Witch Snakes and Werewolf * Repost*
AN:// Again Rupert Giles, Deidre Page, and Ethan Rayne do not belong to me but to BTVS and it’s creator the great Joss. Rupert Giles or Giles as he is known to his charge and her friends is a very proper Englishman who is always in a tie and some sort of tweed jacket and vest. He assisted Buffy with his wide range of knowledge his combat skills and the odd spell to guide her on her way. He also has a dark past when he was twenty one. He was known as Ripper and practiced magick for pleasure or profit. Ethan Raine was one of these friends along with a woman Diedre Page whom I call Roberta in this fiction and three others. Randall was possessed by a demon and killed when the group attempted to exercise the demon. Giles was deeply shaken by this experience and returned to the straight and narrow. Rayne on the other hand went the other way, became deeper entrenched with the dark arts, began worshiping Chaos and selling his skills to the highest bidder. The rest are my embellishments as well as the powers of Narcissa Black and Cho Chang. I also forgot to mention that the black hand curse is made up based on the five finger exploding heart technique from the movie kill Bill.
Rabastan backs away from an unseen force terrified at the obvious purpose there. The wizard did not attempt to struggle his dark eyes defeated. The bed sheets lifted up wrapped and wrapped around his neck and chocked him until he was dead than raised him up and tied him on the ceiling above
Cho jolted awake confused and anxious until she remembered that she was in the records room in the muggle ministry. She must have fallen asleep reading the background of muggle magic. Kinglsey spent some time in the muggle world when he was assigned as bodyguard to the prime minister under the guise of being his secretary. While he was there he was made aware that there was more magic in the muggle world then the wizard population was led to believe. Like all wizards he was taught about the time when muggle and wizards got along then there was a falling out and the magical folk were persecuted and created a world of their own. History states that all wizards and magical creatures crossed over leaving magic to die out to the handful of muggle born witches and wizards that remained. Kingsley never believed this theory, he believed that the myth of the sister witches that stayed behind whose descendants spread the globe mixing in with other cultures and belief systems growing stronger and stronger by every passing year.
It was believed to be the same about the few magical creatures that refused to leave and evolved to different species and increased power by every generation. Until Kingsley entered his position he did not have any proof to support his suspicions. When her boyfriend was promoted to his position of Minster of Magic he felt that it was important to study the matter further to keep an eye on those that could do harm to others or to their world. Like all those who work at the ministry Hermione’s background was scrutinized and a file was made on her. A copy of it was here in the muggle file room either by mistake or design. Cho felt that these records could give Cho a clue to where Hermione could be hiding. The witches file was thick and included the name of Rupert Giles, Ethan Rayne, and Deidre Page. Giles, and Paige, under the name of Roberta Cristalyn-Wyatt, were Hermione’s godparents.
The connection between Ethan Rayne however was not as clear to the young witch so she read further hoping that it would become clearer. In his In his youth Ethan, Rupert and Deidre and three others got into trouble with the law. They were arrested for petty thievery, drug possession, drunk and disorderly conduct. As the years went on one of his friends died and the rest drifted away from darkness. Ethan Rayne on the other hand went deeper into the dark arts and became adept in Demonology Curses and Transfiguration; skills that were employed in his profession of snatcher and mercenary.
Ethan was hired by the Death Eaters on many occasions on activates that included curses blackmail and assault. The young woman was confused as to why someone like Hermione would be associated with someone like him much less be close enough to run to him for help. She became even more confused when she saw that in the spring of 1998 he was presumed dead.
Cho jumped when she heard a noise behind her. She turned and saw her boyfriend behind her.
“Darling I am sorry I must have fallen asleep while I was working. I am sorry I did not mean to make you annoyed with me”
“I am annoyed but not with you. We can’t continue to question Lestrange about Hermione, he was found dead this morning of an apparent suicide”
***
…Hermione Granger collapsed mysteriously yesterday…“I know it may be a sore subject but perhaps it would be only fair to tell your cousin about it…I will think about it…
The figure of Allegra returned to the house she and her cousin and uncle lived under the alias the Blake family. Well not anymore she was Cissy Black now as she preferred to be called by her name to feel more like herself. It was not a life she would have chosen for herself, she had grown up to learn to despise muggles. However because of her mistakes in life she was forced to leave the wizarding world to protect her son Draco. For her child she helped to kill the only father he had ever known and gave up her identity for the identity of Nyssa Blake. The only mercy that the universe gave her was the compassion of her presumed dead cousin Regulus and long lost uncle Burke. They gave her a home, taught her about muggle life, the many ways to cross the barrier from muggle to wizarding worlds and helped her to continue protecting her son from afar. The wizard told her many things with the exception of how he cheated death. Allegra Zabini was the only friend that she kept in contact since her “death” the rest really weren’t her friends in the first place. It was she what informed her of the death of her only true friends in life, her sister Bellatrix and Severus Snape. It was also Allegra that informed her that Bartemius Crouch Jr. also survived and was living in the muggle world, under an assumed name, location unknown
She could see Regulus sitting on the front porch of the Victorian era home that she called home. Regulus preferred to be addressed as Russell at all times; as far as he was concerned Regulus died in the ocean. The reason why Regulus would want to know about Hermione’s situation still eluded her but she owed him the truth after everything that he had done for her. She sat down next to him and told him what he would want to know.
***
Allegra was going to the local apothecary when someone grabbed her arm and dragged her into the ally. Her hand that went to her pocket for her wand relaxed when she saw who it was.
“Akira you gave me a fright”
The sorcerer gave no indication of apology his face was frozen in anger
“I know what you did. “ he spat
“I don’t know what you are talking about” she responded
“Don’t lie to me. My contacts saw you go to the post and send those items to Hermione, items that would make her remember. We were all in agreement the best thing was to allow her to forget” he spat in disgust
“You know as well as I that nothing is as it seems to be Akira. Someone is setting me up. I did not send those items to Hermione Granger. I have everything to loose if she recalls everything ”
“Your right you do, If Hermione has gone back to the way she was or anyone I am responsible for is harmed by the fallout you will answer to me” he said as he left his tone as cold as eyes.
The witch felt a cold chill knowing how powerful he was and could make things difficult for her. Then it occurred to her the person selfish enough to do such a thing. Damn you Ethan Rayne
Remus was drawn back upstairs to his bedroom and sat on their bed and stared the glass cabinet in front of him. It was one of the ordinate cabinet in the drawing room, they got rid of most of the old décor when house became theirs.
Hermione originally had the idea of giving up her flat and his cottage and getting a new place as a fresh start for their new life together. It was Harry who insisted that they take the place after he made the choice to move on for the sake of his sanity. He added with a small smile “ the place is essentially yours anyway with almost every surface marked with your incessant mating” The brown haired witch knew that the house was the only place that Remus really felt at home so she relented however she insisted on changing things so it would feel like it was new. Chandeliers were removed with the exception of the dining room, Hermione thought that it was too pretentious have chandlers in every room. The her family china and crystal was put in the dining room, as well as the everyday dishes in the kitchen. The furniture in the drawing room was still formal yet it was comfortable and inviting.
His wife found a way to get the permanent sticking charms off the walls and removed the items except for the cabinets and items in Sirius’s room to honor his memory. Most rooms stayed the same with a few minor adjustments. The room Harry shared with Ron was converted into a dark room. The room across was converted into a studio where Remus kept his photography equipment. The room across from the drawing room was converted into a study were the couple shared a place to hold their work. Hermione had a desk for her work at the ministry and other business interests that Hermione did not really explain. Remus had a desk for his writing and place to hang his various awards and articles about him. Finally the attic was converted to a safe place were Remus could change every month.
To Remus the bedroom was the most wonderful room of all; A bed was a luxury that Remus hardly ever had in his life. With the kind of life he had, he slept anywhere he could find room. Now by the grace of Merlin he had a permanent bed with the woman he loved. The room was a periwinkle blue, his favorite color. It was spacious enough to have a bookcase of their favorite books the record player in the corner with records pile neatly to the side. A fireplace with a table and loveseat where they recite poetry to each other. The bed ,dressing table, and wardrobe where her grandmothers made of rosewood.
His beloved witch strengthened the wood with a charm that made it unbreakable steel; their passions tend to destroy things. It was a mixed blessing having a mate, or soul mate there was passion and completeness in life but a feeling of cold emptiness when they were gone.
He knew for sure they were soul mates before the mating ritual when Hermione accepted him all of him and as not afraid as any sane person should be. His animal instincts were particularly heightened when he was around her so much so things were particularly rough during the time of the full moon. It was not fair to her, she deserved tenderness and acts of devotion, not being fucked held by her hair on all fours within an inch of her life. After a particular brutal night during their first month together he was terrified that she would leave him after he realized the day after that she was covered in bruises that were obviously from the way he grabbed her. He felt full of shame and began to weep in her hair startling her awake. She opened her chocolate -brown eyes at him confused by his tears
“Darling why are you crying?” she asked
“I hurt you, dear Merlin what I have done” his voice full of anguish
“Shhhhhhhh darling.” She said as took his head and put it on her heart.
“It’s alright, I’m alright. Love, true love is about accepting everything about that person. I Know you, I seen you as you recall when I was a teenager. I am with the one I love and I couldn’t be happier. So your animal comes out sometimes, I makes things interesting”
Remus now recalled when looking at the record player there was a sadness about Hermione, a sense of desperation for him to want her. A kind of sadness that came over her from time to time when she heard a certain song or on a certain date. She never wanted to talk about it and he never pushed her, he told her that he was there when she was ready.
Remus shook himself out of his memory and rose and went to the cabinet in the hope it would have some clue to where she was. Her desk held the professional papers while the cabinet held her personal items. He hated the fact that he was forced to this position where he had to riffle through her personal belongings. Their bond was strong but he chose to rely on his knowledge of her when the situation called for it. To be honest he did not know the extent of their bond, he never attempted to find out. each werewolf was different some telepathic, some empathic others a mixture of the senses and abilities of the werewolf. Hermione was a big believer that a person’s consciousness was the most sacred part of a person’s being and should be left to them. Remus respected her as well as loved her and let her keep her thoughts no matter how curious he was to know what caused her so much sorrow. Now that Hermione was so effected by what happened he wondered if what he did was the right thing.
Remus hoped she would give him for violating her privacy and opened the piece of furniture. Inside where all sorts of boxes, a kind of carpet bag, her charmed beaded purse, and a safe that appeared to be permanently stuck on the bottom shelf. On the inside of the cabinet photographs taped to the inside . Muggle pictures of people that he never saw before, presumably her family. There was one that really caught his attention, a girl with strawberry blond hair and blue eyes with the name Cordelia Rose underneath. So this was the girl that dominated his brain. Across from her picture was a hatbox that he removed on impulse and opened it. Inside was a deed to the boat ‘Cordelia Rose’ attached to the deed to a house ‘Rose Cottage”. On the very bottom was a small envelope with a key that was labeled as the skeleton key to the house. Everything in him told him that Hermione fled to this house and he needed to follow. Remus replaced the box and took the envelope with him as he walked out to find his wife. He was on his way out when he saw a large envelope, what Hermione called a manila envelope, had fallen in back of Hermione’s dressing table. When Remus picked it up a cross, a muggle driver’s license, a muggle bank book, a silver ring and charm bracelet fell out. He put the jewelry back into the envelope and put it back on her dressing table deciding to wait until he found Hermione before gave into his curiosity.
***
Hermione was aware of her doll sitting next to her on the train to Sommerset before she drifted off to sleep.
She was lying in the grass looking up at the sky as she did when she was young with Alex by her side.
“I hate this Alex, I hate not knowing what is going on”
“You know what is going on you just had some trouble accepting it” responded Alex in a strange tone.
“What is that supposed to mean?”Asked her sister
When she turned to her Alex was gone and her red haired sister known as Cordelia in her place
“Just because you don’t remember doesn’t mean it didn’t happen”
Then she disappeared and the figure of Bill Weasley was in her place
“you have to follow the clues laid out for you”
Then he changed to her aunt Roberta
“You have to understand and forgive”
She changed into Severus Snape
‘‘Nothing is ever as it seems”
Lastly professor Lupin comes out and smiles reassuringly at her
“Don’t worry everything will be alright, you need to trust your instincts”
His hand grazed her cheek. He then kissed her in a soft yet passionate kiss.
She felt a person shake her and she opened her eyes to the train attendant
“You are at your stop miss”
Hermione smiled her thanks and headed out to the only safe place she knew resolved to call her godparents in the morning for some guidance.
***
Ethan Rayne was on his way back from checking up on Hermione , or Johnnie as most friends and family called her, when he saw a tall figure with light black skin leaning against his doorway with a look of barely controlled anger on her pretty face.
“Hello Rayne”
“hello Torres is this an official visit?”
“not yet. However I can handcuff you if you like” she replied with a strange glint in her mildly slanted eyes
“Your not my type” he shot at her as he opened the door and reluctantly let her in
“ What do I owe the pleasure” he asked with obvious sarcasm
“I am not in the mood to fight with you Rayne. You know I am desperate if I come to you for help. I am sure by now you know Johnnie is back and in the hospital. She disappeared from the hospital this morning. Did you speak to her or see her today?”
“No” he said simply, avoiding the subject of his past with Hermione and the questions it would raise
“Alright Rayne I will accept that I need to find Johnnie right now. Take my advice and leave town and leave her alone. I owe you this chance but that is all you will get. If you stay I will make it my life’s work to make your life the living hell you put Johnnie through” she said as she left his flat to find her family friend.
Ethan hated the fact that the Torres family blamed him for the troubles in Hermione’s life. Circumstances forced him to let the family believe the rumor that his former mate Ripper spread. It repulsed him that they believed that he took advantage of Hermione when she was young. However he knew he had to let the family believe that to save her life. It was better for everyone if he took the officer’s advice and leave town. He kept his promise now it was up to Li, Logan, Frankie and Chuck to help Hermione to sort the truth out.
Rabastan backs away from an unseen force terrified at the obvious purpose there. The wizard did not attempt to struggle his dark eyes defeated. The bed sheets lifted up wrapped and wrapped around his neck and chocked him until he was dead than raised him up and tied him on the ceiling above
Cho jolted awake confused and anxious until she remembered that she was in the records room in the muggle ministry. She must have fallen asleep reading the background of muggle magic. Kinglsey spent some time in the muggle world when he was assigned as bodyguard to the prime minister under the guise of being his secretary. While he was there he was made aware that there was more magic in the muggle world then the wizard population was led to believe. Like all wizards he was taught about the time when muggle and wizards got along then there was a falling out and the magical folk were persecuted and created a world of their own. History states that all wizards and magical creatures crossed over leaving magic to die out to the handful of muggle born witches and wizards that remained. Kingsley never believed this theory, he believed that the myth of the sister witches that stayed behind whose descendants spread the globe mixing in with other cultures and belief systems growing stronger and stronger by every passing year.
It was believed to be the same about the few magical creatures that refused to leave and evolved to different species and increased power by every generation. Until Kingsley entered his position he did not have any proof to support his suspicions. When her boyfriend was promoted to his position of Minster of Magic he felt that it was important to study the matter further to keep an eye on those that could do harm to others or to their world. Like all those who work at the ministry Hermione’s background was scrutinized and a file was made on her. A copy of it was here in the muggle file room either by mistake or design. Cho felt that these records could give Cho a clue to where Hermione could be hiding. The witches file was thick and included the name of Rupert Giles, Ethan Rayne, and Deidre Page. Giles, and Paige, under the name of Roberta Cristalyn-Wyatt, were Hermione’s godparents.
The connection between Ethan Rayne however was not as clear to the young witch so she read further hoping that it would become clearer. In his In his youth Ethan, Rupert and Deidre and three others got into trouble with the law. They were arrested for petty thievery, drug possession, drunk and disorderly conduct. As the years went on one of his friends died and the rest drifted away from darkness. Ethan Rayne on the other hand went deeper into the dark arts and became adept in Demonology Curses and Transfiguration; skills that were employed in his profession of snatcher and mercenary.
Ethan was hired by the Death Eaters on many occasions on activates that included curses blackmail and assault. The young woman was confused as to why someone like Hermione would be associated with someone like him much less be close enough to run to him for help. She became even more confused when she saw that in the spring of 1998 he was presumed dead.
Cho jumped when she heard a noise behind her. She turned and saw her boyfriend behind her.
“Darling I am sorry I must have fallen asleep while I was working. I am sorry I did not mean to make you annoyed with me”
“I am annoyed but not with you. We can’t continue to question Lestrange about Hermione, he was found dead this morning of an apparent suicide”
***
…Hermione Granger collapsed mysteriously yesterday…“I know it may be a sore subject but perhaps it would be only fair to tell your cousin about it…I will think about it…
The figure of Allegra returned to the house she and her cousin and uncle lived under the alias the Blake family. Well not anymore she was Cissy Black now as she preferred to be called by her name to feel more like herself. It was not a life she would have chosen for herself, she had grown up to learn to despise muggles. However because of her mistakes in life she was forced to leave the wizarding world to protect her son Draco. For her child she helped to kill the only father he had ever known and gave up her identity for the identity of Nyssa Blake. The only mercy that the universe gave her was the compassion of her presumed dead cousin Regulus and long lost uncle Burke. They gave her a home, taught her about muggle life, the many ways to cross the barrier from muggle to wizarding worlds and helped her to continue protecting her son from afar. The wizard told her many things with the exception of how he cheated death. Allegra Zabini was the only friend that she kept in contact since her “death” the rest really weren’t her friends in the first place. It was she what informed her of the death of her only true friends in life, her sister Bellatrix and Severus Snape. It was also Allegra that informed her that Bartemius Crouch Jr. also survived and was living in the muggle world, under an assumed name, location unknown
She could see Regulus sitting on the front porch of the Victorian era home that she called home. Regulus preferred to be addressed as Russell at all times; as far as he was concerned Regulus died in the ocean. The reason why Regulus would want to know about Hermione’s situation still eluded her but she owed him the truth after everything that he had done for her. She sat down next to him and told him what he would want to know.
***
Allegra was going to the local apothecary when someone grabbed her arm and dragged her into the ally. Her hand that went to her pocket for her wand relaxed when she saw who it was.
“Akira you gave me a fright”
The sorcerer gave no indication of apology his face was frozen in anger
“I know what you did. “ he spat
“I don’t know what you are talking about” she responded
“Don’t lie to me. My contacts saw you go to the post and send those items to Hermione, items that would make her remember. We were all in agreement the best thing was to allow her to forget” he spat in disgust
“You know as well as I that nothing is as it seems to be Akira. Someone is setting me up. I did not send those items to Hermione Granger. I have everything to loose if she recalls everything ”
“Your right you do, If Hermione has gone back to the way she was or anyone I am responsible for is harmed by the fallout you will answer to me” he said as he left his tone as cold as eyes.
The witch felt a cold chill knowing how powerful he was and could make things difficult for her. Then it occurred to her the person selfish enough to do such a thing. Damn you Ethan Rayne
Remus was drawn back upstairs to his bedroom and sat on their bed and stared the glass cabinet in front of him. It was one of the ordinate cabinet in the drawing room, they got rid of most of the old décor when house became theirs.
Hermione originally had the idea of giving up her flat and his cottage and getting a new place as a fresh start for their new life together. It was Harry who insisted that they take the place after he made the choice to move on for the sake of his sanity. He added with a small smile “ the place is essentially yours anyway with almost every surface marked with your incessant mating” The brown haired witch knew that the house was the only place that Remus really felt at home so she relented however she insisted on changing things so it would feel like it was new. Chandeliers were removed with the exception of the dining room, Hermione thought that it was too pretentious have chandlers in every room. The her family china and crystal was put in the dining room, as well as the everyday dishes in the kitchen. The furniture in the drawing room was still formal yet it was comfortable and inviting.
His wife found a way to get the permanent sticking charms off the walls and removed the items except for the cabinets and items in Sirius’s room to honor his memory. Most rooms stayed the same with a few minor adjustments. The room Harry shared with Ron was converted into a dark room. The room across was converted into a studio where Remus kept his photography equipment. The room across from the drawing room was converted into a study were the couple shared a place to hold their work. Hermione had a desk for her work at the ministry and other business interests that Hermione did not really explain. Remus had a desk for his writing and place to hang his various awards and articles about him. Finally the attic was converted to a safe place were Remus could change every month.
To Remus the bedroom was the most wonderful room of all; A bed was a luxury that Remus hardly ever had in his life. With the kind of life he had, he slept anywhere he could find room. Now by the grace of Merlin he had a permanent bed with the woman he loved. The room was a periwinkle blue, his favorite color. It was spacious enough to have a bookcase of their favorite books the record player in the corner with records pile neatly to the side. A fireplace with a table and loveseat where they recite poetry to each other. The bed ,dressing table, and wardrobe where her grandmothers made of rosewood.
His beloved witch strengthened the wood with a charm that made it unbreakable steel; their passions tend to destroy things. It was a mixed blessing having a mate, or soul mate there was passion and completeness in life but a feeling of cold emptiness when they were gone.
He knew for sure they were soul mates before the mating ritual when Hermione accepted him all of him and as not afraid as any sane person should be. His animal instincts were particularly heightened when he was around her so much so things were particularly rough during the time of the full moon. It was not fair to her, she deserved tenderness and acts of devotion, not being fucked held by her hair on all fours within an inch of her life. After a particular brutal night during their first month together he was terrified that she would leave him after he realized the day after that she was covered in bruises that were obviously from the way he grabbed her. He felt full of shame and began to weep in her hair startling her awake. She opened her chocolate -brown eyes at him confused by his tears
“Darling why are you crying?” she asked
“I hurt you, dear Merlin what I have done” his voice full of anguish
“Shhhhhhhh darling.” She said as took his head and put it on her heart.
“It’s alright, I’m alright. Love, true love is about accepting everything about that person. I Know you, I seen you as you recall when I was a teenager. I am with the one I love and I couldn’t be happier. So your animal comes out sometimes, I makes things interesting”
Remus now recalled when looking at the record player there was a sadness about Hermione, a sense of desperation for him to want her. A kind of sadness that came over her from time to time when she heard a certain song or on a certain date. She never wanted to talk about it and he never pushed her, he told her that he was there when she was ready.
Remus shook himself out of his memory and rose and went to the cabinet in the hope it would have some clue to where she was. Her desk held the professional papers while the cabinet held her personal items. He hated the fact that he was forced to this position where he had to riffle through her personal belongings. Their bond was strong but he chose to rely on his knowledge of her when the situation called for it. To be honest he did not know the extent of their bond, he never attempted to find out. each werewolf was different some telepathic, some empathic others a mixture of the senses and abilities of the werewolf. Hermione was a big believer that a person’s consciousness was the most sacred part of a person’s being and should be left to them. Remus respected her as well as loved her and let her keep her thoughts no matter how curious he was to know what caused her so much sorrow. Now that Hermione was so effected by what happened he wondered if what he did was the right thing.
Remus hoped she would give him for violating her privacy and opened the piece of furniture. Inside where all sorts of boxes, a kind of carpet bag, her charmed beaded purse, and a safe that appeared to be permanently stuck on the bottom shelf. On the inside of the cabinet photographs taped to the inside . Muggle pictures of people that he never saw before, presumably her family. There was one that really caught his attention, a girl with strawberry blond hair and blue eyes with the name Cordelia Rose underneath. So this was the girl that dominated his brain. Across from her picture was a hatbox that he removed on impulse and opened it. Inside was a deed to the boat ‘Cordelia Rose’ attached to the deed to a house ‘Rose Cottage”. On the very bottom was a small envelope with a key that was labeled as the skeleton key to the house. Everything in him told him that Hermione fled to this house and he needed to follow. Remus replaced the box and took the envelope with him as he walked out to find his wife. He was on his way out when he saw a large envelope, what Hermione called a manila envelope, had fallen in back of Hermione’s dressing table. When Remus picked it up a cross, a muggle driver’s license, a muggle bank book, a silver ring and charm bracelet fell out. He put the jewelry back into the envelope and put it back on her dressing table deciding to wait until he found Hermione before gave into his curiosity.
***
Hermione was aware of her doll sitting next to her on the train to Sommerset before she drifted off to sleep.
She was lying in the grass looking up at the sky as she did when she was young with Alex by her side.
“I hate this Alex, I hate not knowing what is going on”
“You know what is going on you just had some trouble accepting it” responded Alex in a strange tone.
“What is that supposed to mean?”Asked her sister
When she turned to her Alex was gone and her red haired sister known as Cordelia in her place
“Just because you don’t remember doesn’t mean it didn’t happen”
Then she disappeared and the figure of Bill Weasley was in her place
“you have to follow the clues laid out for you”
Then he changed to her aunt Roberta
“You have to understand and forgive”
She changed into Severus Snape
‘‘Nothing is ever as it seems”
Lastly professor Lupin comes out and smiles reassuringly at her
“Don’t worry everything will be alright, you need to trust your instincts”
His hand grazed her cheek. He then kissed her in a soft yet passionate kiss.
She felt a person shake her and she opened her eyes to the train attendant
“You are at your stop miss”
Hermione smiled her thanks and headed out to the only safe place she knew resolved to call her godparents in the morning for some guidance.
***
Ethan Rayne was on his way back from checking up on Hermione , or Johnnie as most friends and family called her, when he saw a tall figure with light black skin leaning against his doorway with a look of barely controlled anger on her pretty face.
“Hello Rayne”
“hello Torres is this an official visit?”
“not yet. However I can handcuff you if you like” she replied with a strange glint in her mildly slanted eyes
“Your not my type” he shot at her as he opened the door and reluctantly let her in
“ What do I owe the pleasure” he asked with obvious sarcasm
“I am not in the mood to fight with you Rayne. You know I am desperate if I come to you for help. I am sure by now you know Johnnie is back and in the hospital. She disappeared from the hospital this morning. Did you speak to her or see her today?”
“No” he said simply, avoiding the subject of his past with Hermione and the questions it would raise
“Alright Rayne I will accept that I need to find Johnnie right now. Take my advice and leave town and leave her alone. I owe you this chance but that is all you will get. If you stay I will make it my life’s work to make your life the living hell you put Johnnie through” she said as she left his flat to find her family friend.
Ethan hated the fact that the Torres family blamed him for the troubles in Hermione’s life. Circumstances forced him to let the family believe the rumor that his former mate Ripper spread. It repulsed him that they believed that he took advantage of Hermione when she was young. However he knew he had to let the family believe that to save her life. It was better for everyone if he took the officer’s advice and leave town. He kept his promise now it was up to Li, Logan, Frankie and Chuck to help Hermione to sort the truth out.