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
AVAThree days later was the first sign we had that she was still living. It wasn't her that turned up though. There were five men who all looked to be out of their minds. And when they hit our land. The warriors that first saw them approach said they had shifted , but it looked to be painful and difficult. It wasn't wolves they changed into either, they changed into black panthers. They attacked without warning , running at the warriors. When we had all gotten there, three were dead , as well as one of our own. And the warrior was fighting the other two that had survived. Vance and Raan had confirmed that something magical had happened to them. Derek , Adrian ,Raan and Vance had managed to subdue them while me and Celeste had knocked them out.Then the guys had dragged the two surviving ones down into the cells and locked them in there. The day after that, more had turned up. This time seven of them , Derek had doubled the warriors on patrol. And my brother was there , also. Two were
" No , no I can't. You can't do that .She didn't say we had a choice of who she kills , and I won't. You're not doing that , you can't do it. We need you " I told him. His face fell. He hadn't thought of that. It is one thing to sacrifice yourself , but to willingly sacrifice another. No person that was not evil somewhere in themselves could do that. "How touching " came Sabrina's voice. The alpha jumped up , his stance predatory. "Calm down Alpha , one little flick of this and you'll have one hell of a headache". I couldn't see her. So I got myself up off of the floor , but the Alpha was soon to stand blocking mine and her path , putting himself in between us." Why is it that everyone likes you? I don't see it " she says, looking over the alpha's shoulder at me. " Because I am nothing like you , you nut job. She just smirked my way as being called those sorts of names amused her. " How ungrateful , I brought you all some food, water and some blankets. " She clicked her fingers and
AVA Sabrina paced back and forth when she got back , her face like thunder. " They know everything , everything. Fay's compulsion didn't hold. Now they know who I am , they will come for me too now " she ranted. This was the most rattled I had seen Sabrina. The crease between her brows was creasing her skin. She was frowning that hard. The council being onto her now wasn't a good thing. But I had my eyes zoned on one thing. I noticed it when she first came back. She had gotten rid of the rotten smelly goods and blankets she had brought here before she left. When she used her own magic , the bracelet had glowed on her wrist and she had huffed down at it , so I am guessing it had warmed her own skin too. The bracelet did not just sense my magic , but any magic used. It made sense, seeing as Celeste could use hers.Sabrina herself could sense magic as well too , which put a bit of a dampener on my idea. To deactivate the bombs at the exact time she used her magic , she would think it wa
Paul was always more of Mum's supporter than anyone else. But I hugged him anyway. " I have some news to share with you all, " I said shyly. I wanted my family to know from me , not hear from someone else. I glanced at my mum. She was watching me , and when she saw me looking , she didn't look away . She actually made an awkward half smile. I had never envisioned this moment , when I came home and told my parents I was with a pup. I guess because I had never seen myself mated, so now we were here I wasn't sure how to do it. That was why I was relieved when Derek walked in. He looked around the room, picking up the atmosphere . " What's going on ? "he asked me." I am about to tell them our news. The awkwardness is me not knowing how to say it " I smiled and let out a shaky breath. Derek looked at me and looked up then just blurted it out. " Me and Ava are with pups , or should I say pups. Twins actually , and they are powerful. And they are also now a target , you're going to be grand
AVAI felt her fighting against us. She was trying her hardest to not be brought here. Closing my eyes , I asked my babies for their help. I felt a little daft doing it , but when I did, that feeling washed over me again. " She's coming ", I shouted out loud, opening my eyes. Before us appeared a very pissed-off looking Sabrina. I didn't waste time , I moved what I was doing to immobilizing her. But she looked unfazed , she looked around the crowd with mirth. " You think I didn't think of this ? That you would assemble your army of mutts against me. What else do you think I went to the council for ", she looked up as the sound of the dragons roared above us ." They don't belong to us, " Vance shouted as three dragons swooped above us. " What ? " Derek shouted and Vance pointed up. " They are not us " he said, and a massive screech sounded in the air as one of the dragons opened its mouth. " Take cover " Rhiala shouted. Wolves started to shift , as a massive flame came out of the drag
One by one, all of the girls nodded to me and said it was done. "Let's do this ", I said nervously.I said the spell out loud and the girls copied it. This could all go wrong , but we had to believe that it would work. Bit by bit, I felt the thing inside of me that had become a comfort blanket , that had become a part of me. Even when the moon goddess had taken most of it , I still had some of it. A more comfortable amount if I was honest with myself. The more we gave her, the more she started to move. My magic was waning so I couldn't keep her still.She started to stand , a smug look on her face , she held her hands out by her sides and tilted her head back. Nothing was happening besides her looking more and more fucking gleeful. Celeste dropped to her knees at first looking weak and panting. She looked up looking worried and scared. She must have tapped out and given her everything. She glanced at me and I knew what she was thinking , it made my own nerves set in. Especially when Ve
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
ADRIAN'S POV " Adrian, she will have had her reasons. " The former Luna said. I was fuming , marching up and down on the edge of the boundary. " She shouldn't have done that , anything could be happening now. All the people we love could be dead or dying and we are stuck here , helpless" I snapped, looking out at the path up to the battle. I heard someone gasp behind me. I turned to look and saw Kara standing there with tears in her eyes and her hand on her mouth. Shit , " Kara , I'm sorry " I said ." Go inside kay" her mum said. She wiped her eyes and walked off back inside. Meanwhile, the former Luna was giving me the stink eye. " Calm down Adrian , before I smack you up the side of the head. The truth of the matter is , you were a liability up there. She got in your head and she threatened to kill you. Your mate did what was right and still went back to help protect your family. Vee is new here , she could have left them to it and hid out here with you. But she didn't. I don't kn