Chapter 86
Slowly opened my eyes the light blinding me before I shut them again. It was then I heard my father's voice. “ash baby talks to me.” I can hear the worry. I am about to answer when I feel a pain in my shoulder. A burning screaming out in pain. I can hear the panic of my fathers as I scream. What was that? Opening my eyes. I see both my fathers standing over me with the queen aunt Bronwyn, Sharon, and aunt Bridget. All with looks of you have a lot to explain. It was then I noticed the mark on my dad's chest. Where his green lake pack mark was is no longer there now was what looked like an ice wolf howling at the moon. Looking over I see my dad's mark on his shoulder is the same. Confused but then I remembered the pain I just felt. Then I saw the lake.
Stumbling up I make my way to the frozen surface. Placing my hand on it I can feel everything. The water welcomed me back. I can feel the pulsing of Rhett's fire along with the anger from deep under the frozen part of the lake. Tears streamed down my face. Sparks explode on my shoulder jumping back in shock. There standing looking all sorts of ashamed guilty and worried was chad. Something about him is different than before. The haunted look in his eyes leaves me worrying for him. It wasn’t until I saw Kalaban that my fear and sadness wash over me. Remembering what he said the last time I saw him I start to shoot away. Kalaban drops to his knees. “oh Ashley my dear please forgive me. The things I said to you.” the tears in his eyes and the flex of his hands tell me he's being honest about everything. Flinging myself to him he wraps me in his arms. Both of us ugly crying leaving the rest of the group lost.
“I don’t know if I should be upset about you throwing yourself at another man or not. But I don’t feel a threat. It's odd. I know I don’t have a right and I hope we can talk but um can you tell me what the hell?” chad says with a confused look on his face. I didn’t need to answer because Kalaban was fast to do so. “of course, you feel no threat child. This is the daughter of my only sister. She is my blood even if I have no right to be called such.” looking me in the eyes as he says the last. Getting gasps from all around. “I see we have a lot to go over but I am tired right now can we talk later maybe after I get a good nap.” before anyone can answer Kalaban's eyes start to glow. And his hand comes to my stomach. “when? How long? How? Who?” he demands stopping everyone from moving. Aunt Bronwyn already had given the witches and elementals leave. His words brought it all back. Spinning to the lake I just stare at it dropping again to my knees. Laying my hands on the lake just to feel his life through the water. Tears well up in my eyes as I stare at the middle of the lake. “talk to me little one.” Kalaban says as he knees by me. In just over a whisper I cry “Rhett” pulling me to a hug again he whispers “mate?” with a nod he holds me tight. Placing his hand on mine closing his eyes. Shooting open just as fast. “he’s? how? Do you know what to do?” he stammers the rest of the crowd lost.
“no, but maybe if there was a way to reach the fae king Rowland he could maybe you know between Sy, sura, and Yinny they might have an answer. I wish Mia was here she was so much help.” “Who?” chad demanded. Kalaban answered for me “Mia is the the the daughter of the dragon lord Nido of the fire dragons. Sister to the once future and well if this is right the future dragon lord. But how little one?” he asks “mate” is all I needed to say. But that one word had chad stammering “no I am your mate what I can feel is still. I won't lose you. I need you.” he all but cries out. Hiccuping as I ugly cry my hand still splayed out on the frozen glass-like surface. “oh child do you know nothing of the fae? Of course not how silly of me your kind has not seen a fae in a while. My family as you may have noticed with my daughter have two mates. Ashley is of course fae blood. So she has two mates. Now is that like my parents where they are all mated or are they like my daughter where she's mated to two but her males are only mated to her?” shaking my head I know the answer Rhett already told me? “I don’t feel a bond with anyone else,” he says with a slight sneer.
“one easy way to find out come here, boy,” Kalaban demands. The whole while keeping his arm around me for comfort. When chad didn’t move Kalaban's eyes started to glow the same sapphire as his mother's. Causing a small giggle at it. When he looked back at me “you have Yinny's eyes your mother is pretty amazing and feisty.” I chuckle. He nods as chad comes forward. Kalaban grabs his arm yanking him down. Placing his hand on the surface of the lake. The second his hand touched the surface he gasps out his eyes shooting to mine. No words no thoughts. He just pulled me to him holding me and linking our hands as he presses them to the surface of the lake. “how?” it was all he needed to say. “the witch said she would leave her notes with alpha Adam to pass down through the stone alphas for me. He promised to keep looking into this for when I needed it. It.
A loud growl leaves my fathers throat as a tiny white with a fire red tail comes flying from the woods straight at me. One look and I was up stumbling running to the little firefox.
“MIA HOW?” I demand as she leaps at me hugging her to me she links. “spell stuck been in hibernation spell until we in same time again.” the rest of my group is staring at this odd creature. But for me for now she is all I have of Rhett. My stomach turned “yes you as well.” I think to my stomach.
