Chapter Seven - Good was she?

Freya Rose

I stared into Samael's golden-brown eyes, as I let his words sink in. I believed him entirely, I didn't know what it was about him, but he had me utterly under his spell. My head kept telling me that he was untrustworthy, and dangerous. It was screaming at me to run as far away from this man as possible. But I couldn’t, I was trapped in this uncontrollable lust for him. I knew that he was trouble, I mean for God’s sake, he was with Kali. It was a less than ideal situation, but I came along with my own fair amount of baggage, so who was I to judge?
I leaned in and gently placed my lips onto his, I then held his beautiful face with one hand, and then kissed him softly. Everything about him screamed seduction, his smell, his taste, his stunning face, his amazing body. He was pure perfection. I pulled away from the kiss, and then laid my head onto his shoulder. I felt so at ease with him, that I found myself dropping off to sleep in his cool embrace.

Samuel Wülf

Freya had fallen asleep in my arms. I looked down at the sleeping angel that was curled up, and wrapped around my body. She was stunning, inside and out. I couldn't believe how right it felt being with her. I knew that we had a plan, but after being with her, I doubted that I would be able to see that plan through. I kept trying to tell myself that it was just acting, and that I didn't have feelings for her, but there was no way that I could deny them now.
What are you doing Sam? You're going to get us both killed, you can't be with her! I shouted into my mind. I closed my eyes and let out a hushed sigh. I stood up as gently as I could, and carried my sleeping angel over to the mirror. I typed in the code, and then left the room. I carried Freya back towards her bedroom, and I found myself walking as slowly as I could. The longer it took me to get to her room, the longer I could be with her. We finally got to her room, and I placed her gently into the bed, and then covered her up with the duvet. She stirred a little, letting out a gorgeous little moan, but then she settled back down. I leaned over her and kissed her cheek, she smiled slightly, and as I pulled away, I whispered into her ear,
“I'm so sorry Freya. Please remember that I do love you, no matter what happens, and I will do everything I can, to make you my Queen.”
I then left the room, and headed down the corridor towards my own bedroom, where I knew Kali and my brothers were waiting for me and all the gory details. I stood outside of my room, and I knew that they would know I was here already, but I needed a few seconds to compose myself. I needed to make them believe that I didn't have feelings for Freya, and that this was all just part of the plan. I took in a deep breath and exhaled heavily as I ran my hand through my hair. I opened the door and entered my bedroom. The twins were sitting on the couch drinking some posh imported beer of some sort. They both looked up at me with smiles on their faces, they knew that I had gone through with it. The twins stayed silent though, they both knew better than to say anything right now. I could feel Kali's eyes burning into the side of my head. I didn't really want to face her, but I knew I had no choice. I plastered a smile on my face and turned around to look at her.
Kali's face was a mix of evil satisfaction, with a hint of homicidal jealousy. I couldn't believe that I once loved this monster. I know what everyone thinks of our kind, evil blood sucking parasites. Years of sadistic Sires didn't help our cause, but we're not all like that. Growing up knowing that I would one day be Sire, I promised myself that I would be different. I would show the world, that we have feelings just like everyone else. We can be kind, thoughtful and romantic. I had such great plans for my future, and the future of my brood.
Sadly I didn't get that chance. When Kali came along, I made some fatal decisions, instantly bonding me to her forever. At the time, I happily risked my future, and the future of my kind for her, because she was all that mattered to me. I killed two vampires, one of those being my own father, the Sire and king of our brood. Within a few minutes, I had broken the one and only rule that we have. We do not kill our own. Kali promised to take the blame, and keep my secret. To this day she has kept to her word, and that was why I could not disobey her, and why I could never leave her. She would shout my secret from the roof tops, I would then be stripped of my Sire title, and be thrown into a deep pit to rot for eternity.
I hated being with her since she was turned, and I hated letting my kind down because of her, but I put up with it for the sake of my title and my freedom. But since meeting Freya, I am finding it increasingly difficult to keep my true thoughts and feelings to myself. It takes all I have to keep my mouth shut, and to not scream out at Kali, to shove everything up her self-absorbed ass. If it wasn't for the council keeping my younger sister and brother captive, that is exactly what I'd do. I would tell Kali and the council to shove it, and run off happily into the sunset with Freya by my side as my Queen. But there is so much at stake, I need to continue with Kali's plan, I need to keep the council happy, and do exactly as they order. Well, at least until I fulfil my end of the bargain, and they release my siblings.
I am so sorry that I had to drag you into this my love, I will make it up to you, I promise Freya, I said softly into my mind as I obediently walked over to the cruel and callous Kali. I stood in front of her, and I was at her complete mercy as she pointed towards the floor, and I resumed my usual submissive position, knelt down on the floor in front of her. I bowed my head to her, and tried to fight the urge to cringe when her cold murderous hand grabbed my face. Her touch was the polar opposite of Freya's. Kali's touch was rough, empty and ice cold. Freya's was gentle, full of passion and seductively warm, like a roaring fire heating you up on a cold winters night.
I sighed inside as I pushed the thoughts of Freya out of my mind. I couldn't think about Freya while I was here with her. Kali being around tainted everything that was good in the world, and I refused to let her ruin the loving feelings I had for Freya. Kali lifted my head to look into my eyes, she then pulled my face up towards hers and inhaled deeply. After sniffing me, she instantly pulled away, and then threw me down onto the floor in disgust.
“So, you went through with it then? How was the little skank? Good was she?” Kali shouted down to me, as she stood up and then edged closer.
I laid there silently on the floor; I knew what ever answer I gave her would have been wrong. She hissed at me,
“Answer me Samael!” She screamed, and then kicked me in the stomach. I grabbed my stomach as the air in my lungs quickly escaped my body. I didn't react, I knew that would make her worse, so I stayed very still, just trying to catch my breath.
“Urgh, you're pathetic,” she hissed her insult as she stepped over me, and then headed over towards the drinks cabinet. Andy and Ash burst out laughing at me, Ash then said,
“Why is he so weak?” Andy then laughed and replied,
“I know, he's an embarrassing Sire. If dad was still here, he would never have let such a weak excuse of a man take over as our King.”
Kali hissed at the mere mention of our father, and as I dragged myself up and off of the floor, they both gave me disgusted and dirty looks, and then left the room. I walked over to Kali and slipped my arms around her waist. I then lowered my head down and began kissing her neck. Between kisses, I said in the most seductive tone I could muster,
“You know you're my Queen Kali. She doesn't even come close to you. It was just part of the plan.”
She finished making the drinks, and then turned around in my arms to face me. She placed her arms around my neck and looked into my eyes. I looked at her closed and soft smile, and for a split second, I could pretend that it was Freya in my arms. I smiled at the thought, and her smile widened in response, flashing me her fangs. I instantly snapped out of my daze, and my smile faded. Luckily she had laid her head on my chest, so she couldn't see the disappointment in my face.
“I know it was just part of the plan Sam. It's just I get so angry at the thought of that whore's hands all over you,” she said with complete disgust.

I clenched my jaw, as the words escaped her venomous lips. It took everything I had inside me, not to take her head into my hands and rip it clean off of her shoulders. Why did I come home that night? I should have let Balan go and check in on things. If he had met Kali that night, instead of me, then things would be so different right now. Kali would be happy with a cruel and sadistic husband, my father would still be alive, and I would be free to love Freya.
“I know Kali, it's ok. Not much longer now love. When the council make Freya start turning hunters into hybrids, we will be free to leave, and she will be the one trapped here, instead of you,” I said softly as I rested my cheek on top of her head.
“I know, and I know that you only slept with her because we still need Selene on your side. She would be able to tell instantly that you were lying, if you'd said you loved Freya and had been with her, when you hadn't,” she replied, as she ran her hand down my now bruised stomach.
I looked away from the mirror that was in front of us. I couldn’t bear to look at myself anymore. I was sacrificing the woman I had fallen in love with. I knew that I had no option, I needed the council to free my siblings, and I needed them to free me. But, it still didn't make what I was doing any less painful. I was disgusted in myself. I was no better than Kali. I just hoped that one day Freya would be able to forgive me, or at least understand why I had to deceive her.

Freya Rose

When I awoke, I was back in my bed. It was still light out, so I assumed that I had only slept for an hour or two. I got out of bed and went to get my phone, but when I searched around for it, I couldn't find it anywhere. Good job really, it's not like I'd want to hear or read all if the messages that were probably on it. To be honest even with Kali, the twins, the hybrids and the hunters council being here, I felt pretty relaxed, for the first time in ages.
I looked around the room, and luckily there was a clock on the dressing table, and I couldn't believe when I saw that it said 6am. I must have slept for a good twelve hours or even more. I wasn't sure anymore, I realized in that moment, that I didn't even know what day it was, let alone the date. I think with all the things that had happened lately, all the days, weeks, and even months had just molded into each other. Which, I guess wasn't exactly a problem right now, it's not like I had a 'normal' life to live, now was it?
I sighed and decided to head off for a shower. I entered the bathroom and turned on the shower, I then went for a pee as I waited for it to heat up. As soon as my ass hit the toilet seat, I shot back up with a scream. My backside was so painful, so I quickly walked over to the long mirror on the wall, and turned around. My ass cheeks had three straight purple bruises going across them. The events of the day before with Samael suddenly flooded my mind, and I remembered him whipping me with his leather belt.
I furrowed my brow as I gently poked at the bruises. I winced each time I prodded them. What the hell? These should have healed by now, I said to myself. I then tried to ask Mina, but she wouldn't answer me. For the first time in months I felt scared and all alone. I felt like I used to before I had Mina, and before I had my hunters powers. I felt weak, I felt human.
“What the fuck is going on?” I tried to scream out, but it came out all slow and slurred. My vision became blurry and my knees buckled, making me collapse, but someone caught me before I hit the floor. I could hear them quietly speaking but I couldn't make out what they were saying. My eyes had closed by now, so I couldn't see them either. But I sighed happily inside, and then instantly relaxed as the scent of his joop hit my nose. Everything faded away into darkness as I passed out. When I awoke, I was in somewhere dark, it was cold and the air smelt fresh, like air conditioning. It also smelt medical, like I was in a hospital. I squinted my eyes trying to see where I was, but it was just so dark. I went to lift my hand so that I could light it in flames. But, as I tried to pull my arm up, it wouldn't budge. I realized that I wasn't paralyzed, I was restrained. I tried to lift my legs, but they were strapped down too. I began to thrash around, but I still felt weak. I then began to panic as I tried to ignite my hands, but nothing happened.
“Sam! Help me!” I screamed out into the darkness.
“Sam's not going to help you Freya, and screaming won't help you either. They will come for you, only when they need something from you,” a soft and defeated voice replied.
“Finnley, is that you?” I asked quietly.
“Yes,” was his simple and blunt reply.
“Are you ok? What did they do to you?” I asked him with concern.
“Shhh, they're coming. You'll find out soon enough,” he replied just above a whisper, and then fell silent again.
“Finn? Finnley? What are they going to do to me?” I shouted out frantically, but he didn't reply.
I began screaming and thrashing around again, trying to get the damn straps off of me, but it was no use. I was weak and becoming more breathless with every passing second. I flopped back down onto the bed in defeat, and by then I was absolutely shitting myself. I had no idea what these people wanted from me, or what they were going to do to me. Not having my hunters powers, or Mina for the first time since getting them, I felt more vulnerable than ever. I laid there catching my breath as tears slid down the sides of my face, a few drops catching in my ears, before soaking into my hair. I then heard a door open, and then some footsteps, but the person didn't say a damn word. They just walked up to my bed, and I then felt a sudden sharp pain in my arm, and it felt like they had just injected me with something. My head began to spin, and I felt instantly queasy. I was guessing it was some sort of sedative, because my body began to relax, even though I was tense.
“Sam, why are you doing this to me?” I called out quietly as I heard him begin to walk away from me.
The world began to fade away again, leaving me surrounded by the smell of his joop, but I swear that I heard him say,
“Please forgive me my love,” before I passed out.

Samuel Wülf

I'd just injected Freya with the sedative that the hunters council had constructed from my venom. They had tested it out on Kali many times, but it didn't have the desired effect. With Kali, it slowed her down, but it didn't sedate her. They tried all sorts of concoctions on her, but nothing from me worked. I had a theory that it was because she was from my Sire line. My younger twin brothers had turned her, so I guessed that my venom had less effect on her.
They had experimented on her so many times, sometimes for hours or even days at a time. It finally broke her, and she became more sick and twisted because of it. She began doing everything and anything that they wanted, and that's when they began to reward her compliance. They started treating her like a Queen, and she loved it. They helped to create the monster that she is today. She was always destined to be cruel and nasty, but while I was trying to get the old Kali back, they were feeding her dark side. As you can see, I lost that war. Now all that mattered to me was saving my sister and brother, and then getting back to the brood. From there I can try to come up with a plan on how to rescue Freya, and hope that she isn't affected too much by what they are about to put her through. Once free from here, I can have my family back together, and then finally tell Kali that she has no place in my heart any longer. I can then enlist the help of Selene. She is the only one I know strong enough to control and scare Kali. She will be pleased that I am in love with Freya, so I doubt that she would turn down my request for help.
I have it all planned out, but for now I have to play along with Kali, and do exactly what the council orders me to do. I just hope that Freya can one day understand, and forgive me. But, even if she can not, I promise that I will come back for her, I will make sure that I get her out of this prison, and away from these bottom feeders. I turned back around and locked the glass door to her chamber. I then whispered to Freya,
“Please forgive me my love.”
I heard Finn scoff in the background, so I turned to face his glass chamber. He had managed to drag himself up and off of the floor, and was using every ounce of strength he had to hold himself up at the glass. He looked a sorry state, his body battered and bruised. One of his eyes was so bloodied and swollen that it had sealed itself shut. He had a fat lip, and deep cuts all over his body, some were still open and oozing with bright fresh blood. The wounds weren't healing as you'd expect them to. Hunters heal fast, so I guess the council had injected him with something to slow the healing process. They must have had him fighting the vampire hybrids, testing out his strength, I thought to myself. He stared at me with his one working eye. I could tell that he despised me, and he had every right to, I didn't blame him at all. He began to speak in a raspy and whispered voice,
“She will never forgive you! I will make sure that she hunts you down, and rips you limb from limb, along with your twisted bitch of a girlfriend.”
He finished his threat and then collapsed onto the floor. He had instantly passed out, I guessed from the blood loss. I knew he would be ok; the council push the hybrids hard, but they always make sure that they stay alive. Well, most of the time. But, I do know that some haven’t made it. My eyes scanned over to three other glass chambers in the room. One held a deceased vampire hybrid, he looked like he had been eaten alive by a wild animal. I guessed that was Finn's handy work. I then glanced over to the second chamber as I walked towards the stairs. Inside there was another deceased hybrid, she looked as though she had bitten through her own wrists. She had dried blood all around her face, and it was splattered all up the cell walls, and covered the cement floor. Her wrists were two gaping holes, just flesh and bone left greeting the world.
I had watched so many hunters struggle when they became hybrids. I had seen hundreds of them die over the last fifteen years, they couldn't handle the inward fighting. Their angel instincts told them that they were abominations, the fallen angel side that comes from us, tortured them incessantly, and they couldn't escape the war that was unfolding inside their heads, it just tore them apart. I guess it was different for Kali and Freya, they had both chosen to become a vampire or a werewolf. These other hunters had no choice, they were snatched from their homes, their factions and their families, by the council and then turned against their will.
They were chosen for their strength and their potential, but the council had no control over them. Some were so strong that they fought against the turning process. As their bodies were changing they would ascend, but some of them would fight the hybrid ascension and end up with two sets of wings bursting through their skin. They must have been in excruciating pain, and a lot of them died due to the blood loss of the second pair of black wings. The wings would rip through a new place on their backs, and split their skin as it did. That was how the hybrid in the third chamber died. Some would also fight against the blood lust, and bite into their own veins instead of the human beings that were provided for them. It was horrendous to watch, but as you can imagine, Kali didn't care. She never saw hunters as her true family, so her motherly and protective instincts only came into effect when the hunters accepted the turn, and became obedient hybrids.
I closed my eyes and sighed softly as I turned away from the deceased hunters, and then made my way up the stairs. I had to carry out my next deplorable order from the council. Which was to round up the weakest hunters and take them back to Freya's chamber. I just hoped that they wouldn't make me stick around to watch like they did with Kali. She loved her first turning, I on the other hand didn't, and it took all my strength not to run in there and save the poor things. It was horrendous to witness, but somehow I doubt Freya will enjoy it like Kali did. Please just let them survive! I screamed out into my head, as I stood in front of six frightened and upset teenage hunters.