It's been three days since my father's funeral. I admit I'm still grieving but Terence and the others were helping me through it. Tate and I had a little talk which ended in an argument, me crying and him storming off mad. That was about twenty minutes ago.

Terence came into my room and slid his arms around me. He said he heard what happened between me and Tate. I leaned on him and he didn't hesitate to comfort me. We haven't kissed since that first time and I was glad he was being patient with me. He's just my protector until I say otherwise.

I love him, I realized, and that is why I had to say goodbye to Tate, as his girlfriend, I hope he'll accept me as a friend still. Maybe that hope is unrealistic but I had to try.

Terence kissed my head pulling me out of my thoughts. I smiled up at him sadly. He sighed and asked me what I was thinking so intently about. I took his hand into mine and laced my fingers with his. He glanced at our hands then curled his fingers around mine.

"Are you sure Symphony? I don't think I could handle it if you let me close then pushed me away. I need you to be absolutely positive that this is what you want. I will give you some space for a few days and then if you still feel the same way you come to me." He kissed my head and then left.

For once I knew what I was meant to do and knew who I wanted to be with. I knew what I wanted and had to talk to Uncle.

My uncle was right where I espected he'd be. Dad's grave sight, or what was left of it. I rested my hand on his shoulder and he looked at me with a tear streaked face and watery eyes. I hugged him and he hugged me back tightly.

"Uncle, I hate to ask you this here, but I have to know is there a way to break a mate's bond?" I asked softly.

"Why would there be? The Gods chose our mates for a reason and we have no control over that. Why do you want to know?" he asked looking me in the eyes, but it felt like he was looking much deeper. "Your heart has chosen someone else. If you are meant to be with your love the Gods will eventually decide to break your bond with Tate.

But there is a quicker way to get an answer. Pray to the moon goddess and ask for an answer. You'll have better luck in two days when the moon is full. It's also best done at night, obviously." I nodded and thanked him. "Good luck, Symphony. I hope you get your answer. And you should tell Tate what you plan to do. As well as the man you are in love with, which I'll guess is Terence." I nodded and said I will.

That night I asked Terence and Tate to meet me so that I can talk. I explained everything except the breaking of the bond part. I just told them that I was divided between them and that I was going to ask the goddess of the moon to help me with an answer. I just don't want to make the wrong choice. They insisted on coming with me and being too kind of a person I agreed to let them.

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Two nights later we were under the stars and I kneeled making my view of the moon perfect. At around Midnight I began to pray.

Dear Goddess of the moon, I ask you to listen and ask that you show me the answer I seek. My heart belongs to Terence, but I am a mate to Tate. I'm so confused and I need to know who I truly belong to. Will you help me?

'My darling child, you are The Chosen One. I've been waiting for you to come to me. Before I answer the question you have presented to me I must say a few things that you absolutely cannot ignore. The first is a warning, you are not safe your enemy is getting closer. The second thing is, that no matter what you lose you still have those who love you. You are my, our, greatest creation and our greatest warrior. And the third thing I have to say is have faith in yourself. You have friends and family that love you and will protect you, but there will be a point where you will be the one who does the saving.

Now for your question....'

Suddenly images flew through my head and it paused on the scene from the other day. Tate on his knees giving up and Terence ready to attack. Suddenly, it flashed backwards to the scene at the park where Terence took out a guy with just one hit. It rewound even further back to Terence pinning me to a wall saying, "He may be your mate Symphony, but you and I are connected."

The images stopped and I leaned over catching my breath with my hands on my knees. Slowly I felt my connection to Tate fade away and I realized that all of that meant that I was Terence's Mate now. Tate gasped and Terence looked at him confused.

'Always trust your heart my child. Be careful and good luck.'

Tate growled and came over to me. He demanded to know what the hell just happened and asked what the hell have I done. I was breathing heavily now and I felt so tired and weak. That had taken a lot of energy. Terence made Tate back off and Tate swung at him. Terence's brute strength stopped Tate's fist and made Tate cry out in anger.

"Dude, stop it. I don't know what the heck is going on right now, but she is weak so you need to back off and calm down," Terence said.

. . . . . . Terence's P.O.V. . . . . . .

Tate growled again and said that what is going on is that Symphony broke their bond, for me. My body froze and I let my arms drop to my side. Without looking at her I asked if that was true.

"I didn't do it on purpose, that was what the Goddess chose to do in answer of my question," she said tiredly and I sighed. "I'm sorry. You both hate me now don't you?" As I said 'no' Tate said 'Yes'. I shot him a glare and turned to her. I helped her up and kissed her head. She had to of known that breaking her bond with Tate was a possible outcome, yet she was willing to risk it for me. She can be mine or anyones now. I guess it all depends on my choice. I will always choose her over any other girl. I love her.

"Come on Symphony, lets get you back to the school and get you some food and water to build up your strength again," I mumbled and we started walking again. Tate gave one last growl then shifted and took off.

I took my girl to the school and to the dining hall for a late meal. She's lucky the hall is open 24/7, but not lucky that this is the time the vampires have feedings. She actually looked like she wanted to join them. I brushed her hair from her face and had her look at me. "Is your vampire hungry?" I asked. She looked down and nodded. I tugged her closer and sighed. "Drink from me," I mumbled.

I had already gotten permission from the Head Mistress and the new Head Master, so I could do this without getting in trouble. She shook her head and I rested my forehead against her's. "It's okay, this is part of my protecting you. Plus the thought of your teeth in some other guy makes me a little uncomfortable. Plus they'd have to hold you and I don't want another man to ever hold you again. Well besides your uncle and your cousins and friends hugging you but..." She kissed me gently shutting me up. "You want to do this some where more private?" I asked back on topic. She shook her head and asked what she had to do.

I told her what to do and told her it's up to her whether she wanted to bite my wrist or my neck. All the vampires were given that choice and most choose the neck 'cause I guess it's just easier. She said she wanted me to choose because it's my body. I told her my body is her's too and that I don't care which she chose. She swallowed and I offered her my arm. She relaxed a little and then her fangs came out and she bit into my wrist. My breath cought at the slight pinch and I slid her into my lap to make it easier. She didn't drink much, her not being a full vampire means she doesn't need as much to survive.

As she pulled away she grabbed a napkin and wiped her mouth, then leaned back against me. My wrist healed on it's own. When her eyes met mine my breath cought. They were bright purple and I couldn't help myself, I kissed her gently. She kissed me back just as gently and I opened her mouth with my tongue, not that it took much persuasion. All we did was that one kiss but I felt the instant our connection grew stronger. She smiled. She's mine now and I don't plan on ever letting her go. Mate.