Raven and Anya arrive to TonDc and meet with familiar faces. Lexa and Clarke find out there's a way to learn more about the mundane's past and Octavia and Miller realize that there may still be some moles in Skaikru working for Bellamy.

Next chapter will be action filled and Clarke will meet the in-laws.

"So this is TonDc." Raven says softly while looking around her.

Although the place seemed to come out of a post-apocalyptic movie, in reality they were only 30 minutes away from Detroit.

"Hunters prefer surroundings like this." Anya merely explains to her, already knowing what she's thinking. "Most vampires live in the city and come to TonDc for coven meetings."

"And the Primus of the coven?" the Skaikru vampire asks.

"They don't live here either." the older woman tells her. "They have their own home in Detroit where Lexa and her cousin live."

"I want to ask you something but I don't want you to react badly to my question." Raven starts saying but a soft smile appeases her. "Why are Indra and Gustus so intent on keeping this a secret from Lexa?"

"I always asked myself that same question." Anya admits to her softly. "I never understood, especially with the way Lexa's personality was, why they kept this side of their lives hidden from her." she looks down in embarrassment. "Which was what led to me being told to keep it a secret as well."

"What happened?" the Skaikru vampire asks upset.

"I questioned Indra one day because I cared about Lexa. She always asked me questions about what I did and why she was always told to stay away from TonDc. One day I think I said too much and Indra came to talk to me. She prohibited me from speaking to Lexa about TonDc, our coven and our kind."

"You mean she forced you to do because she was your Primus."

"She explained why." Anya murmurs. "Or at least she tried to but it was too late. I think I will never forgive them, Indra and Gustus, for using their power to force me to lie to my friend."

"And do they know this?"

"They do." the Trikru vampire smiles bitterly at her. "Which is why they keep me close. They trust me with Lexa because they know I love her like a sister. Like I care about her cousin and rest of family. They know I'll put my anger towards them behind me if their lives are at stake."

"Wait, go back a litte." Raven says shocked. "Lexa has a cousin?" she asks curiously because she had not seen that information in the research Bellamy ordered her to make.

"Lincoln. Remember she asked about him when she heard about the attack at TonDc?" Raven nods in confirmation. "He is Indra and Gustus' son." Anya informs her calmly. "Adopted just like Lexa was but she doesn't know this."

"Why?"

"Because then they would have needed to explain to her how they adopted me after saving me from some bloodlust vampires during an ambush 30 years ago." a tall man with dark skin and kind eyes tells her warmly. "Detective Lincoln Woods, or Lincoln kom Trikru, whichever you prefer, at your service."

"Lexa will be so pissed." Raven murmurs to Anya who smirks at the way the man in front of them has gulped knowingly.

"Yes she will be." the Trikru vampire confirms. "Which makes me wonder why you're here instead of Detroit."

"I had to come check how things were Anya." he says mournfully. "It's my coven as well and I couldn't stay at the city when I know that help is needed."

"Lexa is on her way." Anya warns him. "But if you're here then you must know that as well."

"I only found out today when I talked to her. But she doesn't know that I know." Lincoln reassures her.

"How comforting." Raven murmurs annoyed. "Seriously, don't you both care about Lexa and what she must think of all of this? I mean, am I the only one that is finding this whole situation shitty? Lying, deceiving and tricking her just to what? Keep your identities a secret?"

"We were ordered to do so Raven." Anya says pained. "By our Primus."

"Then your Primus suck. And it's even more fucked up to know that they're the closest to Lexa."

"They had their reasons." Lincoln murmurs bothered. "I never approved, but just like Anya, I had to obey my Elders."

"So you just decided to disobey them now?" the Skaikru vampire is pissed because she cares about Lexa. "How convenient for you to come when you're certain that your cousin found out the truth from someone else."

"Lexa found her own way into this world." the man says firmly. "I still don't know how, but from what little she has told me, I am assuming that she found her soulmate?" he asks Anya who nods in confirmation. "And that she's a vampire from Skaikru called Clarke." he stops talking when he connects the dots. "Holy shit." he whispers. "Clarke Kom Skaikru, Queen of the Coalition?" he asks Anya who nods in confirmation. "Indra and Gustus will be so pissed."

"I am pissed with Indra and Gustus." Raven says surely. "So they have no right to get pissed at all."

"Why don't we have the right to be pissed?" a strong voice asks from behind them and the two women and man turn around to see the Primus of the Trikru coven staring down at them.

"Holy shit she's intimidating." she whispers to Anya who nods in agreement. "And we're in trouble, right?" she asks both Trikru friends who nod in confirmation. "Great..."

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"It's done." Clarke tells to her mate the moment she returns to her chambers. "I almost allowed Octavia to kill him." she confeses immediately.

"I would have understood." Lexa calms her. "And she deserves justice for what he did to her."

"But so do you. So does your coven." the blonde vampire closes her eyes. "And I almost forgot it."

"But you didn't and now he believes that he's secure. We have him right where we want him." the mundane reminds her mate. "So what is preventing you from calming down?"

"I know he'll try to ambush us on our way to Trikru. I know he expected us to take him with us because he made me distrust my coven. And I dislike the feeling of not being capable of relaying on my people."

"Once we kill Bellamy and flush out the traitors of Skaikru we'll rebuild. We'll make your coven rise and become even better than before."

"Our coven." Clarke reminds her with a happy smile while using her hand to caress the mate's bite. "And although my inner beast is upset at the idea of not many knowing that you're ours, you'll have to keep your mark hidden from Bellamy if we want this plan to work."

"Already covered." Lexa points towards a large stock of turtleneck sweaters and shirts. "Luckily, the weather is not so warm and I can wear these without anyone suspecting of ulterior motives."

"Ulterior motives like your vampire girlfriend going out of control and biting your body all the time?" the blonde woman growls cheekily while kissing Lexa's neck.

"Perhaps..." the brunette laughs and hugs the vampire tightly. "But then we both know that was the case."

"You're such a brat." Clarke chuckles and returns the hug. "Did you have the chance to call your parents?"

"I know they must be very busy with figuring things out in TonDc. Besides, I'm sure Lincoln must have told me that I planned to stay longer in Mackinac Island before catching the thief."

"Your cousin Lincoln." Clarke clarifies. "The one you told me about when you asked me to meet your family."

"Yes." Lexa blushes softly. "He's the one that talks the most with our parents and they usually get updates from him when I'm on a case. So, it's not really strange for me to not talk to them very much."

"And Lincoln?" the vampire asks knowingly. "Have you talked to him?"

"He called while you were away." the brunette confesses softly. "And he's alright. In Detroit far away from all of this."

"Does he know about this world?"

"I'm not sure. He's never said anything to me about it so I don't think so. But then again, neither did my parents and Anya and yet both belong to it."

"And what did he say?" the blonde asks her mate.

"He asked me when I planned on returning to Detroit and I may have mentioned to him that I was on my way but that I would spend the night with you before going to the house."

"Lexa Woods how very forward of you; to invite me to spend the night with you and mention that to your cousin." Clarke teases her softly and knows that was the right thing to do when her mate blushes and hits her on the arm.

"I want to do this right Clarke. I want my parents and family, and well, coven, to know what you mean to me. Right now I will go to TonDc not as the daughter of Indra and Gustus but as the mate of the Queen of the Coalition. In fact, my position will be greater than the one of my parents and the people in the coven must realize and accept that quickly."

"You, Lexa, are no mere mundane. There is a power that flows through you. One that any supernatural creature can sense and that demands respect. My inner creature feels it and sees it as an equal. And for that to happen then that must mean that it is as powerful as mine. So don't doubt yourself and your position in your coven. You're powerful and a natural leader."

Lexa smiles warmly at her mate and hugs her tight, feeling all of her fears and insecurities dissipate after hearing those words from the blonde woman.

"And you know..." Clarke continues saying after separating from Lexa's arms. "Your confidence and power are so alluring to me. So I don't think any vampire or hunter will be capable of resisting your power.

"Really?" Lexa asks amused while using her fingers to caress her mate's eyelids. "And does that turn you on?" she teases the blonde. "My power and confidence?"

"You've always turned me on because you've always been confident and powerful." the vampire admits to her surely. "And, based on the fact that I wanted you right from the start I guess that further proves that what I'm saying is true."

"And are you turned on right now?" the mundane says seductively and that's the moment Clarke realizes what her mate is trying to do.

"Immensely." she says immediately and allows her inner creature free reign to show their need. "And so, so, thirsty."

"We can't have that..." Lexa purrs and moves closer to Clarke who quickly pulls her close and carries her towards the bed. " It would be irresponsible for the Queen to not feed before traveling."

"Very irresponsible." the Queen moans when she feels Lexa kissing her neck and licking her lips. "Lexa..."

"You can have what you need." the brunette promises her. "Right after you tell me who you belong to." she purrs and bite Clarke's lip.

Clarke's creature growls and roars at what Lexa is doing, but instead of feeling anger about it, the vampire can sense lust and desire inside of her. Her creature, somehow, was accepting this challenge of Lexa as a fight of power from lovers, and, defining itself as the least dominant in the bond.

"We belong to you." Clarke and her inner creature promise.

"And my blood and I belong to you." Lexa promises as well and moves her neck aside so that the vampire can bite it.

The moment she closes her eyes and feels the blood pouring to her mouth, Clarke moans and purrs in delight. The warmth and tender flavor that is so Lexa is clouding and fogging her mind. She can see images that come from Lexa's mind, memories that usually involve Indra, Gustus and the man that must be Lincoln. She's also happy to see that she's in some of them, love and happiness going inside of her after the fact that all of Lexa thinks of her. But, there are some memories that are harder for Clarke to see, ones that are in black and white and seem to be blocked. This is the first time that the vampire experiences this, and even with using her allure and power, something very strong is blocking and preventing those memories from being seen. And it doesn't take much for Clarke to realize that her mate must not be aware of this spell placed on her.

"Clarke..." she hears Lexa moan softly. "You must stop before I pass out."

Immediately doing so, Clarke lowers herself to kiss and lick Lexa's neck in an attempt to apologize for losing control. She had gotten distracted and were it not for Lexa she could have drained her mate without realizing it.

"I'm so sorry." the vampire apologizes while peppering kisses on her mate's lips. "I didn't mean to take so much."

"I know darling." Lexa murmurs while keeping her close and hugging her tight. "Want to tell me what was going through your mind?"

"I felt something strange while drinking your blood." she admits to the brunette while caressing her hair. "Sometimes when I drink from you I can see your memories. It's all a natural part of the feeding. But today there were some memories that I was not allowed to see. Like you were blocking me away from them."

"I have no secrets from you Clarke." Lexa says immediately.

"I know that darling." she reassures her quickly. "Which is why I think someone performed a spell on you without your permission."

"Why would someone do that to me?" the mundane asks worriedly. "And why can't I even remember about a thing like that happening?"

"Most probably because of the spell." Clarke explains to her. "And maybe because you saw something that you were not meant to witness. But this kind of magic is very peculiar, which means that we will be able to find the person who did and ask them why."

"I'm assuming that this practice is common in one coven for you to be so confident about finding answers."

"Yes, and it's on our way to TonDc. The Yujleda coven is known for its use of magic and many people from our Coalition go to them when they need 'magical remedies'."

"Is that allowed?" Lexa asks curiously.

"We've never questioned it since vampires can use their charm to basically do the same."

"So the person that did this to me was not a vampire."

"Or perhaps was one that was not so powerful and needed to be sure that no one would be capable of accessing your memories. Even I, Queen of the Coalition, could not break it."

"Then who will?" the brunette asks dejectedly.

"Only the caster can break it. And, if the spell is still active then that must mean the caster is still alive." Clarke reassures her mate before she can doubt her. "I promised you answers Lexa and I plan on giving them to you."

"Maybe this is another clue into explaining what I am and why I have these sort of peculiarities in me."

"I thought so too." the blonde vampire concurs. "Which is why I got distracted." she murmurs embarrassedly. "I was trying to break through the spell."

"There is nothing to forgive." Lexa calms her mate down because she can feel her trepidation. "Nothing happened to me and it helped us realize that someone put a spell on me." she chuckles. "I really tried to say that seriously."

"I could see that." Clarke laughs softly. "But gaining access to these memories could lead us to understanding your origins Lexa."

"Maybe find out what happened to my parents." the brunette whispers worriedly. "I'm not sure I'm that ready to open up that part of my past."

"I understand darling, and whatever your decision is I will be by your side. Reaching the Yujleda coven will take us at least two days and I planned on taking that trip after delivering Bellamy to TonDC."

"So you planned on arriving to TonDc tomorrow afternoon, talk to my parents and then leave?"

"I was not sure you wanted to share what you found out with your family or that it would be too much too soon. Besides, I wouldn't want to make Bellamy suspect of anything that has to do with you. The sooner we deliver him to Trikru the better for me and everyone who wants to see him dead." Clarke says bitterly.

"He will get his revenge." Lexa is the one now promising her. "And until tomorrow morning there's nothing you can do about thar."

"It makes me anxious to wait. I know he believes he has an ace under his sleeve."

"But we know he doesn't." the brunette says and gets on top of Clarke who stares at her worriedly. "And, the only thing that worrying will do to you is keep you awake at night."

"Some people say vampires don't sleep at night dear." the blonde vampire jokes warmly.

"Then they haven't been with one because trust me when I tell you that you sleep. A lot. And you snore too."

"How could you even know that? Most of the times I wake up before you do."

"I may wake up in the middle of the night from time to time. Because of your snoring." Lexa smirks at her mate. "But it's a quality I'm starting to find endearing and that I'm getting used to. Like yesterday night; I slept through the whole night."

"I don't snore!" Clarke says embarrassed while tickling Lexa. "I am a Queen and a bit more refined."

"Well this Queen..." Lexa points at the blonde underneath her. "Does."

"Brat!" the older woman says and turns them around so that she's the one now on top.

"But you love me like that."

This makes Clarke smile brightly at her mate and kiss her tenderly.

"I really do." she starts to lower herself down Lexa's body. "And, I plan on apologizing for earlier."

"I already told you that there's nothing to..." the brunette starts to say but whimpers when she feels Clarke's tongue on her underwear. "When did you even take my pants off?"

"I'm quick like that." Clarke says seductively. "And I believe that this is an apology you will want." she promises and now Lexa feels her mate's tongue prodding her clit.

"Shiiiit." Lexa screams and closes her eyes to the sensations coming because of the woman on top of her.

CLCLCLCL

"So tell me Miller." Bellamy tries to start a conversation with her former friend. "How is Bryan doing?"

Miller doesn't answer him and remains focused on the door.

"I heard that he's ready to become like us and that you are planning on asking Clarke's approval for the ceremony." he continues saying and this makes Miller stare at him. "But I bet that you decided to just wait until this crisis was solved. A safer and warmer environment for your boyfriend to adapt and assimilate once he converts." he notices that the guard is doing his best to ignore him. "I understand that Miller. I mean, I wanted that for Murphy when I asked him to join us. I guess that was my motivation for aiding Clarke in planning the meetings with the different covens."

"Your relationship has nothing to do with mine traitor." Miller speaks angrily. "Bryan is my soulmate and our bond has been confirmed already. We spoke and realized that we both wanted to live this life together and planned accordingly. While your infatuation with that Black Swan was just that. Yes, the boy may like you and even love you. But he CAN live without you." he smirks evilly. "Which is why he refused you when you asked him to join us."

"He wasn't ready for this kind of life." Bellamy whispers bitterly. "He needed more time."

"We both know that's not true." the vampire guard says simply. "And just like you seem to have your sources inside Skaikru digging for information on me and the people close to the Queen; I also have mine digging on your pathetic life and the people in it. In fact, I'm surprised you're even allowed to be here with what you did to Atom, our friend." he continues saying angrily. "Who you murdered in cold blood because you were upset that he was fucking your grown up sister!"

"SHUT UP!" the former Skaikru vampire screams at him and tries to attack, only to be caught by a rope and the hands of the stronger vampire.

"You are powerless." Miller says darkly. "No one wants you here and no coven apart from Azgeda is willing to aid you. So, I would think twice about taunting former allies that only want to kill you."

"I made a deal with the Queen." Bellamy sneers at him. "No one can kill me, especially no one from Skaikru or Trikru."

"Perhaps not today, or even tomorrow..." Miller warns him. "But I promise you that someday you will get what you deserve." he turns away from the traitor vampire and orders for the door to be opened. "Open the door." he finishes and leaves Bellamy alone in the dark.

"That didn't take so long." Miller hears Octavia say to him and he knows that the woman has heard everything said inside that room.

"I'm sorry we didn't believe you when you first warned us about him." he apologizes profusely.

"Your Queen trusted him and there was nothing you could do afterwards." the brunette vampire calms him down. "Before I didn't understand, but now I only blame him for what happened."

"I assume you heard everything discussed in that room?"

"Indeed. And, it seems that my brother has somehow kept tabs on the guards and people close to Clarke. "Maybe he used information tipped to him by Monroe while she was her mole."

"He couldn't have." Miller says quickly. "Bryan deciding to join our coven is very new. It happened after Monroe was killed and no one, apart from us, even knew about it."

"Perhaps Bryan asked someone inside Skaikru questions about the lifestyle and that led to Bellamy suspecting his decision. It could have been him just guessing right about your intentions. Because everyone knew right from the start that you two are soulmates."

"Maybe..." the Skaikru guard agrees. "But that still means that there's someone inside Skaikru helping Bellamy, feeding him information about our coven."

"Well, we don't have enough time to chase or wait for the mole to try to seek him out. But what we can do is leak some fake information."

"What type of information?" Miller asks.

"We only need to keep the mole away until the morning. Say to one guard that you'll know will spill the beans that you plan on taking Bellamy out tonight to a safe location. And, take some guards with you while doing so. We'll catch up with your battalion in the morning."

"And Bellamy will stay in the cell the whole time." the guard understands what Octavia is trying to do. "Maybe we'll catch the mole trying to get out of Skaikru and we can intercept him or her."

"All vampires are forbidden from leaving Skaikru until tomorrow anyway." Octavia agrees with him. "So anyone that leaves and is not a part of your battalion you have the right to do what you see best. Preferably we want the person alive."

"Understood." Miller says surely. "I will start preparations right away and take a walkie-talkie to only communicate with you."

"Good." the brunette vampire agrees. "I will inform Clarke, Raven and Anya of this plan right away." she reassures her friend. "And, whatever happens, don't trust anyone Miller. If I know my brother, he said those things to you he did so because he wanted you to offer your help in exchange for protection."

"But Bryan is inside Skaikru..."

"And so was my brother and looked what happened to Atom. I think you should talk with Bryan and take him to a neutral place. Maybe discuss with Jasper and Monty for him to stay with them in their club until you return. Their place masks the smell of mundanes from other vampires and we know that they're loyal to Skaikru."

"I will talk with Bryan and consider it." Miller says sullenly because he knows that his boyfriend won't like it. "Thank you for the advice and second chance Octavia."

"Likewise Miller, it's nice to work with you and to trust you." she smiles softly at him and watches him leave.