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The crowd cheers, encouraging the person and it’s clear they all agree. I can feel Aly’s relief down our bond. This is it, this is safety and freedom and our future.
The problem is, Elders don’t become elders for no reason. They’re strong.
One elder uses a blast of energy to attack the surrounding people. Another must use their mind manipulation to cause the adjacent hunters to fight. It turns into chaos as the elders cause it.
“We have worked too hard for this! You will not have mates! The fated mates of a hunter can kill them and that is a weakness we will not allow!” One screams before cutting a mage down near them.
I tense, afraid this is going to shift their opinions but apparently they want mates bad enough not to care. They keep fighting against their elders, the other supernaturals in the room pitching in to help subdue them.
It’s looking good for us. We were pretty damn nervous to come here and put ourselves and our mate at risk. I was afraid of what I would have to do to keep us all alive. I would do anything to protect Aly.
Twenty Four
Aly
“This is enough! We will not stand for this!” One of the hunter elders screams before launching a spear towards us.
It’s flying straight for my face, I only have enough time to throw my hands up and close my eyes. But the pain never comes.
I look up to see my view blocked by someone’s back. What is happening? I don’t understand what’s going on until Jay drops to the ground before me.
The spear is sticking out of his stomach from a bleeding wound. He’s pressing his hand against it but I can see he’s losing blood fast. He looks ghostly pale already.
“Jay!”
I drop to my knees and add pressure around his wound. Should I pull the spear out? Or am I supposed to leave it in to stop the bleeding? Why can’t I remember!
He let’s out a pained groan and stares at me. His eyes are screaming in pain and I don’t know what to do.
We are completely surrounded by hunters and I know they don’t have the power to heal.
Nic! Or Jeremy! They can heal him. Where are they?
I look up to see they’re being held back by more elders. Kiran, Jax, Nic and Jer are. They’re using them as hostages against our army and the angry hunters.
I need them safe and I need them here now. I gather all my power and demand they get released.
For the first time, I can feel my mind manipulation power working as it slithers over to the elders and into their minds. I push more and more power into it, until I’m empty as I demand over and over that they release my mates.
Unbelievably, it works. The elders slacken their grip for a moment and it’s all my guys need to escape. Instead of fighting their captors, they push away and head towards us, leaving them to be dealt with by the surrounding mob.
I focus back on Jay and he looks terrible. Blood is dribbling out of his mouth and I can feel our mate bond weakening. Instead of the strong cord that normally connects us, it’s more of a thread.
“Stay with me Jay, they’re coming. Nic is going to heal you as soon as he gets here so you need to hold on.”
“Aly…” His voice comes through wet and strained. “I love… you.”
He thinks he’s dying. Hell, he is dying, but he won’t die. He can’t die. If I lose him, if I lose any of my mates I won’t make it. I don’t know how to survive without them anymore. They are my world, my everything.
“No. You fight Jay. Fight for me, I won’t survive this world without you so don’t make me try.” My voice is demanding but I’m not sure I’m making sense to him anymore.
He starts coughing as much as he can, little drops of blood flying as his breathing starts stuttering out.
Our mate bond is flickering and I feel like my soul is leaving my body.
Nic slides in on the other side of Jay and places his hands on his chest. I know he is pumping healing magic into Jay but I don’t know if it’ll be enough.
“It has to be enough. It has to be,” I whisper chant to the universe.
