Chapter 126


    Skr


    “Arachne?” I echo as I study therge spider. She is unrealistically huge, and I shudder. “Do you think


    we stand a chance against her?”


    “We? Lucas snorts. “I’m not bringing you with me-what kind of mate would I be if I risked your life


    fighting that thing?!”


    Abruptly. Lucas veers off course, trying to take us away from the impending battle. But I’m not having


    any of that. My fingers clutch tighter at his scales.


    “You don’t get to make that choice for me,” I snap, my eyes never leaving the grotesque form of


    Arachne. “Besides, my abilities are needed here!”


    ‘Not anymore. Lucas argues, and I groan when he begins tond in a clearing in the woods.


    “No, get back up there!” I spank him on the scales, but I doubt he can even feel it.


    shake


    Instead, Lucasnds and tries to me off his back like a dog that has just taken a bath.


    “Lucas!” I yell, gripping his scales tighter. “I’m no damsel in distress! I can fight my own battles.”


    He is unyielding, relentlessly shaking his body, trying to dislodge me. But my grip is stronger than he


    anticipates, and though I’m thrown about wildly, I remain on his back.


    Suddenly, the pping of demon wings echoes from above us, and a torrent of fire rains down. Lucas


    jumps away just time, but the burning mes melt the edges of one of his wings.


    “We are sitting ducks down here!” I shout over the howls of the battling demons above us. “We need to


    get back up there!”


    But Lucas is stubborn. He continues trying to shake me off, whipping his tail around and arching his


    back, but I refuse to let go. I know that if we stay on the ground, we’re doomed. And our only chance


    for survival is fighting together.


    Finally, after what seems like an eternity, Lucas turns his head to re at me. ‘Why are you so


    stubborn? Why won’t you let me protect you?!’


    “Because we are mates and should protect each other!” I shout back at him, my gaze never wavering


    from his. “We’re partners and we’re in this together, remember?”


    Lucas snorts, smoke curling into the air from his nostrils. I can tell he’s not happy with my decision, but


    he has no choice but to respect


    it.


    ‘Fine,’ he concedes finally, his voice a resigned sigh in my mind. But if you get hurt…”


    “I won’t,” I boldly interrupt, injecting as much confidence into my voice as I can muster.


    With a huff, Lucas flexes his wings and takes off again, soaring higher and higher until we’re back


    amongst the chaos in the sky.


    e, I prepare myself for the battle ahead My heart pounds against my chest like a drum as I take in


    . She’s even bigger than I imagined up close, and herughter shakes me to the core.


    e can beat her?” I repeat my earlier question, causing Lucas to sigh.


    11:29 Fri, May


    Chapter 126


    “I don’t know, Skr. That’s why I didn’t want you on the battlefield.”


    “I will be a bigger help here than at home,” I mutter.


    “Really?”


    “Uh-huh.”


    “And which one of your abilities would help us defeat a gigantic man-eating spiderdy?”


    49%


    I shrug one I feel his eye on me. “I mean, I could open a portal to let our pack members be transported


    here quickly, but I don’t know…you acted as if my abilities might not be needed,” I add, knowing it will


    piss him off.


    Lucas bristles at my words, a growl rumbling in his chest. ‘Skr I’m just worried about you, he says,


    exasperation clear in


    his voice.


    “I know,” I say gently, trying to soothe him despite my own nervousness. “But this is where I need to be,Exclusive ? material by N?(/v)elDrama.Org.


    Lucas. As your mate and as a member of the pack. I have a role to y.”


    A heavy silence settles between us before he finally sighs. ‘Alright, Skr. What’s the n?”


    7167


    The sound of defeat in his voice makes me smile; he knows he can’t do this without me. I feel more


    confident than ever.


    I start exining quickly, trying to cover all bases. “First, I will open the portal for our pack members to


    join us Second, while


    you


    distract Arachne, some of us will attack her from behind. You can inform the pack of our brilliant n


    through the mind-link.


    As I ry my n to Lucas, he listens quietly without interrupting me. His eyes remain fixed on


    Arachne, calcting the dangerous situation we are in.


    And if anything goes wrong? Lucas questions, his voice low and tense in


    my mind.


    “Then we improvise,” I answer firmly. “That’s all we can do.”


    Lucas snorts at my response, but I can feel a sense of respect emanating from him. “Alright, he


    responds simply, readying himself for the battle ahead.


    Gathering my strength, I begin to form arge portal beside us. A swirling vortex appears, and I can tell


    Lucas is speaking to his back through the mind-link


    It doesn’t take long until werewolves begin pouring through the portal, ready to fight alongside us.


    There is just one problem.


    “She’s seen us,” Lucas warns.


    Arachne’s head swivels, eight soulless eyes locking onto the portal and the flood of werewolves


    emerging from it. Her ous form casts an imposing shadow over us, making the impending battle feel all


    the more terrifying.


    ange of ns,” I say quickly, my mind racing to adapt. We attack now!


    a growl that echoes through the skies, Lucas surges forward, a beam of fire bursting forth from his


    jaws. It sears wards Arachne, illuminating her grotesque features in its harsh light.


    Distracted by Luc*s’s fiery onught, Arachne fails to notice as a group of our bravest warriors breaks


    away from the pack


    Fri, May