12

KANE

Present time

"Are you sure he's in there?"

Lucas gives me a single nod.

Shit. I can't shake this feeling that something is wrong.

Theodin most likely knows I'm coming to kill him, I would be disappointed if he didn't lay out a trap or two for me, the Theodin I remember would do anything to get what he wants, and what he wants most is revenge for the death of his mate.

"Kane are you sure about this?" Lucas asks, looking warily at the ring on my finger.

I growl out lowly and keep my eyes on the building far out in front of me. "He will die tonight." Mark my words, I will fucking kill him for what he has done.

He's a fucking coward, hiding behind creatures willing to do anything for their 'master' yet he never gets his fucking hands dirty.

I hate worthless men such as himself, never lifting a finger, expecting others to do it for you.

He wanted to use me all those years ago, to take the throne and rise to power with him by my side, I saw it then what he wanted, the greed was clouding his thoughts then and it hasn't changed since then.

He's still chasing after the same dream, but he can't have it until he kills me and my whole family, but it's pointless, he would lose a thousand times over without a single hope, my bloodline is too strong for him alone.

His death is inevitable, so why is he doing this?

It doesn't make sense, even after all this time, it's so pointless.

'Move out, kill anything that moves, leave Theodin to me.' I mindlink to the five wolves with me, including Lucas.

I brought the best of the best with me tonight, I don't want any mistakes or fuckups, this ends tonight.

We split once we enter through the compost of the building, it's crumbling around us and the smell is overwhelming of magic, like gunpowder with a strong scent of dust, it tickles my nose as I keep myself hidden amongst the shadows of the corners.

Using my wolf vision, I can see exactly where the traps are, scent alone is useless when it comes to magic, but I'm half demon, if it was not for that fact I would've alerted Theodin of my presence the moment I came twenty feet within the building.

Once my team has confirmed the three floors of the warehouse are clear of enemies, I give the order for three of the wolves that came with me to remain on the floors while I search for the basement with Lucas.

'Can you smell that?' Lucas cringes out through mindlink.

Once we enter a hallway, no doubt leading us to the basement, there's a stench that I haven't smelled in a century.

The smell of rotting corpses, with fresh dead bodies. The scent is overwhelming the closer we get to the basement, we head straight to the basement door, and both halt when we start to hear voices and movement.

'Someones down there, what's the plan?' Lucas asks as we stay hidden in the shadows.

Closing my eyes I sniff the air to see how many are down there, when I'm confident with the scents, I open my eyes move away from the shadows, gaining a look of confusion and concern from Lucas as I hold my hand up to him.

'Stay here, guard the door, nothing comes in or goes, got it?'

Before he could answer me back, a voice speaks out in the darkness, making my wolf and Lucas's stand on high alert.

"KANE? Why don't you come down, we've been expecting... you." A humorous voice calls out from the basement.

I grip the doorway, in my wolf/demon form and calm my breathing.

I want nothing more than to go down there and break every bone in his body, let him heal, then do it all again the next day, I want to destroy everything he is, the thought is overwhelming as I grip tightly onto the doorway.

Lucas looks at me with a hard look as I shake my head. 'I'm... fine, stay here Lucas.'

He growls out lowly. 'Don't die.'

I grin, showing my large teeth at him as I nod my head. 'Don't get sentiment now Lucas, I don't plan on dying tonight.'

I take my first step down the basement stairs, the light is getting brighter and the stench of death is becoming stronger, I make it halfway down the stairs and then I see him.... and her.

"I do apologize for the mess brother, I was just making lunch for my family." Theodin says smiling, to the creatures thrashing around in the cage, their deathly glares and snarling pointed towards me as they lick their lips.

But that is not what is disturbing me.

It's the woman with her torso ripped in half, with all her insides either on the floor or in bowls on the table. I don't need to see her face to know who it is, I can recognize her scent a mile away.

Emma.

Kill him, kill him now, kill kill kill KILL HIM KILL, EAT, EAT HIM, DEVOUR!

Biting my lip hard I clench my fists tightly and block the beast the best I could as I walk down the remaining steps of the basement.

I look to Theodin and see him watching me, more alert then he was before, that's when I take his appearance in and start to feel nothing when I look at him, he is nothing to me, what was once brotherly respect in the past has long been gone.

He's nobody to me.

"WHY?" I snarl out, breathing heavily.

Fuck, I need to kill him, just a taste, just... to.. rip him apart... revenge..

When he doesn't say anything I come closer and he walks backwards, paler then usual, and grabs a syringe making me growl out loudly, making the glass in the room crack and break onto the floor.

"K-Kane, I did this for us, f-for you!" He stutters out. "LOOK AT HER." He shouts, pointing to what was once Emma, a close friend.

No.

She was family, is family.

I can't even bear to look at her. Theodin has went too far for the last time.

I use my speed and strength to knock into Theodin and grab hold of the syringe in my large hand, once I feel him still underneath me, I pin him down with my sharp wing fang, stabbing him in the leg with it to keep him still.

I growl out deadly, piercing down at him with the syringe in my hands. "What's this Theodin?" I ask lowly, making him pale.

He starts to mumble a chant but I cover his mouth just in time before he could shock me, making tears at the corner of his eyes form as he glares at me.

I shift back to my human form on top of him and hold the vial to his neck, with my legs and arms keeping him from escaping, he is in my grasp and nothing and nobody is going to help him now.

Sniffing the air I know exactly what is inside. It's the same scent from all those years ago, when he cut me with that blade, the same poison that had almost killed me, yet I don't know the name, but I know whatever could kill me, will surely kill this piece of shit.

Theodin breaks out laughing as my hand covers his mouth, making me growl out warningly at him. I remove my hand from his mouth and wrap it tightly around his neck as I stare down coldly at his pathetic body underneath mine.

"D-Do it, I have nothing left anyways." Theodin grunts out, looking to me then to the creatures in the cage who are staring hungrily at the contents of Emma, on the floor and on the table.

I snort. "You don't get off that easy Theodin, you have no fucking idea what you're in for." I say lowly, snarling into his face.

Death is too sweet a punishment for him, no. I know exactly what to do with him.

We both hear a wolf yelp from upstairs, making me snap my head to the stairs leading upstairs. When no other sound is heard I look to Theodin and grip his neck tighter.

"Friends of yours?" He grits out with a smirk.

Growling out loudly, I choke Theodin until he goes unconscious before I mindlink my wolves.

'What's going on?!' I mindlink Lucas.

I can feel his pain and now smell his blood, his wolf is hurt but he's still alive.

'K-Kane.. the build..ing is coming d-down, w-we were ambushed but w-we killed t-them, get out of there.. now!' Lucas grits out in pain, his voice low and breaking.

Shit, fucking Theodin you piece of shit.

You're not dying here you fucking monster. No, I have other things planned for you.

I look around and the creatures are not shrieking and trying to escape the cages, then there's Emma's lifeless body still strung up in the air, tortured, beaten, and torn apart in front of me, and the piece of shit that did that is over my shoulder, passed out.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry...

'Kane, get out of there now, the building is coming down!' Lucas shouts during mindlink.

It's too late.

Forgive me Emma... I'll come back for you, I swear it... I promise I will bring you home, just.. not now.

I shift into my demon form and wrap my wings securely around my body as I hold Theodin in my arms as the building debris begins to fall on me, painfully smashing into my wings and back as I use all my strength to protect myself from being buried alive.

I'm not dying like this, not tonight....... I will not fucking die like this!

I made a promise to my mate.