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“And who would be strong enough to break a mate bond?” I asked him.
We ordered the bodies to be taken care of and we made our way back to our group.
“Derek, you don’t think Ashlyn would leave us for lan, do you?” Mason asked me. I grabbed his arm, stopping him in his tracks.
“Never doubt, Ashlyn. One thing I would bet my life on is her love for us and our son.” I told him, looking into his eyes. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him flush with my body. Mason would always be mine. I didn’t care if anyone was watching, mate bond or not.
“I know this is hard, but Ashlyn didn’t go willingly.” I whispered to him.
“I know I shouldn’t doubt her, but if these three are dead, who else is there?” He mumbled into my shoulder.
He had wrapped his arms around my waist.
“I don’t know and until we can get inside, we can only speculate on what is happening. Let’s see if Liz has made any progress with finding out who could have placed the spell around the perimeter” I told him and he nodded. I could feel his hesitation before he let go of me, and him wanting to be near me made me smile.
We made it back to the group, and Brandon was consoling Sage. She was sobbing into his chest. Liam looked like he was about to shift and rip something apart. And Nathan looked like a ghost.
“What happened?” I asked them. My stomach was in knots, waiting for their answer.
“It’s Gregory. He’s the one helping.” Liz dropped the bomb. Mason and let out a growl. Her own fvcking father did this?
“Can you break it?” l asked her. If Gregory was involved, he knew all of her weaknesses. We can’t afford to wait around any longer for something to happen.
“I’m not sure if I can. Gregory is the one with royal blood. His magic is greater than my own” She informed us.
“Mom, give me the spell and I’ll break it.” Sage told her, pulling away from Brandon and wiping her tears away.
“Sage, I’m not sure if it will work.” Her mother told her.
“Mom, she is my sister, my best friend. I will not let her go without a fight. Her son needs his mother. And I swear if she hasn’t already killed Gregory, then I will.”
She said with so much conviction. She stormed over to the fence with Nathan and her mother on her heels. We knew Gregory wasn’t dead or the magic he had placed would be gone.
We were waiting for the family of witches, who were arguing over whether doing the spell would work and blah blah blah. I stopped listening and focused on my surroundings. The warrior I spoke to was right. I couldn’t hear anything coming from the council building.
Not too long after, the ground shook and the sky above the council building lit up with flames and smoke.
Ashlyn. We couldn’t see the courtyard from where we were standing. Mason must have been thinking the same thing as me as we both took off running to the side of the fence that wasn’t blocked by the surrounding trees. We both made it just in time to see Ashlyn exiting the front door of the council building. She and Alex were helping lan, as they all moved as fast as they could.
Watching them, I could tell that the alpha and beta were in rough condition. I wish I could hear what they were saying. I was pounding my fists on this invisible wall, trying to get through.
lan fell to his knees, and I knew he was having a hard time. Ashlyn moved around them and I couldn’t make out what she was doing. She moved away from the others and stared at the doorway. She was getting ready for a fight.
“She’s bleeding,” Mason yelled to me. I could see the blood soaking through the front of her shirt.
“Who the hell is she waiting for?” l asked him, not taking my eyes off of the scene.
It wasn’t until a figure emerged from the front door that Magnus shifted and took to the sky, flying over the council building. He was enraged and there was nothing l could do to stop him. He let out his dragon’s breath, but nothing was getting through the magic that was protecting the building.
I looked through Magnus’ eyes down at the scene. Both lan and Alex were trapped in whatever Ashlyn did, and both of them were trying to get out while Ashlyn was fighting the vampire king.
Ashlyn
“Oh, look who the bat dragged in. You must be here to collect your father of the year award.” I told him, standing up. I gave him the finger while I walked over to the glass.
There was a crack on my side and I was going to distract them so I could make the witch’s knot over the crack. Hopefully, my magic can break through the glass.
That was my plan, anyway, and at this point l had nothing to lose in trying.
“And it looks like you’re trapped, little wolf,” Gregory smirked at me.
“I now fully understand why your mate faked her own death,” I told him, cleaning out my nails.
“Why you fvcken b!tch?” He snarled. And I looked at him.
“And I know why your two other kids hate you as well. I can’t believe my mother ever let you touch her. Out of her four other mates, you’re the one she fvcked.” I said, holding out my hand like it was the most interesting thing in the world. I was trying to draw their attention to one hand while I used my other to draw the symbol.
My knuckles were no longer bleeding, so I pricked the tip of my finger and went to work while I smirked at the two idiots in front of me.
“She’s feisty, too bad I won’t be able to enjoy her before I kill her.” Theo said, and I almost threw up. I was trying not to hate vampires, but he was making it difficult.
“Well, you couldn’t be that good if your mate had to find someone else. At least she got to have some good s*x before you killed her.” I had to suck on my lips to hold back my laugh. The look Theo gave me was priceless, shock and disbelief with a hint of anger. He looked like he was ready to kill me, after his tiny brain finally caught up to what I had just said. But if he wanted to, he would either have to come into the cell or he’d have to pull me out. Either way, there wouldn’t be glass protecting him from my fury.
I could hear lan and Alex groaning. They were waking up from their unconscious state. I needed to get them out of here before the warlock and the vampire turned their attention to them and used them to make me suffer. I couldn’t watch either of them being tortured and killed.
“I do not know what Derek even sees in you, you defiant bitch.” Theo growled out as soon as he recovered from my burn.
“He’s clearly more man than you’ll ever be if he can handle a woman like me.” I smiled ever so sweetly.
“You won’t be saying that when I’m bleeding you dry and throwing your lifeless body in a ditch somewhere.” He smirked.
“Are you coming in? It’s kind of a mess, but I could always come to you.” I shrugged. He punched the glass with one of his fists, but l ignored him.
“And what do you gain from all of this?” I turned my attention to my s***m donor.
“Oh, wait, let me guess. You want my magic, and he gets my powers of the elements? You both just cut out the middle people, so you killed Susan, Grace and his grandfather. Yeah, I hate sharing too.” I said.
“She’s good.” Theo turned to his partner in crime. lan let out a whimper. But before they could turn their attention to their prisoners, I smashed my palm over the mark and willed my magic to flow through it.
“What the?” But before Theo could finish what he was saying. The glass exploded and both of them went flying, hitting the floor with a sickening thud before rolling, only stopping when they hit a wall on the other side of the room.
Without wasting time, I ran over to Alex, who was more alert than lan. lan probably put up a bigger fight to protect me. I focused my magic, grabbing the chains and they melted off of Alex, releasing him.
“Ashlyn,” Alex breathed out.
“We don’t have time. Help me get lan. I have to get you both out of here.” I rushed out, while I rushed over to lan. He was conscious, but barely.
“Ashlyn, you’re alive.” He choked out. I did the same with lan’s chains and he was now free. I grabbed one arm and Alex grabbed his other one. We both had to support his weight as we made our way out of this place.
I didn’t know where I was leading us, but I figured I’d take a chance. I had to get lan and Alex out of here before I could clean up this entire mess Susan started. But wherever we were, it was a maze from hell.
“lan, I’ll need you to go with Alex so I can stop them.” I told him.
“Babe, I’m not leaving you here to die.” He choked out.
“lan, I need you to be safe. You can’t fight, you can barely stand.” I told him as we came upon more stairs.
“For fvck sakes.” I curse. I turned to look at Alex.
“Get lan up the stairs. ‘ll be right behind you,” I told him.
“Ashlyn!” lan yelled, grabbing my arm.
“I’m blocking the path for them. Now go!” I commanded. He hesitated before Alex could drag lan up the stairs. As soon as they had almost reached the top, I focused on the building. I wanted to make this side of the building collapse. Hopefully, they will be crushed, but if not, maybe it will slow them down enough so we can escape and get help.
I wasn’t entirely sure what I was doing, but I pictured the walls in front of me caving in. I willed them to fall and the building rumbled and shook as my magic grew around me.
When the magic became too much, I released it by throwing my arms out. The magic hit the walls and everything exploded. Before my brain could even register what I had just done, my legs were running up the stairs.
“Better move.” I yelled out before I was beside lan and Alex again. I heard something explode and flames engulfed that side of the building. Alex and I hurried to get away from the collapsing floor after I grabbed lan again.
“I’m sorry. I may have overdone it.” The building was collapsing behind us. I knew lan was trying to move as fast as he could, but I could tell that someone had broken his leg and was still healing. His poor face was covered in blood and one of his eyes was swollen shut.
After one more set of stairs, I finally knew where we were. We were at the council building. This must be the main floor. How many basements can one building have for the love of the goddess?
