Bound with fear

Anger.

……………. The damp night air swirled as Brae and Anya appeared in the alleyway across from my apartment. Brae turned Anya to face him.

“That was either a really stupid or a really brave thing you just did facing down three immortals like that”

“Neither my lord” she shook her head “My brother and my Mistress are all I have, If I lose them I will take my own life to escape Gregor Vandes” the determination in her voice gave Brae chills “What would you do for your sister?” Brae smiled warmly at her

“I guess Some Mortals and Immortals are more alike than I knew” he nodded “I’ve died for my sister before now” Anya stepped back from him.

“Then you understand I’d die for my brother” Brae nodded “I have to go before I am missed” Brae caught her hand as she tried to move away. And pulled her back against him “I… have to” she stammered he shook his head and pulled her deeper into the shadow and pointed to the window of the apartment Iagan was leaning on the window frame watching the street below.

“I don’t want you to get in trouble with your brother for being out alone” Brae’s breath on her cheek made Anya shudder a little “Can he sense my presence”

“I think he can” she murmured “But I’m not sure”

“Well let’s take that chance shall we” Brae wrapped his arms round her “I’ll take you to your room and then leave”

“No If he sees you he’ll kill you” Anya panicked

“He won’t see me I promise” Brae squeezed the tops of her arms reassuringly “You put your neck out tonight for them so we need to keep it the way it was for a while till we work out what to do about Kendra and your brother” She nodded and felt the air swirl as her hands gripped on it the thick arms of Brae “Goodnight Anya” Brae whispered as the air continued to swirl leaving her stood in her room alone in the darkness. Anya took off her cloak and tossed it over the chair and quickly climbed into her bed and pulled the covers over herself as the door opened a little and Iagan put his head round to check in on her before closing the door quietly. Anya began to tremble as she realized where she’d been and what she may of started by doing what she had just done……………….

…………….. The heat of the water falling from the powerful shower head did nothing to wash away the fear and the missed chance from the evening before, my dreams had been filled with the over and over replay of Seth’s face as he looked at me in the bed of Brae and the glimmer of realization he might know who and what I was. I turned off the water and pulled back the curtain.

“Towel” Iagan held out a large towel for me his eyes on the floor

“I will not drown in a shower Guardian there is no need to be in here”

“I was worried about you” he looked at me as I wrapped the towel round myself, I started to shake my head “Kendra, you almost faced off with Seth last night and you fled from what you were supposed to do” He gripped my arm “I have every right to worry about you I can’t do anything if you are killed in that apartment”

“I was taken by surprise that is all I pulled my arm free. I know what I have to do” I walked to the vanity and picked up the brush “I had Brae in bed” I watched Iagan’s reaction in the mirror the nerve in his cheek twitching his fists clenched at his sides “I only hope he’ll still take my body” Iagan ground his teeth together “The immortal I’m supposed to kill will be the one that shows me how a woman is supposed to feel and be touched” I narrowed my eyes as Iagan’s’ met with mine in the mirror “I doubt he will shun me and be repulsed by me”

“No I sense in him he likes whores” Iagan slammed from the room I put the brush down and heard him talking to Anya in my bedroom, My Heart ached for the man I really wanted in my bed. I closed my eyes

“He is not worthy of you Daughter” I jumped and opened my eyes and looked at my fathers reflection in the mirror; I turned and looked at him.

Father” I felt flustered

“Forget the guardian or I will have to kill him” he looked angry “You failed me last night you7 did not conceive a child with Remus” He tapped his cane on the marble floor tile “Your mind must have been with your Guardian”

“No Father” I shook my head “I didn’t fail you”

“You did not let him inside of you I know that much” he stepped forward

“I couldn’t” I backed against the vanity my hands gripping the edge of it

“Couldn’t or wouldn’t Kendra?”

“Father we were stopped” I gabbled “Seth walked in before…” I felt the color rise in my cheeks. My Father took a step back his eyes getting wide “He interrupted us and I think he sensed something in me… I had to leave”

“He came in” I nodded He paced the floor “You need to get the task set to you done no matter what” he mused “You lure the Remus boy here and seduce him” I looked down “KENDRA” My father’s hand slapped my face knocking me into the wall. The door burst open and Iagan ran in stalling as he saw me on my knees on the floor. “OUT NOW GUARDIAN” Iagan looked at me “I said out” my father raised his hands and Iagan’s feet went from under him and he slammed into the wall in my room as the bathroom door slammed closed and my Father rounded on me……………..