"I got here as soon as I heard" Sky says as soon as she bursts through her son's office doors, this reminds me of Rain.
We are soon ready and because Drago Is a match for no one on foot, we decide to take the cars.Its also easy for them to carry all their weapons.On the way I can't help but think just how everyone here except for me seemed to really know what was really happening, I know I am a stranger but a little heads up would have been nice. ..wait...now that I think about it.If they did tell me, I would have done everything I can to avoid him and curse him just like I was doing to Darian. If him and I are really soul tied then he would have sensed it and that could have ended in me dying faster than expected or he would have gone and released his anger on other people. I understand why he is vegan, I would be too if my wolf only wanted to feast on other wolves.
"Does he know?..Is he aware that he is that Beast?" I ask, suddenly feeling helpless.
"No. I don't suppose he knows. We try to include him in everything the pack does that could calm him down like gardening and just simple things that can help his mind stay calm. He then started to wonder where he got some bruises from because detaining him always required two or three people to sacrifice themselves. We couldn't really tell him and that is when I let him spar with Chevaz , if he got injured he would just take it as that.He is a strong kid, plus he doesn't really like eating wolves..well..he eats dead ones from battle...sometimes on a full moon like now, he goes hunting and finds other prey. " Sky answers back to me as if this is a conversation she has prepared answers for, for over a thousand years.
I can't believe Rain has to live like this.
"Is he the circumstance that led to your mate's death?" I ask Darian who's silence is a clear answer to my question.
I can't believe I slept with the Devil. I can't believe I fell in love with a Devil. I can't believe that Rain is Drago!..I just can't!
"You knew about me this whole time right?..You knew I was fated to meet him one way or another. Is that why he couldn't kill me?..can his wolf sense me? Why did you make it look like Drago was Darian" I ask, my voice sounding a lot let less confident than its usual self. I feel like I am about to break down. I don't want to, but how do I react to all this without feeling even an ounce of empathy. He must be living such a miserable life not knowing why he feels like some of his memories are missing.I wish I could hold him in my arms right this moment.
"We knew you would meet yes, we just didn't know when or what your circumstances would be for you to get up from where you are and come to him.You would have found him, even in death.He can feel you, that is why he didn't kill you. The two of you have the same heart beat. This might explain why you think you are crazy in love although you have just met him.We didn't make Darian the bad guy, you just selected him because you saw the mark on his hand, it played to our advantage.You fell in love with him..the natural way." Sky responds while getting her staff ready. We are almost at Leo's house.
"I still feel like all this is a dream." I mutter to myself. No one responds but Sky puts a hand on my shoulder and squeezes it a little. I don't know why, but suddenly I miss my mum.
Before we even arrive at Leo's house there is a red alert warning siren that usually means people should seek shelter or stay in doors for protection until further notice. I guess Drago has already arrived. When we arrive at Leo's house, all of us get out and Darian says he will leave the cars a bit further in the woods. I go ahead and knock at their door. Mr Cheouki opens it and he looks surprised to see me.
" Where is Leo?" I ask as I pass by him in a hurry to search around their living room.
"Boy, you have the nerve the come back here after what you did to our son!" Mr Cheouki says in annoyance.
I ignore him and head up stairs to his bedroom. I open the door and I am greeted by a stench of alcohol that would take removing all the furniture and remodelling the house to get rid of. There, among a pile of dirty laundry lies Leo, the son of a bitch is sleeping.
"Get up!" I shout at him. Leo barely moves but turns to push my hand away from him.
"You finally came crawling back to me?..couldn't find better dick?" He says in his drunk state.
" I don't have time for this bullshit!..I should let him kill you.!" I say to a Leo who now seems to be getting his brains in order.
"My boyfriend is on his way here right now and If your stupid ass is still laying around he will kill you and everyone related to you."I say to him as I drag him by the hand to the living room. Once I get downstairs , Leo's father looks flushed ..I guess Sky must have briefed him about why we are here.
" What, so you fuck a feral and send it to come for my head? Isn't it enough that you are the reason why my life is soo miserable?" Leo asks but I don't respond to him.
"You fucked up your own life, don't put me in that equation." I reply after a couple moments of silence.
"I heard he is coming this way, I sent Oscar out to keep a look out for him but to not engage. He has apparently only killed four wolves who were at the borders and tried to stop him from entering. I have let him tell everyone he can reach to stay down and not do anything, so hopefully they listen and we won't have to loose a lot of lives today. Where is the rest of his family?...sir where is your daughter and wife?" Darian says and in the last sentence he turns to look at Mr Cheouki to question him.
" There was a party near the lake that they went to yesterday.They should still be there by now..it s a little lodge called Havana Nights."He responds .
"Okay , that is good. let them know to not leave until further notice. Now we wait." Darian says..readying his little hand gun. I hope he doesn't plan to use that on Rain.
"He is here!" A voice shouts from outside.
I take a peek out the window but I don't find anything. Soon a big wolf double that of mine or an y beast I have seen comes to the front of the house holding a leg in its mouth,His paws are as big as two male lions combined and his eyes..his eyes are a dark shade of red that if you didn't notice you would think they were black.His teeth are as long as those wooden sticks asian people use to eat their food.This beast is a lot scarier than what I had originally imagined Drago to be like. This is not Rain....and judging by the coat of blood dripping from his vantablack fur, I am guessing he found the warriors that were hiding in the woods. Just how fast is he? I don't know how I am expected to stay calm in this moment but I try anyway.
"If you have a basement now would be a good time to hide in it." Darian says to Mr Cheouki who immediately leaves the room with his son. He looks like his soul left him the moment he laid eyes on Drago.
Some of the warriors we brought with us slowly close in on Drago from all sides but don't engage. It seems Drago is kind of reasonable though, he has one agenda..he wants Leo and he will not leave unless he has his blood dripping from his canines and the sound of his bones crushing in his mouth. Some of the warriors attempt to use their usual weapons to detain Drago while others attack him in their wolf form. Each falls, one by one.I am starting to panic.
"What should I do?" I ask Darian while pacing around the house .
"Go out and smile. Genuine smile." Darian says with a serious face on.Is he kidding me? And why isn't sky doing anything?
"Why don't you go out..you are his mother!?" I ask Sky
"I would but I am only here for the aftermath, my magic does not work on him but I am the one who removes his memories every time after battle. If he stays with them then he will get even more aggravated.When he first transformed , he killed his bullies and those memories just made him get worse..so I take away all his battle moments." She says with a guilty expression. No mother wants to see their child surfer.
"Maybe..if you are around I won't need to do it an he can properly heal and learn to control his wolf..if used for good, he could be a powerful force to be reckoned ." She says yet again, but this time there is hope in her eyes.
"Do I really just have to throw myself out there and smile?" I ask Darian once again.
"Yes..if he feels that this place does not bring you negative feelings then he will go back. He won't need to attack or eat anyone.I will back you up." He responds with a light smile. I guess I really gotta do this then.
I gather all the strength I have and step out the Cheouki door. The other wolves create a path for me and Drago stops midway from reaping one of the warriors heads out..His eyes lock on mine and just then my heart almost panics but I remember Rain. Instead of smiling like I was told to, I start to cry.Just what did he do to end up with this curse? I wish I was Drago..I wish I was the one who turned into a beast.I wonder just how much pain he is feeling right now.Irregardless of how big he is it must not be easy to fight all this trained warriors.My heart cannot bear seeing him like this. My feet fail to take me any closer to Drago. I can't move.
"Akilah!.." I can hear Sky and Darian call out to me, but their voices sound so I distant that if I didn't know I would think they were calling me from the other side of the world.I raise my head and just then Drago tackles me to the ground, his heavy weight causing my right shoulder to snap.I don't flinch from the pain but stare at the huge beast pinning me to the ground. It lowers its head and I raise my hands in defence but instead of Snapping my neck off, he licks my face.I guess he is trying to comfort me.
Everyone watches carefully, waiting to make a move incases of if I really did get eaten.
Rain is still somewhere in there, I don't panic but instead I hug him. I grab the huge beast using my full arms by its neck and embrace it."its okay , I am here. " I chant the only spell I know would heal most broken hearts.I feel Drago slowly turn back into his human self . I now have Rain in my arms.
"Lets go home".I whisper to his ear and lift him up bridal style. No one comes near us, it is best that they stay put until they are sure the situation is handled.
I get up and carry Rain to one of the cars we came with, I stay at the back seat with him and continue to hold him in my arms. I don't want let go of him.Sky comes to drive us. Darian stays to speak with the Cheouki family .On my way back home , I can't help but feel lucky that my family always has weird business trips ..it would have been such a headache to try save everyone.The one thing I did not expect though, was that I would have a new home. My new home where the beast of my lover resides. The only place I will forever call home from now till forever.
My Drago's Castle.