Chapter 2:

As Aidan sped through the night, he could hear ReaAnna's scream of sheer terror. She was in grave danger as the one creature powerful and evil enough to destroy his race was after her, and she had no idea how dangerous this situation could prove to be.

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"You are mine, and you have been intended for this purpose all your life, RaeAnna. I will complete the ritual now and you shall be used as is your purpose," the beast snarled at her.
"I will never be your anything. I was not intended for anything you could possibly think of," she spat back.
She could see the shock in his eyes at her words. He had not expected her to react this way. He wanted a more submissive mate, but she was the one he was drawn to, and he would have her.
"You WILL be mine. Do not try to run away, I will always find you. And your pathetic excuse for a mate will not be able to stop me!" he roared at her, for he was getting increasingly angry at her stubbornness.
"What do you mean?" she asked venomously.
"What do I mean?" he repeated. "I mean, of course, Aidan who is on his way here at this moment, and who shall be disposed of as soon as possible. He will only cause us trouble my beloved RaeAnna," he said with a sickening grin on his twisted and gnarled face.

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A voice sang in her mind.

'Do not listen to him, RaeAnna. He will harm you and you will never be able to get away from him. This is not what you want. I will be there soon. Hold on, love.'

She must be imagining things. There was no way anyone could speak to her through her mind. And she did not want him to be speaking to her at all. How she knew it was Aidan, she could not explain, she just knew it was he. Though she hated to admit it, his voice lifted her soul into the clouds, and she felt like she would get out of this nightmare all right.

'Aidan?'

'Yes, love?'

'I do not need your help!'

'I will be there momentarily and this creature will no longer bother you. Do not try to take care of him yourself. You are not strong enough. Do not let him take your blood or the ritual will go horribly wrong and you will die. I know you do not want me in your life, but it must be and I will not let you die because you wish to spite me. I will be there as soon as I am done feeding and building up my strength. Do not try to trick him, it will not work. He knows your every thought and he knows you are communicating with me. Hold on, love.'

That was an odd thing to say. She had not intended to fight the beast, but she would have triumphed over him eventually by tricking him somehow. Maybe she should just wait for Aidan, though she did not want to.

'That is the best thing to do, love. Just wait.'

'Will you stop doing that? It is really very unnerving to have you interrupt my thoughts like that.'

'Be safe and be smart, my love.' "Come to me now, beloved, and we shall complete the ritual and you will be my eternal bride." The words sounded horrible in her mind, but for some reason she felt compelled to follow the horrible voice and do whatever he wished of her.

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Aidan swooped out of the middle of nowhere it seemed, and attacked the beast just as it was lowering its head to RaeAnna's neck to begin the exchange. "Fool!" shouted the monster menacingly. "It is you who is the fool, not I, for you have chosen to go after the one meant for me. You know very well, Vladmir, that you cannot have a mate now that you have crossed over!" Aidan shouted back, just as harshly. Aidan and Vladmir had been friends when they were young, but that was a long time ago and Aidan could not let that previous relationship get in the way of what he had to do, for he knew Vladmir would not let it get in his way of killing Aidan.

A/N: To give credit where credit is due, I'm taking a few ideas from books by Christine Feehan. The name Aidan is used in one of her books (my favorite one), but I used it in this story because I really love that name and I think it fits the hero in my mind. I'm trying not to use every one of her ideas, but I think she is just a wonderful author and I like her style. I recommend her books to anyone who even remotely likes this story so far. Thanks for all the reviews so far!!!! Keep and eye out for chapter three coming soon!
~*~Nicole~*~