A Leader Must Rise - Old Version

Chapter 66

Okay, it took me a little longer than I anticipated but here it is. Hope you like it. Leave comments of what you think. 😉

Photo: Shikari eyes.

Chase

Luckily, she hasn't kill anyone...yet. It's been a few hours since my mate went mental. Andrew had to knock her unconscious; she refused to listen to any of us. What was worse still, she didn't lash out to harm us exactly, but to push us away. I think what terrified us most was her usual blazing golden eyes turned into a fiery chasm. There was no end to the red depth of her irises. The only thing that told us she didn't go rogue was the black ring around the edges. "Chase, try and get some sleep," Andrew said. I turned to look at him.

He looked terrible. He really didn't have time to comprehend one of his best friends was sold by the very man suppose to protect him and guide his team when Aria went mental. After he gave a firm punch to Aria's forehead, he broke down with the rest of his team. Livy felt the worst, despite everyone saying it wasn't her fault, she still felt she should have said something sooner. "How can I? Drew, what the fuck happened? One moment, Drake and I were working on keeping her calm, to keep her level headed and she was, right up until that phone call. Have you ever seen her react like that?" I asked.

"Never," he replied as he sat on the edge of the bed, placing his hand on Aria's hand. I had pulled one of the chairs close to bed to keep an eye on her. "Never." "She was...she was...there is no other word for it, demonic. She was acting almost like a demon," I said. "I know, and that is what worries me," Andrew said. "Is there any demon mates in your family?" I asked and he shook his head. "Not that I could tell, even when we met our ancestors in heaven. We all know demons have the same eyes, just a different shades of red," he replied.

"Have you ever killed one?" I asked. "Haven't even seen one, let alone kill one. All we seen of demons is the surveillance photos, but even those are out dated," he said. "This is insane," I muttered. The door opened and Drake walked in. "Any change?" He asked. Both Drew and I shook our heads. He sighed and sat on my side of the bed, shuffling over to be as close to Ari as possible. He smoothed my mates hair and sighed again. "This is ridiculous," he muttered. "I was outside as they talked, but it was easy to tell the others are scared now. Luckily, none of the pack know what happened, but they'll notice their behaviour sooner or later." "Fan-fucking-tastic," Andrew grumbled.

"On top everything else," I whispered. "Ari found out something else from Elder Suzanne as well, but she never got to tell us before..." Drew couldn't bring himself to say it. Drake and I eyed each other worried. What the fuck do we do after this? "We're both thinking it, but do we have an answer?" Drake said. "Thinking what?" Drew asked. "What do we do when Ari wakes?" Drake explained. "We're gonna have to try and keep everybody calm, starting with the alphas," I said. "Oh, yeah. That'll be easy," Drake sarcastically remarked. "One doesn't care about her mate, another tries kill me more times in the past three days than anyone else has in the last nine months combined and one is who is a complete maniac." "And Theo?" I said with a smirk. "He's the only sane one out of the lot," Drake muttered.

"Aw, Drake. I'm touched," Theo said as he entered. "How is she?" "The same," Andrew replied. "Can I help in anyway?" He asked. I gestured to the other chair and he pulled it over. Once he was comfortable next to me, Drake started talking. "We were just figuring out to best handle the situation once Ari wakes, or yet, before she wakes. How scared are they?" I turned to face Theo at Drake's question. "Terrified, but they don't show it. Even Aditi is cautious now, and I understand she has been here the longest," Theo replied and Andrew nodded. "You don't seem spoked," I pointed out and Theo sighed.

"I know a few half blood demons and one full blood, all sane enough for a creature of sin. All have the same reaction to lesser news," Theo replied. "That's good news at least," Drake muttered. "A full blood?" Andrew asked. "The only demons strong enough to be on earth are the angels that fell with Lucifer, ranked the Fallen, and maybe one or two ranks below them but the rest stay in Hell. Who I have is an full blooded demon, a shikari he calls himself," Theo said. "Shikari? As in hunter?" I asked. "Since when do you know Persian or Urdu?" Andrew asked. "I took Persian when I was doing my alpha training, didn't get far with it," I explained.