Jeremy stares down at him and pales, “I promise we didn’t bring him!”
“No time, we will figure this out later.” I pull on his arm to get his attention. I point to my mom and dad still fighting. “Jer, I know she took me, but they tried to save me. Can we save my parents, please?” I’m begging him but it doesn’t feel right to leave them behind. I don’t want to see them dead when they finally joined my side. Yes, it took them too long and I haven’t forgiven that, but they made the right choice in the end.
He glances back between them and me, laying in his arms, over and over, conflicted.
“Jeremy, please!”
He stares into my eyes before nodding. He sets me off to the side before standing up and searching for something. Bailey sets up as a guard in front of me.
He must be using mind speak because Nic is there a minute later as Jeremy strides back into the thick of things. Bailey gives me a short lick then disappears again, am I hallucinating?
“Aly!” Nic rushes me and hugs me tight. It pulls on my healing wound but I don’t mind. I’m just relieved to be back in his arms. It looks like he’s bleeding from a cut on his arm but other than that he’s fine.
“We need to go, you made things easy being out here. As much as I hated seeing you surrounded, you did good fighting your way out Princess.”
I preen under his praise. I wasn’t enough to get myself out on my own but I know I made things easier for them. They didn’t have to storm the building, just join the fight outside. I did my part and I don’t have to do it all alone, my mates came for me.
A small part of me doubted that they would but I should have known better.
“How do we get out of here Nic?” I ask.
He surveys the area, taking in every detail. He’s clearly thinking through the best plan of action. It’s one of his greatest skills.
“One of my dads can teleport us out of here, but we need to get away first,” he tells me.
“So we need a distraction?” I ask.
“Yes and luckily we had one planned, I just need to find Kiran.”
Kiran is the distraction? Doesn’t that mean he’s risking himself? That he might get hurt!
Nic gives me his attention again. “Relax, I can feel your panic through the bond. He won’t be in any more danger than we currently are.”
I calm some but I don’t think I’ll relax until we are out of here and I see my mates safe with my own eyes.
“Can you walk?” Nic asks, eyeing my stomach.
I stand up and feel ready to move. Jeremy’s blood really works miracles, which is ironic considering he’s a demon.
“Yes, let’s do this.”
We head back into the fighting, staying on the edges as we locate Kiran.
We get sucked into some smaller fights but the action is mostly focused elsewhere. I’m slicing a female hunter’s legs, forcing her to go down when I see someone sneaking up on Nic.
He’s fighting with water, knocking people out with incredibly strong currents. Which leads me to believe his specialty is water, something he never shared with me. I don’t have time to focus on why right now as a male hunter raises his sword to attack.
I check the ground and see something sharp within reach. I grab it and throw the knife, impaling the man in the stomach. Nic twists around and nails him with a torrent of water, knocking him out.
“Come on, I see Kiran.” Nic waves me forward and I go with him, following the edge of the group until we are within view of Kiran.
When Kiran finally looks up, his face shines with relief when he sees me. He’s completely focused on me, so he misses Nic’s hand gestures.
My mage steps in front of me to get his attention. Kiran’s eyes swing to Nic before returning to mine. I give him a soft smile then point at Nic, trying to redirect him.
Kiran finally fully drags his eyes away from me to watch Nic do a hand signal. He nods before giving me a wink then focusing elsewhere.
“What does that mean?” I ask.
