Understand

Allison POV



I could feel the betrayal radiating off of Damon's body. He looked at me with a mix of disgust and sadness. I felt guilty, so incredibly guilty. I can only imagine how heartbroken this sight makes him. With his entrance, the witch was distracted. I knew that this might be our only opportunity to escape. I knew that Damon wasn't going to like this plan one bit either.

Quick, we need to mark each other. He is my other mate, with both of you here. If we mark each other, I will be powerful enough to bring the witch down.

I didn't wait another second. I marked Raidon and he immediately marked me in return. The feeling was just as euphoric as when Damon and I did it. I could feel Raidon's emotions turn into my own as we became one. All of a sudden, a growl sounded from next to us as Damon ripped Raidon off of me and held him by the throat. I could see the pain in his eyes, I could feel his pain washing over me through our bond. I felt horrible for being the reason for his pain, but following what the moon goddess had told me, I knew that I would be the strongest, marked and mated by both of my mates with them by my side. I could unlock my full potential to get us all out of here.

The witch was on me in a second, a knife stuck to my neck. I could feel it digging into me with each movement I made. I choked as the blade pushed against my windpipe. Damon noticed instantly and dropped Raidon.

"Make another move and I will kill her" the nasty witch spoke as she pushed the blade hard enough to draw blood.

My eyes met Damon, my guilt flooding through to him. I promised to explain everything to him once we were safe. I asked him not to kill Raidon. I told him I loved him. I would always love this man, he was so good to me and I had hurt him in the worst of ways.

I could see the hesitation in his eyes, but I knew Damon. I knew he wouldn't leave, he was a loyal man. He would fight to the death for the people he loved.

"Whatever you want, I'll get it for you. Just please let her go," Damon pleaded.

"She is the only one that can give me what I want. Now, leave now with your life or die now. The process has already started. She is pregnant. She will bear a child for me in one to two days, then I will kill her and I will kill this child." She cackled.

I felt furiously protective, not only of my mates, but of my now growing child. It's like I instantly had motherly instincts.

A growl escaped me, I would feel Eve pushing forward, we were both in control now.

"TOUCH MY CHILD AND I WILL KILL YOU!" I warned, but the voice was not my own. The same loud goddess's voice returned as I felt my protectiveness over my child increase. I could feel my body heating up, a bright light creeping its way across my skin.

"What are you?" I heard the witch ask.

"YOU'RE WORST NIGHTMARE!" I shouted, and the entire room was filled with a bright light, and it felt as if an explosion went off in the room.

Everyone was thrown against the walls; the witch, Damon and Raidon. But I remained untouched.

Just then Chad came running into the room. He must have been waiting there. He ran to me and, once realizing I was okay, ran to Damon.

The witch was up in an instant, she started chanting and a ball of electricity formed in between her hands. Her eyes were rolled back, showing only the whites of them. She threw the ball of electricity towards me but it bounced off an invisible barrier surrounding me, one I didn't realize was there.

Her eyes turned normal, she proceeded to chant again as she walked towards Raidon, she raised her hand at him, and he was forced flat down on the floor as if being forced down by a ton of bricks. He grunted as he fought against her.

I could see blood coming from his nose and ears as if he was being flattened.

Fear filled me, his fear. I screamed an ear-piercing scream, windows shattered. The room was shaking violently, Chad, Damon were holding the wall to balance themselves, Raidon was lying still on the floor. I stared at him for a moment, hurt to see my mate in that condition. I could hear his heart beating but it was faint. I turned my attention towards the witch, as my sadness was quickly replaced with rage.

"I will kill that baby of yours, all it takes is a few words and poof. Gone. I will find another way to do the ritual." She threatened.

Eve laughed within me, not a laugh of joy. It was deep, demonic, so scary it shocked even me.

"NEVER!" Eve yelled through me as a surge of power exited my body and smashed into the witch with full force. She blew into a million pieces, blood splattered everyone in the room and coated the walls.

I could feel her blood soaking my body, but it didn't scare me. In fact, I felt a deep satisfaction.

I looked down at my belly, it had already grown in this short time. I already looked 4 months pregnant. I rubbed my belly and smiled, I couldn't wait to meet my little one.

I walked over to Raidon and stroked his cheek, a light passed from my hand into him. He slowly opened his eyes, they lit up when they met mine. I couldn't deny the butterflies I felt when he gave me that look. He coughed and I helped him sit up.

Damon growled from behind me. I got up from my place and walked over to where he and Chad were standing. I stared into Damon's eyes, butterflies dancing in my stomach once again.

I knew that it would be a difficult path ahead to get these men to accept each other and this strange situation we have been stuck in. But I knew that we would make it through. I pulled Damon in for a slow kiss. He hesitated at first, but then gave in to it. It was passionate as our lips moved together. I could feel his relief flooding through our bond.

I pulled away,"Let's go home." I gestured to Raidon to follow us. He got up and stood next to me, Damon stood on my other side. I grabbed both of their hands and together we exited.

"Damon, you must know. This baby belongs to both of you. It carries both of your DNA." I looked up at him to see his reaction, it was a mix of happiness and worry.

"I'm going to be a dad?" He asked.

"Yes, you both are. But I may be giving birth between today and tomorrow. We must hurry. We have lots to prepare."

We walked home. I didn't want to risk shifting while this far along, so we stayed in human form, warriors surrounded us for the walk. Damon offered to call a car but I refused. I wanted to enjoy the peace of being free.

A:N/ Hello readers, apologies for not updating for awhile. I have been dealing with a lot at home. My 8 month old had a medical emergency so it has been hard to keep up with everything. I will do my best to be regular on my updating again. Let me know what you think, thank you