John took another step forward them gazing at them both threatening as he frowned his eyebrows and groaned.

"I don't like an unfair beating. The battle is tomorrow, we will fight then." Ethan said as he gazed at John.

"Unfair? Because you stand no choice against me?" John replied to him glowering at both of them and walking forward. He was seeing red of anger and he could feel his stomach knotting.

"We will fight tomorrow. In a fair battle." Ethan stretched his arm over Sharon and pushed her behind.

"You talk about fair things. How funny.. It's like the devil talking about forgiveness." John was too furious to consider Ethan's statement.

"Save the anger for tomorrow," Ethan murmured slightly knitting his eyebrows.

Sharon scoffed as if she was looking forward to killing John and was annoyed by Ethan wanting to let him go.

"I can't wait," John said lastly as he glowered at them both then he turned around and disappeared.

He got back in the wood of Kratez few people of his squad were there as well so he took advantage of the situation to ask them to fight.

He was enough motivated to fight against all five of them, he was still angry for having met Ethan that his hands were shaking.

"All five of them against you?" One of them asked, John, nodded.

They curved their eyebrows quite puzzled but didn't ask for an explanation.

They took their respective position standing quite afar and they began to fight animatedly.

John soon knocked out one of them then the other two followed. The two last werewolves were left but didn't last much before John shoot them down as well.

John groaned, part of his anger was released. The five creatures all stood up, they narrowed their eyes to endure the pain and as soon as their wounds healed they got back in their places to ask for a second round.

John nodded, he revealed his long sharp fangs and he charged.

***

Roselyn stretched her arm with her eyes still closed and went to touch the opposite side of the bed to caress John but only to find out he wasn't there.

She opened her eyes and immediately turned around, John's side of the bed was empty. The sheet was folded and the pillow was turned vertically.

She stood up and walked outside, it was Kathy's first day of work after weeks spent moving into her new flat.

"Rose!" She cheered her friend with her arms opened making Roselyn smile and embrace her tightly.

"I forgot it was your first day! Good morning!" Roselyn cheered.

"Are you alright?" Kathy asked quite perplexed but Rose nodded.

"Have you seen John? I am looking for him." Roselyn asked as she traveled her gaze around the house, it wasn't hard to imagine he was probably out to train yet Roselyn would have preferred to spend their last day before the battle day with him.

"No, I haven't. He wasn't already here when I came." Kathy replied departing from the hug.

Roselyn took a resigned breath and then nodded, she wrapped her arm around Abigail's shoulder looking at her excitedly.

"Want to taste the cake I made?" Roselyn asked curving her eyebrows up and smiling.

"You baked? I've missed a lot!"

They both giggled as Roselyn walked toward the kitchen.

The table was full of food of every kind from salty to sweet food, a pink note in the center with a red rose.

'I went to practice, I will be back in few hours. Hope you can enjoy breakfast. I love you.'

Roselyn smiled reading the note and when Kathy peeked she slightly brushed.

"He is so romantic," Abigail said lifting the rose and smelling it then headed it to Rose who smiled as she stared at the flower.

"He is. But now let's eat. I am starving!" Roselyn exclaimed as she sat down on the chair and went to put food on hers and Kathy's plate.

"I think I usually see this amount of food in months," Kathy whispered closer to Roselyn's ear and she giggled.

"I know, and you haven't seen the breakfast I had in Royal House," Roselyn whispered back as they both giggled.

After about one hour Kathy helped the other maids to wash the dishes while Roselyn went to sew on the sofa.

John came back, dirty of soil and with some scratches on his face.

Roselyn as soon as she saw him in that condition ran toward him preoccupied, "what happened to you?" She asked both worried and quite angry.

"I trained with five werewolves of our squad, I won all the rounds against them." He said shrugging and walking toward the kitchen probably craving some blood after all his efforts.

Roselyn scoffed, lucky it was the last day before the battle because he grow more obsessed every day.

"Oh, hi Kathy." He waved as he grabbed the whole bottle of blood but didn't waste time to pour it in his glass as he drunk it all in few sips.

"Are you alright?" One of the maids asked John, the same maid who was seeing Ethan and had been practicing with him.

John turned around to stare at her for some instant.

"Is there anything you had been hiding from me?" John's voice rang higher as he knitted his eyebrow down.

Silence fell in the room and Roselyn opened her eyes wider.

"N-No?" The maid replied setting her gaze on the floor scared.

"Then tell me…" he took few more sips from another bottle and then glowered at her, "have you been practicing with Ethan recently?"

The maid swallowed down, on her gaze could be read her frustration and preoccupation, she didn't even know what to answer.

"I…I…" she stuttered probably hesitating whether to answer him the truth or not, she should've imagined that if he asked such a thing it was because he knew already the truth.

"I haven't… I haven't trained with him in a while. Only once." She replied hastily and hearing her John knitted his eyebrows down. A groan escaped from his lips and he clenched his fists.

"Then why didn't you tell me?" John's voice thundered in the house making Kathy joint.

Roselyn walked closer to John and took his hand, she smiled and gazed at him with a pleading look. "It's fine, John."

Meeting his wife's gaze, John's eyes filled with tears. He let the bottle fell down the floor to hug Roselyn tightly.

"Jake was right… He sided with Sharon and the snakes. I saw it with my eyes." He said, his voice was brittle and vulnerable. A single tear fell down his cheek as he wiped his tears away.

"I am sorry," Roselyn murmured as she placed a kiss on his cheek. "I really am."

The maid hearing them took a deep breath, she also felt sorry for John and they had never seen him that vulnerable in decades they had met him.

Another maid walked closer to John, "we will avenge you." She said, knitting her eyebrows down.

Usually between vampires and supernatural creatures when someone betrayed another person they used to fight to solve the situation and get their revenge. Those were the law of nature between supernatural creatures. All the maids nodded, walking closer to John as if they agreed to what the maid said and they were swearing to John protection and help.

"I want to fight him alone. You take care of the snakes." John replied, his face turned from sad to irritated the more he thought about being betrayed by a person he cared so much about.

John then turned around to stare at Kathy whose as soon as she met John's gaze she unconsciously widened her eyes slightly worried.

"Tomorrow you have to stay with Roselyn, we will all be busy in an important matter. Keep her company and take care of my wife." John said making Kathy nod and smile. Roselyn's heart raced preoccupied as a lump in her throat formed.

She wondered why his statement sounded like a goodbye to her, was he worried to lose against Ethan?

Roselyn rested her hand over John's cheek, she leaned her forehead on his as her eyes burned into his.

"You will do it, John. I am sure you will." She whispered. Roselyn's voice broke, she closed her eyes but no vision occurred to her, when she tried to visualize the future all she could see was darkness.

"You promised me you won't leave me, John." Roselyn linked with him and she mentally said so that only he could hear him.

John smiled.

"I love you, Rose. Always remember that." John replied to her. He locked her lips with hers as they both closed their eyes. Roselyn could feel butterflies in her stomach just like if that was their first kiss. She unconsciously smiled as she opened her eyes.

"I love you too." She replied.

Kathy staring at them smiled too as she placed her hand over her chest. She had never seen Roselyn so happy before and she wished nothing but the best for her closest friend.