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Allison POV

I woke up and took in my surroundings. I was still in my bedroom, but the bed beside me was cold and empty. Where had Damon gone? I decided it was time for me to get up anyway. I wanted to start practicing my magic, and learn more about Eve. I also promised her a run earlier before Damon and I got preoccupied. Maybe even start training with the warriors. I refused to ever be helpless again, I wanted to be able to defend myself. Defend the people most important to me.

I got up out of bed, my body was killing me. Everything ached and felt sore. I went to my closet and grabbed a baby blue sundress. It ended just above my knees, easy enough to strip off for a run, and easy to move around in to practice my magic. I then exited my room and walked down the stairs towards the kitchen in the pack house, I was starving after all of the action between Damon and I.

I opened the fridge and found some leftover spaghetti. I was too hungry and impatient to heat it up, so I scarfed down the whole container of the cold spaghetti.

I put my dishes in the sink and made my way towards the front door. I checked the clock on the wall and it read 4:05 pm. Wow, I sure slept a lot.

I exited the house and made my way to the old oak tree. I used to love reading here. It was always so peaceful.

I walked past the tree and towards the edge of the forest, I slipped my dress off and placed it beside one of the trees.

Ready Eve? I asked into my mind. I received a howl of excitement in response. Before I knew it, I was shifting into Eve for the first time.

I had shifted into Aspen many times before I was kidnapped, so I was familiar with the slight pain that came with it. But shifting into Eve, I was hit with a surge of power.

The shift was completed quickly and there stood Eve. She started running through the forest, no particular direction in mind. Just excited to be out of my body, she drove her nose into a mud puddle before rolling in it. She then kept running around, chasing squirrels and birds. She came up to the familiar stream where I had first met her and Selene. She stopped for a drink and I couldn't help but burst out laughing at our reflection. Her beautiful white fur was caked in mud.

Eve!! Look at us. I laughed at her.

I was having fun. She chortled back.

She then jumped into the cool water of the stream, she paddled around before coming out again, vigorously shaking out her wet fur.

Allison! Where are you?! I heard Damon yell down the mindlink, he sounded angry. I realized I should have told him about my plans to go for a run, or invite him like I intended to earlier. I had just forgotten, I was so excited to go.

I'm coming, I'm sorry. Eve and I went for a run.

We started heading back towards the pack house, I could feel Damon's angry aura the closer I got, nervousness creeping up on me.

I was just about to get my dress when I saw him standing there holding it in his hands. Sniffing it as if it's the only thing keeping him sane. He noticed me right away, Eve gave me control back and we shifted into human form. I jogged the rest of the way to him.

"What the hell were you thinking running off like that and not telling anyone?! Lena and I were worried sick about you. We just got you back, Allison, and the first thing you do is take off." He yelled, he was mad, but I could also see the fear in his eyes.

"I'm so sorry Damon, I didn't mean to worry you both. I was excited about shifting into Eve for the first time, I'm excited to be home. I forgot to tell anyone what I was doing. It won't happen again." Guilt filled my body. I felt awful for causing Damon and Grandma to worry.

"Just get dressed. Lena is waiting for us in the packhouse." He tossed my dress at me and started to walk away.

I caught it and slipped it on before following.

The walk to the packhouse was quiet between us, before I broke the silence,"So what happened with Chad. I thought you saw him die?''

He sighed,"I thought I did too. It turns out it was another one of Summer's tricks."

"Oh, well I'm glad he is okay." He didn't say anything after that. I took the hint and walked the rest of the way without saying anything else.

He walked through the doors of the pack house, holding it open for me. Grandma was sitting at the kitchen island.

"Thank goodness you are alright. It gave us quite a scare young lady. Let someone know next time please." Grandma waved her finger at me.

"I'm sorry grams, won't happen again." I looked down.

"So, I have two things I need to get off of my chest. The first is, I will take you up on your offer, Damon. I would like a house near the pack house. I heard some things I really did not want to last night, involving you two,"She pointed between the two of us,"Now I know that's to be expected with mates, but it doesn't mean I need to hear it. Secondly, Selene paid me a visit. She said we are running out of time to bring all supernaturals together. She said a war is coming if we do not act fast, so we need to practice your magic. She also said there is a lot for you to learn from Eve."

A war? I can't let this happen. I didn't know where to begin in my attempt to bring all supernaturals together in an alliance, but I had to, I would feel completely at fault if a war happened.

"I will start practicing my magic with you grams, and Eve told me some of her abilities, so we can practice those too. I thought I should also start training with the warriors. I need to be stronger. I can't pull this off if I am weak," I stated.

Damon growled,"You are not training with the warriors, they fight dirty, they have to. It's how they build strength and maintain quick reflexes."

I placed a hand on my hip,"Damon, I wasn't asking you. I am training, I need this. I will not feel helpless ever again."

"Allison, I will train you. I would feel much better if I did it." He said, his tone turning gentle.

"No Damon, I know you will take it easy on me. I really appreciate your offer but I need someone to be hard on me. It's the only way I will learn to properly defend myself."

"Well, why don't we sleep on this and come back to it in the morning," Grams said as she clapped her hands together.

I nodded and headed up to my room. I could hear Damon following close on my heels.

It's not that I was trying to be unreasonable with him, it's just that I wanted to be prepared for anything. I love Damon, but I know he won't take me down or surprise attack me the way the warriors do. I felt guilty denying his offer.

I entered my room, Damon followed behind me. I could see in his eyes that he was annoyed, but I didn'r have the energy to argue, the run with Eve tired me out more than I expected it to. But I guess that might be because I hadn't shifted in the past three years.

"Can we please rest and talk about this in the morning? I am tired." I asked.

He ran his fingers through his hair, wanting to talk more but conflicted on whether he should or not.

He then stripped himself down to his boxers and climbed into bed. I stripped off my dress and crawled in next to him.

He held me close to him as I could hear his heart rate slow as he fell asleep. It didn't take long before I too drifted off.

I woke up with a start, feeling sweaty. I got up to splash my face with some cool water. It didn't help so I threw on a bathrobe and headed down to the kitchen. Maybe a snack and a drink of juice would help.

I was about to reach into the pantry when I could hear a voice calling me.

Allison, I'm outside

The voice said into my head, I knew who it was right away, so I walked to the front door and opened it.

"Selene, what are you doing here? I guess I'm dreaming right now?" I asked.

"Yes my dear, I have limited time. Remember when I told you that you would be gifted a second mate?" She asked in her angelic voice.

"Yes," I answered.

"I told you that you could choose to keep both or reject one or the other. But I'm afraid those circumstances have changed."

"What are you talking about, I'm not going to reject Damon if that's where this is going. I love him." I stated in a no-nonsense tone.

"No, no, my dear. You will not be forced to reject Damon. Quite the opposite actually. You must accept both Damon and your second mate. They will both be your mates, together." Her glowing white eyes bore into mine as I processed this.

"Why must I accept this second mate? What if he is awful?" I questioned.

"Having two mates will strengthen you and your wolf. I can't go into detail but you will require this strength to bring all supernaturals together, I had a vision of what would happen if you went into this with only one mate. It did not end well. But the vision where you have both mates at your side, has a happy ending. I want you to be able to succeed Allison. If you pull this off, it could be the end of war between all kinds. Peace, after centuries of war. It's for the greater good. I must go now, trust Eve, trust in your grandma and your mates. Goodbye child." She touched my cheek before disappearing.

I ran up the stairs back to my sleeping body. I had to tell Damon right away.

I went back into my body and shook Damon awake.

"Allison, are you okay?" He asked, rubbing sleep from his eyes.

"Yes, Selene just visited me."

I explained everything to him that she told me.

He roared,"I will not share you with another man."

"Damon, you have to understand, I don't know what the consequences are if I go against Selene. I trust her." I pleaded with him.

"This is ridiculous, you're okay with having a second man?" I could feel his anger coming off of him in waves, How dare he assume I was okay with this? I had no say in it, I am doing it to help bring peace to all kinds.

I could feel the anger bubbling in my body, I felt like I was on fire. The anger was spiraling out of control. It felt like there was wind picking up in my room. It started shaking the angrier I felt. Damon looked up at me,"Allison, it's okay. I'm sorry. Please, come here. We will sleep it off and talk more tomorrow. I shouldn't have gotten so worked up."

His apology started to calm the wildfire burning within me. The wind in the room and shaking came to a halt.

I walked up to Damon once, I felt calm and breathed in his scent to maintain this calm.

"Allison, I think we should talk to Lena." Damon whispered.

"Why, what's wrong? I'm sorry, my emotions just got the best of me, and I need to practice my magic more." I said.

"Go look in the mirror, Allison."

Damon was acting really weird so I walked over to the bathroom mirror.

Holy sh*t.

My hair was completely white, glowing.

My eyes a piercing blue. What was going on with me?

We are merging into one, Allison. Eve spoke into my mind.

Come to think of it, the white hair, the blue eyes. It was just like Eve's.

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