As I sink my elongated teeth into the neck of my mate a roar of triumph comes from my dragon. Its as if a snap goes off in mind is flooded. The roar that echoes from my brother has me lifting my eyes to see the pain in his. I remove my teeth from her skin as I quickly lift her away from me. Anger unlike anything I have ever known fills me and I use it as I rush at the men around me. The doctor being the coward that he is quickly steps out the way just as I snap the neck of the first person I get in reach. This ends today.As they back away from me I sway on my feet as a pain hits me hard. I look at my hand for the source of the pain but see nothing as a harsh breath leaves my mouth. As Julia screams behind me from where I stepped over her, I can see her grabbing her own hand even though her eyes remain unopened. My chest hurts as I clutch it and fall to my knees as I stare at the men with hatred. “He will be out for a while from this. Continue as you were. When she dies throw her int
I watch as my brother tries to fight them. I wish that for the first time of seeing someone mark their mate that it hadn’t of been my mate who I saw marked. Knowing that she could die, I cant event take my eyes off of her as she lies so still. The constant pain from my dragon only makes mine increase tenfold. We were supposed to protect her. The love from the bond with us would have been formed correctly. She chose us. She wanted us. She screams as she grapples for her hand with her eyes closed. As I fight to get to her, they finally turn me a loose and I don’t waste a moment. Reaching down I scoop her into my arms as I try to stop her movements so that she cant hurt herself. I hear as people hit the ground but I cant be bothered to pay them attention as the cries of my mate break my heart. If she did deserve death then I would imagine that this would have been easier to watch. I would wish that she goes peacefully into the night instead of what torture awaits her in my brothers so
I open my eyes in confusion as I look around. To find myself seated is not what I expected when I died. I imagined going to a place as the humans described for their damned. I imagined being burned and an eternal torture for all that I have done. A laugh fills the air and my attention is automatically drawn to it as I watch a little girl run. She seems so familiar and happy that I stumble to my feet as I go to follow her.As I do a lightness fills my chest. It is so close to the feeling that I receive from the kelpies that I find myself laughing with her as she runs. When the little girl with the large hair meets my eyes my feet freeze just as the smile on my face does. “I was waiting for you to come and play with me. Thank you” She waves at me with her little hands and I find myself waving back as she comes closer. Her little arms reach out for me and I lift her up. The hug that she gives me is the warmest thing that I have ever felt. Tears of happiness and joy fill my eyes as she d
As I stare into the tiny flame the old ladies words keep playing in my mind “A soul is much like a flame. It does not exist to simply be. It must be fed and nourished so that a flame becomes a fire. However, precaution is needed to handle such a thing. In one’s control it can create such beauty and flow abundantly. Although, when out of control it can become the greatest distraction that will destroy everything in its path” As I recite them once more I blow out a breath heavily.I know that this place is supposed to be Morbius’ soul but the only thing in it that I can compare to him is the darkness. Why would someone like him even need any light at all with that kind of evil living inside them? Even as I ask myself the question, I know that something feels wrong about it. I would chalk it up to the mate bond but I cant deny that a part of me doesn’t believe that he is evil. Well, it doesn’t want to believe it. Then it hits me. I have to feed the flame.I look around the darkened room
I walk at a brisk pace as I head to my office. My phone is in my hand as my hands fly across my keyboard. The pilot responds fast as I give him the flight instructions to get out of here. As soon as I grab the files needed I will need to head to another facility for my company that isn’t known. With my face being plastered across the news as public enemy number one for the recording that they somehow got, I need to be where they can’t find me.As I approach the hall where my office lies I can see the worried looks on the faces of my staff. I ignore them as I continue moving. If they were smart they would be moving on just as I am. When the police come to raid this place looking for me I will be no where to be found. Hitting the corner I run right into the dragon that I just appointed as number one. I grunt in frustration at having been interrupted on my journey as he clears his throat.“Well get on with it” I order him as I tap my foot. This is wasting time that I don’t have. “What a
As I face my brothers dragon head on and he holds my gaze I have no idea how to feel. His dragon speaks of things that I have yet to hear from my brother. The way that he talks about their past its almost as if they seem more human to me now than monster. I believe once that no matter what we went through I would always hate him. I never could have fathomed that we would come to an understanding. Just as I go to speak to him his lips start to move. “Julia is our mate just as we are hers. I may no feel no bond to her as I do to you but I do feel something. In this instance I can see parts of the boy that this human remembers. So, from the point and standing of that boy, I swear to you that I will do right by our mate” He states the words with a solemn promise that I wont deny. “I want to believe you but I don’t know if I can. Your actions will have to speak for themselves” I state when I can think of nothing else to say. His dragon can make all the promises and wishes that he wants b
As we walk out of the facility something feels different as I leave this time. The emotions that swim around in my chest are foreign to me. The way that I feel is foreign to me. When I came to mere moments from leading them out of the room, I was shocked. When I traveled into the portion of her soul that needed to be healed by me I never expected to make it out. Death has always been a priority for me instead off an option.It was inevitable that someday it would happen. One of my enemies would return and finally put me out of my misery. The good doctor would get tired of my little bouts of rebellion. Hell my brother could have been the one to do it if he had of gotten loose. I might have tried one day with one of my knives when I could no longer face all the bad that I have done in the world. Me dying has always been a possibility.However, the moment that I walked out of that facility and took a look around, I felt the weight of that decision leave me. My death was no longer as prom
My eyes open slowly as the chattering of my own teeth wakes me. I clench them together to stop the action as I try to breath. I close my eyes at the pain that my chest moving brings me. I breath through my nose and out through my mouth several times as I try to get the tension to leave me. I groan in frustration when it doesn’t work.“Julia” I hear as someone calls my name. I open my eyes slowly as I go to look at the face. I don’t even want to open them. I was finding the black void behind my lids to be really appealing as I just focused on my breathing. When I open them slow the first thing that I see is a bunch of yellow. I frown at the brightness of the color and close my eyes once more. “Come on baby. You need to show me those pretty eyes so that I know you are okay” I hear once more. They way that the voice says it has me wanting to open my eyes. I know that I know that smooth baritone. The voice is like the sun rising on a cold winter day. It being the only source of heat as i
“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