Alexa got home that day and was happy to find her children in good health. She had had to leave that hit because it suddenly occured to her that she had left her children for far too long and she didn't want to be like her mother who did not know how to be a good mother.
All through the night, she could not sleep, she kept having nightmares, of vampires and witches and wats with werewolves. She jerked up, sweating.
Amidst her dreams, she had dreamt of that night five years ago and she almost caught the face of the man but it had become blurred and elusive and even now that she was awake, she felt her heart pounding. She was sure she almost saw his face. She had to so that she could at least know how to describe him.
'I might even have been passing him on the road without knowing he is the one!' she thought in alarm. 'But what if he recognizes me?' she thought. 'He should, he must have been sober that night but why hasn't he come forward?' she thought in frustration. Why will he? she asked. He must think you are some kind of cheap female who offered herself to him and that is how you offer yourself to all men that you come across! Shit! she cursed.
Why had I not listened to what that silver - haired man, Myles have to say about my mother? she asked herself. It cannot be worse than what I have already heard! She realised that she was scared of being lied to again. She didn't want to get her hopes up only for it to be dashed yet again. She didn't think she could endure that.
She tried to sleep again but her thoughts were in disarray and she just couldn't sleep again. She picked a book to read but it suddenly occured to her to go check on her children.
She walked barefooted to their room and was shocked to find someone there, hovering over her children's bed.
'Who are you?' she asked harshly
He turned and she saw his fangs and got scared.
'Monster!' she screamed, but before the word could get out of her mouth, a hand clasped over her lips, stifling her scream. How had the person - monster moved as fast as that? the part of her mind that was not paralysed with fear thought. He was a vampire afterall, they were known for their agility. She should have known.
'If you make a sound, I'll kill you and kill each of them!' he said.
Alexa nodded. This was one of the times she wished she had her wolf but the Moon Goddess had decided to make her wolf less and hence powerless. What would have happened had she not thought to check on her children? she thought and shuddered.
' I will take my hands away from your mouth but any scream, I'll slaughter your children before the scream leaves your throat!' he threatened and again Alexa nodded. She believed him. Someone who could move as fast as this monster could do what he just threatened. She was not willing to risk her children's lives. 'What are you?' the man asked. 'Why does your blood and that of your children smell odd?'
'I don't know what you are talking about!' Alexa said and found out that it was the old man who was looking sickly in the house.
'What were you trying to do to those children?' She ventured to ask.
'I wanted a little real fresh blood, not synthetic blood', he said. 'I know you are our guest but I meant your children no harm, just wanted a little taste but they smell odd and I couldn't bring myself to drink from them!'
Alexa did not understand what he meant by hers and her children's blood smelling odd but she was grateful for that because if he had sucked her children's blood, he might have been unable to stop himself till he had drained them of their blood and that would have meant death. She would have woken to their corpse, without knowing how their deaths came about.
'You are vampires as well?' the old man asked.
'Hell, no', Alexa answered. 'Werewolves'.
The man thought for a while, then shook his head uncertainly. 'Are you sure you are not a hybrid?' he asked. 'That is the only explanation!'
'We are werewolves and Wayne assured me that I and my children will be safe here but of they are in any danger, then I better find another accommodation for us!' She said, deciding that there wasn't going to be any sleep for her again that night and first thing, she was checking herself and her children into a hotel.
'Oh, don't worry!' he said. 'You and your children are in no danger from me. The children must be Wayne's children because I could swear I smelt vampire blood in them!'
'They are not Wayne's children's, Alexa said but stopped trying to convince him. If thinking her children were Wayne's would ensure their safety, then the man was welcome to think it for as long as he wished.
'You are indeed lucky to have Wayne', the man said. 'Most girls we ould kill for him but he decided to choose you. Though I can't say I blame him. You are really very tempting!'
Alexa felt her skin crawl at such compliment, especially coming from the man. 'By the way, I am Wayne's grand father. He has been with me since his parents died in a war with your kind, werewolves, that is!'
Alexa did not know what to say. So this was the great Night King who retired so his grandson could rule in his stead? What would she have been able to fight him with if he had wanted to kill her and her children tonight? Morning must come fast so that she could leave this place. She no longer felt safe here. She could not believe she had left her children and spent almost the whole day away, searching for answers. If anything had happened to them, she wouldn't have forgiven herself! Answers indeed. We hat she had ended up getting had been more heartache!
As the door shut after Wayne's grandfather, Alexa heaved a sigh of relief. She had not know she was holding her breath till then. But what was it he had said, about there being vampire blood in her children? Was it possible? She needed to know. It would seem alot had been kept from her. She now regretted being rash in running from her father's and then Myles' explanations!
Vampire blood? Impossible! Wouldn't she have known if there was any such thing in her?