Dr. Luna
The Vampires Promised Bride Chapter 27

Tonya and Zach. They left Lenny and Enzo to keep an eye on the activity with the witch.

Lucy held hands with Derek as they rode together. The group had hiked to a location where they had several SUVs hidden. Lucy, Derek and Jasper rode in one vehicle, Jin, Jason, Wyatt and Freya took another and following behind them in the third was Chaz, Sabrina, "This is going to be like camp. Aiden, Justice and I are going to bump chest, have manly shouting contests and drink each other over the table. Oh and we will squeeze in some tea time for you Lucy." Jasper grinned as he drove the vehicle along. Derek wrapped his arm around Lucy's shoulder and pulled her into his side. "Sounds like you guys are all good friends."

"I wonder what Aiden will think of you? See I'm safe since I wasn't Lucy's mate. But you..." Jasper chuckled and looked behind him in the back seat at Derek for a second. He was careful about what he said. The vampires behind them have exceptional hearing. So he made sure he didn't mention Derek's name or that they were engaged. "Of course, he has been trying to set me and Lucy up together. He didn't think the prince deserved his sister so who knows what he will think of you." Derek frowned and Lucy leaned up and kissed his cheek.

"Aiden will love you. He will probably do the fun interrogating bit but... as long as you are good to me, he won't have a problem with you." Lucy smiled up at Derek. "Justice will be good with you too."

"Lucy... no going anywhere without Jasper. I mean it." Derek finally said in a strained voice.

"You want me to follow her into the shower as well? Because I will. I'll do whatever it takes to keep your mate safe." Jasper teased. His cheesy grin faded when he looked in the rear-view mirror. If looks could kill...

"I've already heard about how you've patted her to sleep before. That is about the extent of the line I ever want to be crossed." Derek said in a lethal quiet tone.

Jasper chuckled. "You sound a bit jealous?" He then cleared his throat when he saw Derek's darkening amber eyes. "Don't worry. As long as I am around no one will be able to harm her. It's when I am not around, she gets in trouble."

"I have a feeling after this I'm never going to have a moment of peace." Lucy pouted.

"No... that is what will be coming after I mark you." Derek said wryly with a crooked smile on his face.

Lucy started to say something when everything went dark. She blinked several times. A face came into focus. First, she saw the brown eyes and then a body. The man had white hair that was pulled back in a ponytail. He looked out from a white building above the clouds. In front of him stood a young-looking man with brown hair and green eyes. Beside him was someone she knew very well. With his dark brown hair and bright blue eyes, it was her Uncle Levi.

"Lucy, Lucy!" Derek tried calling to her but she remained unresponsive. Jasper suddenly slammed on the brakes as the SUV in front of them came to a halt. The passengers ran to their vehicle and swung the door open.

"She won't respond to me." Derek looked up at Wyatt.

Wyatt reached in and grabbed Lucy in his arms. She started squirming as beads of sweat formed on her forehead.

"She's hurting." Derek jumped out of the vehicle placing his hand on her forehead.

"Give her to me." Jason said as he walked up to Wyatt.

"You aren't her guardian. What can you do?" Wyatt shook his head while Freya checked over Lucy carefully. Jin made a slight breeze to help relieve Lucy, it gently swirled around her body keeping her cool.

"That's fairy magic there. I sense it. I can try. She is your daughter... we are connected, I am certain of it." Jason watched as Wyatt placed her in his arms. He reached out to her as a guardian. He called for the magic that was stirring and it answered him. He felt the liquid lava flow into his veins. He grit his teeth as he endured the pain. "It's working. Not as strong as it would with you but it is working."

"What's wrong with her?" Jasper asked and looked up at the other vehicle. The vampires stood by the doors just watching quietly. They would wait for an order from 'Ryan' before they moved.

"I didn't think the fairy magic was strong with her. It always appeared dormant... but this looks like a premonition. We've seen Rhea go through this before as well as my mother. I've never had them... so I don't know what she is going through. But Rhea told me it can be quite terrifying and numbing afterwards. And also painful..." Wyatt sighed and looked around. They were close to the pack borders at least.

"She's anxious." Derek said quietly and grabbed her hand squeezing it tightly. "I'm here Lucy."

"I'm here Lucy."

She heard the voice of her mate and she smiled. It helped ground her to reality. That what she was seeing in front of her was not really happening.

"This is all your fault Aken." The man with the white hair snarled. "Everything that has happened was all to lead to this day. But finally, I know how to destroy you. I know how to break you completely. And I have..." The man smiled cruelly. He stepped to the side and Lucy could see a girl with blonde hair and closed eyes bound by her wrists and dangling. It was her cousin Alexis. Her lifeless body hung limply in the air. Her body was grey and void of life and dark blood slowly pooled underneath her.

Lucy felt the tears streaming from her eyes. She wanted to do something. She needed to cut her down from there. Yet, she was stuck watching the gruesome sight in front of her. How could this have happened?

"What you wanted to protect... you couldn't. I found your weakness anyways." A dark chuckle escaped from the man with silver hair.

The next moment there was a big ball of energy flooding the area. Lucy couldn't see anything as a whiteout occurred. Yet, her tears continued to fall. Her cousin was dead. Lucy's fairy blood responded to the possible future and began to awaken. Would this event come to pass? If she was being gifted a premonition that must mean it can be avoided, right? Just like the demon war. There is still a chance to change the future.

If Aken accepts her cousin... will this premonition come to pass? Aken was a tier one deity, the Kraken. He is also her cousin Alexis's mate but has avoided her. She didn't know the details but only that he was doing it for Alexis' sake.

With a threat to the fairy line, she had gotten a premonition. And at the same time her fairy powers were awakening. No matter what, there would be a fairy princess. The fairy's depended on this. It seems the path is being laid. Either the future will change, or Lucy will be selected to carry on in her stead.

She looked around at the white quiet. Why was she still here in this void? Was there more?

The world around her suddenly changed. She looked out at a city that looked as if it had been through a war. The buildings were run down and covered with vines. In the distance a section had tall walls around it. There was smoke in the air that made it hard to see. Through the smoke she could see something walking out. She gasped when she saw the face. It was the same face from her dream a few years ago. The one when Jasper stayed and patted her to sleep.

A man with one good eye and one red mechanical eye glared at the wall in the distance. Behind him an army started to emerge from the smoke. She couldn't make out the creatures, only that they were large. From the wall someone walked out slowly. The person was at a distance so she couldn't make out their face. But it looked like a girl with long hair and at her side she held out a sword. The girl was standing there alone to face against the army that was approaching her. In the smoke behind her was another dark shadow that she couldn't make out. A werebear? A werewolf? She couldn't tell. She could barely see its shadow cloaked behind the person.

Lucy held her breath as the army charged towards the girl. The girl raised her sword...

Lucy sat up panting for air. Her eyes were wide and damp with her tears as she focused on the world in front of her.

"Lucy." Derek squeezed her hand gently. "Lucy, I am right here."

She looked over at Derek and glanced up to see she was being held in her uncle's arms. Standing next to him was her parents, aunt and Jasper. They were all looking at her. She gripped Derek's hand tighter to try to stop it from trembling. What the hell was all of that? Both were visions of the future. One was more recent having to deal with Alexis. But the other one... things looked so different. It looked like it took place a long time from now. She had a feeling that the girl had some importance to her... maybe a family member? Whoever she was... she was facing an army all alone. With maybe one shifter of sorts with her...

Jason slowly lowered Lucy back to the ground and Derek immediately pulled her into his arms. He held her body flush against his as he tried to help calm her down. He could feel her emotions jumping. All he could do was use the mate bond to help. "Take your time Lucy. Let's get back into pack territory. We can talk about it after you've had time to digest everything." Wyatt said gently. He watched her green confused eyes look up to him. She nodded her head slowly. "Ryan...get her back in the vehicle. I want to get her back to the safety of pack borders." Wyatt wasn't sure what had happened, but he felt it. A strong pulse of fairy energy was beating inside of Lucy now. Jason could feel it too; he could see it in his eyes. Whatever had just happened... Wyatt could feel his fairy blood reacting to Lucy. And this reaction... was that to a fairy princess...

"Follow us just to the border. Then wait there. I'll send for one of you to take the other vehicle before it is time to leave." Derek looked at the back SUV with the vampires in it before he hopped into the vehicle beside Lucy.

Jasper didn't say a word. He started up the vehicle and hummed it along behind the one in front of him. On occasion he would glance up at the mirror to see how she was doing. Her face looked pale and worn. It was as if she had a weight on her shoulders that she hadn't had a moment ago.

Derek kissed the side of Lucy's head and tucked her in gently into him. He felt her snuggle deeper into his embrace. She was quiet and still but her heart rate had returned to normal. And her breathing was back to a calm rhythm too. He wondered what she had seen. But he could feel there was a level of fear and confusion emitting into him from her. Whatever it was she seemed to not understand it completely either.