Chapter 127
Killian''s point of view
I stirred on the bed, inhaling deeply. I was forced to push my eyes open as the sweet scent of my mate
invaded my nostrils and heightened my senses.
I moaned into the softest brown hair that tickled my face. I had to choke back augh at the ravenous
woman beside me and the manner in which her long natural curls were scattered on the bed. She was
sleeping next to me, with a hand of hers on my chest, and her head next to mine. She was beautiful.
I couldn''t help but take a few moments to relish the sweet feeling of having my mate back again in my
arms. I took my sweet time scanning her wless figure. Her perfect thick brows, her rosy cheeks, and
her irresistible lips. I fought the urge to kiss her awake, she was sleeping peacefully and the dark
circles around the skin of her eyes told me she hadn''t been resting well.
She was still naked on the bed, with only the silk sheets, covering the lower half of her body while her
exposed sight was making me hard already.
I closed my eyes, remembering the blissful moment not too long ago. I smiled at the way her body
recognized and reacted to my touch and kisses, her sweet moans, and the manner in which her lips
took my name out. I loved it. I wanted to experience it all again. It was a feeling that would never grow
old, and I was incapable of having enough of her. Never.
I inhaled deeply, pulling my eyes open at the sound of She''s spiked heartbeat. Her heart was
pounding hard, sting in my ears. She was still sleeping, but the peacefulness that once covered her
features was gone. Her face looked like she was having a terrible nightmare, one that frightened her.
"She," I reached out to her, trying to pull her awake. But she wasn''t waking up. Her body was
vibrating intensely. I tried to get her awake but she wasn''t responding, suddenly the dim torches
glowing in the room began to burn out of control. The mes near the window torched the draperies
and a bigger fire broke out.
Something was wrong with her. Whatever dream she was having was intensifying her emotions and
was causing this. I held her in my arms, as her hold on me tightened. She''s ws extended, digging
deep into my skin. I could feel crimson fluid rush down my body. But I didn''t mind, my priority was to
pull her awake.
I connected to her through our mate bond. "She, pull out of this," I whispered through the mind link,
also connecting to Adie, her wolf. "Wake up She," I shook her gently, and her longshes pushed
apart. She''s eyes were glowing bright blue before their glow died and it became its electric tender
blue, and her ws retracted.
I sighed in relief, I didn''t even realize I had held my breath. She''s blue eyes erged as she
frantically scanned the chamber and the fire that had almost consumed the corners, journeying to us.
She pulled apart from me, muttering a short chant, and in an instant, the fire in the chamber died off.
Her affrighted blue eyes fell on her nails which were covered in my blood. Her heart rate spiked even
more.
"It''s alright," I spoke through the mind link, trying to calm her down.
She''s eyes welled up with tears. "I am sorry, Killian. I am sorry. I didn''t mean to hurt you—" she
rushed on.
I pulled her in my arms, trying to soothe her. "Shh, She don''t," I didn''t like to see her cry, much less
because of something like this. But something was wrong. Her emotions were unsteady and all I could
feel from her was fear and panic. I didn''t know what had her like this but I knew a simple bad dream
was incapable of terrifying my mate.
I waited till she had calmed down a little, her hands were around my neck and her face was buried in
the crook of my neck.
"Love, tell me what happened. What dream did you have?" I asked her, and she pulled back to stare
into my eyes.
I could see the tears that attempted to gather again, but she fought them off. "Oh Killian, I don''t want to
talk about it, please don''t make me remember it," she said as a lone tear escaped her eyes.
"Shh, don''t cry. Just forget about it. It''s just a dream," I said, brushing away the tears that stained her
cheeks with my padded thumb. "You are fine here,"
We remained fixed on the bed for a second, and She stayed a few more minutes in my arms.
"I''m d you are back," I whispered to her, sweeping back the natural curls of her soft hair.
She held onto me tighter, inhaling my scent. "Me too,"
After a while, she pulled out of my arms and fixed the burnt mess in the chamber, returning it to its
previous state. We got dressed and I pulled out the brooch I had taken from Thea''s chamber as well as
her strand of hair.
"What''s that?" She asked as I ced the items on the table, moving to her side to help her tie the
ropes of her dress.
"Something that could help me get answers," I replied, getting down to help her with her boots.
"Is that why you were in Thea''s chamber earlier, did you get that from her?" She asked without showing
any anger in her voice and gaze.
I nodded. "I want to find out something about Thea," I told her.
She''s eyes remained fixed on me as she pulled her lips to say something but a knock came at the
door.
I pulled it open to find Mason standing there. "I couldn''t connect with you, it''s time for the meeting," he
uttered, shifting his gaze past me to She.
His eyes widened a little bit, before lowering his head to her.
I moved back to She. "I have a meeting now. Get some rest, and I will see you soon," I kissed her,
shoved the items on the table into my pocket, exiting my chamber with Mason.
He informed me the warriors had gathered at the court already. I had asked them to. I was going to
discuss the pack''s strategy and defenses should Lucius n to attack. I got word that he was sighted
in the West. He had many allies there, so I knew he was gathering enforcement to make an attack, and
the pack needed to be ready when that happened. I had to protect She.
I told Mason I''d meet him in the Court, u had to see Valerie briefly. I stopped by Valerie''s spell room and
knocked on her door. She opened it right away, offering me in.
"Did you manage to find anything?" She asked as we walked to the wooden table in the room which
had several objects and witch''s journals on it. It seemed like she was in the middle of something.
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"I don''t know if this would work but it''s Thea''s, and looked uniquely old. Like an antique," I showed her
Thea''s brooch, handing it to her. "And a strand of her hair," I also handed it over to her.
Valerie scrutinized the brooch, carefully.
"Would it work?" I asked, folding my arms.
"It just might. But we''ll have to wait and find out," came her voice as she stalked to the far end of the
room, securely cing Thea''s brooch and a strand of her hair.
"How long would itst," I asked her.
"An hour at most if the spell works, but if it doesn''t work then the brooch you brought isn''t really hers,"
Valerie said, and I swallowed some air.
"I really hope it works," I said. I went through a lot to get that. And besides, I was eager to get rid of this
feeling in my chest, about Thea.
"Why the sudden interest in wanting to know about Thea?" Valerie''s purple eyes were on me as she
asked, pulling out a journal from her wooden shelf.
"As I said, I just realized that there''s a lot about that woman that I don''t know. I just want to be sure
Valerie," I replied and she nodded.
"I never liked her, nor trusted her either. So I guess it won''t hurt to know about her," she voiced,
sighing. "I will get on the spell now. Hopefully, we will be able to find out about her ancestry, precisely
her parents''. With that, we can find out more about wherever she came from,"
"Thank you," I smiled, "I will leave you to it," I told her before exiting her spell room to allow her to work
her magic.
I headed for my office. I couldn''t wait. I prayed to the goddess, and Valerie can find out something
about Thea.