A Mate's Rebirth

*Chapter 9: The Promise*

Robert is in a place where he shouldn't be. He is in a throne room. The throne was made out of bones and skulls. Robert looked up to see the red cloak figure, the face is hidden in the hood. Robert felt his blood boil when he recognizes who the figure is.

"You..." Robert growled, his eyes turn gold.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Gray. You have been busy, I see." The deep, demonic voice spoke. "I've heard about your mate. Maturin has been spreading the word. Everyone in Mid-World knows who she is now. She is a special one."

"What do you want with me? You brought me here. Not my daughter." Robert spoke with a look in his eyes. The red cloak figure chuckled darkly.

"You don't fool me, Mr. Gray. I know what you have been planning. So does the turtle." He said. "Sooner or later, your precious mate will find out the truth. She will deny you."

"She would never." Robert said. Red lines appeared on his face as his clown form is appearing. "She will never deny me. She is mine. She will be nothing without me." He let out a roar, more teeth coming out. Before the red cloak speaks, everything went black.

XX

Robert opened his eyes and see he is now in the field of wildflowers. This isn't Mid-World. Everything looks so peaceful. He knows he's still dreaming. What just happened? He turned to see a little girl with red hair and gold eyes. Robert's heart leaped when he saw her. It's her. Belle was right. Nadia is beautiful.

"...Nadia?" Robert spoke. The girl nodded. Robert smiled at her. Nadia went up to him and hug him. Robert wrapped his arms around her. One of his hands feeling her soft hair. He pulled away to look at her. "Look at you. You're so precious."

"I brought you here. The Crimson King tried to block my Shine." Nadia said. "I wanted to see you."

"Your mother told me about you. She loves you so much. Soon, you will be born." Robert told her. "Your mother won't have to wait any longer. The more she feeds, you will grow." Nadia smiled a little. "And don't worry about hibernation. You leave that to daddy."

"What about the Losers Club? I don't want you to hurt them if they come back to Derry." Nadia said. Robert frowned a bit. Why is she saying that? "Mommy loves them. I don't want her to be sad." Nadia said. Robert held her little hands.

"Nadia, if they try to stop me, I have to fight back. I only want to protect your mother." He said. "I'll make them get out of my town. They were terrified of Pennywise before."

"Daddy, please don't hurt them. Please." Nadia pleaded. Robert stared at her in silent. He isn't sure if he could promise that. He hated the Losers Club. 27 years ago, the deal was broken. He can hurt or kill them if he wants. But would Belle care about the broken deal? She still didn't know about Georgie still living in town along with Mike.

"Alright, Nadia. Alright." Robert said. "I won't harm them." Nadia smiled at her father. She hugs him. After this, the dream had ended.

"Pennywise!" Belle's voice cried out. The clown woke up with a start. He sat up to see his mate sitting up in bed, touching her stomach. His gold eyes look down at her stomach. Barely swollen. Belle looks like she is 2 months pregnant. Nadia is growing. Pennywise smiled as he runs his hand over the stomach. "What's happening?" Belle asked.

"She is growing." Pennywise whispered.

"What? Fast growing?"

"Whenever you feed, Nadia will grow a little bit." The clown exclaimed. "I saw her, my Beauty. She's such a cutie..." Belle turned to face him.