Strangled

Allison POV



My own appearance was becoming that of my wolf. I ran out of the bathroom and looked at Damon, he seemed just about as confused about it as I was.

"Eve said we are merging as one. She is a white wolf with blue eyes. What does this mean, Damon?" I gulped.

"I really don't know Allison, we should go see your grandmother."

We both quickly put on our clothes we were wearing earlier and made our way to grams room. She was still staying in the Alpha and Luna's room until her house was ready for her.

I knocked on the door and she answered right away, not at all shocked by my new appearance ,"Selene told me you would be paying a visit tonight." She said as she gestured for us to follow her. We all took a seat on the large kingsized bed. I looked at her expectantly, hoping for some answers.

"Did Eve tell you much about these changes?" Grams asked.

"No, she just said we are merging into one," I muttered.

"My dear, Eve is a very special wolf. I believe she told you about some of her gifts. With her being the very first wolf, she has lived a long life, she holds great power. But all good things must eventually come to an end. The moon goddess tied your lives together. You will be the last life that Eve is apart of. With this merge between the two of you, when you die she will too, but she will not come back as another's wolf. She will be gone for good. You will both travel to the afterlife together. But, that is not for a long time yet. You are still young, my dear. You and Eve will live a full life together. Eve was supposed to travel to the afterlife with her last human counterpart, but the moon goddess saw the future, and knew that Eve is the only wolf powerful enough to pull off what is to come." She paused before continuing,"I believe Selene has already filled you in on the mate bond?"

A low rumble came from beside me where Damon was. I knew how he felt about this second mate bond. But it was our reality, we needed to be open and talk about it. I didn't even know who this second mate was supposed to be.

"Yes, she told me I must accept both mates. Having both mates by my side will give me the strength I need to do this, along with basically transforming into Eve.

"Yes, you must accept this second mate bond, just as you have accepted Damon. Selene told me she saw you and Damon die at the hands of an old warlock, but in her second vision with both mates by your side, you were able to make him submit to you." Grams stated.

"I can protect her, we know about this warlock now. Tell me what he looks like, I'll kill him on sight!" He grumbled.

"Now, now Damon. What would be the point of trying to bring peace to all kinds if you kill this warlock? People will see you as a threat, and therefore Allison as a threat. Everything would go to sh*t and you two would die at the hands of everyone who believed you would make a difference and end the war." She said in a no-nonsense tone.

"Damon, Grams is right. I'm not saying I want a second mate, because to be quite honest, I don't. I love you with all of my heart. I just got you, but this is for the greater good. I would never forgive myself if you died because I chose not to accept this second mate. I want peace for all kinds. I want us to live our happy ever after. Who knows, maybe once this is all said and done, this second mate will decide to reject me and move on with their life. We have no idea what will happen. But what we do know is right now, we need all of the help we can get. We need to find whoever this mate is," I insisted. I could understand where Damon was coming from, I knew why he was upset about this. A mate's natural instinct is to be possessive over their mate. But I hoped that he could see the bigger picture.

"Well you two, I need to get some sleep. I am old and I am damn tired. So, whatever you two need to sort out, it'll have to be in your own room. Goodnight my dears." She ruffled the hair on both of our heads and lay down in bed. We both got up. I could feel how tense Damon was next to me, but he respected Grandma's wishes and kept it to himself. We both said goodnight to Grandma, and made our way to my bedroom. Once in, Damon sighed before saying,"I don't like it, but I understand why it must be done."

I could understand how hard that must have been for him to agree to, so without adding anything, I closed the gap between us and wrapped his large frame in a hug. Going up on my tiptoes, then tucking my nose into his neck, breathing in his scent really helped calm my nerves about this whole situation.

"I love you so much Damon." I whispered into his neck.

He gently picked me up, I wrapped my legs around him and he lay me on the bed. His entire massive body covering my small build.

He lifted his head and his brilliant hazel eyes met with my now electric blue eyes.

"I love you Allison." He placed a gentle peck on my lips and rolled off of me to lay beside me. He pulled me on top of him and started gently stroking my hair.

I fell asleep in his embrace with the feeling of him playing with my hair. I felt safe.



I felt a cold hand grip my arm and roughly yank me from my mate. Damon woke up in an instant and growled. I whipped my head each way trying to see who grabbed me, but saw nothing.

Damon went to jump up from the bed, his body was then thrown violently against the wall. His arms and legs twisted in the wrong directions.

"DAMON!!!" I yelled. I tried to fight the cold grip holding me in place but found it getting stronger.

"That will be enough out of you, Allison." It was an old voice that spoke, rough, but sounded like a woman.

"Who are you?" I said. I hoped one of my powers would surface. I needed to get to my mate. I tried focusing on this stranger being thrown against the wall. I put every last ounce of thought into it.

"You have nothing on me, I have been mastering the craft of magic for centuries. You will not be able to kill me." The voice cackled, this time right next to my ear. I turned my head and was met with what felt like a brick wall to the face. I gasped, I could feel the familiar flame rising up my body, I could feel myself heating up.

"I see introductions will have to wait then. Hold still, this will only hurt for a second," she said.

I felt my airways crushed, as if someone was strangling me. I gasped and grabbed at my neck but no hands were there, I was trying to get any small breath I could into my body, but they were crushed tightly. No air getting in or out. I could feel the darkness creeping in, "I could have just spelled you to sleep but this was much more fun" Came the voice right before I passed out.

A:N/Hello readers, hope you are enjoying so far. Sorry I missed the update last night and night before, my children and I have been under the weather lately. Hoping to update again tonight to make up for my absence. Thank you!