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“If you had a long-time friend you haven’t slept with, I think she would be okay with it. But I know you, you probably slept with them. Just remember that Liam and lan haven’t slept with Ashlyn, only we have.” He explained. And I couldn’t argue. I had a past with women, not one that I was proud of.
“Fine, I’ll try to be okay with it.” I breathed out.
“Couldn’t think of anyone, huh?” Brandon asked from the back, making Mason laugh.
“Why the hell did I agree to ride with the two of you again?” I huffed out.
We finally made it to the checkpoint, and we all parked our vehicles. My dragons were already here and setting up the tents. I noticed a familiar face talking with Nathan.
“Who’s the girl?” Mason leaned over to ask me and I let out a breath.
“That’s Chantel,” I told him. And he grabbed my chest to stop me from walking away.
“Do you have a death wish? Ashlyn will kill us both if she finds out that your ex is here.” He growled out.
“She’s here because she is good at her job, nothing more. I have Ashlyn, and I’m not about to break that.” I told him.
“I hope you know what you are doing?” He said, before Nathan and Chantel walked up to us.
“lt’s so good to see you, Derek!” Chantel gave me a hug, but I didn’t return it. Mason was shaking his head at me.
“Hi Chantel, is everything in order?” I asked her, and she crossed her arms over her chest.
“Right to business, huh? Yes, Derek, everything is in order.” She said, rolling her eyes. I immediately regretted my decision to have her here.
“Chantel, this is Alpha Prince Mason.” I introduced them, but Mason didn’t shake her hand.
“And where is that mate of yours?” She asked him all sweetly.
“She’s our mate, Chantel. And she will be here in a few days.” I answered her.
“Derek, you don’t have a mate, or was that a lie?” She growled out, and I rolled my eyes.
“Chantel, this is business. Either do your job or leave. I’m not playing this game with you. I’m marked and mated.” I told her sternly.
“Yes, Prince Derek.” She said before she walked away.
“If Ashlyn finds out that she is here, you’re a dead dragon,” Nathan said, and I pushed my l!ps into a line.
“That’s what I told him,” Mason growled out.
“Let’s spread out and lock down the perimeter.” Brandon called out, walking up to us.
“The sooner we get this place safe, the soon we can have Sage and Ashlyn join us.” He said, standing beside me, and I nodded.
Before we could be on our way, Delta Dylan ran over to us. He was panting and clearly rattled about something.
“Mason, I think you need to see this.” He told Mason, and I don’t think it was good.
“What is it?” Mason asked his delta while Brandon, Nathan, and I were following behind them.
“We found a body. He doesn’t smell like a rogue. We had the area checked yesterday by the dragons that had already arrived, and none reported a body being found.” Delta Dylan explained.
We walked for a good hour until we came upon a few wolves watching over the scene. As soon as the body came into view, I knew who he was. Mason reached out and grabbed my arm, stopping me. We both looked at each other and we knew we couldn’t bring Ashlyn here.
“isn’t that Donny?” Brandon asked, and we both nodded. It was hard to tell it was him. He was swollen and covered in his own blood. I couldn’t even tell how he died.
“Who’s Donny?” Asked Delta Dylan.
“Donny was a friend of Ashlyn’s,” Mason answered.
“And you’re sure that this body is new?” I asked him and he confirmed it was not out here yesterday.
“Let’s take him back to camp.” Mason ordered, and then turned his attention to me.
“This was a message for Ashlyn. Someone knew that they were friends and they could get to him. We need to call lan and get him here.” He told me and agree. This wasn’t a coincidence. They were sending a message to Ashlyn.
Mason
When we walked away from the scene, I gave Alpha lan a call to inform him of his now-dead pack member.
“Prince Mason, what can I do for you?”
“Alpha lan, do you know Ashlyn’s friend Donny?” I asked him.
“Yes, he’s one of my warriors. But we haven’t been able to locate him. He was on patrol a few nights ago and no one has heard from him since.”
“We found him by Emerald Lake. He’s dead.” I informed him.
“Does Ashlyn know?” He asked, concerned.
“No, she isn’t here yet. But someone knows that they were friends. This was definitely a message for her. We should all be watching our backs,” I told him.
“Send me your coordinates and I’ll head out there.” He told me.
“I’ll send it now. I’ll also send the body back to Silver Moon for an autopsy.” I informed him.
“Good, I’ll be out there tomorrow.” He confirmed before he hung up. I placed my phone in my pocket and turned my attention to Derek.
“l guess Donny went missing a few days ago. He was on patrol and then he just vanished.” I told him.
“And what are we going to tell Ashlyn? You know she is going to feel extremely guilty over his death.” Derek said, and my stomach was in knots at the thought of telling Ashlyn about her friend.
“We should wait to see what the autopsy results are. Maybe we can handle all of this before we even have to bring her out here.” I told him and he nodded.
Nathan could portal the body back to Silver Moon to save some of our warriors a trip. Now we just had to wait until the results came back.
Derek and I were in our office tent working out patrol schedules when Chantel came walking in. I could see Derek rolling his eyes.
“Yes, Chantel?” He asked her without looking up from his paperwork.
“Why are we working with these wolves and witches? We are more than capable of doing this mission ourselves.” She complained, and Derek stood up from his chair. I could tell that he was furious.
“Chantel, you are here to do your job, not to question the orders that you are given,” Derek growled. And she huffed.
“Just because you are mated to a fvcken wolf doesn’t mean that your people will accept her.” She growled back before storming out of the tent. Derek sat back down, and I reached my hand out and rested it on his forearm.
“There is a lot more separating our races than just a mate bond.” I told him and he sighed.
“Dragons don’t like change, and this is big. Working with wolves and witches is unheard of in our kingdom.” He told me.
“Then why would you choose to be with a wolf?” I asked him curiously.
“I didn’t see Ashlyn as just a wolf. I saw her as my mate. When I found her in the middle of nowhere, I knew she was special. She asked me why I would help her, being a dragon, and I told her she needed help. It didn’t matter that she was a wolf, and that’s what I want my fellow dragons to see. I want them to look past the races and help because it’s the right thing to do.” He sighed.
“I understand, and that’s why Ashlyn is here. She’s a hybrid, and she will have hybrid babies. It won’t change overnight, but at least we can encourage a positive change.” I told him and he nodded.
“Come, we should get to bed. lan will be here in the morning and we can go over a game plan after we have gotten some rest.” I told him while I stood up from our desk. We walked out of the office tent and over to our tent.
We had our own tent set up with a king-sized blow-up mattress and frame. It’s weird to think that, even without Ashlyn here, it still felt natural to sleep in the same bed as Derek. If l couldn’t have Ashlyn here, I was glad that Derek was here.
We both got ready and climbed into bed. We were both shifting around, trying to get comfy on this very uncomfortable bed.
“Is this weird?” He asked me, lying on my back, looking up at the ceiling of the tent.
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