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“As long as you are all protected, I’ll do it every day if I have to.” I said.
“Baby, I know you’re worried and scared, but Derek will be okay” Mason said, wrapping his arms around me.
“l almost lost you today. You and James. I won’t be making that mistake again. If they want a war, they have one.” I told them.
“Ashlyn, you can’t be serious?” Liam asked me, stunned.
“Matt, I’d like you to go help Derek back in the kingdom. And yes, Liam, I am serious. I’m not asking any of you to fight. But I’m done living in fear. I can’t do this anymore.” I told them.
“I’ll go help, Derek,” Matt said, and I nodded. I’m also met your grandmother” I told him, walking with him away from the house.
“Derek took you?” He asked me, and I nodded.
“l hope she behaved. She can be a handful.” He chuckled.
“She was wonderful,” I told him. I opened a portal, and before Matt could walk through, I thanked him for helping Derek. He nodded and walked through, the portal closing behind him.
“Ashlyn, did you mean what you said?” Sage asked me and I noticed she didn’t have James and the others had gone inside.
“Mason has him.” She said before I could ask her.
“I do. I can’t live like this anymore. I could have lost both of them. How am I supposed to live without them?” I cried out.
“Ashlyn, I know you are upset. But you can’t do this alone. You also can’t run in there without having all the facts. Get some sleep and we will come up with a plan, okay?” She said before wrapping me in a hug. I broke down, sobbing on her shoulder.
“I know, Ashlyn. I know you’re tired. But we will get through this together. I’ll call Nathan and get some magic warriors there to help.” She told me, rubbing my back.
“Okay” I mumbled against her shoulder.
“Come, let’s get you something to eat, then I’ll show you to your wing.” She said, leading me into the castle.
“Sage, I need to speak to the former vampire, king.”
Ashlyn
Sage led me through the castle until we ended in the kitchen. Liam and Brandon were in there waiting for Us.
“Where’s Mason and James?” I asked them, sitting down at the table. Sage started busying herself in the kitchen.
“Mason put James down in his room and went to shower. He’ll be down later.” Brandon answered.
“Ashlyn, can you explain what the fr**k happened?” Liam asked me. Both of them were sitting across from me.
“Derek took me into the city, and then there was an explosion at the castle. It was only in Derek’s wing. His father protected James, and the blast threw Mason. Freya flew me back to the castle and put the fire out. Derek found Mason unconscious, and I healed him and James.” l explained.
“Did anything happen before the blast?” Brandon asked me.
“The council was a pain in the a*ss. And Freya froze one for calling hybrids an abomination. And when we were in the city, a crowd surrounded us. We had warriors with us, and I got a chance to speak to a few of them. Derek and Matt’s grandmother even defended me.” I told them.
“Derek and Matt are related?” Liam gasped out, and I nodded.
“Derek’s mother is Matt’s father’s sister,” I said.
“And?” Brandon asked me.
“And that was it. After the situation in the city, that’s when we saw the smoke coming from the castle,” I said.
“Okay, what’s your plan?” Liam asked me.
“I’m going to go speak to King Draco.” I told them.
“Not alone.” Brandon said.
“I need this to end. I almost lost Mason and James today. They should have been safe in the dragon castle with the dragon king. What am I supposed to do?” I said, frustrated. Sage placed some food and a glass in front of me, but I didn’t feel like eating. I was worried about Derek.
“Sweetie, I know you’re upset, but you need to take a moment to breathe. Rushing in there didn’t work so well last time.” Sage told me, sitting beside me.
“So, do l just wait until the next attack happens? And then what? I need to speak with him, not start a war.” I told her.
“And what if you find out that he is responsible for this?” Sage asked me.
“Then I’ll kill him.” I told her, crossing my arms across my chest.
“Beautiful, I trust you completely, you know that, but I don’t like this. We don’t know the kingdom and we don’t know how many followers you have there. It could be a trap.” Liam said.
“I know, but what the fvck am I supposed to do?” I huffed out. Standing up from the table, I paced the kitchen.
“Ashlyn, you need to eat and get some sleep.” Sage said.
“I can’t! Derek is out there and I can’t do anything. I’m fvcken useless.” I’ll yelled.
“So you think going to the vampire kingdom unprepared will make things right?” Sage said, and I growled out in frustration. A growl coming from the hallway rattled the kitchen. I turned around to see Mason standing in the doorway.
“Ashlyn, there is no way you are going to the vampire kingdom.” He growled out.
“Mason..” I started, but he interrupted me.
“No, Ashlyn. Derek and I watched you die. There is no way. I’m letting you go anywhere near that kingdom until we have a plan in place.” He said firmly.
“Mason, you and James almost died today and you want me to do nothing?” I yelled out.
“Yes, I want you to do nothing until we investigate what happened today. We are not losing you again.” He growled out.
“Mason, this is my job.” I defended myself.
“No, Ashlyn. You are a mother and our mate and I’m not losing you. If I have to force you to submit, I will.” He said.
“Mason, this needs to end. l can’t keep doing this.” I screamed at him.
“So what? You die and nothing changes. Your death will only affect your family, and I’m not watching you die again. I’m not watching you lay unresponsive in bed for eight weeks. If you love us, your family, you will sit here and do nothing until we come up with a plan.” He yelled.
“Someone threatened my mate and son and you want me to do nothing?” I yelled.
“So, I can just run into the vampire kingdom?” He challenged me.
“That’s fvcken different, Mason, and you know that.”
“No, it’s not. You want us to trust you, then stop running around doing your own fvcken thing. Everything you do affects us. And you are going to get someone you love killed because you can’t just sit and wait.” He yelled.
I glared at him before l stormed out of the kitchen. I was trying to protect them, to protect everyone. I followed James’ scent until I found what I assumed was our wing. It was at the back of the castle. I entered, and it reminded me of the wolf wing in the old council building. I didn’t focus too hard on the details. After I found James’ room, I entered to find that they set it up exactly like before.
James was sound asleep in his crib, and just the thought of losing him had my heart twisting painfully in my chest. I sat down on the floor, leaning my back against his crib. Pulling my knees to my chest, I sobbed.
I was feeling so many emotions that my mind couldn’t keep up with the events of what happened today. I understand why my mother chose to have a simple life. They hid the fact that I was a hybrid from the world, and now I understand why. They were protecting me. Now l just have to protect James.
Derek
I was so grateful that Mason and James were alive and that my father wasn’t seriously injured. What a fvcken nightmare of a day. After saying goodbye to my family, I found my father.
“Dad, you okay?” l asked him.
“Son, Ashlyn healed me.” He answered.
“So what do we know?” I asked him.
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