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“I love you, Gabby bear.” I said, glaring at my mates and sister.
“At least someone does,” I grumbled.
Before either of them could defend themselves, I placed my hand over Derek’s mark and willed the protection spell to life. My magic tingled under my palm as it glowed purple, then changing to white. I could feel my magic draining as I willed my magic into Derek. When the light faded, I fell back onto the couch, feeling exhausted.
“Babygirl?” Derek exclaimed, worried.
“I’m okay, Derek. Just tired.” I said, patting his chest.
“Ashlyn, it’s a lot,” Sage said, and I nodded.
“I’m okay.” I said, yawning.
“Okay, now switch. Mason, get over here.” I said.
“Ashlyn, no way I’m letting you do another spell.” Sage told me, but I shook my head.
“Babygirl, take a rest. Mason isn’t going anywhere.” Derek said, kissing my forehead.
“Fine, but after a nap, I’m doing Mason.” I said.
“You can do me whenever you want, baby.” Mason chuckled, and the others laughed.
“So funny.” I said, rolling my eyes. Derek pulled me to his side just as his phone rang. Pulling it out of his pocket, I looked over to see that it was King Jordan.
“King Jordan, thanks for calling me back.” Derek answered his phone.
“Gabby, you stay with Auntie Sage.” I told her and she nodded.
“Mason, I’ll take James.” Sage told him and he passed James to her.
“Lets go to the library.” I said, standing up from the couch. I felt dizzy and, luckily, Derek noticed and grabbed my waist to steady me.
“Baby?” Mason came over to help me while Derek was on the phone.
“I’m okay. Let’s get to the library so we can all talk with King Jordan.” I said, and he nodded. As we made our way to the library, Derek handed me the phone. Confused, I took it, holding it up to my ear.
“King Jordan?” I asked.
“Ashy!” Aurora squealed in my ear.
“Princess Aurora! How are you, sweetheart?” I asked her.
“It’s my birthday party and I want you to come.” She rushed out. She was clearly excited.
“I’ll be there.” I told her and she let out a loud squeal and I had to hold the phone away from my ear.
“I knew you’d come.” She exclaimed, and I giggled at her excitement.
“Ugh, daddy wants to talk to you.” She whined.
“It’s okay, Aurora. I’ll see you are at your party,” I told her.
“Okay, bye.” She rushed out, and I heard muffling on the other end.
“My Queen, Aurora, was very excited to speak with you,” King Jordan told me.
“Please, call me Ashlyn. And I was happy to talk to her, and you must send me the details of her birthday party.” I told him.
“Thank you, Ashlyn. You’re the only person she wants to invite.” he sighed, and I giggled.
“Of course, I’ll be there.” I told him, walking into the library. We all sat down and I put the phone on speaker.
“King Jordan, we need your help in finding a man named Ryan. We believe he’s a Fae or a warlock.” Derek told him.
“Give me the details and I’ll see what I can do.”
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After we finished speaking with King Jordan, he assured us he would investigate anyone leaving and entering his kingdom over the last couple of days. He also wasn’t sure who this Ryan guy was, but we really had little to go on with him. Liam also came into the library after we finished on the phone and we went through the student IDs of everyone named Ryan. It was a long list, but none of them were the Ryan that I met. We even went back a few years to make sure, but nothing. It was like looking for a needle in a haystack; we wouldn’t find him until he stabbed one of us.
When I finished, I went to spend some time with Gabby and James. I was still feeling drained from earlier, but I figured I’d go to bed early and then tomorrow I would place the same spell on Mason. Then, hopefully, I’ll be recharged by the time we head to the Fae Kingdom for Aurora’s birthday party. It’s in a few days, on the weekend, and I was excited about seeing her. I was also excited for her to meet Gabby. I knew they would be great friends, as Gabby reminds me a lot of Aurora.
Now, all that was left to do was order her a present and everything else that I needed. I went into my room to find my card before I went searching for my two babies. I was just about to leave when my old phone started ringing. It was on a side table beside our bed. Picking it up, I saw Ian’s name on the screen.
“Hey Ian, what’s up?” I answered.
“Ashlyn, I just wanted to make sure that you were okay.” He answered.
“Yeah, I’m okay Ian. Just been busy. We are now living where the old council building was.” I told him.
“It’s been rebuilt already?” He asked me, confused.
“My magic is weird. I actually found a hidden tomb underneath the old building. When I went down there, I found ten other hybrids that were trapped there. I also now have an ice dragon,” I said.
“You found people alive in a tomb under the council building?” He asked me.
“Yeah, their families were trapped there over 300 years ago. It was a safe place until the magic started to fade. Some of them have already found their mates,” I explained.
“And you have a dragon?” He asked.
“Yeah, her name is Freya, and she knew Tundra. They both fought in the great war. Freya’s witch half betrayed them and that was how they got stuck down there. Also, she couldn’t attach herself to any of the other hybrids because none of them had dragon blood, but with me being mated to Derek, she could attach herself to me.” I told him and there was a pause on his side of the phone.
“Ian?” I asked him.
“Yeah, I’m still here. Anything else?” He asked me.
“I also adopted an eight-year-old girl that lost her parents. She is the youngest hybrid that I found there.” I said.
“Wow, I wasn’t expecting that.” He said, stunned.
“And Mason and Derek are okay with this?” He asked me.
“They are, and she is just wonderful. Her name is Gabby, and she is a wolf witch.” I told him.
“Anyway, how are you? How are you and Ava?” I asked him, curious about his relationship with his mate.
“We are good, she marked me, but Jax isn’t ready to mark her yet.” Ian answered.
“And how does Ava feel about that?” I asked him.
“She said that she’s okay, but I can tell that she’s hurt.” He said.
“What does Jax say?”
“He still misses you and Tundra,” he told me and I sighed.
“I miss Tundra as well. And it’s weird to have a dragon instead of my wolf, but I saw Tundra after I rescued the hybrids. I know she would be so happy that Jax found his mate. And I think he should give Ava a chance. She has clearly won you over,” I told him.
“Is this hard for you?” He asked, and I sighed.
“Are you happy?” I asked him.
“I feel happy,” he answered.
“Thats all that matters, Ian. Both of our lives have changed so much. And if Jax is listening, I love you, Jax, and I want you to be happy. And don’t let Ian fuck it up.” I told him with a giggle.
“He’s laughing in my head,” Ian said.
“He’ll come around. Maybe going for a run with her wolf will help.” I told him and he sighed.
“I’ve been trying, but he refuses to shift if she’s around,” he said, sounding defeated.
“He’s just as stubborn as you,” I told him.
“More, I think.” Ian sighed.
“Ian, everything will work out. Jax will come around and soon you’ll have pups and everything will be surreal.” I told him.
“Is that how life feels for you?” He asked.
“It does. I never thought at 18 I would have two babies, one being eight years old, but I couldn’t imagine my life without her now. And when she asked to call me mom, I almost burst into tears. Maybe next weekend, you and Ava can come for a visit. We have more than enough space and I would love to meet her and for you to meet everyone. And bring Alex. Maybe I found his mate, like I did for Liam and Matt.” I told him.
“I know she is dying to meet you. She’s your biggest fan. The first female Alpha.” He said.
“Awe, Mason, and Derek could be my lunas.” I laughed.
“You are the one in charge, my queen.” He chuckled, and I groaned.
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