A month passed peacefully in our new home. There were no signs of Death Dealers coming in our direction as the Lycans kept a watchful eye to the North especially. However, it seemed they would keep heading East from our previous home. Lucian had done a wonderful job of covering our tracks as we left, so not even the smartest vampire could find them. We were safe and out of harms way for the time being and that was a huge relief to my mind.

Lucan kept growing, much to the delight of Lucian and myself. He was nearly three months old now and could roll over onto this stomach when we placed him on the floor. And he smiled at me for the first time just two weeks after we'd arrived in our new home. Lucian was a proud father as he took Lucan everywhere with him when he was awake, showing him off to the other Lycans around. They were all just as enamoured with him, praising that he was growing to be so strong like his father. My heart swelled with joy as I heard these compliments. Our son was definitely a model after his father, which I did not mind at all. Lucian was a good man and I wanted our son to grow up to be that kind of man.

Even Isabel seemed happy in our new home as she kept a close watch by our door each morning when I went to sleep. She was fast becoming one of my most trusted friends, even if I could not really communicate with her verbally. It was as if she understood me without words, which was a blessing. Knowing she had been a mother to her own pup gave me a sense of relief as she was around Lucan all the time. She knew what it meant to be a mother and that helped me in my own confidence in taking care of my son. And Lucan loved her just as much, giving her smiles and giggles every now and then.

One night, after we had been in our home for over a month, I was standing on the wall with Lucan in my arms. He was napping, she his little head was against my chest. The night was clear and beautiful with the moon shining brightly above us. Nights like this were my favorite as they reminded me of the nights I had spent with Lucian in the abandoned church in secret, before our relationship was public knowledge and before I knew that I was with child. Those were the nights when I felt the strongest and when everything was more beautiful because it was illuminated by the moon.

As I stood there, I looked down at Lucan asleep in my arms. His cheeks were much chubbier than they had been at birth and his hair was growing in dark and curly. The moonlight bounced off his light skin. I bent down and kissed his forehead gently and felt someone place their hands on my shoulders. By the scent, I knew immediately that it was my husband. He kissed my neck and nuzzled against it softly.

"I wondered when you were going to come in," I said in a hushed voice.

He chuckled lightly. "I had some last minute business to attend to with Raze before I could come see you," he replied, stepping to my side to glance at our sleeping son. "How has he been?"

"He just fell asleep not too long ago actually," I said, leaning my back onto my husband. "It took a little longer to get him to go to sleep because he was giggling and excited earlier."

"Sounds exactly like my son," Lucian laughed quietly. "The woman who took care of me as a child said I was the most difficult child to get to sleep because I would always find something to amuse myself with."

I smiled and looked up at him. "Then Lucan is most definitely your son."

Lucian beamed with pride and leaned foreward to kiss Lucan's head. "He is our son. He has a lot of your personality in him too."

"That is true," I admitted. "He will probably be the most stubborn hybrid known in existence."

"The only one my love," Lucian retorted, laughing quietly. "Our son is one of a kind."

Turning around, I still held our son in between us, and kissed Lucian on the lips for a moment, lingering there. Lucian looked down and kissed Lucan's head gently. It was the first time in a few days that we had actually got some private time together as a family and we were enjoying that more and more since Lucan had been born. And then there were the spare moments that Lucian and I were able to steal for just the two of us, which were precious to both of us.

As we stood there, I looked back up into my husband's eyes. They were the same beautiful, comforting brown that I had fallen in love with so long ago. Yet, they were filled with worry and uncertainty. I knew he worried so because we were still not sure of where the Death Dealers were heading, nor of their true intentions if they ever found us. It was heart-wrenching to watch him dread every night as he knew it would bring our family closer to danger. For a moment, I stared into his eyes with concern before walking over to Lucan's bed to lay him down. Turning back around, I went over to him and placed my hand softly on the side of his face.

"Something is troubling you my love," I said. "I can see it in your eyes."

He looked at me for a moment, contemplating what to say before sighing heavily. "Raze and the others have found traces of vampires on their daily runs through the surrounding areas."

I could feel my face draining of any expression. "Does this mean we have to leave again?" I asked, thinking about where we would even run to this time.

Shaking his head, he ran his hands down the lengths of my arms. "No," he replied softly. "We're staying right here."

"But what if they find us?" I wondered aloud. "I don't want anything happening to you or Lucan."

"Nothing will ever happen to Lucan or you," he reassured me, kissing my forehead. "I will make sure of that."

"But how do we know they don't know exactly where we are and are not just waiting to attack when the moment presents itself?" I inquired.

"Raze expanded the perimetor and found no other traces of vampires," he said slowly. "It seems like it was only a rogue vampire and none others were with him, whoever he was. His scent lead South and ended at the ocean."

I nodded once. "And any news of my father's band of Death Dealers?"

"They are still heading East as far as we can tell," he said. "But we're keeping a very close eye on them, so don't worry. We'll know the minute they make a move anywhere near this place."

Even though it still worried me, I knew that Lucian would never allow harm to come to our son and I trusted in that fact. He was a protector by nature and the fact that he loved us made that even stronger. He drew me close and hugged me as I rested my head on his shoulder. I loved him. Of that fact I was certain. As he held me, I could not understand how my father could condemn something so pure like love or so innocent like our son.

My father had loved once. He had always told me that he loved my mother more than anything else in this world and had been devastated when she died giving birth to me. A part of me had always felt guilty for being the cause of my father's pain after she died, but he had told me that after he moved on, he had realized that I was a part of my mother that he would always have with him. The day he gave me my pendant, he said that he loved me with "All the love in his heart" and that I was dearest to him. And now, he scorned me for loving a Lycan.

Love.

The very same thing that had saved him now condemned me. It hurt in my heart to know this, but I knew that regardless I had Lucian and that was all that mattered. We would get through anything so long as we're together.

A/N: I'm so sorry I haven't updated this in forever! College and work literally rule my life! I'll try to update more often if I can!