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I rubbed my jaw while Theo stood over me, arms crossed over his chest.
“I could kill you in the blink of an eye, you stupid bitch.” He growled out. I spit out the blood that was filling up my mouth before I spoke to him.
“If that were true, I’d already be dead. You know you aren’t getting out of here alive.” I told him, pointing to the sky. Magnus was circling and blowing out his dragon’s breath. But something was blocking him from entering the council building area.
“Even if you kill me, my mates will never let you live.” I told him with a smirk. He looked back down at me and I could see that he knew I was right. I scooted back on my butt until I could safely stand.
“You should probably just give up.” I told him before he lunged at me with his fangs protruding from his mouth and his claws out. Theo grabbed my throat, digging his claws painfully into my skin. I could hear Ian and Alex screaming, but I could only focus on the crazy bat in front of me.
“If I’m going down, you’re coming with me.” He growled, pulling me closer to him. I was struggling to get out of his powerful grip but he just pushed his claws in further, causing me to choke on the blood that could now flow down my oesophagus and into my lungs. I couldn’t will my magic because I couldn’t focus on what I wanted it to do. My mind was getting dark and there was nothing I could do to stop it.
My vision became blurred, and I knew I was dying. I couldn’t breathe and I didn’t have the strength to break out of Theo’s hold on my neck.
“I’m sorry, Ashlyn.” I heard Tundra say before she jumped out of my chest, tackling Theo to the ground, ripping his throat out.
I fell to the ground, holding my throat, trying to get in any breath I could. But all I could do was lie on my side and wait for death. I closed my eyes and sent a silent message to my mates and our son. As much as I told myself I was prepared to die, nothing could ever prepare you for the helplessness you feel. I couldn’t move. All I could do was lie there, holding my neck and will myself to think of my mates and son one last time.
I felt Tundra nudge my cheek before I heard her let out a sorrowful howl. I couldn’t even say goodbye to my best friend before my heartbeat slowed and the darkness consumed me.
Mason
As soon as Theo came into view, Derek shifted and took to the sky. I didn’t have to bear his mark to know the fury he was feeling. I had no reason not to trust the Vampire King, even if he wanted my mate. Well, I thought he wanted her to mark him, but it turns out that he wanted her for something more sinister.
When the bastard punched her, Thor let out a murderous growl as I pounded my fists against this stupid magical wall. Why weren’t Sage and Nathan working on breaking the magic? I wish I could hear what they were saying. It was like watching a movie with no sound, but it was real. When Theo moved using his vampire speed, I knew she must have said something that really pissed him off. Why wasn’t she using her powers? Ashlyn was so much stronger than that. I know she is.
I watched from the sidelines as my mate was struggling to live has to be one of the worst experiences of my life. He dug his claws deep into her neck as she struggled to get out of his grip. I was losing my mind as I watched Tundra jump out of Ashlyn’s chest, ripping into the vampire’s neck. I watched in horror as my mate fell to the ground, clenching her neck. There was too much blood. She was going to bleed out if we couldn’t get to her.
Tundra tossed Theo’s lifeless body before returning to her human. She nudged Ashlyn’s cheek before letting out a soul-crushing howl. It felt like my heart had exploded. She can’t be gone. Tears were running down my face as I pounded my fists against this fucken magical wall.
I could see that Ian had shifted, still in his own magical bubble that Ashlyn had placed him and Alex in. Tundra stepped back into Ashlyn right before the magic she placed vanished, freeing Ian’s wolf and Alex.
Ian’s big, black wolf rushed over to Ashlyn’s lifeless body, nudging her aggressively, trying to wake her up. But I knew from her magic vanishing that she was also gone.
My knees gave out, and I dropped to the ground as my world came crashing down. My life would no longer be worth living if Ashlyn wasn’t with me. Ian’s wolf let out a heartbreaking howl, confirming that she was indeed gone.
We weren’t able to save her and I’ll have to live with that guilt for the rest of my life. I leaned back on my feet and looked up at the night sky, praying that the mood goddess would save her.
“Mason,” Liam exclaimed. I looked over at him. He was pointing at the scene I was just watching. I could tell that he had also been crying.
I looked back at the scene just in time to see Ian’s wolf rip into Gregory. He ripped his head from his body, tossing his body away like the trash he was. As soon as the magic surrounding the area vanished with the death of Gregory, Thor shifted and took off at full speed. I could see Magnus was coming in hot from the sky. Thor picked up his speed, trying to catch up with his mates.
Before hitting the ground at inhuman speeds, Derek shifted. He hit the ground, running to where our mate lies. Thor caught up to him just as he lifted Ashlyn’s head and cradled her in his arms.
I fell to my knees in front of him, resting my forehead on his shoulder, looking down at her lifeless body. Alex must have wrapped his shirt around her neck to stop the bleeding, but it was already too late.
Blood soaked the shirt and her clothes. There was nothing that could have been done to stop her from bleeding out.
“Why didn’t she use her powers?” Derek cried in frustration, his tears landing on her cheek.
“I don’t know,” I whispered.
“She couldn’t,” Ian said. Derek and I both turned our heads to look at him. He was kneeling down near us and Ashlyn.
“What?” I asked him.
“Ashlyn told the vampire king before he killed her, she didn’t even have her powers anymore.” Alex answered. I looked at Alex and then back at Ian. I could see the guilt he was feeling. It was written all over his face.
“How the fuck could she not have them?” Derek growled out.
“It’s because of me,” Brad said from behind me and I turned to look at him.
“What are you saying?” I asked him. Liam was standing beside him, and I could see the others running up behind them.
“The moon goddess said that Ashlyn made a sacrifice so that I could live. I didn’t know what she meant, but now, she must have given up her powers that the moon goddess gave her.” He choked out the last part as he sobbed. Liam consoled him.
“Why the fuck would the moon goddess let her die?” I growled out, looking back at Derek. No one said anything. Sage ran over to us, dropping to her knees and pulling Ashlyn’s body away from Derek. She was inconsolable as she sobbed into Ashlyn’s chest. Brandon knelt down beside her and tried to console her, but he just pushed him away.
“Stop touching me.” She sobbed out.
“Baby, it’s not your fault.” Brandon whispered to her, and she just kept shaking her head.
“She’s my sister. I was supposed to protect her and now she’s dead because I wasn’t strong enough to break that fucken spell! I failed her and my nephew.” She sobbed.
“We all failed her.” I leaned down and whispered to Sage. She turned to look at me and wrapped an arm around my neck.
“I’m so sorry, Mason.” She cried on my shoulder and with that, my emotions erupted like a volcano and I sobbed on Sage’s shoulder.
The realization that she was never coming back hit me like a ton of brinks. I felt completely empty without her. I don’t understand what got us to this point, but for some reason, it didn’t matter. She was gone and nothing could be said to change that.
Brandon pulled Sage away from Ashlyn’s body and Derek took her place, wrapping his arms around me.
“I know this is hard, and right now, I just want to burn this whole place to the ground, but I know Ashlyn wouldn’t want that. She’d want us to raise our son.” Derek whispered to me through his own tears.
“I just don’t understand why the moon goddess would let her die. She did everything that was asked of her and more.” I breathed out.
“I don’t think we’ll ever understand what happened,” Derek said.
“She saved our lives.” Ian choked out. Derek and I both pulled away to look at him. He was standing over Ashlyn.
“She did everything in her power to get me and Alex to safety. And I let her down. She should just have left me there to die.” He cried. Alex walked over to him to console his Alpha.
“Ian, you knew Ashlyn. You know that leaving you behind was never an option. She fought for you like you tried to do for her.” Alex told him.
It felt like everything was running in slow motion as warriors surrounded us. Gamma Ben and Delta Dylan were in the lead as they approached us.
“Buttercup?” Gamma Ben whispered before he fixed his composure. I knew he was just putting on a front. I could see the heartbreak in his eyes as he looked down at Ashlyn’s lifeless body. He had just got her back and now she was gone.
“Prince’s, we will go inspect what is left of the council building.” Delta Dylan informed us. Before he and some warriors took off towards the now demolished council building.
We heard a phone ringing. My phone was somewhere now, as I was sitting naked beside my mate. Gamma Ben threw me and Derek and a pair of shorts before I heard Liam answer his phone.
“My king, is everything okay?” I turned my attention to Liam. Liam passed me his phone and my heart sunk and my stomach was in knots. What else could go wrong?
“Dad, what’s wrong?” I rushed out, holding the phone up to my ear.
“Something is wrong,” my father answered.
“What happened?” I yelled into the phone. I could tell that Derek was tense beside me.
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