*FREYA*
“Sophie has gone too far this time around” I was dimly aware of what Claire was saying, at least the voices in my head had stopped. “Hunter should not have stopped him, those council members need to be taught a lesson. They made all our lives a living hell” She stopped talking now fully aware that I was listening to her.
“Fuck!” I muttered under my breath as I rolled over on my side, the door swung open and Aliza stepped into the room, a puzzled look on her face when she saw me laying on the floor. “Can you do something about it? My whole body was burning from the inside out” I cried out.
“I heard the screams” She let out a deep breath. “The witch who is responsible for the spells must really hate you, I cannot seem to find a loophole anywhere” Since she wasn’t a werewolf, Aliza was able to touch me. She murmured a few spells under her breath and I felt my body cool down immediately.
“I did not break the spell, I only found the loophole and then weakened it, you should be fine until I can figure out a way to undo both spells” She informed me then proceed to help Claire lift me up. I was sweaty, tired and at the same furious.
“I would like to have a word with the witch,” Morgana said, breezing into the room. The way she overlooked Claire didn’t quite go unnoticed, I hope they sort out whatever their problems are even though I think Claire deserves a better friend.
“Sorry, but she is busy trying to undo the boundary spell,” I told her resisting the urge to roll my eyes.
“Look human, you are getting on my last nerve. There is more pressing trouble at hand than the boundary spell between you and Jet. My niece is out there with the councils, only the goddess knows what they are doing to her. Will you put your selfies desire behind you for one day and think about other people?” She growled at me, flashing her wolf eyes at me.
“I think you should take your own advice werewolf, the councils are planning something huge and your niece might be in danger. Let Aliza do what she is here for, we are on the same side here. Stop looking for a reason to be petty” I fired back at her.
Claire and Aliza watched the exchanges between us silently. Once I was sure I had passed my message through to Morgana I strode out of the room in search of Hunter if he was able to stop Jet. A part of me couldn’t help but wondered if Morgana was right, was I being selfish to everyone else except Jet? Morgana must not have spelt it out directly but I pretty much knew what she was hinting at.
I stopped abruptly as I made to walk past Jet’s study and heard voices coming out of there. I recognized Hunter’s voice immediately. I sighed in relief, Jet might not have gone far before hunter caught up to him. I’m curious to know how he managed to convince him.
I was about to leave when I heard the sound of glass shattering, I hesitated outside the door debating if I should go in to check if everything is okay. Another part of me reminded me that Jet had banned me from ever going into his study. If I could growl, I would have at that moment.
“You should not blame yourself Jet, you have no control over what happened to her or everyone else” I heard Kale say as I turned to leave. Okay, I know it’s wrong to eavesdrop but they’d never know since they are too distracted to sniff out a scent or listen to a fourth heartbeat racing. Who knows? I might be able to find out what Jet had told Sophie.
“Sometimes, I believed she would have been better off if I left her in her human world, and continued to let her be in her bubbles. She would not have been in danger” Jet disagreed coursing my heart to ache at the pain in his voice.
“And let her marry that dick?” Hunter Interjected in a tone filled with disgust. “I’m sure she would not survive the first week of her marriage. You know the kind of stuff he is into, at least you are trying your best to protect her while on the other hand, he will get her killed” Hunter disagreed.
Someone cleared their throat behind me making me jump, I twirled around to see Claire standing there with a teasing smile on her face. “Looking for something?” She required I couldn’t hear anymore voices from inside which meant they are already aware of me and Claire standing outside the door.
“I was going to see if Hunter managed to stop Jet from leaving. It appears so. Let’s go see if Aliza needs any help” I grabbed her hand, pulling her away from the door as I heard footsteps coming towards the door. I wasn’t fast enough cause a second later, the door opened and Kale stood there smirking at us.
“I believe you are here because you want to speak with Jet. Come on in then” Kale said, opening the door wider for me to come through.
“I can’t. Apparently, someone forbid me from coming into their glorious study. I mean it isn’t unfair that my mate allows everyone to be there except me” I said sarcastically, loud enough for Jet to hear me.
Hunter chuckled as he appeared beside Kale. “I will leave you two to talk things out” He joked as he walked past him, he took Claire’s hand and they both left. After giving me one of his annoying winks, Kale also followed them leaving the door open for me.
Jet’s stare soon turned into a glare when I paused outside the door making no move to close it or lock it. “Freya” He warned, giving me a look that says he wasn’t impressed or amused at my attempt to piss me off.
“You said not to, I’m only respecting your wishes” I replied looking past his shoulder, purposely avoiding his gaze.
“Will you just come in Freya!” He growled softly, losing the calm tone in his voice. It was fun to watch him lose control knowing how much he enjoys being in control.
“Say please,” I said, folding my arms across my chest, he followed the gesture with his eyes, his gaze heated at the sight of my boobs pushing up at the top like the corset wasn’t enough.
“Please come in” He grit out.
“Since you begged” I reported walking through the door, but I only took two steps before the boundary pushed me back again making my eyes go wide. When the spell first start manifesting, I was still allowed a close distance with Jet, but now? It looked like Sophie created the boundary spell to create more distance between us. If the boundary spell isn’t fixed soon then I might have to leave and return to my old life.
My breath catch in my throat in fear, why did it take long for me to figure that out? It was simple. Sophie cast the spell to keep Jet and me apart. I was the one who stopped Jet from joining the councils when he was on a killing spree, so the councils probably thought as long as I’m around Jet would never be the killing machine they wanted him to be.
“The councils are funny people,” I said instead. “They want you in their group and yet they are keeping us apart. Aren’t they suppose to be buttering you up or something?” I asked trying to keep myself distracted from the current situation. I don’t want to think about going back. It hurt too much.
“Because they want me without emotions, with a lycan on their side, they feel they have what they need to take over every pack and enslave other creatures” He explained, my interest piqued at the mention of other creatures, I thought we only have werewolves and witches out here, turns out there are more creatures?.
“Creatures the councils had forced into hiding, by taking their loved ones or killing them. We have elves out there, shape-shifters like lions, tigers and other breeds out there. The councils want to dominate other creatures, a pack of strong Alphas and powerful witches. I hope you never see them” He turned to look at me.
“I shall protect you until my last breath, you do not need to worry” He assured me, I was about to give him a response when the burning started again making me cry out.
“Jet please, promise me you won’t go after the councils. It’s a trap, I can feel it. Please I love you too much to want to lose you…. Arrrghhh” I cried out collapsing on the spot.
“I found the loophole,” Aliza said dashing into the room just as Jet reached for me. To both our surprise he was able to touch me, he immediately picked me up, ignoring the fact that my body was burning his, and various part of his body was filled with burnt wound. “I see you’ve broken the spell, the spell’s weakness was truth” Aliza admitted coursing Jet to stop abruptly.
“Jet put me down. You are hurting” I cried as he started to bleed, he looked like he wanted to say something to Aliza but decided against it.
“You can place her in a bath full of ice, that should undo the spell” Aliza called after us as Jet hurriedly carry me down to his room, I couldn’t breathe, all I could feel was pain and as the voice started chanting in my head again, the pain became too much for me to handle. I was on the brink of passing out when I suddenly felt a sense of calmness, my body was still burning but I couldn’t feel any more pain.
My eyes darted to Jet as he growled softly in pain, he was panting and on the verge of transforming, I looked down at our entwined hands only then did I realize he was taking my pain.
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TBC