Everyone gasped in shock and grew very very pale.

"Move away from my mate before I lose what little self control I have and snap your neck." The Beast growled.

The auctioneer, who was now shaking, moved away from me very quickly. The Beast then looked at me and held out his hand.

I don't know what possessed me to do what I did next. I reached down and placed my hand in his and he helped me off the stage.

"T-The C-Council won't l-like this." The auctioneer said.

"I don't give a damn about them or what they like." Beast growled.

"T-They'll kill her." The man said.

"I will snap all of their necks if they so much as think about hurting her."

The Beast then started walking into the forest all while never letting go of my hand. I followed him quietly, not knowing if I should say anything.

After ten minutes of silence I broke.

"What's your name?"

"You know my name."

"Your real name. I'm Davina."

He sighed. "Thaddeus. My name is Thaddeus."

"How old are you?"

"To f*cking old." He muttered.

"I'm 18. Where are you taking me?"

"Home."

That was the last thing said for a good while. We stopped a couple times to rest but other than that we kept walking. I wasn't wearing in shoes so sometimes I stepped on sharp sticks or rocks.

"Ouch." I said for the hundredth time.

Thaddeus sighed, turned around, and scooped me up in the bridal position. I took that time to study his face more closely.

I noticed that he had a scar above his left eyebrow and another one on his right cheek. Before too long, my eyelids started getting heavy and I could no longer hold them open and I fell asleep in Thaddeus's arms.

I wokeup in an extremely soft bed that smelled like Thaddeus. I looked around the room but didn't see him anywhere. The room was a decent size. The king bed sat in the middle against the back wall, a flat screen hung on the wall across from it, two nightstands, a dresser, connecting bathroom, balcony doors, and a walk-in closet.

I slowly got out the bed and opened the bedroom door. I didn't hear anything so I walked down the hall and then down the steps. The first room I found was the kitchen which had three people in it. There was a man with blonde hair, a girl with black hair and red highlights, and a man with red hair.

The blonde guy stuck his nose in the air and inhaled.

"Human." He growled making me take a step back.

"W-Where's Thaddeus?" I stuttered.

"He's out right now." The girl said.

"W-When will he b-be back?"

"Why the questions?" The blonde guy asked stepping closer to me.

He got within a couple feet of me before a loud growl emitted throughout the whole room. Seconds later a tall figure was in between me and the blonde.

"Step away from her." Thaddeus growled.

"What is a human doing here?" The blonde asked ignoring him.

"She's my mate so I suggest you watch your tone." Thaddeus growled.

"That's impossible. She's human and it's forbidden."

"It still doesn't change the fact that she's mine and you are to close to her." Thaddeus growled grabbing the man by his throat.

The man's feet were no longer touching the ground and he was gasping for air. Thaddeus held him there for a couple more seconds before releasing him. The man crumpled to the ground and began coughing.

"If I see anyone to close to her, threatening her, scaring her, or touching her they will be punished." Thaddeus growled.

"Yes, sir." The girl and other guy said at the same time.

"Go tell the others." Thaddeus ordered and then they were gone.

He then turned and looked at me.

"Are you hungry?" He asked and I nodded.

He led me further into the kitchen and ordered for me to sit so I did.

"What do you want?"

"What do you have?"

"Sandwiches, waffles, soup, fruit, cereal..."

"A ham sandwich is fine."

A minute later he had made me a sandwich and seated him self across from me.

"Who were they?" I asked taking a bite.

"Vampire, wolf and wizard."

"I'm not going to be welcome here, am I?"

"Not at first but you will be soon."

After I finished he said he was going to show me around the territory. The second I stepped outside all eyes were on me. Some people growled, some glared, some smiled, and some just ignored me.

Thaddeus growled one good time causing them all to look away. He showed me the territory boundaries that I'm never allowed to cross unless he is with me.

"Why can't I leave?"

"You're human and my mate. It is forbidden for us to be together yet the fates paired us together. The whole territory is covered by a boundary spell that was placed by one of the greatest witches and the greater wizard to ever exist. Other supernatural beings can't cross over unless invited by me. If you cross this line without me then you could be taken. I refuse to let anything happen to you." He explained.

"Are the stories people tell about you true?"

"Which ones?"

"All of them."

He sighed. "Yes, I have killed a lot of people. Yes, I have destroyed packs and clans. No, I have not killed children."

"Everyone that lives here is a rogue right?"

"Yes but they aren't psychopaths like the others."

"Why not?"

"I guess you could say I have them trained."

"They're terrified of you."

"Not me." He shook his head. "They're terrified of the demon whose rage is a millions time worse than a normal demons. They're terrified of the wolf who has a bad temper and acts on instinct. They're terrified of the vampire part of me who craves the taste of blood."

"They're terrified of the creatures inside you."

"No, they're terrified of the monsters inside me."

We didn't talk much after that, he just showed me the rest of the territory. In all there are three apartment type buildings where everyone lives, a big green house, and then you have his house which is more like a mansion. It has three floors, five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, library, TV room, living room, kitchen, ballroom, dinning room, office, laundry room, basement, and an attic.

When it was time for bed Thaddeus gave me one of his shirts and and a pair of his basketball shorts to sleep in after I took a shower.

I got into the same bed I woke up in expecting Thaddeus to come to bed to but he didn't. For that whole night he didn't step one foot into the room so I ended up sleeping alone.