MATES AND WAR

"Who is that Lycan demon to you?"

It was the question she avoided, the question she still tried to avoid answering but now with all eyes on her she knew she can't lie forever. Lydia sent her an encouraging look but Mel still felt defeated. She had her brothers along with Xander staring at her in question the tension was thick.

She released a deep breath and with a heavy heart she spoke her words slowly.

"Igaro is my... Molly?"

Everybody blinked at her unsurely before looking at her point of direction to the blonde hair with hazel eyes. Mel walked out of their circle towards her confusion at how dirty she looked and tired.

"Oh thank goodness I found you guys. Listen there is no time....."

"What is she doing here Cole?"

She cut her off to face Cole who was trying to reach her while still looking pale.

"Err Melissa em! You see em Molly kinda found out about us"

The anger was quick to appear as she turned it towards her brother.

"You knew about this and didn't tell me"

"Hey I just found out okay and I would have told you if Martin wasn't a bitch at interfering"

By that time Cole had since sent Martins out now he stood in front of them taking the wrath of their anger. He tried once more to explain himself.

"Listen it wasn't Martin's fault okay. Things just got out of hand okay

All attention was on them their anger was burning up like the forth of June no one could calm them except Davis.

"Melissa, Micage, please take this conversation to your study right now"

The tone of his voice brought some sense back into them. Mel grabbed Molly's arm pulling her with her into the nearest room they could find, the others followed by except Lydia who agreed to stay and confront the guests.

"Okay now someone please explain to me how Molly knows about us and what she's doing here?"

Melissa ordered. Standing beside Molly with her arms crossed and eyes pinned at Cole and Cage. Cage had his eyes on Molly and that left Cole.

"Well you see em Gabriela Naaman em she almost attacked Molly"

"We don't have time for this.... Short story form my best friend tried to kill me out of spite and jealousy okay now can we move on to the issue at hand, Emi..."

Once again she was ignored.

"Where is she now?",

It was Cage who demanded this, his aggressiveness and possessive nature concluded the others about the truth.

"Chill Cage, she's locked up back home but the thing here is that Gabriela is Matins mate"

"Oh really? Now she's his mate what happened to before"

Cage taunts, sharing pissed off gaze with Cole.

Who knew there would be more drama in the story. Molly had long since become red in anger.

"Will you guys just shut the fuck up and listen to me"

She had enough as she yelled finally getting their attention.

She suddenly felt nervous being the center of all the predators but her news was more important than her fear.

"Molly you don't know what you are getting into, let us settle this and send you back. It's dangerous here"

Mel tried in a softer tone to make her understand but Molly wasn't having any of that.

"So is it back home. We can fucking talk about that later what am here for is to inform you that a guy named lord Erasmus kidnapped Emily last night and is heading down here with an army"

Everybody froze.

"What??"

Davis yelled, marching to her front , putting his arms around her shoulder.

"Err! Yeah I saw them after Emily came to me, Emily hid me but I was still able to hear their plan perfectly well"

"Go back to the beginning child"

His hold on her shoulder was starting to become uncomfortable.

"Cole had me on house arrest ever since I found out about the existence of wolves, when all of the sudden Emily came barging in saying that the guards posted outside to protect me were done for it and we needed to hide. I was able to hide but not her, they caught her and that lord Erasmus dude said he would use her as bait against a guy named Davis to find a woman named Ivory"

All wolves growled in annoyance. Davis was already heading towards the door before they even let out the growl.

"Uncle! Uncle wait you can't just go like that we need a plan",

Luckily Mel was quick to notice and she had to take a double look at the horror written boldly on his face.

"She's right"

Devaro agreed from his side on one of the chairs before turning his gaze back to Molly.

"When was this?"

"Yesterday. I was able to escape and head straight here even though I knew I will be walking into a lion den or rather a wolf's den. What are you guys? Especially you Melissa? Are you all really some bedtime story werewolf?

They kept quiet as she continued on.

"And you Mr am a bigheadshot protector who don't give a shit. Why did you lie to me, Cole already gave me his reason but not your"

Now wasn't the time especially when Igaro barge in to speak.

"My king, Titan just informed me that an army is fast approaching the castle from the east west"

That was when the panic started.

"We have to get everybody to safety"

Devaro rose, taking their safety unto his arms and heading towards Igaro, he stopped short to added in.

"This meeting is far from concluded".

He didn't need to say it twice they all knew it. He left with Igaro to get the rest of the hybrids. Davis went ahead, now calmed but in need of doing something. That left Mel, Cage, Molly, Cole and Xander.

"Molly, go find Vera and stay with her"

Cage eyes found her, looking worried as he ordered her to find safety. She was the only human amongst a sea of wolves and Magicals, her safety was more than necessary.

"Excuse me!! I can take care if myself"

She tried to defend herself not wanting to be a nuisance when she already was.

He growled, the veins painted his face as his eyes glowed brighter almost silver. Molly took a step back.

"Just do it, I'll explain everything to you later. Lets go Cole"

They marched towards the door , Cole had his hand around Molly. He was to drop her off with Vera before joining Cage. Before they reached the door, Xander came to stand beside Cage. His eyes regarding him and Mel hoping his plan would get across and work.

"Why don't we let them come to us instead of heading out. We have enough warriors here to fight and those lycan demons we brought"

"Great idea Xander but the thing is those lycan demons are unstable and if Erasmus is heading here I fear they might not be any help to us".

Mel tried to explain how they weren't able to find out how Alovia created the demons or if Erasmus would have the same powers he had over the other Lycan demons.

"Then its a risk we should take, lets go"

Cage walked out looking more than ready to protect his family and end the evil.

"Adrian already confirmed on all the weapons"

Mel nodded at Xan before also walking out together.

They all left the room heading out to another commotion in the hall.

"What is going on princess Melissa? Why are your pets armed?"

A Magical lord approaches them with a concern look in his eyes

She scowled but ignored the question to face the other leaders in the hall.

"Now is the time to prove that your alliance with us is not just words spoken for pleasure. We are about to be attack and I need every wolf fighting along side".

A chorus of growls resounded they didn't have another minute to spare before a crash resounded everywhere breaking glasses and fulling the room in black smoke.

"Missed me? Brat!!",

Saraphina snarled from the entrance her dark gaze found and locked with Melissa's amber ones.

Mel smirked,

"Not as much as my claws did, Saffie"

She growled charging forward. They engage once again in a battle of dance, dodging and hitting. Devaro noticed a figure lazing on the throne while the fight took place between demons and wolves. Knowing who it was he headed there, claws ready to kill.

"Am hurt that I wasn't invited to the party, huh Devaro?"

He appeared a goblet in his hand drinking it while speaking to Devaro as though they were old friends.

"Am sorry for hurting your feelings but I already thought you knew you were on the blank list"

Devaro snarled, more angry at the fact he laid on the seat and looked so calm.

"Ouch! Now am really hurt"

He faked his look of pain lacing his other hand on his chest, his smile brought shivers. Devaro took a step forward but stopped when Davis stood in front of him with his hand that held a swird glowing.

"Demon!!! Where is my mate?!"

Erasmus smile dully at them not affected by the threat they held.

"Safe for now, but she will be with you if you tell me what I want to hear"

The where about of Ivory's dead body. He planed to destroy her before she revive.

"Never"

"Oh well I tried"

He shrugged, not taking off the smirk on his face.

"Get out of here Erasmus or meet your doom"

Devaro tried to get his attention so Davis could strike him, but the demon was smarter, he didn't move from his seat and still had the look that he knew something they didn't.

"Ohhh scary..... Not.... Tell you what I'll get out of your hair after I get what I want"

His smile brought in another crash from the side wall, creating a hole big enough for the Lycan demons from Valsher to join the fight.

"Ah right on time"

Erasmus crackled. rising from the seat without any word , he raised a ball of black energy in the air before throwing it at the lycan demons. Their aura was black with a thin thread of golden line from the twins roar now that golden line was destroyed making their aura pure black again. Erasmus had control over them once again.

"As much as I would love to stay and party but am afraid I have a date to prepare for"

His confidence was unyielding as his move his gaze back to Devaro and Davis.

"If you hurt Emily or lay one finger on my mate..."

Davis voice filled with hatred as he glared at the demon.

"Hush now mage, I promise not to lay a hand on her..... But I can't say Saffie would"

He laughed, Davis sent a blast from his hand towards him but he disepicate it.

"Tell you what, you have till the red moon to provide Ivory into my hands or Emily goes"

With that he disappeared along with the Lycan demons and Saraphina. Cage made his way towards Davis who fell on his kneels gazing into space. He rested his hand on his shoulder trying to give him strength.

"Don't worry uncle we will get her back"

He promised trying hard to hide his own despair that the mother he once knew was gone and in the arms of the devil.

The party ended shortly after the attack, the loss of the Lycan demons was a great disadvantage making finding Ivory more insistent. Davis was back in Devaro's study looking at the map and casting spells to open the location to Isha but to no avail. The breeze that filled the room was what notified him of another presence.

"I promised her that once this was all over I'd be with her forever and now..... I don't think it will ever be possible".

The pain, the heartbreak, the longing, the sorrows.

"Do you know how angry Emily will be if she heard you talk like that"

      Micage walts into Devaro's study, a place where him or Davis would be found. Today Micage found him slump over a desk staring at a picture in his hand with emotions he never showed frequently.

Micage was the only one available to calm him since they both share the loss.

"Mm! Of course"

No argument could denial the fact.

Davis took a straight posture, tucking the picture he was gazing at inside his pants, he gave Cage an explicable look that meant he was ready to face the world.

"I think I might know where Ivory's body was kept. We don't have much time left"

He walked pass him, heading to the door only to stop once Cage spoke.

"I wouldn't blame you, you know"

He faced him. Cage continued unrelentingly

"I wouldn't blame you if you betrayed us and save Emily"

His honesty was evidence. Davis knew the twins were always finding ways to repay him back but he just couldn't accept. His loyalty to Ivory extended to them.

"I made a promise to your mother and I intend to keep it"

And he meant it, even Cage knew this.

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