P2: Bonus Ch. 13

***11 years later..***

"What are you doing, my little caramel sweet?" Vincent teased playfully while kissing Lennons' bare shoulder.

"Vi doesn't want a birthday party so I was just texting your mother and everyone else that they can come over for lunch and give gifts and such." Lennon smiled while setting his phone down. "In the group chat of course."

"Babe, it's almost midnight." Vincent chuckled while getting more comfortable in bed, pulling Lennon onto his lap. "Most of the family is probably asleep." Right as Vincent said that, Lennons' phone started buzzing with multiple incoming messages.

"What was that?" Lennon joked while Vincent just pursed his lips. Lennon sat comfortably on Vincent's lap while tracing the many tattoos that Vincent had collected over the years.

"Fuck, I love you, Lenny." Vincent mumbled while running a hand through his grey curls.

*So much.* Axe added with a goofy grin.

Lennon gave him a heart warming smile while wrapping his arms around Vincents' neck. "I love you both too."

Vincent leaned forward and was about to latch onto Lennons' neck until a blood curdling scream had them both scrambling out of the bed and rushing towards Violets room.

Violet was thrashing around on her bed, screaming her lungs out. Vincent and Lennon didn't know what was happening until they heard bones cracking.

"Is she shifting..?" Lennon choked out with tears swimming in his eyes while trying to step closer to Violet but Vincent stopped him.

"Don't get too close. She could accidently hurt you." Vincent instructed while pulling Lennon behind him.

"She isn't supposed to shift.. Theo and Vlad said her wolf wasn't strong enough.." Lennon cried while burying his face in Vincents' shoulder.

"She shouldn't be.." Vincent mumbled while watching his daughter try to navigate through her shift.

"We have to help her!" Lennon cried out while squeezing Vincents' arm after hearing more cracks, her body starting to take form.

"Relax, okay, baby?" Vincent cupped Lennons' cheeks while kissing his forehead and making his way around Violets' bed but making sure to keep himself a few feet away. "Vi, baby girl.. You need to listen to me.." Vincent watched as Violets' eyes shot open wide, her bright purple eyes glowing. "You have to stop fighting the pain. Let it consume you. The faster you let it take control, the faster the pain will go away."

Violet let out a soft whimper before letting Vincents' words register, another scream escaped her lips while her body jerked upward off the bed. Vincent and Lennon watched in awe as Violet was finally in her wolf form, her body was covered in fluffy blonde fur. The bed frame made a creaking sound before snapping and hitting the floor. The weight of Violets' wolf was too much for the weak wood.

Lennon made his way towards Violet and ran a hand through her silky blonde fluff. "Vi baby, are you okay..?" Lennon whispered in her ear before placing soft kisses on her cheek and head.

Violet made a huffing sound before opening her eyes and staring directly at Vincent. *Answer your father before he starts crying, princess.* Vincent mindlinked her.

Violet turned her head and looked up at Lennon before giving him the tiniest of licks to his cheek. *I'm okay.. just tired..* Violet linked Lennon.

As if it just registered in her mind, Violet jerked up on all fours, stumbling around while staring at her solid black paws that led to the fluffy blonde fur that covered the rest of her body, weird markings leading up from said black paws.

"Violet, calm down." Vincent commanded but Violet just let out a whimper while backing herself into a corner. Vincent grabbed a hold of her head and made her look up at him. *You're okay, Vi. I promise you're okay.*

*I sh-shifted..* Violet whimpered back in their mindlink. *I thought I wasn't supposed to.. I thought my vampire side was more dominant and..*

Lennon tried his best to wrap his arms around Violet while cooing her. *We'll figure it out, baby. I promise.* Lennon kissed the side of her head before resting his head against hers.

*Come look, Vi..* Vincent gestured towards her wide-full length mirror. Violet tried to walk over there but kept stumbling until Vincent and Lennon helped guide her. *We'll go outside and you'll have more room to run around stretch your legs.*

When Violet stood in front of the mirror, her glowing purple eyes widened while her jaw hung open. *D-do you see that..?* Violet questioned through the mindlink with her parents.

Vincent scowled while looking at her through the mirror and glancing at her from his side. *See what?*

*'My baby is just so beautiful.* Lennon gave a teary smile while peppering kisses all over her snout and head.

*Dad, stop. I'm being serious!* Violet tugged her head away while looking up at Vincent. *I have these weird black markings all over my body!*

*Describe them, princess.* Vincent requested while running a hand through her silky fur.

Violet studied herself before answering. *There are these weird symbols all over.. and these lines or designs that lead to each symbol..*

*Can you understand what they mean?* Vincent questioned while giving Lennon a reassuring smile.

Violets' eyes widened even further after studying the symbols more. *Yeah! Some of them!* Violet chirped excitedly. *I think this one means-*

*Don't tell anyone what they mean.* Vincent quickly interrupted. *Never tell anyone what you are, Violet.*

*Well why not?* Violet gave the best frown she could in her wolf form.

*You're an oracle and you don't know how to properly defend yourself.* Vincent went to explain. *People out there, if they find out what you are, they'll use you for their own benefit. Try to force information out of you. The Gods and Goddesses have chosen you to receive their messages, warnings, or whatever. There are people who will take you and use you because of it.*

*But I'm supposed to tell someone the messages I receive? Oracles have someone they serve, right?* Violet asked while focusing on a particular symbol located on the side of her neck.

*I don't care who it is!* Lennon protested. *You're not leaving home!*

*No one said anything about leaving, my love.* Vincent gently lifted Lennon from his sitting position. *Lets take Violet outside so she can go for a run.*

*How will I know who I'm supposed to serve?* Violet questioned Vincent while following both her dads outside.

*You'll feel a connection to them, like a gravitational pull.* Vincent answered truthfully.

*And when do I feel that?* Violet scowled.

*Now?* Vincent shrugged. *Maybe you don't serve anyone. Maybe you're the first 'freelance' oracle.* Vincent snickered at his own joke.

Violet just rolled her eyes while she took in her surroundings. *I thought my vampire vision was crazy but now it's just wild..* Violet mumbled more to herself while trotting around.

Vincent held Lennon in his arms while they watched their pup roam about in her wolf form with happy smiles.

*Vi, can you still see your markings?* Vincent asked while leading Lennon over to their outside furniture.

Violet stopped and looked at herself and nodded. *Yeah.. Can you guys see them?*

*No.* Both Vincent and Lennon answered in sync.

*Didn't the last oracle have them all over his human form?* Violet asked while her nose got used to being even more sensitive to the smells around her.

*It seems they have made your wolf carry your map.* Vincent concluded. *Which is good. It means you're protected from others finding out.. unless you tell them.*

Violet made her way over towards the small pond that Vincent had put in for Lennon. She stared at her reflection while her eyes traced over her own features. *I'm really big for having a weak wolf..*

*After a while.. we thought you weren't an oracle.. so we didn't predict it helping your wolf grow or even shift..* Lennon answered before a yawn escaped his lips. Vincent instructed Lennon to go inside for bed and that he would follow after him in a minute. Lennon didn't argue, he made his way over to Violet and gave her a kiss on the head before turning around and going inside.

Vincent walked over to Violet and watched her stare at her own reflection. *What does it say?* Vincent asked, surprising her.

*What?* Violet asked while taking a nervous glance at her father.

*You keep staring at your neck.. there's a mark there, yeah?* Vincent explained.

Violet nodded her head while turning back to her reflection in the water. *It's an X.. it means I'm mateless..*

***The End.***


(Who would want a separate book for Violets story? It wouldn't have everyone in it from The Eternal King: Part 1 & Part 2. What do you guys think?)