We advance keeping our eyes peeled for any unexpected movement. I can’t feel any spikes in energy, it feels like there is no one at the warehouse. When we move to the door I stop waiting for Brandr to check the entrance for any types of explosives, when he shakes his head I pick the lock and then slide in as soon as I’m inside I freeze. “What the fuck” I mutter as I look around, what are they playing at?
“Is that what I think it is?” Draco asks, I can feel my anger rising when I see the pictures displayed throughout the warehouse, on walls on top of tables, everywhere. These fuckers have photos of our women and worse of the children.
“How the fuck are they getting these?” I roar and can hear Wulf swear profusely when he sees photos of Jasmine and Orion on one wall. Brandr is tearing down a photo of Aria his hands fisted as he looks at all the photos. I look around wishing that one of the Keres was here so that I could feel his bones breaking under my hands, and then I tense. Striding towards the wall where I see a photo of Saskia I lose my shit, motherfuckers have a photo of her tied up in her underwear a Keres holding her head back as another one places a needle in her arm.
“I’m going to kill all these fuckers” I roar as I pick up a table next to me and toss it against a wall.
“Calm the fuck down, we need all that stuff to see what they have been planning and from where they have been taking the photos” Celmund states which has me punching my fist into a wall right next to a photo of Gabriela as she breastfeeds the twins.
“It’s not only going to be me losing my shit, look at this?” I turn the coin size camera that I’m wearing on my t-shirt towards the photo and hear Celmund and Draco swear and then there is a commotion on the otherside.
“Fuck” I hear Draco roar and then the connection dies, I wonder if Bjarni was in the room when I showed the photo because it sounded like things were breaking.
“These motherfuckers are up to something” Wulf snaps as he looks around, his eyes an ungodly violet colour.
“Look at the photos, they are mostly taken from the same angle. Whoever is taking these photos has a long shot lens and is outside our property.” Caelius says as he points at various photos
“Hold there, the others are coming.” Celmund interrupts as the connection comes back up.
“Let’s see what else these assholes have here.” Wulf snaps as he moves around the warehouse looking at files on the tables and in boxes on the floor.
“I found something” Brandr says as he bends down to pull open a trapdoor on the far side of the warehouse. I walk towards him but then stop as I feel the energy thickening.
“We have company” I state as I move behind the door where the fuckers will hopefully be entering.
“Good, I was hoping to get my hands on these motherfuckers.” Wulf says as he readies himself
“They know we here” Caelius says, “They have surrounded us”
“The others will be there in the next fifteen minutes” Celmund states, “There are three in the front, five at the back and three on each side.” It’s obvious that they knew we were coming, was this a setup? And then I feel it, the fuckers are going to try and light up the place.
“Can you feel it?” I ask Brandr as he’s also a fire bender, “these fuckers want to play, let’s play.” There must be at least six or seven of them that are fire benders by the energy being bent.
“What’s going on?” Draco asks, I can hear by the noise in the background that he’s on his bike and he sounds pissed.
“They are bending, it looks like they thinking of toasting our asses” Wulf updates. I hear Draco swearing but I’m already rotating my hands so that I can build a fireball, I see Wulf is squatting down in the middle of the warehouse his hands fisted on the ground. I can feel the tremors radiating under my feet as he shakes the ground outside the building giving us time until the others arrive and then the wind starts to pick up.
Looking towards Caelius I see him rotating is hands anti-clockwise, and then the windows all around the warehouse start to shatter and break falling out, giving us enough air to scatter any flames. “Brandr, are you ready?” I see him nod and smile as he leans down and places his hands flat on the ground.
“Things are going to start to get hot” he quips
“Caelius I’m sending it up, you send it out” I state as I throw a blanket of flame into the air, instantly the flames start to rotate and make their way out the windows just as I hear the men on the other side roar in pain. I know the building has started to burn on the outside by the heat building inside but I also know that we’ll be able to hold them out until the others arrive. Wulf’s tremors help direct the heat under the ground outside which has the men screaming.
Since three of us are mated our gifts are stronger, more intense we can easily take on a few Keres as their powers are much diminished since turning. Suddenly I feel the retreat of their bending which makes me frown. I didn’t hear the bikes, why would they be retreating if the other men haven’t arrived yet.
“The cavalry seems to have arrived” Celmund informs us
“The women are working their magic, and fuck I can tell you it’s a show to see.” Frowning I make my way towards the door and kick at it with enough pressure for the hinges to snap and the door start to fall. Stepping away I let it drop before looking outside, what I see makes me stop and then I smile, damn they good.
Some men are attacking each other which shows Nova’s work, then you have three that are suspended in the air their backs to each other their eyes fearful as they look around trying to break an invisible chain that they can’t see, definitely Talia’s work. Stepping outside I see two around the side on their knees their arms down hands on the ground as if too heavy to lift. I’m not sure who’s working them but it seems like they’ve lost all their powers, and then I stop and smile.
“Celmund, is Saskia with them?” I ask which Celmund confirms; my smile grows when I realize that once again my woman has come to my rescue. The other men have also stepped outside and are looking around with the same amused look on their faces as me. I hear the other guys approaching soon they are parking their bikes and dismounting, a surprised look on their faces before they also start to smile.
“Fuck, my woman is good.” Ceric quips as he looks at the men fighting among themselves. “Did anyone bring popcorn?” he jokes
“Let’s stand in position so that the women can let them go,” Draco orders, some men move to the back of the warehouse others to the side and some stay in front. I approach the two men that are kneeling on the ground that Saskia disabled for us.
“Having problems boys?” I tease before I punch one in the face laying him out, stepping towards the other one, I jump and half turn as I kick him across the head. I hear a snap as he falls back; I know that didn’t kill him which has me holding myself back as not to hurt them anymore than I should at the moment. We need information, and I know that we need every single asshole to get it out of them.
“Let’s get them all inside,” Draco states, which has me surprised, I thought we would be taking them back to the compound or our own warehouse where we usually interrogate Keres before disposing of them. Bending down I grab the back of ones shirt and start dragging him until I’m next to the other one, this one I take hold of the waist of his jeans and then I’m dragging both men through the ground until I’m inside the warehouse and letting them go. Both fall face down, one is starting to awake therefore he groans at the abrupt fall.
When all the men have been brought inside Draco has Ceric, Gunner and Brandr patrolling outside. I see him look around, his eyes taking in all the photos and information that has been captured about us.
“Caelius, Bjarni, Cassius take photos of everything before pulling it down.” Draco orders before he looks at the Keres that have all been placed together.
“They have a fucking trapdoor in the corner there, I’m going to see what’s inside?” I state which has Draco look to the corner and then nod. A few minutes later I’m pulling ba
ck the trapdoor and stepping down the steps cautiously, making sure that there are no explosive devices. Halfway down I stop when the smell accosts me, I can tell there is someone dead down here. Fuck, covering my nose I descend and then stop when I see three women hanging from the rafters clearly tortured to death.
“Motherfuckers” I roar, hurrying up the stairs I rush the Keres as I’m about to reach them Bjarni tries to stop me but if I’m determined no one stops me. I elbow him and then twist his arm to get him out of my way, I’m about to grab one of the Keres, my hands reach out for his throat when I feel the invisible hands of energy pulling me back.
“Let me go Draco,” I roar, as I fight the invisible hold he has on me, “there are three dead women down there.”
“You can kill them, after we have what we want,” Draco states, “so calm your ass down” the fury is still bubbling through my body as I think of the three innocent women these assholes killed. I will make them suffer, there is no one that hurts or kills a women that I know about and doesn’t pay for it. I take in a deep breath then another, trying to calm myself; I know that it’s imperative to get info from them as we need to find out what they’ve been planning. I won’t take a chance with Saskia’s life, with any of the women’s lives for that matter.
“Let me go” I grunt
“Are you going to stand down?” Draco asks with a raised brow, which has me nodding in agreement. I feel the energy field around me start to diminish until I’m free. “Go help them pack everything so we can take it with us.” Draco says and turns
“Draco, you’ll want to see this!” Cassius calls and then points to a table where I see a couple of photos laid out. I walk behind Draco to see what Cassius has found and frown, there is a photo of each of our woman and one more.
“Who do you think she belongs to?” I ask as I see the woman
“Me” Caelius says suddenly from next to Draco, his hands fisted as he stares at the photo. Caelius isn’t much of unnecessary words, he used to be a happy go lucky kind of guy until he was caught by a group of vampire hunter fanatics. He changed in that time from a happy guy to a brooding one, he has never told anyone what was done to him while he was in captivity but whatever it was made him into another man.
“Guess you got yourself a birthday present.” Cassius states, he stretches out his hand to pick up the women’s picture but Caelius gets to it before him. His eyes are intense as he looks at all of us in challenge as he pockets the photo.
“Let’s get all of this ready to move in the next thirty minutes.” Draco states, as he walks past Caelius he touches his shoulder in understanding. I understand how confused and angry Caelius must be feeling at this moment. When I found out about Saskia and couldn’t find her I felt useless, worried at every turn that she would be hurt. It is debilitating to have a face but not the information to be able to find her. I hope for his sake of mind that we find her soon.
SASKIA 10
When Jasmine came to call me I wasn’t sure what she was talking about as she went on about us helping the men as they were in danger. After the experience that I’ve just had I’m flabbergasted, I never thought that I would be able to do what I did and especially from a distance when I’m not even seeing the person.
The thought that Burkhart was in danger motivated me to experiment and I must say that I have never felt so liberated. I feel for the first time in my life like I’m finally doing what I’m meant to do. When I touched Jasmine and was transported to the seen that I saw, I was scared that I wasn’t going to be able to help the men in any way but then something clicked within me and I knew just what to do.
The link was broken when the other men arrived and Draco took control, it was amazing and life changing, I know I had another life before this one, I know that Paul and my family must be worried about me but I also know that my life is here now. I can’t see myself leaving these people, leaving Burkhart, and now that I know what I can do with my gift, never using it again in a way where it will be used for the better good is something that I cannot let happen.
Looking at the clothes that I have laid out on the bed for the party I smile, tonight we have fun, tomorrow I convince Burkhart to take me to talk to Paul and my parents. Each day that passes I feel the connection between Burkhart and me growing, I swear that I can feel him sometimes even when he isn’t around.
Picking up the lingerie I slip it on and then make my way towards the mirror, turning first one side then the other I laugh. I think of all the ways Burkhart has teased me in the last few days, all the ways he has made love to me and I grin when I think of the way I will tease him tonight. Picking up thigh high stockings I slide them on before I pull the short black flowy dress over my head. When I’m happy with my clothes I start by fixing my hair and then dabbing a little makeup.
I’m not much of wearing a lot of makeup, but the girls presented me with a bag full of different makeup and today I feel like indulging. When I’m ready I step back and look up and down at myself critically, I wonder what Burkhart will say when he sees me. With that thought in mind I make my way towards the bar and where we all going to await the men and the guests. Nova was delighted that the men had to go out as she says that it will be easier to get everyone she invited in without their supervision.
“Wow,” Scarlett calls when I walk in, “you killing it girl.”
“Thanks” I say with a smile, looking around I see that the food has arrived, there are platters of savoury and sweet spread out throughout the tables. “What can I do?” I ask as I see Brielle and Talia helping Kade, Scarlett’s brother behind the bar.
“Maybe go and see how Nova is doing, she wasn’t feeling good earlier on.” Jasmine says as she walks in through the front doors of the bar. I nod and am about to leave when Brielle joins me, I know Brielle’s gift is one of healing and from the things that I have heard I feel fortunate to be friends with her, not just her but all of them. As we pass one of the rooms the door opens and Andria walks out.
“Hi” she calls with a big smile on her face, since finding out about the party that her mood has improved, also she has become friends of Kade which has helped her stay out of trouble with the other men.
“Hi Andria, you looking so pretty” I say as I see her tight mini dress, in a way Andria lightened the mood when we were on the run with her innocence and positivity. It is hard for her when she interacts with the dead as her energy is drained but mostly she has managed to find a balance. I know that when she was taken her parents were killed, she hides the pain and fear of being alone, and that’s why I think she overdoes it with the good mood.
“Thank you, where you going?” she asks as we continue making our way out of the bar.
“We’ll be right back, but you can go help the others in the bar. Kade is there” I tease which has her blushing but a beaming smile lightens her face and she hurriedly makes her way into the bar.
“I feel so sorry for her” Brielle says as we continue walking towards Nova and Ceric’s room.
“Do you think Draco could somehow find her a place to stay, she will be all alone when she leaves.” At my words Brielle shrugs a frown on her face
“I’m not sure, Draco is very careful of who he lets in because if it gets out that they are different you can imagine what will happen.” She states as we reach Nova’s room, I lift my hand and knock but after waiting for a minute there is no answer.
“Do you think she isn’t here?” I ask as I look up and down the corridor
“She said she was coming to her room to rest for a little while” Brielle says with concern in her voice, I place my hand on the handle of the door and turn, to my surprise the door opens.
“Nova” I call and hear a faint sound that I can’t make out. Stepping inside I don’t see her so I make my way to the bathroom, Brielle following me. Reaching the door I gasp when I see Nova laying on the bathroom floor, Brielle pushes me out of the way and races towards her.
“Nova, sweetie what’s wrong?” Brielle asks as s
he places her hand over her head and then moves her other hand down her body as if looking for something. “Saskia find me some water” Brielle asks which has me stepping outside the room and looking around, I see a small fridge to the left under a desk. Making my way there I find the water that I’m looking for.
“Thanks” she murmurs when I hand her the open bottle, “help me to sit her up” I kneel on the floor and quickly support Nova with one of my arms as Brielle places the bottle to Nova’s lips. “Take a sip Nova, you need to drink” after a few seconds Nova starts to drink the water. When Nova stops drinking Brielle places the bottle behind her and then places one hand on Nova’s stomach and the other on her head.
“Is it the baby?” I ask
“She hasn’t told Ceric about the baby, therefore I don’t think she’s been drinking enough blood.” At the mention of the blood I shudder, when Burkhart told me that I have to take blood from him at least once a month I didn’t take it well, but when I realized that he had already given me blood when we mated and I didn’t even realize it, I calmed.
“What the fuck is going on here?” Ceric mutters and then I see him pale when he sees Nova’s condition. “Hellcat!” he mumbles as he rushes forward, “What’s wrong with her?” I can see the panic in his eyes as he looks at her.
“I think she needs blood” at Brielle’s statement his head snaps towards her
“You saying I haven’t been giving her enough blood,” he asks with a devastated look on his face. It is obvious to see that this man loves her, the thought of somehow letting her down has him shattered.
Brielle places her hand on his arm to comfort him, “No, not at all it’s just that at the moment she needs more than normal.” I see the uncertainty on his face and then realization shows on his face.
“Are you saying what I think you are saying?” he asks, which has Brielle nodding.
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