Chapter 88
Philip pov
The feeling of sparks along my lips pulled me from the dark. Pulling the sparks to me a feeling of need overcomes me. Then my senses come back. Who am I kissing? Sparks no. Pushing the body away, I see Artemis but it cant be. This is some kind of trick. I open my mouth to say something when I hear fighting. Looking back she seems okay here and the fighting is over there. I don’t want to leave her here but I can't take her with me. Turning and leaving without a word. After this, I will come back and take her to the pack house to tell Ty where to find her. That’s if she's smart and stays put.
Making it to a group of wolves I had once thought were friends now fighting with Apollo. Charging forward into the fight cutting my way through looking for Apollo and Jacob. And just like before I felt my body shifting from my wolf to human on its own. Fighting to stay in wolf I can't fight and fight the shift one or the other. Letting the shift happen I keep fighting the rogue who is still in wolf form. Looking around quickly I see all my men in human form fighting against a wolf. Just able to get under this wolf I rip its windpipe out of its neck. Spraying me with blood as the heavy beast drops on top of me. Pushing him off a small panic rises when I can't shift. Then out of nowhere, red eyes come alive in the trees. Swooping down upon us all. There are no wolves. Only red eyes everywhere. Flying above every wolf and witch in the clearing. Then in a flash, all the eyes aimed at us and come down on me and my men.
Screams of pain fill the air as my warriors and I were hit in the chest with red eyes. Just before everything went black I thought well I should have known it was a trap.
Blinking as I fight to take in air. My chest heaving in and out painfully. The air was heavy with iron rust and death. Looking around the clearing is a sea of red. Kneeling in front of me is Apollo clutching the headless torso of Jacob white. Every witch on the field dropped dead. The wolves all shaking their heads balking at the sight in front of them. A scream is heard above us. The kind of scream of defeat and pure rage. When Apollo looks up at me his eyes are no longer a dull gold but the same bright gold Artemis has. Standing slowly looking over at me “what happened where am I?” all the other wolves here in the clearing ask the same thing looking around confused.
Lavender and mist fill the field. “roses are red “ giggle Ambrose says as he walks out of the fog. Then claps his hands. All the witch's bodies sink to the ground. A wind smacks against me taking all the blood on the ground and off everyone is gone. Where? No clue. I’ll ask him about it later. “well now that is done I do believe you two have a lot to go over as young mister winters here just lost the alpha of alpha’s title to young master Philip. Come boys let's go chat shall we” both of us looked at the witch who was not what ten minutes ago talking like a toddler skipping around the blood-covered field like it's his birthday. Something is so off with him and I want to know what it is. But he's right we have a lot to talk about. Before I agree my stomach is gone with air. I need air. Gasping or trying to as I froze I can't move. Trying to scream. When the world goes black then bursts in color. Blinking at the sudden brightness I see the purple water green sky from when I rescued Artemis. This is Ambrose's place. “come fawn put the kettle on?” shaking my head at the crazy old man. “is that your mate witch?” biting my tongue back as Ambrose spins on us his eyes glowing orange in his anger “never speak of her in such a foul manner young man or it won't be young master Philip that is your problem do you understand?” Apollo's eyes grow wide and look to me for help I nod so he nods. With a huff, Ambrose is back to making tea.
“so you are no longer alpha of alphas and you are but that won't work for either of you will it?” thinking about it and he's right I don’t want to be the alpha of alpha’s I mean I have plans to leave the pack to Ty and leave so no I won't leave him a mess of a pack to fix too. So I nod. Taking Apollo by surprise. “look I never wanted to be alpha of alphas. Hell had it not been for Artemis being my mate and rejecting me we wouldn't even be in this mess.” “what? Mis found her mate when? Why are we fighting? Someone tell me what the hell is going on.” Apollo demands slamming his fist down on the table. A loud squawk caw and haw come from outside. When Apollo jumps I ask “would that be fawn?” having met her twin Fabel just recently myself. Ambrose just smiles and claps his hands.
“long story short my last year at the academy that's not an academy you gonna need to fix that. I bumped into Artemis and found she's my mate but she rejected me for Jacob white your mate. Or one of them. She ran away you and Jacob found your other mate and had a horrible mating ceremony. Jacob was going to horribly and violently take Artemis in front of the packs while you watched I saved her stole her away you and the witch and did something to gather the packs against me to get her back. So Jacob could mate and mark her. And that brings us to now”
“only Venus/Aphrodite winters have multiple mates and if you haven't noticed I am male and Apollo. So I can only have one mate and it’s female as I am straight. Nothing against same-sex mates but ya not for me.”
