Forbidden Mate: Awakening

I blinked slowly and found myself back in the weapon room, in my human body and with my left thigh severely cut. Coincidentally, my mom burst through the door and gasped dramatically.

“Lily! I’ve been looking for you! I thought you were…. your leg! What happened to your leg?”

She rushed to me and helped me up. She didn’t ask me anything or say anything as she helped me walk slowly back to the safe room, because of my injured leg. There, she and Sarah helped treat my wounds. They kept on asking me what happened but I just told them I mistakenly held a long dagger and injured myself. I noticed my mom’s scrutinizing look on me as I recounted the lie to both of them, but she suppressed her questions and told me to rest.

Adrian was right. The vampires retreated but a lot of our warriors had been injured and some brutally killed.

We held their memorials the day after and my father had gotten sterner after Rex had given him the final verdict to prepare for war which he wholeheartedly agreed too.

War was eminent and there was no going back now.

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~NARRATOR’S POV~

As preparations for war were being made, Jaxon and his biological father, Pablo, were planning. Pablo had been imprisoned by the vampire clan, which was nearest to the grove (the name of the clan isn’t known yet) for about a century and noone knew Jaxon was still contacting him. Why was he imprisoned? Nobody knew.

Jaxon and his father had a special way of talking to each other even though they were far away from one another. Pablo had a rare power to project his thoughts and feelings beyond the prison walls. Jaxon could receive these messages and talk back to his father. They had a strong bond that grew over time. Jaxon would go to a quiet spot (a reason he liked to stay alone on the training field), close his eyes, and think about his father. In his mind, he could see a ghost-like image of his father and hear his voice. They talked using this special connection, keeping it a secret from everyone else. Even though they were apart, Jaxon and Pablo could still communicate, which helped them stay connected and plan Pablo’s escape. Jaxon also knew about the prison’s layout and weaknesses since he was more or less an established ally of the vampires at that point and they too didn’t know he was fooling them.

How Jaxon knew of his biological father? It wasn’t certain.

Why they wanted to unite and for what purpose? It was yet unknown.

Jaxon was ready to save his father, Pablo, from the prison. He knew it wouldn’t be easy, but he was determined to make it happen. He studied the prison carefully, learning all about its layout, security systems, and the guards’ routines. With this information, he made a plan to rescue his father.

First, Jaxon found weak points in the prison’s security. He discovered places where the cameras couldn’t see, times when the guards weren’t paying attention, and ways to get in without being detected. These were important things to know for their plan.

Then, Jaxon gathered a small group of allies in the clan who wanted to also help rescue Pablo. Each person had special skills that would be useful during the mission.

Late at night, when the vampire guards were most probably asleep or less vigilant, Jaxon and his team started their mission. They sneaked into the prison grounds without being seen, using what they knew about the guards’ habits to stay hidden.

They moved through the maze-like hallways, trying their utmost best to be quiet and fast. Jaxon knew the way around, so they took secret paths and tunnels to avoid the places where the vampires were heavily guarding.

When they came across guards, Jaxon and his team used tricks to distract them and fought them if necessary. They silenced the guards without making noise or setting off any alarms.

Finally, they arrived at the heavily fortified cell where Pablo was imprisoned. Jaxon used his expertise to outsmart the locks and security systems, confident in his knowledge of how the prison worked. As his fiddled down the locks, he tried his best not to show any sign of nervousness as he felt Pablo was watching him intently. He couldn’t fuck up or disappoint his father, after weeks of planning this.

It unlocked.

Jaxon’s sigh came out rapidly.

They hurriedly went inside the cell and discovered Pablo, who simply smiled proudly at them.

Jaxon and his team gave Pablo the medical help he needed and showed him the way out that they had prepared. They encountered traps and extra guards, but they were able to stay ahead of their pursuers.

Finally, they got out of the prison, tired but fulfilled. Jaxon had made a careful plan, and with the help of his allies, they rescued his father from the vampire prison. It was a great success for both of them.

Jaxon and Pablo, now physically together again, hugged each other tightly, feeling so relieved. Jaxon’s heartbeat seemed to increase as he felt his father’s hair on his face. He blinked so his tears could stop flowing but he was overwhelmed with a pint of emotions.

He was finally holding someone who was his own flesh and bone, his only biological family, his father. He had prepared for this moment but realized that he wasn’t prepared enough for the rush of emotions seeing Pablo face-to-face would bring out in him.

“Father…” Jaxon mumbled with a choked voice and Pablo rubbed his back in return.

Pablo then withdrew from the embrace and patted Jaxon’s shoulder. That was his way of saying “well-done” to Jaxon, from father to son. Jaxon’s eyes had gotten red from tears but wasn’t teary enough for his father to notice. He simply nodded and smiled at Pablo.

After a somewhat long impromptu silence between them, Pablo, with his rusty voice, finally asked, “Are you ready for the end, Jaxon?”

With fiery eyes and a firm jaw, he nodded, “Yes, father.”

Pablo smiled, looking at the other allies his son was able to get, and patted his shoulder again.