Konstantin: The Heartless Beta
46. Her Lineage

Lily

I wake up, and that familiar migraine is back... the one I used to wake up with every morning afterStefan has been in to assault me. My eyes shoot open, and I sit up with my heart thumping wildly asI take in my surroundings.

Wait...how did I get back in bed?

A frown crosses my brow, and I look at the spot next to me, noticing Konstantin isn't there. Whathappened after he found me last night? I remember sobbing in his arms, and then him kissing me,but anything else after that... What?

Swinging my legs out of bed, I take a step towards the bathroom, but something feels off. By thefull, uncomfortable feeling in my groin, it feels like I've had sex; hard, steamy sex. Wait, didKonstantin and I finally do it again last night? But why don’t I remember it?!

I run to my floor-length mirror and assess my body, noticing the claw marks still at my hips, andKonstantin's teeth marks were also still fresh in my neck...

What the Hell, we really had sex!

But why can't I remember a thing? It should still be fresh in my memory, right? We haven't had sexin over a year, and surely I would fucking remember it, right? Did we get drunk or something?Damnit...

/"Konstan-"/

/“Your demonic side took over last night, Lily; you scented our mate with demonic sulphur andmade him pleasure you.”/ my wolf, Gypsy, suddenly speaks up when I am about to call Konstantinover the link.

I blink when she says this, then the reality of her words hits me. “WHAT?! What do you mean mydemonic side took over?”

No, it can't be! That side of me is dead; it died when Stefan did!

/“You made him lay with you; he was like a mindless beast while you mated and could do nothing asyou scented him."/

/“No! You're wrong; I would never do something like that to him! Not to Konstantin... I wouldn't..."//“But you did, Lily. You forced him, and there was nothing he nor I could do about it."/ She says,then looks at me with disapproval before laying her head down again.

I walk backwards and sit down on the bed again as disbelief coils in my stomach. I did to Konstantinwhat Stefan did to me for close to six months... I used him to fulfil my own selfish sexual desireswhile scenting him.

Bile rises in my throat, and I shoot up from the bed to run to the bathroom and empty the contentsof my stomach. The only thing running through my mind is that I basically forced Konstantin to havesex with me... I forced my mate.

“This cant be happening...” I whisper to myself, dry heaving my disgust as nothing else would comeout. “This can't fucking be happening!”

Sobbing, I lay down on the cool tiles floor and breathe out a sigh, feeling disgusted at myself forwhat I have done. Half Succubus, I know I will pass on this part of me to my children as well. Theywill have to go through this, need sex to fulfil themselves and use it as a means to control people.No... No, I can't allow that to happen. I need to shut this side of myself away and bury it; I don'twant this fucking curse! They can't go through what I did; they can't live with this too!

Jumping into the shower, I try to wash the filth from me to no avail... I'll always fucking feel thistainted, no matter what I do. The fact that I'll pass this disgusting blood onto my children makes mehate myself even more. I couldn't control myself last night because I was already an emotionalwreck, and just by feeling that way, I dragged Konstantin down with me.

I used him.

I fucking forced him. If that's not rape, then what is it?!

I level my breathing and set my heart to resolve with my mind made up. I cannot go on like this, Ican't allow my children to suffer what I have, and I can't let others be at their mercy either. Kaia hasthe spirit of a slumbering demon inside of her; combine that with her Succubus genes and herpowerful Volkov blood...she will grow up to be worse than Stefan and Morganna combined.Something needs to be done, and as I grab my cellphone to call a number I never would have daredto before, I know exactly what I have to do.

Konstantin

I'm drained.

As I make my way out of the bedroom, I turn back to look at Lily sleeping and wonder how we gotback to our room.

Last night is something I don't want to experience again, and I can't help but wonder if the way sheacted last night is the real reason she has refused to be intimate with me. She knew about that sideof her; she knew that her demonic side was one of lust and craved it. I don't exactly know whathappened, but I do remember her yellow eyes.

So, where does that leave us?

I have to... I have to tell Kai about this. /“Kai..."/ I call over the mind link; fuck, even my voicesounded exhausted.

/“I'm at The Slip,”/ he responds. I think he can feel something is off. He might not say much, but Iknow he observes anything. Not only that, but he'll never outright confront anyone; he would ratherwait for them to come to him first.

This is why I'll never be a leader like him; Kai rules the pack as our mother did. He's a fair leader whopeople both fear and love because they know he can protect them. If I had to be in his position, Iwould rule with anger, so I'm glad it's not me.

The drive on my motorcycle left me even more exhausted, and by the time I walked into Kai's office,I nearly dropped to the ground.

Kai looks up when he sees me and frowns before rushing towards me and catching me before I fall."You look like shit, brother. What happened?”

“Last night... Lily and I..." I shake my head and sit down on the leather couch in the entertainmentsection of the office, breathing out a long sigh.

He raises an eyebrow and sits down opposite me. “Bragging?”

“No, asshole,” I scowl, sitting forward with my elbows on my knees and my fingers laced together infront of me. "We had sex, yes, but Lily was... different. Things got hectic between us in the woodsbehind the mansion, then she scented me and...”

Kai frowns and leans forward with his hand over his mouth. “What do you mean things weredifferent? It's normal for females to scent us as well when we mate, or is this because she'sscentless?”

I shake my head. “She's scentless to others but not to me. Ever since I claimed her, I can smell herscent, and whatever she released last night was not it. It smelled like...” My eyes widen when Irealise why it smelled so fucking familiar, and this thought alone pisses me off.

“It smelled like fucking Stefan Russo. She scented me and used me for sex last night; no fuckingwonder I can't remember anything else.” I say and start pacing the floor.

Kai lets out a low growl, and when I look at him again, his eyes flash red. “She gave in to herdemonic side last night?” He asks, looking as pissed off as I feel.

“I think she did. I mean, she was already so fucking emotional yesterday; I can only think that shewas pushed over the edge, and it must have just culminated in what happened last night.” I say,raking my fingers through my hair.

My brother gets up and walks over to me, placing his hands on my shoulders and levelling me witha crimson gaze. “How are you feeling?” he randomly asks, causing me to frown.

I shrug. “Well, I'm fucking pissed off that she demonically roofied me, but-"

“Brother, your mate raped you last night and forced you to do something you can't even recalldoing. How are you feeling?”

My eyes widen at his question, and I don't know what to say for the first time in my life. I have nofucking come back or cocky answer; I can't shrug his question off, and I can't just laugh about it.When he says it like that... it just feels wrong.

I shrug his hands off my shoulder and shake my head. “She didn't rape-"

“Konstantin, she did. She forced the entire act.”

“No, she didn't! I wanted to do it; I wanted to be intimate with her!” I exclaim, knowing I would havebeen shifting if I wasn't so tired right now. “I wanted it, Kai!"

My brother sighs and gives me an odd look. “Are you trying to convince yourself or me?” he says,then sits down and watches me again. “I'll call Marle to come over, but first, we need to get her outof the mansion and away from everyone else. We don't know what she'll try-"

/“Konstan-"/

I frown when I hear Lily's voice over the link abruptly cut off. “Kon, are you listening?” Kai asks.“Yeah, I... I think Lily just tried to call me over the link, but she stopped herself.” I say and wonderwhat could have happened.

Kai gets up, walks towards his desk and grabs his keys. “Good, I'll tell Marle to meet us at theestate.” He says while walking to the office door and looking back at me. “You coming?”

“What are you going to ask Marle to do?" I ask as I follow him out.

Kai looks at me apologetically. “We need to seal off the side of her that's dangerous to others, andwith that, we might have to do the same to your children. Who knows what Kaia will grow to becapable of when she turns 26." He says, walking out, but I grab his shoulder and pull him back.“What do you mean when she turns 26?" I ask, feeling like I know what he’s talking about but notbeing able to put my finger on it.

"Don’t you remember what Marle said while she played midwife to Lily?” Kai frowns. “The witch puta bind on Kaia's demonic side before she was born, but the manifestation of her power will happenonce she reaches the age of 26 - she'll become that demonic entity latching onto her, Kon. Yourdaughter will become the demon they tried to resurrect, and with Volkov blood running through herveins, she will be more powerful than all 5 Alphas put together.”