Chapter 26
TALIA we need to get her out of here before they find her.
I’m heading your way now.”
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
I found Jaxon through the pack link and shouted, “Jaxon, they broke the wards.
Go find Celeste.
Have her contact Sasha, I need her to portal Talia out of here.
We need to move to my safe house in Ireland.”
“On it!”
he replied, urgency lacing his tone as he closed the link.
I glanced out the patio door at my mate, before I ran to the closet, opened the hidden compartment behind the wall and grabbed my weapons.
I threw on my leather sword sheaths, tightening the buckles across my chest, and strapped my long swords to my back.
Hurrying to grab a few daggers as well I shut the door, ripping the closet door open to find my mate.
I stepped into the room to find Talia standing at the patio opening.
She turned towards me, her eyes a solid purple and glowing, sweat beaded on her brow, as her gaze landed on mine.
“Declan, what’s happening?”
she asked.
Striding across the room, I stepped in front of her and looked her in the eye.
“I need you to trust me right now, okay?”
She scrunched her eyebrows together, and bit her lip and replied, “Just tell me what is going on, I don’t like being kept in the dark.”
Gods damn it! I didn’t have time for this.
“The mages have torn apart our wards, they are on the pack lands and searching for you.
I need to get you to safety.”
I rushed out.
Her eyes widened, and she started to shake.
Gripping her shoulders, I growled, “I will not let them harm you.
You have my word.”
She closed her eyes for a moment, when they opened again her gaze had hardened and the purple glow had intensified.
Nodding her head, she said, “What do we do?" I released a breath and rushed out, “I know this is not how we should do this, but I need you to let me mark you.
I need to know that I can find you and feel you if you are harmed.
I need to make you mine.”
Would she go for it? I really should complete the bond without her knowing everything, but I couldn’t chance losing her.
“You want to seal the bond right now? While they are on your lands hunting me?”
Tilting her chin to look up at me I leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to her lips.
She moaned.
Fuck this was a bad idea.
The moment I marked her I would want to take her right here, and we didn’t have that time, but her safety was more important here.
“Yes, little wolf, I know it’s not ideal, but we are running out of time.”
She took a moment to think about it.
Her gaze following the commotion outside the windows.
People were screaming, crying, and enemy wolves were making it through the woods.
Turning her gaze back to mine her eyes glowed purple a look of defiance filled her eyes as she said, “No.”
“Natalia, please.” I begged
I did not want to seal our bond like this.
I wanted to take my time, explore every inch of her body, but the thought of losing her and not being able to find her… “They will not take me.
And we will seal this bond the right way.
But now we need to go out there and protect our pack.
Our people.”
She growled.
I pushed my body into hers and grabbed her chin, I tilted her head up and stared into her brightly glowing purple eyes.
Rage consumed her, her teeth were beginning to lengthen as a shift was starting to happen.
“Let us mark each other, no more than that.
We will have a mating ceremony and seal this bond fully once the threat is gone.
Once you are safe." Declan rested his forehead on mine and breathed in my scent.
“I’m sorry this isn’t how I planned for you this to happen.”
Tears gathered in the corners of my eyes as I whispered, “I know.”
I still had so much to learn about my mate, the realm, and my duty as the heir.
I tilted my head to the side giving him access to my throat.
He gently pushed my hair out of the way, he trailed his nose up the side of my throat and licked right above my pulse, I could feel his teeth lengthening against me, with little warning he sunk his teeth into the side of my neck.
I gasped as my eyes rolled into the back of my head, I could only describe this feeling as a state of euphoria.
It was better than when I drank his blood the night he saved my life.
I could feel the bond strengthening between us, a silver cord linking us together.
It was growing it strength but not completed.
“Open your eyes little wolf, it’s your turn.”
Opening my eyes, I saw my blood trailing down his chin.
As I took in the sight of him before me need for him grew.
His blue eyes were darkening, the corner of his lip tilted in a smirk.
“We don’t have all day mate.”
Shaking my head to snap out of the thrall I was just in, I stepped forward.
“Where should I mark you?”
I asked him.
“My throat will suffice, that way everyone will know I am spoken for.”
He said, his voice deep and husky.
Hmmm I loved the thought of every female knowing he was mine, just as I supposed he liked my mark being visible for all the other males to see, especially Lucas.
“Thoughts on me little wolf.”
His voice deepened as he growled into my ear.
He had an uncanny ability to know when Lucas was on my mind.
“Sit in the chair, Declan.”
I murmured, my voice was all breathless and growly.
I motioned to the chair behind me, as he quirked his eyebrow up, smiled, and did as I asked.
Putting my hands on his shoulders, I straddled his lap.
I could feel him growing hard beneath me.
I began to grind my hips on the impressive bulge beneath me and a whimper left me.
“Focus little wolf, or we won’t get out of here in time because I’ll be too busy fucking you on this bed.”
His voice was now hoarse and gravely, his grip tightening on my hips so hard his knuckles were turning white.
“Mark him,”
my wolf whined.
I could feel her closer to the surface than ever before.
Thoughts were running rapid in my head.
Assassins
Death
Sex
Lust
Leaning forward I lengthened my teeth and nipped at the side of his neck like he did mine.
Opening my mouth wide I sank my teeth into his neck.
His body vibrated beneath mine as a gravely moan ripped from his throat.
As my teeth sank into the side of his neck, I felt our bond snap into place just as an image of a castle bathed in darkness and a man with blood dripping from his hands and dripping off his blade flashed in my mind.
Was that a memory of mine or my mates? The silver cord now glowing bright and strong, yet not fully formed.
My body hummed with electricity.
Just as I began to release my hold on him, the door to the bedroom slammed open.
I turned my eyes, my vision sharpened as they glowed and a growl ripped from my throat.
“Woah there Talia, no threat here.”
Jaxon was standing on the threshold of the room with Sasha and Celeste in tow.
My eyes traveled to Sasha and my growl became louder and my body vibrated with possessiveness.
Jaxon turned to Sasha, "Maybe you should move out into the hall for just a moment." He said, while looking back and forth between Declan and I.
He gulped and stepped further into the room.
Looking at Declan he said, “You marked her?”
A growl came from beneath me.
“We marked each other.”
“For fucks sake Declan! Did nothing we talked about earlier stick?”
He shouted at my mate.
W hat was he talking about? Sasha stepped into the room passing Jaxon.
“We don’t have time for this shit!”
She looked at me as my teeth began to lengthen and my eyes glowed brightly.
“I am no threat to your mating bond.
He is yours and only yours.
You can tell if I am lying, right? Focus on me and tell me.
Can you detect a lie?" My whole body tensed as I focused on her.
I calmed down as I realized she was telling the truth.
My body relaxed just as Celeste walked into the room.
Her pink hair was pulled up out of her face and she was armed to the teeth with a multitude of weapons.
Celeste began to walk into the room, and she smiled tensely as she approached.