Suddenly the lights come on, and quickly looking around for Mary, I let my laugh escape when I see her in the corner of the room on the ceiling. Her arms are pushed up against the ceiling and her feet against the wall. She looks damn right freaky, not scary how she was hoping.
“You laughing at me? Do you not understand what is going to happen to you?”
“Jesus Mary! You look like the fucking exorcist! This whole Vampire thing has gone to your head,” I tell her with a smirk whilst looking at her up and down.
She pushes herself from the wall, and directly onto me, knocking me to the floor. My head bounces off the concrete with a sickening thud; if I were not immortal, the fall would have easily killed me.
Mary’s fangs extend as she moves at me with lightning speed, but she isn’t quick enough. Holding her shoulders, I push against her, but my strength starts to weaken. Using the last of my strength, I lift my head up and head butt Mary in the nose so hard that blood sprays over the two of us. She falls to her side with her hands covering her face, she is screaming something, but I don’t know what, as my head is thumping so hard that I can barely see, let alone hear.
“Where are we?” I screech at her, whilst standing over her where she lies on the floor.
“Bitch broke my face!” She cries.
So, she is no help! There is no door! Why the hell is there a room without a door? Now I’m freaking out massively, I NEED to get to Dallah!
“How do I get out? What have you done Mary?”
“FUCKYOUBITCH!”
Lifting my foot, I kick her in the leg, hard.
“What have you done?”
“Useless Mary! You were meant to have her tied up!” Laura tells her with Sarah at her side!
What the Fuck...
“What are you doing?” I ask in shock.
Before she answers me, I’m lifted into the air and my arms and legs spread out away from my body by her magic.
“We have to keep you here until the Bonding is complete, Richard doesn’t trust you to be there. He worked out what you are, I didn’t believe it, but here we are,” She tells me simply.
“How?” I bellow.
“He is a clever man, you should know that. We found a spell that will hold a Charmers power for the time that we need. Therefore, whatever you and the dogs had planned, is over. Dallah will bond with Richard, then he will take me as his mistress,” Laura tells me with a mischievous smirk.
“Wow, that’s desperate! Put me down Laura, if I have no power then why are holding me like this?” I ask her in an irritated tone.
She releases me, and I slam down into a chair that has appeared beneath me.
By their own accord, my arms go around my back and my legs slam together, as they are bound together with small silver chains.
“You won’t get out of them, their magic,” Sarah tells me with a shrug, as if she is already bored.
“Ok! Thanks for the heads up!” I tell her sarcastically.
I had completely forgotten about Mary until she appears before me and slams her fist into my cheek, which knocks my head to the side.
“Bitch! You wait till this is over!” I spit at her in rage.
“Mary! Richard told you not to lay a finger on her!” Laura tells her with authority, and instantly pissing off Mary.
While they bicker amongst themselves, I put my full concentration into connecting with Dallah and the Brothers’.
“Can anyone hear me? I’m stuck in a room with Mary, Laura and Sarah, find their sister Hydie, she might know where we are.”
After a few minutes, still nothing! Damn it!
I wonder if I can speak the magic words here, and hope that they reach Richard, but then there is the dagger, I still have it. Also, I won’t know when the bonding begins, I think have been her for about 20 minutes, but I cannot go on my guessing.
Watching the three women talk in hushed tones, I start to worry for Ruk again. He must be going mad looking for me, as will they all, and I can imagine that they are all trying to connect with me also.
Why couldn’t my father come at a time like this, rather than to drop more bombshells!
How did Richard come to the conclusion that I am the Charmer, and where did he find this spell to void my powers? He never once let on that he knew, but then again why would he.
“ZARA, WHERE ARE YOU!” Ruk roars telepathically.
“Ruk! Oh, thank god. I don’t know where I am, Mary, Sarah, and Laura have me in a room, it has no doors or windows. They have taken away my power so I can’t get out!”
“What!” He asks in shock.
“Richard knows that I am the Charmer, he didn’t want me to be at the bonding encase I tried something.”
“What does the room look like baby?”
“It's just brick walls, concrete floor, the ceiling is damp and moldy, there’s nothing else Ruk,” I
“I think I know where you are, hold tight!”
“Has the bonding begun?”
“No we got 15 minutes.”
“Don’t come alone!”
“Its 3 girls!” He tells me in confusion.
“Ruk!” I scold, but he has broken the connection.
Shit 15 minutes! I hope to god we get out in time for the bonding, and I hope that Ruk doesn’t come alone, but I already know that he will.
“What are you smiling at?” Mary asks me with a raised brow.
“How pathetic the three of you are,” I tell her simply.
Laura and Sarah hold her back from me while I smile at her, angering her further.
“I will end you Zara! You will never again be happy!” She barks at me with rage.
“You think that would make you happy Mary? You are wrong, you will never be happy. You will always crave the life of another, yours will never be good enough, but it doesn’t work that way, you will do it to the wrong person one day and...”
Before I can utter the words, Ruk has twisted her head and ripped it from her shoulders! OH MY GOD!
“How did you get in here?” Sarah screams.
“Magic!” He tells her sarcastically before he walks over to me with a frown.
“What? Can’t you take these off?” I ask as he gets noticeably angry.
“Who’s doing this?” He asks Laura and Sarah in a harsh tone whilst pointing to my face.
“Mary did. Zara has to stay here Ruk, she has to, you don’t know what she is capable of! Come back in an hour, and I’ll let her go,” Laura tells him as if he is stupid.
“You can’t take her!” Laura warns him again, which is a bad move.
“Says who?”
“Me! I don’t want to hurt you, but I will,” She warns him again!
“This is bullshit!” He spits, and with a swipe of his hand Laura and Sarah fly’s across the room and smash into the brick wall, falling to the floor.
“How do we get these off?” He asks me while looking deeply into my eyes.
“We need to get a Witch or a Warlock to take the magic away from them.”
“Ok baby, let’s go?”
He bends down to me and places his hands on my thighs.
“What are you doing?”
Before I can get an answer we are surrounded by the Brothers’, and Dallah, who look angry and panicked, but soon relieved when they see us safe.
“Oh thank goddess!” Dallah cries, before she throws herself on me.
“I’m ok Dallah, can you take these chains off me they’re magic?”
“Who did this? Why couldn’t you take them off?” She asks in a fluster.
“Mary, Laura, and Sarah had her, Richard knows, and she has no power. Come on, let’s get going, everyone is looking at us,” Ruk tells Dallah whilst looking to his left and right.
“Ok, ok.”
Dallah speaks her enchanting words of magic, and only a moment later she pulls them off with one movement of her hand.
Standing up, I straighten my dress and my hair and smile at Dallah, but I don’t get one in return.
“It's ok Dallah, it will work out,” I reassure her.
“I will never forget everything you went through for me. I wish I was the one to have saved you all those times sweetie,” She tells me with meaning.
“Stop it! I’m good, look at me. Come on, Ruk’s right, everyone is watching us, and Richard’s going to pissed when he knows that I got away from the three stooges,” I tell her with a smile, which she returns but a little weak, nevertheless, a smile.
Taking her in my arms, I hug her tightly while whispering in her ear,
“You will do great up there, don’t be nervous, we will be there with you, nothing will go wrong, I promise. Just think, in an hour we will all be back at home, sitting on the porch with smiles on our faces. You and Julian will finally have what you have always wanted and deserve, each other.” I tell her whist passing her the dagger cautiously, so that prying eyes will not see me doing so.
“I want you to have your Julian,” She whispers back.
“I already do, I found him.”
Pulling away from her, Den is behind me in an instant, and his arms wrapping around me and he kisses the side of my neck and whispers in my hair.
“I’m him.”
“She is mine!” Ruk warns with a feral growl.
“Stop it now! No cave man shit! I fucking mean it! This is too important. Den stop growling!”
“Zara’s right, let’s take our seats,” Sallack orders, whilst looking between Ruk and Den.
“Den?” Dallah asks shyly.
Dens arms fall away as he steps up to Dallah with a worried look.
“You ok babe?”
“Den, will you walk me down?” She asks him, nodding her head behind her, indicating where the ceremony will take place.
“Oh babe, come here,” He tells her as he takes her in his arms and lifts her from the ground in a hug, “You know that when you guys have a baby, its gotta be named after me,” He tells Dallah cheekily.
“What if it’s a girl?” Julian asks winking at Dallah, making her snort a laugh.
“Yeah, same go’s”
“You can’t call a baby girl Den!” I tell him with a laugh.
“Yeah you can! Ours will be named after me too,” He taunts.
“Den! Stop it!” I scold him in annoyance. He is purposely trying to upset Ruk, which is pissing me off to no end.
“The amount of woman you slept with means there will be hundreds of little Den’s around!” Ruk tells him with a smirk.
“Right lets go then shall we?” I ask everyone.
“Yeah when you tell me that our first born will be Den junior?” He asks me with a smile.
“Den seriously, your being a dick again. I don’t mean to judge, but Ruk’s right, you probably do have a baby, or babies out there already. So leave it out Den, I’m not in the mood for this shit,” I tell him a little annoyed.
“I'll show you all, I’ll show you that I am and will be the one for you Zara” He tells us with his head held high.
“God damn it Den,” I say through my teeth, “It’s not like that anymore, please let’s just drop this,” I ask in a plea.
“Why because you decided that you want Ruk?” He asks in a raised voice and his temper showing.
“She said drop it!” Ruk tells him.
“You aren’t good enough for her!” He spits back.
“And you are,” Ruk laughs, “You sleep with every woman that will have you, because you love Zara! That is your idea of love. She doesn’t need you Den, you will break her, she doesn’t need that,” Ruk tells him in a calm tone.
“Stop! Now! Den, Julian, Parrise, go with Dallah, the rest of us will surround Zara,” Sallack tells us with authority.
Chapter Twenty
Watching the chairs being filled with Richard’s allies, I feel my nerves kicking up a notch.
To my sides there is Ruk and Theo, in the row in front of us are Mickey and Angus, and behind us are, Dom and Sallack. I feel as if I am in protective bubble, which I am really, but deep down I know that anything can happen to anyone of us.
“It should start in a few minutes now Zara,” Sallack tells me as he leans forward and whispers to me.
“Ok, thanks Sallack,” I tell him and my voice betrays me completely.
“Nothing will happen to you,” He whispers again.
Turning in my seat to face him, I nearly bump heads with him as we are only an inch apart.
“I’m not scared for myself Sallack, I worry for all of you,” I tell him as a light frown appears on my face.
“I know. We will all be home together tonight, got it,” He asks with a smile.
“Got it,” I tell him back.
Before I turn back in my seat, he kisses my forehead.
Everyone goes still and quiet as Dallah makes her way past us with Den on her arm, they look so wonderful, if only this was a bonding of true love, it would be magical.
When Dallah is in position, Richard walks to meet her. He is by himself, which isn’t surprising in the slightest, I couldn’t imagine anyone wanting to stand with him.
Richard has on a grey suit and crisp white shirt with a red tie, he is a very handsome man, it’s just a shame he is so vile with it.
Richard steps up to Dallah with a smirk playing on his lips, and Dallah rolls her eyes at him, typical of both of them.
They are asked to take one another’s hands by the man that is performing the bonding, and as soon as their hands touch, I close my eyes at put everything I have into speaking the words. I will feel the words in my heart as well as speak them; I know that if I give myself to the spell, the spell will give me its everything.
“Wehles nakra dioraka montas slyta missacla touchel deobla.....Take my soul, take it all, everything I am I will give to you for the spell to come true.
The man that you seek is evil and cruel; he stands strong, he stands powerful and ever so tall.
Find the man I seek and twist in his heart, take in the power the darkness of it all.
Make him weak; make him fragile, so he will fall.
Find his heart and circle it blue, let the dagger do what it must do.
When the blade hits, the power will go, leaving a shell of the man that stands tall.
Take his power in the blade and hold it tight, for never should it be out of sight.
The Charmer has asked and pleaded with god; seek in my heart the truth that it holds.
The fire, the flame the spirit of charm, take the words, accept the task, for this is the one.
When I open my eyes, I instantly look to my left where Ruk sits. He smiles at me with a sparkle in his eye, which I return before I take his hand in mine, making him grin widely.
Looking back to Dallah and Richard, I nearly choke when I see the blue flame that is entwined around Richard's chest.
“Dallah it’s done,” I tell her telepathically, and in a sympathetic tone.
I know he deserves this for all the wrong he has done in his life, but it is still a life.
“Are you sure, I don’t see the flame?” she asks me sounding panicked, but keeping her stance cool and controlled.
“It's there, I promise. If you don’t want to do this Dallah, I will do it for you.”
I mean it to, I hate the thought of it, but if she wanted me to do it, I would, I would do anything to keep her from feeling the way she is right now.
“No sweetie, tell the Brothers’ to prepare.”
“Did you get that Ruk?” I ask him telepathically, as he and Dallah can communicate telepathically.
“Yeah, I have told them already. Dallah, keep calm, relaxed, do us proud,” He tells her in a fighting spirit.
My body tightens as I sit waiting for the battle to commence, and I hold onto Ruk’s hand for dear life. I feel safe sitting beside him, I know that he will take care of me, but the thought of losing him is terrifying. I want to take care of him in return.
In a quick but steady motion, we all see Dallah thrusting the blade into Richard hear
t. Every man and woman sit in shock as we see Richard fall to his knees then to the floor. It is so quiet that you can hear the trees gently swaying in the midnight breeze, and the echoes of grass hoppers, it is extremely eerie.
Dallah takes a step back from Richard and into the arms of Julian as he has joined her on the platform. This is when everyone stands to their feet in shock, but no one moves, well except for her mother. Her mother storms up to Dallah, slap her across the face and bends down to Richard.
“What have you done? How?!” She screams at Dallah in frustration.
The Brothers’ huddle around me as I make my way to Dallah in a hurry, knowing that she needs me with her. I can feel how frightened she is, not that she will show it, as she stands with her head held high, the dagger still in hand.
As we step up to Dallah and the Brothers’ surround her for safety, I look deep into her eyes while I push my love on to her.
“This is your doing! What have you made her do?” Her mother screams at me from beside Richard's body. Now that I have gotten close to him, I can see that he still breathes, he is still alive!
“This was my doing, no one else made me do anything. He deserves to die!” Dallah screams at her.
As they shout at each other, Richard and I lock eyes, and in his eyes, I see something different, I see him as himself, before the power and darkness took him.
“Zara, come to me?” Richard asks gently through gritted teeth, as he lays in a pool of his own blood, and his hands holding his chest.
Without thinking it through, I get down on my knees to face him, but I am soon grabbed by Ruk and lifted to my feet.
“Ruk, I need to hear what he has to say, please,” I plead with him, showing him that I am fearless of Richard.
Ruk shakes his head angrily and places me back on my feet. This is when all hell breaks loose, shouting, roaring, people throwing magic, throwing fists, and shifting into wolves. I take this time to get to my knees once again, to face Richard, to hear what he has to say.
“The Little Charmer, I was killed by the powers of a pure soul, perfection in its own right,” He tells me with a rough laugh.
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