Sierra picked up that I wanted far away from this man no matter how slow my stride was. I had hesitations with even getting close that it was not going to be that easy to win me over...and that was my last interaction with him for several years.

twenty years passed in fact after that and I was able to travel alone now that I was in my thirties but while I was unwed and I had tried to date Grisha none of them interested me. In fact I wasn't easy to be with and I hadn't kissed any of my dates so when a Grisha named Kaitlyn offered to set me up on a blind date with someone of importance I didn't question it. After all who was I to say no that was until I returned home and my grandmother said someone had asked for me to go on a date with their son. I thought it was crazy.

"Who would want me to go on a date with their son?" I asked as the answer got me off guard. "Baghra wants you to go on a date with her son. He's eternal like you are and she thinks you two will be good for each other." Grandma said

I looked at my grandmother while I was confident I didn't let just anyone know but I trusted my grandmother as I moved my hair and wiped the makeup off as she seen my neck. "Your Grisha soulmate is a Shadow Summoner.." Grandma said as I nod before I pulled out the makeup again as I put it back over the spot. "I met him twenty years ago..well not officially met but I will not bow to a Shadow Summoner." I said as I looked at her and she knew where I was coming from. My choices were about my father's influence but I was not ready..I may have never been...but she put a hand on my shoulder. "You won't be able to deny him forever if he's your Grisha soulmate there won't be anyone who compares to that." She reminded me as I nod "I'll...meet him." I said

I left not long after but luckily I didn't have my blind date the same time as meeting Baghra's son as I went on the blind date first. It was with an inferni who was more into talking about himself and his accomplishments than to ask about me. I merely had a sip of the water I ordered since I kept from drinking on the spot when things got a bit too much. When he left I was glad and then I got up heading out but only to bump into someone and looked up seeing the General. The saints were playing me dirty that was for sure as I looked into his eyes taking in his features seeing he was cleaned face and didn't look half bad. "Excuse me.." I said as I walked away but then he grabbed my wrist gently and pulled me back. "By any chance are you Catalina's granddaughter?" He asked as I looked at him skeptical knowing that it shouldn't have been like this.

"How do you know that name?" I asked as I was not in the mood but he got close to my ear and whispered "I'm Baghra's son." which sent shock through me. Baghra's son..the one I was to be meeting tomorrow was right infront of me and he seen that as he smirked "So Kristina you are Catalina's granddaughter.." He said as I gulped a little knowing the truth. We were grisha soulmates but I would not give him that luxury to know that. "Well I am heading home..we are not supposed to meet till tomorrow." I said as I walked away leaving him there to wonder.