Chapter Twenty-Eight: Mate to the Rescue

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Hudson:

Watching her at the party shattered me, her arms clutching her ribs. Grappy sulked next to her, his boyfriend attempting to comfort him. He didn't know how to share her just yet, the two of them wearing matching black dress shirts and gray trousers. Glancing back over at Evie, the dress fit her perfectly. Long black silk sleeves covered her stitches, the dress floating away from her bump. A black lace collar lining the sweetheart neckline, the bell sleeves covering her bruised hand. Refusing to look at me, silent tears of pain streamed down her cheeks. Her body couldn't really move, her lips pressed into a thin line. Selena and James sat in front of everybody, Evie struggling to stand, she limped towards the house. Rushing to her side, my arm wrapped around her waist. Shoving my arm off of her waist, everyone watched in disbelief.


"I had loads of fun." She chirped cheerfully, fooling everyone but me. "I am a little tired from carrying a pup." Swaying slightly, my strong arms caught her. Her body went limp in my arms the moment we crossed the threshold, her ribs moving around with every single touch of my hands. Shuddering with disgust, I chose to ignore it as I unzipped her dress. Horror widened my eyes, smooth stitches covered her arms and back. Guilt darkened my eyes, her bruised hand taunting me. Why did I have to be so jealous all of the time!


"I am sor-" I began to apologize, her hand grabbing mine. The touch felt cold, distant as far as she ever has been. Her next words shook me to my core, the iciness in her voice frightening me. Leaning against the headboard, breathing was proving difficult for her.


"I need you to leave me alone." She barked venomously, my wolf begging for her wolf to forgive me. "You hurt me and you couldn't stop. People are just annoying the shit out of me today. GO!" An invisible force knocked me back, Latia rushing in. Fright paled her face, a bunch of crashes echoed around our bedroom. Trying to break the door down, her magic prevented me from opening the door. The door swung open and she was gone. Only a black scale remained, the two of us looking confused. Grappy rushed back upstairs, his magic still glitching. Horror widened his eyes, the scale glistening on his fingers. The look on his face warned me of an enemy much stronger than us, my fingers drumming on the bed.


"We need to summon Gabrielle since my magic is out of whack. One of the most powerful demons just kidnapped her. What he does makes most serial killers look like kittens." He cursed severely, dialing a number into his phone. A flurry of white feathers flooded the room, Gabrielle standing in front of us. His white armor shimmered in the light, his hands touching Grappy's wings. A golden light blinded us, the light dying down. A fully healed Grappy stood in front of us, a grumpy Gabrielle tapping his foot impatiently.


"What do you need me for? I just healed you, so you c-" He began to criticize, Grappy pressing the scale onto his finger. The frightened expression on Gabrielle's face scared the shit out of me, nervous laughter escaping my lips.

"She is in real trouble and can't even fend for herself. Her ribs are shattered, and I am so scared for my friend." Grappy pleaded desperately, twiddling his thumbs. "Please help me and I will conclude that you are the better fighter or whatever." Chuckling to himself, a proud grin softened his stern face for just a moment. Ruffling the top of Grappy's head, he snapped his fingers. A white circle spun underneath us, strange symbols glowing on my walls, his gloved hands touching our shoulders.


"You have grown so much. I am proud of you brother. I will always be there to help you." He promised warmly, the room spinning around us. "You are officially an angel in my eyes. Let's go smoke a demon. Hudson, you will just grab her once you see her. Find the white circle, and wait by it. We can handle the fight, just protect her from all of the level demons that he will send after you two. Here is an ancient demon's blade." Pressing a black iron blade into my palm, salt charms danced around the worn brown leather hilt. Snapping his fingers one more time, snow crunched underneath my boots. Placing a warm black winter coat over my shoulders, Grappy shot me a thumbs up. An ice castle loomed in the distance, her screams echoing in the air. Several black shadow demons scurried on the ground, strange symbols glowing on my sword. All of them charged us, Grappy and Gabrielle brandishing their blades. The two of them mouthed silent words, black flames danced with white flames. Feeling useless, the two of them cut all but one down with ease. The biggest one charged at me, the branches creaking as I leapt into the trees. The demon chased after me, black lightning bouncing off of the blade. My whole body ached, the lightning burning my skin with every touch, a simple silver blade swung down towards me. Blocking the attack just in time, sparks danced aimlessly. The force of his blow knocked me to the ground, leaping to my feet. Swinging the blade towards the neck of the shadow demon, a crackling noise made me look straight ahead. Childlike wonder brightened my eyes, his head rolling to my feet. Yes! I did it!

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