A Love Returned

Chapter 4

Ingrid walked glumly by herself, along the side of the castle wall. She couldn't stand anything at the moment. Her baby was dead, inside her yet dead, and there was absolutely nothing she could do about it. She felt like her heart was ripping open, like her whole unlife was falling apart.

She kicked up some stones, chipping the bricks in the walls, a few times she got so frustrated that she'd pulled out a few bricks. She just wasn't thinking straight at the moment and she didn't want to be around anyone, not even Will.

But no one understood that, they kept bugging her, trying to hug her. And she didn't want that.

It was when Erin approached her that Ingrid lost it. She screamed at the top of her lungs. Ingrid's eyes flared red, her powers throwing Erin backwards against the wall.

Ingrid didn't stop to check if Erin was alright, quite frankly she didn't care, she just ran. Ran as fast and far away as she could.

Ingrid didn't know where she was running to. She kept going until she heard a deep, dark howl.

She had run right into the territory of a pack of werewolves.

Ingrid went into her speeding position, but wasn't quick enough. A full grown male werewolf pounced on top of her, sending Ingrid straight to the ground. She winced as she heard her wrist snap; it was broken.

When the werewolf got of of her, Ingrid rolled onto her back. She grabbed her wrist and looked to her left, then her right. Three wolves and one she-wolf. Four in total, surrounding her. One vampire couldn't take out four grown werewolves. She would have to go along with whatever they wanted, otherwise you would surely rip her apart. Then again, Ingrid didn't really care.

The she-wolf glanced at the males, and turned to her human form. She walked towards Ingrid, who decided that this wolf was the pack leader.

"I am Trinity," She kneeled next to Ingrid's head, "I apologise about your injury, we shall take care of that."

"What do you want with me?" Ingrid bared her fangs and raised her head of the ground slightly.

"Your name," Trinity said simply.

"Ingrid."

"Ingrid..."

"Dracula."

Trinity helped Ingrid stand up. Ingrid resisted her help at first, but really she had no choice.

"We've heard about the Draculas," Trinity snarled, "Brought shame to one of our kind."

Ingrid didn't say anything.

Trinity looked at her for a moment, waiting for a comment. When she realised Ingrid wouldn't give her one, she said, "We could use you for payback. Would you like to see your family again?"

Family. That word did it, she felt tears welling up in her eyes again.

"I sense sadnes," Trinity smiled, "I'll take that as a yes."

Ingrid glared at the she-wolf before full out crying.

"Eleanor," Trinity waved her hand at one of the werewolves, "Take our guest inside, bandage her wrist," Trinity grinned widely, "And you, Vaine, visit the Draculas and tell them we've got their dear Ingrid."

The werewolf called Vaine began running in the direction Ingrid had came, while the one called Eleanor began walking in the opposite direction. Ingrid reluctantly followed.

She glanced back and saw Trinity and the remaining wolf watching her go.

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Will walked along the same wall Ingrid had, he was looking for her, she should have been back by now.

When he saw sitting against the wall he sped to her, she looked shocked.

"You okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, your wife sent me flying into a hard wall, yeah, I'm fine," She replied sarcastically.

Will ignored the fact and jumped straight to the point, "You've seen her? Where did she go?"

"I don't know! I was knocked out!" She held out her hand, "Would you help me up?!"

"Umm, sure," He pulled her up while looking around in the distance. His eyes darted to a clump of trees, "You hear something?"

Erin rubbed her arm, "No."

Will showed his fangs and hissed as Vaine's wolf form appeared out of the trees.

"Now I do..." Erin sighed, another thing to go wrong. Wonderful.

Vaine glanced at the moon and turned to his human form, he smiled at Erin and Will.

"I want to speak to the Draculas, all of them," Vaine spoke sharply.

"Why..." Will said strongly.

"We have a little vampire woman who would like to come home," He replied with a sarcastic pout.

Will's face turned pure white, he looked at Erin, "Get the others."

Erin gave him a sympathetic look and sped into the castle.

A minute later Vlad and The Count came back with Erin. Wolfie stayed with Robin inside.

Vlad snarled, "What is this about!"

"I'll get straight to the point," Vaine played with his long brown hair, "Ingrid Dracula is in our possession. We want pay in return for her."

The Count stepped forward and pointed his finger at the wolf, "Give me back my daughter!"

"Dad," Vlad pulled him back, "What kind of pay do you want?"

"You," Vaine pointed back at The Count, "Brought shame to a werewolf. We want you for our dinner."

Count Dracula winced, "Why would you want me for dinner? That's... stupid."

"You're not having him for dinner," Vlad said with a disgusted look on his face."

"Then the woman gets eaten for dinner," Vaine smiled.

Will's eyes popped out of his head, "Wait! You can have him for dinner!"

Vlad and The Count gave him the stare.

"I'm the Chosen One," Vlad began, "You listen to me, wolf."

"Chosen One, huh?" Vaine said, "You shouldn't have told me that."