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“Why would a dragon be shooting at the house?” I asked, and Mason sighed.
“Mason, you need to tell her.” Brandon said, and my mind was racing.
“I’m going to check on James.” I said, before rushing out of the kitchen and running to James’ room. As I rushed into his room, I heard him cry. Sage was consoling him. I immediately took him from her and he calmed down.
“Ashlyn, you’re bleeding.” Sage exclaimed.
“I’m fine. What happened?” I rushed out.
“I think the noise just startled him.” Sage answered, and I nodded.
“It’s okay, baby. I got you.” I cooed, while I held him to my chest.
I sat down in the rocking chair and rocked him until he was asleep again. Holding him helped me feel better about the argument I had with Derek. I can’t blame him for having second thoughts, because I was also having them. Sage left to get a first aid kit. And soon after, Mason entered the room.
“Baby, what Derek said?” he said, kneeling down beside the chair.
“Mason, I don’t want to talk about it.” I told him, closing my eyes.
“I’m sorry about how I’ve been acting today. Not having the bond seems to affect all of us. It doesn’t feel the same, even after marking.” Mason said, and I nodded.
“Hence the reason I went to the council building today,” I told him.
“I’m sorry, Baby.” He sat down on the arm of the chair and wrapped an arm around me.
“I shouldn’t have overacted like that, and I shouldn’t have gone to work. You needed me, and I wasn’t there again. And I’m so sorry. I want you to know that even without the bond, I want this to work. I love you so much, Baby.” He told me and I sobbed into his chest.
“We will get through this, Baby, we have to.” he whispered.
Derek
After interrogating the bastard that shot at our home, I made my way home. I’m covered in blood. It infuriated me that he was another dragon. I wish I could say that this was the first incident, but it wasn’t. We had to have not only our home on lock down but the hospital when Ashlyn was still receiving her care there. Our entire lives have been an uphill battle since the day Ashlyn went into her coma.
The vampire kingdom has been on edge because of the death of their king. Turns out that Theo had already rejected his chosen mate and everything was just a plan to take over. I thought I knew him; we had been friends for years and he almost destroyed my family. And now it seems like we have been fighting all the kingdoms. There have been many threats made not only on Ashlyn’s life but on James’ life as well. The thought of hybrids scared so many people. And it wasn’t just the rogues or the rebels that have teamed up to make sure that hybrids don’t exist.
Then there’s this bond shit with Ashlyn. Everything felt prefect last night after we had marked her, and this morning it was like it was gone. The mark on my neck was back, but the feelings weren’t the same. I felt like I loved her yesterday, and I missed her every day she was gone. But today all I feel is resentment. I resent her for leaving us, and that our bond isn’t the same as it was before. I woke up beside a stranger this morning, and I can’t shake this feeling that something is wrong. Even Magnus is on edge, which is making me feel worse. I can feel her worries and fears through the bond, and I should want to comfort her. I should want to take away her pain, but I can’t figure out my own feelings without feeling angry about what happened. And I don’t know if I was more angry with myself or with her.
I pulled my car up to the house, and Ashlyn was sitting on the porch. She looked lost in her thoughts as she looked up at the night sky. It was late and she shouldn’t be out here. Matt wasn’t too far away from her, and I could see the other warriors. But I wish she would go inside. Someone just tried to kill her and she’s out here like it wouldn’t happen again. Parking my car, I got out, slamming the door behind me.
“Ashlyn, what the hell are you doing out here?” I growled. She turned her attention to me and I could see that she had been crying.
“I was worried about you. You just ran off.” She said, standing up.
“I had to deal with the shooter.” I told her.
“You didn’t have to do that. There’s enough warriors here to hold off an army. So, why did you leave? You didn’t even make sure I was okay.” She said with tears in her eyes.
“Mason had you.” I told her.
“You didn’t answer my question.” Her voice cracked and I could see tears running down her cheeks. And I didn’t know how to answer her.
“If you want me to make you a priority, then you have to meet me halfway. You can’t just run into danger. Do you still want me?” She asked, crying. I wish we hadn’t had an audience for this.
“Ashlyn, I don’t know what I want.” I told her, and her pain hit me through the bond. She grabbed on to her chest and the pain in her eyes made me feel guilty about how I was feeling.
“Matt, is the area secure?” she whispered to him.
“It is, my queen,” he told her.
“Ashlyn, I’m sorry.” I tried to tell her, but she took off in the lake’s direction.
“Fuck!” I yelled out. Mason came running out of the house in just his boxers.
“The lake.” I yelled at him. We both took off towards the lake. When the lake finally came into view, a bright light shot out of the lake and we were all hit with a blast, knocking us on our asses.
“Matt, where is she?” I screamed.
“Derek, she’s in the lake.” Matt yelled out. And I looked at Mason.
We both rushed up off the ground and ran over to the dock. I scanned the lake, looking for her. I didn’t see her, and the water was eerily calm.
“Do you see her?” I rushed out.
“No, what the hell was that?” Mason yelled.
“I do not know. Matt, was anyone in the area?” I called to him.
“Nothing’s reported.” He yelled back. Mangus was just about to shift when Ashlyn’s head rose above the water. She was in the middle of the lake. She let out a scream, and we were all hit by another blast, but it wasn’t as strong as the first. I could feel her anguish through the bond, and I immediately felt guilty.
“What the fuck did you say to her?” Mason yelled.
“I told her, I don’t know what I want.” I sighed. Mason punched me in the jaw, sending me into the lake. I swam to the surface, coughing up the water I had just inhaled.
“What the fuck, Mason?” I coughed out.
“What the hell is wrong with you? She’s our goddamn mate, and you just told her you didn’t want her. I get that you’re hurt and your feelings are all over the place, but you have no right to tell her you don’t want her. After everything that she has done for you, for us. You can’t just throw her away because things are hard.” He screamed at him. I climbed out of the lake onto the deck.
“I didn’t say I didn’t want her. I said I didn’t know.” I corrected him.
“Why don’t you just stab her in the heart? She fucken loves you. She never would have asked me to accept you if she didn’t. Get yourself in check before you break her entirely.” He growled. Mason and I were so distracted from our argument that we didn’t notice that Ashlyn had swum back from the middle of the lake. She waded on to the shore, skipping the dock.
“Baby?” Mason called to her, and she turned around to face us. She was visibly shaking and her lips were turning blue.
“I’m going to check on James and then I’m going to bed. I’m sure there is a damsel that needs saving around here somewhere.” She said.
“What the fuck does that mean?” I asked her and she sighed.
“Do you remember what you said to me back at the cabin when you first met me?” she asked me.
“I said a lot of things,” I told her.
“I asked you why you would help a wolf when you are a dragon. Do you remember what you told me?” she whispered, with tears in her eyes.
“Because it was the right thing to do,” I sighed.
“I want to believe that you would have done the same if you were in my place. I didn’t risk my life because I love them. What I did was the right thing to do. We all have to make hard choices, and not everyone will understand them. But choosing to be with you was never a hard decision, one I will never reject, even if you chose to reject me.” She said, with tears running down her cheeks. She turned on her heels and walked back to the house.
“Is giving her up really worth it? I know the bond isn’t the same, but she isn’t the same and she never will be. But I still love her, and if you want to leave, I won’t stop you.” Mason told me, before he followed Ashlyn back to the house. I stood on the deck watching my mates walking away and my heart broke and it was my fault. I had no one to blame but myself.
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