Lexi focused intently on the screen of her phone as she picked idly at the snacks that Aoife had left for her. Honestly, if it wasn't for her and Allen keeping her sanity intact after this had happened to Ann, she didn't know what she would have done. She had already been forced to ask her father for help in the few hours that had followed Ann's poisoning when, for the first time since she was a child, her abilities had threatened to overwhelm her as both souls erupted in a helpless, yet furious, rage. If it hadn't been for Aoife's hasty dampening spellwork that had mitigated most of her magickal energy in the area around her, then the destruction could have been astronomical. As it was, the waiting room they had been ushered to had suddenly been in dire need of renovations, and Lexi had promised that she would foot the cost personally As much as she hated to admit it, she needed Greyson at her side as well as Allen. She was still angry with him for being so pigheaded but sh
Allen had finally managed to persuade Lexi to get some shut-eye while he was there and her head was resting on his lap as he kept watch over her best friend. He scrolled through his phone casually, checking through any notifications from the businesses and pack, and waiting for any messages from Adam. He didn't need to wait for very long though, as about 30 minutes after Lexi had fallen asleep, Adam burst through the doors with Felix in tow. They were both unshaven and dirty, clearly having dropped everything and sped back as soon as they had received the news. The commotion Adam made when he burst through the doors woke Lexi with a start and they both watched helplessly as a roar of grief and fury tore from Adam's chest as he took in the sight of his mate so vulnerable and unwell, reliant on all these machines to ensure that she was still safe. He dropped to his knees at Ann's bedside, reaching for her hand as silent sobs wracked his body and he rested his forehead on the
"Nice to see us all acting like grownups now… well… most of us..." Lexi smirked with a side glance towards Adam. He didn't bother responding and Allen shot a look towards Lexi, letting her know that she was pushing her luck. Felix cleared his throat awkwardly. "Aoife said that she had been having more fun with you two than she had since she had left home." He half smiled, "I don't know if I should be offended or happy that you two have been taking care of her so well." "You furballs will never understand how much a woman needs her girls." Lexi answered almost immediately with a little laugh, "When your hormones and caveman-like urges are through the roof, then we NEED each other. It's a sisterhood, furball." "I understand." Felix said with a small smile as he cocked his head, "Where is Aoife anyway? Did she return to our room?" "Oh we've been sharing shifts with Ann so she wasn't on her own. I take the night shift and Aoife does the day shift. She managed to persuade the
Allen stared at him in shock for a second as the furious figure of Felix soared through the air toward him. He just couldn't wrap his head around it. What the hell had happened in those few short minutes that he had been gone that would explain why he was covered in blood and why he was in such a murderous rage. He managed to sidestep Felix's initial assault, moving away from Ann's bedside and trying to defend himself as Adam snarled in fury at the violence that was occurring in such close quarters to his bedridden, vulnerable, and pregnant mate. Felix swung wildly at Allen and then at Adam as they tried to restrain him to find out exactly what was going on. "Felix calm down! What the hell happened?!" Adam roared as he dodged a wild punch from the clearly distraught Alpha in front of him. As much as Baldur wanted to meet his violence with violence, the cloying scent of blood that hung around Felix told him that something horrific must have happened. If it concerned Aoife, t
Felix led the way and as soon as the door opened, they were assaulted with the sickly sweet metallic stench of blood and Lexi tried her best not to gag. "NO!" Felix shouted in disbelief as he ran towards the bed, leaving bloody footprints in the blood that had pooled on the floor. "She was right here!" He wailed in anguish as Lexi and Adam exchanged a look before venturing further inside the room. "Felix?" Lexi asked, the unspoken question in her voice hanging heavily in the air above them. "I swear she was right here!" Felix replied as he gestured to the bloody mess on the bed. "I hope that rules us out as suspects in this Felix, we've been with you the whole time," Adam commented carefully as he swept his gaze around the room. Felix looked at him with uncertainty, but even he had to admit that there was no way that Allen or Adam could have pulled something like this off. "This... I don't remember seeing this…" Felix frowned as he reached for the dagger that lay partia
As soon as Lexi reached her father's quarters, she didn't bother knocking. She flung the doors wide open as she called out for him. "Papa? Are you here?" she called frantically as she tried her best to hold back the tears that threatened to fall. Lord Brarthoroz's head appeared around the edge of the doorframe and his frown deepened as soon as he realized the state that Lexi was in. "My daughter," He greeted her with a soft smile as he threw the book he had been reading onto the bed and made his way over to her, "Tell me what troubles you." The combination of his soft, coaxing voice and the way he looked at her with such concern, seemed to open the floodgates as her grief poured forth with tears streaming from her eyes as she choked back a sob. "Papa it's Aoife! She… she's dead. She was in the room right next door and I didn't hear a thing…I should have stopped it, I should have…" "Hush child, that's enough," Lord Brarthoroz soothed her as he wrapped his arms around her
"Wait… your brother did this?" Felix growled as his fists clenched into balls at his side. "We're not on good terms." Lexi's father snapped as Felix eyed him dubiously. Lexi looked between the two of them and suddenly, it seemed like both Felix and her father had more in common with each other than any of them had ever thought possible. A centuries old Daemon Lord, and a relatively young Werewolf Prince. Lexi swore internally at herself as she began to question her earlier hastiness at assuming Felix's guilt based on his brother's actions. Had her father been trailed his whole life by his brother's deeds too? "So, you can fix this, right Papa?" Lexi asked, trying to pull herself out of her feelings surrounding her guilty conscience. Lord Brarthoroz grunted in response as Lexi and Felix exchanged a look. "Papa, if you know where she might be, we have to hurry…she might still be alive..she.." "Don't you think I know that? Aoife, your mother…" Lord Brarthoroz's voice cra
Ann sat in a stunned silence as she tried to comprehend what they were telling her, her heart shattering as Maeve whined mournfully in her head. "But… why?" Ann asked as they filled her in on what they knew so far. "We don't know the answer to that yet. But if my twat of an uncle is involved, then it's nothing good." Lexi answered morosely. Ann glanced up at Felix, who despite being obviously devastated by his wife's uncertain demise, was holding it together pretty well. "If the scent of Aoife's blood wasn't overpowering everything else in the room and driving my wolf insane, then I would have been able to help with scenting the other person that your father identified." Felix grimaced. "Oh I wouldn't worry too much about that, Felix. Papa has plenty of ways to track down the sneaky little fuckwits that don't want to be found." Lexi smiled in what was supposed to be a reassuring manner but it didn't seem to have the impact she desired as Felix scowled back at her. "Are yo