Before leaving, Syd, Des, and their two friends Nick and Scott had to go to the small temple on a small island nearby. Syd and Des had been able to visit it since they were ten, but as Scott and Nick were the future alpha males by marriage, they had not been able to see it. Syd and Des pried open the heavy oak doors. A great golden demon statue whose size was greater than the tallest tree known to man, her eyes large, seemed to stare at the sets of twins. Syd and Des stepped forward and knelt.

"I pray and I pledge my loyalty to the Great Golden Demon Ayan, ruler over all demons in each nation, mother to us and our future generations, the one who gives us life." The twins prayed. Scott and Nick watched, bewildered. Ayan flowed out of the statue, her golden scales catching the sunlight. She looked more like a dragon in appearance, but there were subtle differences.

"Why does she look like a dragon?" Scott asked.

Ayan smiled and looked at Scott. "Hello, young one." She smiled. "I take it you are the future alpha male?"

"Yes, ma'am, along with my brother Nick."

"Ah, excellent." Ayan grinned. "I recognize you two." She added, looking at the female twins.

"Goddess Ayan…" Syd spoke. As unfair as it was, Syd was firstborn and thus had the honor of doing all the speaking. Sometimes, like in this situation. "We…we have to leave the demon islands."

"Whatever for?"

"Our leader….he has…he's forced my aunt, the alpha female, to breed with him and then after that he was named the alpha male…"

"Because he mated with the alpha female." Ayan nodded.

"Correct."

"Well…as you know, the only way to break the marriage of a demon is to kill one of the spouses. As I know you won't destroy your aunt, your only chance is to destroy the alpha male."

"But only a member of the same sex can kill a high-ranked demon."

"Exactly. This is where your boyfriends will come into play."

All four teenage demons blushed.

"Oh, don't even give me that." Ayan smirked in a friendly way. "I know each chapter of each demon's life before it even starts."

"Really?"

"Yes…but you must go. You have much training to get through."
"Thank you, Ayan." Syd spoke for the group once more, showing the true traits of a leader.

Several hours later, Jessie came to the conclusion that Syd was done praying and had reached New York City. The American Demon Island was somewhere in the midway mark between Florida and New York, and demons flew fast. Sometimes, however, there were problems. Jessie rummaged through her drawer and pulled out her cell phone, being doubly sure to check that Daemon wasn't there. If she were seen using technology of humans on 'his island', she would pay the ultimate price. She fumbled for a second, not used to utilizing her cell phone whilst she was in demon form, and finally dialed Andie's number. She paused when she felt hot breath down the back of her neck. Daemon. "And what is it you're doing, my dear?" He chuckled. "Surely you aren't trying to break one of my laws."

"I…I was…"

"Hoping your nieces made it out alive?" He took the cell phone, Jessie's only means of communicating, and crushed it with his mighty demonic, almost pawlike hands. "I'll warn you once more…the next time I catch one of your rebellion attempts…you'll be killed."

"Yes sir…you'll…I'll never rebel against you."

Ayan watched over the scene carefully, from the stars. The celestial being shook her head. What had been going on? Why had this particular male demon chosen to defile the name of the noble creatures? She could have intervened at any moment, but knew that Jessie would have to fight her own battles…it was the way all demons lived by, even those who had passed into the next world. The goddess paced among the clouds. She could have avoided this whole mess…

And the child.

Jessie's child, if trained under Daemon as he wished and expected, would grow to be a killer. If Jessie refused to subject their son to this cruel treatment, would be transformed into an omega demon. Omega demons lacked the ability to care. If Jessie had to compare them to something, it would probably be the Heartless from a video game favorite of Syd's, Kingdom Hearts. They physically resembled leather-skinned hyenas, and fought whatever crossed their paths. They destroyed for the thrill of it, wrenching life from the throats of their helpless victims.

If Jessie didn't intervene…Drew would be doomed to omega status or…or Ayan would have to destroy the child herself.