Chapter 2 PROLOGUE 2

Prologue 2

VANESSA

Mom went back to Dad, they talked in hushed tones again but I didn't pay attention, my eyes were stuck to the tiny flame flying in the direction of my window.

"Mom! I think something is heading towards us." I said but didn't get a response, I turned to see them engrossed in their conversation, they didn't hear me and had no idea something was approaching our house.

I moved towards the window and saw how the Flame multiplied approaching at a definite speed. It was a beautiful sight to behold as the sky darkened until it grew inevitably close.

"ESSA!!!" Mom yelled behind me, but it was too late.

The flames were fire arrows, they invaded my room through the window and burned everything they touched.

Mom's scream and the damage the arrows were doing to my room frightened me beyond words, my legs were rooted to the ground.

I was pulled out of the fire by Dad, and Mom was beside him, they were just as frightened as I was.

Dad held me in his arms, running down the stairs, while I glued myself to him frozen to the bones.

A group of armed men barged in through the door, their expression wasn't friendly and I needed no one to tell me they were the big bad wolf.

"Saphena! Take Vanessa and get out of here, I will hold them off." Dad whispered to Mom and she took me from him and dashed off not looking back.

We passed the back door and got outside, that was when everything dawned on me.

We were not the only ones being attacked, everyone who lived in the rogue community was being brought out of their houses and cluttered, but for what reason?

The screams of pain and agony filled the moonless night, smoke from burning houses, turned into night clouds, blinding the stars.

Mom and I coughed hard choking on the smoke. Mom ran as fast as she could, she tried to get me out of the chaos but it seemed endless. Each path we found ourselves on was worse than the first.

A lot of people lay on the hard concrete not making a move, I assumed they were asleep, but who sleeps in such a disaster?

Mom came to an abrupt pause, the bad men had surrounded us, from every path, they stood with their swords, and a few were in their beast form, I had seen my Dad change a couple of times to practice with Mom, but Mom never changed because she was a witch not a werewolf.

Dad was way bigger than any of the werewolves snarling at my Mom and me.

The bad men took out their bows and arrows directing them at us, my Mom gently placed me down and hid me behind her back.

*Swish*

The arrows were launched at her, and in a swift motion, my Mom's flaming blue sword slit every arrow that came our way.

The bad men were not pleased with the outcome, took out more arrows, and ruthlessly launched at us. The arrows came in surplus and Mom was starting to lose them, a few arrows escaped her sword, but Mom skillfully dodged its hit.

Unfortunately, Mom dodged another arrow and it found its way to my path, piercing its way into my flesh.

"Ahh!" I whimpered, falling to the ground.

"Essa!!!" Mom lost focus and an arrow pierced her shoulder.

She groaned and took it out almost immediately, running towards me. She picked me up and started running in the opposite direction and into the woods.

We successfully got away from the bad men, and Mom placed me down inspecting the arrow in my leg.

"I am so sorry Essa, I couldn't protect you." Mom sobbed. Despite my pain, I reached out to her and wiped her tears.

She smiled and pecked my forehead."I am about to take this out, it's going to hurt a little, but I promise to be here for you." I nodded and closed my eyes.

I felt her hand on my aching wound, and the sharp agonizing pain tore through my body in waves.

"Ahhh!" I screamed and mom quickly pulled me in a tight hug.

"It's okay my love, it's okay." She comforted me, but I couldn't stop crying.

"Let's find your father and get out of here, Okay?" I nodded amidst my pain.

Mom carried me and began racing again, I was slowly becoming weak, and my leg numbed from all the pain.

We arrived back at the battlefield and Mom began her search for Dad.

"Lucien!" Mom suddenly screamed, halting on her steps. The pain in her voice could not be mistaken and it scared me. I tried to look but she held me down.

"Close your eyes, baby, there's nothing to see." She whimpered, increasing my curiosity.

Mom's scream attracted the bad men and they came at us, she fought relentlessly even with me in her arms, but not long we were both on the ground.

"Mom..." I cried reaching out to her, there was so much blood, yet she was still struggling.

She took my hand and slipped off one of the bracelets she was wearing and placed it on my wrist. "Never take this off Essa, Never." She said and then her eyes shot close.

I didn't understand what had just happened, why my mother had chosen to sleep in the middle of such chaos.

I hovered over her body trying to wake her up, but she didn't move an inch. I searched amidst the chaos looking for my father and I saw him lying on the ground like my mother, also sleeping. I crawled towards him and tried to wake him up, but nothing changed.

"Is she the one?" I heard behind me and I turned to see huge men towering over me.

"Yes Alpha Stan, this is their daughter."

"Good. Bundle her up and toss her into the truck. We have some unfinished business to settle."

I didn't want them to take me away, I tried to crawl away, but sometimes hard hit my head and darkness followed.