Lucian held the three strands of her soft brown hair tensely. The firm line set on his lips mirrored his mood. Tonight was the night that Raze and Amelia turned themselves over to Craven and the plan to destroy Viktor began. Lucian was tightly braiding her hair so it would be out of her eyes and ready for battle.

"What is your objective," Lucian says firmly, as a commander says to a soldier.

"We feed Craven the poison, turn outselves over to him, allow ourselves to be locked up and tommorrow night when we are to battle in the ceremony we will escape and bring not only Viktor but his entire coven back here to exterminate them."

"Are you ready," he says firmly.

"Yes father," she says.

Lucian sighes shutting his eyes. "Amelia," he says reluctantly,"I have something I need you to do."

"Anything father."

"This is hard for me to say, but I need you to call me Lucian." Amelia's brow raises in the mirror at the profound statement. "It is just, during the battle, I do not want you to appear to have any sentimental value to me. Though I love all my men like brothers, I do not want them to target you as a way to get even more to me and if something happens to you because I am your father...I don't know if my heart could take it."

"Yes fat- Lucian," Amelia says correcting herself.

Lucian finishing tying back her hair. He then turned her around. Her face was as down as his. He put his hand under her chin and brought her eyes to his. He took a deep breath and was ready to say something until she sprang forward and wrapped her hands around him and buried her head into his shoulder. He held wrapped his hands around her and pulled her tightly to him. He never wanted to let go. Lucian wanted her to be a child again where all he had to worry about were scrapes and bruises. These may be his final moments with her and he did not know if he could let go.

"I love you father," Amelia whispers against his neck.

"I love you too sweety," Lucian says,"Please be safe, my heart could not bear to lose you."

"I will, I promise," Amelia says.

With one last squeeze we releases her smiling. "Let's start the end," Lucian says.

"I couldn't agree more," Amelia says.

They exit the room to find Raze waiting. He smiled as Amelia and Lucian exited hand in hand. "Are you ready my friend," Raze asks.

"We have one thing to do," Raze says reluctantly,"We have to look as if we fought Craven." Amelia sighs as she unholsters her dagger and offers Raze the other one.

"I can't watch, I'll get the men to ready his horse," Lucian says walking away.

Amelia looks at Raze,"Let's do this."

She and he put the blade up to their shoulders and Amelia first quickly cuts into her skin. She grunts in pain as her clothes cut and blood pours from the wound. Raze follows her and gritts his teeth. Raze noticed his breathing pick up as the smell of blood permiated the air. He also noticed Amelia's breasts moving up and down.

"You should rip your shirt a little," Amelia says.

Raze rips his shirt,"Like this?"

"No," Amelia says moving forward,"like this." She rips his shirt down exposing his chest.

"You should rip yours," he says ripping hers.

"You could use a bruise," Amelia says slapping him playfully. Raze grabs her upper arms and slams her into the wall as she locks her legs around his. He kisses her lips hard as she scrapes his chest with her nails. They keep kissing until there is a loud throat clearing noise. Raze nearly drops Amelia on her ass as he backs up.

"Are you done?" Lucian says smiling at the two embarassed lovers.

"Yes sir," Raze says. He thanked God that he and Amelia were married because he would probably have died being caught like this.

The three walk into the room where Craven was being held. They hadn't fed him anything in a few days. Raze opened the closet door and pulled Craven out.

"Rise and shine," Lucian says tapping his face. Craven was very delirious. "Are we still able to trust you," Lucian says producing a knife.

"Yes," Craven says in a raspy voice.

Lucian tosses the knife to Raze and Raze cuts Craven loose. Craven immediately brings his wrists to his other hand and rubs them to regain feeling. Amelia comes forward with a wine jug of blood. "Let's bury the hatchet," Amelia says,"I forgive you for the cross thing."

Craven was skeptical but was too weak to question the drink. As he began chugging it, Amelia smiled at Raze. Craven finished and wiped his lips.

"We have a plan that we will quickly explain and you will cooperate thoroughly," Lucian says.

"What makes you think you can keep me in a closet for a week and I will do whatever you say," Craven says angerly.

"Probably because we just poisoned you," Amelia states matter of factly.

The plan was quickly explained and the vampire was escorted out to his horse. The lycans were preparing for battle but they all paused to watch and scowl as Craven walked to his horse. They also watched as their sister and brother lycan prepared to hand themselves over to the enemy, something they all feared would go wrong. "Do you see him," Lucian says,"Once the battle begins, do not harm him. Tomorrow we will kill Viktor and begin a new peaceful era with the vampires."

The men cheered,"Are the men going to listen to him," Craven asks Raze.

"Probably," Raze says shrugging,"but who knows."

Craven reaches into his pack and removes two sets of silver chains. Amelia and Raze look at eachother and a long sigh is heard from each. Lucian places his hand on Raze's shoulder,"Good luck my friend, I shall see you tommorrow night." Lucian looks at Amelia, seeing the fear hidden behind her strong demeanor. As the two hug, Lucian whispers,"Take care of her." Raze nods his head and smiles at Lucian.

"Amelia," Lucian says strongly.

"Lucian," she says, the words unfamiliar to her lips as it is to his ears as her voice says it.

He hugs her,"Good luck."

"I love you," she whispers,"Don't worry."

Lucian squeezes her and watches her walk to Craven. "Who's first," he says jokingly holding up the chains.

Amelia and Raze scowl at him, but Raze steps forward. He puts his hands out and Craven begins to strap his hands with the chains. Raze groans as the burning starts. "Hurry up," Raze grunts. Craven does just that and attaches him to his horse. To top off the charade, he covers Raze's head wth a bag. He does the same to Amelia. Lucian's stomach drops when he hears her wimper in pain. His mind was screaming to rip the chains from her wrists and hold her. He could protect her if she was with eyes locked until the bag was put over her head too, covering her beautiful eyes. Lucian's mind slipped to a dark place as he thought of how Amelia's strength mirrored Sonja's...he only wished she wouldn't meet the same fate as Sonja.

Lucian watched reluctantly as the they horse began to trot and Raze and Amelia had to run to catch up. Lucian as well as the entire pack of lycans sent out their hopes and prayers with Raze and Amelia. This could be the end of the war as they all know it or it could be the end of two of their two dearst friends.

Tomorrow they would know.