How To Tame Monsters

Chapter 10: Recounting

A/N: I hope you all enjoy it!

Cody's Pov:

Two days ago

The sound of Auden in his wolf form whining in pain broke my heart but it also made me jealous. I mean at least he was able to do something. What could I do right now?

Go back in time and risk all our safety? Taste Auden's energy in an effort to lessen his pain by making him pass out.

I ran my fingers through Auden's neck fur as I whispered, willing the words to be true, "You'll be alright."

I knew that Roger would take the deal, he couldn't leave Auden in pain, right?

"No. You can't just leave you're our mate", Roger spat out the fact before adding, "And we need answers now"

"What?" Auden and I shouted in shock as we looked at the two not that far from us.

The Fae laughed dryly, "You are asking the wrong one for answers, Snowflake"

Roger hissed and opened his mouth wider, fangs extending, sharp and deadly. He lowered his head to the Fae's neck but he didn't bite him because the Fae spoke again.

"Go ahead and drink my poisoned blood. I don't think that will help your situation" The Fae glanced over at me and Auden, "Or you can let me go and we all go back licking our wounds"

My hand curled in Auden's fur as I yelled, "That's not good enough. You don't get to hurt me and my mates and just leave!"

"I didn't hurt you, beauty. And for the record, your beast attacked first. I was well within my right to defend myself", The Fae explained as Roger moved away from his neck while growling.

Looking down at Auden, I tried to think of what we could have done differently. I turn back time and let them know to avoid the blade, but who knows what other dangerous thing this Fae has in his satchel.

Turning back time over and over like that will definitely alert the people who are after June and me. I can't do that, or rather I shouldn't do that, but I want to.

"Fine, it's a deal. But this isn't over, you glittery bastard", I curled my lip as I glared at him.

The Fae looked up at Roger with an arched brow, waiting. Roger looked at me then Auden and he growled again.

"Are you not going to address the whole mate thing?", Roger asked as he lowered the blade to the Fae's throat.

"No." He answered simply.

"Why not?" Roger hissed as he lowered the blade further to the Fae's chest, over his heart.

"Because I don't know if it's true", The Fae sighed after he spoke.

Roger got off of the Fae and I tossed the satchel at them. My other hand scratched behind Auden's ear, trying to soothe him while he was in pain.

Roger opened the satchel, "Only take out the antidote"

The Fae reached inside pulling out a small vial and tossing it over his shoulder at me, "Fae don't break deals and they don't lie, my kind is physically incapable of such things. Goodbye for now Snowflake, Beauty and Beast"

The Fae snatched his satchel from Roger and then disappeared into thin air as if he was never there, to begin with. I bit the cork off the vial and cradled Auden's large wolf head in my lap so that his mouth was facing me.

Slowly I poured the glittering gold liquid into his mouth, watching him swallow it. I trailed my eyes down to the blood still seeping into his beautiful brown fur.