Chapter Seventeen

*What are we going to do, Kane?* Goliath asked.

*Well there's not much we can do. He punched his own mate.. At least he didn't reject him. I would be lost without him, no matter how pissed off I am at him right now.* Kane was still pissed off.

"Wait up! Where are you going?" William shouted while running up towards Kane.

"To pick up Trixie. I told her I would." Kane kept his pace, heading towards his car.

"I'm coming. I don't want to be here right now." William whispered.

"You know better than anyone else that Theo doesn't have a problem with you being gay or anyone else. Yes, I heard you and I understand about being upset but we already knew you were gay. Neither of us have a problem with it." Kane didn't want William mad at Theodore for the wrong reasons.

"If that's true, why didn't he say something to me after I asked him that! Why did he hit his own mate!" William was trying not to shout.

"Did you give him a chance to respond? Fuck no. You stormed off like a little brat. And as for hitting his mate, I don't fucking know. Maybe he's confused, maybe he was shocked? Either way, it's his mistake to fix. I'm done talking about this. I don't want Trixie to see me like this because she'll know something is wrong, that's if she doesn't already sense it. I don't want her to be upset about this and I know I won't be able to lie to her about it if she asks. So let's just ride in silence, okay?" Kane was already on edge, he didn't need Goliath trying to make an entrance. William only nodded back.

And just like Kane wanted, the drive to the school was silent.

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"Isn't school out at 3?" William looked over at Kane.

"She could be putting her things in her locker or getting homework from the days she's missed." Kane was trying to be logical but he too was getting worried. "It's only ten after. She'll be here." Kane spoke, mainly to calm down his beast.
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"Mr. Summers, I shouldn't even be here! I didn't bring a pet to school! He just showed up!" Trixie was trying to convince Mr. Summers about Demy but of course he didn't believe her.

"Right, Ms. Tells. Sit down and be quiet. You kept him here all day so you'll have detention after school everyday for 7 days." Mr. Summers was getting irritated. "It's not like you have places to be or friends to hang out with." Mr. Summers sneered.

Trixie didn't say anything, she just lowered her head. *Why does everyone hate me?* She thought to herself.

"Oh, that's right. You probably have your *lover* waiting, huh?" Mr. Summers spoke low and was approaching Trixie slowly. Panic set in and Trixie started to take steps back. She didn't like the look he was giving her. Mr. Summers kept walking towards Trixie until he had her pinned against a wall.

Trixie was terrified but Demy had other plans.

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*Somethings wrong! Go to mate!* Goliath was screaming in Kanes head. Just as Kane started to take off, Lucy came waddling out of the school with Mike right behind her.

"Mr. Kane!" Mike shouted. "If you're waiting for Trixie, she got detention because some random dog started following her around and that asshole Summers called her a whore for.." Mike didn't even get to finish because Kane and William both just disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving Mike and Lucy baffled. One of many benefits if you are of royalty in Hell. You can blink from one area to the next and that's what they did.

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I can't even explain the pure shock I'm feeling. One second Mr. Summers is pinning me against a wall and the next he's screaming bloody murder while Demy just sinks his teeth into his leg. He's not even attacking him, he's literally just biting onto one place... *Is his bites made of acid? Oh god..* Trixie tried to shake away the thought. A hellhounds bites probably did feel like acid. Trixie didn't even realize Kane was there until she felt the fiery sparks on her cheeks.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN HERE!!" Kane was trying to remain calm but with Demys teeth deep in this mutts leg and Trixie crying in a corner, it was hard to remain calm.

"DEMY ENOUGH!" Kane shouted, making his hellhound release the man. Kane turned his attention back towards Trixie. "Baby, what happened?" Kane spoke softly, not wanting to scare her anymore than she already is.

"I-I... M-Mr. Summers.. He.. And then Demy.." Trixie couldn't even spit out the words. Yes, she was scared but more shocked at what she saw. "Wh-what did Demy do?" Trixie managed to say.

"Don't worry about that. Just tell me what happened, sweetheart? Please, Goliath is losing his mind right now and I need help calming him down, baby." Kane just needed to know what happened.

"What I tell you, won't calm him down..." Trixie hesitated for a second but decided to tell him anyway. "Mr. Summers thinks I'm a whore because I have these hickies, he got mad at me and gave me detention because Demy showed up, and the reason Demy attacked him is because Mr. Summers pinned me up against the wall.." Trixie closed her eyes, not wanting to see the man get slaughtered. To her surprise, Kane was standing in the same spot with his eyes closed, taking deep, deep breaths. When Kane opened his eyes, his dark eyes pinned Trixie in her spot.

"Ar-are y-you m-mad at m-me..?" Trixie whispered while looking down at the ground. No matter how much confidence she felt herself gain after finding her mate, she was still in the mind set that things were always her fault.

Kane gently wrapped his arms around her and nestled his nose in the crook of her neck, taking in a deep and long inhale. "Why on earth would I be mad at you, princess? You did nothing wrong." Kane whispered to her. "I'm pissed that mother fucker had the audacity to speak to you that way or even think about touching you! Hell, to treat anyone this way is fucking insane!" Kane managed to pull away from Trixie before slightly shouting that.

"Kane? Is he dead?" William finally spoke up. Kane looked over to the man, only to see him look completely paralyzed with his eyes open wide.

"No. Demy must have injected his venom in him. He'll be like that for the next few hours. Depending on his rank, he could be dead within 48 hours." Kane said with a shrug, kinda glad he doesn't have to murder this man. Demy did a job well done. "All of Demys bites feel like a fiery-acid but his venom paralyzes you for a few hours and like I mentioned, depending on your rank well actually how strong you are, you could live for a couple of days or more." Kane answers the questions that he knows Trixie was wondering. "We should also call Gabriel. It is his mutt that will be dying."

"Right, I'll call him right now." William starts to call Gabriel while exiting the classroom.

"Trixie, are you okay, baby?" Kane stares down at her while she's just staring at Demy.

"Would... would he ever hurt me?" Trixie looks up at Kane with watery eyes. Today did not go as she thought it would.

"He would rather die than ever harm you. He's not just my loyal hound, he is yours as well, baby. You're my mate, my queen. His queen. He probably already likes you more than me." Kane ended with a chuckle. He can read Demys mind and he's already head over hills for her. *Good, we know she'll always be safe with him.* Goliath finally puts his input, making Kane roll his eyes eternally.

Trixie just smiled and was about to say something but Gabriel and Balthazar walked in with two other guards.

"Alright, so explain?" Gabriel takes in the scene around him and isn't surprised that someone else managed to piss off his crazy friend.

After Trixie and Kane both explain what happened, Gabriel just laughed with zero humor. "Why must shit like this keep happening? Why can't everyone just mind their own damn business!" Gabriel rubbed his hands over his face and just frowned. "Well Kane, can you please release him so we can arrest him and put him on trial." Gabriel wasn't really asking.

"No." Kane spoke with no emotion.

"No? Why? What do you mean, no? Please don't be difficult my friend." Gabriel pleaded.

"Gabriel, I respect the way you run your kingdom, I'm impressed with how your kingdom accepts all people of different races, species, I mean, except our kind but that's why I'm excited to unite the two kingdoms because most of your people are already so open to the idea." Kane praised him. "But this here.." Kane motioned to the man on the ground. "This is where you'll need to take more than just a few pages from my book, friend. You give damned souls trials when they don't deserve it. I don't. If their soul is innocent then they will get a fair trial. I'm the King of Hell and I will *not* show mercy to anyone who betrays my kingdom or I. I will *not* show mercy to treason, I will *not* show mercy to anyone who goes against *our* kingdoms. Especially anyone who tries to cause harm to my mate." Kane states with authority. "This man here, he will die when Demys venom is done doing its job."

*This man is insane. No trial?* Balthazar mind-linked Gabriel.

*No trials for the damned.* Gabriel links him back.

"Alright." Gabriel agrees without hesitation. He wants his kingdom to be strong and be a united front with Kane is a good step in that direction.