Blood Ties

17

Dark delights
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Cadence
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"Did Erisa let you know?" Cadence asked, leaning the corner of her swelling head onto the icy window. It subsided the rising pain.

She couldn't say she regretted it. In the blinding moment, she did, knowing her human skin, easy to cut and gash could never go up against a wolf in sheep's clothing. But when she made him bleed, it made her stupid actions worth it.

Her lips painted into a smile against the glass.

Accalia dribbled her fingers along the buttons of Lycus's car again, tilting her head in concern of what would turn the air conditioner down and what would put the heater on.

"She was frantic, Cadence. It scared her ..."

Cadence angled away from the window with a coldness piercing through her and it wasn't because of the air conditioner. She reached for her back pocket and then slammed her hands onto her thighs with a yell.

"I left my phone back at Frankie's!"

"It's okay, just use my phone to message her. I got one when me and Lycus were on the road. I want all of us to keep in contact." Accalia assured and gave her the device from the console.

Accalia didn't have a password, not even a wallpaper and it was simple to navigate through her very short list of contacts.

"You don't even have a heart next to Lycus's name? Not even a nickname?" Cadence muttered with a short-lived laugh.

Accalia's lip twitched and she whacked her hand at Cadence's legs that were reaching up to the dashboard. "Don't you dare, get your feet off that dashboard. What have I told you?"

Cadence rolled her eyes with a curled lip.

Accalia: Erisa it's Cadence I'm using Accalia's phone. Wanted to let you know that I'm alright and I got away from the freak.

A ding chimed through and Erisa's name popped up.

Erisa: Holy shit Cadence. I got so scared. I thought the worst. What happened? And your phone is here I'll try and bring it by when I can. Is he still alive?

Accalia: sadly. He took me to Kara Forest and wanted to apologise but Accalia and Lycus found me with Alexene. Stay where you are. When I can I'll come by and get my stuff. Sorry for freaking you out.

Erisa: I thought the absolute worst. I'll have nightmares over this.

Cadence bit the inside of her cheek, breathing through her teeth at how she could respond to something like that. Erisa had been prone to nightmares for years, the strangest of things could set her off and her dreams could be lost in the shadows.

Accalia: do you need me to come over?

Erisa: It's fine. I'm fine and I'm glad you are too. It's not the first time I've had to deal with nightmares and it won't be the last. I'll talk to you soon Larren. X

Accalia: Night Jaeger.

"Thanks for letting me use your phone," Cadence said and placed it back in the console.

"I'm so sorry, Cadence," Accalia mumbled and took a right, leading into the Fenris territory. "I shouldn't have pitied him. I could have lost you, again, because of him. I thought he was going to kill you tonight. He should be back in that coffin. If it protects all of us and even himself, it should happen."

Cadence hadn't the faintest clue on how that would happen. Gabriel wanted him here as did Alexene — his loyalist companions. Gabriel would go against Lycus, he would fight for their younger brother and there was no telling of who's blood would be shed.