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“I know, babygirl. But I promise I’ll be careful. Now open up a portal and get to safety. I’ll call when I have news.” He said, kissing the top of my head.
I hesitated before I opened a portal; I did not want to leave Derek.
“Go, I’ll be home soon.” He said before pecking my lips.
“I love you.” He mumbled against my lips.
“I love you. Please be careful.” I told him.
“Come on baby, we need to get James home.” Mason said.
I opened a portal to the council building, Freya stepped back into me before Mason and I stepped through. Before the portal closed, I looked back at Derek. I blew him a kiss before the portal closed up. My stomach was in knots, knowing that I had just left my mate there.
Mason and I were standing in the garden out front of the building. He wrapped his arms around my waist from behind and snuggled his face into my neck.
“He’ll be okay, baby.” He mumbled.
“You don’t know that. I almost lost you and James today.” I told him, trying to hold back my sobs.
Sage ran out of the castle with everyone else on her heels. She stopped right in front of me, worry etched into her face.
“Ashlyn, what happened? Where’s Derek?” She asked, and I let out a whimper.
“There was an explosion at the dragon castle. James and I were there with Victor. Derek took Ashlyn into the city. Derek had to stay to clean up the mess.” Mason answered her, as I was unable to find my voice.
“Is James okay?” Sage rushed out, looking at James.
“I healed them both.” I breathed out.
“Come, let’s get you three inside. I’ll show you to your wing of the castle.” Sage said, and I nodded. Walking up to the door, I hesitated to enter the castle.
“Sage, can you take James?” I asked her.
“Baby, what’s wrong?” Mason asked me while I passed James to Sage.
“I just need to do something,” I told them. I turned around and started walking down the driveway.
As soon as I made it to the gate, I knelt down and cut open my finger. I drew the protection symbol on the asphalt driveway. I had to reopen my finger a few times to get enough blood. When I had finished, the symbol lit up. Stepping into the center, I forced that magic out to run along the fence that surrounded the castle.
No one was ever going to hurt my family again. I was done with all these games. If they wanted a war, they were about to get one. After the light from the magic faded, I raised my hand up, feeling the hum of the magic I had just placed around the fence.
Taking a deep breath, I made my way back to the castle. Everyone was waiting by the door for me. Even after using that amount of magic, I still felt overwhelmed by everything that had happened today.
“Impressive,” Sage said to me, once I made it back to the door.
“What is?” I asked her.
“Ashlyn, you just placed a protection spell over the entire council building grounds. That’s not a simple spell,” she exclaimed.
“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.
“I 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 also met your grandmother.” I told him, walking with him away from the house.
“Derek took you?” He asked me, and I nodded.
“I 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.”
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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 fuck 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.” I explained.
“Did anything happen before the blast?” Brandon asked me.
“The council was a pain in the ass. 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 I 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 fuck 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 fucken useless.” I 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.
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