Erin's POV:

"Come on pup let's go home..."

I inwardly scoff at the word. I never had a home.

We walk together all lost in our own thoughts at the most recent events. Lukas and I begin to trail behind as the others disappear further into the trees in front of us.

Awkward silence fills the air. Well... awkward for me. By the serene smile on the elder vampires face as he glides through the bush, he senses no awkwardness at all.

Ten minutes pass of me opening and closing my mouth trying to make sense of my thoughts and to get some answers.

Finally Lukas takes pity on me.

"What would you like to know child?"

I feel my shoulders unintentionally relax at his soothing voice. I only notice now how calm my wolf is around him.

"How did you meet Bella?"

"My sweet Arabella." His tone is wistful and the love clear in just those three words.

"I met her a long time ago and I love her more each day that passes. We met at a party held for something I don't quite remember but I remember every detail of the moment I laid eyes on my mate."

"How- How does it feel...to find your mate?"

He chuckles and I blush uncontrollably .

"I'm sure you have heard many stories of mates meeting each other for the first time."

I nod. "Yes...but not of vampires.."

That was true. Werewolves never spoke of vampires so I was never able to learn about them.

Nodding absentmindedly Lukas takes a deep breath before beginning.

"It's better than what you have heard so far in your short like. It's more than you could ever imagine. It's not until you have found your mate and you finally feel whole that you realise you were unknowingly half a person and that there's was something missing. Someone missing.

That connection you feel, that instant connection the moment you both lock eyes is indescribable. It's apparently different for everyone.

I had been through many hardships at the time and when I saw my Arabella I felt like nothing could tear me down. I felt like a man again."

His words are carried away with the wind, rustling the leaves of the trees around us.

"I was-"

Lukas is cut off by a powerful blow to his chest. I wince as I hear his bones break audibly as he crashed into a tree. He shoots to his feet with only a grunt to show any sign of discomfort.

My eyes fall on the rogue vampire now foaming at the mouth. His eyes are white.

"What the-"

The rogue hisses charging at me. His body collides with me with such a force, we fly through the air and violently crash to the ground. I scream as I feel my healing bones break. He snaps his jaws manically aiming for my jugular.

The rogue is thrown off of me by Lukas who quickly attacks the disorientated vampire with a flurry of punches. The rogue unfortunately easily defends himself.

With an angry roar that scares nearby birds the rogue throws Lukas across the forest and before Lukas has even hit the tree, he runs at me.

Once again I am on the ground squirming underneath the rogue.

I take this moment to look at the vampire. He doesn't look like other rogues. He's different. Instead of the usual red and black eyes, his are all white. Small veins creep down his face from his eyes and up his neck.

His claws rip into my sides tearing my shirt open. I scream in agony. Something crashes into the rogue forcing him off of me. I hear a scuffle before the crazed vamp straddles me, a sadistic smile on his face.

"You're perfect." He whispers with a weird look of adoration on his face that scares me to the core.

"What did you do to me?! Why can't I move?!" I whimper unable to hold it in any longer. Terror grips my heart.

"You see my sweet my name is Jebidiah and well I am a scientist of sorts."

He lifts his hands showing me his claws waving them around in a sort of hypnotic flourish.

"I invented this serum that immobilises the body and I laced my claws in it." He runs his finger down my side.

"-and when I scratched you it entered your bloodstream leaving you incapable of moving. Isn't it just brilliant?!"

He laughs joyfully looking like a child in a candy store.

"I saw what you did back there...to my creations."

"Your what?"

"I experimented on them you see and well I wasn't happy with the results. They were quite disappointing. But you, on the other hand are strong minded and ultimately the perfect specimen to try out another on of my experiments."

"Me?" I try to struggle but my body doesn't move an inch.

"Now hold still." He murmurs.

All I can do is scream as his fangs pierce my skin. My scream soon turns into a beastly howl as my wolf tries to help me fight the venom entering my body.

I convulse on the ground. I weakly turn my head in time to watch the back of the mad scientist as he walks away stepping into the trees and disappearing. I try to look for Lukas but I can't see him. Feeling despair take hold I finally allow the tears to fall.

I reach out as my body continues to shake. I grow tired and everything grows silent but I am aware that my mouth is open and I am still screaming.

I want it to stop.

Faces appearing front of me. They blur and move together. Their mouths move but no words come out.

With a gasp I force two words out and I hope they follow through .

"Kill me."

I finally succumb to the pain and everything fades to black.

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