Ulrik

“Where the fuck is she? We killed the bitch she was living with. I know she was there when the men invaded the house.” I roared.

“I do not know boss. We knew she was there, but when the dust settled, she was no longer there. The men made damn sure that she was in the house when it was invaded. That bitch of a witch she was living with put up one hell of a fight, but we were able to kill her. We were not able to get any information from her before she died.” Syrreon said.

“We think that the witch must have sensed the men coming and somehow, she was able to sneak the little whore out of the house. I went there the next day, and I did find footprints leading away from the house. The girl must have escaped out the back door and into the woods behind their house. I called in our best trackers. They followed her scent to a small pond, but it disappeared.” Tillamuk pointed out.

“It is possible that she has come into her powers and has started using them to evade us. I have every man we have out there watching for her. They are both here in the States and I have sent a large number of them overseas as well. I am not sure if she would head to somewhere in Europe or Asia, but I sent them there just in the chance that she was to pop us somewhere over there.” Syrreon added.

I heaved out a growl as I slumped into the chair behind me. Fuck, I need that little bitch. I have been watching the damn angel kingdom for years. I have been patiently waiting for a girl to be born into the fucking royal family. Her many times great grandfather promised me the next girl born would be my mate and queen. That was all the kept me from killing everyone in that fucking family. Then he was killed, and I tried to reestablish the contract with his son who took the throne. Somehow that asshole had found a loophole in the contract and rendered it void. I was beyond pissed. Before I could attack the damn kingdom, they attacked my kingdom and damn near wiped us out. A few of us escaped and went into hiding. My fucking uncle became allies with them when he found out that I was the one that had planned to attack the angel kingdom. He became allies with them and helped them hunt the rest of us down.  swore revenge on both kingdoms. That was over 5oo years ago. I had been watching and waiting for a girl to be born. I watched as the current princess found her mate. He also happened to be the next in line to the throne of the other angel kingdom. Then it happened the princess became pregnant and everyone, including me, was waiting to see if she would give birth to a boy or girl. On a dark and stormy night, the princess had gone into labor. She gave birth to a girl. I had been able to sneak into the crowd that night to see the new princess and to remind them of the contract that was made all those years ago.

_FLASHBACK_

I was able to catch a glimpse of the new princess. She was a beautiful baby. Her light mocha complexion and black wavy hair with purple strands within it made her eyes, which were a deep purple with flecks of lavender in them pop. She was going to be stunning when she was grown. 

“What a beautiful baby girl you have there.” I drawled.

“What the fuck are you doing here Ulrich? I have no idea how you were able to sneak through security, but you need to leave now before I call the guards.” Prince Harhream growled.

“I will leave, but I will be back for my future queen. Remember the contract we have.” I pointed out. 

“That contract was rendered void. You will never get your hands on my daughter.” Princess Aylenyna hissed.

“Oh, princess that is where I beg to differ. I will be back for her. She will be coming with me on her 18th birthday. If I must, I will take her before then. I would recommend that you do not try and keep her from me. For your kingdom's safety I would not try and hide her from me. I will find her no matter what you do.” I told them.

I took one last look at her. Yes, she will be mine. I made the decision then to retrieve her when she turned 16. I would not touch her till she turned 18, but I had a strong feeling that they would try and hide her from me. 

My feeling proved right when, not three days later, the princess had disappeared from the kingdom. No one had any idea what her parents had done with her, and no one could find her. I watched them for a week to see if they would return to where they had hidden her. They did not so I was forced to kidnap them. They refused to tell me where she was. In the end I killed them and returned their bodies to the kingdom with a warning that the princess should be brought back to the kingdom and that I would be coming for her. However, she was never seen again.

_FLASHBACK ENDS_

I reclined in my chair as Surron removed a frame from the bag he had with him. He slid it across my desk. In the frame was a picture of the princess. As I had expected she had grown into a stunning beauty. She was tall with long wavy black hair with purple strands within and those stunning deep purple eyes with flecks of lavender within them. She kept her light mocha complexion. She was truly the best of both her parents. 

“Her name is Aerian.” Syrreon told me.

“What a beautiful name for a beautiful girl.” I said.

“There is something you should know. She is a dark angel.” Syrreon added.

I looked at him to make sure he was not bullshitting me. He was not. Well, fuck me! Everyone knew of the white angels, which were the common ones, but every now and then an angel would be born with colored wings and feathers. Black was the rarest and honestly, they were a myth. The last one to have been born was over 1000 years ago and even then, there was no written proof that she had existed, but there was no proof that she had not existed either. They were also said to be the most powerful of all the angels. They have the ability to control both light and darkness. They are not fallen angels as some think. The black color is a rare color mutation, and no one is certain why this makes them as powerful as it does. 

“Is there proof of this?” I asked.

He slides another picture of her wings. Fuck, in the picture the newborn is sprouting a small pair of black feathered wings. This is the proof we need. I began to make plans to attack the castle. Someone there knows where the child is. However, the very next day we were attacked, and we had to go on the run and into hiding. I had been searching for that little girl since. We had found her a couple of times. She was living with a witch, but I had no idea how the witch came to have her. I had asked around and from what I was able to find out her parents did not know any witches. I had been close twice to having her in my grasp, but somehow that fucking witch was always able to escape. Not this time. We had found her living in Michigan. Aerian was now 16 and it was time for her to come with me and become my queen. I had men watching the house for weeks before we made our move. Both Aerian and the witch had been seen coming and going from the house. 

“I want that girl found. No one is to hurt her. If I find one mark on her skin, there will be hell to pay.” I hissed.

“Of course, I already have every available man out searching. We will find her. She cannot hide forever.” Tillamuk replied.

“Do we have any idea where she might go? She is only 16 so that must limit her to where she can go.” I commented.

“Honestly, no, we have no idea where she might have gone. I was able to find out what coven the witch was from, but that coven is in Sweden. I was able to find out that her family has not spoken to her in years. They had no idea she even had a child living with her.” Tillamuk said.

“The witch did have a house in Colorado, but so far, she has no shown up there. All I was able to find out about the girl is that she is smart and has already graduated high school. I am not sure if she had planned to go to college, but I have people watching every major college that might want her because of brilliance. So far, she has not applied or been accepted to any of them.” Syrreon says.

Goddammit, where in the hell could a 16-year-old go? There must be somewhere that we are not looking. I tell the guys to watch the angel kingdoms. I am sure that someone in one or both kingdoms knows something. There is no way a 16-year-old could make it on their own. 

“Did that witch have a will or leave Aerian with anything?” I asked.

“That I am unsure of. I will investigate it. If she did that may be our way of tracking her.” Tillamuk told me. 

I stood up walking over to the window of my office. I looked out over the city. For all we knew she could be walking around below us right now. I had no doubt that we would find her. She is just a child and would need someone to help her. I did not think she would contact either angel kingdom, but who knows. 

“If she has come into her powers, she might use them to keep herself hidden.” Syrreon pointed out.

“Then fucking find out if she has come into her powers. I Aerian and I want her now.” I growled.