Chapter 22

DAMIAN'S POV

I hardly slept at all except when it was desperately needed. Watching outside in the night and expecting something to come. It had been my secret fear since I had been given Avery.

The crystal skull was in a small box I had pulled close to my bosom for safekeeping. With artifacts like this, you can never be too careful.

My mindlink let out a gentle fuzz just as I heard a knock at the back door.

It was Matilda but what was she doing here so late?

I carefully hid the box behind a pillow on the couch and went over to the door.

" You're alright." She exclaimed and rushed to hug me.

"What's wrong?" I asked, genuinely confused.

"Legolas, he-he said he had killed You, A-very and everyone. I was so scared." She said in a rush of emotion.

"I'm alright. Legolas failed." I gently assured her.

"How?" Matilda asked.

I should have sworn secretly and kept my mouth shut but my thoughts would betray me and I sincerely did not want to lie to her.

"Kalim somehow resurrected them."

She stopped, looking at me like a frozen figure.

"So you all died?"

"Yes!" I lied. Avery's father had sworn me to secretly and I would carry that secret to my grave.

"So why did Legolas tell you that?" That question had slightly bothered me.

"He just did."

Bless the mindlink! My mindlink detected a lie and even she knew she had been caught. She suddenly burst in tears, her ears and cheeks rouge.

"I'm so sorry."

I paused, scanning her mind for answers. When we found it, I wished I didn't probe.

"Legolas is your uncle." I bellowed, finding it impossible to even believe it.

"Yes!" She admitted, pushing away her pink tendrils of hair that went to close to her face.

"I'm sorry I lied." She begged me, reaching her wet hands to hold mine for comfort."I just don't want him to die. I know he's done a terrible thing but please, I beg of you, Don't hurt him! He's the only family I have left."

I reached my hands over to her shoulder and looked into her dull grey eyes.

"It's alright."

"Promise me!" She retorted.

"I do," I replied.

It was only then I knew how stupid you could be when in love. It was a promise I could not keep. Not with a vengeful faeblood and mad werewolf and Avery.

LEGOLAS' POV

Success smelled good on me, o had to admit. After all those years of sleepless nights. I had finally gotten rid.d of the roadblock that stood in the way of the faebloods supremacy.

What was sweeter was I had Diana in my bed. Last' night's celebration had been hectic on me and... The room smelled of sex.

Diana was dressed in nothing but her panties and I could see her porcelain skin inviting me home. I went back to her inviting presence taking her in.

She moaned as my soft lips pricked her skin sending goosebumps all over.

"Legolas, be gentle." She muttered heavily.

"I will."

Diana had crawled out from underneath the sheets.

" Now fuck me like a dog!", she begged me as I got rid of my zipper.

I watched her grip a pillow in her fists in anticipation of what was coming, her breath quickening. I intentionally tasted her back sending hot air down her back which was starting to sweat and slip on down. Diana hid her face in the fluffy bed because it is blowing up inside, red and furious, and she grimaced at the pale white wall which she puts held onto to help her pushing back for a taste of me. To get my dick to fill up her body until there’s nothing left of her inside, just me.

We laid on the bed, breathless from the sex we just had.

"Legolas?" Diana turned to face me, her hand slowly gliding down my chest. I felt my dick harden like it had a mind of its own.

"Yes?"

"Now that the threats to our happiness is gone. Why don't we just get married?"

What! She wanted commitments.

"Diana, we've talked about this. Faebloods are against cross-breeding. Especially the King."

Diana Did nothing but curl away from me, hugging into a blanket. I slipped back into my boxers shorts and joined her.

"So when will I ever be with you?" She grumbled.

"Soon."

AVERY'S POV

I had woken up early and Henry decided to accompany me to the living room. It was exactly 12:00 am and the sun wasn't out but when I got to the living room. I saw Damian and Matilda. They didn't see me. They seemed to be preoccupied with themselves and I giggled to a sleepy Henry, giving him googly eyes. I planned to creep on them and scare them, don't mind me, I was weird at times.

When I got closer to them, I could make out what they were saying. My cover dropped when I heard the unthinkable. "You're related to Legolas." I screeched, looking at Matilda with almost suspicion.

"She might be working for the enemy Damian! We can't trust her." I blurted out.

Matilda put her hands over her agape mouth and suppressed sobbing. I hardly gave a fuck.

Henry nudged me to stop but I flanked him off.

"You think just because you told us that part, we would trust you and reveal our mission to you. Well, maybe Damian can."

Damian's brow furrowed as I continued spitting out venom.

My noise was at the peak and her August visitors, the twins, and Kalim came out to see what all the fuss was about.

"And about Orvinus, you personally studied it and the day you helped us. Legolas killed us. I see a connection and I'm not blind..."

"Enough!" Damian yelled, pointing his index finger right in my face." you will not talk that way to her."

My eyes glowed and I snarled at Matilda wanting to tear her apart for turning Damian against me but I cooled off and turned calmly to Damian,

"Sure. What does she have to say?"

Matilda clumsily drowned on a cushion and began a take, one I had no interest in not to even delve on believing.

" Legolas is my uncle. The only reason he's trying to hunt you down is to preserve the legacy, the fae's left on us as protectors..."

"Veery convenient," I said, sarcasm laced within them.

Everyone in the room apart from Henry who looked worried shot eye lasers at me.

Matilda continued anyways,

"But he's growing mad and I'm concerned he will destroy himself on this quest. So I want to make a deal with you."

"What deal?" My hair was on edge.

"I'll help you defeat him but you will spare his life."

"And Victor?" I inquired.

"Whatever you wish to do with him, you can do but spare my uncle."

Everyone was a bit hesitant to give Matilda that kind of demand. The whole purpose we were together was to end Legolas' reign of terror and I didn't need to peep into people's minds to know that we wanted him dead. Like butchered like an animal.

The hesitation was growing into uncertainty.

"We have a deal." I rushed to say before someone said something entirely different.

Damian looked at me like he hardly believed I of all people would agree on such terms. He was probing my mind but I had perfectly kept it empty.

"It's worth to have a spy on the inside to help us. It will make the whole process easier." I stated to the judas'.

"I need to get some air..alone," I said and walked outside to the still chilly verandah. The wine bottle Henry and I had last night was disposed on the floor and I ran my fingers on it.

"Avery?" A voice jolted me from my thoughts.

I turned to see Damian, he was putting his hands in his Jean pocket and had a timid look on.

"Sorry." He said.

I played dumb.

"For what?"

"Yelling at you." He sighed.

"It alright. I was being unreasonable."

"That great my princess," Damian said smiling.

"I don't need saving." I retorted

"You do." He stated.

He joined me to sit on the porch.

"It going to be alright. I trust her."

I gave him a reassuring smile. My mind was working anticlockwise. Matilda was still a threat of she switched sides and as the Shepherd of my flock, I had something to do about that even if he meant her death, Damian would just have to forgive me.

The thoughts that crossed my mind were cruel but deep down, my monsters wanted that. I could feel my eyes burn up and my fang pierce my lips drawing blood.

Matilda dared not betray me!