The mother wolf had retired to her room. Slamming the door behind her, she paced her room. Victoria has once told her the story of her mother. At first she couldn't believe that a mother would cut a man from her daughter's life. All because she didn't like the man. Katerina could now see why Victoria was the way she was. She had a cruel mother. As soon as Kalena walked into the dinning room, Katerina could tell what kind of woman her grandmother was. Headstrong, controlling, uncaring woman. The mother wolf would never let her daughter's be around her. “ If it came down to it, Kalena would save her own skin… probably already sacrificed many for her own.” Katerina couldn't understand why she was so angry.
The sudden opening of the door made her turn towards it. “Wha–” A sigh of relief came to her seeing the love of her life. “Nik. Please don't say I overdid things. Or I was rash…” As she spoke she turned her eyes to the balcony. Slowly, she walked out and leaved on the stone railing.
Instead of saying anything, he came up behind her and hugged her back against him. “Your used to being alone.” He paused after thinking of the right words, “When your parents passed. You thought you had no one. You lived your life pushing people away. Now you have daughters. A brother. Aunts and uncles. And you don't know how to feel, what to do, or if you should let them in…..” He sighed and gently turned her around to face him. Her eyes looked down at his chest. Avoiding his eyes. “Your not alone anymore, Katerina. You have people who love you and want to be here beside you. Yes someday you daughter's will have lives of their own. But they will always be there….. Kat, my love, you shouldn't push family away so easily…. Maybe you should talk to them before you turn from them. We all have demons in our past….we all have a chance to raise. Give her a chance.” He was silent after that while he reached up to raise her chin. The mother wolf stared into his hazel eyes. Thinking, “He's right…”
“Thank you.” Katerina whispered before kissing him. It was a soft kiss at first that turned into a passionate one. Nikolaus hands slowly moved down her body to grab her butt. Pulling her up, the vampire sat her onto the stone railing. This was when he pulled away to trace kisses down her neck. The wolf demon's breath was warm against his ear as she moaned.
Nikolaus’ hands moved from their spot on her back to the buckles of her thick belt. In a swift movement they were undone in seconds. Dropping it onto the floor, he was able to pull her shirt over her head. His lips kissed her once more while his hands moved to cup her breasts. The instant his thumbs rubbed her nipples, Katerina let out another moan. His hands moved back to her put to pick her up once more, this time taking her to the bed inside. The wolf demon’s legs automatically wrapped around the vampire while her arms wrapped around his neck.
“Nik…” She moaned into his ear when he laid her on the bed. He didn’t lay down with her, instead, he took off her boots then her pants and undergarments. The vampire was about to move down to her, but the wolf demon sat up on her knees. Reaching up, Katerina slid his suit jacket onto the ground, next was his shirt. When that was removed, the wolf demon kissed his chest down to his belt buckle. The moment she took his manhood into her mouth was when he moaned her name. His head fell back as she stroke and moved her mouth up and down.
Not wanting to climax yet, Nikolaus pushed her back onto the bed. When he crawled on top of her, their lips connected. Kat’s legs circled him as her hand moved down to guide him in. When he entered her, they both moaned aloud. He was still for a moment before he started to move in and out. Slow at first but he soon picked up speed. His vampire side took over and he wanted more. Sitting back, he flipped her onto all fours and started to take her from behind. Their moans filled the room as they continued to make love.
When they both finished, they fell onto the bed. After catching their breath, Katerina turned towards Nikolaus. They stared into each other’s eyes for a long time without speaking, when a knock came to the door. “Coming.” Jumping out of bed, the wolf demon put on her robe that was laying at the foot of the bed. Opening the door, she saw Kiyomi holding a tired Gwen. “She wants you to read her a story.” Kiyomi said as she passed the tired child to her mother. “Mama. Story?” Gwen said as she grabbed onto her mother. “Yes, Story.” Katerina smiled down at her youngest. “I’m going to head to bed, Mom. Goodnight.” Kiyomi said after she kissed Guinevere on the head.
“Goodnight, Sweetheart.” Katerina moved to kiss her eldest daughter goodnight, but Kiyomi moved too quick. She was already down the hall when Katerina realize she was gone. She repressed a sigh as she walked out the room to the room across the hall. Guinevere’s room was the closest to Katerina’s. Unlike the rest of her daughters that were on the floor above or down the hall.
When she entered the dim lit room, Katerina waved her hand and the candles that were scattered around, lit. A giggle escaped Guinevere, that was always her favorite part. “Now. What story will we read tonight? The princess and the frog?” Katerina suggested a book to her daughter who nodded in agreement.
After only a few pages, Guinevere was asleep. Her angelic features made Katerina stay and look at her for a long time. “I love you, Guinevere.” Katerina whisper was followed by a soft kiss on her child’s forehead. With a wave of her hand, the flames of the candles dissipated, but one. A single stayed lit incase the child awoke. Katerina found out early that her baby didn’t like the dark when she was alone in a room. Laying her head down beside her, Katerina sighed. “I would do anything for you….anything.” Katerina sat up and stared out the glassed window. “Hopefully, your still here.” The wolf demon thought before she slowly and quietly got out of the bed.
When she left the room, she knew she had to find Constantine. All feelings aside, she needed to know where Kalena went.
Stepping down the steps to the last floor, Katerina heard the sounds of giggles. Walking into the room she saw her three girls sitting in front of the fireplace on top of pillows; Freya, Eva, and Annette. “Girls.” Katerina said while she sat down on top of her knees. “Mama!” Eva said happily and jumped onto Kat’s lap while hugging her. The mother wolf almost fell over but caught herself; laughing. “Sweety, it is time for bed. For all of you.” Katerina hugged Eva tight and looked around at her other two daughters.
“Okay, Mama….” Eva frowned as she stood up along with Katerina. “Okay. Not too much longer girls. Get to bed soon.” The wolf demon kissed her daughter’s head and was headed out to leave the living area. “Mama…Will we ever see our Gramma Kalena again?” Katerina turned to look at Eva. She was really excited for the night of pampering.
“I hope so..” Turning to head out the door, the mother wolf paused. “I am sorry for my outburst earlier, girls. I will make things right. For everyone.” With that, Katerina left the room and headed out the front doors. Walking down the stone steps, her eyes looked around the courtyard. “Constantine.” She said his name aloud now that she was alone.
“Yes, Ms. Silverstein.” Constantine answered calmly. He appeared behind her as if from nowhere. The unexpected arrival of the vampire didn't startle the wolf demon. Instead she turned to look at him. “Kalena. Where is she?” Katerina asked. “She left with Alastair. They went to his cabin.” Constantine answered.
Katerina nodded. She needed to go alone and hopefully wasn't going to be followed. “Thank you” The Mother Wolf expressed her gratitude and turned to find the path towards the cabin. Before she left the courtyard, the wolf demon looked over her shoulder at Constantine. “Protector. You stay away from my daughter.” This was the last thing she said before disappearing into the darkness of the path. She knew that he would understand her meaning. She had seen the way they looked at each other, but her daughter wasn't ready. Katerina wasn't ready to have her daughter's heart be broken once more. She was in a fragile state.
As she walked down the path, she had forgotten she was only in a robe. With a sigh and a wave of her hand. The wolf demon was engulfed with swirls of fire. The robe she once wore seem to burn away and was replaced with her usual attire; black long sleeve loose shirt, a brown belt like corset, along with black pants and thigh high leather black heeled boots.
“Nice trick, Sis.” The sudden voice behind her made Katerina turn to glance over her shoulder. The wolf demon didn’t stop when she saw her brother, instead she kept walking. The eldest of the wolf demon’s ran up beside her. “You got that look on you.” Wilhelm stated seeing her serious look on his sister’s face. “What face? I don’t have a face.” The mother wolf was oblivious to the looks she would give when she was on a mission.“The mission face. You’re up to something, Kat.”He turned to look at the path ahead, staying with her stride.
“Go back to the castle.” Katerina wasn’t in the mood for his drunken antics. “I haven’t drank since after dinner. I am fine. I want to see are grandmother too.” He paused in his words and finally grabbed his sister. “The more family members we have….I just. I haven’t felt alone in a long time. Since you and the girls, our aunt and uncle. I feel like…ever since we lost our parents…everything is coming full circle. It is like we were all meant to be together.” Saying these words, the eldest wolf look into his sister’s eyes. “We can’t let her leave. We have to help them bury the past, Sis.” He was silent now looking at his sister.
“We will.” Katerina agreed even though that was part of her plan all along. “You are such a pest, you know that?” The youngest wolf cracked a smile at her older brother then started to walk again. “Yep. I know.” Will joked as he started to walk beside her once more.
