What the fuck was going on?! Kiara snarled, “Mate is fighting.” Black Mountain had to be there with him. I charged through the border, just off Dominic’s left side. Kiara and I were achieving a whole other speed level right now.
Kiara snarled, “I will get to mate.” Black Mountain wolves were all running with us. I got closer to Yellow Hills in mine and my wolf’s literal fastest time for running, ever. Dylan was being flanked and he didn’t notice.
Kiara howled as I mentally screamed, “DYLAN!” I heard Travis shift back as they tackled Fang to the ground. I screamed, “NO!” Down the pack link, unintentionally. Kiara roared so loud I heard glass shatter when a rogue went for his throat.
I felt the world go into slow motion as my heart pounded in my ears. I could tell I was screaming inside my wolf, but it was as if I was outside my own body. I wasn’t going to make it to Dylan’s side in time, and I knew it.
Then the world began to move quickly in real time as Wrangler flew into the fray from what seemed like nowhere. I watched Beta Hank Martin and his wolf save my mate’s life. I heard Travis shift back into Rhino.
I had no damn idea what his plan had been, and I didn’t care at this exact second. Lucas linked, “Dylan’s fine, little sister.” I snarled, “THEY TRIED TO KILL HIM! THEY TRIED TO TAKE HIM FROM ME AND I WAS JUST RUNNING BACK HERE LIKE SOME ASSHOLE!”
Lucas reasoned, “We were all running in to help.” I saw red. Emmaline linked, “You give these jerks hell. I know what you saw, and I’m telling you as a sensitive person to destroy them. I called Haley from the car. I would’ve ridden on Dominic’s back but I didn’t want to weigh him down. I told Lucas to go and I’d get there eventually. Haley’s coming.”
Why the FUCK didn’t Haley know already?! Did the pack not link her? I saw Haley pop in, and she began using her powers. I freaking needed some of those. Fairies against us popped into the fight and I actually gasped.
A Fairy went to use magic on my mate after I’d nearly watched a rogue sink fangs into his neck. Kiara snarled and I went in high. This Fairy was dead. I ripped his damn throat out then went high on a rouge that Fang went low on. My leap of ripping the man’s DAMN throat out would’ve worked alone.
Thor’s roar did more than break windows, it shook the area when he got arrived. I killed every single rogue that had been near my mate. Dad linked, “Lacy, he’s ok.” I let myself calm down while listening to Dylan being wonderfully himself.
I still ripped a Fairy to shreds before I shifted back into my human form and ran to my mate. Clothes were snapped on me, but I didn’t care. Everyone was demanding answers while I cried. Tears of frustration, fear, and anger coursed down my cheeks.
Dylan has almost died but he was doing what he always did. My husband was making everyone feel better about. Even Davis was wiping away tears. Jackie linked, “Dylan’s ok.” Everyone kept saying that like they had no other words to say right now.
I replied, “They were going for his throat.” Jackie reasoned, “Haley was here. So, Dylan would’ve been ok even if they got him.” I glanced at Haley, understanding her in a way I hadn’t before. I thought she’d been reacting a touch like an emotional Fairy when she popped into that situation when Eric got shot at the Bachelor party of DOOM.
I thought she could’ve healed Eric and not destroyed Yellow Hills, while killing people. Well, I could admit that I was wrong. So, wrong. Haley was reacting exactly how we’d all want to in her shoes. I wanted to rip things apart and let the universe rip through here. I just didn’t possess the ability to do so and that would require letting go of Dylan. Which I was not doing.
Kiara growled, “MINE!” Yeah, he was ours and nothing was ever going to touch him again. I jolted hearing Haley got hurt and my eyes narrowed. Lucas linked, “You know that Dylan doesn’t have proof of who did this if he didn’t say it yet.”
I snarled, “That wretched fucking BITCH is behind this. Once this Fairy induced heat passes, I will prove it was her. I will see Cassandra beaten and fucking tarred for this. I might go for feathered while I’m at it. I will turn into a damn Beta to get this done! I will set all the Beta’s on her trail!”
Lucas said, “Ok, let’s just calm down a bit. You don’t know Cassandra did it.” I replied, “I do. Haley and her Guards happened to get dosed with the Night Queen plant? PLEASE! Cassandra ALWAYS discounts Haley’s Fairy powers. This reeks of her!”
Lucas replied, “We don’t have proof of that.” I noticed he didn’t say it couldn’t possibly be Cassandra, or that she wouldn’t do it. I wanted proof so badly I could taste it. I was planning to be pregnant shortly so I could pour over evidence. I had the time coming to me. Ben McAlister would help me. He adored Dylan and everyone knew it.
Red Run actually came running in at the exact moment I’d thought about Ben. Lucas linked, “They got popped to our border.” Ben McAlister shifted back and actually touched his chest seeing Dylan standing here with me.
I reached back for my big brother’s hand and squeezed it. I linked, “You really called in everyone for him.” Lucas replied, “He was my best friend long before he was my brother in law. I will never stand by as something happens to Dylan. Yellow Hills was stopped at some barrier, or they’d have been here too. Everyone was pissed. Tucker is coming too as is James.”
I gasped, “You linked Theo?” Lucas answered, “I’ve never been the one with the problem linking the man. He is the one who doesn’t want to talk to me.” I whispered, “But he sent James?” James came running up from the opposite end of our border with fifty Warriors.
Tears filled my eyes. Lucas said, “Theo does like Dylan. He knows I’d only link him in an emergency. He wouldn’t come for me, but Dylan is a different story.” I argued, “Theo would send help for you, he just might not come personally.” Lucas snorted, “It’s not might Lacy. He would not come for me.” I wasn’t so sure about that.
Alpha Nathan McDermott showed up next. I knew Dylan was a little in his head right now because he didn’t notice all these people showing up for him. Kiara snarled, “It’s better he doesn’t see Davis. That would ruin his fun and then I’d have to kill someone.”
I actually agreed with that. I’d tell Dylan one day all the people that came. Or I’d just gather all the memos for him to read about it once the mini Fairy induced heat passed. Dylan didn’t need to see Davis right now though. My sister in law made it.
I linked Emmaline, “I just feel Cassandra did this!” Emmaline gasped, “Really?” I answered, “Yes.” Emmaline replied, “Noteven Cassandra would try to have Dylan killed.” I reasoned, “She didn’t. He wasn’t supposed to be on this side of the border.”
Emmaline said, “I’ll help you figure it out. If Cassandra did this, then we can have Aiden take her to torture in Faerie. Not only does Dylan have Fae blood, but he was also adopted by Fire Fairies. That puts him very firmly in Aiden’s jurisdiction.” YES! That was the energy I needed.
Dylan was off to the races with his jokes. Travis linked, “I feel like my heart is in my feet but hearing him joke is what I needed.” Yeah, well Dylan was always doing what people needed. I cared about what Dylan needed right now though.
I replied to my brother in law, “Yes, well if my mate didn’t need to do this, I’d be getting us popped the hell out of here and fussing over him. Dylan needs to do exactly this right now though. Making sure everyone is settled is so important to him. He loves making people smile. Why aren’t there more people to kill?! I need more people to kill.”
Travis said, “You’re an Alpha blood, so that’s not odd. Honestly, I feel you on that statement though. I could use a few more jackasses to rip to shreds myself. I had a plan, Lacy. I wasn’t going to let Dylan die, I swear.” I knew that, because he had shifted back.
Lucas joined our hug. I linked Travis, “Get in here.” My parents were holding up Davis because lord knows no one else would. More people were comforting Ben McAlister than Davis Frost. Dylan was cracking jokes that had me smirking.
