I'm Extremely Sorry for not updating sorry. I have been having major writers block. My friend sent me a CD and I'm listening to these songs and all of a sudden I got a burst of idea in my head, plus im watching The Devil's Advocate. This is chapter I hope is going to help some of you guys. Another reason why I have not updated is the amount of stress that's been going on around here. I will make it up as best as I can with this chapter. In this chapter, there was something that her human family, before she was turned into a vampire, neglected to inform her.

Warning: If you are a very religious person and do not believe in the devil, and/or have strong hate against the believe that there is one, this might offend you.

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Underworld: Covened Beings

By: Holly

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Chapter Eight: Slow Burn

Marcus was awoken from the banging in Selene's bed room. His eyes fluttered open as he turned onto his back. He rubbed his eyes as they started to focus in the night. He turned his head to look at the clock. It read '3:30 Am'. He slowly got up and put his feet over the bed. He sat there for a second as the banging continued. He rubbed his eyes and got up. He walked out of his room and to Selene's room. He tried to open the door but it was locked. He looked down at the knob and used his telekinesis to unlock it. He opened the door a bit and peered in. He looked over at the bed to see Selene tossing and turning in her sleep. He walked in and slowly walked over to her.

"Selene?" He asked in a small whisper. He saw the sweat drenching her body and bed. She had blood coming from her nose and mouth, as well as her arms. "Shit." Marcus gasped as he pulled the covers back. He slowly picked Selene up and walked into her bathroom, her in his arms. He sat on the edge of the tub. "Forgive me for this." He whispered and started to strip off her clothing. He tried hard not to look at her parts. He laid her in the tub and started the water turning the hot water on. He looked around in the bathroom as the bathwater ran. He found some towels and some rags he could use. He took his shirt off and kneeled down next to the bathtub.

Marcus grabbed some of the peroxide he had found under her sink and started to dap the cuts on her arms. He knew with her being a hybrid she would heal fine but not very quickly. He at least wanted to help her heal faster. When done Marcus turned the water off and let it drain. He got up and got a towel and wrapped Selene in it and carried her to her bed. He grabbed some clothing and put it on her. He picked her up and walked to his room. He thought maybe he should have cleaned the blood stained sheets. He stripped her bed and went and put the laundry in the washer. He cleaned up the bathroom and then walked back into his room. He made a fire in the fire place and made sure Selene was safe and tucked in. She was not tossing but she was making whimpering noises as she slept. Her head moved about every 5 minutes as if she was gesturing to something.

Dream

Selene whimpered as she sat in the corner, beaten and bloody. She looked over at the man in the shadows.

"Why do you keep me hear? I told you all I know." She cried as she pulled her legs to her bare chest. The man made a "tsk" noise three times. Selene wanted to just pass out but was afraid of what he would do. She looked up at him again. "I trusted you. You lied to me. You took my son from me. Why?" She asked in a rage. She looked over and saw her son in his cage. He looked dirty and looked very hungry, tired, and scared. Selene longed to hold her son again.

"If you would not have ran off to be with that traitor it would have been different. That could have been my son… OUR…. Son. But no. He belongs to that filthy hybrid." The man said still sitting in the shadows. Selene shook her head.

"Don't you dare talk about my husband like that!" She yelled at the man. "You will never be the same man Marcus is. You would never even compare to him." Selene told him very bitterly. He stepped out of the shadows only to reveal it was Michael.

"You little bitch. Just for that you'll pay." He got up and walked out of the room. Selene shook her head as he walked toward the little boy.

"No… Please…" She cried as he went toward her son. She watched her son's eyes fall upon her body. He then looked at Michael. She watched the little boy's face. She knew he was calling out for her. She could not hear him but she knew he was. She saw Michael pull the knife from his pocket as the little boy cried and screamed for his mother. Selene cried just as hard longing for her son. She covered her face as she herd the crying from her little boy.

After Dream

"Falcon!" Selene gasped as she sat up in the bed. Selene looked around and noticed she wasn't in her bed. She looked around slowly just as Marcus ran in.

"What is it, what's wrong?" She asked as he came around the bed. Selene pulled away as he sat down. She pulled her knees to her chest and looked down at the bed and didn't make eye contact. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to help." Marcus told her gently. He sighed and looked down at the floor for a second.

"What am I doing in here? We didn't….. Did we?" She asked wondering if she had sex with him. He shook his head.

"No! no.. God no I would never do that to you. 3 in the morning I herd banging coming from your room. I came in and you were having a nightmare. You were bleeding and sweating. I gave you a bath and brung you in here. I cleaned up your bed and all. I washed your sheets and I cleaned your bathroom for you." He told her politely. She wasn't very fond of knowing that this guy gave her a bath but it was nice of him to tell her the truth.

"Oh.. I'm sorry." She told him as she put her legs down. Marcus shook his head.

"No, god no don't be sorry. You can't control what dreams you have. I'm just glad to help." Selene was shocked to see how gentle and kind hearted this guy was. He acted like… Raine. She smiled a little. He smiled back.

"How come your so nice? You acted so macho at the mansion." Selene questioned Marcus. She was right. He did act macho at the mansion.

"I guess because people had always told me, a great leader was always tough and that type of thing. But I have always been soft inside. Specially for you." He told her. He didn't realize he let his words slip out too much. He covered his mouth. "I'm sorry. That just slipped out.

"Its okay." She smiled a little and looked down. "Umm, I have to get to work. I will be home for lunch." She told Marcus. He nodded and got up.

"I will just be here cleaning. If you need anything I guess call you phone." Marcus told her. He was like a Mr. Maid type guy. It was sweet really.

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Selene walked in her home around 2 in the afternoon. She sighed and walked into the kitchen. She sat her groceries down on the table and sat down. She rested her head on the table. The dream she had was really getting to her. A child… out of all people, Marcus? That was very odd.

"Hey." Selene jumped up and pulled her gun out. She pointed it at Marcus. When she saw it was just him she put the gun down. "Woah, girl. Settle down." He put his arms down and Selene leaned against the counter top. "You okay?" Marcus asked as he sat down. She nodded.

"Fine." She simply told him sounding a bit annoyed. He knew when she was getting mad and what not. But he knew something was wrong. Something was bothering her.

"Something is wrong." He said being serious. He knew something was bothering her.

"Nothing is wrong. Bloody Hell, Leave me alone. I have to get read to for work. I have to go help set up." Selene told him as she stormed out. Marcus stood against the counter top, sighed and shook is head.

"Selene, Selene, Selene." He said to himself before turning and walking outback.

Selene walked into her bathroom and shut the door. She slid against the door and sighed.

"He can't know about these dreams." Selene said to herself before undressing and getting in the bathtub.

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Selene's head turned right and left as she laid on the couch like thing she sat on. She was having another dream. She hated how real it felt and how much she thought about the dreams. The dreams were like a show to her. They came in what seemed like episodes. It was like having episodes flash in your head. This was another odd and confusing episode… of a past.

Dream

There was a girl with long coal black hair and a girl with short brown hair sitting under the big oak tree. The brunette also had a little girl in her lap, sleeping and the other girl had another little girl sleeping in her lap, each with blondish brown hair. They watched the sun set slowly. The brunette was wearing a dirty white shirt with a long light red skirt and a pinkish corset. The dark haired girl was wearing a long pale green dress and a darker green corset. They looked a lot alike but the only difference, was their ages and their hair.

"Sasha? When do you think papa will ever stop meeting with those men?"

"I do not know, Selene. But mama is starting to encourage him to go. Its making me most displeased." Sasha told her younger sister as she moved her own brown hair from her face.

"I'm worried that they are bad people. They look so angry when they come for papa. I sense something bad about them." Selene informed her sister of her feelings. Sasha looked over at her sister as darkness started to settle a bit.

"Don't worry, my dear sister. Papa will be just fine. He is a strong man. He knows what's best." Sasha got up, pulling her sister up. Next thing the young Selene knew she was surrounded by men in armor and was crying.

"Leave them alone!" She shouted at the men. They made a small passage way as a cloaked figure walked toward Selene who was in shackles.

"Do not struggle, my child. You are safe now." The dark and power voice told her. She started to grow younger and younger by the second. She could feel herself shrinking until she felt like a 5 year old again.

"Let me go… please." Selene cried as she wiped the tears from her dirty rosy cheeks. The figure walked closer to her. She felt fire in her eyes as she cried.

"You belong with us my child." The voice boomed once again. She looked up at him and shook her head.

"No… I want to go home. I want my mummy." She cried hard. She started to scream, wanting to get her way. She clenched her fists tight as she looked at the figure. She felt the fire in her eyes grow stronger. She felt fire consume her hands. She looked at her hand. It felt numb as if the fire didn't even harm her. She looked scared.

"Not to worried my child. It will not harm you." The figure informed her. The figure moved close to her. She held her hand out in front of her but it did not harm him. He stuck his hand out and he created a fire ball with the fire from the fire she touched him with. She gasped. She all of a sudden didn't feel so scared. She felt… happy.

The next she knew she was 7 years old and was walking next to her father. She tugged on hit shirt.

"Papa, can I go play near the puppies?" Selene asked as she looked up at her father. He nodded as she ran off to the puppies in the market.

"Hello puppy." She said with a smile. But the dogs did not seemed pleased. They growled and barked at her terribly. She frowned. "Its alright puppy." She said as she reached out and went to put the puppies but they growled and barked at her. She made an angry face. One of the dogs whimpered as slashes appeared out of no where on its side. She kept her gaze at them and soon they ran off whimpering and bleeding. She came out of her trance and gasped. She didn't mean to hurt the puppies.

Selene was now 14 and was walking around with her friends. She and them were dirty from cleaning stables for money and helping some of the maids at the big manor down the road. She spotted 3 of the posh girls that lived there as she walked toward her home with her 3 friends. The girls looked at them and laughed at them.

"Be careful girls. Don't want to smell like the pigs." She said with an evil laugh. Selene let out a small snarl and the girl's hair set fire. She smiled and kept walking. Her friends stared at the girl in amazement as her hair out of no where caught fire, but continued to walk. Selene's eyes had fire in them but she rubbed them, making the fire go away.

After Dream

Selene shot up feeling warm. She looked around and it was already past the beginning of her shift.

"Shit." She cursed herself as she got up. She walked into the bathroom and fixed herself before walked out and to the bar. The other bartender she worked with was at the cash register as she came out.

"Ah, Selene, There you are. Are you alright?" The good looking Irish guy asked her. Selene nodded.

"I'm Fine Tanner. Just a bit tired. Restless lately." She said with a smile as she washed her hands. He smiled and walked over to her.

"If ever at anytime you needed to rest, just tell me. I may be your manager, but I'm still your friend." Tanner said as he gently put his strong hand on her shoulder. She smiled.

"Thanks, But I'm fine." She smiled and went about the night. She noticed there was a man watching her tently. She got a bad vibe from him the whole night. He would look at her and smile but it was a cocky smile. She hated it. After work she was walking out to her car. She felt like she was being followed. She sighed and stood still at her car as she waited. She felt a hand on her back and she flipped the guy. He looked oddly familiar.

"Who sent you?!" She shouted at the guy. He laughed with a smug look on his face.

"You look just like your father. Sickens me." Selene kicked the guy and pulled out her gun and pressed it to his head. "Your father sent me. He is in need of your help."

"Stop lying to me! My father is dead!" She yelled at him. He laughed.

"You REAL father, Selene." Selene looked at him very evilly She felt the fire burning in her eyes that she hasn't felt since she was a teen. "The fire. You knew you were never like everyone else. Your real father has been with you all you life. You've always been immortal, Selene."

"What are you talking about. My father was a good honest man!" She yelled as she punched the guy in his stomach and threw him against the car and felt the burning get stronger.

"Lets meet him shall we?" Just then Selene and the guy faded away in flames. When she appeared she was in a big med evil like castle. She looked around and backed away from the guy. She tried to balance herself but fell on her bottom. She looked around and looked at the man.

"What did you ?!" She shouted at him, anger burning in her eyes.

"Selene, Meet your father." A cloaked figure walked into the room and walked toward Selene.

"Its you…" She said in a barely audible voice. He removed his hood to find a handsome looking man who looked to be in his 30s or 40s.

"My child." He had black hair, with one red streak going in it and his hair was long as well. He looked like he was a buff man.. Or… thing. Selene was filled with hate. "I know you must be angry. I've seen all you have went through."

"How do I know your not lying?!" She shouted at him as she held her gun out. He shook his head and looked into her eyes as she looked into his. They both had an odd mark in their eyes.

"Selene.. It may be hard for you to accept but.. I am your father. Your REAL father. Not that petty human." Selene leashed out and scratched him in his face. He cried out. It was a very loud, deep, and powerful yell. She watched as he healed instantly.

"My father was a good man. He never did any bloody harm to anyone!" Selene yelled as she looked up at this man who called himself her "father".

"Selene. When your mother was just about 18 or 19, before she had your sister, she was married to the man you know as your father. After your sister was born, she and I met. I was just embracing my destiny. When you sister was 3, your mother and I had an affair. Our love was forbidden. She became pregnant, with you. You have always been different, have you not? Your are the devils child." Selene couldn't believe her ears! This complete stranger was telling her that he was her father. Lies she knew would have never happened.

"LIES! All you people are made up of is lies! I've seen your kind." She said as she got up. She looked at the man with disgust. "I pity you. You use your lies to get to the top when all your doing it getting to the bottom." Selene told the man. He felt a stung in his heart. He had no heart but what human feelings he did had felt like they were being shredded. He looked down at the ground. Selene started to turn around and walk away but what the man was just getting ready to say made her stop.

"I know what Michael did to you and I'm sorry. His father is the worst. I've worked with Baden before. He is a bloody cursed fiend. You don't deserve to be treated like that." Selene was frozen. This complete stranger knew Baden? Just thinking of Baden's face in her head made chills go through her. She turned slowly.

"How did you-…..?" She didn't know why or how this guy knew all of this information. He nodded.

"I told you.. You're the devil's child… literally. You may have herd the stories, oh the devil is bad and blah, blah. But I'm not as harsh. Of course I was not full blood. I was half…… just like you. My father was the full blood but my mother was a human just like, Regan. You look just like her. Was she happy?" He asked as they stood there.

"I don't remember much from when I was human… but I like to remember she was." Selene didn't know why but this man really made her feel different. It was a uncovered bond that appeared invisibly. They could both feel it. But this was too much for Selene.

"We thought you were going to be a boy you know. The line has always been men. When I found out you were a girl I was happy that I could change the line." He said as he sat down on a chair. Just then a man walked in.

"Master Gage, Your 5th wheel is here." Selene looked at the man. 5th wheel? What the hell was that?

"Right." Gage said in a dark English tone. It was much different from when they talked. Just the darkness and the deepness of his voice. He got up and looked at Selene as the man walked out. "I really would like for us to catch up." Selene shook her head.

"I don't know. I have to go." Selene said as she quickly turned. Just then a gate of fire appeared around her. She looked at him and he had a dark look on his face.

"Don't run off to quick." He told her. He laughed a bit evilly. She went to try and run through the fire but it hurt her.

"AHH." She yelled as the green fire surrounded her. This was no ordinary fire. Regular fire did not hurt, and it definitely was not green. She looked at her arm and sighed. She couldn't do jack shit at the moment. She sighed in frustration and walked in a circle trying to think.

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