Have you ever asked someone what love is? - Azriel x OC

Part 16

But nothing came.

Power coursed around us and I lowered my hands to see Rhys, pools of magic swirling around him as he scowled at the creature Azriel loomed over, seething in rage with shadows swirling around him, a few of them making their way back to my side but not touching me.

"Shit Al" Cassian cursed as he hurried over, red siphons stirring on his shoulders. "hell of a beating you took"

"you should see the other guy" I grunted as he helped ease me to my feet, keeping his arm around me.

"yeah.." he trailed off looking at the bodies littered on the floor around us.

"Alex!" Feyre sprinted over, placing her hands on my shoulder in worry, eyes tracking each injury "we need to get you to Madja"

"Did you see Cas inside?" I asked more importantly, and she nodded, soothing my anxiety as the creature began screaming. Azriel's wings flared as he dug his knife through it until it silenced.

We all looked up at the wards Rhys was fixing, magic oozing out of him like it was easy. Thank god.

"Where's Madja" Azriel demanded, nostrils flaring as he studied me.

"She's on her way" Rhys answered for him, eyes flicking to me in concern. "how you feeling?"

"what'd you think?" I rose an eyebrow, small smile on my lips and he rolled his eyes.

"I liked you better when you didn't have an attitude"

"Stick it High Lord, all went out the window when you saw me drunk" I sighed, leaning heavily on Cassian. "Trust you lot to leave the fighting to the women"

"you seem to have handled it pretty well between the two of you" Cassian commented, kicking one of the bodies at our feet.

Azriel paced over, Feyre running off to find Madja.

"We need to put pressure on your leg" my love crouched in front of me, removing his blood-stained shirt and cutting it into a strip. "Deep breath Al"

We met eyes and I knew he also remembered the last time he told me to take a deep breath, his gaze darkening and I felt arousal swell in me.

"Can you two focus for two seconds" Cassian smirked although concern sat in his eyes. "Try to stop her bleeding out before you fuck, yeah?" the hand he had wrapped around my waist tightened "maybe I could join you this time"

Azriel growled, siphons stirring with rage as his wings flared. Cassian chuckled and Az's eyes met mine again.

"this is going to hurt" I nodded, bracing myself as he tied the material around the puncture wounds. It hurt, but I could handle it.

"Allie!" my head snapped up at Cas's voice, eyes widening as I looked down at myself. Literally covered in blood, although not my own, mostly.

"Az"

"I've got him" Cassian offered and Azriel put his arms around me as Cassian caught the child sprinting towards us. "hey buddy! You're extra lively today!"

"Wanna see Allie" he squirmed in the Illyrians arms and Cassian coaxed him with one of his siphons, shooting me a reassuring wink before going over towards Rhys.

"He's in safe hands" Az soothed, bringing me over to sit on a barrel, crouching so my leg could rest on his knee.

"thanks honey" I smiled at him, his eyes following the movement of my lips and a deep sigh escaped from him.

"Cauldron I missed you"

"I've got her!" Feyre's voice called, Madja right behind her, healing bag in hand.

"here come the cavalry" he joked to me and I chuckled.

"Gods girl what have you gotten yourself into?" Madja muttered as she studied me, pulling tonics out of her bag and pushing them at me. It took stitches, 3 different brews and a healing cream before Madja gave me the okay. It would take a few days for the wounds to clear entirely, but until then I could function as normal, if not slightly more carefully.

"I need a shower" I complained, and Az laughed into my hair.

"First thing when we get back, I'll get you cleaned up" he promised, keeping his arm wrapped around me as we walked towards the house where the others had gone whilst I got sorted.

"you think you can keep Cas distracted long enough for me to get changed?"

"I think I can make something work" the familiar feeling of the shadows curled around my good leg and I brushed my hand through them with a content sigh.