"What?"Aaron asks.
"What?"Elias asks.
"What?"Sophie asks.
"I'm sorry, what did you say?" I ask Klaus, but he looks star struck. He walks over to Quin, and grabs her hand. She shivers a bit at the contact. She looks so surprised...I think she stopped breathing.
"We are mates." Klaus says and he is beaming. He looks so happy and Quin's eyes light up. She jumps into his arms and he just holds onto her.
"I think we should give them a moment..." Elias says to the rest of the group. We walk out and Ares immediately turns to me.
"What was that...why did you wonder off?" He looks upset. Uhmm, excuse me. I just got punched in the face and kidnapped. He is not allowed to be upset.
"I got punched in the nose...and you're angry at me!?" I say, but I realize that he was probably worried. He pulls me aside away from the group and speaks in a quiet voice.
"Look, I'm sorry. I'm not angry at you, I just thought something horrible happened and I panicked." He apologizes.
Aw, now I feel bad.
He pulls me in for a hug, and he is so warm and comforting. He kisses my forehead.
"I'm sorry aswell. I didn't mean to wonder off from the group...she grabbed me and brought me here. She says she has something to tell me about Demetrius." I say, remembering she had something important to say before we were interrupted. Why does she know about Demetrius...
"What is it?" He asks, tensing up.
"I don't know, you guys came in before she could tell me." Ares holds my face and kisses me. It's slow but he puts his worry and anger into it. I tilt my head and he touches his tongue with mine. The kiss is getting sloppy and he starts kissing my jaw. He trails kisses from my jaw down to my neck and he sucks on the skin there.
He kisses the spot just between my jaw and neck and I gasp because of how sensitive it is. That is where he is supposed to mark me.
"I want to mark you..." he breathes out, and I tense up. That is huge step, I'm not ready.
We just gave in to each other. I feel like it's happening to fast and if we rush it will ruin things. He steps back and looks at my face.
"I know it's not time yet. I understand you aren't comfortable. We'll wait." He kisses my nose and holds my hand. He walks us back to the group and I try and act like we weren't just making out. I pull my jacket up so they cant see my neck, and I stare at my feet.
"Are they done in there...it's been a while." Aaron asks curiously. "They're mates...you know how possessive new mates are." Sophie tells Aaron. He holds her waist and pulls her in. She blushes and gives him a kiss on the cheek.
Klaus and Quin walk out and stand with the group. They look all giddy from finding each other. "Okay so about Demetrius..."
"He has reached out to one of the witch covens to locate you. He is planning on using your family's pack to take you back to Estiel..."she explains.
"How do you know all of this?" I ask...hoping she isn't trying to fool me so she can take me back.
"I am part of the top guard of Estiel...these plans were discussed with me in the room." She says, but how...I havent seen her in years. If she were apart of such a high rank I would've known.
"How are you apart of the top guard? You haven't been back in years. You left us with no explanation. " There's a slight snappyness to my voice. She just left us for years and all of a sudden is back and she is apart of the top guard.
We made promises as children to never leave each other...and I know those were children's promises, but it still hurt. Elijah was devastated, too young to understand why our dear friend left us. It's the loneliness, i can't...
I can't do it...
It conditions your mind into never seeking help. Never talking to anyone about your problems. Having awful thoughts that convince you that you aren't good enough because if you were...someone would care.
"I only came back when you left. I was sent away to the Mysten Kingdom years ago. I was forced to leave...it happend so quick, I didn't have time to explain." She tells me with regret clear on her face.
Well, that explains that. I'm kinda still in an upset mood, though. Not directly at her...just the circumstances.
"What coven of witches did he seek out?" Elias asks, breaking some of the tension.
"The Elvira coven..."
Ares tenses up. Something is wrong...he storms out of the room with anger radiating off of him. I turn to the group with a questioning face...but then I go after him.
"What's wrong?" I ask walking over to Ares. He is pacing and cursing under his breath. There's history with the coven...but what is it.
"That's the coven..."he struggles to get out. He looks like he is spiralling. I slowly approach him and raise both my hand to his face. I am hoping the mate bond will provide some sort of comfort...but I don't think it will be strong enough because we haven't marked each other or mated. He stops and calms down when his eyes land on my face.
"That's the coven that killed my parents." He says softly. I tense up, I didn't expect such a bad history between them. My heart breaks for Ares. That's why he is one of the youngest Alphas in the realm...his parents were taken too soon.
I hug him and gently run my hand down his back, trying to offer my silent support.
Where do we go from here...
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Author's Note:
A little bit of Ares past explained.
Quin has finally joined the story...
What could happen next??
P.S thank you so much for 100 reads.
xo,
R.K 🤍
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Nightfall
FantastikScarlett Moskovitz, a nineteen-year-old that has worked herself to the bone, trying to make her parents proud. After her brother Elijah's death...a part of her died along with him. She is trying to find herself again...while running for her life. Sh...
