When we walk into Xanders home, I feel instantly at ease as my best friend envelops me into her arms. Tears fill my eyes because it feels like it has been forever since I have seen her and there is so much that she needs to be caught up on. Just as we pull back from the embrace she is pulled away from me much to my dismay. Growls springing through the air have me instantly freezing as I frown and my tears stop. I rush forward just as Maximus does when we see the hold that Morbius has on Emily’s wrist. I snatch his hand away from her just as Maximus snatches Emily with a growl to Morbius’ face. My mate looks undisturbed by the action so I slap him on the chest. He looks down at me with confusion as I look up to him just as confused. He immediately gave an explanation that made my gaze soften. “She was making you cry” He says simply as if that explanation will fix everything.“That is no reason for you to ever touch my mate. Do it again and I won't be responsible for my actions of sen
I take deep breaths as the silence in the room thickens as I wait for this other alpha to show up.It almost feels like everything is finally coming to close but I don't want to get too excited at the prospects of what could happen. I get worried as I look at Julia. Looking at my mate I have no idea how someone could be so willing to give up theirs. I know that that is exactly what I am asking them to do though. I just can't feel too bad about it because my life depends on it too. The air in the room shifts and I am suddenly on high alert. I have come to know the feeling of what happens when a black dragon travels through the ether into a room and I am prepared for it. Maximus sits higher in his chair and I know that he feels it too. Three figures pop up in the center of the room and I waste no time.Reaching down in speed I snatch one of my knives from the holding on my waist and send it sailing through the air as the figures materialize. Before the knife hits its mark I am across th
I approach the dragon who has been taking care of my duties slowly. Over the last week or so since I have been home I have grown to trust him in my kitchen. He had already taken over the duties in my absence and I had heard nothing but good things. The fact that it could have been a sick role he was playing is not lost on me. Questions that he has asked me since my return plague me. I thought that he was just trying to get to know me since he would be working under me as sous chef. Now there is no way that I can trust him.He looks frightened as he stands in the center of the room. We all close around him from all sides as he searches for a way out. When he spots the mess that my brother has made of his friend, his entire expression blanks and he rises to stand. He looks at everyone in the room and stops on Xander.“My mate is on her way to this clan as we speak. If you can promise me that she will be safe, then you can do whatever you like to me. I only wanted her to be safe” He says
There is so much about this situation that bothers me. There are still too many questions unanswered and the morning isn't going the way that I had hoped at all. If anything, the only thing that has happened is that we have lost focus too many times. Here we all sit and we still don't have a solution to catching Slater. This is the goal because it is the only way that I can kill him. But what would having us all distracted solve? Also, who is to say that this is the only spy that he has made in this clan. I pace the room faster as I start to think. If we are distracted then that leaves him an opening. He sent in food and that made us think that he would target us through the cafeteria. “Everyone eats in the cafeteria right?” I ask aloud as I think. Several yes’s sound out around the room. I can see why that would be a logical choice. Eyeing the box though brings an idea to mind. I walk over to it and reopen it. Lifting one of the vials I uncap it and bring it to my nose. “What the
Tears fall from my eyes as I look at everyone in this room who would see my mate dead. My dragon cries inside my head as she still mourns his loss after all these years just i have done. All those years ago we were so young when we made that decision. It has been something that we have regretted ever since. For weeks Salvatore has been telling us his crimes. He even took us to the lab where they say that he has committed these heinous acts. The labs that they say that he ran on our species. And yet because many of the things they say he has done were not committed by him I cannot stand this. If they want to kill my mate then they will have to go through me. As Salvatore stands before me saying this is what needs to be done, I can't take it anymore. “No, Salvatore. This is the only way you see. Things always go how you see them. This is one time where I will not stand with you. He hasn't hurt anyone” I plead for him to see. The room around me goes quiet as I plead with my mate. This
The room is silent after Avery leaves. Salvatore stands there lost as he looks in the direction that his mate has gone. A pang of sadness hits my chest as I feel for the guy. Seeing what he saw could not have been easy. With the way that she screamed I wouldn't want to see it. Julia has yet to let go of my arm as she looks at Morbius with tears in his eyes. Having walked through his soul I know that she has seen everything he has shown. Taking her with me we walk over to my brother as we embrace him.A throat clears and we all turn to look at Salvatore. The sadness in his eyes has not gone away but determination can also be seen there. Everyone in the room looks at him in pity now but he holds his head high as alpha. We can all see that he will get done what needs to be done. If not for us then for the sake of his mates. “We will follow your lead” Salvatore says as he addresses Morbius.My brother doesn't break the hold that he has on I and Julia as he takes a step forward. Everyone
We enter the cafeteria and I feel as my mates tense up. My eyes are searching the room as I try to look for anything out of the ordinary. The problem is, I have only eaten in this place once. I can't say that I regret having eyes for only my mate that day. It would have come in handy now though. We head over to the buffet area and I immediately spot Adam as he brings out fresh trays from the back. When I smirk at the traitorous bastard a bead of sweat drips down on his head. I smile knowing that he knows what is at stake here if he messes up. Jefferson and I guide Julia with our hands on her lower back as we make our trays. She is helpful in this way as she piles food on to both of our trays as well.I choose a seat closest to the exit so that I can watch all who come in and all who exit the area. Having only one way in and one way out is actually working in our favor for this occasion. Julia and Jefferson hardly pick at their food and I do the same. This isn't going to work however
I watch through the eyes of my human as there is so much commotion in the room. So many people move over our mate as the only thing that leaves her mouth are garbled noises. Changing his eyes I can see that our eggs still lie in her stomach. While it does provide us some comfort, the thought of losing her is more than I can take. Everyone freezes as our alpha enters the room with our female alpha in his arms. “Dr. Snow, you have had enough time to work with the vials. Please tell us that you have something, "he says. We can all see the sadness and the toll this is taking on him. “That's what this is! Shit everyone out now” She yells and immediately anyone who is not on a bed starts to leave the room. Maximus stands with his ate as Xander lays Tika onto an open bed. The doctor stands in place as she closes her eyes and I have had enough. What does this have to do with saving our mate?In a flash of an odd green light a man appears into the room and embraces the good doctor. She pats
“Dammit Athena, that was the last one here” I hear Jefferson yell downstairs as I start to laugh. If I had to hazard a guess I would say that she once more shredded his robe as soon as he came into the room. The guys enjoyed leaving that fact out as the dragons of their females guarded the eggs. Not that I have minded too much.Since joining the guard under Maximus in the last few months I have always hated the uniform. For the last three days she has yet to let us leave the house. Athena’s way to ensure that we didn't leave was to strip off our clothes for her nest before we even tried. Knowing that he will come up here to complain I get more comfortable on the bed where Iaid out. His angry footsteps coming up the steps make me laugh even harder as he bursts into the room. “I told you that it was a bad idea. You will just have to cook what is here "I tell him as I don't remove my eyes from the book i was reading.“I just wanted to go and get some garlic. It's the only thing that sau
Our children come forward as Salvatore tells them that it is time. I know that this part won't be easy for any of us. Many here will not believe that he deserves such an honorable death. They would be right. But because he is our mate and we allowed hatred to rule him for so long, it is the least that we could do. We can grant him the gift of dying with love.“We will be here until the very end” I promise Slater as I look at him. His heart rate has picked up and I know that he is scared of what is to come. Blind in his hatred he wouldn't have feared death. However, feeling our bond and our love I would imagine it seems so different now.“It's painless dad. It will be just like going to sleep” Young Slay says as he kneels before him with his sister. I couldn't be more proud of my children at this moment. Knowing what they are capable of has always been hard.Marla looks up as someone comes closer and I watch as her dragon shines through. The child has always been too smart for her own
As the moon shines I can't seem to focus. So many emotions rush through as i look at my mates. My body feels so light that it seems at any moment i could take flight from the ground. Looking at my mates I can see the two children that stand beside them and yet the anger that the sight should cause isn't there.What I feel instead is indescribable. It is a connection that I know I have longed for forever. It's the connection to my mates that I witnessed so many others have. A connection that brings these tears that I cannot stop down my face. Looking around the rest of the yard in front of the cabin I can see all the others.The dragons that I have manipulated and deceived. The pain in my chest from what I have done is insurmountable. My eyes close as the images play in my head and I want to vomit. My hands claw at my chest wanting to rip my heart out for all the atrocities that I have committed. I don't deserve to be here. I don't deserve to take one more breath on this earth for all
As our children rush to me and embrace me, the world seems a bit less sad. I feel so tired from the day that i am drained but i can always smile for them. I know in a few moments they will have lots of questions that we will need to answer. At this time they are old enough to receive the answers. I know that bringing them here to meet theri father on his death may haunt them but it is the last thing that i can do for my mate. They hug there mother also and i watch Avery with them. Seeing her with them has always brought a smile to our face. Once they are done embracing, it is then that they notice the others who surround us and the man on the floor. They back toward Avery for comfort and i feel bad for springing this on them in the moment. However, their special talents will be needed in the moment.“Dad?” My son ask as he questions me. I hold my hand out and he comes over to me and pulls his twin sister along. I kneel in front of them as they look at the people that surround us. “Y
No one in the room can hide their shock as a man appears from Slater. The woman embraces the boy as he stands still and looks at everyone in the room. Tears grace Kawa’s face as she holds the young man to her. He steps away from her as he looks at her in confusion. “What am I doing here, mother?” he asks her as he looks at all of us. “I am here to free you my erzi. Now we can go to the land of the beyond so I can reunite you with your love. Let’s call it a wrong made right so to speak” she states. “My Io?” he asks as he smiles. The smile on his face disappears as he seems to remember something. His hand flies to the back of his head and he looks at his hand in confusion. Kawa’s expression turns sad as she watches emotions play across his face. “She will never forgive me,” he whispers. “That only you may find out. You will have to go to her first. However, there is one person that i would like you to see first” She says as she gestures toward the door. He looks up at the door confu
The commotion from the cabin can be heard before we approach it. Feet pound against the forest floor as everyone rushes forward. A feminine scream lets off into the air as growls and fighting can be heard. A sigh of relief fills my chest as I hear the distinctive growl of my brother. To know that he is alive is what I need as I listen to the words of my dragon. He is still lost to us in the grief of the mate that he believes we have lost. We can not let him succumb to it, or he will be lost to us forever.The words make me move even faster as I burst through the door of the cabin. I spot him as he faces off with Salvatore as the dragon man stands in front of Slater. It looks as if my brother has already had a few rounds with him and as if someone has also had a few rounds with my brother. I rush forward just as he goes to attack Salvatore once more. I fly through the air as I tackle him but it barely diminishes his momentum. He hits Salvatore square in the chest.Salvatore goes flyin
Looking at the faces in the room I can feel the words in my throat as they choke me. All these years and i know that the way that i handled things in the past was wrong. I made the decision based on our unborn children. I should have told Salvatore the truth of that night and yet I was afraid. I was afraid of how he would look at me and that I might have been left to raise our baby alone. I was afraid that he would see the dark side of me that Slater knew before I learned to control it. Who knows that Salvatore would have helped me control it later down the line. “Speak!!” Slater yells at me. Salvatores gaze swivels between us both as he tries to access my mind link. I block him from it not wanting him to see the actions. They are words that I need to say anyway. “That night was not how things were supposed to go, Sal. You have to believe me. I never wanted anyone to get hurt "I tell him as I plead with him. As I step toward him he steps away from me as he looks at me. I know from t
The fire in the fireplace roars to life as I stroke it. The flames are mesmerizing to me as I feel my mates closing in. I have waited for this moment. After everything that i have done now they have no choice but to pay attention. The best has still yet to be shown and they don't even know. They will be leaving this earth on this day just as I will be. An epically romantic moment until the bitter end.I laugh as their flames heat. By now many of their friends would have died. The other dragons would have changed into today's clothes not knowing that it would be their death. For those that didn't change into the close they would have their final meal. Everything was so eloquently executed and they were blind sided. This was the only way that things could go after they blindsided me all those years ago.I got rid of a problem. I saved us only for them to leave me. For years I waited for them to return. For years I felt them as they loved and they grew. After five years had passed I rea
Until this day I have no regrets about the decisions that I have made. Seeing the horrific things from the man that I loved hurt me beyond belief. When I heard of the things that he was doing to our kind I believed them. I had once upon a time seen his rage and I had Avery run from it. All those years ago and we have been running ever since. For decades I have felt the connection to Slater. In my anger and my fury at him I have all but denied that it existed. Today however, I have no choice. I have to follow it to where he is so that I can put a stop to him once and for all. I should have put a stop to it all those years ago, but because he holds my soul, I could not. Avery has always been the strongest of us. When she found out what he did, she so easily rejected him. I don't know if i could have done the same in her position but i know that it wasn't only herself that she was thinking of.When we returned after our trip in the forest and he shared our relationship, I was finally ha