“How the fuck would you know?”
“I was there.” He murmurs, I see everything, I have eyes everywhere. Nothing gets by me.” He announces, as he makes his way over to Jacin. “You want to know who you are mated to? Who you let fuck you, claim you?” He asks me as my eyes trace his movements. “Why don’t I just show you.” He says as he reaches Jacin and smacks him on his face.
“You still here, Jace. You gonna put on a show for your mate and you better make it good. Or you will hear her scream.” Lucifer says and turns to look at one of his lackeys.
“Lee, bring me my knife.” Lucifer says and a man leaves the crowd and moves over to the table on the one side of the room. He lifts a mean looking knife and makes his way to Lucifer and hands it too him.
“Don’t you fucking dare!” I screech out. I rattle my chains; the tip of the call sits on my tongue as he raises the knife to Jacin’s chest.
“Don’t worry love, this won’t injure him permanently.” Lucifer says and drags the knife down Jacin’s body opening this chest down the middle. Lucifer drops the knife and plunges his one hand through Jacin’s chest, and I hear Jacin let out a moan, but nothing more.
Their eyes are locked together. Having a silent war with their eyes. Lucifer tilts his head as he studies Jacin and then turns to look at me.
“Do you even know what his name is?” Lucifer asks me.
I scoff out. “Of course, I do, it’s Jacin.”
“Jacin who?” He drawls out
Now I don’t know from the way Lucifer asks me, if my answer is correct.
“Not so confident, now are you?” He smirks at me. “I’ll give you and hint. It’s not Jacin Lawson.” He says and twists his fist inside Jacin’s chest and Jacin lets out another moan and his body starts to shake.
I can see the strain on Jacin’s face and tears form in my eyes which threaten to break free.
“Please, please stop.” I beg.
Lucifer looks back at me and smiles. “Not until you see, sweetheart.” And he twists his fist again.
“Jace my friend, do you think I should tell her. You think I should spill your secrets? Do you think she will stay after she knows who you really are?” Lucifer taunts Jacin and Jacin does nothing in return. His eyes are locked with mine, the strain in his face is evident.
“Natalie, darling.” Lucifer calls out, but I ignore him. My eyes don’t want to leave Jacin’s. Tears threaten to fall as he continues to take the punishment Lucifer is dishing out. “Natalie, darling. The man you call mate, his real name is Jacin, so at least he didn’t lie about that. But it’s not Lawson. Its Jacin Danté.”
And the tears fall. They break free of their prison.
“I take it you heard of the Prophecy of Danté.” Lucifer asks as he twists his fist again. “I’ll give you one guess which family it’s named after.” Lucifer says and I don’t bother to answer him. My tears fall freely.
Even in my state. I do the maths. I put the dots together, before Lucifer continues.
Danté is associated with hell and the many realms it supposedly has.
“It doesn’t change a thing.” I finally say out to Lucifer. My eyes haven’t left Jacin’s. The strain is getting worse, I watch Jacin’s body struggle with the need to hang on. He is moments away from giving in.
“No? “Lucifer asks me. “Well then, what do you think of this.” He says as he twists one final time and Jacin’s body erupts.
I scream.
Air leaves my lungs and I struggle to suck back more into my body. The men around us scramble to move away. Lucifer on the other hand, finally releases Jacin and takes a step back to view his work.
I don’t recognise Jacin. It’s not him that is hanging from the chains.
His beast.
His monster.
His darkness he hides so well.
His beast is unlike anything I have ever seen.
The body is now almost double in size. Strange markings are inked into his body instead of the tattoo’s I’m so used to seeing. Two sets of massive black wings extend from Jacin’s back. The wings feathers shine as they stretch out beside him. The tips of his wings have massive sharp tips, which scratch the back walls of the room. From his sides, another set of arms have come from him and are crossed over his body, covering the hole Lucifer made, but from here, I can see his skin stitching itself back together.
My eyes run over his body. I can’t believe my eyes. I knew there was a beast inside Jacin. But shit, I just thought it was a soul of a monster or something, not another entire being within Jacin. My eyes run back up his body, I don’t know what the strange markings say, but they burn bright against his skin, almost as if those marking are on fire.
My eyes finally make my way up to his. Deep, endless pits of darkness consume his eyes. It’s not only his eyes that are black, the skin around his eyes have bled to black. Making his eyes look massive. A set of fangs come from his upper lip. I’ve felt those fangs before. Many times, actually. But now seeing them. I know they are used for an entirely different reason.
“Meet your mate, darling, what do you think.” Lucifer asks me.
I try to speak. But it occurs to me my mouth was hanging open and my breaths that are coming from me are short and fast. I don’t break eye contact.
I can’t.
The beast before me is the most terrifying being I’ve ever laid eyes on.
“Jacin.” I whisper out in disbelief.
“No darling. That is not Jacin.” Lucifer says as he comes to stand before Jacin. “This right here, this is The King.” Lucifer says
“King of what?” I rasp out, my eyes not leaving Jacin’s inky depths. But before Lucifer can answer, Jacin lets out an earth-shattering growl.
“That’s it my friend call them.” Lucifer happily says, not at all worried about Jacin’s beast.
“King of what!” I shout out. Gaining Lucifer’s attention once more.
“Demons and the realm of the demons. Where the biggest, baddest motherfuckers roam, who prey on young girls, who destroy worlds for fun, who eat humans for breakfast. The demons that are the cause of so many nightmares, so many tales. And you know what?” He says.
I don’t answer.
“He is the worst motherfucker of them all.” Lucifer says.
Tears continue to fall. Jacin lets out another growl that vibrates the walls of the room. But it doesn’t change anything. More men run into the room but stop in their tracks as they take in Jacin’s form.
“Does it change anything now, darling. You want to rethink my offer of being at my side.” Lucifer says.
I pull my eyes away from Jacin and I take Lucifer in. Our eyes lock and a smile forms over his mouth. He thinks he got me.
Jacin growls again. My ear drums feel as if they are going to burst from the intensity. I smile. And the men that surround us fall to the floor covering their ears where blood is pouring out from them.
I continue to smile.
“You should have never touched what’s mine. I will rip you apart and feed your fucking filthy insides to whatever demon is willing to eat such trash.” I hiss out at him.
Lucifer’s face falls. He honestly thought he had me. Did he really think by showing me the beast beneath Jacin, that I would change my mind?
“You will regret it, darling.” Lucifer hisses back at me and turns to Jacin. “Call your hounds in Jacin. And we will make a trade.”
“Why would you want Jacin’s army here. They will rip you to pieces.” I shout out and Lucifer turns once more to look at me.
“They won’t touch me and for you, he will give up worlds.” Lucifer says. “You underestimate the bond of a mate, especially from a demons side. Its un-fucking-breakable.”
“Your plan is shit.” I simply state.
“Oh no darling. He will call his hounds in and a trade for you, he will give up control of them. And once he releases his control, they will be mine. I will have one of the strongest armies in all the realms. I will conquer wor
lds with his hounds, like his father before him, I will rule everything. All because his mate walked away from her protection, all because she is a naïve little brat. She will learn the consequences of her actions. Because he will give them up for you.” Lucifer explains and okay wow. Fair enough.
“So, call your hounds Jacin, give me control and I’ll release you and your mate. You have my word.” Lucifer shouts, Jacin doesn’t acknowledge him, his eyes are on me and I just shake my head at him.
And he returns his head shake to me.
“Call them in Jacin! Before I start removing your mates body parts one by one until you do.” Lucifer shouts this time.
The desperation in his voice makes me want to laugh.
“Call them!” He shouts as he starts to march in my direction.
Jacin looks defeated and then takes in a deep breath. He closes his eyes and his head falls back. Then nothing. His eyes flutter open and he looks as confused as Lucifer.
I giggle.
It echoes in the room and the men around me think I have lost it. Maybe I have. Maybe the craziness has finally won. Wouldn’t that just make life a whole lot easier.
“What the fuck is so funny woman?” Lucifer screams at me. He thinks his threats scare me. They don’t. The brotherhood has far more effective means than his.
“You want Jacin to call in his hounds. That’s what is so fucking funny.” I bite out to him. All laughter in my voice starts to fizzle out.
“I don’t think you understand. So, let me explain it too you again. Jacin will call his hounds, if not, you will die and when they do come, because he won’t let his mate die, he will hand over their charge to me. Because if he doesn’t-.”
“Wait let me guess, I die.” I interrupt his speech.
“Correct. Now Jacin, call them and hand them over.” Lucifer turns to Jacin. He looks utterly confused as to why his call is not working. I’m thankful now that Weyland took it away from him when he did. The gloss in his eyes says the drugs are winning. Whatever it is, whatever they inject him with, has taken its toll on him.
“You are a fucking idiot if you think that they will come when he calls for them.” I say to Lucifer, who turns to look at me, his eyes ablaze with craziness as he stalks closer to me. Jacin’s head flops back, from where he hangs, but I see the strain in his body as he forces his head forward, to watch me.
“He is king. He reigns and only he can call them to fight and only he can give me control of them.”
“Wrong.” I say to him.
“What the fuck are you on about bitch?” Lucifer shouts at me. “I want control, Jacin’s reign will come to an end and I will reign.”
“They won’t come when he calls, asshole.” I hiss out at him.
“What!” Lucifer screams again, he is losing his shit all over the place, while Jacin watches me closely.
I smile.
My eyes change colour to the enchantress inside me.
My body shakes as her power seeps from my pores, as her markings come forth on my body.
“What the fuck is going on!” Lucifer shouts out some more and looks to the men for answers. They just shake their heads. These fuckers don’t know what they have done. But I will now demonstrate to them what happens when they touch what’s mine.
“Jacin, call them in, last fucking chance before I start removing her body parts.” Lucifer shouts and all Jacin can do is shake his head. The drugs have really done a number on him.
“They won’t fucking come when he calls, asshole!” I hiss out at him again.
“Fucking lies. He clearly needs an incentive.” Lucifer screams and moves to the table to grip another knife off it.
“Call, motherfucker.” Lucifer shouts, the craziness has got him now. “Call them!” He shouts again and marches towards me with the knife in hand.
“They won’t come when he calls.” I scream this time. Jacin’s eyes lock with mine and I smile. “They come when I call.”
Chapter Twenty-Six
“Fight for what you want.”- Natalie
~Jacin~
The amount of drugs they gave me this time, takes its toll on my body. The poison runs through my body. Numbing me to my core. Numbing the power inside me. My beast growls at the uselessness of it all.
I feel the pull of my hounds now. They are coming. Natalie was able to call them. How? I’ve ignored their pleas. I couldn’t let them in. I couldn’t let them know where I was. I needed to find out who was after me.
I feel Weyland. I feel him like I feel Dax.
He is my brother by loyalty. He is my second in command and he is fucking furious at me.
I take in my mate, her form changes to the monster that hides beneath her surface. She is fucking beautiful. Her white eyes glow from within. Her language of her race moves across her skin, indicating her power and position of the enchanters. I should have known. The markings raise off her body as the shroud her in darkness. Her power zaps about the room, it caresses my body as it passes me and latches onto one of the men behind me.
His cries of pain echo in the room. Until the snap of his bones replace his cries and his body crumbles to the floor.
Absolutely fucking beautiful.
I can’t stop the hounds now from coming. Natalie has the call. I should have known Weyland would have taken it from me, since I wasn’t going to use it. But how did he give it to Natalie.
She shouldn’t have the power to do it, to call in the most powerful army in the underworld. She is my mate; my queen and she will reign beside me until the end of time, she is powerful beyond measure. But to call the hounds can only be done by my bloodline, or if I ever gave it up, but it would still run in my blood. Until the next heir was to take over.
That can mean only one thing. When the beast took control, he made her ours forever.
Holy fuck.
My heir.
~Natalie~
“What the fuck do you mean, they come when you call them. That is not possible.” Lucifer shouts at me again and starts to charge towards me. My power is released from my body and claims the lives of the men it encounters. But the more I take down the more come through the doors.
The ground beneath our feet starts to shake violently and splits open, a massive crack brings the heat of the earth from beneath us. Lucifer stops his attack and turns to watch the floor beneath his feet crack open.
The floor vibrates and is pulled apart by an unknown force.
“Not fucking possible.” He murmurs and turns to look at me. His eyes travel down my body, then turns abruptly to look at Jacin.
Weyland is the first out of the hole, followed by my five. Then the rest of the army calmly climbs from the floor. It’s an odd thing to witness. The calm actions.
More men scream as my magic takes hold of them, crushing them as it moves onto the next.
Lucifer darts to my side as more hounds climb from the hole.
“Lucifer.” Weyland says as he steps closer, taking in the room and the scene before him.
“Stay back. Weyland.” Lucifer shouts as he lifts the knife to my neck. “Hand over the call Natalie. Or your life will be forfeited.” Lucifer whispers into my ear but his eyes swing to Weyland as he moves slowly forward.
“Don’t try anything Weyland.” Lucifer shouts as he holds the knife he has in his hand under my chin.
“Don’t do anything rash, Lucifer.” Weyland warms him. “The consequences will be more than you can handle.”
“I want his call. Give it to me and then this will all be over.” He shouts again. My hands start to tingle, a silent reminder of what I’m capable of.
“You know that’s not possible.” Weyland says and steps closer to me. The hounds behind him pace restlessly as they take in the scene before them. Their eyes move over the men that are filling up the room, but they don’t seem bothered in the least.
“Then make her give it to me.” He shouts at Weyland, his grip becoming brutal on my neck as I hang from the chains.
“She do
es not hold that power, think reasonably now.” Weyland says to Lucifer who is getting more worked up as the seconds pass.
“Then make him give it to me, Weyland.” Lucifer shouts as he looks over to Jacin who is still in his beast form. “Make him give it to me, or she will die by my hand.”
“You could never control the army of the underworld Lucifer. It’s not just the call that controls us, it’s his power too.” Weyland says and takes another step closer to me, but Lucifer’s grip on me tightens and the knife digs into my skin. Jacin’s growl erupts around the room when he sees the first trickle of my blood fall from my neck.
“Easy now Lucifer. The drugs may incapacitate him for now. Don’t push it.” Weyland warns. His eyes start to glow as he to sees the blood run down my neck. But I’m no princess and I don’t need saving. I will save myself and burn this bastards body to ash before the night is over.
“I will slit the bitches throat if I don’t get what I came for.” Lucifer hisses out. I’ve had enough of being the pawn.
I throw my head back hard, it connects with Lucifer’s face, his nose breaking under the force. The knife that was in his hand clatters to the floor as he releases my body from his grip. I lift my one hand to the chains and pull my body up. My fingers connecting with my arm and my dagger comes forward.
One swipe and the metal chains break.
Another swipe and I fall to the floor and by the time I rise to stand, both of my daggers are in my hands. I turn to face Lucifer.
Then all hell breaks loose. Hounds erupt from the men’s bodies as they now take on the men that were with Lucifer. Howls erupt through the room. Echoing off the walls. The sounds of bone breaking, screams of pain fill the room as the hounds move through the enemy line.
One man gets in my way, I snap his neck with a thought. He crumbles to the ground. My magic seeps from my pores as I move through the men. Blood coats the floor. Bodies lay scattered around the room, some mangled and in pieces. Others just look as if they had their necks snapped.
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