I stood at the forest line, the sun nearly setting before me. My hands were shackled to a wooden post, my back bare from my dress. It was simple, black lace with long sleeves and a high neck, and a completely exposed back. It showed the scars I had received since I got here, it seemed my father favored the whip above all his other torture devices.

"Father, why don't you just let her return to her mate?" I shifted my gaze to Damon, my eyes wide with shock. Why was he being nice all the sudden?

"I highly doubt they would want her, considering she viciously murdered an entire pack." I shut my eyes, facing up to the sun as the wind blew. "I mean, I'm sure the entire kingdom believes she's dead. We broadcasted her being tortured and stabbed, and then sent out a message she was dead."

I breathed out, my body shaking wth both rage and longing. I wanted to see Tyler one last time, hold him, kiss his lips. I didn't cherish the time I had, I mean seriously. I had nearly ten years, but I put my stupid selfish body before his.

He was mine, I was his, but he was nowhere to be found.

The sun slowly began to descend as the moon rose, the beams piercing through the trees. A lone circle rested between two trees, my vision growing hazy as red ink began to cover the edges of the full moon. I heard my father sigh in content before raising his hands. Hundreds of vampires began to surround us, watching us with their lilac eyes.

"Creatures of the night! We are here to reclaim our royalty, by letting our King Damon descend into his rightful powers!" He was met with cheers from all of the vampires, my eyes widening as they began chanting in a language I had never heard of.

Damon stood next to me, his face downcast as he peered over to me. "They're speaking the language of the dead, chanting our Kingdom Chant."

I shut my eyes and basked in their chanting, the strong words rolling over my ears. My body involuntarily shivered, the shackles against my wrist digging into my skin. I opened my eyes once more when I felt the Moon cast directly over me, filling my body with so much power I couldn't think.

A glow poured out of my body, oozing out of every pore I had. I stopped breathing, but it was like I didn't need it. Everything began spinning around me, my sensing heightening as my feet lifted off the ground. It was only an inch or so, but I was still floating.

Like above the ground.

Holy hell.

It seemed at that moment that everything went to hell. A war cry blew out in the air, sending the vampires around me into defense positions as my father tried to continue the chant. The only problem is it wasn't abnormal war cry.

It was a wolf war cry.

Hundreds of wolves began rushing into the first we were in. The vampires either took refuge in the trees or fought back, bodies dropping left and right.

Meanwhile, I was still shackled while my father was chanting and this ridiculous golden light expanded from my body. I tried to look at Damon, but he was searching through the fighting bodies like he was looking for someone.

I remembered his beloved, his beloved was a wolf. I felt my heart swell for the asshole, completely surprised at myself. He had been kind the past few days, but the bastard had stabbed me!

He became relaxed when someone stepped into the surrounding area, the air buzzing with electricity. The wind brought a scent I thought was lost to me, causing my heart to stutter as I tried to fight the glow leaving me.

I stared down at my father, his eyes not even meeting mine. "Enough!"

I shouted it with all of the authority I had within me, everything silencing as my words spread through the ears around me. The light within me suddenly became too much, a pressure building deep within my chest exploding against the confinements of my ribcage. The shackles broke as I clawed at my skin, blood falling down my arms and splattering on the floor.

"What's happening?!" Damon began shouting at my father, who looked horrified as he watched me.

I curled into myself above the ground, the lift growing brighter and brighter. A growl ripped through the air, sending shivers down my spine. I opened my eyes and lifted my head to see my mate and his mother try to reach me, but they both were blocked by some invisible force field.

I cried out at the pain became too much, my eyes meeting with the orange eyes of the Queen before me. She didn't look sad, or angry, but like she understood. The light expanded until it covered everything in my sight, whatever holding me dropped me onto the cold floor. My eyes rolled back into my head as my body began convulsing, the screams of my mates agony reaching my ears just as the darkness consumed my very being.

***

I woke up on a field covered in flowers, my black lace dress replaced with a white floor length silk gown. I looked to my right to see a woman laying on the grass with me, her dark hair spread around her. A halo of light covered her, sending me in the shadow of her.

"So you are my granddaughter Ashe is so fond of." My eyes widened as I sat up, bowing my head and averting my eyes to show her as much respect as I could.

"Go-Goddess." I stuttered, my heart racing within my chest.

I felt delicate fingers grip my chin and pull my face up, my blue eyes connecting with her rich hazel. She smiled at me, like the smile from your mother or the smile from your best friend. It warmed my chest, sending delightful tingles deep down to the tips of my toes.

"You don't have to call me such a formal name, Selene is perfectly fine. You are my granddaughter now, after all." My eyes widened as she spoke, my head racing as I tried to come up with an adequate response.

"We, uh, we haven't exactly completed the mating bond." I muttered, trying to advert my gaze from her x-ray eyes.

She simply waved me off, extending her hand as she stood. I took it and tried to get up as graceful as I could, stumbling over my own ankles. I blushed as she chuckled, her hand finding my upper arm as she lead me to a bench under a awning covered in vines.

"You two will complete it soon enough, the reason I brought you here is because of your father." I gritted my teeth at her words, shutting my eyes so she wouldn't notice my anger.

"He isn't my father-"

"But he is, whether you like it or not. His seed created you, although he himself is a bad seed." I laughed at the Goddess attempt at a joke, her bright smile flashing at my awful laughter.

"I'm sorry Selene, but what else could he have done to ruin me?" She took a deep breath, grasping my hand in hers.

"He ripped your soul from your body and gave it to Damon, but Damon didn't take it. He has been in contact with your mate for close to a month now, on judgment day, go easy on him. Both he and Ethan would appreciate it."

My eyes widened, the words mulling over in my head. "Ethan's his mate? Like my Ethan?"

She nodded, smiling at my astonishment. "Yes, although he isn't your Ethan anymore."

I smiled, that dumb bastard never told me he was gay! Obviously I could care less, I was just happy he could be happy now! "Wait, my soul is ripped from my body? But what-"

"You have to leave this place and find your body. Be careful, it can be scary. Demons and Angels alike will try to put you to rest, but I'll help you as much as I can. It shouldn't take too long, a day for you at most."

"For me?" She sighed, nodding as her face set in a grimace.

"Time here moves faster than on earth, your father and brother are currently locked in a cell deep within their own castle, along with most of his army. Your body itself has been in a coma, for close to three months."

My mouth gaped, my eyes as wide as saucers as I looked at her. "What do I do!? Why are Angels and Demons trying to get my soul now? There's so much I don't understand..."

She kissed my temple, a warming radiance searing deep into my brain. I squeezed my eyes as the pain subsided, her eyes shining as she looked back to me. "I've given you the gift of wings to aid you on your journey home. They will leave once you return to your body, but the power that comes with them will not."

I groaned lowly, thankful for the gift but I knew it will eventually backfire on me. "Powers always end up being ruined for me, the spear and agility was because I was a royal vampire, and then I got locked up and almost killed."

She chuckled, standing up and pulling me along with her. She brought me to the edge of an cloud, the city skyline of a random town under us. "Be careful, there are those that will be able to see you. Use their help, they will aid you. If you wish to reveal yourself to someone you may, but be careful. Once you do, the Angels of God and Demons of Lucifer will be able to locate you better."

"But what about my newfound powers?!"

She laughed again at me, it seemed to be her favorite thing to do. "In order to heal others, you must heal yourself."

With that, she kicked me over the edge as I hurtled to back to earth, my wings nowhere in sight.