The women and concubines we took from the castle had these gloomy looks on their faces like they would be gone anytime soon , I actually felt an urge to release them but I don't work on my own here even though I'm the alpha of alphas I can't skip the authority figures in my life, and honestly I'm greatly for people around me , they help correct my head when I'm about acting irrationally." Can we even remove the spell put on them ? " I asked Nimue . Looking at all the immobile bodies through the cell door was creepy. It made shivers run down my spine just being down here. " We should be able to , but some spells can be tricky. It can be hard to undo another witch's spell. At least for us , I don't want to keep tapping into the moon goddess's magic. The quicker we give it back the better". I heard some shouting further down the hall. The alpha and Derek were talking to someone through the door. Walking over , I went to see what the fuss was about. Getting closer, I heard the one voice
Once we were behind the door , it took a while for them all to become coherent. They were dazed and foggy , and weak. Some could hardly even stand. They'd been laid down for so long , I was surprised they even remembered how. " We need to get them some food and water down here , they may even need a doctor ", I said, worriedly, watching them. " Let's wait to see how they react first before we put a doc in the room with them " Derek said from behind me. " They're human Derek , what can they do if you have warriors standing guard " I tried to reason with him. Well I was the emotional one and Derek was the logical one so definitely we would clash here and there . " I'm going to go back to the hospital. Do you want me to send a doctor down here ? "Vee asked us . I was about to answer yes , but Derek spoke first. " Hold the doctor , but will you go ask Adrian if he will arrange for food and drinks to be brought down, please Vee ", she looked at him a little fearful. The concept of her goi
DEREK I never knew being the Alpha of a pack can be this strenuous . Dad usually does it effortlessly, he carried everyone's burden like he was born for the role . Meanwhile I was here being worn out , but I couldn't get tired because Ava needs me more than she needs anyone else . We were literally running around the pack , until Ava looked ready to drop from exhaustion. After a lot of coaxing, I managed to convince her she needed some rest. It took a lot of work , everyone was on a very high alert about whether Sabrina would come back. Ava still needed to release the magic to the goddess , but one thing after another just kept coming up. To where it was now almost three in the morning. We were stopping at the pack house where we could all keep close. I think that was the only way she would settle, at least hopefully a little bit.By the time I got her to our room , she was pretty much asleep on her feet. Adrenaline had been running that high , she was now crashing. We all were. Bu
AVA"You don't look like you would hurt a fly ? " she shrugs at me. " But she has all of your women's magic and her sisters , she is powerful and she's conniving. What if we lose ?" I asked her and her eyes softened. " I have not seen the entire pack that we are in , but I have seen enough to know you are surrounded. She is but one woman. Why do you all fear her so much ? " she asks and her questions stumped me into silence. So she continues to talk. " You have magic , so do the other girls that woke us. You are not defenseless ", she states." I know that " I was about to answer, but she cut me off. " Do you know that ? Because if you had known that you would already be fighting her back , would you not ? " I nodded dumbly. " Yea , I mean no. But shit . We have just been letting this all happen. We were so scared they would beat us. They lived with us for weeks and we did nothing. Always waiting. Too scared " I said quietly. " To lose people ? "she asked and I nodded again." You, my
DEREK "What does she plan to do struggling that way , if she continues Sabrina will be aware that we are here and she will hunt us immediately without our plans in place" Vance said She went to push the door open , the screams of her brother spurring her into action. Grabbing her shoulder, I stopped her impulsive movement. Ava had a lot to learn. Especially with her new role. She looked back at me. " Let me go. I need to go help him " she rushed out breathless. " Ava, look at your brothers. That is their brother in there too. Do you see them about to make a dangerous movement by rushing in? " Her eyes went behind me to her brothers. I looked back and they looked ready to go to war. But they weren't making a stupid move. We have been trained all of our lives for things like this , keeping emotions out of a battle. Ava grew up hidden , with little training from her brother. Although a quick, leaner and skilled fighter , her naiveness shows. I hated the thought of it , but it was somet
"I am the one that knows how . I see you are trying to leave me behind. You lose us all" we made him say . She huffed a laugh" There is the selfish father I knew ". I literally felt myself breathing a sigh of relief. We had her by our side . " The talisman is hidden. Buried behind the wall in my chambers above the bed . You will need to break the bricks down to get it out". Shirer and Celeste would try to seal her in there and immobilize her long enough to hopefully kill her . I just hoped it works. She looked back at my family. "Don't try to run , this place is miles and miles of snow , nothing around . I will catch you and kill you all as a message before you have time to escape anywhere" she snapped at them .DEREK Ava and Nimue did well. We couldn't hear what they were saying to her. But in the end, they got her out of the room and she headed upstairs. We heard banging from upstairs, like brick boulders were falling on to the fall and it was time to move. The girls joined hands a
AVA One whole day after we got back , Vance hadn't returned and there was no sign of Sabrina. I needed a cool shower, I figured out that I think properly in the shower pressed against the shower. I was in one of the pack members' bathrooms. I mean I could let us in and out of that bubble , but doing it dropped the whole protection spell. It was risky , dropping it all of the time. It could take literally seconds for her to turn up and get in there. It was weird , like we were at a stalemate. In limbo just hanging there.The screen got misty as my hot breath blew across the shower screen. Derek was communicating through the mind link that he was coming to join me in the shower. He never lets me do anything myself these days , it felt like he needed to protect me now more than ever. I wouldn't blame him , these days with Sabrina alive , we haven't been intimate , and it was affecting our mate bond , so bathing together was a good Idea.I knew our bond was strong, but with everything go
DEREK The next morning, we woke up to a beautiful sunny day. Everything was still tense. I went out and found Adrian. He was standing outside the house across from the one we were in, pacing, looking worried. " You OK ? " I asked, walking up to him. He looked up and shook his head. " No I'm not. I've heard her crying most of the night and I have been out here thinking my hardest about what I should do. I think she finally passed out about an hour ago ". He looked up at the window , she must be in." I'm going to say this in the nicest possible way I can think of Brother. Because I know you first hand from experience, you will do it for me. But get your fucking head out of your ass. The spell was dropped , she is your mate and she damn needs you. Pull your shit together before she rejects your mating or something. She needs you more now than she ever will , and if you aren't there for her. That is something you're never going to get over. You'll be eaten alive by guilt and she won't t
They will all be no match for us anymore. Let him think he is in charge. We know that we are the ones that are. His obsession with Vee will be the thing that blinds him in our plans. He will not stop to think that what he helps turn us into will be the thing that kills him " the male says, trying to calm her.She looks at him and then huffs " We need to hurry ,I always knew Vee to be alive. I told you I could still feel her. I gave birth to her. She is a part of me. We age now , turning into these things will keep us young forever , strong and untouchable. When we get what we want, we will destroy everyone here , everyone that follows him. We will need no coven. Our power will be endless. This coven and his coven will be no more. They will be a liability , they must die ", she tells him seriously. He nods and grabs her aging face. " We are near now , all of our hard work will pay off. And when we get our children back, we will turn them, He will not lay a hand on our daughter. If anyo
VEEI couldn't believe it when Vance turned up with Daisy. The sight of her both shocked me because of the state she was in and thrilled me. Daisy was my cousin , my mum's sister's daughter. When she had laid eyes on me she had jumped out of the big man's arms , ran at me and, with the force she wrapped her arms around my body, it knocked me and her both to the floor. I looked up at Vance confused. Why was she here ? Why had they brought her ? But one look at the big man's expression, I kind of got the drift. He looked at her with such a loss , at only the fact she had come out of his arms into mine. I guessed they were mates.She was dirty and skinny , her hair mattered and mucky. And just looking at her arms I could see bruises. Moments later, my own mate and the rest appeared. I felt something settle inside of me at the fact he was now back. I had been a nervous mess. " Daisy what happened ? " I asked her. She was sobbing in my arms , heart-wrenching heaves racked her body. Vance w
This time we were not going in blind , they wanted to be fully prepared for what we were up against. I also put forward the idea I had . To go use my magic elsewhere to throw them off the scent that I was still here. But Adrian was the one that threw out a shocking suggestion. " Why not just take your black magic out of you , like Nimue had done ? Is this just not the same story as what we have just had , someone after your magic ? " he said. I shook my head no. " I can not get rid of it , even if I tried they would still want me back " I told him." But when you overloaded Sabrina to make her pop,. It was you getting rid of it. Just do that. " he said, not really understanding. " Sabrina took my magic, yes , but the darkness no. Dark magic isn't dark because of the magic, it's the person. I was born into darkness , from darkness. They could still use me. Dark witches usually don't have much magic at all really. They use the earth , dark energy, all of that stuff to pull magic from it
Of course, that had crossed my mind , but Seth would understand. He knew our parents. He knew the poison they spread wherever they went. " They will hate me for bringing this here " I told him, looking down. " They already know , Ava and Derek. While you were pretending to sleep, I was mind linking to Derek. He says we will gather to discuss how to end them after the funerals. Ava is also pissed at you. She told you we would help , you used your magic for us. We will not abandon you now. Derek had to stop her coming out here to tell you off ". I looked up at him and some of his anger had lessened , but not all of it.He stepped back and let me go. " So , choose Vee. Go without rejecting me. I will follow, we all will . Or reject me and go. The last choice is you stay here and we will do this together with our family. " My breath hitched at the hurt that crossed his face. One of those options I would never do, the other one they would come regardless. So , my only option was to stay. I
VEEAdrian took me back to his home after Riala actually flew her mate off into the distance. I found it fun to watch. It took my mind away for a little bit. Seeing Rhiala carry her away , I had wished Adrian had been a dragon and he could just carry me away too. Weird how I had never actually seen Adrian's home. I had always just assumed he lived in the pack house and then he was staying at the former alpha and Luna's retirement home on the edge of the pack. I was surprised at how modest it was. He lived in one of the smaller log cabins. When we arrived, he had looked at it and shrugged " They offered me a bigger place , but there was only me so I saw no reason", he had explained." It's nice, " I told him. He grabbed my hand and walked us inside. It was cozy , all though very minimalist , it had a lot of Adrian's personality in it. It actually made me laugh , there was some art on the walls and there were paintings of naked bodies in sexual positions. No faces, just the bodies of pe
" She looked at me dead in the eyes , and I knew she was right. But the thought of ever coming face to face with them again terrified me. " Go find your mate " she smiled , before she turned back on herself and headed back.I walked aimlessly for a while. Thinking , my mind runs like crazy. Mum has most likely already seen me here , now that Sabrina wasn't in my body anymore. Mum seeing the future was not always correct. Choices change and she only sees hints of the future, small little snippets. Mum and dad met out of sheer evilness. Not love or fated mates. And that was one of the things they wanted to stop, that they were completely against. Fated mates , they saw it as having too much power. The whole concept of mates. They wanted to eradicate it. They also believed that good witches were a hindrance , wolves were mutants , along with other animal shifters. My mother and father wanted to eradicate half of the paranormal species. It was funny. The only ones that made their list t
They were appalled by what they learned we had been through. And again apologized for their part , but they were not at fault." So you have no home for us to send your pride and your deceased home to ? "I asked them and they both shook their heads. " No, we have a camp set up. Where all of the possessions we brought with us are. But no actual home to go to ", Usif confirmed. Shit , I looked at Derek and he had sat back , his fingers rubbing his chin which said he was in deep thought. He jumped up and excused himself for a moment and came back with a big map of our land and the surroundings. " Where did she have you waiting , and where is your camp ? "he asked Usif, who looked confused about why he was asking. But I knew him , I knew where his mind was at now. And I sat back and smiled at my dear friend and actually behind that rough exterior was a damn good man.VEE" How are they doing ? " I asked as I entered the room the female warlocks had been in. Now there was the former alpha
CHAPTER 88He linked our fingers above my head and we stayed that way for the longest time. Before he finally let one hand go to slowly glide it down my body. Until he grabbed my thigh and hunched my leg up so he could press deeper into me." Damn" he said, pulling back . He smiled and looked down at my body. " Too many clothes ", he laughed. "Well, take them off, " I whispered . " Can't you just do your magic or something ? " he groaned so impatiently. " I could , but where is the fun in that? " I smiled, tormenting him. He leant forward and nipped at my lips with his teeth , before he sat up on his knees. He pulled his top over his head and I pretty much drooled at his torso. He jumped back off of the bed with no effort , landing off of his feet so he could unzip and pull down his trousers. His boxers went with them revealing him in all of his naked glory. And he was definitely blessed. I squeezed my legs tight , as a throb started between my thighs. " I scent you baby "he said in a
I was snapped out of my daydream by loud sounds of fighting. The fight from the opening had somehow made its way down here. Wolves and panthers ran everywhere between the houses. " What are they doing down here ? " I snapped at no one in particular. I watched in horror and absolute misery as some of my men , my brothers who I had trained with my whole life, fell. And I was hopeless. " Something must have happened. Derek wouldn't have let them down here ", the former Luna said behind me. I caught sight of a wolf I knew well. " Damian," I shouted. The wolf had just put down a panther. He looked my way and I motioned him to me. He shifted as he got to the border of the protection spell. " Adrian, what are you doing in there ? "he asked , out of breath.I shook my head. "Don't ask , I am not pleased by it. What has happened? Why are you all down here ? " he looked back up towards the opening. " The dragons took their fight to the floor , and that bitch got hold of the luna. The alpha orde