Winter's War (Her Guardians series Book 4)(28)
“I wouldn’t ever do that, Jaxson.” I snap back, and his face drops,
“Sorry. I just can’t lose him, not after everything, and my wolf doesn’t like it,” Jaxson says. I walk over to him and rest my head on his shoulder. I get it, everything is beyond stressful at the moment.
“I’m suggesting that I’ve seen Freddy fight, and all of you are very powerful. There is no way we would let anything happen to him, but we need these halfs to talk to us. Freddy may be the best chance. No offense, but all of you guys are scary and intimidating. Bringing Freddy may just help us,” I tell him, and he looks at Freddy, who has a long sword strapped to his back and the same determination on his face that his dad and uncle always have. I don’t want to take him, but I don’t think we have much of a choice. The war is five days away, only five. Every time I go to sleep, I beg for a dream, or for my family to come to me, but it’s not working. I haven’t spoken to Elissa or my mum since the dream before I was taken. I need to talk to them because I know the prophecy is coming true, and the price is my life. I need to be certain it’s me that is paying this price. I feel more than ever, like I’m missing something.
“Fine, but you stay by a witch and my side the whole time,” Wyatt says, with Jaxson nodding in agreement.
“Awesome,” Freddy says with a big grin aimed at me, before running over to Atti and the two witches chatting by the door.
“You ready for this?” Wyatt asks as he comes closer and holds my hand. I look over at him, seeing the vampire I love, but he looks beyond hot today with his sword on his back and the suit he has on.
“To try and convince a load of people that have hidden from us, for years, to fight for me? Yeah sure. It’s just like convincing Alex that salad is a real food,” I say, making him and Jaxson laugh. I’ve never actually seen Alex eat a salad, she doesn’t need to, apparently. I know if I didn’t force myself to eat a salad at times, I would be huge.
“I heard you’re going to be an auntie,” Wyatt says gently.
“So are you, you know Drake sees you as a brother,” I remind him.
“Maybe,” Wyatt says, but a flash of pain flies over his face. It’s gone quickly when he blanks his expression. I go to ask him what happened there when Atti distracts me.
“Time to leave,” Atti says as he walks over and wraps his arms around my waist, kissing my cheek. I laugh as I feel him use his power and move us. When we reappear, it’s at an old building in the middle of a forest I’ve never been to. Atti lets me go slightly when Jaxson and Wyatt appear with one witch and Freddy with another. The witches have their hoods up, so I don’t know who they are.
“Why here?” I ask again as I look around. Atti said the halfs never came to meet them when Josh called them. They placed a message asking to meet and an address in their minds. It really bothered Atti because he couldn’t see where they were. I think he is just curious about how powerful these halfs are.
“It was part of their agreement. We couldn’t exactly say no, as it would be a sign that we don’t trust them,” Atti tells me, and I agree. He has a point, but I still don’t like where they have chosen to meet us. I jump when a ward appears around us and the house. It’s white and large enough to spread up to the trees, but I can’t see who is making it. My mates move closer to me, just before the door to the house is opened.
“You are right not to trust strangers, witch King,” a voice says, and I watch as three people come out from inside the house. One is an angel, with dyed-blonde hair and large, black wings. She has on a mini, black top and worn jeans, showing off her stomach. She is extremely beautiful, but the slightly cruel smirk on her lips suggests I shouldn’t trust her. The other two are sisters, I would guess, with brown hair and matching, blue eyes. Atti told us that someone called Mila and Soobeen would be meeting us, they told them the names in the brief conversation they had. I couldn’t tell the twins apart, not as I look between them. They both have worn tops on, and leggings underneath. The main thing I can see is how thin they are. It’s not a natural thinness either, their cheeks are too hollow, and I have a feeling they aren’t well.
“I’m guessing one of you is Soobeen and the other Mila?” Jaxson asks, stepping closer to Freddy when all three of them ignore us to stare at him. Freddy holds his head high, meeting each one of their gazes and doesn’t show any fear. It’s really good to see him so strong with everything that is planned for us.
“The rumours are true, sister, they really do have a half in the royal family,” one of the sisters says, and the other one nods. It’s extremely difficult to tell them apart at this point.
“I’m Soobeen, and this is my sister Mila. This is Chesca,” Soobeen introduces her, and her eyes lock with mine for a moment before she looks back at Freddy. I glance at the angel called Chesca, who gives me a small smirk as she tilts her head to the side and then looks at my mates. When she winks at Jaxson, my power automatically comes out, and I step forward without realising I’ve done so.
“Please ignore Chesca, she is half succubus demon, and flirting is in her blood. She won’t touch your mates, Queen Winter,” Mila tells me firmly, a worried look crossing her face. It doesn’t surprise me that the angel is a demon of some sorts.
“Winter, it’s okay,” Atti whispers and puts an arm around my waist as I try to calm my powers and myself down. All I can think about is ripping the angel’s wings out for flirting with my mate.