Love and loss

It’s been a good couple of weeks, feeling heavier and heavier each time and everything is well. I talk to my mother everyday, it's the best feeling, I missed her so much, tomorrow we are going to Bogota to see her soon. I was surprised when the siblings agreed to it but they are all coming to keep me safe, in case Mario or one of Tai's men spot me since they think they run Colombia.

"te extrañé "my mother sighs over the phone.
" I missed you too, my Ava," I smile as I continue to talk, I look back at Nikolas and he smiles waving from over there, but goes back to look at the water.
" Creo que estoy enamorado," I smile glancing at Nikolas, indeed, I am in love with this man.
"I can tell, finally, something good happening in your life, my baby," she answers. I feel like I want to explode with all the beautiful sensations, everytime we are close, or when his fingers graze any part of me, even if it's unknowingly, it takes that little contact to set my world ablaze.
" Oh mama, you have no idea," I bring my hand to my stomach, a habit of mine, I can't wait to see my baby, I have so much love to give her! I want to shower it on her, both her and her dad. I wish he could move past his insecurities already and just let me love him  the way he is supposed to be loved. My love is enough for both of us.
" Be happy," she says, " I'm smiling right now, you are happy," she says in her calm tone.

"Yo estoy feliz, ok now, I'll see you tommorow,"
" I can not wait," She sounds enthusiastic, my cheeks hurt for smiling so much " should I throw a party?" I chuckle, any reason to party.
" No, just dinner, there's a lot of us coming, I repeat no party, no party, mama," she groans before I hear her say an alright alright quietly.
"Come see!" Nikolas shouts, signalling me to go to him, damn that's one fine creature. it's sunny today but not hot, I love the weather, Nikolas is wearing a blue shirt with sleeves rolled up to his elbows,and office white pants and sunglasses making him more hotter, this man, does he want to kill me!
" Gotta go mama, I love you,"

" I love you most! Ooh he has sexy voice," I shake my head before ending the call to go to him, he already has a hand extended towards me, I take it with a small blush, carefully taking me closer to the edge.
" Careful, love," I nod as he starts to show me all the different types of rocks beneath the water falls, they are in different shapes and sizes.
" Wooow," I muse, this is beautiful, how can this even be? I've never seen this before or maybe it's him making it more beautiful sight, Nikolas tells me about some of his childhood memories from here, how he and his beta would try to get the rocks, but how can they, the water comes down with force, hitting the ground. I laugh so much at their failed attempts and they almost died on several occasions but Justin really wanted those rock badly.
***
We are in a big private airplane, bigger than the one we used the first day.
I am anxious, moving in my seat until Nik holds my hand. I nod and the hostess bring us food but I just look at it, I don’t want to right now but Aurora is more than happy to, I look at the her with her mate, he is very tall, lean muscular and very handsome too.

He really is the powerful king werewolves fear but I wonder why the king came too, probably because Aurora refused to stay in Crescent stone city, he's resting his hand on Aurora’s back, rubbing it gently while she complains about something, acting like a total baby with a pout on her face. He is so soft when it comes to her, I wonder if someone will love me in the way he loves Aurora.
His dominating presence isn’t something one can over shadow, he's aura is muderous but the city Luna nulifies' it with hers, they are perfect for one another, like light and dark, fire and rain, kinda like Nikolas and I.
When we reach the airport, luxurious cars are waiting for us all lined up, Kat, Jeremy and Daniella in one car, Aurora and her mate in another then there’s Nikolas, Justin and I. I keep looking out the window as we leave town to go to my house, the house we moved to after dad died was one he purchased, more like a safe house, far from the city down the woods but not too far either, the last time I saw my mother I was seventeen. How will she react? 
I miss her so much. I breath in when I see the house, it’s just as I remember, big but very homely surrounded by tall trees. As we go closer, my heart starts to raise, it’s so quiet and I don’t see any security, that's odd.
“ calm down, love,” says Nik as If sensing my discomfort but I shake my head.
“ There’s always security but it looks.... empty,” I breath in, I have a bad feeling about this.
“ what if all this is a trap?” maybe Mario knew I would come one day and is waiting for me here. I don’t want to know what he did to my mother if he ever found this house, and I don't want to go back to him, fear slowly starts to creep in.
“ I'm scared,” I confess quietly.
“ I know, I’m here. I won't let any harm come to you, human,"  I know, I trust him. The cars come to a stop and I don’t even know where the other cars came from, there are so many, others on bikes actually, men I don’t recognize step out, looking around very alert, they are all in the same outfits, the Royal guards! I remember seeing them on my visits to the Royal coven, they are sworn to the Royal family, soon a door open and king Xavier comes out also looking around, his piercing dark grey eyes fixed on the house, his other hand snaking his mate's waist, his nostril flared, and jaw tighten, his Luna gets on her toes to kiss him, and when he pulls away, a smile plaster on his face but soon drops and says something to her, I watch as her smile fades and color drained out of her face.
I am about to open the door when Nikolas holds my hand looking worried.
“what is it?” 

“ Aviana, whatever happens in there just know I am always here for you, ok?” he says, squeezing my hands and I feel my eyes well up, what is he says that.
“ Nikolas, she’s the only family I have,” I croak, trying hard to blink my tears away but failing, wait why I am I crying, my Mama is there. She’s just maybe sleeping since it’s late or having dinner, it is 6 o’clock already.
“ That’s where you’re wrong,” he says helping me out of the car, everyone is already outside, letting me lead. The royal guards have disappeared it’s just me the Wulfrics and Aurora’s Mate. 
Kat smiles then looks down, her eyes are different there is no twinkle to it.
“ why are you all acting like this?” they don’t meet my eyes even Aurora and she never avoid anyone's gaze.
“ Maybe we should go back, Nik,” Jeremy Suggest, I shake my here 
“ I came here to see my mother and I’m not leaving without her!” I say louder than I intended. I don’t know why I feel so anxious. I run into the house and find my the body guards dead. There are bullets everywhere and the wall are bloody.
My eyes flood with tears when I look at my bloody house, slowly taking steps towards the staircase, going up to my mother's room.
"Mama?" I call in a shaky voice, there is blood everywhere on the walls, our family pictures broken along the stairs. It looks like there was a bloodbath here.

As I walk to my mother's room, a laughing sound is more clear, I know that voice .... Omario's cold laugh, I hesitate to push the door, scared of what I'll see. 
With some courage, I push the huge doors open, and I wish I didn't. I freeze in my tracks, tears streaming down my face. On the bed, I see my mother lying in her bed, she looks like she's sleeping but isn't breathing. she actually looks very peaceful, her body faced towards the high ceiling, both her hands on the stomach.
I run to her and a loud sob escapes my lips.
"Mama," I get on the bed, grabbing her neck and put my head against hers. Did she suffer? I cry out feeling defeated, all this was for nothing, all I wanted was to see her safe. 
" No where to go," I look behind at the sound, it's a tape recorder, I can hear Mario's voice and gunshots. I sob more, my mum is gone the only real family I had left, I'm all alone because of that psycho's obsession with me. 
I feel a hand on my shoulder, I look up through my blurred eyes, getting up to hug Nik. He holds me too while stroking my hair gently.
" She's gone too," I sob as he holds me, he doesn't say a word just holding me tight. 
When I get away from him, I look around the room, Nik is silent just keeping me in his warm embrace
" He's gone, no one is here," the youngest Wulfric brother comes in looking sympathetic but it's Aurora's eyes I cannot decipher, they keep changing to different colors, gold and slit of red to dark. I sit on my bed once again touching my mother's cheek. 
" We'll get him," Nikolas says holding my shoulder, I nod. 

" I'm so sorry, Aviana, you have no idea," Kat whispers in the corner, I heard from one of the maids that their parents were attacked by slayers, they killed everyone, only Aurora and Jeremy survived on that fateful night. I nod not looking at her.
“ Let’s go outside, my love,” I watch Xavier take Aurora outside, she looks confused.
"Kat take Jeremy too," I cry once again at the sight of my mother. But I'm more angry this happened because of me! I'm unable to hold my tears and I sob loudly. 
After minutes of crying, I finally calm down and Nik comes in front of me, getting a sheet to wrap around my mother's body carefully and carries it, I follow silently outside where the siblings are waiting, standing closely together.
They all look sad for me, I really appreciate them but I'd rather just be alone. 
Troy comes from behind too, wrapping his arms against me and I hold him.
Justin goes to open the van, and opens the back door where his Alpha puts my mother's dead body.
What are they doing?
Some people start getting the other bodies out, I look at my house one more time, I don't want it here. 
" I want it burnt," I whisper, they all turn to me surprised but Nik nods to his brother, who goes inside, later comes back nodding to his brother. Nikolas takes out a lighter and gives it to me, I look at him then to the lighter in his hand, he wants me to be the one to do it. 
I nod going closer, he follows a step behind, I look at the siblings who are now holding each other. They nod encouragly and I light it, throwing it in the house. I want Mario to burn like this, he has caused me so much damage and pain.
We stay there watching it burn, I don't know how long we were there, but they stayed with me for as long as I wanted to be there , watching it burn, burn, burn.

Author note: hey guys thanks for reading.