Chapter 92
Three days later there are several fae gathered along the shoreline of the lake. Myself standing in the center with chad. King Rowland believes that being both mated to Rhett will help us pull him from the bottom of the lake. A witch standing between every fae. The wolves behind them. Taking a deep breath Mia starts by cutting her palm and letting three drops hit the water's edge. Every witch cut trier palms dropping four drops of blood on the water's surface. The fae sliced the palm of the fae to their left letting ten drops it the surface. King Rowland and the fae queens look across the pond to queen aria, king Damien and king Brendon who nod and slice their palms at the same time letting the royal's blood drop to the surface. Then Sharon Neeiles Kalaban and Ren standing at the four points slice their palms with special blades to keep their wounds open. All the blood starts gathering sliding over the frozen surface to chad and I. once the blood creates the dragon lord symbol around us we cut out our palms clasping hands mixing our blood to drop on the center of the lake.
The full moon hit its apex at the same time our first drop of combined blood hit the lake. A bright light flashed over the lake. Shining bright at our feet slowly spreading out. “okay Ashley when I say dump your home water in the center okay?” Neeiles asks nodding I look into chads eyes praying to the goddess this works.
“now”
Popping the lid I turn the bottle over sending my silent prayer to Sinnann as the water hits the surface. Nothing happened. I wanted to cry or scream or something. Closing my eyes to gather my thoughts when the ground is taken out from under me. Sinking under the water I start to struggle when I remember what Sinnann taught me. Closing my eyes sucking in holding my breath counting to ten as I sink. Opening my eyes again the light around me slowly leaves as I drift down. My limbs were now heavy as I fall. Darkness closes in on me as I land on a hard surface. Looking to my right I see is black onyx stone. Cold to the touch I can see around us is frozen in time the fish not moving from the last flick of a fin. The cold stone feels welcoming as I look down. Blind I reach out and touch the surface a shiver runs down my back as I feel scales. Running my hand over the cool stone of my mate I feel a sense of peace and home. I feel a tug trying to pull me back up. Refusing to leave Rhett down here I grab on holding tight if he's down here so am I.
The hard I held on the hard the pull was. I could no longer stay awake as the pulling has worn me out I lose consciousness for how long? Long enough to be pulled back out of the lake. Coughing as I come to chad kneeling by me in the center of the lake. A force field around us keeps everyone out when a loud crack breaks the silence echoing out. The lake started to shift causing chad to fall next to me. Grabbing me his eyes wide in fear. When the lake explodes throwing us into the woods. Landing on the ground hard taking the air from my lungs. Then blacking out when chad landed on me.
The roaring coming from the lake brought me back. I know that sound. The louder it gets the tangerine it sounds. I can hear Mia yelling. Without thought, I shoved chad off me stumbling to get up and back to the lake tripping several times on the way. Come to a stop at the edge of the lake now thawed. Looking like the lake I grew up around. Looking around I see a giant black soaking wet dragon. Golden green eyes seeing without sight. Rushing I rip my shirt back letting my wings free. Jumping I throw myself across the lake as fast as I can. Stopping just in front of him. He goes to snap at me when I grab the sides of his long snout. His eyes shifted several times then a wave of something hit me throwing me back as memories flood me. He was awake the whole time watching frozen in place. The pain I felt from him watching everything. And I mean everything, not just this timeline the one prior, and the one that could have been the seen it all. Diving down and heading straight to me I see him getting smaller shifting. Dropping to me as I let the darkness take me over.
Sparks all around me. Snuggling into them when I hear the deep rumble of Rhett's laughter and Chad's whisper. Opening my eyes we are in my room Rhett on one side chad on the other. The smiles on both their faces tell me they had a long talk while I was out. “little wolf” Rhett breathes out placing his palm on my cheek when his nose flares and he rolls over me shoving his nose to my stomach. Then up to my eyes again “when? Mine? Two? How? “ I don’t know if he's asking or just rambling so I stay quiet when the door bursts open “to answer I would say her heat yes yours stupid again I smelled two as well be looking for a second nest stone. And if you need to be told how you got her pregnant maybe they need a new mate.” Mia spits out as she sets a large tray on a table full of food. “I know Ashley needs to eat but I am gonna guess it's been about two hundred years since you ate last. I know when I woke up I was starving. But finding Ashley was first then I found Kalaban.” she sighs and giggles. Young love. I giggle to myself like I am all that old hell Mia is over 200 years older than me.
“well looks like the next step will be to find a nest stone and infuse them with hellfire. Learning to summon it was so dumb now I will apologize to the witch.” “the witch from 200 years ago?” I asked cocking my brow at him when he just shrugs “she has blood does she not?”
“hate to burst bubbles but what about the witch in the cave?” chad asks.
“leave her”
