Katarina Night has been alive since the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Surprise Surprise, she's a witch. Since her mother was caught and burnt alive for doing witch craft, Kat has been in the care of her aunt.
Now it's the modern day, Kat live...
My little princess and I spent the last week together. We would have tea parties with her toys, dress up, play with dolls; everything my little girl wanted.
I could look at myself as the push over parent. Giving my daughter everything she wants and more. While Damien is the more strict parent.
Aurora keeps me sane. She keeps me from losing control of myself and my powers. Keeping me from lashing out at people; Especially her father.
Over the course of the week, Damien has tried multiple ways of earning my favor back. A single rose was on the side of my bed, everyday this week. As we pass in the halls, he would lightly brush my hand.
Sparks are flying and fireworks are popping between us. It would be so much easier if I didn't have feelings for him. I truly wish I could turn off my emotions; having this aching love for him is eating me alive.
But why else live, if not for love?
Life would be useless if we didn't have someone to share it with. I have Aurora now; but to be without love, is to die alone and heartless.
I don't know what to do anymore.
Aurora sits on my lap, holding her stuffed bunny. I read her the tale of Beauty and the Beast as we sit together on the floor.
"Mommy?"
"Yes princess?"
"Will you go on a date with daddy?"
Sneaky bastard.
"Did daddy put you up to this?"
"Yes. He told me to ask you to go out with him."
"Princess, I..."
"Please mommy? Will you do it for me?"
"Okay. Go tell your father I will go out with him."
"YA!" Aurora jumps off me and runs down the hall as I yell after her.
"Tell him to pick me up at seven!...children."
* * *
After taking a shower, I slip on a long sleeve black dress with a low dip in the back. I finish my makeup and let my hair do it's thing.
"Katarina?" Damien steps into the room as I'm putting earrings in. Damien was wearing a suit without a tie; a few buttons undone.
God, he is smoking.
"I'm almost done. You can come in." This was beyond awkward; our daughter basically set us up on a date.
"Did Aurora tell you to pick me up at seven?"
"Not exactly." He lets out a chuckle while checking me out.
"Okay. We can go." I slip into heels and grab my purse. Damien places his hand on the middle of my back, walking me through the castle.
"You look gorgeous Kat."
"Thank you Damien...you look handsome." A light blush hints at my cheeks. With his light pushes, he guides me to an outside area. A table with two chairs set on either side. The night sky shining through with sparkles of stars.
"It's kind of last minute, but..."
"It's perfect Damien."
What a hell of a night it's going to be.
* * *
For most of the night, we laughed and talked like a normal couple on a date. But we both knew that I would break the ice. There were to many things to ask; to many things to be uncovered.
"Damien..."
"I know what you're going to ask Kat. And I'll answer honestly."
"Why?"
"Why? Because I have been waiting for you for all of my life."
I could tell this was no lie. His eyes said it all. Those green eyes that could look down into my soul and learn everything about me.
"You did terrible and unforgivable things, just to be with me?"
"In my younger years, I had no reason to live. I was the second son and the misfit." He says, "I was never my parents favorite. I was treated like nothing. I have felt pain and suffering Kat. More than I can explain."
"That is until I heard a prophecy. A prophecy told by the first witch ever, Lilith. She told me not to give up hope. That I will be loved and accepted. She told me that I would find a girl who is both witch and demon. She will be my mate and my love. You, Katrina Night."
"Me? How would Lilith know of my birth centuries before it took place?"
"Lilith works in mysterious ways. She saw my suffering and offered help. Since that day, I promised myself that I would be with the girl she spoke of. No matter what got in my way."
"The things you did..."
"It was selfish, I know. All I have wanted was to be with you. I didn't care what happened, I just wanted to be with you. Now, we have Aurora. It's all a dream to me. To have everything I have ever wanted within reach, and yet still far away."
"I don't know how I feel Damien. All the events that took place...I understand why you did it. But all my pain too."
"And I'm sorry for that. But you also have to realize that your mother and aunt would have never let us be together. They would kill Aurora if they were alive."
Are his words true?
My flesh and blood would kill their own?
It's a dark and cruel world. You do what you have to, to survive.
"I don't know what I feel."
"Do you love me?"
His question was straight forward and honest. There were no more games or trickery. It was a yes or no answer. And I'm afraid of both.
"Our love is the only thing that matters. I will protect you and Aurora. I will love you until I can no longer breath. You own my heart Katarina. I will help you through anything. Just tell me if you love me."
It's dangerous, no matter the answer. I would be facing unlimited dangers for loving Damien; even knowing him has a sword dangling above me. Having a child with him is a death punishment.
But I do not care anymore. And that's the beauty of it. I am willing to risk my life for not only Aurora, but Damien as well. For he is my life; and my love.
"Damien...I love you."
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Hi guys, I little short, but I still got a chapter out. Big as cliffhanger; kind of.
This is where the book goes in a different direction, so I hope you will all enjoy it. But Damien and Kat had to get together, long over due.
