Creatures of the Dark

"In what sense am I valuable to them besides the fact that they want me dead."

Rylee was still very silent though she was taking in all that was being.. she had gotten used to being around most of them all but that didn't mean she was very open and friendly usually.

"Alice and Lily, with you they can find them." Ben told him. "Lily is the product of you and Alice, both of you skilled and powerful, the angels won't want lily to.grow up to be like you."

Max had stayed with Rylee helping her, he had stayed so close that he had grown attached in more ways than one but he kept his mouth shut.

Rylee was pretty sure what her feeling for Max were but she couldn't be sure.

Frankie groaned putting his head in his hands.

"They won't get close to my daughter." Alice told them.

Ana looked over at them all before she looked back at Stephan.

"Of course they won't." Stephan told her, kissing Ana's. Head.

Ana lifted her head to kiss him softly. "No one will harm her... not when we're all around."

He kissed her back.

"Thank you." Alice smiled at them.

Ana smiled a bit.

Rylee nodded but also subconsciously shifted closer to Max.

Maxx smiled softly at her.

Stephan smiled slightly. "Try and get some sleep, Ana and I are going to keep watch." Stephan told them as he got up and offered Ana his hand.

Rylee smiles softly.

Ana nodded rising to her feet and taking his hand.

He smiled back, handing the baby back to Alice, who lay on her side on the ground with Lily next to her and she wrapped the baby in her coat and her wings, watching her fall asleep.

Stephan went outside with her and he looked at Ethan and Hayden. "Ana and I will take over, get inside you two."

Hayden looked at him. "How's Alice and Lily?" She sounded and looked tired.

"Tired, and so are you." Stephan told her. "Bed."

Ana kept right at his side not letting his hand go even for moment.

Frankie wasn't to far from Alice and Lily watching the two of them silently.

Rylee kept close to him.

Alice eventually fell asleep to the sounds of Lily breathing in her sleep.

Stephan stayed with her, his hand in hers holding it tightly.

He kept close to her, giving her his jacket.

Hayden looked over at Frankie. "Do you think you two will ever get back together?" She asked.

Frankie let out a slow sad breath. "I don't know... my heart has always belonged to her and it will always remain that way. I know my leaving has messed things up but I never meant to put anyone in harms way, especially not her or our daughter."

Ana leant against him silently.

Rylee shook her head. "I don't get cold.. remember?" she told him softly.

"Call it a friendly gesture." He told her.

"We all know that, Alice knows that especially." Hayden promised.

Stephan held her to him.

Rylee nodded. "Thank you..."

"I hope so. Alice and Lily mean the world to me."

He smiled softly, resting his head back against the wall.

Hayden smiled. "We know." She told him. "But have faith, things will sort themselves out."

Stephan scanned the area in front of them for any signs of trouble, something to him did not feel right.

She moved to sit beside him very lightly leaning against him.

Frankie nodded. "I know."

Ana looked around.

He smiled slightly, sliding an arm around her like he normally did.

Hayden smiled.softly and she moved to sit beside him and Ethan.

Stephan looked at her. "You can sense it to?"

Rylee leaned into him just a tad as she had come to begin doing.

Ethan wrapped his arms around her when she joined him.

She nodded. "I don't like it."

"Me either." He told her.

She cuddled into him. "I love you." She whispered.

Maxx closed his eyes.

"Should we take a walk around?"

"I love you too," Ethan whispered holding her closer to him.

Rylee rested her head very lightly on his shoulder.

Maxx seemed to be asleep.

Hayden smiled softly staying as close as he wanted.

Stephan nodded.

She looked up at him and giggled quietly.

Ethan just held her protectively.

She kept his hand and lead him around the area.