I walked out to the garden to see the tall red head, smiling; I called out to him, “Phoenix Mackenzie!” He turned to face me with the biggest smile on his face as he pulled me into a hug, “I can’t believe you’re home! How was the trip to Scotland?” I asked as we sat on the bench looking over the garden, his face beamed with joy, “It was incredible! Father took me to Inverness which was absolutely gorgeous; we went to other places as well, even managed to find my two hundred year old grandmothers’ grave. It was unmarked so it was pretty difficult, but we found it nonetheless.” He told me, I smiled and grabbed his hands. We were close when we were younger, but then his father took him away to practice his magic in their homeland, Scotland. Phoenix and I were devastated, but after he left, Mom and Dad managed to talk my Aunts into moving here with Amber. That was ten years ago. 

I stepped into my bedroom and went straight for the shower. After I dropped Selene off at her room I came straight home to rest. That beautiful hybrid has my nerves and thoughts all over the place and it drives me crazy, the good kind mostly but every now and again the bad kind. I stood in the shower letting the water run down my body, washing away almost every stressful thing from my mind. I washed up and got out. Once I had some pants on, I started looking for the nicest suit I owned for the ball tomorrow night; I’m Selene’s fiance and that means that I need to make a good impression, which I planned to do. I’m not about to embarrass her. Picking a traditional black suit, I placed it on the hook on the outside of my closet and grabbed a pair of dress shoes, placed them in the chair right next to the closet, then climbed into bed and dozed off thinking about Selene. I woke up around six when my father kn

I opened the door to see Selene sleeping; she’s been through so much in one day, we all have. There was a small tap on my shoulder, turning my head, I saw Amber standing behind me; closing the door quietly, I turned to talk to her, “We’re ready to go.” She said then looked at the door, “How is she?” I looked at the door then turned back to Amber,  “She’s strong, but she’s gone through so much so fast. I don’t remember her being like this when we were children; back then, she was so skittish, it was so cute.” Amber smiled lightly,  “Phoenix, she’s grown up, she’s not that same little girl anymore.” I nodded, I knew she was right, but that’s what worried me. Selene is strong, I knew that, but she’s the same strong my mother was and even that much strength can’t help you during the trying times; for my mother, it was when she delivered my sister, they

The attackers bound my wrists and ankles; Phoenix was yelling at them. Greg was on top of me, foundling me; tears were pouring from my eyes, “Oh my, my dear princess, are you a virgin?” He asked me, I didn’t answer him, he nodded to Nathen who punched Phoenix in the face, I screamed, Greg then grabbed my face, “Answer the damn question!” I nodded slowly, “Don’t hurt him,” I begged, “Please.” Greg smirked, going for my underwear, removing it quickly,  “Well then, let’s fix that.” I cried more, “Don’t touch her!” Phoenix yelled; Greg got off of me and started undoing his pants. I fought against the restraints, hard. Nathen punched him again, “NO!” I screamed; Greg got back on top of me and slammed into me hard. Shock, surprise, call it what you will, I didn’t know

I laid in the bedroom while studying Phoenixs’ old school books. I practiced a few small spells and while trying a light spell but next thing I knew...boom! Phoenix opened the door and coughed from the smoke, “Selene, what are you doing?” He coughed out, I looked at him from my spot on the bed; when the smoke cleared, Phoenix stared at me then started laughing,  “What?” I asked, Phoenix just continued laughing, “What?” He laughed more as he grabbed my hand and pulled me to the bathroom and turned me to the mirror. When I saw what he was laughing about I crossed my arms and glared at him, which just made Phoenix laugh harder, “Okay, I get it.” He went over to the shower and turned it on,  “Let’s get you cleaned up.” He said as he started stripping my clothes off, one by one. My breath hitched when he undid my pants and slid them down my body. He smir