1: Lily

 Lily pinched the bridge of her nose and folded her arms across her chest. "I'm sorry, what?" She repeated her question to the strangers at her vacation home. "A descendant? Of whom?"

 "Oh, well..." Willow brushed her fingers through her short black hair. "It's rather complex to explain." She lifted her gaze to Lily. She could see the regret flicker in them for a moment. "This wasn't how I hoped to share this with you."

 "What she is trying to say..." Dante rested a hand on Willow's shoulder and gave it a reassuring squeeze. "She's sorry, along with the rest of us, to have dropped in unannounced and dropped this bombshell on you." He glanced over at Jayce. "You know I do not have any ill intentions towards you or your family. None of us do."

 "I hate to disagree with you." Jayce growled softly while he maintained eye contact with Aiden. Aiden returned the glare in kind.

 "This will not be some Alpha versus Alpha fight off, is it?" Amira asked as she looked at them. When the two Werewolves continued to stare each other down, she shook her head and focused back on Lily. "We have a lot to discuss. Just please hear us out first."

 "There is nothing to discuss." Jayce intervened. Lily peered back at him to find his hand extended to her. There was no hesitation as she returned to his side again. "You are all trespassers in my home. Leave. Now." He rested a hand on Lily's back and turned themselves away from them.

 "Running away?" Aiden's voice caused Jayce to stop. "So like you."

 "You know nothing about me." Jayce looked over his shoulder at him.

 "I know a lot more than you think." Aiden bared his fangs as they sharped slightly.

 "Stop it." Lily finally snapped. The two Werewolves continued to size one another up. "Jayce." She reached over and rested a hand on his arm. His eyes wavered a moment before he stepped back to calm down. "I don't get what's going on. I don't understand why a bunch of strangers are in our home." She let out a slow breath. "What is the main reason you all are here?"

 "Karmina." Rayleigh spoke up. Lily felt her blood run cold. Jayce instinctively pulled her closer to him. "She's escaped her prison and is wandering the world of the living as we speak." She gets to her feet. "I will not sugarcoat it for you."

 "Ray, wait..." Amira tried to stop her, but Rayleigh blocked her off with her hand.

 "No." She glared at Amira. "There's no more time for this." She turned her gaze back at Lily. "The Dark Witch that indirectly attacked you ten years ago has returned. She is far more powerful now and with her out and about, she may exceed her power from what she had hundreds of years ago."

 Rayleigh gestures to the book Amira was still holding. "All the answers in defeating her are right in there, but only the descendant of the Moon Goddesses can read it."

 "And Angel." Zalakai threw out there.

 "Angel?" Lily asked incredulously. "There're Angels to?" She looked up at Jayce, who even looked as shocked as she felt.

 "Back to the point." Rayleigh interrupted. "To put it bluntly, you carry the blood of Ariel, an Angel..." Rayleigh held up a finger. "A Wolf Spirit." She put up a second finger. "And even the Moon Goddesses favor you." A third finger went up.

 "I think I need to sit down." Lily said as she leaned against Jayce.

 "Sorry to disappoint you, but Lily doesn't have a Wolf Spirit." Jayce informed them. He lead her to a chair and sat her down in it. "If any of this were true, don't you think I would have sensed it?" He questioned them.

 "Not unless it's locked away." Willow told him. "Please..." She took a step forward and Jayce mimicked by stepping in front of Lily. "Allow me to look? If I'm wrong, then we'll leave. We'll never trouble you again, but let me clear the air."

 "Let her see, Jayce." Dante pleaded. "Willow is an excellent Witch, probably the most powerful Witch to exist." Willow looked back at him. "It's true, and I've been alive for ages."

 "Please?" Willow asked again. Lily looked at Jayce's back. She can tell that he was debating the idea.

 Let them...

Lily and Jayce both stiffened as reflex at the sound of Nox's voice in their heads.

 "What was that?" Amira asked as she eyed them suspiciously.

 "Jayce." Lily bypassed Amira's question. "Let her through." He didn't budge. "She won't hurt me."

 "What if she does?" He asked.

 "Then you can kill me." Willow suggested.

 "Willow!" Dante whispered her name sharply.

 "Do you trust me?" Willow asked him. Dante looked at her worriedly. Lily knew that look anywhere. A shared look between lovers.

 "Of course, Pixie." He told her and nodded for her to proceed. Jayce stepped to the side, but remained close by as Willow walked over and knelt in front of Lily.

 "Can I have your hands, please?" She asked politely.

 "You seem familiar." Lily commented as she placed her hands on Willow's. They were soft. Delicate.

 "You know my grandmother, Janice." She smiled sadly. Lily stared at the girl, seeing the tiny similarities.

 "I didn't know she had a granddaughter. I'm so sorry..." Lily frowned. "She was an amazing woman. I owed her a lot."

 Willow's smile uplifted slightly. She set her shoulders back and enclosed her hands around Lily's. "This won't hurt. What I'm going to do is take a glimpse inside your soul. It may feel invasive, like mental prodding, but no damage."

  "If it were under different circumstances, I'd feel excited right now." Lily said honestly.

 Willow smiled warmly as she straightened her back. "Take a deep breath for me." Lily inhaled deeply. "Good." Willow's voice was soothing. "Let it out slowly and close your eyes. I'll do the rest." Lily felt an odd sensation to trust this young woman.

 Lily let her eyes fall shut and was met with darkness. Though she didn't feel alone. She felt Willow's prodding, as she had warned her beforehand. It felt uncomfortable, and agreeably invasive. Like someone's fingers poked around inside of her. She continued to pry, being as delicate and careful as she could be, when a deep, disturbed growl forced her out.

 Lily's eyes sprung open as Willow had released her hands and fallen back onto her ass. A bead of sweat gathered on her brow as she stared at Lily in disbelief. Dante had darted forward and supported her when she attempted to gather herself again.

 "You have a Wolf spirit." Willow announced. Lily looked at her, confused, when a reassuring growl filled her mind.

 "Oh, that was Nox." Lily smiled apologetically. "I'm sorry if he frightened you."

 "Nox?" Aiden asked. "So, you have a Wolf Spirit after all?"

 "Oh, no." Lily quickly shook her head. "He's not mine. He's Jayce's." She gestured to her Mate.

 "How is that possible?" Amira asked her. "You shared your Wolf with her?"

 "I'm sorry, is that not actually a thing?" Lily asked as she peered up at Jayce.

 "Ten years and you are now just realizing this?" Rayleigh asked, annoyed.

 "I don't know how I did it." Jayce answered honestly. "There was a time where she needed strength and so..." He rested a hand on Lily's shoulder.

 "It just happened." Lily completed without going into further detail. Discussing her past was always a very private matter with her. Jayce knew this. His parents knew this. She wasn't fully ready to disclose such information to strangers.

 "It shouldn't be possible." Aiden spoke up. "A Wolf Spirit belongs to a single person. It can't be shared with others, no matter the circumstances." He turned his gaze on Jayce, who stood firm beside her. "There's more to it." Jayce growled deeply, the sound of it caused the ground to vibrate.

 "Look..." Lily got to her feet and helped Willow to her feet. "Perhaps I'm not the correct person you are searching for. I'm sorry. I'm just not her." She spotted a flicker of doubt in Willow's gaze, but it quickly receded. "You made quite the trip here. We have plenty of rooms to spare for the night. Please, be our guests. I insist."

 "But..." Jayce tried to intercept when Lily turned a stern gaze on him. He sighed, caving so easily to her. "Fine. Fine." He surrendered. He combed his fingers through his hair. "Help yourselves, I suppose."

 "Lily." Willow called her name when Jayce stepped away from the room to speak with the guards. "I promise, you are the woman we're looking for. I've seen it." With that, Willow, followed by the others, made their way upstairs. Aiden, however, held himself back.

 "What you did before?" Aiden questioned. "You stopped my Wolf." He eyed her carefully. Nox growled within her head. "We wouldn't have made this trip for nothing."