Fangs and Cards

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Jacks POV

"Who's there!?"

Footsteps echoed in the semi empty room. They make it down to the dungeon.

My eyes are glowing and my wings are on full display.

"Sean its me! Its mary!" I drop my guard and run up to her.

"Mary!" I hug her and look at her.
"What are you doing down here!" She tells me she often comes down here. She looks at me and sees that I have the book. "Ah you found it! I came down here to get that. I was going to give it to you this morning at breakfast!" She smiles and then remembers something.

"I see you have found your mate. Which is my son mark. Please treat him well. His brothers where harsh on him."

The sound of the door slaming open and rushed footsteps coming down the stairs ruin our moment.

Again I am in a protective stance infront of mary.

A figure emerges from the stairway. "Ray? What are you doing home?"

"I was called here by dad. Saying he wanted to talk to me. But when I got here the guards started caseing me."

Mary walks in front of me, winkig as she passes me. "Let's go up stairs and find him then. Okay?"mary guides him upstairs.

After a few minutes I walk upstairs and see mark in the hallway. Closing the hidden room. I walk over towards him.

"Hey Mark whats up?" He turns towards me and grabs me by the shoulders. ,

"Where have you been! I have been looking for you for the last hour!" He starts leading me back to the room.

Somethings is off with mark. He's leading me away from the room. And he's acting weird.

I start looking around. We are heading deeper into the manor.

"Where are we gojng?" He says to the room.

"I know that ain't true because the room was closer to the throne room! So who are you and what do you want!" I yank my hand away from his. He tries to grab my arm again but i step back.

Think, think! Where are you right now?

An image flashes in my mind a painting that's open behind it.

I break free from his grip and start sprinting to the painting.

Once infront og the painting i try opening it. It wouldn't budge. I trh again and thankfully it opened. I clime inside the dark hole and shut the painting. I hear his foot steps run past then he contacts Ray.

"Boss I lost him. He knew the layout of the manor. I am sorr- what no! Not my wife!
I will find him and bring him to you sir!"

After he leaves I dig around for my phone and try calling mark.

"Hm? Jack? Is everything okay?"
I tell him what happened and he knows exactly where I am. "I will be there soon just stay put i will contact my father and get ray out of the house." I sigh and hang up the phone.

A few moments later I hear a knock at the door.

"Yes?" The painting opens to reviel mark.
He's sweaty.

I slowly get out of the hole and on the floor.

Mark picks me up and starts carrying me bridal style. "What happned? I thought you where in bed." I explain what happened and he is happy yet confused. I show him the book as he is walking.

Thomas POV

I called ray to hear his side of the story. He comes in smiling. "Mary showed me the way. So what did you want to talk about pops" I explain what mark and Jack had told me. Ray just smiles.

"That was a fun day. Even though I got hurt. But yes that all happened. And I used your men!"

This idiot! You give me no choice then. I am striping you of your title. You will no longer be in line for the throne. You are now disowned. The gaurds will guide you out.

I call my gaurds and hear ray answer his phone.

Great i am gojng to have to move the house again. I will tell Mark where I moved it to.

I walk to mark and Jacks room.

"Hey its me can I come in?" A muffled yea sounds through the door.

Mark is laying down and jack is on top of him, calming down.

"Mark I am going to move the manor again. And I think we need to move your ceremony closer. I disowned ray. He might try something again."

Mark nodded "I will pick a day and will message you it dad." I nod and look at Jack.

"Jack may i speak to you? Alone?" Jack gets off of mark and meets me in the hall.
"I knew your father. I knew you when you where little. Your father left me many things to give you but I am going tk give you two of them. One is a book. The other is a staff. He crafted these things for you knowing how much you loved writing and staffs."

Jack looks at the items then at me. He runs into me and hugs me.