Forever Alone... Or Not

Chapter 17

3rd Person

Hearing his beaten mate say his name caused pain to go through Nicco's entire body. His face scrunched, and his jaw fell, and his eyes were wide. He struggled with the chains that tied his hands behind him. Bethany was in quite the same position, but her face was contorted in anger.

"Unbind them all, we aren't animals." The mother stated and Micheal scoffed. His head flicked to the side as he tried to get his bloody, crusted bangs out of his eyes.

Nicco was unchained first. He pushed away from the sibling that unlocked his chains, then the one that was about to lay their hands on Micheal. While sliding against the floor on his knees, he encased Micheal in a hug. He hissed the other away, who in turn hissed back, but dismissed himself anyway.

"Calm down Nicco. We didn't intend to hurt your pet, but he proved himself to be troublesome. Killed Andrew, almost killed Bill and Jordan. Feisty little human, quite the fighter." Camilla analyzed. The members of the family, even the father, seemed surprised.

"Are we sure he's human?" The mother asked.

"Yes. I mean smell that blood, AB negative. No shifters or even witches have ever had such blood. And, Valeria would be able to sense if he could use magic. He's just a regular human." Colt cut in, looking at the sister he mentioned. Who in turn nodded.

"He has no magic, so not a witch or a mage. No alternative form, so that crosses off shifters. He's human." Valeria concluded with a shrug.

While the others talked with an analytical tone, Nicco and Bethany helped their partners. They untied the ropes on their hands and feet, kissed their foreheads, then started to wipe away the crusted blood that stained their skin.

"I'm so, so, so sorry, Micheal." He pleaded, continuing on, and on. Comforting the human as much as he could.

"Stop coddling me, who are these people?" He pushed away from the concerned man. "They fucking kidnaped me! And hurt Sariha! What the fuck are we still doing here? Let's get the fuck out of here!"

"Yeah, I don't think so." The mother commented. "Nicco and Bethany, your consorts will stay with us for the next week."

"Consorts? You think I'm a fucking whore or something?" Micheal stood, challenging his future mother-in-law. Who wore a snarl.

"Learn your place human. It won't do you any good challenging me, human." She seethed.

"Why does everyone keep calling me a human?" Micheal exclaimed. His arms raise to exaggerate his point. He challenged the whole lot of them with a glance. Nicco grabbed around his waist with one arm and turned him away from his family.

"Thanks to you fuckers, my boyfriend is bloody and confused. Now you're forcing two humans to stay with you and your unrestrained blood-sucking minions."

"Blood-sucking? What the fuck kind of cannibalistic shit is going on here?" Micheal asked from behind his boyfriend.

"Micheal zip it!" Sariha said, leaning into the arms of her lover. Her eyes held a warning and begrudgingly Micheal obeyed.

"At least someone can control your pet Nicco." Colt hopped in from the edge of the room. Leaning into the red leather couch like a stoner. "If he speaks out again, I suggest teaching him a lesson."

"Shut the fuck up!" Nicco and Sariha jinxed themselves.

"Hey, let's all calm down. Mother, what use is it keeping them here? You have never shown interest in our personal lives before. Why now?" Bethany asked, the restrained, intelligent one of the group.