Hybrid Love

Chapter 19

"Hurry up Chloe!" I yelled through the pack house as Scarlette passed out in my arms. I knew some shit like this would happen. This was all too much for her to take in at once. My heart was breaking for her. I felt her pain and anguish when she realized that her mother died to protect her. I will rip Malcom to shreds when I find him.

"Jax, is she alright?" Mitch asked me from my bedroom doorway as I lowered Scarlette onto our bed. "Does she look like she is?" I snapped at him as I covered her with our comforter. "You don't have to be a dick." Chloe told me as she walked into my bedroom carrying a tray of potions and herbs. I huffed and ran my hands through my hair and kept staring at Scarlette.

I felt helpless, useless, anything but how I normally feel. I hated this. If I could take her pain away, I would in an instant. I kneeled down beside my mate and took her left hand into both of my hands and kissed the top of it gently. "Stay strong my love. Everything will be alright." I quietly promised her.

Chloe began burning what looked like sage in our room and I crinkled my nose at the smell. "Really Chloe? Sage?" I asked her sarcastically. "No smartass, I mixed up lavender, chamomile, and valerian." She snapped at me as she walked around the room and waved the smoke around my room. Mitch snickered and shook his head at us, I couldn't help but to smile.

"Hopefully, she will inhale enough of this to allow her to remain calm enough to drink this when she wakes up." Chloe told us as she handed me a vial. I nodded at her. Chloe squeezed my shoulder and left the room with Mitch.

I watched Scarlette begin to stir and braced myself for any possible reaction she would have when she fully awoken. Her beautiful brown eyes fluttered open and she slowly turned her head to look at me. "Hi." She whispered with a small smile and tears in her eyes. "Hi baby." I whispered back to her and kissed the top of her hand again. I helped her sit upright and handed her the vial. "Here, drink this. Chloe made it for you." I told her as she took the vial.

I watched her skeptically sniff it and scrunch up her nose. Damn, that was cute. She drank it down all at once and cringed as she did. "That was terrible!" She gasped as she looked over to me. I couldn't help that I was cracking up. Her reaction was just so funny and adorable.

Scarlette looked at me and managed to crack a smile. Before long, she was laughing right along with me. Mitch and Chloe peeked their heads in my room and were looking at us as though we were crazy. Scarlette followed my eyes over them and waved them in. Chloe and Mitch looked at each other and shrugged. They both came into my room, Chloe joined Scarlette on our bed and engulfed her into a hug. Mitch came over and stood next to me.

"I'm sorry that I lost my shit you guys." Scarlette told us after Chloe released her from their hug. "Geez Scar, you don't have to apologize for that! You deserve to lose your shit, I mean you have every right to. That totally came out wrong at first." Chloe said and looked at Scarlette with a sheepish look.

Scarlette laughed and hugged Chloe again. I was just relieved that she was handling this better now. Scarlette turned her head and looked at me. "So we're some prophetic badass rulers?" She asked me. I glanced at Chloe, "What the hell did you put in that potion?" I asked her as I gestured towards my mate. Chloe shrugged and turned her attention back to Scarlette. "That you are." She told her.

I looked up to where Mitch was standing and shrugged too. "Just go with it man, that's what I do." I just shook my head at all of them. "Let's go get something to eat so we can recharge and come up with a plan." I suggested. Scarlette practically jumped off of our bed at the mention of food, I chuckled and stood up too.

The four of us settled into a booth at a local diner. We read our menus, I picked a double cheeseburger and fries, Scarlette ordered salsbury steak and mashed potatoes, Chloe ordered a club sandwich and fries, and Mitch ordered a dozen hot wings. The waitress walked away to put in our orders as we sipped our drinks.

"So now that we are all on the same page, what now?" Scarlette asked us. We all sat quietly for a moment before Mitch answered her question. "We need to find out where Malcom is." Scarlette slowly nodded her head while looking down at the table. I wrapped my arm around her and kissed the side of her head."Then what?" She asked, looking up at each of us. "We capture him, either lock him up or..." I began explaining but stopped myself from finishing my sentence. I could feel my mate's apprehension start to creep up.

"Kill him." She whispered and her eyes darted back down to the table. I tugged her into my side and leaned my head down on top of hers. "I swear to you Scarlette, that I will not let anything happen to you." I told her. I could feel her nod her head. "I know." She whispered back to me.

Our food was served to us shortly after that and we all dug in. Scarlette didn't eat as much as I knew that she could, but I was relieved that she ate at all after that conversation. We finished our meals, paid our bill and headed home. Even though Chloe has an apartment, she lives with us and uses her apartment for her witchcraft.  

When we got home, Scarlette was exhausted and headed to bed. Honestly, after the past few days that we've had, we were all tired. Chloe and Mitch said good night and went to bed right after Scarlette did. I locked up for the night and quietly went into my bedroom. Scarlette was already snuggled in our bed and I watched her for a minute or two before taking off my clothes and crawling into bed beside her. I pulled her little body into mine and I heard her sigh in content. I smiled and closed my eyes and fell right to sleep.