The next morning, Symphony woke up and every muscle in her body was sore. She recalled what had happened the day before and shuddered, she hoped that since she had her first shift it would be less painful next time.
“It will get easier, sweet child” Starlett said to her.
Symphony jumped a little, as she wasn’t used to having this voice inside of her head yet. She sighed and started getting ready for school. She hated Mondays and knew today was going to be worse because of all the extra guards that would be stationed around the school.
She decided that even though she showered last night, she had time to take a nice hot shower this morning, hoping to relieve some of the soreness from her body. When she finished her shower, she did her hair and brushed her teeth. She took a minute to look at herself in the mirror, she didn’t look any different since she got her wolf, but she felt different.
“Just wait, you will begin to experience the world in a different light not that you have me” Starlett said “Your senses are going to be sharper, and your abilities will start to become stronger.”
Symphony just smiled, she was ready no matter what the world threw at her.
She made her way downstairs and was met by Alexander looking at his watch. She was confused because normally he was gone for work by the time she left for school.
“Good morning” he said “I have the guards already at the school and they made sure everything is safe. I know you normally take the bus to school but, from now until the person that is treating you is caught either myself or Gavin will be driving you.”
“Seriously, I have my wolf now, which means I am stronger than before. You really don't need to do that.” Symphony said with a little frustration in her voice as she rolled her eyes at him.
“This is not up for discussion” Alexander said letting Dax come through in his voice.
Symphony shrunk back, Alexander had never used that tone with her before. She had heard him use it on other people that pissed him off but never her, she was a little hurt, even her wolf cowered down because of it.
On the verge of tears Symphony ran out to the car, got in the back seat and slammed the door. Alexander knew he went too far using Dax to get her to listen, but this was not going to be a debate when it came to her safety. He made his way to the car and got in, he nodded to Gavin who was getting into the car behind them and headed off toward the school. He noticed Symphony silently cry in the back, he felt horrible but what he did needed to be done and Dax's words came back to him that she would be alright. He hated how he was starting to feel around her, she was there because of the power she had, nothing more.
When they arrived at the school Alexander was pleased to see the guards around the building, there was even one at the door making sure no one got in that wasn’t supposed to be there. He stopped the car and went to turn around to talk to Symphony, but she was already out the door and heading toward the school. He watched her as she met up with her friends, he was going to run checks on them today to see if anything stood out. He noticed a girl wrapping Symphony in a hug and wondered if that was Fiona, Symphony's best friend. He waited until she was inside the school before he drove off toward home. As he drove an uneasiness came over him. Dax started going nuts in his head.
“We have to go back to the school.” Dax said “Something isn't right”
“The guards would let us know if something was wrong” Alexander replied, as he tried to get Dax under control “She will be ok she is with her friends”
Dax wasn’t having it, something felt wrong just leaving her at the school, extra guards or not. Alexander had never see Dax like this before and was doing his best to keep himself from shifting right there in the car.
“What the hell Dax.” Alexander said as he stopped the car to try to calm Dax down.
After several minutes of back and forth with Dax Alexander decided to head back to the school just to make sure everything was all right, and maybe calm Dax down as he was on the verge of shifting. When Alexander pulled into the school his hair stood on end, he looked around and the guards that were around the building were no longer there. He had made sure that there would be guards inside and out of the building so where the heck were they? He scanned the area again thinking he may have missed something, but they were nowhere in sight. He quickly made his way towards the door and when he opened it what he saw made even his stomach turn. There in the lobby of the school were several of his guards, all dead, strung up like dolls. Their hearts had been torn out and attached to each one was a note “We are coming for the girl. You cannot protect her forever”. Alexander quickly called Gavin to find out where he was and if Symphony was ok. When there was no answer, he ran through the hallways trying to find them.
No one was in any of the class rooms or the offices. He slowed for a moment to let his senses take over, then he caught Symphony’s scent and followed it. When he got to the gym, he found Gavin outside the door with a look of fear clear in his eyes. Gavin turned toward Alexander and started explaining what had happened, Alexander didn't hear him as he was more worried about Symphony.
“Is she in there? Is she safe?” He asked Gavin.
“She is” Gavin replied “Did you even hear anything else I just told you?”
Alexander turned and looked at him like he was crazy for talking to him this way but answered him anyway
“Yes I did, something about a bunch of rogues attacking the guards after I left, They tried to get into the school but only made it as far as the lobby before the other guards showed up and outnumbered them, the students and staff got collected when the first attack happened and now they are in the gym like sitting ducks.” Alexander said, with a hint of fury in his voice “Did I leave anything out”.
He shoved past Gavin and headed into the gym, his eyes scanned over the terrified students and teachers until he found her. Symphony was huddled in a corner surrounded by her friends with tears streaming down her face, she was terrified, and Alexander knew it. He walked over to where she was and the moment, she saw him she stood up and wiped her tears. When he reached her, he pulled her into his arms making sure she was not hurt. She looked up at him and whispered
“I thought I was going to be safe here but instead I put my friends in danger”
Her shoulders slumped and she felt defeated.
“You were supposed to be safe here no one should have been able to get past my guards, not without inside help” Alexander said trying to calm her down as he looked around the room trying to find who betrayed him and almost got a lot of people killed.
“Can you take me home, please Alex” Symphony whispered against his chest.
“Of course,” he replied back, smirking as he heard the Alex, no one not even his parents called him Alex.
Making their way out of the gym, Alexander stopped only for a moment to speak with the head of the school. They confirmed what Gavin had already told him. He looked around once more to see if anyone would give something away, that they had helped in this fiasco, there was nothing. Heading out the door the pair ran back into Gavin who was keeping watch in the hall. Alexander nodded to him and walked away.
“Do you need me to come with you? "Gavin asked
“No stay here and find out what you can about the attack” Alexander replied not look at him “Let me know what you find”
Alexander then wrapped his arm around Symphony's shoulders and walked her out to the car. He placed her in the front seat and buckled her in, she looked at him with tired and fearful eyes.
“It's going to be ok, I promise I will keep you safe” Alex said to her giving her a kiss on the forehead and shutting her door.
He made his way to the driver's side, took a breath, and got into the car.
“This girl is getting to you” Dax said sarcastically
Alexander rolled his eyes, and they headed back to the mansion.
~A little bit about Alexander’s History ~When Alexander was born you would have thought that someone had died. His father was the king of the Lycans, but his mother was just a servant who had won the king affection. His father was already married of course so when it was found out that his mother was pregnant it did not go over well. The king and queen had tried for many years to have a child to no avail so when Alexander came along the queen wanted him and his mother dead. Fortunately for both Alexander and his mother the king was having none of that and sent them away for protection. Alexander and his mother hid for years until the king had died and seeing how he had no legitimate children of his own, the crown passed to Alexander. The Kings most trusted guard knew where to find Alexander and his mother and brought them back to the castle. Upon arriving the queen was none too pleased to see the thorns that were in her side return and tried to come up with a plan that would
After the attack on the school happened Symphony finally agreed to stay home for now until this person was caught. When they got back to the mansion Alexander helped her up to her room and told her to rest, he would handle things. When he left her, she was slowly slipping into sleep. He hoped that she would have a restful sleep but with what she witnessed today he doubted that would happen.He made his way to his office while he scrolled through the numbers in his phone when he finally found the one, he was looking for he dialed it. It rang 3 times before the voicemail picked up.“Hey, Its Alexander. I need your help. Please call me back at this number.” Alexander left the message.While he waited for a call back, he sent a message to his tracker to see if he had found anything and he also sent a message to Gavin to have him send over the security footage from today at the school, they arrived shortly after. Alexander spent hours going through the footage from that morning frame
Damion, Alexander’s uncle, is known throughout the world as being the guy you call if you really need help. Alexander has never had to call him for anything and even if he could have used his help, he didn’t want it. Damion is his father’s brother and surprisingly enough hated what Alexander’s father did to him and his mother. He was nasty and ruthless when he needed to be but had a soft spot for his nephew. While Alexander waited for the call back from Damion, he let his mind wander to Symphony. He hated the fact that someone was trying to get to her, granted he was no better than the ones after her considering that he killed her parents and kidnapped her for her power. Things had begun to change in his mind about her since she was growing up. Yes, he knew that she was powerful in her own right and would make him unstoppable but there was something more happening. He wasn’t sure why but since she first shifted there had been a nagging feeling in his chest that he sh
The following days became a waiting game for Alexander. His uncle was getting in touch with a friend of his that could cover Symphony’s scent and maybe help with the attacks. Thankfully there hadn’t been any attacks or anymore threats while she remained at home, its almost if they knew she was with Alexander and would be harder to threaten. Symphony was starting to go a little stir crazy. It had been a week since the attacks at the school had happened and she missed her friends. The teachers had emailed her all the work that she was missing, and she had finished all that within the first few days. She was on to reading the books in the mansion’s massive library. She was able to find a few books on Lycan’s and werewolves but nothing that could help her find out who was behind her attacks. She also knew that Alexander and Gavin were on edge too because they were grumpier than normal, with each other anyway. Alexander wanted to tell Symphony everything, about
It had been a few weeks since Alexander had received the phone call from his uncle and was starting to get impatient as he waited. His uncle was supposed to be showing up after the cloaking was done to make sure that it worked. Alexander was starting to become very annoyed, and it was starting to be noticed by Symphony. He just wanted her to be safe and protected.Just as Alexander was getting ready to call his uncle and ream him out for taking so long, there was a knock at the door. He opened the door and there was his uncle with a big smile on his face. “Took you long enough” Alexander said to him trying to hide his anger.“I am sorry about that, but it took a little bit to gather all of the things that were needed” Damion told him “But it worked. I wasn’t able to smell Symphony’s scent at all on my way here, from the border to the house it was as if it just disappeared.”Alexander was relieved to hear that but was still getting over his frustration of it taking so long.“I am
Alexander knew that what he had told Damion and Gavin was a lot to take in. He knew now what he did back then was wrong but it couldn’t be changed. He still had the plan of making Symphony his but he didn’t think it would be by force this time. He had a feeling that Symphony would become his willingly if he asked her. While the three men sat in the office in silence, they had no idea that Symphony had heard everything and had ran away. Damion was in shock at what he heard from Alexander. He knew the story around was that someone had killed the Alpha and Luna and their daughter had been taken but never in a million years did he think that Alexander had anything to do with it. He knew that Alexander had killed her parents but he didn’t realize who they were. He knew Symphony had power just by her scent, but he didn’t realize why she had her power but now he did. He almost felt bad for helping Alexander with all of this, but Symphony was just an innocent bystander in all of this. G
Symphony didn’t know how long she was following the sound of the water, but she was happy when the stream finally came into view. She was exhausted from walking and needed to rest. Starlett had gone quiet too, which Symphony assumed was from being so tired. She knew that she had been gone for quite awhile because when she left the house it was a little after 10 in the morning and now the sky was pitch black. She stopped by the stream and sat down. Lucky for her there was a big tree nearby that she was able to sit against. Thankfully it was warm out, so she didn’t need to break out the blankets. As she sat, she looked through her backpack for a snack that she had packed and ate that while she tried to silence her thoughts. As she tried to make sense of the situation, she was unaware of the danger that was waiting for her, hidden in the shadows of the trees, a group of rogues had been following her for several hours and were waiting to make their move. They knew she was alone a
After Alexander found Symphony’s room a disaster, he called his guards to start the search for her. He had met with both Gavin and Damion and filled them in on the situation. Damion had called in some favors and had a hundred men show up to help look for her.After the first day of her being gone Alexander started to worry. He knew she was strong and could take care of herself, but he was worried about what could happen to her. He had let Dax take over to see if he could find anything but thanks to the cloaking spell that he had his uncle put on her she was impossible to track. He had asked Damion if there was anyway to lift the spell quickly but he had told Alexander that the spell had to wear off on its own which would take a while. He was starting to grow angrier every day that she was missing. He just wanted to know if she was safe, he didn’t care if she didn’t want to stay with him after everything.They were now coming on day six of her missing and they hadn’t found anythi