Shana had been sitting in the living room with her grandmothers when a thought came across her mind. Looking at her grandmother. She asked,” is there a quicker way for me to break this bond between Damon and myself?”
“With you guys not being marked by each other, you can just reject him with no damage to yourself. He will feel the bond break as the moon goddess lost her trust in him when he went against her wish marking another woman.”
“I, Shana Jensen, reject You Damon Santiago as my mate.” With those words finally spoken aloud, I felt as if they had lifted the entire world from my shoulders. I am no longer burdened by a bond to someone who does not keep his junk in his pants.
The torment in the dungeon went on for days. Who knew Jay and Nick lived for that kind of violence? But it got the answers they wanted out of Damon. As he finally came clean and told about the plan to kill Shana involved Raina and her father. They want to overthrow the royal family and take the crown, not knowing that they signed their own death warrant. Her Grandpa turned them into living blood bags for his everyday personal use. Who knew I came from a family that could be so damn sadistic!!!
Walking down the hallway, I ran into Mikey and Jimmy, two of Jay’s friends. “What are you two doing here?” We came to see Jay because he has not been around lately. But he appeared to be a little busy right now. Let him know there is a party out at the lake tonight, and we wanted to see him there.
“I bet you two I can get him up here to talk with you guys,” I said with a smirk on my lips.
“It’s a bet he already bit our heads off when we went down to talk to him,” they said, rolling their eyes. What crawled up his ass and made him so hateful to roar at us like that.
“If I win, the two of you have to wear a wig while running down the street wearing only your socks!”
“Just how are you going to get him up here anyway, Shana?”
“You will see my, dear Mikey, how quick he comes running up here.”
At the door leading down into the darkness of the dungeon, the sour smell of decaying flesh mixed with dried blood and stagnant unwashed bodies made me want to gag. How can someone enjoy working in a place like this is beyond me? The deeper I went into the dungeons, the louder the screams got. By the sounds of the screaming, I could tell Jay was having fun in the cell. I follow the sound of the raised voices belonging to Jay and my brother Nick to the cell that housed Damon.
Oh, look, my two favorite guards blocking the entrance of the cell. “Shana, what are you doing down here? You know what will happen if you get caught?” Tristen said, glaring at me. He may not like me that much since he has been a victim of mine way too many times. What can I say? I get bored if I am left to my imagination for too long. Tristan got the last prank a week ago when I slipped into his room while he was showering and cut a big hole in his jeans, letting everyone see his butt cheeks. Hacked his phone, sending vast amounts of emails out to all his contacts. Informing them, he had a sex change and was now a pussy. He was so angry when he found out why everyone on the staff had laughed at him was priceless. He should not have tried to set me up with his brother, and I would not have ruined all his pants.
I waited until someone preoccupied him with some distraction 3 Doors Down and slid into the cell Jay is currently in. “Shana, how did you get in here?”
What happened, they got distracted, and I came in here. Simple as that. Nick takes one look at the enormous grin on my face. “Jay, you might not want to stare into her eyes. Do not even look at her face, period.”
“Oh, come on, Nick, you expect that to work?” Walking over to Jay, I am drawn to him like a magnet the closer we get. What is the reasoning behind these feelings for him? His eyes flicker back and forth between his light blue color to dark red, having a battle of wills with himself. I wrap my arms around his neck drawing him tighter to me.
Chapter 11- Bloodline Revealed
My fingers ran through his hair, grabbing and tugging hard. Our lips clashed in a fight of dominance. Feeling the rush of excitement, he had built up for me, I jumped down breaking his lips from mine. And headed back out of the dungeon going upstairs when I heard a bewildered Jay, “Nick, what the hell just happened in here?”
“Dude, you just met my sister, that’s what happened,” laughing, I shook my head. Turning around I saw him run out the door as he chased after Shana. Man, I can tell I am going to love staying here, it is going to be fun I can already tell. Jay has no clue what she will put him through. Even the guard staff tread softly around her. No one wants to be at the ass-end of her pranks.
I cannot wait to see what unravels between the two of them. After everything she has been through, she needs and deserves someone who will love her for herself. And not for what she can give them. Hum, I wonder how long it will take before he can catch her? As I followed him up the stairs, the entire time yelling, “I told you not to do it, man.”
Coming to my senses, I went in search of the little minx that got me all hot and bothered, then had the guts to take off in mid-kiss. “Shana, you better bring your sneaky little ass back here. Right now! Wait till I get my hands on you,” I hollered chasing after her. For such a beautiful and passionate woman, she is starting to turn out to be a pain in my side. But in a good way I will give her that much credit. I did not expect her to come up to me and kiss me as she did in front of her brother, Let alone in the damn dungeon cell of all places.
I found her standing in the kitchen between Mikey and Jimmy. All three wearing enormous smiles on their faces, Shana looked at the boys and laughed, “pay up boys.” The glare Mikey sent her if looks could kill, she would be 6 feet under.
“I take it you guys have a bet going on, and I am involved in it?” I questioned them.
Mikey glanced at his feet, muttering under his breath. “Mikey, what did you say? I can’t hear you, when you’re taking so low. I’m not a mind reader”
Watching Jay stand there talking to his friends, I let my eyes wander down that magnificent body of his. Blonde hair spiked with light green frosted tips. Earrings in both ears, eyebrow pierced, with a tongue ring dressed in all black and Muscles in all the right places. What I wouldn’t give to feel their arms around me tonight. I turned to head up to my room to get ready for the events of tonight. But I got sidetracked when both of my grandfather’s, had sent for me. I haven’t been able to talk much to them lately, they have been in the office with some other men from neighboring communities hoping to find out what I am.
I already know what I am but have always been told I can tell no one until the timing is right. I am an elemental pureblood, there are very few species that are like me. Because humans and vampires traditionally can’t produce a child. My parents got lucky. According to the woman who enters my dreams at night, I am her gift to the world to stop the mass corruption. Children and young teens have gone missing from their homes at night. And no one knows where or how this is going on. There is a plot to wipe the royal family bloodline out. My powers will unlock once I find the key.
Everyone thinks the man that was with my mother all those times was the one to father me. But that is not true. I know who my biological father is. Even though he is not aware of it. Because my lying bitch of a mother never told him about me. In a few weeks, he will come to realize that he has a child nearby, for my blood and soul call out to him.
“Dean, whatever her heritage is. She is really powerful. You can feel that power wanting to be released.”
“Dad, What, do you know about her father?”
“Not much. To be honest, only bits and pieces from old coven members that had been around when her mom started messing with her father. Was the man even her mate? Only true mates can produce children.”
“Then that means the human man wasn’t the one to father Shana. They say amongst the originals that you can taste what bloodline one comes from. If they are indeed vampires. Call Shana in here so we can talk to her about all this. There is no sense in keeping anything about this from her. She
has a right to know it’s her life we are trying to meddle around with,” I sighed.
Before I could even get into the shower to enjoy some delightful time to myself, both of my grandfathers summoned me. So much for my nice comfy hot shower and that full body massage I craved. Ugh, why does it always happen to me? I better shut up before going anywhere near grandpa Dean’s office. My great-grandfather has ears like a bat. He can pinpoint the lowest cuss word you say. Grinning, “Yes, Old wise ones, you rang for me?”
“Hilarious Shana, now can you sit down for a bit? We have something we want to talk to you about?”
“Yeah, sure, what about?”
“You have been here long enough to notice things aren’t even close to being average around here. That your grandparents and I aren’t exactly human. We don’t tell people what we are, but you are family and deserve to know. Charlotte is a werewolf, while my parents and I are Vampires. Your mother is a wolf, vampire, and witch, making her a hybrid. By rights, your mother should reveal everything to you, but she chose her own path. So, it is up to us to help you get to unlock your potential and full powers. There is a way to discover what your DNA consists of. We already know it’s not a wolf. All my dad will need is a drop of your blood. He will taste it and will get the answer he seeks.”
Well time to jump down the rabbit hole, I placed my hand on the desk. In front of my grandfather, who sliced my hand. With a knife taking the amount of blood needed for the sample. Watching grandpa Kyle drink the blood is literally nasty. I don’t see how anyone can drink it straight out of the vein the way he did; it wasn’t even cold but then again, I hate the sight of blood. Weird right my family are supernatural freaks and vampires but I’m the one that gets squeamish around blood. His eyebrows raised and his mouth dropped open as he stared at me in confusion and disbelief.
“Dad, what’s wrong with the blood? Can you taste anything different?”
“Yes, I can, in fact. You won’t believe it because I don’t. Her bloodline belongs to the very first vampire that made us all.”
“You mean Dracula?”
“Yes, her bloodline can trace back to Dracula. Shana is not even human, she is a pure born vampire.”
“But how do we know who fathered her?”
“Dean Dracula is her father.”
“How is that even possible? I thought he’s been dead for centuries now. The gods work in mysterious ways. There is a reason she was born into our family. We must protect and keep her safe as the last line of Dracula’s bloodline. She rules over all covens, not just the wolf world but vampires as well now. Shana, did you understand everything that we just said? How do you feel after hearing it all?”
Chapter 12- Dracula
“Shana, now that they figured the mystery out themselves, we can finally come clean why we are here,” said a soft voice out of nowhere.
“Who are you?” I asked the voice.
“I’m Serena, the beast that lives inside of you,” the feminine voice in my head said. All supernatural species have another being inside of them that shares their mind and body. But we have our personality. Imagine you’re sitting there talking to yourself or having a fight. Your next thought is a white straight jacket.
“I can only come forth when you call me, or if you’re in danger, then I can take over.”
“Well, Serena, it’s finally nice to meet you after all this time, but why haven’t you made yourself known before.”
“Well, you still had your human half earlier, but when your ex-mate poisoned you, the bastard killed you. Which woke me up and brought me out of the deep sleep someone had placed me under when we were younger.”
“Who bound you like that?” asked Shana.
“It was the people our mother left us with,” my beast Serena said.
“If we’re meant to help down here like the goddess said, why would she bind you like that?
“Because our mother was too greedy and didn’t want us around. I’m liable to break our mothers neck next time I see her. Shana, one more thing before I give you back control. He is coming; get ready.”
“Shana, are you ok? What happened to you? You sort of blanked out for a bit after we told you everything,” my grandfathers asked with a curiousness in their eyes.
“Yes, Gramps, I’m fine; with everything that you’ve said; I met my inner beast; she told me everything. And it is time for you guys to know why I was born to your family line. We all know that the moon goddess and the dark arts or devil don’t really see on the same level. Or help each other out, but in this case, they are working together. My mom carried me, of course, but Count Dracula is my father. With young wolves and vampire children and teens disappearing, they wanted someone from both worlds who could step up and lead the war to stop hunters and witches from killing all of us off. I had Serena inside me the entire time.
But my conniving mother decided she wanted power for herself and gave me to Nick’s parents, who bound it by placing her in a deep sleep. She wasn’t able to break free for years until Damon poisoned me. When he did, it killed me. Releasing her from the mental prison.”
I left my grandfathers in the office and went in search of the guys. I found them held up in the theater room watching fast and furious, “Hey boys, is it a marathon tonight? Who has the popcorn? Give it up now.” Nick laid on the floor with Callie, I felt like an idiot because I forgot she was supposed to arrive today.
“Nick, when did Callie get here?” With everything going on around here, I forgot she was even coming.”
“She came while you were in with your grandfathers,” Nick said.
I sat back on the couch beside Jay, placing my legs on his lap. Electric tingles zapped me on my legs where his hands touched on the bare skin. These tingles were more pronounced than before. With the wakening of my beast inside of me, I can feel the bond. Why hasn’t he said anything about it yet?
“Serena, do you feel those tingles?”
“Yeah Shana, you’re right, it’s the mate bond.”
“Then why isn’t Jay letting on or even responding to it?”
“Maybe it’s because his beast doesn’t recognize me, yet I have been in a deep sleep for years. Call his name and see if he turns his head to you the minute he looks in our eyes, he will know who we are.”
We were sitting in the theater room watching a marathon of The Fast and the Furious movies, not my favorite. But Nick said his sister lives for these movies. So here we were, deeply engaged in this movie that I didn’t notice the most intriguing scent coming our way. My beast went haywire with the enticing aroma of cranberry and mandarin oranges filling my nose. Taking in a deep breath calmed me down, following close behind came Shana. My beast carried on so much inside my head that it hurt. You can literally say I gave myself a headache.
“Really, Kieran, shut up! You’re making my head hurt, what’s going on? Why are you acting stupid like a starving puppy that lost his momma’s tit?”
“Jay stop, it’s our mate. I can sense her right here.”
“Nobody else is here except for Shana. And she already had a mate who tried to kill her, remember?”
“Jay, will you listen to me? Damon wasn’t her true mate; They only had a friendship from when they were children. He bonded to her that way. She didn’t bond with him. Her beast inside her is calling to me. She has finally woken up. I dare you to rub her leg while she has it laying in your lap?”
Shana had her legs resting on my lap with nowhere else to put my hand; I placed it on her leg, feeling the tingles. Letting me know she is indeed my mate. I cannot believe it all this time she was right in front of me, no wonder my beast was so comfortable around and did not want to leave when she was in the hospital. My family is not royal vampires, but I am an Alpha and just as powerful as they are. I settled back onto the couch, pulling Shana over to me.
Wrapping my arm around the back of her shoulder, we snuggled on the couch. She looks so comfortable I did not want to move her, but it was time for me to head back down in
to the dungeon. I have a little unfinished business with a specific dick wad down there. As I went to stand up and leave, Shana pulled me back down from behind, taking time to straddle my legs and lay her head in the crook of my neck.
“Where do you think you’re going, Jay? I am comfortable, and you tried to ruin that. Do you know what happens when a person messes with my comfort?” Whispered a half asleep Shana. Shaking my head, I smiled at her.
“Shana, I need to go down to the dungeon. There’s something I really need to finish down there.”
" Oh, no, you don’t. What you need to do is stay right here. You can torture Damon tomorrow, just like tonight.”
“I just found you and realized what we are to each other. I’ll damn you to hell if you sneak off to kill someone right now. You can wait till I fall asleep.”
Out of nowhere Serena’s voice comes through my head, “He’s here right outside. I can feel him, go to him; He’s calling for you.” I stood up and strolled outside, not bothering to answer Jay. As he yells my name, it seemed like I was in a trance. Standing in front of me was someone that has only been a dream to me. What are you doing here?”
“Shana, it is time.”
“I know you are my father, but you could have come sooner. Like when I was in the hospital or better yet when that conniving bitch gave me away.”
Not realizing that Jay and my grandparents had made their way outside, I continue to talk to the man who helped create and bring me into this world. I can’t call him dad or even give him the father title; he wasn’t the one to raise me. “Once again, why show up after all these years?” I asked with arms folded across my chest and foot tapping.
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