Okay I know I said weekly updates but I really wanted to get this chapter out, thank you for sticking by my
fanfiction is just that with the exception ot my OC's the dark series belongs to Christine Feehan and her
brilliant mind, love and peace Sweetly Decadent xx
Raven listened as her dear friend Razel explained to Mikhail about her Beliefs about the child she called her soul daughter
"Bethan Mother was from a species called the Wicce but I believe her father Was kin to the Carpathians" Tacking a deep breath
before continuing "I Believe her father was of the Golden-Star clan though her Aunts are not So forth coming over Bethan' s
father is,They are trying to protect his Memory" Mikhail raised a eyebrow at his life mates friend in question Frowning before
asking "who are the Wicce?" Razel bit her lip torn Between wanting to keep them secret and answering the Prince it was
Only at Tristin's gentle prod she explained "they are a race of people who Are pure magic, they showed people how to heal with
herbs and how to tend to those truly in need. Most of the Wicce or gifted mediums & seers But they all have different gifts aside
that which they are born with like Bethan who is a song bird her gift is a lot like Desari's with the Exception that she can heal
people this way and it is very therapeutic for Her and helps her to…well heal her self and past wounds" Mikhail saw
The deep sadness at her mention of past wounds before she continued "she even has the Golden-Star birthmark on her shoulder
as well as the Identical locket to Midna' s ,mine & Akira's family crest" Mikhail Was stunned "a perfect twelve pointed star? are
you sure?" Razel Nodded firmly Raven tilted her head to side and said "but aren't the Golden-Stars only surviving Bloodlines
Yourself ,Your brother Akira and your cousins Midna and the late Daru?" Razel nodded Mikhail thought for moment to his life
mate 'their Bloodline is precious and older then a Lot of fine warriors we know to This date' Raven raised a eyebrow 'but
you believe Daru was murdered By a vampire trap before he had a chance to meet his life mate?' Mikhail nodded 'so who's child
is she?could their have been a another unknown Golden-Star?' Mikhail sighed in her mind 'no my love, their line as stated was
watched Carefully due to the line being mostly artisans and astounding healers Artisans being so very rare amongst us now and
their creations so Precious' out loud he said "I should like to see this child for Myself Only then can I Judge, I'm just surprised
you have not introduced Raven to her at some point" Razel was giving Mikhail a look that he had seen Raven use
about Savannah and many had wilted under it which made him Hastily add "who knows? maybe she can tell us more of her
Father an What she knows of him" turning he saw Raven grin at Razel before Saying "and I can get to see my friend for once
with out huffing puffing And tantrums from either male" Tristin and Mikhail both wore similar sheepish if not
long suffering looks "good so it's all settled" Raven Grabbed her friends hand and both women darted off before the men could
protest.
The Steaming ashes where the vampire had been stank something wicked but Blain used her weather gift to bring the
rain letting it wash away the Stinking pile, Akira admired their handy work before turning to the Women and asking as his
vicious continued to weep blood "where is MY BETHAN?" Belle eyed Akira suspiciously at first then looked at Blain who was
giving him a bland look then back to himself making a oh with Her mouth before smiling "She's your life mate aye? An you're
her Heart mate…oh dear your losing a lot of blood lets get you inside and healed" Akira could feel himself getting dizzy from
blood loss so Reluctantly allowed himself to be taken into Bethan' s home. When he woke the next night he could smell Bethan
everywhere and his body Screamed for her the women who had yet to see, blinking at finding His body in the earth in cellar he
could smell two familiar Carpathian scents assault his senses making him growl in anger then frown 'my Sister was here?' he
thought bewildered he had not seen her for almost Seven years guilt and the feeling of missing the girl he had practically
Raised rushed through him as he came out of the earth and walked up the steps that led him to his in laws . A voice called out
to him "we're in here Akira" he followed it to what he saw was a kitchen and recived a warm smile from Belle from Blain he
recived a nod "your probably feeling Confused about now" Belle said and patted a stool for him to sit next to Her Akira stared at
it then did as she bade "but before we explain you should see this" her hand raised up a picture of a beautiful young woman
Smiling angelically from the photo dressed in a purple knitted dress with Green tights and dark purple boots on her feet in the
snow, his breath left Him as he touched her sweet heart shaped face her gold eyes shining with joy her long black hair reached
her perfectly peachy rump and he Knew without a doubt this child this bare baby was his life mate and the Couple standing next
her laughing where his sister and Tristin "how does Bethan know my sister? And why Razel and Tristin in this photo?" Blain
Sighed knowing what was coming and not wanting to betray her niece An seeing no choice but the truth she watched Belle nod
for her to go on "when Bethan was four years old She was fed potions that would bind her powers and keep her invisible from
not just toughs who love her but ALL of our kind, her step father being bastard that he is did this on finding out she was not his
child…" Akira watched Blain bite her lip and Belle's hands shook ever so slightly yet there was a deep anger in her
Before she continued for her sister " on finding out Bethan was not his blood Morris sold her…he sold her not to loving parents
but a group Of paedophiles who raped and abused her none stop for six years,Lysander was the son of the couple who for all
pretence adopted her they Where also his rapist too" Akira felt his blood boil his Bethan HIS BETHAN had been sold? The need to
kill Morris burned in his soul When he realised the two women where weeping softly he pulled his anger back just barely "we feel
the same way Akira but that fiend Escaped our grasp" Blain said anger blazed in her eyes "but the thing About children is that
they always find away around things, which is Exactly what Lys and Bethan did they did not relies they where astral
projecting when they met your sister they thought it was a dream an escape from the horror of the twisted evil being forced
onto them" Akira blinked understanding suddenly that had he not left his sister after She met her mate he would of
found Bethan as a rescued child safe in the loving arms of his sister but he had been so very close to turning that he had fleed
to England's great North before Razel had the chance to tell him …."My sister Rescued Bethan?" he swallowed they nodded
"Razel has wanted to adopt Bethan but before she could she had to try at least to find us, when she Did Bethan refused to leave
Lysander on his own an so we adopted him Too. We made an agreement with Razel who loved an still loves Bethan, That she
and Tristin could see her when it was holidays and for visits but Only if Bethan wanted this too which she does and so Razel
became Bethan' s soul Mammy so to speak" said Belle Akira closed his eyes taking it in before he said "thank you for telling me
this but there is something that your both still keeping from me.. isn't there?" the two women shared a glance "aye but we have
already told you so much of Bethan' s past, the thing we keep from you must MUST be told to you By Bethan in her own time"
said Blain mentally she thought 'little girl be stronger then you ever thought you could be'.