.
Aradia shook her head to
banish such thoughts and then cleared her throat. "Look everyone, I
know how shocking this is but the fact is Brenna needs our help so
from now on in addition to taking care of the club, we will have to
guard her as well."
Tristan snorted. "Guard a
werewolf? Why the hell should we do that?"
Aradia stared at him in
disbelief. "But when I was kidnapped by Henry McAlester you all
came to save me..."
Tristan interrupted, "That
was only because you are the last witch and are therefore are a
very valuable piece of property and there was no way in hell we
could let another vampire snatch you away."
Aradia rolled her eyes in
disbelief.
Nevertheless, she continued
in her intention to motivate everyone to protect Brenna. "Look
everybody Brenna needs our help. Do you know what her ex-husband
used to do to her? He would beat her, cheat on her, rape her,
and..."
"What's your point?" Tristan
interrupted once again.
Titania, who was sitting on
his right, laughed softly into her hand.
Aradia scowled, and decided
to put her foot down.
"Look Tristan," she snapped,
"The fact is Brenna maybe a werewolf and not one of your people or
your concern, but she is still a woman in danger. She needs help
and I am going to help protect her and everyone here, including
you, is going to do the same."
Before Tristan had chance to
interrupt Aradia rushed on, "How do I know you are going to do
that? Well by protecting Brenna, I will be placing myself in
imminent danger and since I am considered such a valuable political
tool, you will all do what you can to protect me from harm. This in
turn will help protect Brenna."
There was a moment of
silence where everyone stared at her in amazement.
Aradia smiled despite her
nervousness because she hoped that in spite of her being forceful
her friends would still be willing to help her.
Dax chuckled and looked down
at the ground. "Never thought I'd be helping a werewolf get away
from her ex."
"But," he added while
looking up to face Aradia. "There is always a first time for
everything."
Aradia's smile grew wider,
and more sincere.
"You all already know what I
am going to do," said Xan while folding his arms.
Her smile became even more
sincere, and bigger.
Ginevra and Domitilla then
said, "Hey if Xan and Dax are doing this than we are
in."
"Brenna's our cousin so our
answer is obvious," said Al while Roy and D nodded in
agreement.
Everyone turned to Tristan
and Titania who just sat looking back at them
uncomfortably.
Finally, Tristan sighed and
said, "Like we really have a choice."
Aradia shook her head. "You
do Tristan. You can say no if you want to. You don't have to help
us."
Tristan bitterly smirked at
her. "Yeah right."
The following two weeks if
Brenna's family could not watch her, Aradia would personally
arrange for a shape-shifter, vampire, or fae warrior to do it
instead. There were murmurings of discontentment at first, but
Aradia had managed to deal with that as well. She had talked to
their leaders and convinced them to see how beneficial it would be
to protect Brenna. Of course, it did not hurt that before
approaching the leaders, Aradia would approach their wives
first.
Many of the hidden community
were also stunned by her actions, and the fact that that she cared
so much. Brenna may have been a relative of one of her suitors, but
everyone believed that it was really no concern of Aradia's if
something befell her. Aradia, however, saw it very differently.
After hearing about the years of abuse and the forced miscarriage
of her child; Aradia felt compelled, as a woman, to give Brenna the
support she needed.
There were some calculated
moves in Aradia's intentions such as using Brenna's situation as an
example to explain to the High Hidden council of Salem how the laws
needed to be changed. She also used it as a legitimate excuse to
cancel all of her future social plans. Most especially, her actions
helped to set Aradia up in a positive light to the
Aradia shook her head to
banish such thoughts and then cleared her throat. "Look everyone, I
know how shocking this is but the fact is Brenna needs our help so
from now on in addition to taking care of the club, we will have to
guard her as well."
Tristan snorted. "Guard a
werewolf? Why the hell should we do that?"
Aradia stared at him in
disbelief. "But when I was kidnapped by Henry McAlester you all
came to save me..."
Tristan interrupted, "That
was only because you are the last witch and are therefore are a
very valuable piece of property and there was no way in hell we
could let another vampire snatch you away."
Aradia rolled her eyes in
disbelief.
Nevertheless, she continued
in her intention to motivate everyone to protect Brenna. "Look
everybody Brenna needs our help. Do you know what her ex-husband
used to do to her? He would beat her, cheat on her, rape her,
and..."
"What's your point?" Tristan
interrupted once again.
Titania, who was sitting on
his right, laughed softly into her hand.
Aradia scowled, and decided
to put her foot down.
"Look Tristan," she snapped,
"The fact is Brenna maybe a werewolf and not one of your people or
your concern, but she is still a woman in danger. She needs help
and I am going to help protect her and everyone here, including
you, is going to do the same."
Before Tristan had chance to
interrupt Aradia rushed on, "How do I know you are going to do
that? Well by protecting Brenna, I will be placing myself in
imminent danger and since I am considered such a valuable political
tool, you will all do what you can to protect me from harm. This in
turn will help protect Brenna."
There was a moment of
silence where everyone stared at her in amazement.
Aradia smiled despite her
nervousness because she hoped that in spite of her being forceful
her friends would still be willing to help her.
Dax chuckled and looked down
at the ground. "Never thought I'd be helping a werewolf get away
from her ex."
"But," he added while
looking up to face Aradia. "There is always a first time for
everything."
Aradia's smile grew wider,
and more sincere.
"You all already know what I
am going to do," said Xan while folding his arms.
Her smile became even more
sincere, and bigger.
Ginevra and Domitilla then
said, "Hey if Xan and Dax are doing this than we are
in."
"Brenna's our cousin so our
answer is obvious," said Al while Roy and D nodded in
agreement.
Everyone turned to Tristan
and Titania who just sat looking back at them
uncomfortably.
Finally, Tristan sighed and
said, "Like we really have a choice."
Aradia shook her head. "You
do Tristan. You can say no if you want to. You don't have to help
us."
Tristan bitterly smirked at
her. "Yeah right."
The following two weeks if
Brenna's family could not watch her, Aradia would personally
arrange for a shape-shifter, vampire, or fae warrior to do it
instead. There were murmurings of discontentment at first, but
Aradia had managed to deal with that as well. She had talked to
their leaders and convinced them to see how beneficial it would be
to protect Brenna. Of course, it did not hurt that before
approaching the leaders, Aradia would approach their wives
first.
Many of the hidden community
were also stunned by her actions, and the fact that that she cared
so much. Brenna may have been a relative of one of her suitors, but
everyone believed that it was really no concern of Aradia's if
something befell her. Aradia, however, saw it very differently.
After hearing about the years of abuse and the forced miscarriage
of her child; Aradia felt compelled, as a woman, to give Brenna the
support she needed.
There were some calculated
moves in Aradia's intentions such as using Brenna's situation as an
example to explain to the High Hidden council of Salem how the laws
needed to be changed. She also used it as a legitimate excuse to
cancel all of her future social plans. Most especially, her actions
helped to set Aradia up in a positive light to the
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