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Quinn’s POV
A lot of us are standing by the pool as it turns red. Master is screaming at Justin to get out but his body is floating in the water. I frown when Justin goes underwater and I can’t see his body anymore. When Master tries to go to him, a force field throws him back. Oh god, I so hope this works because if not, we’re in deep shit.
“Hush little baby,” Kevin whispers and when I look at him, he stops and smiles at me.
“What the fuck have you done?” Master asks loudly and everyone is as close to the edge of the pool as possible.
Kevin is the only one standing close to Brian. Max is right behind Kevin but he looks like he’s about to bolt at any minute now. I look at my sire who is glaring daggers at me.
“We have to get him out now!” Stephanie says. “There is too much blood. We’re going to lose him.”
“You,” Kevin says, pointing at me.
“Me?” I ask surprised.
Why does it have to be me? Why couldn’t Kevin choose someone else? My sire sends me a look that it obvious that I either go and get Justin out of the pool or I go and get Justin out of the pool. I prepare myself to be thrown back by the field but that doesn’t happen. That makes master try to get closer but he gets pushed back again. I start searching for Justin but his body has sunk to the bottom. I dive in and try to look for him but it’s hard because the water is full of blood. I can’t see shit down here. I try to find him by touching the floor but he’s nowhere to be found. This pool is huge; it’s going to take forever to find him. I go up to see in what direction I’m going.
“Get him out now!” master yells.
I don’t dare tell them that I can’t find anything. I go back down and then it happens. One of my visions hits me and it’s painful and it's real. I can see everything as if I was right there living it.
“Come with me,” Justin says and gives Brian a blinding smile.
Brian smiles back and shakes his head. “Daddy has things to do.”
The blond pouts and shakes his head. “You’re coming with me now," he instructs master.
Master arches a brow and chuckles. “You’re still my golden boy, huh?”
Justin looks up with a frown. “Why do you say that? Is it because I’m blond, daddy?”
“Someday you will know,” Brian tells him as he gets up and goes to grab Justin's hand so he can go with him like Justin wanted in the first place.
Justin grins, clearly pleased with himself.
I open my eyes to find myself still at the bottom of the pool. The water is still red and there is no way in hell that anyone can see shit down here. After that vision, I know what Cody meant about the spell taking longer. I go up and look at Master.
“What?” Brian asks with a shout.
“I can’t find him,” I say.
“You see him?” Kevin asks smiling. “So pretty. Always our pretty. Always the same.”
I lick my lips and enjoy the taste. I look at the middle of the pool where the water seems turning black so I go towards it, hoping that Justin is there and that I won’t get hurt by whatever is happening.
Before I reach it, my sire yells at me to stop. So I do. We all stare as the bloody mess in the pool seems to be turning back to clear water. Then right in the middle there is a blue light; that starts shining more intensely as time goes by. Then it seems like it explodes outwards sending us backwards. I feel myself hitting the edge of the pool hard but that's not what I would call damage. My sire can do worst to me. When I finally recover from the blow, I see a few of them getting up to see what’s going to happen next. When I finally see Justin, I swim towards him as fast as I can. I grab him and take him to the edge where my sire helps me get him out.
“Justin!” Brian yells and he moves faster than I’ve ever seen. Then he stops right in front of him, perplexed.
“Something is not right,” Derek says.
No shit. Something hasn’t been right since the moment this started. I knew we should have stayed away from this.
“Uh,” Max whispers. “Um, okay, uh, uh...yeah, so...what the fuck?”
Stephanie quickly picks Justin up, turns him around, and gives him a slap in his bottom. He opens his mouth and starts to cry.
“Fuck me,” Pete says. “Fucking hell…he’s…he’s…”
“No shit,” Derek whispers.
“He’s a boy!” Kevin says and applauds. “A healthy baby boy!”
“Why won’t he stop crying?” Brian asks. “Give him to me.”
Stephanie passes Justin, who is pretty much a day old, to Brian.
“He’s a baby,” Pete finally manages to get out. “A fucking newborn.”
“He’s scared,” Max says.
“Shh,” Brian says, cradling the baby in his arms.
“Daddy,” Kevin says and comes close to him and Justin. “Our pretty baby.”
“Um,” Max says. “How does this help?”
“He has a heart beat,” I tell him. “He’ll grow up and then he can be turned again.”
“And that would make him one again,” Brian whispers and smiles before he kisses Justin on the forehead.
“That’s going to take forever,” Maximilian complains.
“But we’ve got time,” I inform him. “Just like Cody said.”
“So while we wait,” Max says. “He will still have a double personality.”
I hadn’t thought of that.
“He won’t stop,” Derek points out.
Yeah, like we're deaf.
“Maybe he’s hurt. We have to take him to a hospital," my sire tells us.
“And how do you suppose we explain him?” Brian asks.
"Right, sorry master," Derek says to him looking at the floor.
“I know, I know,” Kevin says.
We all look at him, waiting for him to tell us what’s wrong with Justin.
“What?” Kevin asks.
“Kevin,” Max says. “Tell us what’s wrong with Justin.”
Kevin looks at Justin and smiles. He then sticks a finger inside of Justin’s mouth. The blond baby sucks on it eagerly and then stops before he starts to cry again.
“Oh,” Stephanie mutters. “He’s hungry.”
“You go out and you bring someone that can feed him,” Derek says to Pete.
Pete nods and he's gone in a heartbeat with Stephanie right behind him.
“Justin,” Brian whispers.
“Look at him,” Maximilian says. “He’s so cute. Can I hold him?”
“No,” Brian tells him. “He’s mine.”
"So now what?" Derek asks.
"You keep him protected," Brian instructs. "Keep every fledging away from him. They won't be able to control the blood lust."
Derek nods and I know it's true. I know how sweet Justin's blood is. And that heartbeat is just temptation telling us how warm and good it would be.
"If anything happens to him all of you will pay for it," master tells us in a deadly voice.
He ain't joking. I can't help but smile, though. “Look, he still has the stain,” I say as I point at the reddish mark that Justin has on his lower abdomen. I know it's our sire’s stain that marks Justin as his mate. What he’s lacking is the mark he used to have of when he was turned.
“Our pretty!” Kevin hisses.
“Kevin,” Brian warns.
Kevin pouts. “Our pretty?”
"Yes, he is," Brian tells him. "But right now you can't play with him."
"Why not?" Kevin asks.
"Because he's too weak," master explains.
It's like talking to a four year old. Jesus!
“Go play with your mate," mater tells him. "Go punish him, because later on you will get what you deserve."
That only makes Kevin smile that much more.
“Okay, daddy,” Kevin says.
My sire grabs my wrist and pulls me closer. “You and I have to talk.”
I know I’m in a lot of shit.
“Go easy on him,” Master says and he comes close to me before he kisses me on the lips. “I’m kind of pleased.”
“Is he going to be okay if he keeps crying?” Maximilian asks.
I look at Justin’s who is still showing everyone what he can do with his lungs.
“He will be,” Brian says. “Go punish your boy, Derek.”
“Yes, sire,” my mate says with a smile in place.
I follow him and we go up to our room. I was actually looking forward to what he was going to do. But then for some reason, I knew that nothing was going to happen. I looked through the French twin doors that lead to the balcony and I saw in the distance the cars. This has happened too. I shake my head and step away. Maybe we can change a few things here and there but it’s inevitable. Life always catches up and plays out how it’s supposed to. I turn around and stare at my sire.
Derek frowns and then lowers his head down. “You little shit!”
There is this thing about Derek. He’s always wanted to be the perfect soldier to Master. So he raises all of us to be like that. With me he hasn’t had so much luck but I guess it’s okay because there still a part of him that wants to taste wild and free. But one thing about Master is that he doesn’t like magic or psychics that much. They are used for a purpose every once and then. When Kevin first was turned, they almost killed him but decided to leave him as a pet and he grew on all of us, kind of, anyways. If Derek had known that I had this power, he would have never turned me into his mate.
“I wanted you to love me,” I tell him.
Derek’s nostrils twitch and I know he’s beyond pissed.
“I’m sorry,” I tell him and I kneel. “Punish me, master.”
My sire moves closer just to do that.
“Oh,” I say. “Sebastian is on his way to give us bad news.”
The previous time, Maximilian’s life was in danger. Not now, though.
“What is it?” Derek asks arching a brow.
“War,” I answer. “It has begun.”
Thanks to my betas Helen and Lois. And if you guys want to kill me for how things turned out...like Helen said you guys were going to...remember something very important. Yes, yes, repeat it with me...BLAME THE MUSE!!! Lol. Later, Tay.