Hidden Desire (Hidden Series #2)

Seven

"Tonight you will be shadowing me. We will be paired with Z and Vishous. I want you to go with your gut tonight. I want you to know we will protect you. If you get into a fight. Use your blades. The black ones. These will kill them with a twist in the space where their heart used to be. Remember this is just a field test. Lets see how well you do." Said Butch.
"Has she fed today?" Asked Z.
"This morning." She told him. "I feel great. Let's get this ball rolling."
"We are driving to the location we are patroling. Just in case of an injury. Let's take the eacalade." Butch said and they all filed into the garage.
She was nervous. Would she be able to fight these beings? How well would she do? Would she impress Butch? What about the king? She wanted so much to impress them. She wanted to show them that she could belong in their field of employment. She wanted to fight those nasty smelling things.
As they drove through the gates she began to think about her training.
Use your senses. Go with your gut. Aim for the heart. Hit hard and strike fast. Don't let them get you down. Watch for guns.
She followed Zsadist and Butch away from the car. She was nervous. She watched the brothers sniff the air and knew they were looking for lessers. They stopped moving and she kept going. She could feel them. They were close. They were coming their way. It felt like a burning on her stomach. She didn't let the pain stop her.
"Sage what are you doing? Stop!"
She stopped in the shadows and as soon as they were close the pain went away and anger set in. She attacked with her knife. Aimed for the heart of the first one. Three more were circling her and she could hear Butch and Zsadist behind her running. She took the first one down with a pop and then continued to fight the others. Before they reached her, she had one more down and dead. She was about to attack but they had reached her and took out the remaining two.
"Why didn't you stop when we did?" Demanded Butch. .
"I felt them. A burning in my stomach. The closer they got the pain got worse. When they were close enough to fight it went away and the anger set in. I felt them. I knew where they were coming from. Which direction they were coming from. It was like a GPS of sorts." She told them, "Do you feel it too?".
"No. But I think we need to head back. With this power we need to discuss training and fighting schedules. This is a change in the right direction." Butch said.
She felt saddened by knowing this was only her power. She was alone. No friends, no cell phone to talk to anyone on. She followed them back to the car and waited as they drove back.

"Z just called. Her powers are more than we anticipated. They are coming back now. She got two before they reached her." Bella told them.
" What do you mean more than we anticipated?" asked Rhage.
"Ill let them explain. But for now I'm going to check on the twins. I. Sure Bianca could use some help with Matthew being gone Evnee and Passion must be giving her fits. I suggest you busy yourselves. I'm sure Sage doesn't want to be stated at like she is a freak." Said Bella.
Rhage looked at her and scowled. How could he ignore the fact that his daughter will be used as a fighter? He needed to talk with Wrath about this. Wrath could make her stay in the compound. He could rule it so. He turned to head to Wraths office and he saw Mary. She looked like she had been crying.
" Oh Mary, what's wrong?" He asked her.
"I don't think I can do this anymore. To see you focused on Sage more than me is hard enough. Knowing that I will never be able to forget your past now that she's here is too much to bare. Please forgive me. Ill be staying at Safe Place until I find something on my own." She said calmly.
"Your leaving me? Your leaving without a discussion?"
"I have no choice. I have tried to talk with you. Ice tried to be with you. All your worried about is her. So go be father and leave me be."
He watched her leave and his heart broke. He couldn't move. He was broken. He was scared and he lost his mate. He sank to his knees and began to sob. His Mary was gone. His love of his life just walked away. All because he had a child. All because she found him and he wanted her so much. Could he choose between the two things he's wanted so much? Could he choose Mary over Sage, or Sage over Mary? As he sobbed, he knew he would have to think fast.
A hand touched his shoulder and he jumped up and turned. It was Sage.
He growled, "Get away from me. You made her leave. You took her away from me. All because you had to find me. All because a bastard of a child came here again. Go away, I don't want you here."