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“Exactly.” Enzo nodded. “So maybe you can help me understand why I… The fuck!” Enzo exclaimed when something suddenly flew at him and knocked him down forcefully. He landed on his back on the lush grass a bit further from the group.
Both the werewolves and the vampires instantly went into battle mode. Whilst all the male vampires except Enzo, of course, drew out their swords and bared their fangs, majority of the werewolves gathered shifted into their wolf forms.
“Calm down everyone.” Jeremy roared, his eyes on a chuckling Enzo who still remained on his back and a certain very wet silver pup sitting on his chest, licking at the vampire’s face.
“Jeremy?” Ryan materialized beside his mate with a cry. “Sylver…”
“Shhh…” Jeremy shushed his mate as he pointed to where the vampire lay with his son. “There he is. What happened?” Jeremy breathed.
“He kept trying to teleport out of the bathroom when I was bathing him.” Ryan began to explain. “But I would tell him to stay. He tried so many times I actually thought at a point that he was merely playing. After the bath, I left him on the bed and went back to the bathroom for a blow-dryer. When I got back he was gone. I cast a spell to follow him. It brought me here. What’s going on, Jeremy?”
“What’s the meaning of this?” Piero, the vampire bellowed. Like all the vampires, he looked terrified and angry. Their skin had turned white as a sheet. “We told you we came in peace. Why have you…”
“No one is trying to harm you lot so calm the fuck down,” Philip growled.
“How can you expect us to calm down when we all know that little wolf can kill my nephew with just one bite?” Piero growled right back and then started towards Enzo and Sylver with the lightning speed that vampires were noted for.
“Don’t touch him, Sir.” But Ryan’s warning was really not necessary because in the next instant, Piero was flying through the air. Ryan didn’t bother breaking the vampire’s fall. His eyes were on Sylver’s red eyes which were trained on Piero who lay unmoving some feet away from them. “Oh, god…” Ryan breathed when a bubble-like shield immediately appeared to surround Sylver and Enzo. “Your son is something else.”
“He sure is.” Jeremy chuckled with pride, watching as his son, whose eyes had gone back to amber, resumed the licking of Enzo’s face.
“Please, what is going on?” Aurora asked shakily as tears slipped down her cheeks. “I don’t want to lose my son, please.” The mother pleaded so pitifully.
“Oh god…” Ryan breathed as he started towards Aurora. “Hello.” He said when he got to a trembling Aurora. “My name is Ryan. I’m Jeremy’s mate and Sylver’s…”
“Please plead with your mate on my behalf not to harm my son.” Aurora cried, shocking Ryan. “We won’t come here again, I promise. I just wanted to help my son get to the bottom of this urge because he hasn’t been himself since he…”
“Why would you think Jeremy would want to hurt your son?” Ryan asked softly.
“We’ve been told about him.” Gaia, who had been crying too stepped forward to say. “We know about his powers and how deadly and wicked he is. We warned Enzo against this because of Jeremy but he wouldn’t listen.” She put an arm around her mother’s shoulders. “From the stories we’ve heard, I won’t put it past your mate to send that little wolf to bite and kill my brother. You should know that there will be war if that should happen.”
“Right.” Ryan had to stop himself from rolling his eyes. ‘We really need to work on your reputation in the supernatural community, darling.’ Ryan told Jeremy on their mind-link. But to Aurora, he gave a reassuring smile. “Your son is not in danger. And yes, my mate is very powerful, but he’s not wicked at all. And that pup playing with your son is our son, Sylver.”
“That’s your son?” Aurora looked hopeful. “Oh please, can you get him off my son before he bites him?” She pleaded. “We don’t know much about werewolves. But we know that your bite can kill us in an instant. And from where I stand, my son is trapped inside that thing with yours. So it’s very difficult for me to accept that my son is not in danger. Please help me.”
“I’ll see what I can do,” Ryan said softly as Piero who looked even more furious joined then. “But even if I’m unable to separate them,” Ryan knew how stubborn his son could be, “I’m promising you that your son will leave here alive today.”
“He had better.” Piero hissed.
“Thank you but I’ll feel so much better if your son just gets off mine,” Aurora said. “I can see that he’s only playing with Enzo but he’s just a pup. He wouldn’t know the harm he can cause if…”
“I’ll take care of it,” Ryan murmured and then started to walk towards his naughty son and his new playmate. ‘Are you thinking what I’m thinking?’ Ryan asked Jeremy on their mind-link.
‘We’re all thinking the same, baby.’ Jeremy growled, his eyes glued to the vampire and his son who looked as if they were in a world of their own. ‘If we’re right, then it’s confirmed… Luna is a crazy bitch! A fucking vamp? What the actual fuck!’
‘Calm down, Jeremy.’ Ryan breathed as he walked, his eyes on his mate. ‘Remember what happened the last time you rebelled. Let me try talking to Syl.’
‘Alright.’ Jeremy breathed but in the next instant a gasp left his lips; “Oh, my god Ryan! Look…”
Ryan turned his head to look at where Enzo and Sylver lay and froze. “Holy hell…” He gasped.
“Why?” Aurora asked, her eyes filled with terror as she looked from Jeremy to Ryan. “What is it? Please tell me what’s going on.” She looked at where her son lay. “What happened to the wolf? And where from the…?”