Micheal pov

Finding out your blood related to immortal monsters and getting sucked into their war, awkward. Falling in love with a vampire over six hundred years old and becoming an immortal monster yourself, really awkward. Waking up to find out you've been cryogenically frozen for twelve years while lycans experimented on a daughter you didn't know you had, extremely awkward. Now having to hold a conversation with said daughter while her mother was out hunting down lycans, simple indescribable. We sat at the top of the damn watching the water gush from the pipes and cascade into the river below. Morning had just broken making it seven hours since Selene had left with David to track down a few lycans and I was starting to panic. I knew that it was an irrational fear but that didn't help me to calm down. I know that she can handle herself but after learning of all that happened to us in the past twelve I was regretting sending her out so soon after our reunion. Twelve years, stolen from us and a daughter we didn't know, use and nearly killed, it's not easy to adjust to something like that. Now I stood here with my daughter at my side, a possibility I had given up on ever happening a long time ago. I have absolutely no idea what I'm supposed to do or say to her, it feels like I just became father overnight. But that didn't stop the feelings of love and awe that grew within me ever second since our fated meeting. God she looked so much like her mother, her hair, lips and ears she clearly got from Selene. But her nose and especial her eyes, those were definitely mine. How could something so beautiful, so amazing, have possible come from me? Selene I could understand, she was a goddess, but me. She glanced over to me and caught me staring at her and quickly averted her gaze. An awkward yet comfortable silence came over us as we welcomed in the new day together for the first time. Then she punctured the silence with a question.

"Um dad, what do you plan on doing to the lycans when mom gets back with them?" she kept her eyes on the horizon as she asked me that. And I did the same as I answered.

"I want to have a talk with them because I'll need their help for what I plan to do next. Although it's not like I plan to give them much choice in the matter." Her head snapped towards me, shocked written on her young face and something else deep in her eyes, was that anger.

"Why in the world would you want their help? After everything they did to you, to mom, to me." Her tiny frame shook with rage and pain. Remember what the lycans had done to her, keeping her locked up and experimenting on her her whole life. Making her believe that Selene and I were dead and that she was all alone with no one who loved her. Tears formed at the corners of her eyes and I pulled her into a tight hug almost on instinct. Caressing and kissing her hair, rubbing her back to comfort her.

"Make no mistake Eve, the ones responsible for this, every single lycan involved with our capture and your imprisonment." I pulled away to look her in the eyes, my eyes. "Your mother and I will make sure that they die slowly and painfully for it, that I promise you." I sat down and motioned for her to sit beside me and we once again looked to the horizon. "But still I can't bring myself to hate the lycans for what they did." I saw the confusion in her face and continued. "They were desperate to save their race. Once hunted by the vampires, they were captured and enslaved, treated as animals and tortured for centuries. They were already brought to the brink of extinction and now they have to face the scorn of the humans as well. Don't you think they have family and friends that they want to protect too." I could see reluctant understanding settle in her eyes.

"Ok dad, I understand. I didn't know they had it that bad. But I still can't forgive them, not yet anyway." She cracked a small smile "it may take a couple decades." I smiled back at her, enjoying our little bonding moment.

"It's okay sweetie, take as long as you need. We are immortal after all. Now let's go get you some new cloths and something to eat.

"Wait there's something else I want to ask you, please dad." She pleaded with those big eyes of hers. Dammit where did she learn to do that, was her mother teaching her how to manipulate me or something. There was just no fighting against that look.

"Sure Eve, ask away." I caved into a twelve year old. Then without a second thought she fired out.

"How did you and mom meet? And when did you know you were in love with her?" she was practically bouncing off the ground with excitement. I was caught off guard and therefore unable to prevent the blush that stained my face. Her reaction to mine told me that she was expecting a juicy story. This was a conversation I was so not ready to have. But I just couldn't deny her request when she was making such a cute face.

"Well we meet in the subway about thirteen years ago. It was raining and I was on my way home from work. I was heading for my train when I saw her standing behind a pillar and I just, froze." Eve was silently squealing to herself while I had a faraway look on my face remembering my first encounter with the death dealer. "We just, stared at each other. It was only a couple of seconds but it felt longer than that to me and I knew that we had a moment between us there, and I'm sure she felt it too. Then she broke eye contact and that's when my world was flipped upside down. As for your other question, I guess I really fell in love with her after she kissed me." When I looked at her, she had this stunned look on her face, her eyes as wide as saucers and her mouth wide open.

"MOM KISSED YOU!" she shrieks. "Oh my god, I can't believe mom made the first move, wait till she gets back. Wait dad, how come you didn't make the first move?" She was looking me dead in the eye and I somehow got the feeling that my life would be in danger when Selene got back. Thank the heavens that at that exact moment we were interrupted. A young vampire walked towards us then bowed, clearly nervous to be so close to me.

"E-excuse me sire and my lady, Lady Selene has just returned. And she has brought four lycans with her along five humans. She awaits you in the main hall.

"Humans, why would mom bring back humans? Eve asked looking puzzled.

"I don't, know. Anyway thank you, um." I gave him a look that indicated I wanted to know his name. He got the hint and bowed again.

"It's Matthew sire. But feel free to call me whatever you wish." He said still bowing.

"Thank you Matthew, well then Eve, shall we go meet your mom," she answered with an enthusiastic nod and we headed off with Matthew in tow. As soon as we reached the main hall Eve made a bee line for her mother and tackled her in a hug. Selene immediately wrapped her arms around the girl and held her tightly.

"I've missed you mom" she said, burying her head in her mother's chest.

"I've missed you to Eve. Have you and your father been getting along with each other ok" She looked over at me and I couldn't help but smile at her.

"Yes we have. In fact we were just having a nice conversation before you arrived." I said realizing my mistake to late. Selene looked from me to Eve and smiled.

"Really now, and what were you two talking about May I ask." Before I could explain Eve blurted out.

"We were talking about how you and dad met." Selene looked surprised saying a quick "oh" before Eve continued. "Yep, and dad said that you were the one who kissed him the first time." She said that with her eyes closed and a full smile on her face. Not seeing how her mother's face turned bright red. Selene quickly calmed herself before Eve could see her reaction and coldly locked her eyes on me. Oh I'm in trouble.

"Oh really now, is that what your fathers been telling you." While saying that she never took her eyes off mine, I gulped thinking of the violent torture she was planning for me.

"I um, I never got to finish explaining that part." I tried to defend myself before she ripped my lips off. Lucky for me that David chose this time to come over and remind us of our captives.

"Ah yes the lycans. But we also came across something we never expected to" Selene said with quite the serious look on her face.

"You mean the humans you brought back with you. I was wondering why you would do something like that." I replied getting serious as well.

"It's something you have to see for yourself. All I can tell you now is that the lycans plans ran deeper than we could have expected." Just then said captives were lead into the main hall. First the lycans were lead in, cuffed and chained and held at gun point while being jeered and spat at.

"ENOUGH" I shouted from the platform we stood on and the vampires quitted down but still cast evil glares at them. There was one woman who walked out front with her head held high; she was obviously the leader of the pack. She had dark shoulder length hair and three long claw marks over her left eye. Two men stood behind her and a boy, maybe fifteen or so with a defiant look on his face. Then in came the humans Selene talked about and she took my hand, squeezing it tightly in silence support. I looked at her with a raised eyebrow and she nodded back solemnly. I turned back to look at the humans more closely and instantly felt like someone knocked the wind right out of me. I knew these people, their faces have charged due to age but I was absolutely sure I knew these people. It's been at least fifteen years since I last saw any of them but their faces were unmistakable. After I had left because my girlfriend died in a car accident I had broken off contact with them for a while. Of course I had meant to contact them sooner but the whole vampire, lycan thing made that impossible. One of them looked up and noticed me and her face turned pale. She stumbled back in to the others muttering to herself, never taking her eyes off me. The others followed her gaze and their reaction was the same as the woman's. I looked at Selene, to stunned to talk. But my eyes asked for me, what the hell is going on here. She nodded at my silent request.

"It would seem that the lycans research into the Corvinus strain was far more extensive that we thought. Their experiments were not only limited to Eve you and I. But also into carriers of the pure Corvinus strain. In others words they not only captured us, but your family as well Micheal, the last living descendents of the Corvinus clan. My emotions were thrown into turmoil over her words. All this time I had thought that my family was in the states, safely away from all this madness. And now I find out that the lycans had tracked them down and capture them as well. I suddenly was in no mode to negotiate with the lycans that were brought here. My eyes went black as a glared at them and Selene had to put her hand on my chest and call my name for me to calm down. Eve kept glancing between me and the humans, realizing that they were also her family too. She had no idea how to respond to all of this. Then the woman who first saw me stepped forward, still staring at me.

"Michael, I-is that really you, where have you been. All these years, not hearing anything from you, we thought you were dead." She said just above a whisper with tears in her eyes. I couldn't help but cry too. The entire coven watched our display, clearly wondering what was going on. Not really seeing the heart wrenching family reunion that was taking place. Then a girl burst ahead of the woman, angry tears falling down her face.

"You've got a lot of nerve you dirty fucking bastard. Treating your family like this. Give me one good reason why I shouldn't come over there and dropkick you in the balls." That feisty attitude belonged to only one person in my family, my youngest cousin. She was only three the last time I saw her.

"Blaire, is that you."

"Who else do you know that's this freakin' gorgeous you butt-muncher" She said fumingly. She had her hands on her hips while studying me Selene and Eve. I could see the gears turning in her head, trying to put the pieces together.

"Hey who are those people beside you, cause that little girls looks weirdly like you around the eyes. But her face is more like that woman who brought us here, Explain this." She demanded.

"It's a long story Blaire. Alot has happened in the last fifteen years." She then proceeded to sit on the ground and fold her legs.

"Well then it's a good thing we got nothing better to do. So start talking buddy. And you better prey I like your story cause I got a pair a pliers' back home with your name on it.

Oh boy, this is gonna be a long day.

To Be Continued