Seth walked in the door and saw me lying on the sofa covered in blood. His loud growl shook the walls. I knew he wasn't going to be happy, especially what happened to me or what I foolishly allowed to happen to me. I knew better. I fucking knew better. I should have my walls up when I was around Silas but no I was so focused on the human and helping her that I missed an important step. For fuck sakes. I was an Assassin. I was a killing machine and here I let Silas have control of my mind.

Seth pulled me into his lap. He placed a kiss on my forehead. He whispered in my ear asking me if I was alright and to explain in detail what happened. I almost felt ashamed of myself. I had a weak moment and I allowed it to control my thoughts and actions. I went over every detail with him. He was furious at what my Uncle did to me. He picked me up and carried me to the shower. He slowly undressed me and turned the shower on. I stepped inside and my bear followed me fully clothed. He washed every bit of blood off of me. He was so gentle with me. I needed that more than he could possibly know.

After he cleaned me up. He wrapped a towel around and scooped me into his strong arms and carried to our bedroom and laid me down on our bed. He laid beside me, pulling me onto his chest; wrapping his arms around me. I laid my head on his chest and listened to his heart beat. It was something that always soothes me. The rhythm alone would often lull me to sleep. I no longer had a heart. He was like a deep hole where it used to be. So every chance I got I would always enjoy the sound of Seth's.

He whispered softly, "everything is going to be okay and tell me what happened."

I told every damn embarrassing detail. How I allowed my Uncle to crawl into my mind and take full control of me. Knowing I should have my walls up so he couldn't break through them. My father has trained me over and over again on how to keep my walls up and never let another Vampire crawl into my mind and take control. Seth held me a little tighter to him. He knew I was upset and he wanted to soothe me. He told me all about going to my Uncle and checking things out. I loved that he was so protective of me. It was nice to have someone that looked out for me. As an Assassin I am always looking out for everyone else. His fingers ran through my hair and I closed my eyes drifting off to sleep.

The sun peeked into the window as my eyelids opened. I rolled over and placed a kiss on Seth's back. He was still sleeping and I didn't want to wake him. I got up and dressed and left him a note. I told Seth that I was going to my father to check out the archives. I needed to know what my uncle was up to. I flashed to my father's castle and went into his study where he kept all the family history on his computer. I sat down at his desk and got to work quickly. I couldn't believe what I was reading. My Uncle truly is a sick bastard.

Prince Silas Damien Tempest was born over 2,000 years ago. He is one of the originals along with my father but one thing separated them. My father was a daywalker and my uncle wasn't. My grandfather's first wife was of pure blood. She was born as a vampire, they were both daywalkers. My grandmother died after giving birth to my father. Years later my grandfather met a half-breed. He married her and three years later my uncle was born. Unfortunately he took after his mother. He couldn't go out in the sun. This is why he is so jealous of my father. It all makes sense now. I continued reading and I could feel the anger rise deep within.

Uncle Silas was doing experiments on his own children. He would mix a purebred Vampire blood that were daywalkers with his half bred children. It states after 3 weeks of injection the children died. He killed his own children. They were treated like lab rats. I felt my fangs breaking through my gums. My eyes, flashing red. I was fucking livid. This man was going to be my children's uncle one day. There was no way in hell I was going to let that happen. I wouldn't allow another child to die.

I flashed to my Uncle's castle and I screamed out his name. Daylight was near and I knew he was still up.

"Silas, get your pathetic ass in here! Right fucking now!"

A few minutes passed and he walked into the living room half dressed. He pants unbutton and I shook my head because I knew exactly what was going on. I gave him my most disgusted look. I wanted to puke right there.

He winked and said, "what's wrong Bri? Does my body not please you?"

I wrinkled up my nose, "please me! Are you fucking kidding me right now? I don't look at you in that way. There is nothing of you that can please me."

Silas licked his lips, "do not play coy with me, Brianna. We both know you're not my brother's real child. He is your Sire. Making you no blood kin to me. You are something I always desired. You are beautiful, fierce, sexy and a daywalker."

"You truly are a sick bastard, Silas. You will never have me. I am happily mated to my bear. So let's get to the matter at hand shall we."

He ran his hand through his hair, "what business do you speak of?"

I gritted through my teeth, "you using your own children as lab rats because you are so fucking jealous over not being a daywalker. How could you do that? They were your flesh and blood."

"They are my children and I could do anything I fucking want to them. I will one day become a daywalker like you and your father. I will be the King that I was meant to be. See Brianna, I don't have to go far to get what I want. Your blood is exactly what I need."

"I don't fucking think so, Silas."

*I knew fighting an elder was going to be difficult but I didn't care. There was no way in hell I was going to let him live. I didn't hesitate. I flashed before him and spun into a roundhouse kick, my foot landed with such force, Silas body flew through the air crashing through the wall sounding like a bomb went off from how hard he hit it. Debris was everywhere! I flashed in front of him again grabbing him by the throat and slammed him into the concrete floor. He roared out*

"You fucking bitch! You're going to die."

He did a Kip-up to his feet swinging wildly at me but I barely ducked out the way, landing a punch in his abdomen making him double over in pain.Seeing him bent over, I quickly landed an uppercut hitting him square on the bridge of his nose. The sound of the Cartilage in his nose breaking forced a tiny smile across my face. His crimson blood flowed freely from his nose distracting me. The smell of fresh blood brought me almost into a frenzied state. He used this moment of hesitation to flashed before me and grabbed me by the throat, squeezing it so hard it cut off my oxygen supply. I clawed at his hand. He nailed me with a headbutt in the face. I held back a scream. There was no way in hell that I was going to let him win.

"Do you honestly believe you can take me on, Brianna? I am an elder for fucks sake. I will let you live if you agree to have a child with me."

I couldn't speak. I could feel my trachea being crushed. I brought up my knee as hard as I could and kneed him in his balls. He let go of my throat and he grabbed his crotch. I landed another uppercut to his face ceasing the opportunity I flashed into the hidden tunnels beneath his Castle. I could heal but it would take time. I ran my hand across my forehead and I could feel the fracture. I needed Seth's blood to properly heal but at the moment I was just trying to have a moment to myself. I wasn't going to let Silas live. I walked down the tunnel to see if I could find a way out and before I could take another step, Silas flashed behind me and kicked me in my back so hard I went flying in the air landing several feet from him.

He flashed in front of me picking me up slamming me against the wall punching me in my stomach repeatedly. Blood bubbled in my throat and I spat it all over his face. He licked the blood from my lips and moaned out my name. I tried to move but he slid his knee in between my thighs pushing as hard as he could. He took his left hand and ripped my shirt open. His fingers trailed along my breast. He leaned against my ear.

"I am going to fuck you until you are filled with my seed. You are mine, now!"

There was no way I would fucking let that happen to me. I was not his to take. He was a sick bastard wanting to force himself on me trying to take something that doesn't belong to him. I mustered up all my strength and punched him in the face. I could see a glimmer of a light shining. It was daylight, and a plan quickly snapped through my head. I knew exactly what I was going to do but I needed to distract him for it to work.

"Kiss me, Silas. Kiss me like you fucking mean it."

His lips crashed to mine and I wrapped my arms and legs around him. He moaned while his hands groped my ass as he deepened the kiss. I flashed us outside of the entice to the secret tunnels. I held Silas tighter, enduring the kiss waiting on my plan to unfold. Then the first rays of the morning sun hit his body. He let out a blood curdling scream, smiling as I let go of him. I watched wiping my lips and spitting the kiss back into his face, as his body collapsed to the ground. I had watched hundreds of Vampire's die, slowly turning to ash smelling their burning flesh filling my nose. Until the air around me turned to smokey ash as they turned to dust. But none had ever made me smile this way before and none probably would ever again.

Watching as Silas ashes slowly drifted off I whispered, "Fuck you. I won!"

I stood back up and watched as he floated off into nothingness the smile grew bigger along my face. As I realized I would never have to see his pathetic face again. I also saved the rest of his children from being a lab experiment. I flashed home and I yelled out for Seth but he didn't answer. I walked into the bathroom and looked into the mirror. The image that stared back at me wasn't pretty. I had two black eyes, my nose and skull was fractured. Blood stained my lips. I undressed and turned on the shower as hot as I could get it. I scrubbed my body, cleaned and washed my hair. Blood pooled around my feet. I leaned against the shower wall. My body ached so badly. I needed my bear's blood so I could finish healing. I got out and grabbed a towel and dried my hair. I walked into the bedroom and climbed into the bed and closed my eyes, falling asleep.