"Chloe, it's out of the question, you're going on lockdown."

I sigh in relief. At least if I'm in here, I won't drag some poor soul unlucky enough to be my mate into this mess.

"That's fine by me, Mia. What do I do in the meantime?" I say while swinging my feet and readjusting my position on the large mahogany desk.

"Get your butt off my desk and to your office. You've got some paperwork to do." Mia gives me a devilish smirk.

Oh moon goddess!

Stop whining. It's what you signed up for when you accepted being princess.

Excuse me? I had no choice!

"Kasey, can I have Chloe back? She has some paperwork to do."

"No problem." Kasey forces the words out of my mouth.

Mia walks over to a drawer and pulls out a stack of files.

"These are some old documents about some pack members. See to it that they're in alphabetical order, I'm going to get us some lemonade. I need a glass right now."

"Sure thing, see ya!" I say as I take the large stack.

Dust billows up as I place it on the desk. Man these are old!

I begin organising them all, then I come across one file that catches my attention.

Next to her name, "missing" was stamped. It's even fading so I can tell this is from long ago. A small photograph of a chubby toddler with black hair and grey eyes was attached to the file.

I read further and saw that her parents are the late Gamma Trent and Gamma female Kamilla.

Wait. That means she's Lorenzo's sister! But I've never met her before. Why?

There aren't any other family members recorded here so I can only assume that she was missing before Lorenzo was born, therefore before I was born too.

"I'm back, hope you're done!" Mia says as she enters the office carrying two glasses of pink lemonade.

"Mia, do you know what happened to her? Ignis?" I ask pointing at the file I have in hand.

Mia furrows her eyebrows in concentration.

"Jewel has told me some things about the late Gamma family. They were the most unfortunate. But their children were the sweetest little darlings. Only five years apart and basically inseparable. The older sibling was very protective over her newborn brother. She was kidnapped by rogue witches. It was assumed to be rogue witches because there wasn't a single trace of anyone or anything. No one has seen her since."

Poor boy. No wonder he's like this.

He's had it rough in life. I just hope he is okay wherever he is.

"Damn, you still fight like a little girl!"

I raise an eyebrow at Storm.

"What? You definitely fight like a pup if that practice dummy is still intact." She shrugs.

With one swift blow from me, the dummy's head went flying.

"Better squirt. That's it for the day."

She stretches her arms, then sits cross-legged on the grass.

I slip my sweaty tank top off and leave the gym shorts on.

"Hey, come sit here."

Storm pats the spot next to her.

I plop myself down next to her.

"You wanna hear a story, kid?" She says while looking forward into the distant sky.

I guess this is the part where she finally reveals her background.

I slowly nod at her.

"There was a happy little girl. This girl had loving parents and the cutest baby brother ever. She loved her little brother with all she had and she protected him to the point where she wouldn't let anyone into his room.

One night, the little girl laid her baby brother down to sleep after playing with him.

One minute, she was handing him his green teddy, next thing, she fell unconscious. She woke up in an unknown location, tied up and scared. From then on, she became a slave to her kidnappers. For many many gruesome years, she was overworked and underfed. The only thing keeping her going was the thought of her baby brother.When first shifted and got her wolf, she planned her escape. Her escape plan took a really long time to execute. When she did escape, she had to learn to fight and protect herself. She also had her heart set on finding her way back home and to her brother.

Okay, that's enough."

When she stops talking, I notice a few tears pooling in her eye. Not sure of what to do, I wrap my arms around her and give her a long hug.

Now I know what happened to the big sister I knew nothing about. I lost my entire family, while she was ripped away from it. I grew up being treated like scum because I was too weak and broken to do or say anything about it. She was treated worse and still she had a little fight in her.

She's not just my older sister, she's my hero.

"I love you, little brother. I always have and always will." She says through tears.

I love you too, big sis. I love you too.

I glance at the crystal ball. The sight I see makes me want to vomit.

The little beastie and that useless fat pig of a princess.

Disgusting. Exactly how I felt when I had to deliver the last message to the beastie in the pig's body.

Her repulsive laughter erupts from the crystal and I lose it.

Now I'll need a new crystal ball.

I grab the goblet of fresh virgin's blood and gulp it down greedily. Seeing the product of my mate's failure aggravates me.

I stand up and head over to my vanity.

I smile at the face that stares back at me.

"Your beauty never ceases to captivate me, my dear." The face in the mirror says.

"If only you were here to see it for yourself, my love." I start coughing and my hair turns a silvery white for a split second before returning to it's natural black fluff.

"What's wrong, love?" His facial expression turns into one of worry.

"Nothing, Kenneth. It's just that my body isn't strong enough to hold both our spirits for any longer. I may be a powerful white witch, but even I have limits." I manage to get out in between coughs.

He stays quiet and looks thoughtful.

"Soon, my dear, your misery will end and so will the cause for it. Now that we have retrieved the remains of my useless parents, we are one step closer to our victory."

My lips curl into a wicked smile.

"And, my dear mate, we will be rid of the useless pup and your annoying fake-Alpha sister."

I let out a good cackle.

Oh, Mia. You'll get yours for attempting to kill mate.