his unwavering
strength and belief. It was something the young witch was quickly learning was
innate within the dragons. Both the men and their beasts were incredible. She
let his calm wash over her. If he could believe Drago was still alive then she
could too. The young witch thought about telling the Commander the words her
mate had spoken into her mind but decided to keep them to herself. Rayne was
probably right. Drago was just sparing her undo worry.
Yeah, well that’s
discussion number one hundred we will be having titled, Do Not Scare the Shit
Our of Your Mate.
Opening her mouth to speak,
her words were cut off before they began as Kyra yelled, “Y’all need to get
your asses down here…NOW!”
Looking around, Alicia
couldn’t find the tiny, powerful witch and then realized in that moment that
her mom was missing too. Hannah appeared at her side, grabbed her hand, and
pulled her to the crater they’d excavated the focus object from. “Kyra and Mom
went down to see what Rory and Kellan found while you were accosting the
Commander.”
Her sister laughed aloud as
they sat on the side of the gaping hole and began scooting over the dirt toward
the bottom of the cavern. This trip into what Alicia was beginning to think of
as their very own abyss was the polar opposite of her first. There were huge
LED lights on poles, like the ones she’d seen when the dragons had remodeled
some of the homes at the lair. They lit the entire basin of the crater, making
it easy for the young witch to see the tunnel Rory had told them about, as well
as her mother and Kyra inspecting the sigils covering the dirt walls.
The Commander of the Blue
Dragons had been right. The sigils on the walls matched the ones on the silver
box that housed the focus stone, and just like the others, these too were
coated in blood. From the look on both Kyra and Sarah Beth’s faces, it was once
again witch’s blood. Alicia shook her head and offered a silent prayer for all
the magical people who’d given their lives for nothing more than a crazy
wizard’s bid for world domination. Seemed to be a common thread with the
leaders of the Dorcha .
Damn, I’m glad to be out
of that mess.
Kyra talked as she continued
to examine the sigils and make notes on the little notebook in her hand. “These
are all containment sigils. We should be able to remove them with a Banishing
Spell, but there are so many we’ll need to do it as a group and in sections.”
Turning toward the crowd that
was gathering, she continued, “I’d suggest candles instead of the lights. I have
no clue how far this tunnel goes and I’m thinking your extension cords aren’t
gonna be long enough.”
Royce moved through the crowd
and stood next to his mate. Looking down, he grumbled, “I’m standing by your
side. This shit’s giving me the creeps. At the first sign of danger, you’re
outta here.”
Patting his arm as if she was
talking to a child, Kyra nodded. “Whatever you say, big guy.”
Alicia grinned but
immediately began calling Drago again. It had only been a few minutes since
she’d heard what she thought to be his last words but so much had happened that
it seemed like forever. “I don’t know if you can hear me but I’m talking
anyway. You better know there’s no way I’m giving up on you. You just need to
hang on, we’re on the way. You’re gonna be free soon. Siobhan will patch you up
and you’ll have time to rest and recover. You’ll get to see Rayne and meet his
mate and son. Then I promise I’m gonna kick your ass for making me worry!”
She knew she was being tough
on him but it was only because she cared… a lot . Alicia was using the
knowledge Rayne had given her just a few minutes ago… sometimes, tough love was
the only way to get through the bullshit life threw at you. There would be time
for all the other stuff later. Right now, it was going take intense
determination and a whole lot of good old-fashioned luck to get to her mate out
of
strength and belief. It was something the young witch was quickly learning was
innate within the dragons. Both the men and their beasts were incredible. She
let his calm wash over her. If he could believe Drago was still alive then she
could too. The young witch thought about telling the Commander the words her
mate had spoken into her mind but decided to keep them to herself. Rayne was
probably right. Drago was just sparing her undo worry.
Yeah, well that’s
discussion number one hundred we will be having titled, Do Not Scare the Shit
Our of Your Mate.
Opening her mouth to speak,
her words were cut off before they began as Kyra yelled, “Y’all need to get
your asses down here…NOW!”
Looking around, Alicia
couldn’t find the tiny, powerful witch and then realized in that moment that
her mom was missing too. Hannah appeared at her side, grabbed her hand, and
pulled her to the crater they’d excavated the focus object from. “Kyra and Mom
went down to see what Rory and Kellan found while you were accosting the
Commander.”
Her sister laughed aloud as
they sat on the side of the gaping hole and began scooting over the dirt toward
the bottom of the cavern. This trip into what Alicia was beginning to think of
as their very own abyss was the polar opposite of her first. There were huge
LED lights on poles, like the ones she’d seen when the dragons had remodeled
some of the homes at the lair. They lit the entire basin of the crater, making
it easy for the young witch to see the tunnel Rory had told them about, as well
as her mother and Kyra inspecting the sigils covering the dirt walls.
The Commander of the Blue
Dragons had been right. The sigils on the walls matched the ones on the silver
box that housed the focus stone, and just like the others, these too were
coated in blood. From the look on both Kyra and Sarah Beth’s faces, it was once
again witch’s blood. Alicia shook her head and offered a silent prayer for all
the magical people who’d given their lives for nothing more than a crazy
wizard’s bid for world domination. Seemed to be a common thread with the
leaders of the Dorcha .
Damn, I’m glad to be out
of that mess.
Kyra talked as she continued
to examine the sigils and make notes on the little notebook in her hand. “These
are all containment sigils. We should be able to remove them with a Banishing
Spell, but there are so many we’ll need to do it as a group and in sections.”
Turning toward the crowd that
was gathering, she continued, “I’d suggest candles instead of the lights. I have
no clue how far this tunnel goes and I’m thinking your extension cords aren’t
gonna be long enough.”
Royce moved through the crowd
and stood next to his mate. Looking down, he grumbled, “I’m standing by your
side. This shit’s giving me the creeps. At the first sign of danger, you’re
outta here.”
Patting his arm as if she was
talking to a child, Kyra nodded. “Whatever you say, big guy.”
Alicia grinned but
immediately began calling Drago again. It had only been a few minutes since
she’d heard what she thought to be his last words but so much had happened that
it seemed like forever. “I don’t know if you can hear me but I’m talking
anyway. You better know there’s no way I’m giving up on you. You just need to
hang on, we’re on the way. You’re gonna be free soon. Siobhan will patch you up
and you’ll have time to rest and recover. You’ll get to see Rayne and meet his
mate and son. Then I promise I’m gonna kick your ass for making me worry!”
She knew she was being tough
on him but it was only because she cared… a lot . Alicia was using the
knowledge Rayne had given her just a few minutes ago… sometimes, tough love was
the only way to get through the bullshit life threw at you. There would be time
for all the other stuff later. Right now, it was going take intense
determination and a whole lot of good old-fashioned luck to get to her mate out
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