Chapter 26: Devastation
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Barron
I was in the gym working out when I got a link from one of my warriors saying there was an attack at the conference in Ironside and it doesn't look good. I ran to my office picked up the phone to call King Silas to get information about what was going on and his second in command told me to get there immediately something was wrong with Rowe. I called Polly so she could let us hitch a ride with Levi as he had Emile's crystal and we were there in no time. We saw the c*****e as a lot of dead bodies were put in body bags and a lot of cries from the injured. I saw the blood of Prince Lawrence as he was giving orders and I saw Axel outside talking to his men and I knew this son-of-a b***h had something to do with it but I held in my anger saying, "Where is my son?" I could feel Polly's uneasiness wanting to know about Rowe, he wasn't dead, if not she would have felt it but we were worried as he was not here. Lawrence took me to the hospital where I saw Rowe walking up and down the hallway and Polly running over to him hugging him, he kissed her forehead linking each other so as not to give out their secret when I pulled him in and hugged him.
He had blood all over his shirt and I saw the bullet holes in his abdomen and said, "Are you good, son?" He said, "All healed but it's not me that I am worried about, Davina was hit, Dad," and his voice broke. I saw Polly run to go find out anything about Davina, I said, "Tell me what happened, Rowe?" He looked at me with tears in his eyes and said, "Her heart stopped on the way over here but she is in surgery, she jumped in front of me without me realizing it, Dad, if she dies, I don't know what I will do." I made him sit down as he rubbed his bloody hand on his pants and said, "It's mostly her blood, so much blood, Dad and there was nothing I could do, the woman I love was dying and I couldn't help her." I said, "Don't beat yourself up, she loves you and would never blame you," he said, "There was a doctor in the room so he jumped in to save her and I don't even know his name," when King Silas said, "His name is, Dr. Rollo, he is one of the best we have here in Ironside City and was assigned to the conference, I am sorry Barron, I should have protected your son better."
I looked at him saying, "I have to ask, did you do this, Silas?" He said, "No offense, I would have asked too but no, never, your father is one of my best friends and ally." Rowe said, "My girlfriend is in surgery, so you better have a lead on why this happened," and he said, "Our detectives are on it and I promise you, we will find the culprit," and I nodded before he left. Levi appeared with fresh clothes for Rowe and he went into the bathroom to change. Ty appeared later and said to Rowe, "Show me what happened?" Rowe let him bite his hand and he saw what happened showing me and the others what happened. Ty walked into the room where the surgery was happening smiling at Rowe, I was furious at the hit but who was the Target? Drax appeared and said, King Pele is okay, he was hit pretty bad but I was able to heal him a little, our powers were still pretty new," before he smiled at Lawrence and Lawrence smiled back waiting on Ty. I linked Drax and said, "Don't you have a girlfriend?" He growled at me and said, "Yes, I do you Viking Clown but I am not blind, the guy is hot," before he walked out cussing me in his language, and I laughed.
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Earlier
Rowe
I felt the pain in my stomach, it hurt, I was losing blood but I would heal soon because I was technically a hybrid with a dormant wolf. I looked down at my fiance, she wasn't moving seeing the pool of blood under her, I started to panic, King Pele was hit but he was breathing. Elves don't heal like us unless mixed with another species with healing ability, they, however, heal faster than a regular human but if severe, they can die. She was having trouble breathing from what I could tell and I turned her over to see at least three bullet holes in the chest, one hitting her lung. I put my hands on her stomach trying to stop the bleeding begging her to don't die on me, I was scared shitless for her, I loved her and I yelled for help, Haakon wanted to take out everyone. A doctor ran over and I growled at him before he said, "I am a doctor, okay, let me help," he had a little witch patching the injured who helped him stabilize Davina but she needed surgery. I backed away as one of my guards was hit in the leg but he pulled me back and I told him, "I'm not leaving, Davina," I knew his priority was me but I was good. We were in the ambulance being transported to the hospital and she was rushed into surgery, my heart broke when her heart stopped for a few minutes before they got it going again.
I saw a lot of people being rushed in and I was shocked at the mass shooting, why did this happen now? After I changed and Ty left, we waited until a nurse came out and said, "You can go in and see her," I wasted no time and ran to where she was staying. I could hear the others behind me when I saw the doctor leaving the room and her scent was strong, he said, "She will get up soon, thanks to the warlock, she will be fine, if not, she would have died on the table," and Barron growled at him. He said, "No worries, his secret is safe with me," a link came through and it was Ty saying, "Don't worry, I compiled everyone in the room to say nothing and there is no one strong enough in Ravena to break the compulsion unless it's Aidan or Drax." We understood because they both had a higher rank than him and we felt relieved. I was at her side but I froze looking at her and my mother held my hand and said, "What is it, love?" I said, "This can't be," as I touched her hand, Barron said, "What is it?" I smiled and said, "She is my mate," as Haakon roared, "Mate," in my head feeling the tingles of our bond, I pulled a chair closer to her holding her hand as everyone left me alone with her.
My father sent two guards to stand outside the door with only the doctor and a nurse from the surgery tending to her. He was working with Silas and Drax to find out what was going on and who did this. We were not taking any chances, I knew she was going to be good since Ty healed her, healed the woman I love, and I will always be grateful to him and I linked all three Supremes and said, "Thank you guys, you don't know what this means to me, you will have me at your service for as long as you will have me." Aidan appeared smiling and I got up hugging him holding back tears, he said, "Your loyalty is everything if we are to take back Ravena from our enemies and your father filled me in that she turned out to be your mate." I nodded and he said, "When she died, it broke the bond with her actual mate, so you are her second chance mate which means, you have two mates, one for the dormant size that will reveal himself in time," and I froze saying, "Two mates," before Aidan open a portal smiling like he just going drop that bombshell on me and leave, he never look back and left.
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Davina
I was dreaming or hoped I was, I was at the Elvin ancient waterfall on the Ice Mountain watching its beauty when I turned to see Haakon walking towards me and I rubbed his fur. He licked my face as he was huge and I got on his back as he carried me for a walk in the forest, I felt so safe with him but I knew, that if I was here, I was dead. I asked Hakkon if he made it or did he died with me, he didn't acknowledge anything because I jumped in front of Rowe as I saw the gun pointed a him. I loved him so much it was just a reaction to protect my man, I hope he doesn't hurt and grieve me forever when I saw the sun slowly change to a light, then darkness, and hear beeping sounds. It was pitch black before I felt tingles on my legs, it felt so good and calming, I felt this weight on my legs and opened my eyes to this white hospital room as my eyes adjusted to the light and saw Rowe on my legs asleep. I smiled because I was alive and it was dark out as I looked out the window to see the city lights, I heard a voice saying, "Hey love." I looked at my fiance with love and touched his face feeling the tingles and bond in my heart, I was confused and said, "We are mates, how?"
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