Roses's Dark Knight

Rose

My eyes felt heavy and sparks were dancing on my skin. This feels so good and warm. Butterflies in my stomach. I think I know who they are from.

I try to open my eyes but fail. I have a bad feeling about this, but not coming from me, but from Lucian.

As I fall deeper in a sleep like state. I feel like I am floating on a comfortable bed. The only thing that is annoying is this beeping sound I try to ignore.

„My child, I was waiting for you.” I hear a voice of someone I do not recognise, it is inviting and gentle.

„Am I dead?” I say to myself but the voice chuckles like she heard me.

„Yes, my child, I can hear your thought. No need to be afraid. You are not dead. Just let go and come to me.” I hear her again. Her voice is filled with emotions hard for me to understand. Her voice is so soft and powerful and gentle at the same time.

I open my eyes and see a beautiful meadow, with a river in front of me fillet with beautiful fish, and they look like they are made of light. They look like they are shining.

The sun is high but it gives warmth, my skin feels like it is kissed by it. As I look ahead of me, I can see the woman that spoke to me earlier, she is sitting under a willow tree. Much like the one I used to climb when I was a kid.

I head towards her slowly. I am not afraid I just want to be careful. I don’t know her.

Her hair is white but it feels like it is shining silver from the sun, even if she is sitting in the shade of the willow-tree. It is braided very beautiful around her head, like a crown. I wish I has such a beautiful hair.

„Hello my child. Welcome. Here, sit next to me Rose.” She waves her had so I sit next to her.

„Who are you?” I just had to ask, the first thing that come out of my mouth. Rose you can be so immature sometimes. I should have been polite and said hello or something.

I did say something, that sounded normal in my head, just that it sounded wrong when it came out.

„I see you have your mothers’ attitude.” She said, but as far as I know, my mother is not a blunt person. This is confusing. Maybe she has the wrong person.

„I am sure that I am talking to the right person my child. I am referring to your real mother. Not the one that was your vessel.” She said, and by now I have a million questions to ask her.

„I have a million questions to ask you.” I said almost out of breath, like I can’t hold my thought anymore. There are so many things that happened and that I need to know.

„I am sure you do my child. Let me start with the obvious. You are not dead. Your soul is here with me, and your body is waiting in the pack hospital. Like a stasis. Your mates are waiting for you to wake up.” She spoke.

„Can I ask who you are?!” I am starting to panic and the question came out like a shout.

„I am Luna, The Moon-Goddess, and I am your mother.” Luna smiles at me lovingly, waiting for me to answer to the bomb she just threw at me.

„My mom? But I know that my mother back in Dumbrăveni gave birth to me.” I say fast and out of breath, not thinking straight anymore.

„I am your real mother. As you can see, I cannot give birth for I am a goddess and it is impossible for me. But I placed you inside a human-vessel.” Luna, I mean my mother explains.

„And my father, the conjurer-vampire?” I ask like a whisper afraid of the answer.

„Vladimir is your father and my mate. Would you like to meet him here? After we finish talking.” Luna asks me with soft eyes.

„I guess so. I think I would like that.” I answer but with a little hesitation.

„Mom?” I try and see how it sounds from my mouth.

Luna looks at me wide eyed and teary. I think I made a mistake.

„I am sorry Luna, I mean Moon-Goddess, I didn’t want to offend you …” I close my eyes and feel two hands on each of my cheeks.

„I am very happy that you called me mom. You have no … idea how hard it has been to watch over you and not be able to hold you …” Luna starts crying silently and pauses because of the tears.

I slowly take her hands from my face and hug her. At first, she didn’t know how to respond but soon enough she hugged me back. We held each other tight. It feels so good, I feel safe like when I was a child.

„Here are my favourite girls in the whole existence.” A deep voice comes from behind me, followed by the sound of leaves and twigs being crunched.

„V.”, my mother raised her head and smiles to him. I guess it is Vladimir, my father.

„Hey there stranger.” He smiles and looks at me with cloudy eyes.

I am numb. My mouth wants to say something but words seem to stop in my throat. Making me look like a fish out of water. Luna is petting my head and making small circles on my back with her fingers, making me relax.

„D-d-d-d …” I stutter. What do you get to say when you meet such an imposing man and know he is your father whom you never saw?

„Baby girl … Can I hug you?” Vladimir asks a little hesitant, not knowing how to respond to my panic mode.

„Yes?” it came out as a question which made Luna smile.

He hugged me and it felt like home. Something about him emanated protection.

„Now that I have my girls here. I feel complete.” Vladimir says with a smile big as the sun.

„Am I going to have babies?” out of all this is what pops in my head.

„Baby girl, did you mother tell you about how goddesses cannot carry a child to term and have to use human-vessels?” Vladimir is looking at me like a little kid that just found out that the tooth-fairy doesn’t exist.

Wait, what? Goddess?

„She did. So, I can, I just can’t experience the bump and birth.” I say with a sigh after I process the information. It is a good thing that we are sitting under the tree, it makes it comfortable to think and it makes the silence comfortable.

„I am sorry. I wish there was another way.” Luna looks at me like I might start crying any second now.

„Actually, I am kind of ok with that. I wanted to ask you... Mom… What … uhm … really … Why do I have two mates?” I am like a teenager asking her parents about sex and relationship. I blush so hard that I think I might be turning red.

„Baby girl, you have your mother’s powers and mine. We still have ours and will train you. But you have a mixed heritage and being a goddess’s daughter only makes you stronger.” Vladimir explains.

„I am so sorry about what happened with that wolf. I should have watched him closer. But I promise that Lucca is a good man. He is an ancient vampire, powerful and he can protect you together with Lucian who is already the King of Underworld. And when the time comes you will take my place here. So, your father and I can have our retirement.” She chuckles looking at Vladimir who has a loving expression on his face.

I am a little scared. Is an understatement. I am overwhelmed and happy at the same time. So many emotions at once. It feels like we are here for seconds … so little time to get to know them.

„What if I am not good enough? What if I fail?” I start spiralling with these thought and panic is starting to settle. They both come to me and hug me.

„Baby girl, it is a long road until we can have you take our place. And we are not leaving. We will always be with you!” Vladimir tells me like I was a small child.

„Promise?” I say as if I was asking my parents to take me to the ice-cream shop.

„Forever!” Luna whispers and I feel the wind picking up.

„Time to go back to your mates. They are waiting for you. See you soon baby girl.” Vladimir whispers and I slowly opening my eyes, groaning and feel sparks on both my hands.

„Hello mates.” I smile. But Lucian is looking at me with dark eyes. And Lucca is tense like he could break something.