"I love you" Raine gasps as she hears those words before holding the feather in her hand and looking around frantically.

"Devilin?" she calls as she walks out of her den in search of her mate, as she knows he was here but the question was where.

"Hey Rain"

"Not now" she shouts as one of the men tries to stop her as she was in search of her mate.

"Has anyone seen my mate?" she asks walking past the men.

"What?"

"My mate, he...he was here, did you guys see him"

"We know you have a mate Raine, no need to throw it in our face, we all saw the PDA's from the morning" one of the men comments but she ignores it as she walks out of the building.

"Devilin" she calls as her heart rate speeds.

"Raine?" her father's voice makes her stop looking around and shouting her mate's name.

She rushes to his side and holds his arms before asking about Devilin.

"Okay, calm down" Adrian chuckles but his daughter was not having it.

"Papa, where is he? He was here, I am sure, look it's one of the feathers from his wings I know, but I cannot find him"

"Raine"

"Papa, did you see him, where you at the meeting as well, is that why you are here, is not the meeting over, where is he?" she asks frantically as fear crept into her heart.

"Sweetheart, first calm down, your breathing is too fast"

"But Devilin"

"I will tell you about him but first calm down take a deep breath," he orders as he holds her face and tries to help her focus on his voice.

"That's better," he murmurs as her breathing is back to normal.

"Papa" she whispers as the fear in her heart still does not go away and tears brim in her eyes dreading what he will tell her.

"Honey, he will come back soon"

"No" she sobs as she clutches the front of his shirt.

"It's important"

"He promised me, he will not take any mission"

"I know, that is why I am here"

"No, no I need him, no he cannot just leave without seeing me"

"Raine, come with me, we need to talk"

"But he lied"

"Baby girl, just come with me" Adrian speaks as he holds his daughter in his arms and walks back towards her den.

*******

"Where are we going?" Raine asks as she watches her father trying to, not look amused seeing her room for the first time, which still had her mate's face, and body plastered all over.

"I did not know you had a particular interest in your room décor" Adrian chuckles as he goes to sit on the bed but changes his mind and keeps standing.

"Well I like to keep it up and personal"

"Yes, I can see that. Don't you think this is a bit over board?"

"You think so? Well. If things were going my way, I was going to order a naked statue of him in the middle of the room with a fountain...water flowing from his penis and..."

"Uh...not something you should talk with your father"

"Oh okay, well now that I said it out loud it seems stupid like this room is so small and then I have to like make excuses to walk inside of my room the whole day to drink water, like that's lots of lies I have to tell"

"Let's forget the fountain and..."

"His penis? Do not worry I was just going to use my imagination I have not officially fully met with that part of his body. Devilin, he is old school, courting and stuff" she sighs before sitting on the bed herself and patting the spot next to her for her father to take.

"I like that he is old school"

"Yeah but you are not comfy with the way our talk is going"

"Yes, I think your mother is the one you should go to for all these girly talks" Adrian awkwardly states clearing his throat.

*******

"Do I really have to go back and forth from the home?" Raine whines as she walks out with her father.

"No. I talked with every person who is important and talked it through, you will be working from home, safety measures and everything you need is already there so no worries"

"But I like working in here"

"Just for some time sweetie it's for your own good and Devilin has especially requested me to take good care of you while he is gone"

"That promise breaker mate, I do not want to talk about him," she groans pushing him a bit towards his car.

"Okay, okay, just so you know he is"

"Just a coward who did not even have the guts to face me and say he loves me personally before going to some La-La land for god knows how long"

"One day hopefully you will understand his reasons"

"Men" Raine rolls her eyes waving her father off before she walks inside of the building.

*******

"Hey mom, tell me about your first meeting with Papa," Raine asks as she swings her legs watching the beautiful scenery in front of her while her mother tends the flowers in the garden.

"Ho?"

"Your first meeting with Papa, I am sure it must have been romantic, did you two know at once you will be spending forever together, like Bam," she asks excitedly while Scar just blushes remembering how they first met.

"Well, it was nothing of sort"

"Then how was it?"

"Well you should talk about these things with your father"

"Papa said I should talk about it with you, what is with you two?" Raine asks as she sighs and plucks a flower and puts it behind her ear.

"Oh well, I was married to your father before I met him"

"What?" Raine asks in confusion.

"Uh, you see your father and me, I am not his first soul mate, it's a bit of weird relation now that I think on it" Scar smiles as she wipes her hands and goes to sit beside her daughter.

"How?" Raine asks a bit curious now.

"My grand mother was your father's first soul mate, let's put it like that"

"Hello?" Raine asks in shock and surprised at the information.

"Her name was Aria; she is my father's mother it all started from there. You see your father had always been a warrior, going to battles and all...

He never got much chance to spend time with his mate and one day she just left him for someone else...

Which happened to be my grand father and a dragon master like you are now"

"Wow, seriously. This is so cool you mean so that is where this whole dragon thing got involved?" she asks now at the peak of her curiosity.

"Yes. Aria was not a good woman; she used grandfather and got pregnant to gain powers...

Thomas and she killed him and she conceived my father, Oliver. However, she tortured him, as it seems she could not get hold of dragons even after he was born...

Then, my father met my mother and here I am, long story short I was taken away from him as well and lived a sheltered life with my Papa, he wanted to protect me from Thomas and Aria's lies and games so he asked Adrian to marry me, which of course he said no at first...

Your father did not like me at first when I arrived here"

"Oh no that's wrong you are making me look like a bad guy in here and in front of our own daughter...

I am a super hero, honey" Adrian's voice makes both the girls to turn around to find him walking towards them.

*******

Adrian smiles as he picks his wife and puts her in his lap before turning to his daughter who grins his way.

"Your mother is wrong, I did like her a lot, very, very much but it was not good timing with her around and me fighting to save our world and then her dresses" Adrian sighs shaking his head sadly.

"But, I manned up and mated her so let's just say it was a happy story and now here we are with five beautiful kids and still happy" he sums it all up for them.

"Aww, but how did your first meeting went?" Raine asks still curious about it.

"Our first meeting is not important, what is, is that we all are in here and..."

"Now I am more than curious to know how your first meeting went as you two have been avoiding the subject"

"No, no"

"It was an embarrassing meeting was it not?" Raine asks, as she gets closer to her parents faces and pokes her finger close to their face.

"What is she talking about Honey? It was nothing of sort" Adrian tries to laugh it off along with Scar but Raine sees right through it.

"I will find out" Raine vows before she walks out of the garden leaving the two lovebirds who breathes in relief.

"Not one of our kids should ever know how we met" Adrian states in all seriousness while Scar nods in answer before he smiles her way.

"I think we should re-live how we first met" he grins as he wiggles his brow her way while she stares at him in confusion.

"Ho?"

"You in the bathtub, naked and me joining you naked this time" he grins before picking her up as she squeals while he makes his way to their room.

*******

"No" a shout stops Raine and she looks around to see who shouted before making her way to where the sound came from.

She ends up at the front of the house to find an angry Blue with her hands on her hips and Eric on his knees.

"But when you grow up you will feel it stronger" Eric speaks as he stares at the stubborn little girl who had him already wrapped up in her little fingers.

"I do not want to"

"But you will"

"No, I do not want to. I will have to kiss you like daddy does to mommy and it looks nasty, no kisses from me, yuck" she pulls her tongue out and gags.

"But I will not kiss you now"

"Whatever, I am too young to worry about having a man follow me around; I am a free bird...

I do what I like"

"I am not saying I will chain you up"

"Still, I do not take you as my mate"

"Don't do this to me Blue, you are breaking my heart. How about if I buy you a new teddy"

"I already have lots of them and I am a big girl now," Blue says before she starts to walk out but Eric jumps in front of her once again.

"How about I buy you chocolates and cakes, lots and lots of them"

"Why did you not say so at the first place, Mate accepted" Blue smiles brightly before she puts her hands up in the air for him to pick her up.

"So, you accept me"

"Be a good boy and buy me chocolates and we are all good" she pats his head lightly before kissing both of his cheeks.

"I think I am in love" Eric grins as he stares at his angel.

"Ah well, love is good, I love chocolates" Blue states before they both walks away.

*******

"What is making you laugh?" Warren's asks as he stands behind Raine who jumps a bit startled before she bursts out laughing as well.

"Eric and Blue are so cute together"

"Ah and may I know what you are doing here?"

"I was just walking around, what are you doing?"

"Showing you around, come on" Warren smiles as he asks her to follow him.

"Yay" Raine squeals before she jumps on his back.

"What are you doing?"

"Piggy back ride to the ground, Uncle Warren," she orders making him give her one.

"You are too old"

"Oh man it up old man" she gushes before they walk around the ground so she can see things she missed.

*******

"There are at least twelve men guarding this area," Warren states as he points to the men who turns to nod their way.

"There are more than twelve are there not?" Raine asks as she eyes the men.

"Clever of you, huh?"

"Martin's land security is stronger than HP's even without any amount of technology involved...

Every attack made has been in vain, that enemies stopped making this land a target, the only time there was harm in this land was the day I was born. I did a little research" she smiles proudly.

"Impressive, daughter of the Alpha"

"Well, the positions they are standing is quiet impressive, they all are standing clockwise making the Alpha's house the center point which makes me think of all the people hiding...

How many guards are in here exactly Uncle?" she asks him straight.

"Sorry, only the Alpha can answer that for you, my lips are sealed" he grins with mischief in his eyes making her frown.

"Oh well, once the CCTV cameras arrive I do not think you will need that much men around" she grumbles not knowing what else to say.

"And no amount of technology will help us as much as our own eyes"

"What does that even mean? I mean if we have cameras all around this place we do not need..."

"That's where you are wrong, technology is good but it can be messed up"

"Same thing can be said about these men"

"No, not them"

"What's so special about them that you all trust them so much, did not one of your own men betray you before?" Raine asks him.

"Yes, but let me tell you not one of the men standing on this ground will betray their Alpha, ever again"

"How did you all met?" she asks next when he does not say anything more on the topic.

"In the battlefield, we were not a pack then, all of us from different tribes and different places...

After the fall down on the queen of our world, Adrian along with few of us invested in this land, where we would just live our day-to-day life before a few men started to come seeking him for trainings and wars....

And before we all knew we were living as a pack and he was our Alpha, he trained us, gave us a roof, bed to sleep, food to our empty stomach and now we are here"

"Wow. Can I ask you something Uncle?"

"Sure"

"Why did you never mate again?"

"Because I already have"

"No, I mean dad found a mate in my mother, so why did you not..." she stops talking as he faces her.

"Your father's story is not the same as mine, his mate betrayed him but my mate was killed, there is a big difference...

Not everyone is lucky enough to get second chances but I am not looking for one, what time I had with my mate is enough for the lifetime and I do not think I have it in me to go seek the same happiness I once felt with my mate"

He smiles sadly, as he; starts to walk back towards the house once again making her follow him.

"I am sorry," she whispers softly walking besides him.

"It was not your fault kiddo, you were a mere babe and if anything we should be the ones apologizing to you for not being able to protect you from him...

For not being able to bring you back home sooner"

"Well no one knew I was alive, so its okay I guess"

"Everything will be fine at the end of the day" Warren smiles as they both start to share their stories along the way.