All three of us stood where we were, Blake's wolf in front of me in a defensive stance. The vampire smirking away as he slowly approached us. I didn't break eye  contact, his fang slowly coming out. And the skies beginning to cover with darkness as time went on. I knew I had a lot of explaining to do when we leave here, but I wasn't sure I was ready to even begin to explain my whole life story, yet again.

I scoffed, "How hard it was to find me? He found me countless times and yet you couldn't find me?"

His red eyes pierced into my own eyes and tilted his own head, "he? I don't know who he is; but you should know who I am Lilian Winchester. The one who killed your sister in law. What was her name? Ahh. Emma."

I closed my eyes as the flashback came along, but before I could even get sucked in; I heard howls coming from different directions. I quickly opened my eyes and looked around, not seeing any wolves around. I felt my legs beginning to move, but forward and not backwards. I felt my eyes widen as if someone had taken control of my body.

"Who knew witches could be so easily controlled." the vampire mused as he never broke his concentration as his red eyes never blinked once.

"Who are you?!" I exclaimed while walking towards him, so painfully close. "What do you want from me!?"

"You really don't remember me?" he almost pouted out and laughed, " Isaak Dimitrianos at your service. You really don't know little girl. How foolish are your parents to not tell you? Unless... "he stared at me.

"Enough!" Blake yelled out as he transformed back to his human form and began running towards Isaak; he quickly jumped in the hair and transformed back into his wolf form and knocked the vampire down. I felt myself stop and I began to run back to the car, ignoring the howls of wolfs coming closer and closer. I went through the trees to camouflage myself as they were many; I ignored everything around me. That was a mistake. I was soon tackled into the floor of the forest. I groaned at the pain that erupted on my back. I looked up to find a wolf staring at me and growling.

"Who are you?" I managed to ask before trying to get away from the wolf. I turned away as it whined, I heard its bones cracking. "who do you think?"

I frowned at the familiar voice and quickly turned, "You?! But how?!"

I ran and jumped on him; hugging him to death, as if someone like me could even. I buried my face into his shoulder and smiled happily. Obviously ignoring the fact, my mate could very well find me and kill this man who I am hugging affectionally.

"Told you I'd find you again." He said while holding me against him, I laughed at his timing.

"It seems everyone is finding me now." I looked at him and couldn't help but smile as his eyes met my own, Gabriel Henderson, the man who was a rogue wolf and the man who was my secret love.

"Yeah? How so?" he asked as we walked towards the parking lot.

"My mate found me... my brother found me... and the vampire who killed my brothers mate found me as well" I replied while not wanting to look at his eyes as I told him I had a mate.

"You have a mate?" he asked, his voice sounded a bit hurt.

"I do" I didn't want to look at him; we have been through so much and for me to end up with a mate. we were both disappointed.

He stopped and looked around; we both heard the howls. He looked at me, "Let's meet tomorrow, I can't have your boyfriend kill me now, can I?" he smiled and hugged me once again and ran off. I kept walking and sat on the hood of the car. I buried my face into my hand and began thinking how the hell I got into this mess. And now Gabriel was back.

I heard footsteps and looked up; I saw Blake running towards me with a few of his pack members behind him in wolf form. His arms were almost wide enough to hug me, but he stopped and growled; he came closer and sniffed and growled even more.

"Who was here?" he growled out, I couldn't look at him; he saved me and yet I couldn't help but not want to tell him who was here. "Lilian?"

"Blake, we do not have time for this. The vampire is not far off, I would suggest you ask your question in the car and back at the city." A female voice rang out, he turned and nodded and singled me into the car.

I stayed silent through the whole car ride, as did he. I kept thinking about Gabriel and how fucked up this situation was. My mate, a person destined to with my whole life sat next to me. I knew he was mine when I saw him and when he touched me. It was a weird thing; it was like a zap that happened only once in a witch's life. But I couldn't help but want to reject the man who was supposed to be mine. I wanted another man, the man who was always there for me. 

Gabriel. 

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So what do you think?

Even i wasn't expecting Gabriel! 

also shoutout to XxLastOfMyKindxX   she does editing! she edied couple of my chapters; i have yet to edit them but possibly do it soon. 

also Congrats on winning first place! 

v.r.pond