Chapter 118 – Her True Alpha and True Love Novel Read Online

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“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 sex 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 Ian 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 I ignored him.

“And what do you gain from all of this?” I turned my attention to my sperm 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. Ian 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 Ian. Ian 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 Ian. I have to get you both out of here.” I rushed out, while I rushed over to Ian. He was conscious, but barely.

“Ashlyn, you’re alive.” He choked out. I did the same with Ian’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 Ian 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.

“Ian, 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.

“Ian, I need you to be safe. You can’t fight, you can barely stand.” I told him as we came upon more stairs.

“For fuck sakes.” I curse. I turned to look at Alex.

“Get Ian up the stairs. I’ll be right behind you,” I told him.

“Ashlyn!” Ian yelled, grabbing my arm.

“I’m blocking the path for them. Now go!” I commanded. He hesitated before Alex could drag Ian 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 Ian 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 Ian again.

“I’m sorry. I may have overdone it.” The building was collapsing behind us. I knew Ian 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?

“I know where we are, just down this hall and we should be at the entrance.” I told them. I was wondering where all the staff were and where the hell the warriors were.

We were almost out of the building when Tundra yelled in my head.

“Behind you!”

I turned just in time for a broken piece of debris to be thrown in my direction. It lodged in my hip, making me scream out. I gripped the piece of wood before looking back to see Theo making his way through the debris and the crumbled cement.

“Fuck, we need to move.” I pulled out the piece of wood from my hip with a groan and pushed open the front door. Ian was moving faster than his leg was healing, but there was no way we could outrun a very pissed-off vampire king.

As soon as we were standing in the driveway, I got on my hands and knees to draw the protection knot, using my blood again.

“Ashlyn, what are you doing?” Alex asked while Ian was trying to catch his breath. I didn’t answer until it was done and I stepped out of the knot.

“It’s for your protection,” I said, and the knot lit up. Ian reached his hand out and was stopped by my magic. I could see his panic when he looked at me.

“Ashlyn, let us out. We can help.” Ian yelled out.

“I have to do this and enough people have died.” I told him, holding my hand up and placing it over his. The front door flew off the hinges and landed just to the left of us. I knew Theo had arrived to end this.

“Ian, tell my mates and my son that I love them. And Ian, I love you.” I told him before I turned my attention to a beat-up looking vampire king who now looked like a truck had hit him.

I could see his fury, but he was obviously injured as he was limping and covered in blood. He also had a nasty cut on his forehead, and the blood running down his face made him look even more deranged. His face will forever haunt my nightmare as he approached me.

“You fucken bitch! All you had to do was hand over your powers and you could have gone home to your fucken mates. But no, you had to be the fucken hero. And in this story, the hero will die a horrible, unimaginable death.” He growled out. I could now see my gold dragon flying above and my heart ached for my mates and for our son.

“Sorry to break it to you, but I couldn’t give you my powers, even if I wanted to. And besides, I don’t even have them anymore.” I told him while I stood in my fighting stance. He stopped in his tracks, stunned at what I had just told him.

“You are lying!” He screamed.

“I’m not! I gave up my powers. All of this was a waste of time because I no longer have them. I can’t believe I felt sorry for you.” I yelled out.

“Well now, I’ll just kill you and take your position at the top and rule the kingdoms.” He said, and I started laughing.

“What the fuck is so funny?” He growled. As I was wiping a tear from my eye.

“That you honestly think that the kingdoms will follow you. The four other kingdoms will rise and kill off your kingdom. And if you don’t believe me, you’re an even bigger idiot than you look.” With that, he moved at a speed that my eyes couldn’t register and he punched me in the face, sending me to my ass.

I rubbed my jaw while Theo stood over me, arms crossed over his chest.

“I could kill you in the blink of an eye, you stupid bitch.” He growled out. I spit out the blood that was filling up my mouth before I spoke to him.

“If that were true, I’d already be dead. You know you aren’t getting out of here alive.” I told him, pointing to the sky. Magnus was circling and blowing out his dragon’s breath. But something was blocking him from entering the council building area.

“Even if you kill me, my mates will never let you live.” I told him with a smirk. He looked back down at me and I could see that he knew I was right. I scooted back on my butt until I could safely stand.

“You should probably just give up.” I told him before he lunged at me with his fangs protruding from his mouth and his claws out. Theo grabbed my throat, digging his claws painfully into my skin. I could hear Ian and Alex screaming, but I could only focus on the crazy bat in front of me.

“If I’m going down, you’re coming with me.” He growled, pulling me closer to him. I was struggling to get out of his powerful grip but he just pushed his claws in further, causing me to choke on the blood that could now flow down my oesophagus and into my lungs. I couldn’t will my magic because I couldn’t focus on what I wanted it to do. My mind was getting dark and there was nothing I could do to stop it.

My vision became blurred, and I knew I was dying. I couldn’t breathe and I didn’t have the strength to break out of Theo’s hold on my neck.

“I’m sorry, Ashlyn.” I heard Tundra say before she jumped out of my chest, tackling Theo to the ground, ripping his throat out.

I fell to the ground, holding my throat, trying to get in any breath I could. But all I could do was lie on my side and wait for death. I closed my eyes and sent a silent message to my mates and our son. As much as I told myself I was prepared to die, nothing could ever prepare you for the helplessness you feel. I couldn’t move. All I could do was lie there, holding my neck and will myself to think of my mates and son one last time.

I felt Tundra nudge my cheek before I heard her let out a sorrowful howl. I couldn’t even say goodbye to my best friend before my heartbeat slowed and the darkness consumed me.

Bloody Aftermath

Mason

As soon as Theo came into view, Derek shifted and took to the sky. I didn’t have to bear his mark to know the fury he was feeling. I had no reason not to trust the Vampire King, even if he wanted my mate. Well, I thought he wanted her to mark him, but it turns out that he wanted her for something more sinister.

When the bastard punched her, Thor let out a murderous growl as I pounded my fists against this stupid magical wall. Why weren’t Sage and Nathan working on breaking the magic? I wish I could hear what they were saying. It was like watching a movie with no sound, but it was real. When Theo moved using his vampire speed, I knew she must have said something that really pissed him off. Why wasn’t she using her powers? Ashlyn was so much stronger than that. I know she is.

I watched from the sidelines as my mate was struggling to live has to be one of the worst experiences of my life. He dug his claws deep into her neck as she struggled to get out of his grip. I was losing my mind as I watched Tundra jump out of Ashlyn’s chest, ripping into the vampire’s neck. I watched in horror as my mate fell to the ground, clenching her neck. There was too much blood. She was going to bleed out if we couldn’t get to her.

Tundra tossed Theo’s lifeless body before returning to her human. She nudged Ashlyn’s cheek before letting out a soul-crushing howl. It felt like my heart had exploded. She can’t be gone. Tears were running down my face as I pounded my fists against this fucken magical wall.

I could see that Ian had shifted, still in his own magical bubble that Ashlyn had placed him and Alex in. Tundra stepped back into Ashlyn right before the magic she placed vanished, freeing Ian’s wolf and Alex.

Ian’s big, black wolf rushed over to Ashlyn’s lifeless body, nudging her aggressively, trying to wake her up. But I knew from her magic vanishing that she was also gone.

My knees gave out, and I dropped to the ground as my world came crashing down. My life would no longer be worth living if Ashlyn wasn’t with me. Ian’s wolf let out a heartbreaking howl, confirming that she was indeed gone.

We weren’t able to save her and I’ll have to live with that guilt for the rest of my life. I leaned back on my feet and looked up at the night sky, praying that the mood goddess would save her.

“Mason,” Liam exclaimed. I looked over at him. He was pointing at the scene I was just watching. I could tell that he had also been crying.

I looked back at the scene just in time to see Ian’s wolf rip into Gregory. He ripped his head from his body, tossing his body away like the trash he was. As soon as the magic surrounding the area vanished with the death of Gregory, Thor shifted and took off at full speed. I could see Magnus was coming in hot from the sky. Thor picked up his speed, trying to catch up with his mates.

Before hitting the ground at inhuman speeds, Derek shifted. He hit the ground, running to where our mate lies. Thor caught up to him just as he lifted Ashlyn’s head and cradled her in his arms.

I fell to my knees in front of him, resting my forehead on his shoulder, looking down at her lifeless body. Alex must have wrapped his shirt around her neck to stop the bleeding, but it was already too late.

Blood soaked the shirt and her clothes. There was nothing that could have been done to stop her from bleeding out.

“Why didn’t she use her powers?” Derek cried in frustration, his tears landing on her cheek.

“I don’t know,” I whispered.

“She couldn’t,” Ian said. Derek and I both turned our heads to look at him. He was kneeling down near us and Ashlyn.

“What?” I asked him.

“Ashlyn told the vampire king before he killed her, she didn’t even have her powers anymore.” Alex answered. I looked at Alex and then back at Ian. I could see the guilt he was feeling. It was written all over his face.

“How the fuck could she not have them?” Derek growled out.

“It’s because of me,” Brad said from behind me and I turned to look at him.

“What are you saying?” I asked him. Liam was standing beside him, and I could see the others running up behind them.

“The moon goddess said that Ashlyn made a sacrifice so that I could live. I didn’t know what she meant, but now, she must have given up her powers that the moon goddess gave her.” He choked out the last part as he sobbed. Liam consoled him.

“Why the fuck would the moon goddess let her die?” I growled out, looking back at Derek. No one said anything. Sage ran over to us, dropping to her knees and pulling Ashlyn’s body away from Derek. She was inconsolable as she sobbed into Ashlyn’s chest. Brandon knelt down beside her and tried to console her, but he just pushed him away.

“Stop touching me.” She sobbed out.

“Baby, it’s not your fault.” Brandon whispered to her, and she just kept shaking her head.

“She’s my sister. I was supposed to protect her and now she’s dead because I wasn’t strong enough to break that fucken spell! I failed her and my nephew.” She sobbed.

“We all failed her.” I leaned down and whispered to Sage. She turned to look at me and wrapped an arm around my neck.

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