42. Deal

"Wakey wakey, Queen of no Realm! Is time to meet your destiny." Came Cora's annoying voice.

I open my eye, and instinctively I get into a fighting position.

"Easy there! Not that I would not enjoy ending your misery, but my brother has other plans for you. So you better get dressed because he doesn't like waiting."

"Do I look like I care what he likes? I do not give a fuck." I said, clenching my fists.

"Is this the way you speak about your Mate, now?" Mateo's voice came as soon as the door opened.

"You are NOT my Mate! But you are sick! Both of you!" I yell angrily at their smirks.

"Well, brother, I will let you take care of this specimen here. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will kill her. And I know how much she means to you." Cora said and exited the room.

"You should follow her, Mateo. Here is nothing for you!"

"Oh, but you are so wrong, Amaya! Everything here is for me! You will bear my children and be my woman. Because you are my Mate!"

"Fuck you, you sick bastard! I will cut off your ball before that happens! And once again, you are not my Mate! My Mate is out there! And he loves me! He accepted me!" I shout at him.

In the next second, he was in front of me. His right grabs my throat and slams me on the wall behind me.

"You will fucking do as I say, bitch! Mate or not, I don't care! Do you hear me?!" He said in a voice full of hate.

I swung my fist, hitting him between the legs.

"Next time, you will have them put to ice! Now hear me loud! I am not your puppet! Not your slave and not your fucking Mate! I am your Queen! I will always be!" I say and run towards the door.

"Come back here, or you will regret it!" I hear Mateo calling after me.

I keep running till I get out of the palace only if I can get to the dungeon in time to free my father and friends.

I shift into my wolf and run as fast as I can.

Heavy paws were moving fast in my direction. I looked over my shoulder and saw Mateo was shifted and was running after me. The look into their eyes only screams revenge. He was angry that I kicked his ass earlier.

'Come and get it, Mateo!' I said and suddenly stopped and got down. As expected, he trips over me and rolls a few feet in the stone path.

I get ready to fight. My head and shoulders were close to the ground, while the other half of my body was slightly up. I growl, waiting for him to attack first. And he did. As soon as he got up, he launched toward me. The sound of our claws colliding as well as the metallic smell of blood, filled the air. I clamp down on his shoulder at the same time he does to my leg.

In less than thirty seconds, I was healed, but he was still bleeding abundantly. I round towards him this time, not waiting for him to recover and bite the other shoulder, making him cry out in pain.

I shift back into my human form, tired of this chasing game. I wanted to finish this once and for all. Mateo turns as well and starts laughing.

"You are so hot when you are like this, Mate!" He said with a sick smirk on his face.

'What the fuck is wrong with this guy. He will probably faint soon because of the blood loss, but he is still thinking about how hot I am.'

"Fuck you, Mateo!" I said, walking towards him.

My hands were covered in ice now, as dozens of ice arrows were floating around me, all pointed at him.

"Do you think that I am scared of you, Amaya? Well, let me tell you. You know nothing of me." He said, but the look into his eyes was saying something else.

"What is there to know, Mateo, uh? That you are as sick as your father?"

"Do not speak about him! You have no right to do so!" He yells angrily.

I was about to let the arrows fly when I felt the air change. I knew immediately that it was Cora, but I was not afraid of her.

"Cora! Welcome to the party!" I shouted before she could say something annoying.

"Party indeed! Look, I brought guests! They were so impatient to see you that my heart almost broke for them. So I decided to let them see you once more. After all, who knows what will happen tomorrow." She said sarcastically, dragging my father, Leon and Anna after her.

"Amaya! What are you doing here? You should not have come back!" My father was the first to speak.

My heart ached at the sight of their poor vocabulary. They were covered in blood and dirt, wearing some old clothes and their hair long and tangled. I could almost recognise my father and Leon because of their beards.

"You know I couldn't have done this! You are my family now. All of you. Besides, I promised that I would come back."

They all looked down like they were feeling guilty for my situation, but I smiled at them.

" Let's finish this, Cora!" I said and let the power unleash. I was a Guardian of Celestia, after all. I was more powerful than her. I know this now!

"Not that fast, Amaya! You see, I have a deal for you. Now listen here. Is it you or them? Which one, Amaya? If you stay, I let them go. But if you leave, I will kill all of them." She said, making my family choke.

"No, Amaya!" they all yell at the same time before starting coughing violently.

I nod my head at her, knowing that this was the only way to save them. I was happy that I managed to get them free, happy for them. But then again, I was sad for Oren. He will be so heartbroken when they go back without me.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes before I spoke.

"Deal!"