~ Chapter Ten - Part 2 ~

Katalina let out a slight squeal of joy as she turned to Damien. “This is starting out so well. I’m so excited.”
Damien chuckled and pulled her onto his lap. It seemed to be his favorite place for her to sit. He caressed her face gently. “I am so proud of you, little dove.”
Katalina smiled and pressed a firm kiss to his lips. Damien chuckled as he kissed her back. “I don’t know what’s gotten into you, little dove,” he whispered against her lips. “But I am very much enjoying it.”
Katalina blushed as she let out a small giggle. “I think it’s my wolf,” she said softly with her lips against his. “She knows you’re ours, and we haven’t completed the mating process yet. So she’s not happy about it.”
Damien laughed. “Well, you’re not ready yet, and now we have a lot to take care of this before we can relax just a bit.”
Katalina agreed as she caressed his face. She trailed her hands down his neck and to his chest. “Is this how you’ve felt the past two months?” She asked softly.
Damien chuckled as he gently held her hands in his. “Yes. Every day,” he clicked his tongue and leaned forward to nip at her bottom lip. “And you’re always wearing those sexy little outfits around the house. Not to mention what you wear to bed,” he groaned as his hands traveled over her body.
They were brought out of their little love cocoon by Lucas groaning from the staircase. “Of course. Newly mated wolves are in charge,” he muttered as he stood at the bottom of the stairs.
As she scrambled off his lap, Katalina blushed that bright red blush that Damien always loved to see. “I’m so sorry, Lucas,” she said as she nervously played with her hair.
Lucas waved her off. “I’ve known quite a few wolves. I know that you guys are always ready to make babies or at least practice,” he winked at Katalina, whose blush went from her chest up to her ears. “I also know that you wolves can get down to business within seconds if needed.”
Damien stood up as he nodded in agreement. “You are correct, Lucas. Granted, we haven’t completed the mating process just yet,” he said, giving Katalina a smoldering look. “But we know when to take care of business,” he pulled Katalina into his arms. “Do you have everything you need?” He asked as Katalina hid her burning red face in his chest.
Lucas nodded with a smile. “There’s just one last thing that I need to grab out of my office,” he said as he walked towards the office.
Damien leaned down and whispered into Katalina’s ear. “I can not wait until you’re ready,” he bit her earlobe lightly with a low growl. “The things that I am going to do to that sexy little body of yours.”
Katalina let out a breathy moan as she felt her body heating up from his words alone. “Okay. Let’s get going,” Lucas said as he walked into the room. “Daedalus is in Italy. We have quite a way to go.”
Katalina shook her head as she turned around to face Lucas. She pressed her body into Damien’s with her back to his front as she said. “We won’t make it to Anna in time if we have to drive all the way there. We’d have to fly out to Italy, and who knows where Prometheus is, let alone where Adrestia is. Then Anna is in Africa,” she shook her head again. “It’s too much traveling. We won’t make it,” she nibbled on her lip, as she always did whenever she tried to think of a solution. “However,” she said as an idea popped into her head. “If we had a witch or warlock, we could just have them teleport us to Italy,” she nodded excitedly as the idea fully formed in her mind. “Of course. That’ll save us so much time. Then we should be fine to drive as long as Prometheus and Adrestia are on the same continent.”
“There’s only one problem with that plan,” Lucas said as he set his bag on the couch and put a necklace on. “I don’t know any witches or warlocks,” he said with a frown.
Katalina leaned her head back against Damien’s chest. “Neither do I,” she mumbled. A sudden smirk appeared on her face. “However, I do know someone who does,” she glanced at the necklace that Lucas put on as she pulled her phone out. “That’s a gorgeous necklace. A little feminine for you but still gorgeous,” she said as she scrolled through the contacts in her phone.
Lucas chuckled. “It was my mother’s. It’s one of my last things of hers, and I don’t want to lose it.”
Katalina gave him a sad smile as she touched her mother’s necklace around her neck. “I understand,” she mumbled before dialing Jacques’ number.
“Hey, little Katalina. Is everything okay?” Jacques asked as he answered the phone.
“Hi, Jacques,” Katalina said happily. “Everything is fine. I kind of got a bit of a problem, though,” she said as she placed her free hand over Damien’s, wrapped around her waist.
“What is it, little Katalina?” Jacques questioned.
“We need a witch or a warlock to teleport us to Italy,” Katalina said as Damien nuzzled her neck. “None of us know any, though.”
Jacques chuckled. “Where are you?” He questioned.
“We’re at Lucas’s house. He’s the son of Hermes you gave me the address for,” Katalina explained.
“Alright. Just sit tight for five minutes,” Jacques said before hanging up.
Katalina shrugged as she slipped her phone back into her pocket. “Jacques said to wait here for five minutes.”
Damien chuckled. “Sounds like Jacques,” he said as he held Katalina close to his body.
They waited for five minutes, simply making small talk with each other, until a man popped up in the sitting room. Katalina let out a small yelp before relaxing. “Hi there,” she said with a bright smile.
The man smiled. “Are you Katalina?” He questioned.
Katalina nodded. “Yes, I am,” she gestured to Damien. “This is my beloved, Damien,” she pointed to Lucas. “And that’s Lucas.”
He grinned. “I’m Benjamin. Jacques sent me. He said that you need help getting to Italy?” He asked.
Katalina nodded. “Yes. We were figuring things out and learned that we wouldn’t be able to make it to Anna in time if we did all this traveling.”
“But if you get me to teleport you to Italy, then you’ll be able to cut out some traveling time,” Benjamin said with a wide grin. “That’s brilliant. Who thought of that?”
Damien smirked. “My little dove did,” he said with pride all over his face.
Benjamin chuckled as he looked at her. “Jacques said that you were a smart cookie.”
Katalina blushed as she hid behind her hair. “Jacques is biased,” she muttered.
Benjamin laughed at that. “I don’t think so,” he cracked his knuckles. “Is it just you three that I’m teleporting?” He questioned.
Katalina cleared her throat. “We have two other warriors outside in the SUV.”
Benjamin nodded. “Let’s go to the SUV, then. I can just teleport the whole SUV there with everyone inside.”
They all went out to the SUV and hopped inside. They had Lucas in the driver’s seat with one of the warriors in the passenger seat. Then the other warrior, Katalina, Damien, and Benjamin, were all sitting in the back. “Alright. You guys may want to close your eyes. Sometimes teleporting can make some people sick,” Benjamin said before teleporting them to Italy.
Once they were there, Benjamin pulled out a card with his number on it. He handed it to Katalina. “Here we are, little one. Don't hesitate to call if you need a warlock’s help again.”
Katalina gave him a bright smile as she took the card from him. “Thank you so much. If there’s anything that we can do to repay you for your help, please don’t hesitate to ask.”
Benjamin waved her off. “Jacques says that you’re like his daughter. Since I consider him part of my family, that means that you’re family as well,” he smiled warmly at her. “I will do anything for my family,” he said softly.
Katalina's bright smile never left her face as she reached over and hugged him tightly. “Thank you,” she said as she pulled away from him.
Benjamin gave her a slight nod before getting out of the SUV and disappearing.
Katalina sighed. “Alright, Lucas. You’re up. Let’s go."