Ash's Pov.

Everything is dark and peaceful. Utter bliss until my curtains are ripped open to let in the morning sun. I roll over to see my uncle Jace standing over me slightly bouncing on the balls of his feet and smiling down at me. For a man that's in his 40's he is way to chipper in the mornings.

"Today is a big day Ash! Today is the day that she arrives!"

"I know uncle. This is the hundredth time you've told me."

"Ash I want you to be there. I want you to meet her because we both know you will avoid her with everything you have."

I sigh and hesitantly nod but only because I know that once his mind is set there is no changing it. He smiles wider and practically skips out the room. I pull myself out of bed and look around. My room is small and simple but that's because I chose it. My double bed takes up most of the room and at the head of it rests a white headbored. The walls are light grey almost white and my cupboard is in the corner. Next to my bed I have my night stand and drawers. And just above that is a small bookshelf soulely dedicated to my favourite books, the limited edition ones and the ones in perfect condition that never leave the shelf, the rest of my books along with my favourites that I have actually read are in my mini-library downstairs.

I sigh and open the cupboard to look at my assortment of black ripped jeans, black shirts, jackets and boots. I pull out my favourite pair of jeans and a black tank top. I pull them on and top it off it off with a leather jacket and combat boots.

I exit and head to the living room to meet my uncle. He looks at me and sighs while rolling his eyes at my appearance. We both know that if it was up to me then my room and this house would be decorated in shades of black and grey. He turns back to the door and starts to slowly bounce up and down on the balls of his feet. I cross over to stand next to him and cross my arms over my chest.

The only thing I know about this mystery girl is that she is a half-breed. About two weeks ago two of his hunter friends approached him and said they had something that he would love. He came back from the meeting babbling about how pretty she was and how he must have her and here we are waiting for this mystery girl to appear.

Just then there is a short single knock and my uncle practically pounces on the door throwing it open to revel two men holding a girl by the arms between them. They are both tall with light brown hair and amber eyes. My uncle wildly gestures for them to enter and they drag the girl forward stopping right in front of me. My uncle joins a second later and starts to excitedly talk to the men.

The girl in front of me looks fragile and dainty like she might shatter which is accented by her pale completion. She's wearing a lose fitting white dress that stops just above her knees and she is barefoot, probably to make her look extra innocent. She has straight white hair that has a slight lavender tint. Her hair comes down to her mid-back and has two small braids in it and if I look close enough I can see the small knots in it. Her hair perfectly frames her face and brings out her blue eyes, bright blue crystal eyes that are rimmed in dark blue. They are basically like giant blue orbs of innocence and they are aimed directly at me. I catch a small whiff of her scent, pine forest mixed with mint and cinnamon, the strangely unique yet familiar scent causes my ears to twitch forward slightly in interest and a small smile forms on her face almost as if she noticed the twitch.

I break the stare off by turning to look at my uncle and I lightly punch him on the arm. This seems to calm him down a bit and he hands over the money. The two men drop her arms and quickly exit but she doesn't take her eyes off me.

My uncle then takes her wrist and starts tugging her along down the hallway to her room. I immediately fall into rank and follow behind. That's when I notice them. White feathery wings tinted with gold. And it hits me, why my uncle needed to have her so badly. I glare at his back with one thought in my mind, idiot. This girl isn't just some random half-breed no she is a cross between a unicorn and a pegasus. And by the looks of it she has the best of both, if I'm right she has the healing and peacefulness of a unicorn mixed with the flight and strength of a pegasus.

We enter her room and she turns around to go back to staring at me not my uncle next to me.

"Hello Jupiter. My name is Jace and this is your room. You can decorate it however you want and if u need or want anything just ask. The room has an ensuite bathroom. I will come check on you every morning, oh and this is Ash but you probably won't see him much he is quite reserved. Any questions?"

Her eyes finally leave mine and lock onto his.

"What if I want to go outside?"

I smile at her question knowing that my uncle was not expecting it. He looks around trying to think of an answer.

"Uhhhh..... Ring the bell next to your bed and then when a member of staff comes ask them to go find Ash."

I glare at him, my smile wiped off my face. He looks at me apologetically knowing full well that he is going to get an earful later.

She nods and then her focus returns to me and offers up a small smile. I turn around and exit. I head towards the backyard to get in some exercise and train a bit. Thanks to me our backyard has monkey-bars at different levels, a salmon-ladder and much more. Ever since I got here I started working out and learned how to sword fight, track and fight. I also learned how to do parkour and free running. Now my uncle uses me as his personal body guard and if he needs someone found he sends me. And that's the reason I am now responsible for watching the prissy princess when she goes outside. Because my uncle knows that even if she runs I can find her again.