This story also contains elements of non-consent sex and incest, briefly. Enjoy!

London 1632

His boot connected with her chest and she went flying backwards, landing heavily on the ground she gasped as the breath left her and she lay panting waiting for the pain to subside.

"You had enough little girl?"

She rolled back onto her shoulders, her hands pressed against the floor before flipping onto her feet and shaking her head. "Not even close."

He smiled and ran at her pulling back his fist but she ducked his blow and kicked out catching him in the back of the knee and leaping on his back she wrapped an arm around his neck, squeezing tightly and cutting off his air supply. He was stronger than her and curling his hand into her black jacket threw her from him, she landed in a crouch and pulled a large handgun from the holster at her thigh. Turning she pointed it at thin air. He was gone.

She straightened and looked around her cautiously. Her hearing, better than any humans, picked up every noise from the surrounding forest but she couldn't hear him, slowly she walked forward her feet making no sound on the ground. A growl came from behind her and she spun coming face to face with the creature. It stood at eight foot tall, its face elongated into a snout saliva dripping from its fangs, its arms and legs long and its body thin, the grey skin showing the ribs beneath and its large paws ending it curved claws. She looked it up and down.

"Fuck you're ugly."

The Were howled and dropped onto all fours advancing on her, she stepped backwards raising the gun, the Were's blood red eyes burned into hers and she smiled. Her finger tightened on the trigger but the creature leapt at her smacking into her chest and throwing her to the floor, she managed to get her legs underneath its chest and kicked forcefully sending it flying off her. Her gun was knocked from her hand and went flying. Cursing she pulled a metal pole from inside her jacket and flicked her wrist, it elongated and a sharp metal blade snapped out from the end. Holding the axe in both hands she bent her knees waiting from the Were as it rushed back at her and leapt its mouth open, its teeth almost closing on her throat before she bent backwards and it sailed over her. She swung the axe and the sharp blade sliced through its belly, it let out a cry, like a wounded animal and skidded round. They stared at each other for a moment, its lips drew back in a snarl and she mimicked it her eyes flashing playfully. It ran at her and she sprinted to meet it and when she was in reach she swung the axe again watching the blade slice through its neck severing its head and its body slumped to the ground. She flicked her wrist again and the axe folded back together and she slid the handle into the holster inside her coat. Looking around she collected her gun from where it had fallen and fixed it back on her thigh then picking up the fallen head of the Were she walked from the forest.

The sounds of the village reached her ears long before she could see the houses and when they finally came into view she walked towards the largest that stood in the middle, the gas lamps were lit as the sun began to set and she nudged the door open with her foot. Speaking to the butler inside the door she smiled warmly.

"Mayor Ellis please."

The man looked down at the head she held and she shrugged her shoulders. "Sorry about your rug."

The severed head still dripped blood and he pointed her through to the Mayors office, she heard mens voices as she approached.

"You know what she is William, how could you let her here?"

"She isn't human, do you know what she's done?"

"She's helped more people than I can count, people are still alive today because of what she has done," the Mayor spoke.

"William she wont come back. You've already paid her."

"Half," the Mayor replied. "I've paid her half."

"And half is more than enough for her to live off for months, have you ever seen any proof that she has killed what she goes to find?"

She opened the door and walked through, three men turned to look at her and she threw the head onto the floor in front of the desk where they Mayor sat. the two men jumped back cries of disgust on their lips and she smiled sweetly.

"I think you'll find that's proof." Her soft voice had an exotic accent and they watched her cautiously.

"That is remarkable," the Mayor stood and came round the desk his hands behind his back. "Remarkable, how did you find it?"

"It wasn't hard," she shrugged one delicate shoulder. "He found me."

"He?" The taller of the two men asked his eyes not leaving the severed head on the floor. "It's male."

"It was. They're called Were's, they have the ability to change their shape into a beast at will, during the full moon however they have no choice. Many are harmless, take themselves away from people when they know the change is coming but ones like him take pleasure in hurting people. He was responsible for the deaths in your town."

"A human couldn't have done that to people, they were torn apart."

"A human didn't," she turned her eyes onto the second man, they were pale, no colour showing with jet black pupils. He shivered as her gaze fell on him. "He would have attacked when he was changed, it is much harder to fight him like that." She looked back to the Mayor. "I brought back the head like promised, my payment please."

The older man smiled at the young girl. "Of course," he handed her a leather pouch filled with gold coins. "One hundred gold pieces and we would love for you to join us for a banquet tomorrow evening. I know the town would like to say thank you personally."

She shook her head sending her long red hair flying over her shoulders. "No, thank you, I don't stay in one place too long. Trouble has a way of finding me when that happens."

The Mayor looked questioningly at her but bowed his head holding out his hand to her. "Then accept my thanks on behalf of them. Though you will stay here tonight?" She nodded and turned to go. "Good it's not safe out there for a young girl. Especially not at night."

She turned in the doorway and raised an eyebrow. "I think I can take care of myself."

She walked through the town, her heeled boots sounding against the cobblestone path and heard whispered voices of the people. She stopped at the inn and walked through to the stables at the back. A large black horse was tied in one of the stalls and she reached out and stroked the thick neck gently.

"Good evening." The horse nuzzled her hand and she kissed his nose. "I know, we'll go tomorrow."

She walked inside and through the tables downstairs, people were sat drinking, eating but when she entered the room went silent, every eye in the building turning to look at her. She walked to the bar and slid a gold coin across to the man stood there.

"One more night please."

He nodded and slid her a mug of ale. "Thank you." His voice was sincere and she managed a smile.

"It's what I do."

She climbed the flight of stairs, her legs tired, her muscles aching and she unlocked the door to the room she was staying in. locking it again behind her she leant against the heavy wood and sighed. A sharp pain in her leg caught her attention as the adrenaline began to wear off and she looked down.

"Fuck." The was a deep scratch on her thigh, the Were's teeth had ripped through her tight black trousers and the pale skin beneath, deep red blood ran down her leg and she pushed herself away from the door and dug through a large black bag on the floor beside the bed. Pushing aside weapons and books she found a large needle and a glass bottle. Filling the syringe she pushed the needle into her skin and pushed down the wooden plunger, the liquid began to burn the minute it entered her blood stream and she gritted her teeth as it engulfed her entire body. As she watched the deep gash healed before her eyes and in minutes the pain subsided and there was nothing left to show of the wound. Throwing the needle back into the bag she stood and filled the large tub in the middle of the room with hot water from a pot hanging over the fire, steam rose from the surface and she stripped out of her clothes. She sank into the water, too hot for a humans skin with a deep sigh and leant back dipping her head under.

Taking a cloth from the side she washed the dirt and blood from her body feeling the hot water soothe her muscles, she ran her fingers through her hair before standing from the tub and wrapped herself in a towel. A small knock at the door caught her attention and she opened it to a young boy, she knew him to be the inn keepers son and he held a plate of food.

"The Mayor said to bring you something as a thank you."

She smiled and took the plate from him. "Tell him he is welcome."

She closed the door in his gawking face and sat at the desk, taking one of the books, a quill and a pot of ink from her bag she ripped a piece of meat from the bone with her teeth and chewed hungrily. Dipping the quill into the ink she began to write drinking from the mug of ale and eating the food she had been brought.

"You looked like you were in trouble today Halfling."

She jumped and spun round. A tall man sat in the window one long leg hanging inside the room, his skin was pale white and his hair was jet black, it hung down his back in a silken wave and his red eyes roamed over her exposed skin. "It seemed you needed help." He stepped into the room and stalked towards her, she stood and backed away watching him warily, his shirt was open exposing his strong chest, he reached out stroking her cheek gently and she shivered. His skin was cold and chills chased themselves across her in the wake of his touch.

"What are you doing here Dalton?" She straightened but her head only reached his chest and she had to craned her neck to look into his eyes.

"I'm never to far away from you Halfling," he trailed his fingers down her throat and rested on the top of one soft breast. "And can you blame me?"

"I told you to leave me alone." Her accent got stronger as her anger grew and she pushed against his chest.

"Oh Daida, you're breaking my heart." He smiled and leant down inhaling her scent. "You know I cant leave you, the Order would never allow you out alone."

"They don't own me any more. They don't decide what I do."

"You are theirs, this is what you signed up for."

"I am a Protector and a fucking good one. I do my job and have had no complaints. They don't decide how I do it."

He stroked her neck softly before tangling his fingers in her blood red hair, tilting her head so she looked into his eyes he leant down and kissed her softly. She shuddered and couldn't help but press against him. "You don't own me any more Dalton."

"You cannot deny you still feel for me child." He smiled and pressed her back against the wall. "You will always be mine, just like I will always belong to you."

He kissed her again and she melted, pressing hard against him she moaned and reached on tiptoe to bring herself closer. With his free hand he pulled the towel away from her and looked down at her naked body. She was slim but he could see the hard muscle beneath her pale skin, her waist dipped in before flaring at her rounded hips and her thighs were thick with muscle, her breasts were large, a little too large for her frame but sat high and proud on her chest. Dragging his eyes back up to her heart shaped face he took in her large eyes, small round nose and soft pouting lips, they were a deep red and contrasted against her milk white skin. He lifted her into his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist, she moved her fingers to his shirt and began unbuttoning, sliding it from his shoulders she kissed his neck smelling the rich scent of his blood beneath the cold skin. She growled quietly and he froze pulling back to look into her eyes.

"When was the last time you fed?" He suddenly sounded angry and she shivered, half in fear, half in arousal.

"I don't need to feed."

"Daida if you want to help these people you have to feed, you're a danger to them and yourself if you don't."

"I don't need it," her eyes flashed and she glared at him. He stayed quiet for a moment before shrugging.

"As you wish." He kissed her again and she opened her mouth under his moaning softly, his hands cupped her ass and pulled her against his hard cock, she tightened her legs around him and arched her back pressing her breasts against him. He moved to the bed and lay her down, undoing the ties of his trousers he pushed them to the floor kicking off his black boots and laying between her legs, he stroked her hair back from her face and kissed her. She dug her fingers into his long hair and arched her back off the bed, her legs wrapped around his waist and she pulled him closer biting his lip gently with her sharp teeth, she was careful not to break the skin knowing if she tasted his blood she wouldn't be able to keep her careful control. He held her to his chest with one arm and pushed into her her pussy hot and wet around his thick cock, she gasped and pulled herself closer up to him and he held them up with one fist on the bed while she writhed against him. She rolled her hips and he couldn't stop the groan his fingers digging into the soft skin of her waist, rolling them so she was on top she pushed him down and lifted her hips up until only the tip of his cock was left in her and he took hold of her hips trying to pull her back. She resisted as long as she could but he was stronger than her and she let him move her gasping as he hit deep inside her.

Once again he reached up and tangled his long fingers in her hair and pulled her lips down to his neck, she froze his smell overwhelming her and she shook her head.

"Dalton, please. I don't want to."

"You have to feed little one, you're getting weaker, I could see that today you almost didn't make it. He bit you."

"I was fine."

"You could have died Daida!" His voice was low and urgent and she met his eyes. "You're not invincible and without feeding you're weak. You cant help people when you're dead."

She was trembling against him. "I don't want to." He pulled her head closer and finally she latched on sinking her sharp teeth into his neck, piercing the vein, moaning as she tasted him. She pulled gently drinking the blood that flowed into her mouth and began to thrust against him again, he met her pushing his hips off the bed and hitting deep inside her tight pussy. He felt his orgasm grow and thrust harder, faster listening to her muffled cries against his neck, flipping her onto her back he took over slamming his hips against her and tightening his grip in her hair until it was painful. She raked her nails across his back drawing blood and he gritted his teeth as he came spilling his cum into her tight pussy, the feel of him pushed her over the edge and she cried out as her own orgasm gripped her body. He rolled off her and lay with his head rested on one muscled arm, she lay beside him breathing heavily and when she felt calm again she turned her head to speak to him.

"I hate it when you do that."

He smiled and kissed her forehead. "You can be very manipulative yourself."

"Why are you here?"

"To warn you, the Order is close. They know about the Naiad."

"That wasn't my fault, she came after me, I didn't even know she bit me until a week afterwards."

"You have to be careful, the more of these you consume the harder the Order will look for you and the easier it will be to find you."

She turned onto her side and curled into a ball facing away from him. "I never asked for this."

He wrapped himself around her and kissed her shoulder. "I know."

They slept together but when he woke the bed was empty, frowning he turned and saw her standing at the foot of the bed packing her belongings into her bag. She wore tight black trousers, a white shirt with sleeves that fell to her elbows, a black corset tucked her in at the waist and stopped beneath her breasts pushing them up, her black boots came to mid-calf and had a heel of about six inches. She looked up and caught his eyes guiltily.

"I didn't mean to wake you."

He sat up and watched her. "What are you doing?"

"You said the Order was close, I figure I've got a day to get as far away from here as I can."

"Dammit Daida you cant run from this. They've said this is your last chance, they're willing to take you back but if you refuse they'll hunt you down, they wont stop until you're dead and I'm not going to sit by and watch that happen. Please Daida let me help you."

She watched him for a moment before sighing, some of the fight left her eyes and she nodded. "OK, I'll go with you." She walked round the bed and sat beside him, cupping his cheek gently she kissed him, he caught her round the back of the neck and deepened the kiss until she bit his lip gently and he pulled back hissing in pain.

"What did you do?" His voice was already beginning to slur as the venom took effect and he fell back on the bed.

"Basilisk, it bit me two years ago. It wont kill you but you'll feel pretty sick for an hour or two after you wake up." She kissed him again and he heard her words as he slipped into unconsciousness. "I really am sorry, but I cant go back."

His eyes closed and she stood from the bed, she pulled her coat over her shoulders, it fell to mid-thigh and she placed two guns into the holsters at her ribs. Pulling the coat back to conceal them she hefted the bag onto her shoulder and walked from the room. Back outside she untied her horse, fastened the bag to the back of the saddle and swung herself up, squeezing her heels into the horses side they took off at a gallop.

She left the town behind, not looking back.

"How could you lose her?" Dalton paced back and forth across the room in front of the mirror. In the reflection an old man was shown, he stood in a dark, stone room lit dimly by candles, his long white hair glowed and his violet eyes flashed angrily. "You told us you would bring her back Vampyre, the Halfling cannot be allowed to roam free."

"I told you it wasn't my fault."

"Then how did you lose her?"

"I told you I will bring her back, I just need time. Surprisingly she doesn't trust you any more and its going to take a while to convince her this is the right thing to do, I need time with her and you need to stop, you're only going to scare her away."

"You have a week Vampyre, then we send him."

He watched as Dalton's eyes widened and fear crossed over his face. "Very well Baallore, I'll bring her."

The man waved his hand over the mirror and Dalton disappeared from sight. "Why do we need her back? Isn't she doing what she would be already?"

Baallore turned to the young man and spoke impatiently. "Because she is dangerous."

"She's a Protector."

"She is different, nearly five hundred years ago she was bitten by a Vampyre. A bite that should have killed her but instead she took on their strength, speed and the need to feed off humans."

"The killing bite turned her?"

"No. She is a Feeder, any attack from one of these creatures allows her to take on their powers."

"She's a Feeder?" The young man spoke and Baallore nodded.

"She is much more than a Feeder. We cannot have a power like hers loose in the world, we need her here so we can monitor and help her understand her abilities."

The young man looked into the mirror, it now showed the girl riding through the trees, her straight red hair flying out behind her. "It doesn't look like she need our help." He watched as she pulled the horse to a stop and leapt from the saddle.

Walking to a tree she pulled a roll of parchment that had been nailed to the trunk, smiling she swung herself back into the saddle and three hours later she had arrived at the outskirts of another village. Jumping to the floor she took hold of the reigns and lead the horse through until she found an inn. Paying for a room she lead her horse round to the stables and tied him stroking his neck while he drank.
"Good boy Aramis." She kissed his nose before leaving him and walking through the town. Two small girls played at the edge of a large fountain, they turned to look at her as she approached and she smiled taking care not to show her sharp fangs where her canine teeth should be.

"Good evening, could you tell me where to find the Mayor?"

The smaller of the two girls shrank in on herself holding a doll close to her chest, but the larger, possibly her older sister, stood.

"In the big house down there," the girl looked Daida up and down. "Why are you wearing trousers? Ladies should wear dresses."

Daida couldn't help but laugh. "It's easier to run in trousers." She walked down the street until she came to the large house, she knocked on the heavy wooden door and smiled at the man who answered. "Hello, I wish to speak to the Mayor."

"He is busy at the moment."

She held up the parchment she had pulled from the tree. "He will want to speak to me." The man looked from the parchment to her before nodding and motioning her to follow him. He lead her down a corridor lit with gas lamps to a set of wooden double doors, he knocked and a deep male voice called for them to enter. He pushed open the doors and they walked inside.

"Sorry to interrupt but this woman says she needs to speak with you," she stepped forward and the Mayor looked her up and down, a smiled curved his lips and he stood coming round the desk and taking her small gloved hand in his, he kissed it and she had to hold herself back from recoiling from his touch.

"My pleasure ma'am."

"Likewise," she held up the parchment. "I think I can help you."

The Mayor nodded for his butler to leave and the door closed behind him. The man motioned with his hand for Daida to sit and she leant back in the large chair facing his desk, he poured wine into two glasses from a jug and handed one to her. "How do you think you can help?"

"Well you tell me, what has been happening here?"

He watched her with a raised eyebrow before sitting in his high backed chair. "There have been attacks, animal attacks. No livestock has been taken but children have been disappearing at night, the tracks that are left are of animals but we have never found any evidence of them being anywhere else. We put those up around the forest, hunters live out there and we thought maybe if we offered a reward we could tempt them here and they would help but so far none of them have had any luck."

"That's because you're not looking for animals, not really." She drank from her glass and crossed her legs. "I need you to listen very carefully."

"Very well."

"Has there been a burning smell? The nights the children disappeared?"

He nodded. "Yes, its strongest the nights they are taken."

"You said no animals have been taken?" He nodded. "Have the animals been exhibiting any strange behaviour?"

"The farmers tell me they are spooked by something, acting strangely, refusing to eat. Why? What is this?"

"It's not animals you're looking for, I believe you are being targeted by a Witch."

He laughed and shook his head but she saw a flash of fear in his eyes. "That's not possible."

"And wolves taking children but not sheep is? Have there been any trials here in the last few years?"

He looked to the door before sighing, placing his glass on the desk he leant forward. "Three years ago, there was a woman, Mary Shaw. She practised the craft. You know what people are like, a story like that gets out and they panic, parents feared she would take their children, they pressured me to do something. I did the only thing I could think of. I tried her, found her guilty and burned her. Everything was calm for a while then a year later the first child disappeared, one or two went in the first year, since then they've been more frequent and now its one or two a month, sometimes two in the same week."

"How old have these children been?"

"I don't know, young?"

"Five?"

"About that age maybe. How do you know all of this?"

"The Witch you burned, Mary, she is the one taking the children. It is possible before death she was a White Witch, they are harmless, take their power from nature their spells can be used to help crops flourish. Any form of witchcraft is feared and when you killed her she had a choice, she could die and move on or she could transform and use her powers for evil. I'm guessing she chose the latter." She drank again. "Witches use children, a Witch who has been burnt using them to replenish their power, they can only be used in their fifth year. The children who have been taken, they are the ones whose parents forced the trial?"

"Most of them."

She nodded and stood. "You shouldn't tell anyone what is happening here. I will check the forest tonight and tomorrow I'll bring the children back to you, if its not too late."

"Wait, what about the animal tracks?"

"She wont be strong enough to bring the children herself, she will be using wolves to do her work. Wolves are drawn to Witches, especially White Witches."

"But what if another one is taken?"

"Aramis will know if she plans to take another. He will stand outside the door of the house where the child is, if you see that get every able bodied man there and do not let anything in or out."

She began to leave but he called out again. "Wait, who's Aramis?"

She looked over her shoulder and smiled showing her pointed fangs. "My horse."

Back in the stable she untied Aramis and stroked his neck. "You be good OK?"

She walked from the town and into the trees, lifted her face she sniffed, scenting the air until the acrid smell filled her nostrils, wincing she looked around. Taking the gun from the holster at her ribs she walked slowly checking each trunk for any sign. She walked the woods for an hour before another smell reached her, soft, sweet. She took a step towards it but a scream invaded her ears and she spun round looking back towards the soft light of the village, cursing she took off at a run, her Vampyre blood made her faster than any human and she skidded to a halt at the outskirts listening again. She sensed Aramis' distress and ran to the house, there were hoards of people outside and a large grey wolf snarled at them, the fur on its back stood on end and its eyes watched the people thrusting swords, pitch forks and whatever other weapons they could find at it. Raising her gun she hit it in the back of the head with the wooden handle and it fell to the floor unconscious, the gathered crowd screamed and she raised a gloved finger to her lips.

"Quiet, leave that one." Aramis stamped the floor and she looked up at the open window, leaping up she caught her fingers on the sill and pulled herself into the first story room, she heard the gasps of the gathered people and looked around the dark room. A second wolf, larger than the first, stood over a sleeping child, she whistled and it turned to her, it growled and leapt towards her but she raised and hand and caught it round the back of the neck, ripping off her glove with her teeth she placed her hand into the warm fur and closed her eyes.

"Amaeris notoriea." A soft light glowed where her palm touched the beast and it suddenly went still looking up at her with its glowing eyes. She stroked it gently and it licked her fingers. She walked to the child and placed her hand on the boys forehead, it was hot but he was breathing steadily and she leant to whisper in his ear. "Rasfara." His eyes flickered open and he sucked in a breath, his dark eyes looked at her terrified and she shushed him stroking his forehead softly.

"It's alright, you're OK now." The door to his bedroom slammed open and his parents burst in, they screamed as they saw the wolf but she held up a hand. "Stop."

"Kill it!" The mother screamed and she shook her head.

"If you want to get the other children back alive we need them, do not hurt them."

She brushed past the parents and the wolf followed behind, outside she shooed the crowd away from the first wolf and gently touched its snout speaking into its ear, the words were too quiet from them to make out but the wolf lifted its head and licked her hand. Without a word she walked from the house the wolves and Aramis following her.

She returned to the Mayors house and walked through the door the wolves following but Aramis remained outside, the butler screamed as the beasts walked past him but they paid no attention to the man. She pushed open to door to his office and he looked from her to the animals.

"The children are alive."

"How do you know?"

"I can feel them, tomorrow I will go and retrieve them, it is best if I go in daylight. If she is still taking children she is not at full strength yet and in the day she will be weakest. I will need them to lead me so no harm is to come to them," she heard the voices of the townsfolk approaching and smiled.

"We need to see him now!" The door burst open and they stormed into the room, many clutched their children to their chest and she recognised one of them as the boy the wolves had come to collect. "What is happening? Who is she?"

The Mayor stood and held his hands up. "Calm down she is here to help."

"What are those things doing here?" A woman spoke her voice high pitched, hysterical. "They took my daughter."

"And if you want to see her again you'll shut your mouth and listen and if any of you lay a finger on these animals you will never see those children again." She spoke up, she still sat in the chair her feet resting on the desk facing away from the mob, she reached down to stroke the soft fur of the larger wolf.

"Who are you?"

"Daida, I'm a Protector and I'm going to bring those children back."

"How? We don't even know why these things took them, they could be anywhere by now, how could you possibly find them?"

"Because I know who took them," she turned the chair so she faced them and crossed her legs, she still stroked the wolf with one hand and tapped the nails of the other against the arm of the chair. "Three years ago you killed an innocent woman, you believe she practised Witchcraft."

"She was a Witch, she would have killed us, our children."

"She was a White Witch, they live among humans, Black Witches don't. Black Witches are the ones that will do you harm, White Witches will do nothing but help you, help your harvest, your livestock, even your fertility. Mary Shaw was a White Witch and you burned her alive, if someone had done that to you wouldn't you be a little pissed off? When a White Witch is killed with no justice to her, she is given a choice. She may die, move on and try and find peace, or she can embrace the black magic inside very Witch and be revived to have her revenge. You brought this upon yourself and now, if you do not want my help, she will continue to take your children until she is at full strength then I cannot begin to imagine what she will do to you. If you've never been burned alive let me tell you," her gloved hand touched her leg through her trousers absent-mindedly. "It fucking hurts."

"It's Mary?" A young man stepped forward and she raised her eyes to look at him, his green eyes widened as he saw hers but he didn't look disgusted like most people. "She's alive."

"If you can call it that." She stood and the wolves followed her, the crowd split as she left but the man ran after her, outside he caught hold of her arm and she wrenched it away spinning to look at him, the wolves growled menacingly and he took a step back.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you, I just need to know. Are you sure its Mary?" She nodded looking at him warily. "She was my friend, I cant believe she would do something like that, she was so sweet."

"Being burned alive will turn anyone into a bitch." She turned to walk away but he called out again.

"Please, I want to help."

"You cant," she didn't stop, her heeled boots tapping against the cobblestone street. As she walked a familiar smell reached her, she nodded to the wolves. "Protect the children."

They ran from her side and she started towards the trees, the darkness pressed around her and she listened carefully. A hand on her arm spun her round ripping her coat off in the process and she was pressed against a tree, she searched the darkness until she found his red eyes and sighed.

"Vampyre, I should have known you would follow me."

"I told you they wont hesitate to kill you if you do not cooperate. I don't want to be the one to do it."

She laughed and pushed on his chest, he took a step backwards but recovered taking her wrists in one hand and holding them against the tree, he leant down so theirs eyes were level and spoke quietly but the anger in his voice made her shudder. "You don't think I could do it, you think my feelings for you will stop me from hurting you. You are not as safe with me as you think little one," he curled his fingers round her throat cutting off her air and her eyes widened as she tried to suck in a breath but couldn't. His eyes were burning into her and for the first time in over one hundred years she felt scared, he had looked at her like this once before and the outcome had been dangerous for both of them. Without thinking she pushed forward, pressing herself against him and felt his hard cock against her stomach, she moaned and wriggled trying to get closer and he closed his eyes. Leaning down he kissed her and his hand moved from her neck to thread through her soft hair, he still held her wrists in one hand and she tugged trying to free herself, he let her go and her small hands curled into his shirt pulling him closer reaching on tiptoe to press herself closer and he slipped one hand between her legs. She moaned against his lips and slipped her tongue into his mouth, he pressed a finger up against her and she whimpered trying to get closer wrapping a leg around his waist and pulling herself up. He lifted her and pressed her against the tree, reaching behind him he undid the buttons on her boots and let them drop to the floor, he unfastened her trousers and slipped his hand inside feeling her wet against his fingers. He kissed her again running his hands over her thighs, her slim waist and over her breasts, he ripped the white shirt open and tore through the tight under-shirt, her breasts bared to his gaze he stared at her pale skin hungrily before leaning down and taking a small pink nipple into his mouth.

"Dalton." She dug her fingers into his hair and held him to her as he sucked, licked and nibbled the sensitive skin until she was trembling and thrusting her hips against him desperately.

"What am I going to do with you child?" He lifted his head from her breast and stared into her eyes.

"Whatever you want."

His eyes flashed and his smile was feral. "Say it again."

She shivered and flicked her small tongue over her plump lips. "You can do whatever you want with me."

"Good girl." He threw her onto the floor and pulled off her trousers, laying between her legs he kissed her stomach and down towards her pussy, tracing his finger down the centre he pushed inside her and she moaned arching her back and her nails digging into the dirt beneath her. Gently he brushed across her clit with his tongue and she shuddered, he circled the small nub of flesh and twisted his finger inside her tight pussy. He settled his shoulders against her thighs keeping her spread beneath him and leisurely played with her until she trembled violently against him, lifting his head he looked down at the burnt skin at the top of her legs and stroked his fingers over it gently, he still moved his finger inside her and listened as her breathing became erratic.

"Why wont you let me heal that?"

She laughed in frustration and pushed herself into her elbows to look down at him. "Why do you want to?"

He kissed the skin. "You could do it yourself you know?" He added a second finger and she dropped her head back her hands curling into fists. "You're just too stubborn to use any ability to help yourself."

"You don't know me Vampyre."

He slid up her body but kept his fingers buried inside her, kissing her lips he began to thrust in and out watching pleasure cloud her face. "I do know you, I know you better than anyone."

"Shut up and fuck me." Her eyes sparkled half with frustration and half with arousal and he grinned.

"As you wish." Undoing his trousers he pushed into her and groaned feeling her wet heat, she was still resting on her elbows pushed away from the ground and he wrapped an arm around her waist. She moved her hands to hold onto the collar of his shirt and pushed her hips up matching his thrusts, his hair fell over his shoulders to touch her skin and she shivered, he flipped her so she was on all fours and thrust back into her from behind. Taking hold of her hips he held her tightly and slammed into her, the tight walls of her pussy massaged his thick cock and she cried out, he ran his hand over the soft skin of her rounded ass and when she pushed back against him he smacked her hard and she bit her lip going still.

"No no little one, you said I can do whatever I want with you. Stay still and let me."

He looked down at her, with a hand in her hair he pulled her upright so her back was against his chest and placed his other hand over her pussy, her hands were trapped behind her between their bodies and he twisted her head so he could kiss her. His thrusts were deep and he found her clit with his finger and circled it, she leant her head back to rest on his shoulder and he placed his lips against her neck feeling her blood rush under her skin.

"Go on." He stilled and her eyes were closed but she continued to speak. "I want you to."

He thrust hard and she jumped against him, he thrust again harder burying himself as deep as he could into her tight pussy and on the third he bit into her neck her blood rushing into his mouth and he groaned. She tasted like no one he had ever known, the different species in her giving her an exotic, strange taste. She was entirely intoxicating. He drank deeply and she shuddered against him, his fingers flew over her clit and she cried out as she came her juices spilling over his cock and he followed, filling her and kept her close waiting for their breathing to even out.

Finally he released her and they stood, she buttoned up her shirt and pulled on her trousers while he refastened his own, he watched her as she dressed and felt the emotion he worked so hard to conceal well up.

"I wont be able to protect you forever. Regardless of how I feel about you I still work for them, they own me Halfling. Please I don't want to do it."

"Then don't." She had dressed and stepped towards him, gently she touched his chest with a gloved hand. "I cant go back Dalton you know I cant, please just let me go. You could come with me." She blinked back tears. "I love you." She reached up and kissed him. "We could leave, they would never find us. We wouldn't have to be scared of them any more."

He watched her for a moment before shaking his head. "I'm sorry."

She took her hand away and stepped back. "I wont go without a fight."

"I know you wont."

"I wont hesitate. If I have to, I will kill you."

"I know."

Her eyes were filled sadness and she took a shuddering breath. "Good bye Vampyre."

"Good bye Halfling."

She turned and walked away, a single tear rolled down her cheek and she wiped it away angrily. The lights guided her back and she found her way to the inn where she had a room, she climbed the stairs wearily and when she turned down the corridor she sighed. The young man from before was sat outside her door but leapt to his feet when he saw her.

"Please just listen."

"I don't have time for this," she unlocked her door and walked inside, she went to close it but he stuck his foot in the way and she frowned angrily at him. "Look in case you didn't hear me earlier I'm going to fight a Witch tomorrow, I do not have time to listen to whatever it is you have to say."
"Look Mary isn't bad, she was my friend. What these people did to her was sick and she didn't deserve it. I think maybe if I can talk to her I can help you. She doesn't need to suffer any more."

"Moron," her accent began to thicken as the anger got harder to control. "She isn't your friend any more, she is nothing of what she used to be. She gave that up when she accepted her dark powers and I do not have the time or the patience to save your sorry ass as well as the children." She leant forward and he recoiled as her eyes flashed dangerously. "Now do yourself a favour and go to bed, that's where you'll be the most use to me."

She slammed the door and locked it, sitting on the bed she rested her head in her hands and tried to calm her breathing. Thoughts of Dalton filled her mind and she spent the night aimlessly wandering round the room. Finally the sun came through the window and she placed two guns into the holsters at her ribs, two knives on her thighs and her axe at her hip. Walking downstairs she came face to face with a crowd of people.

"How do we know you can trust you? She's a witch, what can you do? How can you beat her?" A woman stepped forward and jabbed her in the chest, she looked down and raised an eyebrow before looking back into her dark eyes. Tilting her head to the side she watched the woman's face turn frightened as her hand was forced backwards away from Daida.

"You can trust me because I gave my word I would bring those children back and as for how I can beat her." She tossed her head and the woman was thrown to the side as though caught in a gale. "I can beat a Witch because I am a Witch and no before you ask I am not the friendly kind, now if you want my help I am the only way to get those children back, you can either let me do my job or you can stay in my way and see what I get like when I'm really pissed off."

"You're a Witch?" a voice piped up from the back of the crowd and she took a deep breath trying to calm herself.

"I really don't have the time and I don't care what you think enough to stand here and explain what I am to you. If you want your children back you'll step aside and let me through."

The woman opened her mouth to speak again but a man placed his hand on her shoulder and stepped forward, he looked up at her with pleading eyes and took her gloved hand, she flinched at the contact watching his face for any signs of pain and relaxing slightly when she saw none. "Please, she has my son. You have to bring him back"

Gently she took her hand from his gripped and walked down the steps onto the street, whistling she called Aramis and the wolves to her and swung herself into the saddle. She rode into the forest following the wolves until they stopped outside the mouth of a dark cave. She slid from the saddle, peeled off her glove and holding her hand palm up spoke quietly.

"Afira." A small flame danced into life on her skin and she walked inside, the flame lit the darkness and she stared around. A small noise caught her attention and she whipped round. Cages stood against the back wall of the cave, inside these cages the children were huddled, fifteen in total, boys and girls all of the same age. She held a finger to her lips and looked around the rest of the cave, it looked deserted and she quickly bent and snapped the locks holding the cages closed, beckoning to the children she lead them outside and they blinked in the bright sunlight. The wolves stood outside and they shrank back in fear.

"It's OK, these two are going to take you home," she blew on her hand and the flame disappeared. "You just follow them OK, and stay together, no one gets lost alright?"

A girl stepped forward and looked up into her eyes. "Are you an Angel?"

She laughed derisively but smiled at the girl. "Something like that, you go home now, your parents are worried about you."

"A Protector? Well don't I feel special?"

Daida turned and the children screamed. A tall figure stood at the mouth of the cave, her clothes were torn and blackened with ash, her skin was red, cracked and bleeding and where her eyes should have been were two burning holes. Daida looked her up and down.

"God you're ugly, if I was you I would have stayed dead."

"I may look bad now but once I finish with these little ones I'll be as beautiful as you." Mary lifted her head and breathed in, where her nose had been was nothing but a hole and what was left of her lips pulled back into a cruel smile. "You are Vampyre, at least some of you."

"I'm many things and you're not having these children."

"And who is going to stop me? You? I have the dark magic you cannot stop me." Mary raised a hand a bolt of blue light sprung from her fingertips, Daida held up one hand and the light split going around her only, her hair lifted in the breeze and she smiled at the Witch.

"You think you're the only one with the dark magic?" She brought both arms up and the sky filled with clouds, her eyes darkened bleeding out until they were two black pools in her pale face. "I'm the Devil, face your maker."

Bringing her hands round the same blue light shot from her hands and hit the Witch in the chest, the flame danced to life again and she slammed her foot to the floor. The earth rose in a wave and threw Mary backwards, she fell onto her back and Daida took the gun from her ribs advancing on the Witch. A presence made the hair on the back of her neck stand on end and she looked towards the trees, Dalton was there, she couldn't see him but she could feel him there. A scream brought her back to the present and a force hit her in the chest and she was knocked backwards, the Witch advanced on her her hand raised ready to deliver the killing blow when another shout sounded.

"Mary!" The Witch turned as a heavy rock struck her in the side of the head and she stumbled and in the moment of confusion Daida raised the gun and shot her through the heart. She fell to the floor and the children screamed in fear.

"It's OK." She placed the gun back into the holster and knelt beside the body of the Witch, her skin was healed and her light blue eyes stared up at the sky, her blonde hair was back and Daida placed her hand on the woman's forehead. "Gietarae amenophus." A light flowed from her hand to the woman and she stood. Looking towards the trees she couldn't help but smile.

"I thought I told you it was dangerous."

"Hey, I saved your ass." The man stepped forward running his hand through his red hair, he smiled sheepishly. "I just wanted to help."

She nodded. "We're going to take Mary home. She deserves a proper burial." He nodded and lifted the woman into his arms, they walked back through the forest together and as they approached the village she heard the shouts of the parents, the children ran forwards into their waiting arms and she walked through the crowd without saying a word, Aramis and the wolves followed her and the man carried Mary after them. They reached the Mayors house and entered, walking through to his study she opened the door.

"You brought them back." The Mayor smiled at her disbelievingly. "Thank you."

"Yeah I didn't do it for free, you know Mary didn't deserve what happened to her. You need to bury her, properly, pay tribute to what she did for you. Your crops will have been healthier, none of your livestock would have died or got sick while she was alive and you killed her. She deserves more than that." She nodded and the man lay her body on the floor of the office. "I'll take my payment now."

The Mayor nodded and handed her a sack filled with gold coins. "Thank you again, I don't know what we would have done without you."

She said nothing but turned and walked from the house, back in her room she loaded her bag and outside attached it to Aramis' saddle, the wolves still followed her and she sighed. "Fine you can come along but no howling at the moon all night, I get enough of that already."

She walked from the stables and stopped her eyes widening in horror at the crowd gathered outside. A man stepped forward tears in his eyes.

"Thank you, you brought them back. We can never repay you."

She nodded feeling uncomfortable and made her way through the crowd, the thanks of the people made her skin burn and she couldn't bring herself to look them in the eyes, finally she was on the outskirts of the village and she breathed a sigh of relief. A small hand on her leg made her turn and she looked down into the eyes of the small girl. She held up and a blue flower and Daida took it with a smile.

"Thank you." The girls voice was quiet and she turned and ran back to the houses, Daida watched her go before swinging herself into the saddle and set off into the trees. It didn't take her long to realise she was being followed, the sound of the second horses hooves deafening to her sensitive ears but she waited for an hour before stopping at a clear river. Jumping from the saddle she busied herself in her bag waiting for the footsteps to draw close before reaching out and taking hold of his arm, pressing his against the tree she held the blade of her knife to his throat and looked into his eyes.

"What are you doing?"

"Look I know you said you don't want help and in bed is where I'll be the most use to you, I'd like to explore that by the way, but please, I saw what you did. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen and if I don't get out of that place now I'm going to rot there. Please."

She looked into his eyes realising he was completely serious. Stepping back she returned the knife to the holster at her thigh and folded her arms. "And how could you help me?" She didn't know what it was but there was something about this man she liked. He smiled and ran his hands through his hair tugging at the ends.

"I'm a fast learner, I'm good with a knife and I can learn to use the other weapons. Its another set of eyes in case something else happens like today and maybe a bit of company as well? Your people skills could use some work."

She couldn't help the laugh surprising herself. "What's your name?"

"Hyde."

"Well then Hyde, you can travel with me until I reach my next job then that's where you're staying. What I do is dangerous, you shouldn't even know as much as you do."

"Look I think I can help you."

She held up a hand and he closed his mouth. "This isn't something you can just learn."

"I could try."

"I'm not splitting my pay."

"I have money."

"You're not going to drop this are you?"

"No ma'am."

She sighed in frustration and folded her arms across her chest. "The first time you fuck up that's it. I'm not here to look after you."

"I understand."

She climbed back into the saddle and watched as he called his own horse from the trees, it stood slightly taller than Aramis its coat a warm chestnut brown, he climbed up and looked down at the wolves at her feet.

"So are they yours now?"

"They go where they want to, I just thought it cruel to separate them. Wolves mate for life you know." She squeezed her heels into the horses sides and took off through the trees, they rode in silence until she held up a hand bringing them both to a stop, she scented the air and grimaced. "Shit," the wolves whined and she leant down to stroke them behind the ear soothing them. "There's something here. Is there anything near here, a town?"

"There's a town maybe four hours ride away, its big, trades in nearly everything for these parts. Its by the coast so they get the oversea business, it does well. What is it?"

"I'll tell you when we get there." She kicked her heels again and they rode through the day, he watched the strange girl intently and when they finally arrived in the bustling town he directed her to an inn. They settled the horses in the stable and he took the heavy bag from her surprised at how much it weighed, she had carried it like it was nothing, she smiled and walking into the bustling tavern on the ground floor. Walking to the bar she smiled at the woman serving.

"Good evening, we need some rooms."

"Of course, just the one?"

"Ah no, we'll need two please, but next to each other if you could." The woman nodded and handed them two keys. They went upstairs and she handed him his key. "Meet me downstairs in five minutes, we'll eat and I'll try and explain to you."

She disappeared and he watched after her, he couldn't help but smile and walked into his own room, he dropped off his own small bag and went back downstairs, ordering two jugs of ale he walked to a table and sat waiting for her. She joined him minutes later and drank deeply.

"So what is it?" He spoke and she placed her gloved hands on the table.

"From what I smelt coming in we're looking for Vampyre and a lot of them. We'll have to ask around, see if anyone has noticed anything strange, any strange deaths. We're looking for young people, twenty to thirty, bodies being left drained of blood. Its not something people can explain away so someone in here will have heard something. This is the kind of town they would target, plentiful supply of prey and far enough away that they would have plenty of time to run if they heard of a Protector coming."

"Wait then wont they know that you're here?"

She shook her head. "I still do the job I'm just my own boss now, I came voluntarily so they wont know that I was coming. Working with the Order I never had that advantage, I guess its one good thing about being hunted."

"Hunted?"

"Long story."

"Wait you said Vampyre? As in wooden stakes, garlic, burns in sunlight Vampyre?"

"That's the one, well ones that hunt like these ones have been at least. A thousand years ago the Vampyres made a deal with God, they could walk among us as long as they swore to only feed when they needed it. Most of them survive by taking a little blood once or twice month and normally the humans don't even realise its happened, they do it at night, take it from the wrist or the groin rather than the neck. The ones that refused to cooperate still live as monsters. That's what we will be facing."

Hyde drank and the woman walked over to the table, she was plump with soft breasts and blonde hair, she smiled warmly at the handsome man and leant her hands on the table leaning over to him.

"Can I get you two anything to eat?"

He smiled and Daida couldn't help but notice his boyish good looks, his red hair was more blonde and his straight nose was covered in freckles, his jaw was strong and was covered in stubble. His shoulders were broad and his hands covered in callouses, he must have worked outside before this.

"Can you recommend anything?" His voice was playful and she giggled slightly blushing.

"We have a rabbit stew? I made it myself and the bread."

He licked his lips and Daida felt a jolt of lust go through her before shaking it off. "We'll have two please."

The woman nodded and hurried back to the kitchen, Daida rested her chin on her fist and looked at him. "Well well, aren't you a charmer."

He smiled. "Don't worry sweetheart, you're the prettiest."

She rolled her eyes and the woman arrived back at the table carrying their food. "No charge." Hyde winked and she blushed again before leaving, they ate for a moment before he spoke again.

"So where do we start looking for these things?"

"We wait for tonight, they don't attack every night and from the smell they were here last night. You need to learn everything you can about them before tomorrow."

"What happens tomorrow?"

"We ask around, find out what people know and what they're willing to tell us, then we go hunting."

They finished eating in silence and upstairs she ducked inside her room and brought out a heavy book. "Read it, all of it. I don't have time to help you through it."

"Wait all of this," he flicked through the pages. "There's loads."

"Then you better get started." She smiled and closed the door in his gob-smacked face. A hand on her wrist spun her round and another pressed against her mouth silencing her scream. She looked into his red eyes and pushed against his chest throwing him from her, she took the knife from her thigh and watched him, crouched and ready.

"Who is he?"

"Why do you care?"

He growled low in his chest. "Daida please, they've given me one more chance and then they're sending him after you." Her eyes widened as fear gripped her, icy cold in her chest and she shook her head.

"No, please Dalton you cant let them."

"I don't have a choice, I didn't chose any of this. I never wanted any of this but this is what is happening. You are the one who left. You could have stayed with me."

"Not with what they wanted us to do."

"We were helping people."

"We were killing them!"

"We needed to, it had to be done! They died so we could protect others."

"We tortured them, killed them. They begged to die and the Order wouldn't let them."

"They were monsters."

"So are we." The were tears rolling down her cheeks and she shook all over. "What do you think we are to them?"

He took hold of her hand and shook the knife from her grip, pulling her to him he kissed her until she stopped struggling and lifted her into his arms, he stripped their clothes away as he walked to the bed and when he lay her down they were both naked. He thrust into her and she whimpered biting his shoulder gently trying to keep her moans quiet and he pounded into her, her nails raked down his back and he gritted his teeth thrusting harder. He wasn't gentle or sweet, there were no whispered words, no soft caresses, he fucked her his need primal and matched by hers. He held her wrists against the bed his fingers digging into her skin hard enough to bruise her, she whimpered in pain and he slammed into her hitting against her cervix each time he bottomed out inside her. She wrapped her legs around him pulling him closer, some small part of her shouted at her to stop but she couldn't instead only wanting to feel him closer, deeper.

He moved one hand down to her waist holding her tightly, her cries fuelling him on until he exploded thrusting deep inside and spilling his cum into her, she tensed as her own orgasm gripped her and she cried out, still muffled against his neck and he rolled off her panting.

"They don't know I'm here. I can hold them off for a few days, maybe a few weeks, say that you've gone off the map but I cant give you long. The next time I see you will be your last chance." He sat up and faced away from her dressing quickly, turning back he tilted her head up to look at him. "If you don't come with me then, he's going to come for you and even you cant stop him."

He kissed her and when she opened her eyes again he was gone and she was alone in her room, she filled the tub with boiling water from the fire and stepped into it, pulling her knees to her chest she wrapped her arms around her legs feeling the shaking of her body subside. She didn't know how long she sat there before the door opened and Hyde burst in.

"This stuff is incredible."

She raised an eyebrow and his cheeks flushed as he looked at her naked body. "Oh God I'm sorry."

She leant back. "Don't worry." She waved a hand for him to continue, he moved to sit on the bed and began leafing through.

"You've fought these before?"

"I've done a lot of things with them before."

"So a wooden stake kills them?" She nodded. "And the Holy Water that works too? And the crucifix?"

"The Holy Water and the crucifix repel them, the wood kills them. The first stake was made from the cross that bore Jesus. Judas, as a punishment for betraying him, was made the first Vampyre."

"So they all come from him."

"Distantly," she dipped her head under the water and ran her fingers through her hair, his eyes were drawn to her large breasts, slim waist and round hips and he felt his stomach jolt as he looked at her. She pulled her legs up to rest on the side of the tub and leant her head back. "You don't need to know about their history, you need to know about how they are now. How do they hunt?"
"In a pack, four or five push the victim towards the nest and the rest take them when they get there. They work at night and make it sound like animals, the people think they're running away from something instead of towards something."

"Good. How many do they take at a time?"

"Two or three depending on the size of the nest, they keep them alive for a few days so they can all feed and when they're finally drained dump the bodies in different places so no one can trace back to them. The nest is where they sleep during the day, normally underground, somewhere light cant get to."

"Very good." She looked at him. "Close your eyes."

He smiled and made a show of covering his green eyes and she stood from the tub drying herself with the towel and, pulling a white nightdress from her bag, she dressed quickly. It was tight to her torso before falling in a loose skirt to the floor, she walked to the desk and taking a knife began shaving wood from a small block.

"We're going to start you off with a gun," she glanced over at him. "Can you shoot?"

He nodded. "My father taught me to hunt, I'm a pretty good shot."

"Well you need to be better. Vampyres are fast and they don't hesitate to kill if they get the chance, there is going to be a lot of them and I wont be able to keep an eye on you. Still think you want to do what I do?"

"Are you kidding? This is incredible! I had no idea there were things like this out there and you keep everyone safe from them."

"You're taking it all very well, it normally takes people a while to get their heads around this stuff."

"I don't know I guess I just never wanted to be where I was, I wanted something different and now I've found it. I want to help you ma'am."

She put the first bullet down and began on a second. "Daida."

"That's a real pretty name."

She shook her head at his flirting and continued to carve the bullets, he sat on her bed reading from the book until early morning, when he finally went to bed he was asleep the minute his head hit the pillow. He slept for a couple of hours before a knock on the door woke him, he opened it and looked her up and down, she was dressed in brown trousers and a black shirt, she wore her black gloves again and tapped her foot impatiently.

"Come on, you need to eat we've got a long day ahead of us." She walked down the corridor and disappeared downstairs, he dressed quickly and followed joining her at the table and digging into the breakfast of bread, eggs and bacon. She looked around at the faces of the people, judging them silently.

"What are you looking for?" He spoke with his mouth full and she raised an eyebrow.

"We need to make sure that people dying, its possible the Vampyres were just passing through, taking maybe one or two then moving on. A Vampyres scent lingers for weeks after they leave, as long as someone has been taken recently we have a lead and can track them."

"So we need to ask around about people turning up dead and drained?" She nodded and he looked over at the bar, the same woman from last night was staring over but looked down blushing when he caught her eye, he winked and Daida and stood. "Wait here sweetheart."

She watched as he walked over and leant on the bar, she heard the woman giggle and the two spoke for a moment before he walked back over.

"Twenty people in the last two months have gone missing, seventeen of those people have shown up drained of their blood. You're welcome."

"Very impressive."

"If someone wants to talk to you enough they'll talk about anything." He winked and she shook her head, standing she lead him from the inn and into the street, she lead him away from town and out into the forest. The two wolves bounded to meet them and she stroked them.

"We just got try round everywhere, their nest will be close to town but hidden, a cave or something underground, the smell is strongest from that direction," she pointed towards the sea in the distance. "It's a good a place as any to start."

The began walking through the trees, he watched her and she felt his eyes on her back, finally she sighed and turned to face him. "What?"

"Back home with the Witch, you said you had dark magic, that you were the Devil. What did you mean?"

"I don't have time to explain it now." She continued to walk and he hurried to fall into step beside her.

"We could walk and talk, I just figure if I'm going to be helping you I should know a bit about you."

"OK one we're not working together, two, you don't need to know anything about me and three, I know nothing about you but you don't see me complaining."

"Well I'm nowhere near as interesting sweetheart, I just want to know. Where you born like that or did you learn it?"

"Neither."

"Then how?"

She sighed and turned to face him. "If I promise to answer your questions later will you please let me work?"

"If I can ask one now you have a deal." She rolled her eyes but motioned for him to continue. "How did you get your magic?"

"A Witch killed me."

He frowned and looked her up and down. "That doesn't make any sense, how are you here if a Witch killed you."

"You said one question and I answered it. Now if you really want to help me and do what I do then I need you to shut your pretty mouth and let me do my job."

He raised his hands in defeat and they carried on through the trees, finally they came to the edge of a steep cliff uphill from the town and she grimaced. "We're close, it stinks of Vampyre." She sniffed the air again. "They have some, maybe two, they're still alive. We need to get them out without waking the Vampyres, if they have a good nest the sunlight wont get to it and they be able to move in the day if they feel they need to. I cant be looking out for them as well as you so we get them out quietly and quickly."

"OK," he held out his hand and she frowned. "Well you said you would start me with a gun, surely I should have one just in case."

"You wont need it, not if you're quiet."

"Well just in case, come on you just said you cant be looking out for all of us. If I have a gun I can take care of myself, think of it as a way to prove myself to you."

She sighed and took one of the guns from her ribs and handed it to him. "It's loaded, wooden bullets, you only shoot if you have to and through the heart."

He nodded and took the gun. She stepped off the cliff turning to catch onto a rock and began to climb down, he looked over the edge before following her. They climbed quickly until she held up and hand pointed, to their left was the opening of a cave, she swung herself over to the entranced and dropped silently onto the floor of the cave, he joined her and looked around. The cave was dark and she placed a finger to her lips and began to walk into the cave, someone had hollowed out a tunnel in the rock of the cliff and as the went down the light from outside disappeared and they were plunged into blackness. Finally a soft light glowed from up ahead and they stepped into a large space, the stone had been carved away to make a room and candles were mounted on the walls, blankets and pillows covered the floor and in the nest the Vampyres slept. She counted twelve of them.

In the corner a woman was tied, her eyes fell on them and she tried to speak against the gag, Daida placed a finger to her lips and the woman fell silent. She nodded to Hyde who stepped carefully across the sleeping bodies and quickly untied the woman.

"Shh, you're OK now, we're going to get you out of here." He took hold of her arm and lead her back to Daida.

"Get her out of here but be quiet, we don't want to wake them up." They started down the path that lead back to the cliff until the woman's foot hit against a pile of bones on the floor. An animal like noise came from the nest and Daida sighed.

"Run." They set off at a sprint listening to the Vampyres as they pursued them, suddenly Daida skidded to a halt and Hyde shouted to her.

"What are you doing?"

"Take her, go!"

"What about you?"

"I said go!" He cursed and took hold of the woman's arm and dragged her after him, Daida turned and faced the Vampyres as they swarmed on her. "Good morning, you sure are up early today." She looked at their grey skin and red eyes. "I'm so glad I didn't end up looking like you." She brought her hands up and flames burst into life around her, pushing forwards the flames moved towards the creatures and they recoiled, bounding back down the tunnel towards the nest. She ran back to the entrance of the cave and when she pulled herself back onto the forest floor she heard Hyde breath a sigh of relief.

"You're OK?"

She nodded with a confused expression on her face. "Of course I am." She turned to speak to the woman. "Was anyone else taken with you?"

"Yes, two others, those things took them both away last night and I heard screaming, horrible screaming. They didn't come back."

"OK you're safe now. We're going to take you home."

An hour later saw them sat in Daida's room, they had returned the woman to her home, her husband and her children and now they sat Hyde listening as Daida spoke.

"They haven't been there long, not from the amount of people taken but from the looks of the nest they plan on staying there for a while. We've taken their last meal they're going to be hunting tonight looking for the someone else to take. They're going to take you."

"What?"

"Fighting them in the nest is suicide, they know it too well. There will be hundreds of places they can hide in those cliffs. We get them out in the open and pick them off while they're hunting you."

"They separate to hunt."

"Exactly, take out the ones driving you to the nest, then there will only be a couple left."

"You're brilliant."

"I know," she plaited her hair over her shoulder and tied it with a thin piece of leather. "We'll go out at sundown."

"Shouldn't we tell someone? I mean you spoke to the Mayor before why not here?"

"Towns like this don't usually have a Mayor, they answer directly to the King. I don't think anyone is in charge, I'm doing this one for the good karma and you're doing it for experience."

"You don't do this for the money do you?" She didn't answer. "You do it to keep us safe."

"It's a job, I do it for the money."

She sounded defensive and he dropped it and they waited together until it began to get dark, she stood and lead him out to the edge of the forest. "Just walk, I'll be right behind you. It wont take long for them to get your scent if they're hunting. If anything gets too close shoot it."

He touched the gun at the holster in his ribs, she had given it to him before they left and the weight of the gun against him made him feel safer. "I'll be right behind you." He turned nodding but she was already gone, he took a deep breath and began walking through the trees. It didn't take long. A snarl came from his left and he looked round, a pair of glowing red eyes burned at him through the trees and he raised the gun and shot, a yelp sounded and he glanced back around. He carried on through the trees before a noise sounded behind him and he smiled. They were pushing him towards the cliff. He went along feeling the soothing presence of Daida but unable to see her, a figure darted through the trees beside him and he spun round his gun raised. It leapt at him and he fired, the wooden bullet lodged deep in its body and it sailed over his head and into the trees. He wanted to go and look but kept his curiosity at bay, he heard bodies falling around him and when he finally smelt the sea air she jumped from a branch of a tree and landed beside him.

"That's all of the ones that are hunting, there should only be two left. They'll be the oldest, they send the children out to hunt."

"Children?"

"That's what they call them, a made Vampyre will stick with its maker and they act like a parent, teaching them. The ones left are going to be pissed, we just killed their babies."

He nodded and they walked to the cliff. Two of the creatures waited for them, they were naked, the bodies smooth, covered in grey skin, their ears were long and pointed and their eyes red pits in their faces. Their fingers ended in curved black claws and their paper thin skin showed their bones. The taller of the two lifted its head and smelled the air.

"Halfling." It levelled its gaze to Daida and smiled showing a mouth full of curved fangs. "One of our own comes to end us."

"I'm nothing like you," she snarled and he caught sight of her own sharp fangs where her canine teeth should be. "For one I'm much better looking, if I had ended up looking like you I would have walked into sunlight long ago."

"You killed our children?" The second Vampyre spoke, its voice was higher and Hyde looked at the curves on the creatures body.

"They died screaming." Daida spoke with poison dripping for her words and the creatures let out ear-splitting shrieks and leapt at them, Daida pushed him away and they fell on her, she rolled kicking them off her and took her gun from her holster. She levelled it at the second creatures chest and pulled the trigger, the Vampyre screamed and its skin turned black, flaking away like ash.

"Halfling!" The taller Vampyre spoke and she turned, he held Hyde tightly its lips close to the humans neck and stared at Daida. She turned slowly her gun pointed down at her side, Hyde waited before driving his head back feeling it connect with the creatures face, pulling himself from its grip he spun round and shot it through the chest. It fell backwards over the edge of the cliff and he looked over as it fell to the sea below.

"Are you OK?" He turned to face her, she was looking at him her expression half confused half impressed.

"I'm fine, are you?"

He nodded and looked at the still decomposing body beside her. "Did we do it? Is it over?"

"Yeah, there wont be any more. Not for a while at least. The smell will stay here and Vampyres a territorial, another family wont intrude when they think those are still here." A spot of red on the shoulder of his shirt caught her attention and forgetting her fear of touching him she pulled it back and looked. Small puncture wounds lined the skin and she stepped back. "We have to go, now."

He touched his shoulder and looked at the blood on his fingers. "What is that?"

"You've been bitten, we have to get back before the venom takes effect." They hurried through the forest and when they arrived at the inn she unlocked her door and rummaged through her bag, taking the needle, she filled the syringe with the clear liquid from the vial and nodded for him to sit on the bed. He did and she pushed him so his back was against the pillows and sat beside him.

"This is going to hurt like hell." He nodded and she slid the needle into his skin and pushed on the plunger. His whole body went rigid and he howled in pain, she swung her leg over she she straddled his lap and pressed her gloved hand against his mouth quietening him, his hands curled into fists against her thighs and she felt his breath against her as he panted through his nose. He shook beneath her and she waited patiently for the pain to subside and finally he relaxed his head falling back against the wall and his hands went slack on her. She stroked his cheek and looked into his eyes, they shone bright green with no trace of red and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"What was that?"

"Angel tears." He frowned. "Its a remedy, all creatures have their way to kill someone. A Vampyres bite is theirs. If they're feeding they don't inject any venom but if they're attacking its a different matter."

He nodded and touched his neck. "Then thank you."

"You're welcome." She looked down at their bodies suddenly aware of his heat against her, she went to move but he put his hands on her thighs keeping her still. "Hyde." She warned him but he kept hold of her.

"Just answer some of my questions." Her chest was still tight with fear that she might hurt him but she nodded. "How did you get your magic?"

"I'm a Feeder. I can take the abilities of the things I fight. I fought a Witch, she used the death hex on me and I survived, I've had magic ever since."

"The Vampyre called you Halfling. What is that?"

"One of my first jobs I was tracking a Vampyre. I was careless and he bit me, it should have killed me and back then we didn't know about Angel tears, I thought I was going to die but instead I became one of them at least part of me did. I got their speed, their strength."

"What about the feeding?"

"I don't need blood."

"What else are you?"

"More things than you've heard of."

He thought for a moment his thumbs stroking her thighs absentmindedly. "Anything else?" She sounded impatient and he shook his head. "Good," she climbed from his lap and walked to the door. "We have work to do, if you really want to help me you need to know everything you can and I don't have the time to teach you."

"Wait, so I'm coming with you?"

"Like you said, two pairs of eyes are better than one and you weren't completely useless tonight. Besides if something is busy hunting you then I'm invisible."

"So I'm bait?"

"You catch on fast handsome," she nodded to the desk where a stack of books stood. "You get started, I'll bring us up some food, we've got a lot to get through."

She walked from the room and leant against the wall pushing her hair back from her face. She looked down at her hands, she still wore the black gloves but she shook with fear at the thought of him touching her. She returned to the room with two plates, a jug of wine and two glasses and locked the door behind her. They sat together him reading and her answering any questions he threw at her.

"A Were?"

"Someone with the Were curse has the ability to turn into an animal. At the full moon they have no choice and the change is forced on them, that," she pointed to a drawing of the creature she had fought just a couple of days before. "Is what a Werewolf looks like when it brings the change on itself, during the full moon they turn fully and look like a regular wolf."

"You ever fought one of these."

"Hundreds."

"And what's this?" He pointed to a page in another book and she leant over to read it, her hair brushed against him and her soft scent filled his head.

"A White Lady, a spirit of a woman normally been betrayed in her life leading to a suicide. She then stays around the town or village where she lived and takes the lives of people fitting the betrayal she suffered."

"I've heard of something like this."

"You have," she drank from her glass and pulled the band from her hair running her fingers through it.

"Yeah people talk about it, I thought it was just a story until now. There was a woman a couple of towns over but everyone round here knows about it, her husband was fucking another woman, while he was busy their children were playing out by the lake in the village. They drowned, its said she went mad, drowned herself in the same lake. Now people disappear, men mostly, its been going on since she died."

"How long ago was that?"

"I don't know fifty years, maybe longer?"

"Sounds like a White Lady to me, how far away is this place?"

"Day and a half's ride?"

"We'll leave in the morning."

He nodded and stood. "Can I take this with me?" He held up the book and she nodded taking off her gloves and unbuttoning her shirt, he averted his eyes and walked from the room. "Goodnight."

He closed the door and heard it lock behind him, in his own room he read until his eyes ached with tiredness and he fell asleep where he sat.

A small hand round the back of his neck woke him and he forced his eyes open against the bright sunlight coming through the window. She sat straddling his lap one hand around his neck the other between his legs stroking him through his trousers he groaned and looked into her bright eyes. She was naked, her soft breasts pressed against his chest and her pale skin shining in the sunlight.
"Daida, what..?" She shushed him and kissed his lips gently, he placed his hands on her hips and thrust up against her hand as his cock grew hard, she undid his shirt and pushed it from his shoulders. She ripped his trousers from him and he frowned at her strength, she took hold of his cock in her small hand and stroked gently, his fingers dung into her skin and he pulled her closer needing to be inside her. She smiled and gently bit his lower lip, still stroking his cock she raised herself so he was positioned at the entrance of her pussy and he pushed up trying to bury himself in her wet heat, she shook her head each movement brushing her lips against his.

"No no handsome, you stay still." He groaned but stilled and let her do as she pleased, she gripped him tighter in her hand and he closed his eyes leaning his head back and gritted his teeth, she laughed softly. "Aww not used to being helpless are you? You're always in control of your women?"

"Daida," his voice was low, almost warning her and she laughed again, she dug her hands into his hair and tilted his head back, kissing down his neck she lowered herself onto his cock feeling it stretch her open and moaned as he filled her. She began to move slowly but he took hold of her hips and moved her himself finding a rhythm that made her gasp and her head fall back, he lifted her and thrust upwards hitting deep inside her and she whimpered biting her lips, piercing the skin. He leant forward and kissed her, tasting her blood against his mouth, wrapping a hand around the back of her neck he pulled her down to meet his thrusts feeling her juices cover his thick length, she placed her hands on his shoulders and pushed him back against the wall. She fucked herself on him her tight pussy wet and hot around his cock, he dug his fingers into her skin and he kissed her neck marking the pale skin.

A loud knocking on the door made him jump and he sat up looking round the room, he was alone, it had been a dream. He stood and walked to the door, she frowned up and him and beckoned with her head.

"Come on we gotta go," she looked him up and down. "You look like shit."

"Not much sleep," he picked the book up and put it in his bag, packing quickly he followed her downstairs and they saddles the horses, climbing up they set out through the forest. The wolves joined them in the trees and they rode quietly, he couldn't stop thinking about the dream, she had felt so real.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Her question caught his attention and he nodded. "Are you sure? There's been a lot for you to take in the last couple of days, if you're going to come with me I need you to be focused."

"I'm fine, just tired."

"We'll try and find village to sleep in tonight and be there by tomorrow. So no reading, just sleeping tonight."

"Yes ma'am." He saluted and she shook her head but couldn't help grinning. They rode for the rest of the day and as sunset came a village came into view in the distance, within the hour they were there, they spent the night and by midday the next day they had arrived at the village Hyde had spoken about. She slid from the saddle and stretched hearing her back click.

"God I don't want to do that again any time soon." She stroked the wolves before sending them into the trees to wait for them.

"So what do we do?"

"We go ask around, find out what people know of the legend make sure it is a White Lady we're dealing with."

"OK who do we ask first?"

"Whoever wants to talk to us, drunks mainly. I could use a drink."

"I never say no to a drink."

They tied their horses outside a tavern leaving them to drink and rest and walked inside, it was full for being so early and she sat at a free table while he got two mugs of ale, the table next to them sat four men and she listened into their conversation.

"Another one went last night, my sister-in-law found him. Poor bastard."

"He must have been looking elsewhere, those are the ones she goes for."

Hyde joined her and she motioned to the table, turning she spoke to the men. "Excuse me, I couldn't help overhearing."

They looked at her their eyes widening at as they took her in. "It's not a problem little lady." He held out his hand and she shook it. "The names Irwin."

"Daida and this is my friend Hyde," she smiled at them. "So what happened?"

"A man drowned in the lake last night, its a shame he was a friendly type."

"You said another one?"

"Yeah," the second man spoke. "He's not the first, men have been dying here for fifty years, all drowned in that lake. She takes them."

"Who?" She asked leaning forward resting her chin on her hand.

"Farah, she lived here and found out her husband was messing. Its said he was with another woman and their children were playing by the lake, they drowned."

"That's awful."

"It is, she lost her mind when she found out and drowned herself in the same lake. People say before she takes one you hear her crying for her children."

"Crying," she looked to Hyde. "Really?"

"What's really strange though is how those babes died. They were strong swimmers, everyone here is. We all spent our childhood in that lake, those children shouldn't have just drowned. They weren't even out that far."

She nodded and smiled at the men. "Thank you." She turned back to Hyde and drank. "We're going to need a room."

They finished their drinks and walked to the bar.

"Two rooms please, one night."

"I'm sorry dear we only have one room left available." The elderly woman at the bar looked from one to the other, Daida sighed and shrugged one shoulder.

"OK, we'll take it thank you."

They took the key and walked up the stairs, in the room she dumped her bag and turned to him. "OK, we're definitely dealing with a White Lady. The crying before someone is taken undeniable sign, she weeps for her own loss before she takes someone, its the children that's bugging me. I smelt something as we came in, I think those children were killed by something." She checked her guns, knives and axe. "We need to go look at the lake."

They walked through the village, the houses were small and the people looked at them whispering as they passed, they reached the edge of the lake and she grimaced.

"Ah shit I knew it," she turned to him. "A Naiad, at least one. She would have taken the children, it wasn't the husbands fault, even if he had been here with them he wouldn't have been able to stop them."

"What's a Naiad?"

"A water sprite, normally their harmless keep to themselves but sometimes they get bored, like to have a little fun. I'm guessing this one saw the kids and went at it."

"So they're like mermaids?"

"I guess, in the water yes, they have the tails and look like the myth of mermaids but they can walk on land like a human. Their invisible in the water if they want to be, those poor things wouldn't have seen them coming."

"So what do we do?"

"We wait, a White Lady cant be summoned, she will come when she pleases. We'll just need to wait for her to take another victim."

She walked back to the tavern and he followed, back in the room she sat on the bed and removed her boots, rubbing her small feet she sighed. He sat in the chair at the desk and watched her.

"What do we do when we find her?"

"Tell her the truth, let her know what happened to her children. If a White Lady weeps it means she is still mourning a loss, normally the loss of children. She is still here because she blames her husband for what happened to them, I'm hoping when we tell her she'll be at peace."

"You can talk to them?"

"They were people once, they still are under everything."

"So we wait until we hear her cry?"

"That's right."

He leant back in the chair and placed his feet on the bed, she lay back against the pillows her feet beside his and they waited. They did not need to wait long.

As the sun began to set a mournful cry reached her eyes, she sat bolt upright and he watched her.

"You hear it?"

"Yeah," she pulled her boots back on and ran from the room, him following right behind. "Come on, we have to be quick, if he gets in the water calling her off might not save him, the Naiad could take him."

They ran through the trees and stopped at the edge of the lake, it was deserted and he spoke quietly to her. "What do we do if she doesn't let him go? What if she is just pissed at men?"

"Then we make her," her eyes scanned the trees until she pointed. "There she is."

A tall woman walked from the trees towards the lake, her long black hair was lifted around her head as though she was underwater and tears streamed down her face. She stepped onto the smooth surface of the water and began to walk out into the middle of the lake, a man emerged from the trees after her concern on his face.

"Why are you crying?"

The White Lady said nothing but held out her hand to him, he reached out and stepped into the water, Daida stepped from the trees and called to the woman.

"Farah?" The White Lady turned and stared at her. "Farah stop, it wasn't his fault."

"He wasn't there, they drowned because he was with her."

"No, they drowned because something took them." She stepped forward and motioned to Hyde, he crept round through the trees and caught the man around the chest pulling him away from the water. "Farah, there is something in that lake. Something that took your children, it wasn't your husbands fault. He wronged you but that isn't what this is about any more is it? You're doing this for your children but it wasn't his fault."

Farah stared at the girl. "Something took my babies?"

"A Naiad, I think it might still be there, its her you want. No one else."

"A Naiad?"

"Yes, she's in this lake." Daida still approached the woman, her feet were now submerged in the water but she spoke only to Farah. "Please, you don't need to kill anyone else."

A hand wrapped around her ankle and she was pulled beneath the surface, she heard Hyde's muffled shout through the water and struggled as she was dragged down to the bottom of the lake. The Naiad looked at her with large blue eyes and with a flick of her tail swam round looking the girl up and down.

"You ruined my fun, I've had that woman bring me playthings for fifty years and then you come along and ruin it."

"I wish I could say I was sorry." Daida opened her mouth and spoke, the Naiad looked confused before understanding dawned on her face.

"You're a Feeder."

"I've met one of you before," Daida looked down at her body, where her legs had once been was a tail, the scales were a pale blue, shining in the moonlight coming through the water. "The bitch bit me, I guess it does have its perks though."

"You're the Halfling aren't you?"

"I'm more than that now." She took hold of the Naiad's throat and brought her face close to it. "I'm your worst nightmare." She thrust her powerful tail and together they shot to the surface, she shook her head back throwing her wet hair from her face and the Naiad clawed at her.

"I'll get you for this Halfling."

"I don't think you'll be hurting anyone any more."

The Naiad frowned but a hand reached down and took hold of the creatures hair, Farah pulled the Naiad out of the water.

"You took my children away, you took my whole life away."

"Let me go."

Farah shook her head and a bright light enveloped the two, there was a high pitched scream and the two vanished. Daida swam to the edge of the lake and pulled herself onto the ground. Hyde fell to his knees beside her and pushed her hair back from her face. She jumped from his touch but he didn't scream, didn't seem to feel anything at all.

"Are you OK?" His voice was filled with worry.

"That didn't hurt you?"

"What didn't?"

"That, just then when you touched me, it didn't hurt you?"

"Of course not," he looked down at her, her tail shone in the moonlight and he shook his head. "You're just full of surprises aren't you sweetheart?"

"You know I said I was a Feeder? I was bit by a Naiad, their deadly when they want to be." She looked at him almost embarrassed. "Could you help me get back?"

He laughed quietly and lifted her into his arms, she looked around. "Where did he go?"

"I sent him home, to his wife. He's going to have to explain why she wanted him and if I'm honest I would rather deal with Farah."

She couldn't help but laugh and he felt a rush of pride at the sound. Holding her close to his chest he walked through the trees but she held up a hand.

"I don't think we should let people see me like this." He nodded and holding her to him with one muscled arm he shrugged off his large coat, draping it over her he hid the shining tail from sight and hurried through the town and into the tavern, back in the room he lay her on the bed and locked the door. He sat on the chair at the desk and leant his elbows on his knees watching her.

"How long does this last?"

"I'm not sure," she stripped off her coat and looked down. "It's only ever happened once," she cut off abruptly as a soft glowing blue light engulfed her and when it faded she was back to normal. Instantly she covered her naked pussy with her hands and blushed, pulling her coat over her lap she turned to him. "Eyes to yourself."

He shrugged a shoulder and smirked. "I cant help myself sweetheart."

She draw a small circle in the air, her finger facing the floor and the chair spun round so he faced away, he laughed and nodded. "OK, I wont look."

She dressed quickly in her nightdress and sat on the bed brushing her hair, he turned to face her again and she looked confusedly at him.

"Why do you want to do this?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why do you want to be a Protector? I was born into this life, my father taught me to use weapons before I was five, I've been training since the day I was born to do this job. No one chooses this life, if I could have been anything else, done anything else I would have. I wanted a normal life and I could have had it if I had never been a Protector, I never would have known about any of this, I would have found a man, got married, had kids, seen them grow up, died an old woman surrounded by grandchildren. Instead I'm stuck like this." She motioned to herself.

"What do you mean stuck?"

"I was bitten by the Vampyre when I was nineteen, I haven't aged since then. I should be dead by now Hyde but death has forgotten me." She seemed to shake herself and looked back at him smiling. "So tell me why do you want to be one of us."

He looked down at his hands. "When I was a kid something happened to my sister, she seemed to change over night. She was a sweet child, friendly but then one day she changed, its like she wasn't my sister any more. The doctors said she was sick but I knew she wasn't, its like something took over her body. She was still in there but something was controlling her, making her do things. She hurt people. The priest was called and he read her last rights, I was there and as she lay in the bed I saw something stood beside her. It was dark, it had no face but it was watching her. I saw it there every day until it died and when she finally went it looked at me, it smiled. I told people but they never believed me, I thought I was going mad until I saw you and heard what you had to say about Mary. After you told me about everything out there I thought maybe I had seen it, I wasn't going mad, I just want to know what happened to my sister."

"Something was watching her?" He nodded looking back into her eyes. "I think I know what happened," she reached into her bag and pulled out a book. "It sounds like Demon possession, Demons are sick creatures, they feed off the misery of humans, by possessing your sister it found a body to use to hurt people. They can only live in humans for so long before the body is used up, if she was young it would have been quick, she wouldn't have even known what was happening most of the time."

"No, she knew. She spoke to me one day, she was scared, she didn't want to hurt anyone any more."

"I'm sorry Hyde." She reached out but stopped herself before she touched his hand, she looked down at her bare skin, she had taken off her gloves. "I cant promise anything but I will try, I will help you look but the Demon that did this could be long gone, it might not appear for hundreds of years. I will try though."

"How do you even start?"

"I don't know, I've never gone looking for a particular Demon before. My best idea is to wait for a possession to come up and try and get information from any Demon we find."

"How do we find a possession?"

She handed him the book and he looked down at the page, a dark shape was drawn on the page and he scanned over the small writing. "There are signs, changes in weather, animal behaviour. We look for those we find a Demon."

"How long do you think it will take?"

"I don't know, all I can do is promise I will try."

He read through the book. "It says here you can summon a Demon? We cant do that?"

"Not until we know what is was that did it. We need its name, without it we could bring a whole lot of shit to us and that's not what we need." She dug her hands into her hair and sighed. "I'm sorry I've never had to do anything like this before, I just need you to be patient I'll try as hard as I can."

"Thank you."

She nodded and he watched her for a moment. "Why didn't it work in the bath?"

She frowned. "Why didn't what work in the bath?"

"You didn't change when you were in the bath before, why didn't you?"

"I'm not full Naiad, when I learn how I will be able to control when I change, the two times I have I've needed to and I guess it was instinct. I still haven't figured out the changing back part yet either. I guess I just need practise." She covered her mouth as she yawned and looked sheepishly at him. "Sorry, I guess its been a long couple of days."

"We should get some sleep," he looked at the only bed. "I'll sleep here," he pointed to the chair he was sat in. "You take the bed."

She looked back and forth from the bed to the chair then sighed. "No, you'll get no sleep there and you're no good to me if you're tired. Sleep here."

She moved across so she was pressed against the wall, the bed was narrow but there were just space for him to lay down without her skin touching his, they lay in silence looking up at the dark ceiling. She could feel the heat of his body close to hers and her mind warred with itself. He had touched her before, it had been brief but he had touched her and she hadn't hurt him.

She slept fitfully her dreams filled with dark shapes and a deep voice she hadn't heard in many years, she woke in a cold sweat, her chest rising and falling quickly. He watched her pushing himself up to sit against the pillows.

"Are you OK?"

Without warning she reached out and grabbed his arm, where her skin touched his was hot but not painful and he watched her with one eyebrow raised. "This doesn't hurt?"

He shook his head. "No, why would it?"

She moved quickly and straddle his lap, she placed her hands on his cheeks and looked into his eyes. "I'm not hurting you?"

He smiled and rested his hands on her thighs. "No sweetheart you're not hurting me." He gently pushed her hair away from her face the thumb of his other hand still stroking the soft skin of her thigh. "What makes you think you would?"

"Humans cant touch me, because I'm a feeder I would drain the life from them if they did. Its too painful for humans to touch me but if I touch them I can hold on until they die. Feeders use it to stay young forever, thanks to the Vampyre I don't need to."

"So you cant touch humans?" She shook her head and he leant forward brushing his lips against hers softly. "What does that make me?"

Something flared in her stomach as he kissed her and she dug her fingers into his hair and kissed him again, he was warm and she pressed her cool skin against him. He placed a hand on the small of her back while the other pushed the skirt of her nightdress up so he could feel more of her, holding her close he bit her lower lip and she gasped, her hips thrust gently against him and she felt him grow hard through the fabric of his trousers.
"I've wanted to do this since the moment I saw you." He spoke against her lips and she shuddered, his hands slid round her thighs to her curved ass and squeezed pulling her closer against him. Her clit rubbed against his trousers and she bit her lip her hips moving faster and his fingers pressed harder into her skin as she brushed against his cock.

She froze suddenly and let out a shaky breath. "Hyde we shouldn't."

His body trembled and touched his forehead to hers. "There's someone else isn't there? I heard him in your room the other night."

Her cheeks flushed red and she shook her head. "It's not that.

He kissed her again and she moaned as he pulled her hips down harder against his. "Then what?"

"I'm not good for you, I'm not safe for you." He slid the straps of her nightdress down her arms freeing her breasts to his gaze, softly he ran a thumb over her small pink nipple. She shivered and he leant to flick his tongue over the sensitive skin.

"I don't care, after some of the things I've seen I think I'm safer with you than without."

"I might hurt you."

"I don't care."

She writhed against him almost in frustration. "I cant do it again, I don't want to watch you die."

"I have a few years yet, I'm only twenty-one. You have plenty of time to get tired of me." She opened her mouth again but he kissed her keeping her quiet. "Will you shut up, I want you, you want me, we're adults."

"Hyde its not safe, I have people looking for me, bad people and if they knew about you they would hurt you and I wouldn't be able to stop them."

He sighed looking into her eyes, the black of her pupils grew bleeding out until her eyes were two black pools in her face and she shook all over. She was terrified. "OK, but next time you climb into my lap in the middle of the night I wont let you off so easy." He kissed her again and she moaned quietly. "And there will be a next time."

He lay down keeping her against his chest and stroked her back softly, she rested her head on his chest and by the time they fell asleep the sun was coming in through the window.

*

Three days passed, they moved from town to town and each time they stopped she made sure they slept in separate rooms. On the fourth morning she walked into his room and sat on the chair, she sat up on the bed and rubbed his hands over his face.

"Everything OK?"

"I think I've found one."

"A Demon?"

She nodded and rested her feet on the bed. "I sent the wolves out, they came back stinking of it."

"But how did you know?"

"I asked around last night while you were with that pretty redhead," she raised an eyebrow and he shrugged.

"Hey you cant get jealous sweetheart, you know you could have me any time you wanted me."

"Oh I know," she pushed her fingers through her hair and winked. "So I was asking around and this man was telling me about a town a couple of hours away, crops dying after nothing but good harvest, animals all coming down with this strange disease, sudden changes in weather, nothing but rain. It's a good a lead as any we've had so far so I say we look into it."

"OK," he stood and pulled his shirt over his head, stepping into his boots he hefted his bag over his shoulder and motioned for her to walked ahead. "Ladies first." He watched her rounded ass sway as she walked before closing the door behind them and following her downstairs, they set off through the trees riding in silence. Finally he spoke up.

"How many things are you?"

She turned to look at him one eyebrow raised. "Excuse me?"

"You know, you've been bit by a Vampyre, a Naiad, what else?"

"More than you want to know kid, I would scare you."

"Try me."

"Basilisk, Shapeshifter, Were. Witch, Vampyre and Naiad you know about. There was a time I wasn't very careful with the things I was fighting, I got sloppy."

"So you can turn into all of those things?"

"Not exactly, I have the abilities of all of those things. The strength and speed of a Vampyre, the ability to change my shape like a Were or Shifter, I have the venom of a Basilisk and Naiad and I have the magic of a Witch. I'm not fully one of any of them, I'm a little bit of all. that's why they call me a Halfling."

"You can change your shape?" She nodded. "To what?"

"Anything, a shifter can turn to anything, animals, people, Were's can only turn to animals. I was bit by a Werewolf so when the full moon comes I turn to a wolf, no control over that one. Until then I can be anything I want."

"Really?" He paused trying to find the right words before simply blurting it out. "Can you show me?"

She let out a husky laugh. "You're like a little boy," pulling Aramis to a halt she looked carefully at him. "You really want to see?"

"Yeah."

"OK," she slid to the ground. "What do you want to see?"

"Whatever you want to show me?" He joined her and watched as she began to undress.

"Animals don't wear clothes Hyde," she stood naked before him and shook her hair over her shoulders. The air seemed to move around her and she dropped to the floor, in her place was a small red fox, she sat her tail wrapped around her feet and watched him her head on one side.

"Holy shit."

The wolves whined and sniffed cautiously at the stranger, when they picked up her scent the larger of the two licked her nose and wagged his tail.

Hyde reached out and she allowed him to stroke behind her ear, he smiled as she rubbed herself around his legs before moving away and as he watched she changed before his eyes and stood naked, he looked at her hungrily and she felt a heat start in her belly as the look on his face.

"Hyde," she had meant it as a warning but it came out a breathless whisper and his smile was feral as he took a step towards her, he placed a hand on her waist and pushed her backwards until she hit a tree. He ran his hands down to her thighs and lifted her, pulling her legs to wrap around his waist and pressed against her. She slid her hands in his hair and sighed as he pressed against her, she could feel his hard cock and arched her back pressing her breasts against his chest, he kissed down her neck and she gasped before freezing and laughing softly.

"What?" He looked over his shoulder and smiled, the animals watched them, the larger wolf tilted his head to the side and he lifted her away from the tree. "Stay."

He spoke to the animals and walked through the trees, when they were out of eyesight he lifted her higher so her legs were over his shoulders and kissed the inside of her thigh. He rested her back against the trunk of a tree and curling his hands over her thighs spread her open and dipping his tongue inside her.

"Hyde," his name was a soft moan and she held his hands against her thighs, he kissed higher pressing his lips against the smooth mound of her pussy before dragging his tongue along her slit collecting the juices there. Gently he teased her clit with his tongue and she shuddered dropping her head back against the tree and a laugh escaping her throat. "You're unbelievable."

He smiled and looked up at her, keeping his eyes fixed on her he dipped his tongue inside her again and watched them darken into two black pools, he thrust deeper with his tongue and she tensed, her stomach clenching and dug her nails into his hands. Her tongue came out to wet her lips and she bit down muffling her moan, he slid one finger inside her and worked her clit with the tip of his tongue, he worked her until her breath stuttered and she gripped his hair keeping his head against her as her hips thrust against him crying out as she came. He added a second finger and pushed up working his tongue faster against her drawing out her orgasm until she tensed and screamed hoarsely as her whole body shook and he dropped her down his body to kiss her letting her taste herself on his mouth.

He held her up with his hands on her rounded ass and she wrapped herself around him her whole body still shaking from her orgasm and he pressed against her. Reaching between them she undid the ties on his trousers and his hard cock rested at her entrance, he looked into her black eyes and she saw the control in the bright green depths.

"Are you sure?" She nodded. "I wont be able to stop, I need you to be sure."

She placed as finger on his lips and pulled him closer with her legs around his waist, he slid into her tight heat and his eyes closed, he dropped his head to rest on her shoulder. She felt as good as he dreamed she would. Her fingers quickly undid the buttons of his shirt and she pushed it away feeling his warm skin beneath her hands, he kissed her throat, sucking gently and marking the pale skin. Her tight pussy gripped his thick length tightly and she began to roll her hips against him listening to his soft growls of pleasure and his hands dug into her skin holding her tightly and beginning to thrust into her he gritted his teeth against the orgasm already building. She thrust back matching his hips, driving him deeper inside her and she moaned, in a mixture of pleasure and pain, as he hit deep. She could feel another orgasm building and she threaded her fingers in his hair pulling his head to her breast until he took a nipple into his warm mouth, gently he teased it with his teeth and she shuddered as he bit harder.

"Hyde!" She dropped her head back against the tree her fingers tightening in his hair as she came and he looked back at her smiling. Moving one hand to her throat he held her back against the tree and thrust harder.

"Again."

"I cant." Her voice was breathless and she shook all over, he slid his hand between them and found her clit with his thumb, a husky cry ripped from her lips and her hands came to rest on his chest her nails digging into the skin.

He kissed her and his smile was feral. "I said again." His thumb worked across her clit and he thrust deeper pressing hard against her and she whimpered in his ear. Her nails dragged down his chest leaving long scratches that bled and he swore before gritting his teeth and the words forced themselves through.

"I'm cumming." He growled and pushed deeper inside her as he came filling her and she cried out as her own orgasm ripped through her body. For a moment they did nothing, he held her against the tree panting against her neck until he felt the shivers in her body subside and he lifted his head to look at her. Her eyes had returned to their original white and her face glowed pink as she watched him and a slow smile curved her soft lips.

"You OK sweetheart?" She giggled at the tone of his voice, he sounded very pleased with himself.

"You really have a high impression of yourself."

"I have had no complaints so far, I want to carry that on." He placed her gently on her feet and pulled his trousers up and she reached up to rest her forehead against his closing her eyes, he tied his trousers and still bent at the waist to keep their faces level he kissed her trembling lips. Softly he trailed his fingers down her arms and took her hands gently. "Tell me you wanted that."

"I did."

He sighed and nodded. "Good," he kissed her again and lifted her back into his arms, holding her close he carried her back and watched as she dressed herself again. When she was done they watched each other and he saw her cheeks flush pink under his stare, he stepped towards her and slid his fingers through her soft hair and kissed her, her hands came up to grip his wrists.

"I've never met anyone like you." His voice was low and she shuddered at the darkness there.

"You should count yourself lucky for that. I've told you already, I'm no good for you."

"And I told you I don't care." He kissed her again and she moaned her mouth opening under his, her hips pressing forward feeling his cock, already hard again, press against her stomach and she lifted on her toes trying to get closer. He cupped her ass in his large hands and lifted her higher so he could press into her softness before breaking the kiss with a strained growl. "Ugh fuck, we'll never get there at this rate." He didn't let her go though, instead leaning down to kiss her again his tongue finding hers and she moaned again against his mouth. He growled and held her away at arms length looking down into her eyes. "Daida."

His voice was dangerous and she shuddered but stayed where she was breathing quickly. "We should go."

He nodded but didn't let her go. "No more separate rooms, no more not letting me touch you, no more resisting me sweetheart." She nodded in agreement to his words, she didn't think she could say no to him. "No more talk of how you're not good for me." She opened her mouth to protest but he covered her lips with his own and she moaned again as he kissed her desperately. "No more." She nodded again and he lifted her onto Aramis and climbed into his own saddle. They didn't say a word the rest of the journey and when they arrived at the village she stroked the wolves and sent them into the woods to wait, he slid to the ground and lifted her down to stand in front him, she rolled her eyes.

"I can get down from my own horse," she tried to sound angry but couldn't force herself to it instead arching her back and pressed her ass against him feeling his still hard cock against her. His hands balled into fists and he swallowed hard. She stepped away and walked through the town her eyes darting from side to side looking at the houses until she stopped outside one house. "There's something inside there."

He stopped next to her and shivered. "It's cold here."

"I think we've found our Demon, come on we'll come back tomorrow. Its late now and we'll need a plan."

An hour later they were in a room in the village tavern, she bent over the desk reading from a heavy book. She had taken off her boots and the black corset and he watched her round ass, he practically drooled at the sight and listened to her husky voice as she spoke.

"We'll need to talk to the family, its our best chance. Let them know that we understand what is happening and try and convince them to let us help them."

"How are we going to do that?" His voice was strained and she shuddered but didn't turn, she could feel him close behind her and her hands curled into fists on the desk.

"Tell them the truth, its been the best way so far."

He took a deep breath but couldn't hold himself back any more, stepping forward he pressed against her and she sighed at the feel of his hard cock against her. He took hold of her hips and held her still listening to her gasp as he thrust against her and smiled, she reacted to his softest touch and she pushed back against him dropping her head forward so her hair fell over her shoulders hiding her face. He ran his hand up her back and pulled gently on her hair until she lifted her head and turned to look at him over her shoulder, her mouth hung slightly open and her breath was quick and he pulled her up so her back was against his chest with on arm. With his free hand he undid the ties on her trousers and pushed them down, she stepped out of them and kicked them away while he unbuttoned her shirt. Her arms were caught at her sides where he held her around the waist and she had no choice but to stay still while his large hand cupped her breast and his calloused fingers teased her nipples. She arched her back pressing her breast into his hand, lifting on tiptoes she tried to push her ass back against the throbbing length in his trousers but she was too small, she moaned and struggled desperate to feel him closer. He moved back to sit on the edge of the bed and she fell into his lap, her legs fell either side of his keeping her spread open and he thrust up listening to her moan. His hand still covered her firm breast and he squeezed, her sharp intake of breath sent lust shooting through his stomach and he held her tighter around the waist as she tried to get up.

"Don't fucking move." He spoke into her ear and she went still instantly, something about this man, his rough voice and his take charge attitude fascinated her and she couldn't help but do whatever he asked her to. He had a control over her that even Dalton didn't match and as his hand tightened on her breast again she bit her lip and rolled her hips against him, her hair fell down his back and he kissed her throat, licking, nibbling and sucking until she was trembling against him and he could feel her moisture soaking through his trousers, wetting his cock. Trailing his fingers down from her breast to her quivering pussy he stroked her gently and she jerked against him, her hands curled into fists against his thighs and he let go of her waist to hold her leg and pull her wider. Bringing a finger to her lips he fought back a groan as she suckled obediently, trailing back down her stomach leaving a wet path on her pale skin before pushing inside her tight heat.

"Oh god Hyde," her hands came over his shoulders and dug into his hair and she thrust her hips forward against his hand pressing her round ass against the bulge in his trousers and he gritted his teeth.

"Careful what you do sweetheart or I'll cum before I'm even inside you."

She didn't say anything, she wasn't sure she could. Instead she thrust harder against his hand urging him silently and he gave her what she wanted pushing another finger inside her and she cried out huskily and her fingers tightened in his hair. He started to work his fingers inside her tight pussy and his free hand came up to hold her throat, he squeezed gently and she gasped as her breath stuttered and she thrust harder against his hand fucking herself as she felt her orgasm grow.

"Don't cum yet."

"Hyde please." She could barely talk and he kissed her neck pushing his fingers deeper.

"You don't cum until I tell you to."

She bit her lip and fought to stop herself from cumming, her whole body shook with the effort and he teased her, played with her, drawing out her orgasm until she almost screamed at him. "Hyde! Oh god Hyde please." She begged and he turned her so she faced him, freeing his hard cock from his trousers he lifted her and positioned her so the tip stretched her entrance, he took hold of her hands and held them behind her. He knew she was strong enough to break his grip but she let him take control, he leant forward and whispered in her ear, his words hot against her cool skin.

"I'm going to fuck you slowly. I'm going to slide in deep and you're not going to move, you're going to let me do what I want with you. I'm going to fuck you slow and hard and just when you're about to cum I'm going to stop and watch you shiver and moan." Her eyes didn't leave his as he spoke and she felt she could cum already. "You want to cum don't you sweetheart, I'm not even inside you yet and you're already so close." He pulled her down slightly letting more of his thick cock slide inside her, she growled and he slid his free hand up her body so his fingers brushed her hard nipple. "I going to fuck you deep and when you think you cant wait any more I'm going to fuck you hard. I want to feel your little pussy cum around my cock, you're going to cum over and over again and when you think you cant cum any more I'm going to hold you down and make you cum again."

"Hyde," she begged him with that one word and he smiled and pulled her down until he was buried inside her and she almost sobbed at the feeling of him hard and deep in her pussy.

"But first," he spoke against her ear and she shuddered. "I'm going to fuck you slowly."

He kept hold of her hands and his other hand moved from her breast and he curled his fingers into the soft flesh of her round ass, slowly he lifted her until only the tip of his cock remained inside her and held her there feeling her pussy quiver around him before pulling her back down and holding himself deep. Slowly he lifted her up and down listening to her moans as they grew louder, her body trembled and he knew she was close, as she reached orgasm he stopped, she teetered on the edge her hands curled into fists and her eyes closed as she came down and he began to thrust again. Three times her brought her to the brink until her eyes flew open and she stared at him desperately, there was fire in her eyes and she shook with the effort of keeping control. He smiled and leant forward to kiss her.
"What's the matter sweetheart?" She whined but didn't say anything, she wasn't sure she could. In his chest he felt pride swell that he could bring this beautiful exotic creature to this level of ecstasy and holding her ass pulled her down to grind his hips against her. "You want to cum?" She nodded frantically and he bit her lower lip. "Tell me."

"I want to cum."

"Beg me." Her cheeks heated the pale skin turning a soft pink. "Beg me to cum."

"Please can I cum? Please Hyde I need to."

He growled and flipped them so she lay on the bed, driving deep into her he fucked her hard, his hips pistoning against her violently and she cried out her hands digging into her hair and her legs locking around his waist. Her large breasts bounced with each thrust and pain laced the pleasure as the tip of his thick cock hit against her cervix deep inside her, he held one breast his rough fingers tugging at the small pink nipple teasing the skin and she finally came undone. He felt her juices bath his cock as her orgasm ripped through her slender body and he fucked her faster barely allowing her to come down before pushing her to another orgasm and she trembled thrashing against the bed.

Taking hold of her curved hips he spun her so she was on all fours and, ripping his shirt from his body, he slammed back into her and she pushed her ass back against him wantonly. She didn't think, she couldn't, the sensation of his thick cock spreading her consumed her mind and she curled her sharp nails into the sheets beneath her and he held her tightly haring the materiel rip under her fingers. Reaching out he wound her long red hair around his hand, pulling he watched as her back arched her pose becoming almost obscene and it looked as though she were offering her ass to him. He smoothed his hand over the snow white skin before smacking hard and she screamed as she came again, her hot pussy milking his cock and he pushed deep inside her again spilling his seed into her welcoming heat.

They collapsed to the bed and he rolled off her to lay on his back staring up at the ceiling, reaching across he rested his hand on her curved ass stroking the heated skin where he had spanked her, she lay on her front her head turned so she could look at him and smiled lazily.

"I could really get use to this." Her voice was husky and he felt the stirrings of lust again, he didn't know what this girl was doing to him but something about her drove him wild.

"As could I sweetheart," he squeezed her ass gently and she sighed. "So what do we do now?"

"Wait until morning then we go and try and talk to the family, we have to speak to that Demon."

He nodded and pulled her close to him, she curled against his side and he stroked his fingers across the cool skin of her arm. "How old are you?"

She frowned up at him. "What do you mean?"

"You said death had forgotten you, how old are you?"

"I was born on the sixth day of the sixth month 1166, I was bitten on the sixth day of the sixth month 1185."

"Wow."

She blushed slightly and wouldn't look at him, he gently tilted her chin up to look at him and stroked his thumb across her cheek. "What's the matter sweetheart?"

"I don't know, I've just never spoken about this before. It sounds weird when I hear it out loud."

"We don't have to talk about it?"

"No it's OK, its kind of nice being able to talk about this with someone other than Dalton."

"Who's Dalton?"

She took a deep breath. "When I was nineteen I was sent to kill a Vampyre who had been making a nuisance of himself. He agreed to the deal so was allowed to live among humans but had been taking too much and too frequently and people were starting to realise. I was sloppy, I was young, new and he bit me, I didn't die though instead I changed. Dalton is my Sire."

"Sire?"

"He was the one who turned me, it means we have a bond, we always will. He's the only person I've been able to talk to for years."

"You haven't seen him for a while?"

She looked up in surprise. "What do you mean?"

"You sound like you miss him."

"No I still see him, its just not the same any more."

He held her tightly and for the rest of the night they spoke quietly together. When the sun came through the window he stirred and looked down at her, she slept peacefully her head cushioned on his muscled chest and her hand laying over his heart. Gently he turned her onto her back and lay between her legs, sliding his hand down her body he cupped her breast gently and rolled his hips against her feeling his cock harden against her. She gasped slightly in her sleep and her back arched trying to get closer as her eyes fluttered open, he kissed her and positioned the head of his cock at her entrance, she pressed her hips against him urging him inside but he kissed her keeping her still.

"Shh shh, slowly sweetheart, I want to enjoy you."

She whimpered in frustration but lay back and let him teased her with slowly thrusts that pushed the head of his cock inside her but nothing more. She felt herself stretch around his thick length and bit her lip clutching at his shoulders, he pushed into her slowly and groaned as her tight pussy clamped down around him. He rested his weight on his forearms either side of her head and began to move slowly, rolling his hips he heard she gasp each time he hit deep inside her and her nails dug into his skin and she pressed her hips upwards.

"Faster." Her voice was soft and he smiled but did as she asked, her breath sped up and she moaned. Her nails broke through the skin and he hissed in pain as he felt blood roll over his shoulders and suddenly she went still beneath him, she rolled them and he was surprised at how strong she was, keeping her chest close to his he felt her breathe in her scent with her button nose close to his neck. She shivered in his arms and he stroked her back gently.

"You're hungry?"

She shook her head. "Hyde no."

He slid his fingers through her soft hair and pulled so her lips rested on this throat, she whimpered and he felt her sharp fangs scratch the skin. "Please don't." She tried to pull away but he kept her still and she moaned in defeat. He winced as her fangs broke the skin but as she pulled on his neck and he felt his blood flow into her mouth he groaned and taking hold of her hips thrust up hard into her. She cried out the sound muffled and met his thrusts driving him hard and deep into her hot pussy, he felt some blood trickle down his neck and onto the sheets beneath them and dug his fingers hard into her hips bruising the pale skin. She was close, she could feel the tightening of her stomach muscles and the heat spreading up from her fucked pussy, she placed her hands on his shoulders and pushed him back against the bed straightening up and tossing her head back. Her hair fell down and brushed his thighs and she raised herself up before dropping back down his thick length, he looked up at her his blood dripping from her chin, down her throat and between her breasts as she bounced on his hard cock, fucking herself to orgasm. His hands still rested on her hips but he brushed over her clit with one calloused thumb and her muscles went taught as her pussy quivered around his cock as she came. He sat up holding her around the waist with one strong arm and with the hand still on her hips moved her pushing her orgasm higher as he kissed her tasting his blood on her tongue, pulling her down so he could push as deep inside her as he could he bit her shoulder quietening his shout as he came filling her with his hot cum and she cried out as her eyes rolled back in her head. He held her to him breathing heavily and she rested her forehead against his smiling guiltily.

"You taste so fucking good." She felt his cock twitch inside her as she spoke and moaned as a shock went through her body. "Down boy."

"I never thought I would hear someone say that." He laughed breathlessly. "Holy shit Daida."

She kissed his neck and flicked her tongue over the puncture wounds, the healing properties in her saliva healed the skin instantly and she moved her head back to kiss him. "We should go, we need to speak to the family."

He didn't let her go and she laughed. "Hyde come on, if you're going to keep distracting me like this I'll have to leave you here."

He kissed her and tipped her sideways off his lap. "Fine," standing he dropped a kiss to her forehead and began to dress. She pulled on a pair of black trousers, a white shirt, a black corset and her boots, piling her hair into a messy knot on top of her head she turned back to him.

"You ready?" He nodded and they walked from the room, he followed her down the street until he felt the cold seep into his bones again and she looked up into his green eyes. "You let me do the talking." He nodded and went to step round her but she stopped him with a hand on his chest, she wore her gloves again and he looked down at her. "You stay outside of the room." He opened his mouth to argue but she shook her head. "You stay outside the room and you don't come in for anything understand?" He looked at her eyes with had darkened with fear, they were a stormy grey and he touched her cheek gently.

"Are you OK?"

"You stay outside and you don't come in for anything, do you understand?"

"You know what's in there don't you? Have you met it before?"

"Hyde just promise me that you will stay outside and you wont come in for anything."

He looked into her scared face. "I promise."

She sighed in relief and without another word knocked on the door, a plump woman in her mid-thirties answered and a look of relief passed over her face. Her eyes filled with tears and she clamped a hand over her mouth, she looked exhausted.

"It's you?"

Daida frowned. "Sorry?"

"She said you'd come, a girl with red hair and white eyes. She said you would come, you're going to help us." The woman grabbed her arm and pulled her inside, Hyde followed and shut the door behind them.

"Who said I would come?"

"My daughter, she's..." The woman's voice broke and she wiped a tear from her cheek. "She's not herself, its like she's two different people but she said you were coming and you would help her. There's evil in my little girl but you'll find it wont you? You'll find it and you'll stop it."

"Yes ma'am." Daida seemed unsure of what to do and Hyde reached forward and touched the woman's shoulder gently.

"What's do you mean its like she's two different people?"

The woman turned to look up at him. "She's changed, she was the sweetest girl never hurt a fly but then she changed. One night just like that, she hurt me and my husband. We went to the doctor but he said there was nothing wrong, she was a healthy little girl, we were going to go to the priest but she said to wait for you. Please help her."

The husband came from the kitchen and looked at Daida. "It's you," his voice was tired just like his wife's and he shook when he laid eyes on the girl. "You're going to help our little girl."

"I'm going to try," she glanced up at the ceiling, she could feel the dark presence in the house and clenched her hands into fists trying to steady the shaking. "Take me to her."

They climbed the stairs and stopped outside a closed door. "She's in there," the woman pressed close to her husbands side. "Please help."

Daida turned to Hyde. "Stay out here."

"I want to help you."

"You're not ready, not for him. You keep them safe."

He reached for her but she stepped into the room and closed the door behind her. The girl lay on the bed, she looked to be about ten years old with blonde hair like her mother spread across the pillow beneath her head. Daida turned back to the door and placed her hand on the wood.

"Gortorri incantarum." A blue light pulsed from her hand into the wood and she turned back to the bed, Daida sat beside her and placed her hand on the girls forehead. She could feel the heat coming from her skin through the material of her glove and closed her eyes. "Ab insidiis diaboli, libera nos, dominates, Ut coven tuam secura tibi libertate servire facias, Te rogamus, audi nos! Ut inimicos sanctae circulae humiliare digneris, Te rogamus, audi nos! Terribilis Deus Sanctuario suo, Cernunnos ipse truderit virtutem plebi Suae, Aradia ipse fortitudinem plebi Suae.Benedictus Deus, Gloria Patri, Benedictus Dea, Matri gloria!"

An unholy scream ripped from the girls lips and her eyes flew open, from her open mouth poured a black smoke and she sat up panting. Daida touched her cheek and waited until her eyes focused. "Go, go outside and don't come back in here."

The girl nodded and hurried from the room, the door slammed closed behind her and Daida stood watching the smoke as it hurtled to the ground and when it cleared a figure stood in the room with her.

"Daida, its been a long time my sister."

She took a breath trying to steady her voice. "Adramelech, it hasn't been long enough."

He smiled and studied her with his head on one side. "Still as beautiful as ever." She stared into his white eyes, a mirror image of her own and felt the fear clutch her chest again, his hair was white and soft looking hanging in curls to his shoulders. He wore a black shirt and trousers the shirt unbuttoned to his stomach showing the pale skin of his chest and he took a step towards her.

"This isn't your usual Adramelech, going after children."

"I heard you were looking for a Demon, so I gave you one."

"You knew I would come?"

"I know everything about you sister, your strengths, your weaknesses. What makes you scared, what makes you sad, what makes you cum." She blushed and he laughed softly. "Such modesty darling." He moved towards her and she took a step back.

"You stay away from me."

"But are you not happy to see me? You knew I was coming, the Order told you."

"I'm not going back."

"That's not what I'm here for, I'm here for you. I have missed you sister."

"Go to hell."

"Only if you come with me, we've all missed you."

She shuddered as she pushed the memories that now flooded her mind down. He moved so he was stood in front of her and reached out to gently touch her cheek, she flinched and he tutted.

"Shh shh, I'm not here to hurt you darling, how could I? My sweet little sister. I'm here to bring you home."

"I wont go." She tried to move backwards but her feet were rooted to the spot.

He slowly undid the buttons on her shirt and peeled the corset away from her body, she shivered and shook her head. "Please don't." He slipped a hand inside her shirt and cupped one breast, she moaned quietly and he smiled.

"Come home with me. You belong with me, you always have."

"No please, I don't want to."

His eyes flashed red and he spun her pressing her against the wall, holding her wrists behind her back with one hand he trapped them between their bodies and spoke into her ear. "You shouldn't say no to me darling, you know I don't like it."

"Please Adramelech," her voice shook. "Please don't."

"You just don't get it do you? I like it when you beg me."

He reached round to her front and undid the ties on her trousers, yanking them down he pressed one finger inside her and she cried out in pain.

"Daida?" Hyde's voice came through the door and she heard the handle as he tried to get in. "Daida what's going on?"

"You brought a friend?" he spoke into her ear and heard her whimper as her pushed another finger into her tight pussy. "Maybe we should invite him in as well."

"Please don't hurt him."

"You like him?" He pushed his fingers deeper inside her and she bit her lip trying to muffle her cries of pain. "What will you do to keep him safe?"

She felt the cold dread settle in her stomach and she dropped her head forward to rest on the wall. "I'll do anything, just please don't hurt him."

"Anything?"

"Yes."

He smiled. "Beg me sister beg me to fuck you."

She sobbed quietly, she knew what she would have to do to stop him from hurting Hyde and she closed her eyes. "Fuck me Adramelech. Fuck me hard and make me scream. Please I want you to."

"Good girl." He freed his hard cock from his trousers and spat on his fingers before pushing them back into her. He sawed them in and out before removing them and slamming into her from behind, she clamped her lips together trying to stay silent and closed her eyes as he took hold of her hip and began to thrust against her. Soft moans escaped her and she pressed her cheek against the wall, the stone cold against her heated skin. The pain burned in her stomach and her hands curled into fists behind her back, the nails digging into her palms hard enough to draw blood. His grip on her turned gentle and he kissed her neck softly, she shivered and he trailed his fingers over her hip and between her legs. She sucked in a breath as he teased over her smooth mound before finding her clit with one finger, she tensed as she waited to see what he would do and he remained still making her wait, knowing what it did to her. He pressed gently on the small nub of her clitoris and she moaned quietly pushing her ass back against him and drawing him deeper, he held her hip and moved her on his cock feeling the wetness of her pussy coat him with her juices as her pleasure began to build. He pulled held onto her hair gently and turned her head, kissing her he groaned as her lips opened under his and he thrust harder listening to her little moans.

"Daida!" Hyde shouted from outside the door, he slammed his shoulder into the wood trying to break it open but it was as though it was made of stone, the family stood behind him.

"What's going on? Is she OK?" The mother sounded worried and held her daughter tightly.

"I don't know." Hyde smashed into the door again.

"What's it doing to her?"

"I don't know!"

She could hear him outside the door, she tried to block him out as the pleasure built inside her. Adramelech thrust harder feeling the walls of her pussy quiver around his thick cock, he pressed harder against her clit and she whimpered against his mouth.

"You going to cum for me?" He whispered. "Is that what you want?" She couldn't talk but pressed back and he smiled, he rubbed her clit faster listening as her moans grew louder and finally she cried out against his lips, her pussy milked his cock as her orgasm consumed her and he followed filling her. He stepped away and tidied their trousers before stroking her hair.

"He likes you."

She slid to the ground pulled her shirt around herself and pulled her knees up to her chest, he knelt beside her and gently touched her cheek. "You know I don't want to hurt you darling."

"I'm not going back. They'll have to kill me."

He sighed. "They haven't sent me yet, this was a personal visit, a family reunion. Please think about coming back, we need you and you need us."

"I don't need anyone."

He looked at her sadly then leant down and kissed her forehead, he was gentle and she shivered as she remembered how it had been between them before any of this happened. "I love you sister."

A tear rolled down her cheek. "I love you too my brother."

The black smoke engulfed him again and when it cleared he was gone, the door slammed open and Hyde burst into the room. Immediately he wrapped a blanket from the bed around her and lifted her into his arms.

"What did he do to you?" She shook her head and curled into his broad chest, he held her tightly and hurried out of the house ignoring the families words as he ran back to the inn. He lay her gently on the bed and she looked to the tub.

"I want a bath."

He nodded and filled a metal pot with water and hung it over the flames that danced in the fireplace, when it was boiling he poured it into the tub and turned to fill the pot again. He heard her stand and he clothes drop to the floor and spun round taking a step towards her.

"Daida wait its too hot." She held up a hand and he stopped as though his legs were stone, he couldn't move. She stepped into the boiling water and sank down in the tub, pulling her legs to her chest she rested her chin on her knees and stared vacantly. He watched her worry mounting in his chest and when he felt he could move again he sank into the chair at the desk, finally he spoke.
"What happened in there?" She didn't answer just stared at nothing. "Daida what happened in there?"

"Nothing."

"I heard you, it was not nothing."

"Hyde don't."

"Don't what? You knew what would happen if you went in there. You knew who it was. What happened?" She remained silent and he stood slamming his fists on the table. "Dammit what the fuck did he do to you?"

She said nothing but stood from the tub, she dried herself and dressed quickly then standing in front of him she reached up to kiss his lips softly. "I'm sorry Hyde."

Then she ran from the room, he watched out the window and when she rode past he swore and followed.

Aramis galloped through the trees, the wolves ran alongside them and she swallowed down the fear in her chest, she felt his presence but didn't stop until a hand grabbed her arm and she was pulled from her horse. He pressed her against a tree holding her arms tightly and shook her.

"What the fuck do you think you were doing?"

"What do you think I'm doing? I'm going back."

Dalton growled and leant his face down to her. "He's touched you, I can smell him on you."

"Let me go, this is what you wanted isn't it?"

"How could you let him put his hands on you?"

She smiled nastily. "Which one?"

He slammed his fist into the tree beside her head, she didn't flinch and her eyes never left his, he curled his fingers around her throat and lifted her so her eyes were level with his own. Her hands remained at her sides and she tried not to let the fear show in her eyes as his grip tightened. "Don't push me Halfling."

"This is what you want isn't it? Me to come back to the Order, have me close so you can keep watch, keep me all to yourself. Well now you're getting it."

"Don't touch her!" A voice rang through the trees and she sighed, he turned to look at the man striding towards them through the trees and he snarled.

"So this is your human?"

"I said don't touch her."

Dalton let go and met Hyde head on, they were the same height but Hyde was broader. "What are you going to do human? You cant stand to me."

Hyde brought his fist back and slammed it into Dalton's cheek, the Vampyre barely flinched rubbing his chin before leaping on Hyde and landing four hits to the man's face.

"Stop it!" Daida shouted and stepped towards them.

Hyde managed to get his hand to his ribs and pulled the gun from his holster, placing the barrel against Dalton's chest he stared into the red eyes. "I can kill you."

Dalton looked down, he knew the gun had wooden bullets and he smiled. "I'll rip your throat out before you can pull the trigger."

"I said stop it!" Daida screamed and the sky turned dark, they looked at her. She breathed heavily and her hands were clenched fists at her side. She couldn't bring herself to say anything and turned and walked from them, Dalton sighed and stood holding out his hand he helped Hyde to his feet.

"She has never befriended a human before." He shook Hyde's hand. "You have been good to her?"

"I have." Hyde took his hand back and placed the gun back at his ribs. "You're Dalton? Her Sire?"

"She told you about me?"

"She did." Hyde looked after her. "Will she be OK?"

Dalton shrugged. "I don't know." He followed her through the trees leaving Hyde to stare after them, he found her sat on the floor her arms wrapped around her legs and her chin resting on her knees, she didn't look as he sat next to her and for a moment they were silent.

"Why are you doing this?"

She flinched at his question and shrugged one shoulder.

"Daida don't shut me out."

"I thought this is what you wanted?"

"Don't do that! I want to know you're not going to do something stupid, now why are you doing this?"

She turned to him and he saw the fear on her face. "Because I'm tired Dalton. I've been running for so long and I don't want to do it any more. I'm so tired."

"Did he do something to you?"

"My brother did not hurt me any more than you or anyone else in the Order and I know that he loves me."

"Please don't do anything that you might regret. You know they can make things much worse for you."

She stood and looked down at him. "I already regret many things I have done in my life. One more wont kill me."

She walked back to Hyde and he reached out to her, she held up a hand stopping him. "You cant come with me."

"Daida."

"You cannot come with me!" She shouted. "Hyde for once please just listen. I'm doing this for you, I don't want them to get you as well."

"I'm not leaving you."

She smiled sadly and kissed him. "Yes you are."

She swung herself into her saddle and kicked the horses flanks. She rode quickly not looking back, not giving herself the opportunity to give into the fear and run.

She rode for three days, not stopping. The wolves ran with her and only when she came saw the castle in the distance did she stop, sliding to the floor she kissed the horses nose. "You be good you hear?" She stroked the wolves. "You take care of him." She started towards the castle and heard them follow her. "No Aramis, you stay here. You cant come with me now."

She ran to the castle, the drawbridge was down over the deep moat and she crossed only stopping when she saw the figure of an old man, she took a deep breath and walked to him.

"Daida my child. You've come back?" Baallore smiled and held his arms open, she took a deep breath and walked into his arms feeling them wrap around her.

"I have."

He turned and lead her inside. "I'm so glad, we have a guest here we think you might want to see." She frowned but said nothing until they were inside, he lead her to a large stone room warmed by a roaring fire and she gasped. Two men held Hyde, his head was slumped and he looked unconscious and she went to move to him.

"Hyde?" She turned to look at Baallore. "What is he doing here?"

"He was picked up earlier today, it seems he was following you." She stepped away and glared at the old man.

"You let him go, I'm here you have what you wanted but let him go."

"That's not true child, I want what will make you happy and that is to be free is it not?"

"What do you mean?"

"We can come to an agreement, I will let you leave here and I will not pursue you, you will be free to live as you want."

"Daida don't." Hyde raised his head and spoke through a bloodied lip. "Don't listen to him."

"I will let you leave but you will leave here as you came to us, you will leave Demon."

Hyde shook his head trying to clear the fog from where they had hit him. "Daida what does he mean?"

"Oh you haven't told him," Baallore looked to the girl, she refused to meet any of their eyes staring at the floor. "You see our Daida here is a Halfling. Her father was a feeder but her mother was a Demon, normally in a union like that the child will take power from one parent but she became a mix of the two, half Demon half Feeder. A Halfling. If you chose to walk away from this you will be stripped of any power you have gained from your Feeder blood and will live your life as a Demon."

"You'll really let us go?" She glanced warily at Baallore. "You wont try and bring us back? I'll truly be free?"

"You will."

She looked at Hyde who shook his head. "I'll do it."

Baallore smiled. "That's a good girl." He nodded and a fourth man came from the shadows, her breath caught as Adramelech came towards her and kissed her forehead.

"This will hurt my sister." Then he placed one large hand on her stomach and spoke softly, she didn't understand the words but a sharp pain ran through her and she cried out. He held her upright and continued to speak as the pain grew stronger and she screamed, a blue light began to grow where he touched her and it engulfed them, when it died her screaming stopped and she fell to her knees. She could hear Hyde calling her name but didn't have the strength to lift her head, a pair of strong arms lifted her as she could hear Baallore's voice.

"Take them somewhere to rest. They can leave in the morning."

She was carried through winding corridors lit by flaming torches and finally placed on a soft bed, she felt it dip as Hyde was pushed beside he and he pushed her hair back from her face looking desperately into her eyes.

"Daida are you alright?"

She nodded and touched his cheek gently, he kissed her roughly and she arched her back wrapping her legs around his waist, his hands ripped their clothes away and he thrust into her. She cried out huskily and held herself close as he pounded into her, he couldn't think of anything but the feeling of her tight pussy around his cock and the moans escaping her lips. She rolled them and held his shoulders to her bed, she was no longer as strong but he let her and held her hips as she rolled her hips against him.

She trailed her hands up her body and gripped handfuls of her hair as pleasure built in her stomach, his fingers dug into the soft skin of her thighs and he watched as she fucked herself. Her whole body trembled and she dropped her head back moaning as she came and he gritted his teeth as her pussy fluttered around his cock. Sitting up he took hold of her hair and pulled her back dropping his head to one breast so he could take the small pink nipple into his mouth. Her skin was warm against him and he suckled gently, she held his head to her breast as he licked and teased the sensitive skin. Her hips still moved against him driving his cock deep inside her and pain mixed with the pleasure she felt, he was so big and he stretched her open. Her sweet juices spilled down and coated his thighs and he bit her nipple gently raking his teeth over the sweet flesh.

"Cum inside me," she whispered in his ear her soft breath tickling. "Cum with me."

He growled and bit harder breaking the skin and sucking hard tasting her blood in her mouth as his cock jerked inside her his cum shooting into her welcoming pussy. She moaned and followed her second orgasm ripping through her and she dropped her head to his shoulder breathing heavily, he kept her close and rested his head on her shoulder kissing her neck.

"A Demon?"

She shook her head. "Not now. I don't want to talk about this now. But I will."

He nodded and lay back against the pillow bringing her with him and within minutes they were asleep.

She woke slowly, she was still laying over his body and as she lifted her self she looked into his peaceful face. She pushed a strand of red hair away from his forehead and smiled.

"Hyde?" He didn't wake, she shook his shoulder gently but he didn't stir. "Hyde come on, we have to go." He didn't wake. She rolled off him worry rising in her stomach and shook him harder. "Hyde wake up!" She touched his forehead, his skin was burning and his chest was barely moving, she leapt from the bed and pulled on her trousers and shirt running to the door she reached for it but before she could touch the wood it swung open revealing Baallore and Adramelech.

"What have you done to him?"

"It was necessary child, we need you and you need us. You can save him."

"What did you do?" She stepped towards them but stopped as she came against an invisible force keeping her still.

"If we have your word that you will stay here and work for us again we will give you back your abilities and you can save him. He will go and live his life and you will not see him again."

"You're a monster!"

"But you are not and you can save him." Baallore held out his hand. "Will you?"

She felt a tear roll down her cheek and looked back to his still figure on the bed. "You'll let him go? If I do this you'll let him go?"

"You have my word child."

She nodded, Adramelech took hold of her hand and she felt the same pain stab through her, she closed her eyes and pressed her lips together to stop from making a sound. The same blue light filled the room and when it faded she fell to the bed and placed a hand on his chest, kissing his lips softly she closed her eyes. "I'm sorry." She muttered the healing spell and golden light pulsed from her hand to his chest, opening her eyes she looked back expecting to see his green eyes looking back at her. They didn't, his face was still peaceful and she turned to the two men.

"Why didn't it work?"

Baallore smiled almost pityingly. "You cannot save him child."

She shook her head. "You're lying."

"I'm sorry darling." Adramelech spoke and she screamed, the room went dark and a wind whipped round her. They covered their eyes against the game and when it had calmed she was gone, Baallore turned to the Demon.

"Bring him, he'll need a lot of help before he meets her again."

London 2014

She crept down the alley that lead round the back of the abandoned building, her black boots made no noise on the ground and she listened carefully for any sounds coming from inside. Pulling open a heavy metal door she slipped inside and walked slowly into the room, the moonlight streamed in from the high windows and she looked around.

"Well well, aren't you a pretty one?"

She spun and stared into the blue eyes of the woman now approaching her. "Wish I could say the same for you."

The Witch laughed. She was old her face covered in deep wrinkles and her skin took on a grey colour in the light, she wore a dress of brown rags and Daida looked her up and down. "You know they've made great advances in fashion, maybe you should invest in something that doesn't make it look like you're stuck in the dark ages."

"I've heard of you child, you think I'm scared of you?"

"I think you should be."

"Why because you're a Demon? A Vampyre? A Were? A Witch? Countless Protectors have come for me and I have killed them all, what makes you so different?"

"Because I'm the best they have." Her movements were so quick she seemed to blur in front of the Witch's eyes and she took a gun from her thigh and shot the woman through the heart. The blue eyes widened and she fell backwards dead before she hit the floor. "I really thought this would be more fun." Daida tucked the gun back in the holster and walked to the Witch, placing her hand over the woman's heart she muttered a few words and the body began to flake away until there was nothing left.

Back outside she swung her leg over her motorbike and revved the engine before flying down the street. She arrived back at the block of flats and killed the engine before walking inside, she unlocked the door and walked inside locking it again behind her, she couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching her and she turned on the light. The flat was empty. She walked through to the kitchen and took a bottle of whiskey from the cabinet, twisting off the lid she drank wincing as it burnt down her throat and walked back through to the living room.

"You haven't changed a bit sweetheart." She spun on her heel and looked up into a pair of green eyes. "Well your hair maybe," he reached out and tucked a lock of jet black hair behind her ear. "It suits you."

"You haven't changed at all." She watched him her breath catching in her throat. "You've been watching me?"

"For centuries now."

"How?"

Hyde stoked her cheek softly, her skin was cool beneath his fingers and he breathed in her familiar scent. "When you left me with the Order to rot they offered me a choice, I could die right there and then or I could become one of them and they would give me the power to hunt you down. I know its taken me a while but you had a head start with your training and I didn't want to face you until I was ready."

She swallowed. "You've come to kill me then?"

"You left me to them, you gave me to them, I think I have the right to be a little pissed don't you?"

"Is that what they told you?"

"They told me the truth."

"Oh yeah and what's that?"

He shook his head. "It's not important now," he still stroked her cheek almost lovingly and she shivered at his touch. "Just know that I would have followed you to anything but you chose to leave me."

"Just know that I never wanted to do this." She smashed the bottle against the table next to her and drove the jagged glass into his stomach. He stumbled back with a grunt and looked down, looking back into her eyes he frowned and pulled the glass from him and shook his head tutting.

"Come on sweetheart, you can do better than that."

She leapt at him and he caught her in mid air throwing her against the wall, the air was knocked from her body and she slid to the floor. He advanced on her. "Come on Daida, I was expecting more of a fight."

She swung her leg round catching him in the back of his knee and he fell, she leapt on his chest and he managed to get a foot under her belly kicking her over his head. She landed in a crouch and turned vaulting over the table, he caught hold of her ankle and pulled her back, she twisted onto her back and kicked hard catching him in the jaw. He grunted again and released her and she scrambled off the table and ran to the kitchen, she managed to grab a sharp knife from her boot and turned to find him in front of her. He took a knife from inside his leather jacket and curling his arm around her neck held the blade against her throat.

"Gotcha." He was panting and she shook her head her eyes gleaming.

"Not quite." He looked down between their bodies and saw the sharp point of her own knife pressed against his stomach, he smiled and leant his face close.

"Very good."

He was pressed hard against her body and she could feel his cock hardening against her stomach through his jeans. He looked into her eyes. "Always so beautiful." He kissed her and heard her moan quietly and surprise passed across his face. "After that, after everything do I still make you wet sweetheart?" She snarled and he laughed lifting her with one around around her waist he settled her on the counter and stepped between her legs, the point of her knife pressed harder against his stomach and he took hold of her wrist moving her hand away and holding it against the wall beside her head. With her sitting on the high counter and him standing his cock could press against her pussy through their clothes and he saw her cheeks flush pink, he rolled his hips against her and she whimpered pressing her hips forward trying to prolong the contact. "After what you did to me you still want me to fuck you don't you?"

She didn't answer and he pressed the blade harder against her throat, a drop of blood rolled down her pale, slender neck and he leant to lick it up, she tasted sweet and he kissed her neck until her head fell back and she submitted to him.

"Is that what you want? To feel me inside you one more time before I slit that pretty little throat? For me to make you cum one more time?" She opened her mouth but couldn't answer instead she moaned and the fingers of her free hand curled into his t-shirt. "Tell me, what do you want Daida?" He kept control by a thread, he hadn't expected to feel this way towards her not after everything and he needed to hear it more for himself than for what he was doing to her.

"I want you to fuck me. One last time."

He smiled and kissed her neck again, taking the knife from her hand he threw it behind him and pushed the hooded sweatshirt she wore away from her shoulders, his knife still pressed against her throat and she kept her hand against the wall letting him touch her as he wanted.

"I'm going to fuck you slowly." She moaned, he had told her that once before, his hand slid down over her shoulder and covered on breast through her black vest. She arched her back pressing her breast harder against his hand. "I'm going to fuck you slowly, so slowly. I'm going to slide in deep and you're not going to move, you're going to let me do what I want with you. I'm going to fuck you slow and hard and just when you're about to cum I'm going to stop and watch you shiver and moan. You want to cum don't you sweetheart, I'm not even inside you yet and you're already so close." He pressed his hand against her through her jeans and she bit her lip her whole body trembling against him. He had told her all this before, he knew what it would be doing to her. "I going to fuck you deep and when you think you cant wait any more I'm going to fuck you hard. I want to feel your little pussy cum around my cock, you're going to cum over and over again and when you think you cant cum any more I'm going to hold you down and make you cum again."
"Fuck you." Her words were forced, she remembered him telling her this and knew he would delivered what he promised. Her juices were soaking the silk thong she wore and she wrapped her legs around his waist trying to pull him closer.

"What's that sweetheart?"

"I said fuck you." She spoke through gritted teeth and met his gaze, his smile widened and he reached behind his back to pull her shoes off her feet, peeling her jeans away from her legs he stepped back between them and covered her with one large hand, she still wore her thong and he felt her juices soaking through the materiel.

"Always so wet for me," he pushed a finger against her entrance, his cock was straining against his clothes and he had to work to keep his own body from trembling, he pushed his jeans and boxers down and, pulling her panties to the side, pushed the head of his cock inside her, she whimpered and he kissed her. "I'll do all those things but first, I'm going to fuck you slow." He thrust hard into her and she cried out as he finally filled her, stretching her tight pussy over his thick length and the hand on his chest curled into a fist. He placed the hand that wasn't holding the knife against her lower back and pulled her closer to him, slowly he began to move pulling out until only the head of his cock remained in her wet heat before pushing back in and burying himself inside her. He had thought about her every night and she felt exactly as he remembered, tight, hot and his. The thought blazed through his mind and he looked at her, her face flushed with pleasure, her eyes closed and her head hanging back baring her throat to him. She was his. He trailed the knife around her throat, over her shoulder and cut through the straps of her vest and bra, he dropped it and smoothed his hand over he waist never stopping his torturous rhythm. A soft cry escaped her lips and her eyes flew open to look into his. He knew she was close and stopped holding himself inside her and she groaned in frustration.

"Hyde."

"I told you sweetheart I'm going to make you wait and then I'm going to make you cum over and over again." He began to move again and her breath stuttered her legs wrapping tightly around him trying to get closer and he took hold of her wrists holding them above her head, he thrust slowly pushing deep inside her and holding himself still letting her grind her hips against him before pulling back. It didn't take long before she cried out begging him and he smiled going still and she slumped back against the wall.

"Hyde please, don't make me wait any more."

He laughed. "Why so impatient sweetheart? Don't you like me playing with you." But he gave her what she wanted and thrust hard against her, it only took a minute before she screamed as her orgasm gripped her and her muscles tensed, her back arched pressing her breasts against his hard chest and he thrust faster drawing out her orgasm. Kicking off his shoes, jeans and boxers her kicked them away, shrugging out of his jacket he pulled his t-shirt over his head and dropped them with the rest of his clothes. Then he pulled off the remains on her vest and bra and lifting her into his arms walked her through to the living room, he placed her gently on the sofa and knelt between her legs. Her pussy was swollen from his hard thrust and he kissed the pick flesh, her juices covered his lips and he licked them away staring up her body to her eyes. They didn't leave his face as he pulled her thong down her legs and balled them up holding them tightly in his hand. He hooked one leg over his shoulder and blew gently on her hot skin and she shivered, slowly he licked up her pussy collecting more of her sweet nectar and swallowing it down, savouring the taste. He thrust his tongue inside her and she dropped her head back against the sofa her toes curling as he licked, kissed and nibbled her until she was shaking. One hand clutched the back of the sofa and the other curled into the cushion beneath her, he linked his fingers with hers and she held on tight as he teased her clit with his tongue, his other hand held her hips against the sofa with his forearm across her pelvis keeping her still as he gently wrapped his lips around her small clit and sucked.

"Oh fuck!" Her voice was a husky scream and dug her nails into his hand as she came her hips bucking against his mouth and he held her down sucking harder until she was sobbing and thrashing against him.

Standing he lifted her back into his arms and turned to sit on the sofa with her straddling him, pulling her head down he kissed her and she tasted herself on his lips. Looking back into her eyes he saw they were dark grey with lust and smiled.

"Now you make me cum." He stroked her hair before balling it into a fist. "And you don't cum again until I do."

She lifted herself and slid back down on his cock, he rested his hands on her thighs, he still held her panties in one and lay back as she began to roll her hips against him. He was close but he would make her work for it, gritting his teeth he watched her as she bounced on his cock. Her tight pussy gripped his length and she thrust down taking him completely inside her and grinding her hips against him. His head dropped back against the sofa and she leant forward to kiss his neck sucking the skin and marking him, his hands gripped her ass as she thrust quickly and he growled.

"Daida," she knew he was close and bit his neck tasting his blood and he exploded beneath her, his cock jerked spilling himself into her welcoming pussy and she muffled her cry against his neck as she came again. She stayed still for a moment catching her breath and he stroked her back with the hand that did not hold her panties.

"I don't know what they told you," her voice was quiet against his ear and he shuddered as her soft breath tickled his skin. "But it wasn't true."

"They told me that the morning you left they gave you a choice. You could leave with me as a Demon and live your life, or you could go back to how you were before and they would keep me. They said you didn't even have to think."

She shook her head unable to meet his eyes. "That's not true. I couldn't wake you up, they'd done something to you. They said if I went back to how I was and went back to work for them then I could save you and they'd let you go. They said they would own me for the rest of my life but you would survive and they'd let you go. I tried to help you but I couldn't, I'm sorry Hyde."

"They told me you had left me."

"They would have told you anything."

He gently pulled on her hair until she looked into his green eyes. "They made me like you, when they took it from you they gave some to me. I'm just like you now and since you left I spent everyday training with them, they taught me how you fight and how to fight everything you are. I've spent centuries believing that you left me to them."

"I didn't," she shook her head and placed her hands on his cheeks. "I tried to save you but it didn't work. I thought you were dead, I thought they had taken you from me."

He searched her face. "You didn't give me to them?" She shook her head. "You didn't leave me?"

"I thought they killed you."

He looked at her intently, she had died her hair a jet black and it hung in a shining wave down to her hips, she had a scar that ran from behind her left ear and down her neck and he traced it gently. "What's this?"

"I got careless, I wasn't thinking straight after it happened. A Were got me."

He ran his fingers over the scar and she closed her eyes. "Are you still going to kill me?" Her question surprised him. "That's what you came here to do right? All that anger doesn't just go away."

"Some part of me always believed they were lying. After everything you said about the Order, all those years you spent running from them I knew you wouldn't have just left me there, but after a while it got hard to ignore what they were saying," he pushed her hair over her shoulder and stroked her throat. "But part of me knew you didn't leave me." He pulled her down and kissed her trembling lips. "Just never do it again."

She laughed softly and shook her head. He stood from the sofa taking her with him and made his way through to her bedroom, they spent the night in each others arms talking and when the sun came through the window she turned on her front and rested her chin on her hand. Her face was serious.

"Don't do it." He spoke and she feigned innocence. "Don't even think about it."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"You cant take them on they're too strong."

"After what they did to you," she placed her small hand on his cheek. "Hyde I never wanted this to be your life."

"It was always going ot be my life because you were always going to be in it. Whether I became like you or not I was always going to be involved in this." He sighed. "You know they'll come for us soon."

"How long do we have?"

"A few hours?"

"Do they have Dalton?"

"Yes."

"Then we'll be ready." He rolled her onto her back and lay between her legs, his cock pressed against her and she reached between them to position him at her entrance and he pushed inside her tight heat. She wrapped lifted her knees to hug his hips pulling him deeper and giggled.

"Oh god I forgot how big you were." His chest swelled and he thrust deeper holding his body away from hers so she could see his thick cock as he thrust into her, he thrust deeper and pain hit her with each thrust but she craved it, needed him deeper. His teeth were gritted and she saw his canine teeth had sharpened to fangs, she touched them gently with her finger.

"Vampyre?" He nodded, leaning down with his forearms either side of her head he watched her face as she studied him. "Did they do it on purpose?"

"Said it would help me kill you." She shuddered as she remembered his anger last night, then she moaned as she remembered what had come after. He smiled and flicked his tongue over her lower lip. "Does it scare you sweetheart? That I might be stronger than you now." He took hold of her wrists and held them back against the bed, she tried to break his grip but couldn't and she struggled against him. "It does, you've always been stronger haven't you, always been in control?" He leant and whispered into her ear. "Well now I am and I'm going to fuck you until you scream." He slammed his hips against her embedding his hard length inside her to the hilt and she cried out, he pounded into her her tight pussy gripping his cock and she hooked her legs around his waist pulling him deeper as she thrust upwards meeting him each time he bottomed out inside her. He was already close and he whispered a warning in her ear.

"Cum, I want to feel you." He pushed deep inside her, hitting against her g-spot and she screamed as she came, he followed his own shout muffled against her neck and he panted against her skin. She pulled her hands free and stroked down his broad back welcoming his weight on her.

"I can handle knowing that might be the last time I get fucked. You sure know how to make it memorable." She couldn't contain her laughter as she spoke and his bark like laugh filled the room.

He rolled off her and they lay looking at the ceiling. "Are you scared?" She turned her head to look at him as he spoke.

"No, I've known this is how it would end. Are you?"

"Not at all." He smiled and watched as she stood, she walked into the small bathroom off the bedroom and he went through to the living room to change. He heard the shower come on and spotting a bottle of whiskey on the table he opened it and drank deeply, he had lied, he was scared. He was terrified.

The shower turned off he listened as she moved around her room, opening and closing drawers and finally she came back into view. He stood and looked her up and down. She wore tight, dark denim jeans, there were rips down the legs and as he looked he could see a mark on her skin under each one, a tight black vest showed her hips over her jeans and a hooded black sweatshirt covered her top half and heavy black boots encased her small feet. Her black hair shone in the early morning sun coming in through the windows and her eyes glinted with excitement. He threaded his fingers through her hair and kissed her, she smiled and reaching on tiptoe kissed him back.

"Come with me," she took his hand and lead him back tot he bedroom, his eyes were drawn to her round ass and he saw another rip at the top of her thigh just below the curved globe of one cheek.

"Are you sure we have time sweetheart?" She swatted his chest and crouched at the side of her bed, she reached underneath and pulled out a heavy trunk, as she opened the lid he crouched behind her to look inside. Guns, knives and countless other things he had never seen in his life filled the trunk. She took two guns and placed them in holsters at her ribs, she added two extra magazines to her hips before sliding a knife into the holster on each thigh. Finally she took out a metal pole and he looked at her confused, with a smile she flicked her wrist and the blade snapped out and he jumped.

"That's fucking awesome."

"I know," she winked. "Take your pick." She stood storing the axe at her hip and waited for him. When he stood back up she closed the trunk and pushed it back under the bed, she lead him downstairs into the street and breathed in the early morning air. "It's a nice day," she turned to him with a playful glint in her eye. "Fancy a run?"

"Sure."

"Try a keep up," she winked and took off down the street, he followed after her as she turned down hidden alleys, leapt fences and walls and dodged in and out of cars. Finally she stopped outside the same abandoned building she had found herself in last night, she slipped inside and he followed looking around.

"Seems as good a place as any doesn't it?" He heard the slight catch in her voice and looked down, she was scared.

"Hey," he tilted her face to look at him and stroked his thumb over her cheek. "It's going to be OK." He wrapped his arms around her and she stretched up, pressing her body against him and wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Well how touching."

They jumped apart and turned to see Baallore stood there flanked by Dalton and Adramelech, Baallore tutted as he looked at them.

"Hyde, I really expected more from you, after what she did."

"You lied, she never left me."

"Of course I lied I'm surprised it took you this long to figure it out." The old man turned his attention to her. "Daida my child, you have been my biggest disappointment. I mean a Feeder and a Demon, you should have never been allowed to live," she saw Adramelech flinch slightly at that. "And yet here you are still causing me problems like an unruly pup. So disappointing."

"I wish I could say I was sorry old man."

"No need to be sorry you wont be my problem for much longer. This is where in ends Daida, you could have been my perfect one, its a shame really." He nodded and the two men either side of him stepped forward, Dalton facing Hyde and Daida facing his sister. "Although this should be interesting to watch."

Dalton leapt as Hyde and she heard snarling as the two men clashed, Adramelech advanced slowly on her his head tilted to one side. "You look good," he looked as though he could eat her up and she shivered. "Just know that I never wanted to have to do this sister."

She held her hands at her sides, palms facing the ceiling and flames danced to life on her skin. "Neither did I my brother." She punched the air twice and the flames shot from her hands through the air towards him, he brought his hands across his face shielding himself and before he could recover she leapt on him, he fell backwards and she landed on his chest. She managed to land two punches to his face before he threw her off him. She landed heavily on the concrete floor and he rolled onto his feet kicking her in the ribs.

"Get up," he snarled wiping his bloody nose. "Get up."

She pulled herself to her feet and he brought his fist back before driving it into her cheek, he head jerked round and she stumbled but remained standing. He went to punch her again but she caught his fist and pulled him close driving her forehead into the bridge of his nose before kicking him away. She went to kick him again but he caught her thigh and pulled her intimately against him and drove his fist into her stomach twice. She brought her elbow down against the juncture of his shoulder and neck then, with the leg he didn't hold, brought her heel up to drive into the back of his knee. He fell taking her with him and she reached for a knife, he threw her off him and stood, she stood to meet him one of her sharp knives clutched in her hand, he looked from the knife to her eyes which had darkened to black and smiled.

"Not bad little sister, but don't you think its a bit unfair now?"

She took the other knife and threw it to him, she tossed her head back so her hair flew over her shoulder and watched him. He made the first move diving at her and she duck out of the way swinging the knife at him, catching him on the wrist and making him drop his own. He looked surprised, she ran at him but he caught her around the waist and swung her into the wall, her head cracked back against the concrete and her eyes grew heavy as her mind went hazy.

"Enough." Baallore shouted, they all turned to see him holding a gun pointed at Daida's chest. "Enough of this, I should have known you wouldn't be able to do it." He cocked the gun not taking his eyes off Daida. "But you wont leave here, I promise you that."

His finger tightened on the trigger but before he could fire Dalton stepped in front of him, his hands covered Baallore's and he shook his head. "She's not dying here." The gunshot rang out and Daida screamed, Dalton fell to the floor, his skin turning a dark grey and she turned back to the old man.

"I'll fucking kill you!"

"You wont." He raised the gun again. "I told you, you are not leaving here!"

Adramelech stepped up behind him and placed his hands on the old man's cheeks. "Will you shut the fuck up." He snapped Baallore's neck and he crumpled to the ground, Daida held her hand over her mouth and tears poured down her cheeks as she looked at where Dalton had lain. Adramelech stood in front of her and pulled her into his arms, stroking her hair he kissed the top of her head.

"I'm so sorry my sister, I know how painful it is to loose you Sire."

"It's not that, I lost him. He was my friend."

"I know," Adramelech looked over her head into the green eyes of the man stood away from them. "You watch over her, you keep her safe."

"I will."

He pushed Daida back and kissed her forehead. "Be happy. I'll be watching you." He stepped back and the black smoke circled him and when I faded he was gone, Hyde stood not knowing what to do, finally she turned her face tear stained and held her hand out to him.

"Take me home."

He lifted her into his arms and she wrapped her legs round his waist resting her head on his shoulder, he sprinted from the building and through the streets. He opened the door to her flat and sat her on the sofa, kneeling between her legs he watched her.

"It's over, he's finally gone." Her voice was soft as though she didn't believe what she was saying.

"He wont hurt you again." He stroked her thigh and she pulled him up and kissed him hard.

"Make me forget Hyde, I don't want to hurt any more."

He pushed her sweatshirt from her shoulders and kissed down her throat, peeling the straps of her vest down her arms he kissed her through the lace of her bra and she sighed, he flicked his tongue over her nipple feeling it harden through the fabric and sucked gently. She threaded her fingers through his hair and held him to her breast urging him to touch her and moaning when he pulled the lace away and she felt his warm mouth covered her. She pushed his jacket off and thrust her hips up until he covered her with one large hand through her jeans, he pushed hard and she thrust against his hand. He ripped her jeans from her body and moved her thong to the side so he could press one finger insider her tight pussy, he still teased her nipple with his talented mouth and thrust his fingers into her feeling her get wetter as he touched her. He added a second finger and she felt him stretch her, holding her with a hand on her lower back he held her close and moved his mouth to her other nipple licking, teasing, nibbling and sucking until she trembled and thrust her hips against his hand. She pushed herself against his palm feeling his rough skin against her sensitive clit, she moaned and pulled his head harder against her breast. Her breath came in hot, quick starts and she thrust harder as her orgasm built, she called out his name as she came undone her whole body trembling violently and her hips bucking against his hand.
He pulled back and stripped naked before moving back between her legs and teasing her entrance with the head of his cock, pushing slowly he stretched her open and buried himself inside her listening as she whimpered. He held his weight with one hand on the back of the sofa and thrust against her slowly, listening to her quiet moans, his other hand curled around her small waist and he kissed her his tongue stroking over hers. Her fingers were still tangled in his hair and she rolled her hips against him. He dug his fingers into the soft skin of her ass and pulled her harder against him fucking her hard and listening to her soft cries as he hit against her cervix sending jolts of pain through her. He stood and spun her, bending her over the back of the sofa he slammed back into her from behind and pulled her head back with his hand in her hair, she shuddered and he watched the muscles play under her pale skin. He slapped her ass and she jumped pushing back and driving him deeper inside her, the skin turned a soft pink and he stroked his hand print soothing the skin, she shivered and he knew she was close. He reached between her legs and found her clit with his finger, stroking gently, she tensed and cried out her tight pussy milking his cock and he thrust back into her as he came.

They collapsed breathless on the sofa and he pulled her to sit on his lap curled against his chest, he stroked her back and kissed her shoulder, she was quiet and he tilted her chin up to look into his eyes.

"It's going to be OK sweetheart."

She nodded and kissed him. "I know," she rested her head back on his chest and closed her eyes for the first time in her life excited for the future.