Raoul chuckled cause Iason to arch an eyebrow in question, "Yes I suppose he does appear to be human but I can assure you Iason that his is not. He is like us."

"Interesting Gideon was most specific in his report, when he said it was a human. Care to explain why what Gideon tells me looks smells and sounds like a human is in fact not one," Iason asks, his tone serious.

"He is a Dhampir," Raoul stated quickly to appease Iason, "And from what I can tell from his blood his sire was an ancient."

"A Dhampir?" Iason said in rare surprise, "And where pray tell did you find such a rarity?"

Raoul smiled, "From what I could tell he was hunting our 'vampire'."

"That is most interesting I wish to speak to this...?"

"Katze," Raoul supplied.

"And where is Katze now, Raoul?" Iason questioned.

"He is resting in my chambers. I.." Raoul trailed off unsure if he wanted to tell iason of strange new bond forming between Katze and him, due to his seal. He glanced up at Iason who was waiting patiently for Raoul to continue.

"I put my seal on him," Raoul stated plainly watching Iason's features closely for a reaction.

"I see," Iason replied his face an unreadable mask, "But that is not all, I think, that troubles you."

Raoul was not for the first time, taken aback by Iason's uncanny ability of insight, "My seal on Katze is changing and evolving of its own will. I can feel Katze's presence in my mind. It is like he is an extension of myself, his emotions feel like my own."

Iason chuckled and Raoul frown, "It is hardly amusing Iason."

"My apologies Raoul, but it seems as though you have found your blood mate."

"I..is that possible," Raoul said shocked.

"Of course, any that share the blood of the ancients no matter the amount can be the fated life mate of an ancient vampire."

The ancient torch roared to life in Riki's hand with just the touch of a match.

"Shit," Riki exclaimed as he quickly stomped out the match he dropped on the stone stairs.

It had taken him a good two hours to find the switch for the secret door in the library. Katze had hidden it well, but Riki found it out of pure desperation and effort. Once found it triggered a mechanism that opened a narrow door amongst the book shelves. Behind the door a stone staircase that lead down into darkness was reveal. Now with a lit torch in hand Riki descended the stairs into what appeared to be a large underground chamber.

The chamber was filled wall to wall with scientific equipment. Riki looked closely at one shelve and it was full of vials of strange chemicals some supernatural some not.

"What were you doing down here Katze?" Riki wondered aloud, glancing at all the shelves and tables looking for something about vampires.

Something glinting in the torch light caught Riki's eye. It was a row of vials sitting in a rack on a large table near the back of the room, he moved in for a closer look. The vials contained a dark red liquid that reminded Riki of preserved blood.

Blood samples? He thought, Why would Katze have those?

The rest of the table held neat stacks of journals and notes all but a few showing Katze's handwriting. Riki picked up a small journal titled, Vampires and Ancients, he tucked it under his arm to take back upstairs to read in the better light.

He continued to peruse the table looking for any more promising information when he saw an official looking folder that labeled Z-5518 and it carried an all too familiar crest emblazoned on the front, Guardian.

Riki picked up the folder slowly almost as if it would hurt him and read the small note attached on the front in Katze's handwriting it stated simply, Riki.

...Ancients...Raoul...Fated...Blood Mate

Katze tossed and turned fitfully in on the silk sheets of Raoul's of thoughts and memories not his own flashed through Katze's subconscious.

One thought seemed to be repeating, getting louder as it became the focus of Katze's mind.

…Blood…Blood...BLOOD!

Katze's eyes snapped open, they were glowing golden, bright with primal need. The hunger was overwhelming. Katze's fangs and claws extended to their full length and the instinctual need to feed overtook him.

He was at the bedroom door with inhuman speed, all his senses heightened and focused on the small human heartbeat in the adjacent room. He slowly opened the door as to not alert his prey.

In the main room of Raoul's chambers Kai was quietly clean oblivious to the predator stalking him quietly from the shadow ready to pounce.

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. :(

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I didn't get a chance to edit this chapter so forgive my mistakes I will correct them at a later date.