Chapter 24

The three girls were too weak to talk as they continued to sob quietly, moving swiftly he carried them out of the cell. One on his back the other two tucked under each arm. In no time they were resting peacefully at the back of the vehicle Vanir and Aiden had left nearby.
***
Back inside the compound Aiden moved swiftly using the wolfsbane to neutralize the guards. As he moved towards the courtyard where Divina was held, the celebrating was in full swing. Blackclaw raised his hands up and the courtyard fell silent.
“There is an intruder here,’’ he said aloud as his minion scampered around trying to sniff out the so-called intruder.
“Be on your guard,’’ Blackclaw said ending the celebration.
He moved closer to Divina and reached out for his knife.
“It’s time to go little girl,’’
“No, no please leave me alone,’’ she tried to struggle against her restraints as sheer panic set in.
Hearing his little daughter scream was unbearable to Aiden. He broke out from his hide out and rushed towards Blackclaw throwing a dagger at him. Blackclaw with his super strength and vision was able to maneuver his body successfully to avoid the dagger but he wasn’t too fast to miss the dagger completely as it scraped his forearm. He rolled to the other side and had a pleasant view of his challenger.
“Oh, daddy I knew you would come,” Blackclaw mimicked a teenage girl.
“Am here baby,’’ Aiden said straightening himself up to face Blackclaw with his eyes fierce and ready to fight to the death in needed be.
“Father of the Lycan godmother, you are quite famous,’’ Blackclaw said heartily.
“But you are no match for me,’’ he added as he showed off his well-toned body and muscles.
“I have heard about your exploits, but you are outnumbered 1-42 or 59. I don’t really know,’’ he said gleefully.
“No, he is not, Satan,’’ Vanir said appearing from the shadows holding a bottle in his hand.
“Vanir? Nice, that makes it two,’’ Blackclaw said.
“I regret not feeding on your daughters but definitely I would take pleasure in drinking your blood,”
“There is only one person dying here today and it is you Satan.’’ Vanir said as he smashed the bottle of wolf bane on the floor.
Immediately it set to work as all the other followers were paralyzed and Blackclaw was only left with Amy’s twin sister who wasn’t affected because of who she was.
Moving swiftly Vanir released Divina while Aiden confronted Blackclaw. He had a quick jolt of guilt as he realized she was the girl he had flashed his canines at who then passed out. He didn’t know she was Aiden’s offspring.
Blackclaw lunged himself at Aiden and he was received with bullets laden with a powerful potion mixed by Amy. He dropped to the ground withering in pain. Aiden was glad he was getting at Blackclaw. The witch helped Blackclaw up and they both retreated.
“I will kill all of you I promise you,” he said as he retreated to the inner house under a protective shield created by his ex-wife’s evil twin.
“I will be waiting,’’ Aiden said with some joy and a wink. He would talk the bastard out one day soon.
Aiden turned to his daughter and embraced her warmly. He checked her body for any injury.
“Are you alright pumpkin?’’
“Am happy to see you dad’’ Divina said as she hugged her dad tightly.
“Sorry to break the reunion but we have to go now’’ Vanir said.
“No, we can’t just leave, I saw some girls down there in a cell, we have to rescue them too.’’ Divina said willing to head back into danger to save someone else’s life. Even though she had just come close to losing her own.
“They are fine my dear,’’ Vanir said with a little smile. She would make a fine witch he though as he looked at the relief on her face.

***
Kane drove into the magnificent compound that was hidden within wood. He had travelled out of town to get some explanations on his recent dreams and fantasies about Divina. Hell, he didn’t even know the girl. Yet his dreams were out of control. He needed some answers and after meeting some mediums he was left with questions rather than answers. He alighted from his black sedan and moved quietly to the front door noticing his nephew looking at him from the window overhead. He pushed the door slightly and breezed in with a smile
“I missed you’,’ Kane said while dropping his bag on the floor with a loud thud.
“So did you get some answers?’’ Byrd asked inquisitively.
“More questions than answers,’’ he said a little dejected.
“Kane you have to let that girl go you know that right?’’
“Stop trailing her around, ‘’
“Please not again am tired, ‘’ Kane said looking away from him.
“Am begging you not to cause any trouble for us, remember why we moved here in the first place?”
“First, I moved here, and you followed. Second, there is something special about this girl I can’t help or hide my feelings,’’
“You really need to control this feeling of yours if you want to survive.” Byrd said with a stern look.
Realizing that he wasn’t going to win the argument with his nephew, he complained of jet lag and moved towards his room saying quietly,
“I will find out why this Divina is special at all cost,” He needed answers or she was going to drive him insane. He feared she already had. They may just be dreams but still he felt like he had been given a taste of her and now he was hooked.

Divina descended the stairs and saw her parents in a deep discussion. They immediately stopped when they saw her, and she guessed that something was wrong, or about her.
“What’s wrong dad, mum?’’ she asked quietly dreading the answer yet needing to know.
“Well err nothing, ‘’ Amy replied.
“Please don’t hide anything from me again,’’ she pleaded looking at her dad she couldn’t do with anymore lies and secrets. Look at what the last lot had done to her.
“Well, it is nothing really honey,’’ Aiden said gesturing to Divina to hug him.
Amy and Aiden hugged their daughter, and they were happy that their girl was alive and safe. Divina broke the hug and said,
“Dad, Mum there is this guy I always have dreams about,’’ she said quietly not sure how to really tell them that she was having the most sensational dreams ever.
“Yes continue,’’ They both chorused eagerly waiting for her to spill the beans.
“Well, am always errm close in all the dreams,’’ she said shy fully.
“Close?’’ Aiden asked with a little frown.
“Yes, I mean we do things,’’ she chipped in her cheeks already burning hot with embarrassment.
“Have sex?’’ Amy asked with her eyebrows raised and her mouth slightly hung open.
“C’mon mum,’’ Divina said giving her the weird look.
“His name is Kane, and he lives in this town,’’
“Really?’’ Aiden said more concerned than before now.
“Well, my dear you have to be careful’’ her mother said. Looking at her Aiden who also wore an expression of alarm on his face.
“And tell me the next time this happens’’ Aiden said.
With that they all went into the kitchen to prepare dinner.
***

Back at Blackclaw’s compound. Blackclaw was seen pacing up and down in the courtyard while his subjects continued to wallow and shiver in fear. The last time Blackclaw was this angry he killed one of his own with just a swing of his sword. No one wanted to die. They all wanted to live to enjoy the benefits of being under Blackclaw, the most dreaded ruler of the vampire world.
“I want that girl dead at all costs!’’ he bellowed his hands clenching into fists at his fury.
“She must not fulfill her destiny,’’ he warned them all.
Darren stepped forward and bowed to Blackclaw indicating he had a solution.
“You better have something worthwhile to say or your head will be used as a football,’’ Blackclaw said, still pacing up and down.
“My general I have a suggestion,” he said cowardly in fear taking a few paces back.
‘’yes, go on,’’ Blackclaw said with blood shots eyes. He stopped midstride ready to hear what the idiot had to say.
“The best way to get the girl is through her friend,’’
“What do you mean?” Blackclaw asked.
“Divina would do anything for her friend especially if she was in danger,’’
“So, what are you suggesting?’’ Blackclaw replied impatiently. Why couldn’t the moron just spit it out without taking the long route?
“Get her friend, turn her and send her to kill Divina,’’ he concluded with a grin on his face.
“That’s a good plan. It wouldn’t cost me a thing,”
“Get the girl and bring her to me,’’ he instructed his followers.
“If you mess this up Darren,” Blackclaw extracted his claw and rand it across his neck while holding a menacing look upon his face. Darren gulped as he nodded and turned to do the bidding of his general.