Upstairs Blayne’s POV

I sit next to her after I lay her down. After 20 minutes she wakes up and looks up at me. “We need to talk Astrid.” She nods, “I know we do.” I help her sit up so it’s a bit easier to talk. “Astrid, your eyes were red earlier. Do you know why?” She looks away from me, “not really. After I got mad all I wanted to do was rip someone's throat out and feed.” I sigh...It’s worse than I thought.

“Your blood lust was taking over you. I know you’ve always had some anger issues.” I look away for a second thinking about how to continue, “you need to learn how to control your anger or else you’ll end up killing someone. Your anger only fuels your blood lust.” She sighs and looks at me, “I already killed someone.” I would say I’m surprised but I’m not, “The one who shot Arabella?” She nods. “It’s going to be hard, but we will get your urges under control.” I stand up, “for now just get some sleep.” I leave so she can get some rest.

Downstairs Arabella’s POV

“Why, she hasn’t done anything wrong!” He rolls his eyes, “she is annoying, and bossy. She acts like she is so much better than everyone because of all her powers.” I scoff at him, “That’s bullshit and you know it! Tell me the real reason!” I growl. I watch him slump a bit, “have you heard of imprinting?” I nod “Do you know how it works?”

“No not really.” He sighs,“When werewolves bite each other you form an imprint if they are your soulmate.” he explains. “What does this have to do with Astrid?” she asks. “No imprint formed when she bit me.”

“How are you so sure?” I ask. “When one person imprints and the other doesn’t it will cause them to lose all control because their bond isn’t complete. It draws you to that person and it can only be satisfied by biting and mating with your soul mate. ” he explains. I understand now, “but are you just going to leave? Don’t you love her?” He looks away, “I did but she clearly isn’t the one for me and I'll find someone else. Besides I’m tired of what’s been going on with her lately. She causes too much drama.” I narrow my eyes at him, “you're such an asshole. I’m happy you’re not her mate, she can do so much better.”

He laughs at me, “whatever. I’m gonna be out of here tonight, whether she knows it or not.” He walks away and grabs his stuff. He was about to walk out the door when Blayne walks downstairs. “What’s going on?” he asks. Alec looks at him, “I’m leaving.” He walks out to door without giving Blayne an explanation. He turns to me, “why did he leave?” I sigh, “Him and Astrid weren’t soulmates.” He frowns, “Oh, he learned about the imprint bond. I didn’t think he knew... What are we going to tell Astrid? She won’t take this very well.”

Astrid’s POV

I couldn’t sleep and I wanted to talk to Blayne and Arabella. I walk downstairs and overhear Blayne say I won’t take something well. So I decide to walk over to them. “What won’t I take well?” I ask them, making them both jump. I hear Arabella mumble, “Shit!” which only confuses me more. Blayne looks at Arabella not knowing what to do. She sighs, “we have to tell her. There is no avoiding it.” He only nods in agreement.

“Hello, I’m still here!” They turn to me, “Arabella could you hold her please?” She nods and walks over to me. She grabs my arms and pins them behind my back so I can’t move. I’m getting pissed off now, “what is going on?” I snarl. Blayne takes a deep breath and looks me in the eyes, “Alec left. He didn’t want to be with you anymore.”

What the hell? Are you kidding me? I slump back against Arabella, I’m beyond shock. Tears stream down my face, he left me? “Astrid it will be okay.” Arabella tries to soothe me. Pain quickly turns to anger and I stop crying. I try to get out of her grasp but I was still too weak and her grip was solid. “Astrid calm down!” she begs me.

I feel my powers start to take over. With Arabella's hand still on me, I use my powers to freeze her. I break away from her and I watch with a smirk as the ice keeps creeping up her arms. She screams from the frigid cold. “Astrid stop! You're hurting her.” Blayne yells at me. I turn my gaze on him and he backs away. I assume my eyes have turned to red, all I know is pain and anger. “I know I am!” I say with a wicked grin, I walk past him and out of the house.

Blayne’s POV

The ice shatters after she leaves and I rush to Arabella. “Are you okay?” I ask worried. “Yeah i’m fine, just really cold.” she shivers. I look at her arms and they are blue. “Do you trust me?” She nods, I hover my hands over her arms and they start to glow red. I’m using my fire abilities to warm her up. After a couple minutes I look up at her, “better?” She nods, looking relieved, “Much better, thank you Blayne.” I smile at her.

“What are we going to do about Astrid?” I just shrug my shoulders, “I think she has to go through this one alone.”

Astrid’s POV

I run for what feels like hours, I finally stop and collapse against a tree and start sobbing. It wasn’t just about Alec leaving, I hurt Arabella and it didn’t even bother me. How could I do that?

I suddenly feel someone's presence nearby and I get up, not letting my guard down. “I can feel you, come out before I find you and kill you!” I snarl, I’m not up for this shit right now. Something moves in front of me and I watch him walk towards me. Good fucking lord he is the hottest man I have ever seen…..wait what am I thinking? I look him up and down as he stays a safe distance away. He is really tall, has black hair and amazing icy green eyes, I could see the muscles rippling underneath his clothes. I about drooled...What the hell is wrong with me???

His P.O.V

I stand there as she stares at me with red eyes. I can feel the power radiating off of her, it was amazing to think someone could be so powerful. I have never seen anyone as beautiful as her, but why is she so angry? I look into her eyes and see pain and confusion, I can also see she is having a hard time controlling herself. I feel a connection to her, but I don’t understand why or where it’s coming from. Could she be… No nevermind, that’s not possible. I should focus on helping her.

Astrid’s P.O.V

His deep voice snaps me back to reality, “I won’t hurt you.” I narrow my eyes, “why should I believe you?” He slowly walks closer, “why would I hurt someone as beautiful as you.” I stand there a little shocked, not sure how to respond. He notices and chuckles, even his laugh is super sexy. “W-who are you?” He is almost in front of me now, “I’m Ash.” he answers. “Why are you here?”

“I was going for a walk and heard you crying, I wanted to see if you were okay,” he answers. “I’m fine, I just needed to be alone.” The look he gives me says he doesn’t believe me. “Are you really okay?” Tears stream down my face without my consent. He attempts to move closer but I growl, warning him to stay back and he listens. “Why are you so upset?” For some reason I feel compelled to answer him. Why does it feel like I’ve known him forever? “My boyfriend just left me and I lost control of myself and hurt my sister without a second thought or any regret.” I answer looking away from him. “I’m sorry.” I look at him again, “why do you even care? You don’t know me.” I snap at him. “You make a good point, but I see how much pain you are in and I feel the need to help you.” he tells me.

He walks towards me again ignoring my warning this time and pulls me into a hug. He pulls back a bit to look at me, “so, are you going to tell me your name?” I look at him for a second, “It’s Astrid.” He smiles, “a beautiful name for a beautiful woman.” I look away from him unsure of what I should do. “What are you?” I ask him. “A hybrid with healing abilities. What are you?” he asks. I look into his eyes and can’t bring myself to look away. “A hybrid, a witch, and an angel. I have an affinity for all four elements, I can freeze anything and I have special healing powers.”

Ash’s P.O.V

I was a little surprised when she told me what she was. I knew she was powerful but I never expected that. I continue to hold her and she relaxes a little. I watch her eyes shift from red to an icy blue that takes my breath away. I suddenly had the intense urge to kiss her and claim her as mine.

Astrid’s P.O.V

“Well aren’t you special,” he says. He leans down and kisses me. I stand there in shock not knowing what to do. I want to kiss him. God knows how much I want him, but I push him away. “I-i’m sorry, I can’t.” I run. I don’t want to feel any more pain, how do I know he won’t break my heart. I run until I reach the house, dreading to go in knowing Blayne and Arabella are waiting for me. I walk in, “Astrid! Let us help you,” Arabella says, as she walks towards me. I don”t look at her, I just walk upstairs and slam my door.

Arabella’s POV

This is so frustrating!, “seriously, what the hell are we going to do?” I was about to ask Blayne something when Nelo walks in. “What's going on guys?” he asks. Blayne explains what happened, Nelo stands there for a second before saying anything,“One of my friends might be able to help! He’s really good at helping people get through hard times.” he suggests. “We could try it, she really needs help.” I shiver remembering what she did.. “Okay, I’ll go give him a call.” Nelo says and walks out of the room.

After a few minutes Nelo walks back into the living room, “he agreed to try and help your sister.” I smile, “Great! I really hope this will work.” After 15 minutes there's a knock on the door. Nelo goes and answers it and comes back with his friend. “Guy’s this is Ash. Ash that’s Blayne and Arabella.”

“Nice to meet you,” he says. “Thank you for agreeing to help. Though I would be cautious, my sister is not in control,” I warn him. “I’m not worried about it, I’m really good with people. Where is she?” he asks looking around. “Hiding in her room,” I tell him, rolling my eyes. “Could you get her to come out so I can talk to her?” I nod, “Hey! Can you come down here? I need to talk to you.” I yell. “No!” I sigh, this is so annoying!

Astrid’s POV

“Get your ass out here! I need to talk to you.” she growls this time. I groan and get up and walk into the hallway. I look downstairs and my heart skips a beat when I see him. Arabella was about to say something but she was interrupted, “Ash!” “Astrid!” we yell at the same time. Nelo and Arabella look at us confused. I run back into my room and slam the door…..What the hell is he doing here, I hold my hand on my chest hoping to calm my heart.

Downstairs, Ash’s POV

“You two already know each other?” Arabella asks me. “Uh, yeah we meet in the woods earlier.” I look at her, “is it okay if i go up there and talk to her?” She nods, “Yeah, of course!” I was about to go up when Blayne stops me, “what happened between you too? She looked happy but kinda freaked out when she saw you.” I look at him, then Nelo, then back upstairs, “I kissed her.” I didn’t wait for them to respond and went upstairs.

Nelo’s POV

“That’s odd.” Arabella looks at me, “why?” she asks. “Ash doesn’t usually like people like that...ever. He doesn’t really go for women ever since he got hurt really bad. He stopped caring and turned into a player, but he cares about her a lot.” I tell them. “How do you know he cares?” Arabella asks. “When he looked at me, all I saw was love and worry and it was all for Astrid,” I explain. “I hope it works out.” Arabella says