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“Derek, Ashlyn is nothing like your mother. Let her in.” Magnus said in my head.
“You don’t know that. My father never shared the bond with my mother and she left.” I told him.
“She would never leave our child or you. You are the one who will have to walk away. And if you do, I’ll leave.” he threatened me.
“And how the hell can we keep her safe? I feel like I’m fighting the entire kingdom. I’m choosing to make a wolf/witch queen of dragons. She killed the vampire king. They believe she will do that same to us,” I told him.
“And when did you start caring about what other people think? Take her to our kingdom. Let her meet the people, her people. Keeping her locked up won’t help your case.” Magnus explained. Matt, coming up beside me, pulled me out of my chat with Magnus.
“Derek, I’ve known you my whole life. And I always tried to be as brutally honest as I can be with you. I’m telling you right now that if you let her go, you will reject it for the rest of your life. We see the way she looks at you, and the only other person she looks at like that is Mason. I know you’re scared because the bond doesn’t feel the same. And you don’t want to end up like your parents, but she will never leave you. You will have to leave her, and if you do, you’ll be making the biggest mistake of your life.” He told me.
“I really hope you will make the right decision.” He patted me on the back before walking away, leaving me on the dock.
“Told you.” Magnus chimed in.
“And what do you want me to do?” I asked my dragon.
“I want you to climb into bed beside our mate, hold her close and tell her you love her. I know you do. And if you don’t, I will take over and do it for you. Tomorrow, you will explain everything to her. And I mean everything, Derek. She has the right to know the truth.” Magnus scolded me. Before making my way back to the house, I took a few deep breaths.
I made my way into the house and up to our room. I checked on James before I headed into our room. He was sleeping so peacefully and my heart swelled with the love I have for him. I watched him intently for a few minutes before I headed into our room. Ashlyn was curled up under a blanket on the bed. I’m sure she must be freezing, that water is cold. Mason was just coming out of the bathroom.
“What made you change your mind?” He asked me, pulling on a pair of boxers.
“Tomorrow, we will tell her everything.” I told him, heading into the bathroom to shower. I’m still covered in blood and now I had lake water all over me.
After I was done with my shower and all ready for bed, I wandered into the bedroom to find a pair of boxers before climbing into bed. Ashlyn was sleeping in the middle and she was still shivering, even with Mason beside her. I could feel Mason’s gaze on me as I watched Ashlyn.
“You hurt her again, and I will kill you myself. Mate or not, I will protect her with my life, even if it’s from you.” He said, snuggling back into her. I said nothing as I laid down beside her, my chest flush with her back. She was indeed freezing. My nipples were instantly hard from the coldness coming off of her body. I wrapped an arm around her waist, snuggling my face into her neck. She smelt like James and I found it calming.
She’s already asleep from the day she had. Ashlyn should take it easy. She just woke up. And we both should have stayed home with her. I felt lost when I woke up and the bond wasn’t the same. I watched my mother with other men until she finally left my father. My father had told me that the bond with my mother felt nothing like how a bond should feel. And she cheated, lied, hated me for being my father’s son. I’m sure he cheated as well, but he never beat me. She was cruel and mean, and always blaming me for whatever my father did.
I came from a broken home, even after my mother left. My father would focus on work and they left me to myself. Sure, I had friends, but it wasn’t the attention I was craving. And when my father told me that my fated mate had died, it crushed me. That’s when things really spiraled in my life. I just stopped caring until I found her in those woods. Not having the bond scares me to death. I would rather leave her than wake up ten years from now and have her leave me.
My mind was racing, and I was finding it hard to sleep. Ashlyn whimpered in her sleep and I pulled her close. She must have had a bad dream. I moved my hand up her shirt, laying my hand on her chest. She was still cold, and I forced more of my heat out to help warm her.
“I love you, Babygirl.” I whispered in her ear before kissing her neck.
Ashlyn
When Derek told me he didn’t know if he wanted to be with me, the only half of my soul I had left shattered. It felt like someone had stabbed me in the heart. I made sure the area was safe before I took off running towards the lake. The pressure that I hadn’t felt in so long was threatening to explode, and I just couldn’t take it anymore. I don’t remember hitting the icy cold water or swimming out into the middle of the lake.
I ducked my head under the surface and let out everything with a scream. My entire body felt like it was burning as I let whatever I was feeling out into the water. When I was out of oxygen and my lungs were screaming at me, I surfaced. After catching my breath, I let out another scream into the night. Finally, the pressure had calmed down. If Tundra had been here, she would have been able to tell me what was happening. I could feel my magic, but this felt different but also familiar somehow. It was hard to explain. And my mind was racing with the pain that was consuming my body. My body felt numb even though I could feel the icy water. I didn’t care that I could freeze to death out here. I just wanted the pain to stop.
Coming to my senses, I swam back to the shore. I had James to live for, and even if I had to raise him alone, I would not leave him. He deserves so much more than growing up without his mother. I waded past Mason and Derek; they were arguing on the dock. Derek’s now soaked, but I didn’t have enough energy to care right now.
“Baby?” Mason called to me. I turned to look at both of them.
“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.” I told them.
“What the fuck does that mean?” Derek huffed out, and I sighed.
“Do you remember what you said to me back at the cabin when you first met me?” I asked him.
“I said a lot of things,” he answered, crossing his arms over his chest.
“I asked you why you would help a wolf when you are a dragon. Do you remember what you told me?” I whispered, unable to hold back my tears.
“Because it was the right thing to do.” He 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. It 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.” I told him, with tears running down my cheeks. The mirror thought of him rejecting me, broke my heart and made my chest twist painfully.
After I said my piece to Derek, I headed home. I didn’t notice that I was shivering until Mason came up beside me, wrapping an arm around my shoulders. His warmth was trying to break through the layer of cold that encased my body.
“Baby, what happened?” Mason asked me while we walked.
“I don’t know,” I told him.
“Okay, Baby. Let’s get you inside and get you warm. You’re freezing.” He said, pulling me to his side.
I felt like I was on autopilot as I checked on James before I went to change out of my wet clothes. Mason ran me a hot shower, but even that couldn’t warm me. After the shower, I put on some of my pjs that were still new. I would usually wear one of their shirts, but I now felt uncomfortable with them. I crawled into the middle of the bed after I dressed and curled under the covers. Mason came to sit next to me on the bed.
“Baby, are you alright?” He asked me, leaning down and kissing my forehead.
“Yep,” I lied. I didn’t feel like talking about it. I just wanted to close my eyes and pray this day away.
“I’m just going to shower and then I’ll be in bed. Okay?” he whispered, and I nodded.
I awoke with a start, not even remember falling asleep. Derek snuggled into my back, and I wondered when he came to bed. After last night, I didn’t expect him beside me, holding me to his chest. Both my mates were sleeping peacefully, but now I was wide awake. I grabbed a book and went to check on James. If I’m awake, I’m sure he is as well.
I climbed over my mates, grabbing a book and a hoodie before going into James’ room. I was still cold, not having Tundra really sucks. James was awake and babbling happily to himself.
“Good morning, my little love.” I cooed to him. I pulled my hoodie on before I picked up my cheerful boy.
I changed him before I took him and my book down to the kitchen. Making him a bottle and me a coffee, I took James into the living room. I laid down a blanket on the floor to give James some tummy time. After laying him down, I went back into the kitchen to get my coffee and book. I sat down beside James, placing my coffee beside his bottle on the coffee table. James was trying to do pushups, babbling to himself. He was growing and changing so much.
I took a sip of my coffee before cracking open my book. I was rubbing James’ back as I read. Hopefully, I can find out why the bond broke in the first place. When James became fussy, I moved to the couch to feed him. I was trying to feed him, hold him and the book. It wasn’t really working, so I put the book down and just focused on James. I could tell that he was getting sleepy. The bottle was almost empty when he was finally asleep. I moved him to my chest, rubbing his back, while being able to read again. James snuggled his little face into my neck before settling himself. My neck was at a weird angle to let him breathe and I knew it was going to be sore when he got up.
I was about halfway through the book when Liam entered the living room. He sat down beside me, looking at the book I was reading intently.
“Good morning.” I told him, still looking at my book.
“You okay? I heard what happened.” He asked me and I sighed.
“I’m as good as I can be.” I told him.
“How are you feeling after your fall?” He asked. And I actually didn’t even notice this morning when I got up. Everything must have healed overnight. I wonder how fast witches heal?
“I’m okay, Liam.” I answered, giving him a small smile.
“I’m glad you gave me a heart attack yesterday.” He laughed, and I giggled.
“I’m sorry about that. And hopefully, Mason wasn’t too much of an ass.” I said, and he laughed.
“Nothing I couldn’t handle. We were all worried about you. I jumped down and almost broke an ankle. It was almost too far for my wolf, so for you, it scared me,” he explained.
“I understand. Without Tundra, I don’t know what I can handle.” I said sorrowfully. It was still really hard talking about Tundra. Liam put his hand on my knee.
“I know, Beautiful. But you will figure all of this out,” he said.
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