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A few more strides and I caught onto her body that continued to drift downward.
Her arms had to have been reaching upward, just like her gaze that was fading further away with her life force. The sight encouraged me to move even faster, and it was hard to remain in this parallel world when it felt like something was going on at the other end.
I needed to focus, especially with how close I was, and that alone motivated me to take the last few strokes of my arms to reach Willow’s floating body.
The moment my hands pressed against her pale cheeks, I pulled her in to press my lips firmly on hers, as if to give her every ounce of air I could possibly deliver to free her lungs from stasis. Instead of air, a flow of heat spread from my body to hers, and I didn’t hold back as I yearned for her to return to me.
“Rebel Flower…Willow. Please…come back to me. To the pack. Feel my heat,”I yearned.“Feel me. You’re safe with me. Breathe, Willow. Breathe.”
I pushed everything I had until a rocking motion pushed me back into reality. My eyes snapped open, but I kept my lips on Willow’s while I realized a fight was happening a few feet from the car.
There was no way I could let it distract me now, and my attention returned to Willow as I realized her prism eyes were beginning to dim in intensity until the turquoise shade of blue began to pierce through the multicolored surface and her eyes grew heavy.
I felt confident enough to break the kiss which allowed me to feel the sudden shift in the atmosphere. That was when I caught onto her beating heart just as she took a breath and then struggled to take another.
“Easy, Willow,” I encouraged. I had her in my arms the next second as her body went limp in my grasp. She’d clearly passed out, but she was breathing at least, which meant something, and her body wasn’t freezing cold like in the alternate reality we’d managed to escape from.
There was no point in delaying. My arm hooked around Willow as I worked on lifting her up and maneuvering through the back window without hurting her. I realized the others had crowded around the car, and a new set of individuals was facing us with their wands up in their grasp.
When we reached where Milo was at the back of the protective squad with Malika, I lowered Willow to her knees before dropping to my own.
“Shit,” Milo cursed as he took one look at Willow’s limp figure. “She’s too vulnerable. She needs medical attention ASAP.”
“When did those bitches arrive?” I questioned in a growl.
“Just now,” Milo whispered back. “Apparently they have Coven orders to retrieve Malika.”
“On whose fucking permission?” I questioned. “Your daughter isn’t a hybrid, right?”
“Not of witch blood, no," Milo explained.“I’m pretty sure they’re bullshitting everything right now.”
“This is your final warning.”
We tuned back in to see Dimitris standing before our pack, looking casual as fuck with his hands in his pockets. No matter his stance, his aura alone would make you question your worth in this universe, and I was grateful Dimitris didn’t show this side of himself often because it was lethal in nature.
“Under supernatural law, we have every right to claim the child who is exhibiting magic capabilities!” one of the witches, who had to be the leader, declared.
“The child is a fae. Don’t try to act like you’re unaware of such information. You have the very ability to see it with your own eyes,” Dimitris argued, clearly having very little patience. “You’re crossing the lines of the rules created to protect children under ten. If you don’t leave, I’ll ensure you face the consequences of such petty stubbornness.”
“You think you’re going to use that bullshit against us when you’ve been keeping a fae child captive without permission of the High Court? I think not.” The new voice, which sounded younger in nature, preempted the arrival of a girl from behind the witches who stood there with the intention of not backing down. “We have the right to the child if she’s a hybrid. We’ve gone through the research, and she is.”
“She isn’t going anywhere with you,” Milo growled. “If you think you can force us to give you immunity, you better think of something else!”
“You guys like to talk big when you can’t do shit,” the woman declared as she reached the front of her miniature crew. One look and I recognized her, but Neo beat me to it.
“You’re Aurelia’s assistant! You traitor!”
“Ya, ya. Assistant or whatever you want to call it,” she tossed back like it really was no big deal. “By Coven law, I’m protected. We have every right to keep the child in our witch possession until proven otherwise,” she declared with pride. “Now hurry up. We have things to do.”
I didn’t know how this was going to go down, but a sudden portal ripped through the air from our left, and there came Aurelia.
An extremely mad Aurelia.
"HOW DARE YOU!” Aurelia screamed as she stomped towards the short woman, who simply rolled her eyes and flicked her hand.
“Freeze, puppet.”
Aurelia’s body dramatically froze, and her shock was evident as she fought to move against the magical minds.
