The Missing Princess

Reign

Kodi has been acting strangely these last few days. It started the day after we visited Eli. She isn’t sick and I can’t sense anything wrong with her, but she has been acting as if she is lost in her own mind. I don’t like it mainly because when she gets like this she starts second guessing me and our relationship. The only reason I am not freaking out is because there hasn’t been any huge emotional turmoil within our bond. I decided to give her some space and see if that helped, but I don’t think it has. She has been spending almost all day at the beach and has barely been home. She hasn’t been herself and has been shutting me out. I hate it and it is time it stopped. I sat up with a grunt. Apparently being half bent over my desk pissed off my back. Pushing away from my desk I stood up and walked out of my office. I checked all the places in the pack house my little copper flame would be, but I found nothing.

<Are you guys still at the beach? Me>

<No, we left there a few hours ago. Brandt and I had a few errands to run. Mauku>

<No, she left the beach a couple hours ago. We thought she was heading back to the pack house or I would have linked you a while ago. Mauku>

<She isn’t here. Fuck, I need to find her. Me>

<You want me to send out a few guys to track her? Mauku>

<No, I think I might know where she is. I will let you know if I need help. Me>

I cut the link with Mauku as I stripped. I tied my clothes around my leg and took off towards the waterfall. I let out a growl as I came to a stop sliding on the wet ground. Kodi wasn’t here. Blade laid down placing his huge head on his paws.

-Where could she be.- Blade

-I am trying to think.- Me

-I think I may know.- Me

I flashed Blade a picture of a house and he stood up and took off like his ass was on fire. I wasn’t positive that she would be there, but it was the last place I could think of that she might be. Blade's head lifted as he caught her scent, which grew in potency as we got closer to the house. This really should have been the first place I looked when she started disappearing, but I thought she would hide out at the beach. Her scent was getting stronger but something wasn’t right. I could hear her breathing and heart beat which were both slower than I would like. Blade sped up and I quickly shifted as I felt the tingles surge through as I walked through the magic that still surrounded the house. There were no other scents around the house but hers which made me feel slightly better. I grabbed the door handle and I was glad when the door opened.

I really thought it would be locked. I stepped inside and looked around. Kodi wasn’t visible but that bad feeling was growing. I walked into the kitchen and there on the floor unconscious was my little copper flame. I hurried over and dropped down onto my knees beside her. She moved when I placed my hand on the side of her face. Thank fucking god, I was about to lose my shit. I linked Mauku and Brandt telling them what I found and to get their asses here as fast as they can. I vaguely thought about sliding her onto Blade’s back and taking off back to the pack house, but I had no way of securing her to his back. I picked her up and held her tightly against me as I walked to the front door. I was stopped by an invisible force right before I grabbed the handle.

{No alpha. Stay within. Rogues are outside}

{Do not worry. The magic within will keep you two safe.}

Shit the shadows are speaking to me. I can smell the rogues lurking around the house. I hear a car stopping in front of the house and I link Mauku and Brandt telling them what is going on. Brandt says that they are dealing with them. Mauku says that Shay and Chaz are with them. I am torn between laying Kodi down and helping the guys or staying with her and letting them deal with the fucking rogues. As I laid Kodi down on the couch I hear the door handle raddled. I whipped around with a growl as the door burst open only to see Shay standing there with blood running down the side of his head.

“It’s not my blood. The rogues are gone, but we did manage to catch three of them. The rest ran off. Chaz has some of the trackers on the way to see if they can sniff them out.” Shay told me.

“Let’s go.” I hiss.

I picked Kodi up cradling her against me. She lets out a whine as she buries her face into my neck. At least she is responsive to me. Being as careful as I can I climb into the back seat beside Chaz who has a blanket that he places over Kodi. I do ask why they thought she was coming back to the pack house when she left them at the beach.

“She said she needed to go home.” Mauku says.

As we drive she starts to mumble names that I haven’t heard before. I link Dad asking if he can call her grandparents and tell them about what has happened. He lets me know that he will call them now and have them come as soon as they can. I have a feeling that somehow her memories were or are being suppressed and visiting Eli might have triggered something. All I know is what ever is going on is beyond me and anyone else's ability within the pack. I link Myra’s mate asking if we can barrow her tomorrow. He links back telling me that she will be at the pack house tomorrow. I tell him to let her know how much I appreciate it and as soon as that link is closed Dad links me letting me know that Zhamaxin and Elymyna will be there tomorrow. I tell him about Myra coming and he thinks this is a good idea.

“Reign?” Kodi mumbles.

“Sleep my little copper flame. Everything is going to be alright.” I whisper.

Kodi

I regret groaning as soon it escapes my mouth. Fuck, my head hurts. I have been having head aches for the last few days. They started the morning after we visited Eli. I don’t know if there was something there that caused them, but all the sudden weird flashes of people and places started skimming through my head. I had always had little spits of what I guessed were memories, but they were always fuzzy and the people always sounded muffled like they were under water. I wiggled my way closer to the warmth that surrounded me. I scrunched my nose because my pillow was harder than I remembered and it was moving. Wait, pillows don’t fucking move on their own. I started to freak out and fight to sit up when the arm around me tightened around me and Reign’s scent assaulted my senses. I instantly relaxed as he kissed my bare shoulder.

“Calm down my little copper flame you are fine. How are you feeling?” He asked.

“My fucking head hurts.” I whined.

“How long have you been getting these head aches?” He asked.

“The first one hit the morning after coming back from the vampire kingdom. I don’t know what is going on.” I explained.

“Hey everything is going to be okay. You have been acting weird since then and I was getting worried so I had Dad call your grandparents. They will be here later. I have no idea if dip shit and dumb ass will tag along. Myra is also going to be joining us for this impromptu meeting.” Reign told me.

“I don’t understand why this is happening.” I cry.

He pulls me closer to him. I go willingly as I continue to cry which is not like me. I feel like my mind and body are out of control. I have felt off for a couple of weeks now but with everything going on I figured it was the stress of all that. I lay there in Reign’s arms for a couple of hours trying to calm my nerves down. Being close to him and breathing in his scent helps a lot. Reign runs me a bath as he showers which also helps me relax. Thankfully for now the head ache is gone. Grandmother pulls me into her arms hugging me when I walked into the room. I couldn’t contain the tears that fell.

“Oh sweet pea everything is going to be fine. Now tell us what happened.” Grandmother states.

“Eli invited us to come to his kingdom so we did. It was so cool. I had never been to a vampire castle much less a vampire kingdom before so it was exciting. The day was great and they have outstanding cooks there. Nothing out of the ordinary happened beside one of the slutty bitches there wouldn’t keep her skanky hands off Reign so I put her in her place.” I told them.

“Why am I not surprise.” Rory mumbles.

“Fuck off.” I hiss.

“Okay you three enough.” Zhamaxin rumbles.

“Kodi please explain what has been happening since you were at the vampire kingdom.” Zhamaxin states.

“Things sort of started before that. When I turned six I started having what I thought were dreams, but now I realise they were memories. I was never able to see anyone clearly. Everyone is always fuzzy and they sounded like they or I was underwater. It didn’t happen all the time. When I turned 12 they memories started coming more frequently and they were slightly clearer, but not much. After visiting Eli they started coming more and they started causing head aches, which never happened before. I can almost make out everyone clearly and I do recognise a few of the voices, but I am so fucking confused.” I explained.

“Kodi, I believe what you are remembering are memories that have been locked away deep in your mind. I am not sure if you had a spell placed on you to repress them or for whatever reason you repressed them yourself. It might have something to do with the glamour your parents placed on you but I don’t think it is. I think someone else did this.” Myra states.

“I believe that your grandfather and I can help you. He can remove the possible spell and I can help clear out the cobwebs so to speak. Will you let us do this? I won’t lie it is going to hurt, but with Reign being here he can help you with the pain.” Myra adds.

“Please, I just want the head aches to stop.” I told her.

I won’t lie I am scared, but the head aches are getting worse and I just want them to stop. Grandfather tells Reign to sit on the over stuffed couch in here and instructs me to lay down with my head on his chest. He want us to use our bond to help with this and to help with any discomfort or pain I will feel. Grandmother hands me some weird looking candy and says that it will help with the head aches. Myra places a cool cloth over my eyes as she starts to chant along with my grandfather. I feel Reign kiss the top of my head everyone starts to sound far away. I feel like I am falling into a dark pit. Just before I let out a scream my ass lands on something soft and there is bright light all around me. Looks like it is starting. I just hope I am ready to see this shit. I feel something tighten around me as the familiar sparks make my skin tingle letting me know that Reign has me. I felt better knowing that he is here sort of. I stand up and let out a breath as I walk towards a door.