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Chapter twenty-six

Ammy's POV

"This is very romantic isn't it?" Alec probes as we look at the stars from the top of the Eiffel Tower; we're cuddled up together, both of us looking up into the sky. Mom and dad are having a romantic dinner in the Eiffel Tower, but Alec and I decided that we wanted to watch the stars. The twins are with us as well, but they're on the opposite side to us, so they hopefully can't hear us.

"Yes, it is" I turn my head to smile at him, his arm wrapping around me more firmly. He leans down and gently grazes his lips with mine; I couldn't help but smile against his lips. I love being with him without the parental supervision.

"I have something for you" Alec murmurs in my ear, but my mind is elsewhere.

She's there.

That woman. That shadow. She's floating in the air in front of us; her eyes are like black holes, her smile is grisly and her teeth are sharp; when those teeth make her smile look even more wicked and her hair is pitch black. She has taken on a complete shape, and slowly before my eyes she begins to take on colour.

"What are you?" I whisper, forgetting that Alec is there.

"Ammy, what do you mean?" Alec queries, but what he says goes straight over my head.

"I'm part of the living dead. And not the Vampire side, either" and with that she gives me a quick wink before disappearing. What is she? Who is she? And why is she after me? Should I tell someone, or should I keep this to myself?

"Ammy" Alec lightly shakes me, pulling me back into the here and now.

"Sorry, I was slightly distracted… Sorry, what did you say?" I inquire, shaking my head to get rid of any thoughts of that strange woman. Maybe I'm just delusional.

"I have something for you" he repeats himself as he digs into his pocket where he pulls out a small square box.

"You didn't have to get me anything" I tell him, I didn't expect him to buy me anything. He didn't have to.

"I know I didn't have to, I wanted to. After everything you have been through, I thought it was the least I could do. Plus, it's a little present to say just how much I love you" he grins at me as he opens the box, presenting me with the most beautiful bracelet I have ever seen.

It's a white gold thin chain bracelet and it has a key and heart charm on it and both charms are encrusted with small diamonds. Real diamonds at that.

"Alec, what are you doing spending this much on me! It must have cost you loads" I chastise him.

"You're worth every penny though" he grins at me as he takes the bracelet out of the box and clasps it around my wrist.

"That's pretty" Annika notes as she pops up next to us with Zach.

"It is isn't it?" I smile at her as I look at the present he has gave me. He really does know the way to a girl's heart, he's so thoughtful.

"What do they represent? You never give me anything unless it represents something" I point out, giving Alec a levelled look.

"It shows that you have the key," he points to the key charm "to my heart" he finishes off as he points to the padlock heart charm.

"Oh, Alec" I sigh as I throw myself in his arms where he holds me tight in an embrace. But my eyes are soon drawn to the woman stood behind him, she's watching me. This time she has taken on a human form. She's dressed in a white flowing dress, her eyes are an ice blue colour now and her hair is still black, but it seems much livelier than before. More shimmery. She has on white heels and she has wings on her back. Angel wings. The ones you would imagine an Angel to wear. The only thing she is lacking is a halo.

"Why are you here?" I mouth to her, not wanting to freak out Alec or the twins seeing as they can't see her.

"I want revenge. Your mother killed me in an attempt to protect you when you were born; you were not meant to be. You weren't supposed to be born, or to exist. I have spent years watching over you, learning how you work and what you care about. I want you to hurt as much as I hurt, then I will kill you. After all, the best way to truly hurt your mother is to kill you" she notes thoughtfully, that evil grin appearing back on her face.

"But my mother is dead" I whisper, luckily Alec didn't hear me as we pull away from each other so that he can cup my cheek with his warm hand. I couldn't help but lean into his touch.

"Not entirely, can you not remember what she told you? She is one of us now, she is a different kind of Angel. One you can only become when dead. She is still alive, just in a different world. And she still cares for you, and watches over you. By killing you I will not only be able to get revenge, but I will finally be able to get what I have always wanted" then she was gone, leaving me with one unanswered question. What has she always wanted?

Eric's POV

"Eric, what's wrong?" Sookie probes, she has obviously picked up on my concern through our bond.

"I can feel Ammy. She feels scared, worried and unsafe. If I find out that it is due to that Alec boy I will kill him" I growl. I have not felt Ammy's emotions this strong in a while, she learnt how to block them from me over the years, but it would seem that her shield has slipped. Something is frightening my daughter. I feel around the bond I have with the twins and I find that they feel happy and content. But they are with Ammy, so Alec has obviously not done anything. So what is causing my daughter to feel this way?

"I hate to cut our date short, but we should go to her. Maybe something has happened that has ruffled her up a bit" Sookie goes to stand up but I tell her to sit back down again.

"Sookie, I will phone her. If she is okay, then we will leave it. And if I am in any doubt that she has wandered from the group, I will ask her to pass the phone to one of the twins" I tell her as I pull out my phone, flipping through my contact list until I come to Ammy's phone number.

"Hello?" she answers almost immediately. So she is definitely in no immediate harm.

"Ammy, I could feel that you were all over the place. I could feel how frightened you were, I just wanted to make sure that everything is okay"

"I'm fine, just got a scaring from a bee. You know how much I hate them, plus the height is slightly over whelming. But I'm fine now, Alec is here with me and the twins seem very happy. I'll just stay away from the edge" she informs me, I was about to ask if I could talk to the twins, to make sure she was indeed with them, but I heard Annika shouting at Zach in the background. Something along the line of, 'give me back my teddy'.

My children.

"If you are sure, would you like me and your mom to come back now? Or are you and Alec okay to get the twins in bed for us?"

"We can get them back in bed, don't worry about that. We're leaving right now anyway. Zach, give her back her teddy, how would you feel if I took that DS off of you? Because I will if you don't give Annika her teddy back" that's my girl. Standing up for her younger sister.

"Thank you, Ammy. I appreciate this" and with that we say our goodbyes before hanging up, my attention going back to my beautiful fiancé.

"Have you any ideas where you would like to get married?" I probe Sookie as I take a drink of my blood.

"I would love to get married outside under the stars. I'm due on the 20th February, and I'm 7 weeks pregnant, so I'm in my second trimester. So first things first, we need to decide if we're going to get married before, or after the baby is born" ah, now that is a good question. Should we marry before so that our child is born into a proper family? All of us being called Northman's and not Northman's and a Stackhouse. Or should we wait till after the baby is born and have our new baby in the wedding in one of those baby tuxedos you can buy. Hmm…

AN: So, what do you think? Before or after the baby is born? Plus, I hope you all have a great Christmas and new year xx

Here is the link to the bracelet Alec gave Ammy:

http:/www(dot)overstockjeweler(dot)com/p/tiffany-inspired-sterling-silver-pave-cz-heart-lock-charm-bracelet-p-1703(dot)htm