I woke up when I felt someone shake my shoulder. I opened my eyes to see Brent standing above me. I opened my eyes and yawned. He backed away when I hoped out of bed.

"You sleep like the dead you know that." He teased. I chuckled and put my blue jeans back on. I kissed him and brushed my hair. Then walked down stairs and sat at the table. My parents greeted us with smiles.

"Hey sweetie how'd you sleep?" My father asked, as my mother passed a plate in front of me.

"Good thanks for asking." I replied taking a bite.

"Your welcome sweetie." He smiled sipping his coffee.

"How about you Brent honey how'd you sleep?" My mother asked.

"Like a rock." He replied, she laughed.

"Oh by the way sweetie your brothers coming real soon to pick you up and Brent allowed to go with you." She exclaimed, handing me a pair of sunglasses. I put them on and finished my breakfast. When someone honked their horn.

"That must be him. Well we'll see you kids later. Be careful." They yelled as we walk out the door. We walked over to the car he sat in the back seat with me.

"Hey Brent why you sitting in the back?" He asked turning around. He had blond and blue eyes like our mother. But he was thin and fragile like a human.

"I want to sit back here if that's cool with you." Brent replied, he just shrugged not daring to even glance at me.

"Whatever man suit yourself." He said, sarcastically and starting the car.

'Don't mind him he thinks he's all high and mighty.' He said, putting his arm over my shoulders and kissed my head. I laid my head on his shoulder.

"By the way heard you were getting married who's the lucky lady? Is it Savanna? I always knew you two would get back together you to are perfect together." He smiled, as we drove down the road.

'So he likes Savanna I can already tell we're not going to get along." I squeezed his hand.

'He's her best friend and your grandfather loves her.' He squeezed my hand back.

'Great.' I sighed.

"No it's not Savanna and I hate how everyone thinks that I never loved her. I love the woman I'm with now." He exclaimed.

"Why man she loved you and she treated you like a king. You were the only thing on her mind." He said, pulling into the driveway.

"Why is it all about her all the time can't you be happy my father reunited your parents with someone very special someone you've always wanted in your life. The person you lost, you've blamed your parents for it and hated them for you losing her." Brent blurted angrily.

"What are you talking about?" He demanded. When I got out. There was an older man standing on the porch. As soon as Brent got out I heard the click of a gun in the distance. I dashed in front of him when shoots were fired knocking off my glasses.

"No Avery!" He screamed, baring his fangs. He looked straight at the Hunter who shot the gun making blood run from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears making him drop to the ground dead. He turned back to me. As the blood seeped from my chest making a pool of blood. I could feel my strength slowly leaving me. He kissed me as blood seeped from his eyes as he cried. When vampires cry their eyes seep out blood instead of normal tears.

"Come on you can do this your going to have to shift. Baby I can't lose you. I love you. You can't abandon me before our wedding day." He sobbed. When I tapped in my waist where I keep the syringe hidden for an emergency like this. It made me heal instantaneously if I couldn't heal on my own. I didn't take it with He noticed what I was doing and lifted up my shirt pulling it out. I pointed at my chest. He pressed the syringe making sure there were no air pockets in it. Then he plunged the needle into my chest injecting me. Making shifted into my wolf form rapidly pushing the silver bullet out of my chest and healing me instantly. But it wasn't a normal silver bullet it was covered in venom. Which is the only thing that can kill me. My breed can excrete a toxic venom which is what kills us. The only way to get this venom is by extracting from another wolf of the same breed. He smiled when he seen that I healed. I nuzzled up against him, putting my arms around his neck. When the older man walked over with my brother. They stared at me in shock lost for words. Till the old man seen the bullet.

"How did he get this I have them under tight security." The old man said, which was also my grandfather picking the bullet up off the ground beside me.

"Well obviously not tight enough since he was able to get a hold of one. He almost killed her." Brent growled, I wiped the blood off his cheeks putting my head to his.

"Is she okay?" He asked kneeling down. I nodded. When he pulling out the syringe out of my chest.

"Wait did you say Avery? You marring my younger sister?" My brother, in disbeilf. Brent looked down.

"Your parents didn't want me to say anything. When I found was the one who found her. She was up in a tree. She had ran away from the family that adopted her they treated her like shit. A hunter was tracking her and she was terrified so I took her in and we found out we were mates. I proposed she said yes. I took her to my parents to get their blessing and we met your parents they gave us their blessing. They told us to come here so we could find out more on Avery since no except for your mother. I would have never have let her come if I would have known it was going to put her life in danger." He exclaimed burring his face in my shoulder.

'Baby I'm fine. Please stop getting upset I love you." I licked him whining.

"I know pumpkin I love you to." He lifted his head kissing my muzzle. My tail started wagging like crazy.

"Wait can you two talk telepathically?" My grandfather asked, he nodded. Letting go of me and standing up. He grabbed my hand pulling me to me feet standing on two legs. They speechless when they seen how big I actually was.

"Can you run?" He asked, I nodded.

"Good thanks for bringing us but I'm taking her back." He said.

"Why on earth you take her back to the people who gave her away? I finally get to meet my granddaughter and you wouldn't even let me spend time with her." He growled.

"You put her in danger her brother was being an ass to her the whole way here. You favorite Savanna when she got my parents involved trying to break us up and threatening her. My dad and sister ended up loving her like she's part of the family. I almost ended up losing the woman I love to a hunter hiding in ya front yard. I mean she's your granddaughter you can be over protective of him. If it was him you would've been on top of it like that I've seen you do it and I get he's mortal so he's more venerable. But the point is you knew he was there, didn't say anything. I guarantee you even gave him the bullet because I know for a fact that's one of the hunters you work with." Brent said, showing his fangs.

"It was supposed to hit you not her and because you left her so heart broken." He replied. I growled showing my fangs he immediately back away.

'No one threatens my beloved like that and lives to tell about it.' I snarled getting in front of Brent letting out a huge roar.

'If like that little TRAMP then you can go join her 6 feet under!' I went to go lunged at them. When he grabbed my waist holding me to him and I felt something hit my stomach. I whimpered when I suddenly couldn't move.

"I know I deserved that and that you didn't mean for her to get violent. But her kinds known to be much more violent and aggressive. What I gave you wouldn't hurt her it'll just make her not be able to move for a little bit so she doesn't hurt you or herself." He said, a sharp pains starting going through me I whined loudly as my body went completely limp. He walked over and pulled the dart out when I yelped.

"That bullet must have done more damage then I thought." He exclaimed.

"Have you slept with her recently?" He asked.

"No why she's still as pure as when I got to her.But I'm a vampire that's impossible." Brent assured him.

"Because she not healing properly she could be pregnant." My grandfather replied.

"But I'm a vampire that's impossible." Brent blurted.

"Not entirely that only applies to the female vampires. But if it a male vampire with another female of any species she can still conceive." He exclaimed.

"Really." He blurted as he petted my head.

"I would never put her in a situation that would make her uncomfortable or I know she couldn't handle." He assured, them.

"There's nothing to be ashamed of if you were your mother had your older brother when she was only 17. But she was 16 when she got pregnant. You might not know but your father wasn't her real mate. She never found her real mate. You found yours. If a wolf is rejected they normally find new ones." He said, picking me up. He carried me inside and into a back room which looked like a lab. He laid me on the table examining me. Right as Brent and my brother. I tilted my head.

"Well she wouldn't be able to do anything if even if you were sexually active because of her injuries." He exclaimed.

He smiled but when I looked over at Brent he looked displeased. Then he walked out without saying a word. I was more confused then anything. I knew something was wrong cause at that moment I wasn't able to read his thoughts.

"Sorry I knew that this would happen so I told a little bluff. He only wanted to sleep with you so you'd bare his offspring which is the real reason he got close to you. Vampires don't feel companion or love. He was using you but I knew you wouldn't believe me unless you seen it for yourself. It's best if you find a different mate. Till then I have the perfect companion for you. But he comes from a bloodline of hunters and very loyal." He assured, I just nodded. I felt numb. He covered me as I shifted into my human form. I got up when he took me to a room with an older man. He looked to be 29. I walked in. He bowed kneeling down in front of me.

"This is Bane. Bane this is Avery." He said, when the man grabbed my hand and kissed the back of my hand. I put my hands on his head. When a warm gentle feeling came over me. I knew this was different. So I leaned down. He was thin, feral, and weak. I sensed a lot of sorrow coming off him.

"I have nothing left." He whispered, He had a southern ascent. His voice was very deep and husky.

"Then I shale give you something." I replied, biting his neck. He fell to the ground. Blood drip from my lips as I bit my wrist taking my own blood. Forcing his mouth open pouring it into his mouth from a kiss. He drank it unconsciously. When his body started shifting. I seen his life. He was shy and weak. So his family always called him a worthless nuisance. If a hunter is weak then they are thrown away as if they were nothing. He was lucky they even let him live. They only person he ever loved through him was taken away from him. She was born from another hunter family but since he was so weak. So his brother took her all for himself and his family sold him to my grandfather as a test subject. He screamed in pain as he shifted into a huge male brownish red wolf. I petted his head. When he nuzzled my hand. Since I never marked Brent as my mate he was never truly mine. Marking is how we imprint on our forever mates. Once it done it can't be undone.

Mates weren't the only ones we could talk to telepathically. We could also talk to our pack members.

'My life is yours for the taking now and forever.' He licked my hand standing up. He was massive almost twice my size. I made him my beta.

'And don't you forget it I've had enough of people betraying me and everything I believe in is just one big fat lie. You will never betray or lie to me. If you do I'll have your head.' I growled. When he licked me.

'I swear to you with my life. I will never betray you or lie to you. I swear it.' He replied.

'Sorry if I have a hard time believing that.' I replied.

'I don't blame you my dear. You've been through a lot. But I promise to stay by your side.' He answered, hugging me.

"You better." I said, looking into his eyes.

"He's magnificent." Grandfather said, I looked over. I grabbed Bane's hand leading him out the door. I took him into the the living room. He sat down pulling me into his lap. When I heard grandfather on the phone.

"Hey Margret is your father home?" He said, when Bane tensed up.

'It's my sister.' He informed me.

"Hi Greg how are you? That's good I get wanted to inform you your son was a complete success and my granddaughters taken quite a liking to him. She made him her beta after she turned him. No she's an original she was born that way but she pasted it to him. Their quite sweet on each other. But he's absolutely magnificent and I mean magnificent. Well I don't know if that would be such a good idea since I'm not sure how stable he is. But he's perfect no imperfections what so ever." I heard him say but I couldn't hear what his father was saying on the other line.

"He's perfectly stable. He hasn't had any troubled adjusting at all." I replied. He laughed.

"That was my granddaughter Avery. Her hearings extraordinary." He informed him.

"Alright well talk to you later bye." He said hanging up.

"So your father wants to see you is that alright?" He walked in asking Bane. He nodded.

"Are you sure?" I asked.

'Positive love.' He said, I nodded.

"Alright." I replied.

"Good now Bane do you mind shifting back?" He asked, he nodded. I got up putting something around his waist to cover him. When he shifted into his human form. He was a lot taller, muscular nicely toned, tan, his eyes had turned bright gold, and really handsome.

"Damn." I whispered, looking him over when he smiled chuckling. He was so dang adorable when he smiled and laughed. When I noticed all my anger and sorrow had disappeared. I blushed a light pink. When I smiled like an idiot. My grandfather checked him over.

"Well Bane you get a clean bill of health." He informed him. When Bane put his arm around my shoulder pulling me close to him.

"Avery take him to the back room so you can both get dressed so I can take you to his parents." He said, I nodded taking him back to the back room. I shut the door. I turned the opposite way of him. I slipped my under clothes on when I noticed him staring. I laughed because he flushed bright red when I chuckled turning away quickly. I slipped on the short baby blue dress and cowboy boots my grandfather put out for me. It was so cute. I turned to him. He had on a flannel shirt, dark blue jeans, boots, and a cowboy hat. When I realized I was still wearing Brents ring I took it off setting it in the drawer. I shut it then he grabbed my hand and walked out. I smiled. We walked out to my grandfather.

"So you kids ready?" He asked, we nodded.

"Well then shall we." He said, we walked out to the car. We get in and he started the car we sat in the back with me holding my hand.

'You nervous?' I asked.

'You have no idea.' He said, nervously.