The Alpha's Eden

Friendship

Eden PoV

Harry and the pack doctor rushed into the dungeons then skidded to a halt at the sight of me blood dripping from my hands with a heart in them.

"Eden what the actual fuck?" Harry uttered in complete shock at the sight before him.

"Don't worry it doesn't belong to anyone interesting" I chuckled finding my best friends horrified look rather amusing.

"At least it's explains why you requested I bring this stuff with me" Devon said unloading the large glass jar full of a clear liquid whilst looking at the contains of my hands in curiosity.

"Yes I assume I just put this straight in there?" I held up the heart and gestured it towards the jar.

"Yes this will maintain the organ so it doesn't degrade. Do you need me to arrange to get the body to the hospital morgue?" Devon opened the lid of the jar and held it out allowing me to drop the heart into it before he sealed it up.

"No that won't be necessary thank you Devon. Harry you can't repeat what you've seen to anyone, not even Jace or Blake. If Sky finds out she'll tell Jamie who won't have a choice but to report it to Jace" I explained calmly hoping that he would understand the reasons behind why this needed to stay a secret for now.

"Who was it?" Harry asked staring at the jar with a morbid fascination.

"Sadies. I need to talk to you in private once I'm cleaned up. Devon could you take Natalia to the hospital and gave her checked over, she's been through a nasty experience and I'm not sure she's coping very well. Sadie held her hostage until she had my full attention so she's shaken up badly and feeling betrayed too"

"Of course that's no problem" Devon said kindly and I smiled at him realising how lovely he was and how perfect he was for Harry.

"Caleb I need you to hide this for me. Alex can you get rid of the body and make sure there's no sign of anything out of the ordinary down here. Ethan could you take care of Natalia for me?" Everyone nodded in agreement and sprung into action to do as if requested. Harry and I headed up to my room and I locked the door to ensure we didn't get interrupted. I quickly showered the stench of that bitch off of me and then put on some clean clothing.

Once I was feeling refreshed I joined Harry on my bed and crossed my legs opposite him.

"Eden what the he'll happened, you ripped her heart out?" Harry frowned, deep lines crinkling his forehead as he narrowed his eyes trying to work out what was going on.

"Sadie was working for my dad,Blake and Jaces dads too. My dad was the one that told her to set fire to Woodies"

"Why would be do that?" Harry gasped paling in horror.

"Harry did your mum mention that my dad forbid her from attending my mating ceremony, that he ordered her to stay at home and not leave?"

"No, no she didn't but he had to of known she wouldn't have missed it" Harry seemed to be unable to believe such a thing was true. It was a lot to take in.

"He was her alpha, he gave her an order that she should have listened to. Thank fuck she didn't take any notice. But she can't ever go back now. My dad will kill her" I warned gravely knowing the danger Iris was now in, all because of me.

"All because she loves you like daughter?" Harry questioned sadly

"That drove my mum crazy apparently. I'm so sorry I've put your mum in danger. That's the last thing I want when she's always cared so much"

"Don't say that it's not your fault. But my mum... she's a rogue now" It seemed he was missing a vital fact here and his mind was wondering off to a darkly path for his mums future.

"Rogue my ass. I'm the Luna of this pack remember as far as I'm concerned Iris is a member of the pack and I'm certain Jace would do anything to protect her. She'll be safe here Harry. We won't let anyone hurt her okay? I promise" I loved Iris like a mother. There's no way in hell anyone was going to harm her. I'd die before that happened.

"I really wish I could hug you without you trying to taser me to death" Harry laughed shaking his head at my new found party tricks.

"Me too but soon we will be able to hug and you'll get so sick of me you'll wish it was back"

"I love you ede"

"I love you too Harry so much"

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Just as Harry was leaving Natalia was coming to find me so I invited her in and took up my space on the bed again and we laid next to each other staring at the ceiling in silence for a few minutes until she was ready to talk.

"I really thought she was my friend. More like sister really. But all this time she just wanted to hurt Jace. What kind of person does that?" Natalia croaked our and it was obvious from her voice that she'd been crying and I couldn't blame her. She had been betrayed and hurt by someone she looked up too and cared for.

"Some people in this world don't see things the same way we do. They want power, revenge and they don't care who they hurt to get it. When we see love they see hatred. When we see light they see the darkness. When we wish for other people to be happy they want nothing more than for people to hurt. I'm just sorry that you got dragged into all of this and hurt" There wasn't an easy way of explaining why some people are so fucked up. It was as if they saw things in the complete opposite way that good people did. People like Natalia.

"She could have killed you. Why did you agree to switch places with me?" Natalia asked turning in her side to look at me. I copied her action so we were face to face. God she looked like a female version of Jace. It was uncanny.

"Because I didn't want you hurt"

"I guess it's god you have those crazy taser powers too" She pointed out titling her head to my hands like tasers had replaced my fingers

"Crazy taser powers or not I'd of still switched places with you. I care about you a lot Nat. There's no way on earth I'd let someone hurt you"

"Because I'm Jace's sister" she sighed thinking that was why and no more. But she was so wrong.

"No not that. Because I care about you as a person. As Natalia Anderson. You are your own person Nat. Don't doubt that people care about you for who you are. Plus just remember me and you are more alike than you'd think. You are half wolf, half vampire. When Blake saved me with his blood something in suds me changed and I'm not entirely sure what I am but I do know I'm not the same wolf I was before that" nobody talked much about it but it was true. I didn't know exactly what I was anymore. I just knew I wasn't the same anymore.

"Your wolf cage out today but your eyes... they were wolf like but goddess they looked like Blake's too" Natalia told me with a astonished tone.

"That's the strongest my wolf has been in a long time. But I felt something else too. This power inside me that I'd never felt before. It was like it was a living, breathing thing deep inside my body like a ball of fire that controlled me"

"That sounds a lot like the vampire side of me Eden" She uttered in as much shock as I was as her words made perfect sense and told me something deep down I knew myself.

A part of Blake was living inside of me and I was far from just a wolf now.

I was like her. A hybrid. A combination of two powerful creatures that were now co-existing inside of me. If I could just figure out how to control them and summon them when I pleased things would be a lot easier.

I just hoped Jace didn't hate me for what I was.

That would destroy me.