Chapter 52 - Theresa

**Hopes pov**

“ I want to meet the vampires” I said to Callum as we finished our breakfast.
The heat was over and we were both starving, so for once there where nothing sexy about the meal at all.
“ The vampires? Why?”
“Why?..to help of course. This is as much my war as it is yours..if not more actually” I looked at him a little annoyed by his question.
“Ok..we go after breakfast, I link Reece, he has been in charge while..I was occupied” He gives me a sexy smile
“No wait, please let me do it!” I was starting to get a hang of this and it was awesome!
“Reece!..”
“Oh, hi Hope..Or..I mean, Yes Luna”
“ We are going to see the vampires, want to come? “
“Of course..when?”
“ Five minutes, downstairs.”

I got the feeling of stepping in to a laboratory..the white sterile tiled walls, the cold and strong lights. I could see the corridor had about fifteen doors in total. We walked up to the first. Callum pulled a flap in the door aside so I could look in through a small window. He had described the prisoners to me back at the hospital, so I was prepared..sort of. The pale red-eyed thing in there, hardly looked like a man.
“ Do you starve them? “
Callum and Reece looked at eachother, scratching their heads.
“Well..I mean..I’m not gonna let them drink my blood..” Reece said and I rolled my eyes, walking up to the second door.
“Congratulations, that one is dead!” I said and turned to glare at Callum
The girl in the chair wasn’t even pale, she was grey. Her lips blue and the eyes were wide open with a milky coating.
His face fell, seeing how annoyed I was and he turned to Reece.
“Two days Reece, that’s how long Ive been occupied..and you couldn’t keep a bloodsucker alive?! They are practically immortal!” Callum yelled at Reece.
“Well, they are leeches, its not like they matter” He answered
I walked up to him, pushing him against the wall.
“They are Ambrogio’s cannon food..the missing people you read about in the papers..someone is sitting at home, crying over her lost daughter, trust me, they matter!. Even if you dont feed them, you cant keep them in this strong light, it breaks them down. There is a reason why they are called The children of the night you know..” I got irritated and walked to the next door.
I can hear Callum and Reece bickering about who’s responsible..but I don’t care anymore. .my eyes is seeing something they cannot belive.
“Open this door” I say as I look through the third window. The man inside is not sick, he is not pale or red-eyed, and the strangest thing is, I know him..well..Luna knows him.. Memories of a passed life is flooding my mind. It isn’t Aaylas life..no, it is much later in time. I close my eyes and try to concentrate. I look in a mirror, Its not me but its still a striking resemblance..Theresa, my name..her name is Theresa.
“Hope, are you ok?” Callum brings me back to reality.
“I said, open this fucking door!” Luna growls and Reece start fumbles with the keys, trying to unlock the door. As soon as I hear the click I press by him in to the room, my eyes instantly locking eyes with the vampire..Fredrick.

*Fredrick and Charles are packing the bags with sharp wood. I don’t like them to join this war, I don’t like it at all. Fredrick is human and Charles..I love him to death but he is not a warrior wolf. I have tried to get them to sit the fight out, but they won’t hear it. We have plan this for a long time, months, and tonight is the night.
We couldn’t have done it without Fredrick though. He lost his wife to the vampires about six months ago and ever since then he has gathered information to rid the world of vampires, and he shared that information to help us planned this. We met him at a pub on our anniversary. I like to go back to the human world from time to time. I love my life as a wolf, but miss the simplicity I found in life before. We had a great time but after a few pints, Fredrick got emotional and told us his story. He and Charles became great friends, spending a lot of time together so I became use to having him around as well. Luna wasn't too keen, she stayed away and sulked when he visited, which was often. I assume she's jealous that he's taking up so much of Charles' time. Time she wants with her mate.
Zandra has been linking me, she keeps telling me something is wrong, that I should stand down, that its not the time yet..and the worst thing is, Luna wants me to listen to her. But I don’t care, I am sick of that old witch, trying to control my life. I want to end this tonight so I can have my life back. My life with Charles and our unborn child. I walk up to him and take his face in my hands, pull him in for a deep kiss.
“You be careful out there, don’t go too close, and I’m saying this to the both of you, the followers are not our target, Ambrogio is.” I can see Fredrick flinch in the corner of my eye.
“Fredrick, are you ok?” I ask him
“Yes mam, I’m fine, just nervous..but I will be armed” He says and tapping the big bag in his hand and gives me a reassuring smile.
It is a slaughter more than a war, I can feel the bond to so many wolves snap as they die on the field. I am tearing vampires apart by the hundred, but they just keep coming, those who manage to get their teeth in me dies all the same. I am working my self up to Ambrogio and that is when I see him.
Fredrick..on Ambrosio’s side, but he doesn’t attack him, why doesn’t he attack? He is standing with him and in his grip he has Charles... I shift, standing naked and confused on the field in front of them, of course Ambrogio cant see me, but Charles can..a tear rolling down his cheek as his lips forms the words, I love you. Fredrick sees me to, and he smiles before turning to his master to say something. Ambrogio turns his gaze in my direction, with a triumphant expression on his face so I start to run, I need to get to Charles, I need to get him to safety. But its too late, I see Fredrick rip his throat out with a hard bite to his neck, and like that wasn't enough, he also pushes one of the sharp stakes into his chest. At the same time as I feel the pain in my own chest from the bond breaking, his blood is like a fountain from the wound. I fall to the ground, clutching my chest, almost in need of ripping my own heart out. Luna is howling in my head, she to, felt the death of her mate. Several vampires are starting to gather around me. A naked woman laying on the field must look like a easy meal to them. Ambrogio is concentrating on everything around him, he knows I’m close so when he sees the ring his children are forming he shouts.
“Do not touch her!!!” I have my face to the ground, but I hear and feel everything around me. I hear his steps getting closer, I feel the faint change in the wind as his followers move aside to let him in to the ring. One step..two steps..three..the taste of wet gravel lingers in my mouth from all the vampires I’ve been tearing a part..but Ambrogio is carrying a different scent, all to familiar too Luna making her pinpoint exactly where he is, without having to look up. He crouched down beside me..letting his hand wander until he finds my head and strokes my hair.
“ Aayla..Naomi..Abigail..Myra..Theresa..still, its always you...Luna..” He talks as if we are old friends having a nice reunion, and it makes my skin crawl. I slowly sit up, watching him, his hands is still roaming over me, head, face and body. He is beautiful, I have to admit, as beautiful as Aaylas memories has shown me..for a few seconds I actually consider letting him end it all, right here, right now. But my eyes looks past him, to the ground behind him, to Charles dead body and a tear leave my eye, rolling down to meet Ambrogio’s hand. I throw my arms around his neck, like a smitten girl to her lover, I push his mouth to the crook of my neck, right over the mark Charles gave me when Luna was unbound. He refuse to open his mouth, clenches his jaws hard. He stands up, trying to back away, but I don’t let go, I won’t. I let my claws out and press them in to his flesh and his skull, making him scream. I hug him harder and feel his teeth tearing my skin, making it bleed, straight in to his mouth. By gathering all the strength Luna can provide, I manage to hold him for a few more seconds, then I let him go..he tries to spit, and wipe his tongue but its to late..It takes a minute, but then he falls to his knees, grabbing his chest. Fredrick throw him self in front of his master to protect him, soon other join him. They don’t attack me, they know who I am now, and that it will probably kill them if they try, so for a while we just have a stare off.
“The next time I'll see you Fredrick, I will kill you, that is a promise” I growl att him before turning away and walking over to Charles body.*

“Welcome to next time you fucking asshole!” I growl as I jump up on the man in the chair.