Yasmine was standing next to her new friend Karen when she felt someone tug on her hand. She looks to see who it was and notice a little girl.

She had blonde hair that went down to her butt and bright blood red streaks in it like her own hair. Her skin was pale like it hadn’t been exposed to sunlight.

“What are you?”

She had her head tilted to the side looking at Yasmine.

“What do you mean. I’m a normal teenage girl.”

“No, you’re not. Your different than your mother.”

Yasmine’s aura appears around her body.

“See, your aura is different than your mother’s. It’s more like my mommy’s aura.”

Yasmine was surprised at how bright her aura was.

“Who’s your mommy and who are you?”

“I’m Hokee and that’s my mommy over there.”

Hokee points to a petite teenage girl with long straight blood red hair that came down to her ass. It was secured in a ponytail. As Yasmine
continued to look at the teenage girl, she could see a cloak surrounding the teenage girl and the outline of a sword handle on her side. The cloak reminded her of the type worn by grim reaper’s.

“Holy shit, you’re the daughter of a grim reaper.”

“Yasmine, watch your language.”

Lydia looks at her daughter with a disappointed look on her face.

“You said a bad word.”

Hokee was looking at Yasmine too.

“Sorry mom and Hokee. Mom, is that woman over there a grim reaper?”

“Yes, and she is also the female Alpha of the Asha’man clan. Her husband is Daigh Asha’man and is one of the most vicious Were-wolf fighter
and Alpha around. His wife’s name is Sparrow and she is over three hundred years old. The little boy holding onto Daigh’s back is their son Seamus.”

Yasmine looks down at Hokee and then at the little boy. Neither one looked anything alike. Hokee had long blonde and red hair and Seamus had short black hair. His skin was darker then Hokee’s.

Hokee holds her arms up for Yasmine to pick her up.

Yasmine picks Hokee up and let her rest on her hip. The red streaks in Hokee’s hair were as red as her own hair. They were bright blood red.

“Is your mom here to collect on a soul?” Yasmine looks at Hokee when she asks that question.

She shakes her head no.

“Mommies here because our daddy is here.”

“She got you there, Yasmine.”

Karen was smiling. She causes her tail to tickle the little girl.

Hokee giggles when Karen’s tail tickles her on her side.

“Pretty kitty.”

Hokee taps the silver bells hanging on Karen’s leather collar.

Karen purrs for Hokee and lean close so Hokee can scratch her between her ears.

“I hope my little monkey isn’t causing you girls any problems.”

“No, she’s a sweetheart.”

Karen looks at Sparrow and notices her hair was as blood red as Yasmine’s.

“You too, must have the same genes. Your hair color is as red as Yasmine’s.”

Sparrow just smirks at that statement.

“No, I don’t think either one of us has the same genes. Yasmine is god touched and my hair was changed by a demon.”

“But you’re a Grim Reaper. How can a demon touch you or do anything to you?”

Yasmine was confused.

“I wasn’t always an agent of Death. At one time, I use to be a normal human boy who loved his sister very much. However, because of how
women use to be treated, she used that love to change my life. This body I have now use to be my sister’s body. She switched bodies with me and ended up getting killed by the demon she was running from. The demon in turn took me as her payment and changed me into what you see now. I managed to kill the demon, but not before him and his kind did things to me that would had broken most people.”

Sparrows eyes did flash red when she made the last statement.

Hokee holds her hands out to her mother. Sparrow takes her daughter and holds onto her.

Hokee buries her face against her mother’s neck and hugs her tight.

“I’m alright sweetie. I’ve had over three hundred years to overcome what has happened to me.”

Hokee still stayed close to her mother.

“Besides, if it never happened. I would had never ended up with you and your brother.”

Sparrow tickles her daughters side, which brings a giggle from her.

“Sparrow, do you miss being normal?”

“To be honest with you. No, I don’t miss being normal any more. I enjoy being a mother to two beautiful children and being the wife to a
wonderful man. As for my job, I enjoy it as well. You can never have life without death. Because, for every life I send on their way. A new life takes it place. There needs to be balance in life. The ones who cause problems are the people who want to live forever. They don’t realize how that upsets the balance.”

“So, your saying people who are turned into vampires, Were-wolves or become immortal do it on purpose to cheat death?”

“No, not all of them. Some of them are destined to fill those roles for a reason. Just as I was destined to become a grim reaper, a mother and a
married woman. Sometimes, it’s an accident for them, but most who do it are trying to run away from their life or trying to hold onto everything they have built for themselves and don’t want to give it up.”

Yasmine had to think about that. Was it meant for her to be Ryders and Lydia’s daughter? That was why she had found that necklace and
chose the form she did?

Sparrow smiles at Yasmine. The light bulb had finally come on inside Yasmine’s head.

“The answer to your question is yes, Yasmine. You were always meant to be Ryder’s, Lily’s and Lydia’s daughter. Fate just did it in a weird
way. I try not to interfere with Fate’s plan. She’s a fickle goddess.”

Yasmine felt herself hugged by Lydia.

Sparrow looks towards Lydia “unfortunate Lydia, I must visit your coven and take the soul of one of your members. Her time has come and I
am forbidden to extend her time. I thought I would tell you, so she can get her things in order before I come to take her.”

“Let me guess, its Angie Williams?”

“Yes, I wish I could extend her life, but I was told her time is now. I know she just had a baby, but she knew the risk when she decided to have
the child.”

“How can you take a mother from her new born baby?”

“Remember what I said Yasmine when I said a life is created each time a life is taken? Well, Angie decided to have the baby, after she was informed about what might happened to her. She gave her life, so her daughter could live. That’s the choice all mother’s make when they decide to have children. My children are adopted, but if I could had given birth to them. I would had made the same choice. Angie will live on through her children and will be reborn one day from them. All she is doing now is taking a break and relaxing for a while.”

“It just doesn’t seem fair is all.”

“Life isn’t meant to be fair, Yasmine. Life is like a poker game. You have to play the hand your dealt and hope it beats the odds.”

Karen had stood silence as Sparrow spoke.

“Sparrow, was I meant to have the type of life I had?”

Sparrow had a sad look on her face when she looked at Karen.

“No, you were never meant to have that type of life. Someone cheated and changed their destiny. So, you ended up paying the price for it. I
am sorry you had to experience what you did. I will tell you this tho, your mother, father and brother are proud of you and can’t wait to meet you when you finally do pass on. Which, I hate to say won’t be for about a few thousand years.”

Hokee looks at the pretty kitty.

“Now if you’ll excuse me girls and Lady Lydia. I have another person I need to speak too.”

“Bye, pretty kitty.” Hokee waves at Karen as she is carried off by Sparrow.

“I’m going to go and talk with your father Yasmine. So, do you think you can stay out of trouble while I’m gone?”

“I’ll make sure she stays out of trouble Lady Lydia.”

Justine had spotted Yasmine and her group. So, he decided to go over and talk with her.

“Hey Karen, I love the new look. Are you keeping this one?”

“Yep, I asked my wife to make it permanent since I can’t. Speaking of wives. How is your wife doing?”

“You mean Carmen?”

“Yep, you two acts like your married all the time.”

“We’re not. She’s to flakey and cold for me. I love her like a sister.”

“That I can vouch for. You should had seen them when they came to visit my mom and dad.”

Yasmine had enjoyed their visit.

“Oh, you will be visiting us soon Yasmine. Carmen is asking your mother for permission to take you on as her apprentice and to be on her
team. Our pack and the Were’s staying at Ava’s ranch. Plus, the team she is putting together have been chosen to go after the center holding our people. Between you, Ava, Gabe and Carmen the four of you are the magical defenses and attackers. My pack and some of the Were’s from Ava’s ranch lead by her wife will be attacking the personnel and freeing people.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to have Sparrow come with us? She is a Grim Reaper after all.”

“She’s forbidden to take someone’s life early, unless it is their time or in self-defense. If they are controlling her, then she can take their life. If
she breaks that rule, then she has to face death and he doesn’t like it when a reaper breaks the rules.”

“How can you control an agent of death or death himself?”

“There are magical artifacts that allow you to do it. Sparrow use to be controlled by one. I wouldn’t try to control death or his agents, because once they get free. You will regret it. Just asked Sparrow what she did to the vampire that controlled her.”

“No thank you. I want to stay on her good side.”

Karen just shivers at the thought of trying to control death or his agents.

“So, whose team am I going to be on?”

“You’re on Ryder’s team. Your wife recommended you to his team.”

“Oh boy. I get to corrupted some new people.”

Karen rubs her hand together.

“Good luck on that one. Most of the witches in my mom’s coven are married.”

“So, that just makes things even funnier.”

Karen walks off.

“Come on Yasmine. Let’s go and meet up with my pack leader.”

Yasmine follows Justine.