Chapter 74
Xavier’s POV
“Oh, great you lost her” Moloch scoffed at me “typical, can’t you do anything right?”
“Shut up, I can’t concentrate with your insistent yapping”
“Just give up, there is no way you will find her without your wolf”
“I said shut the fuck up”
“Fine, see how far that human nose of yours takes you”
I ran following the trail of blood, I stopped at the peak of the hill, I gasped as I watched the trail of blood continue down the hill, I quickly followed it downhill and stopped at the foot of the hill
“That’s a lot of blood, still think you can find her without your wolf?” I ignored him, the only thing that I need to concentrate on right now is finding Scarlett and I need make sure that she’s okay
“Look, I know why you don’t want your wolf back, I get it”
“You know nothing, just stop talking, I need to concentrate” I barked at him
“Oh, quite the contrary, I know that you don’t want your love for Scarlett to deepen…so why don’t you let me help you? I can find her for you”
“How exactly do you plan on doing that?”
“I’m an angel remember, fallen or not I still have my powers”
“You mean demon”
“Semantics” he scoffed, I considered his offer very seriously, she lost so much blood that her wolf scent is weak making it hard for me to track her, if he can truly help me, I'll take that risk, I know that I can't trust him, but I have no other choice.
“What do you want me to do exactly?”
“Just let me take over…temporarily, I’ll find her for you and then you can have your body back, it’s that simple”
“I’m not about to trust a demon” I growled
“I get it, but if you think about it who is really in charge here, I mean it’s your body, your life, you have all the control, me taking over will only be temporary just until we find your beloved Scarlett, I mean the poor girl could be anywhere with god knows who, she could be screaming out for…”
“Okay, okay…fine, what do I need to do?”
“It’s simple really just close your eyes and concentrate on my energy”
“I’m taking my body back as soon as we find her, I don’t want any funny business you hear me”
“Yes, of course”
I know I shouldn’t trust him but what other choice do I have, if he can find Scarlett quicker than I can, well that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make, I closed my eyes and let myself get carried by the vibrations of his energy and little by little I felt myself shrinking smaller and smaller until my light was only a flicker
Moloch took a deep breath and exhaled loudly “yes, finally, your body is perfect, I must say, you should count yourself lucky Xavier” his horse voice hissing in the air he sounded like an old man on his deathbed
“Why is that?”
“Without your wolf’s blood you wouldn’t have survived as long as you did with me trapped inside you, now that I’m free there is no way that I’m going back in again”
“You can’t do this to me, you swore to me”
“Did I? Why don’t I remember that?”
“You said we’ll switch places for a little while, just until we find Scarlett”
“Oh yeah, I did say that, but did I swear?”
“You bustard, you tricked me”
“No, I didn’t, I’m merely stating the facts I never swore to give you your body, I did say we will switch for a little while, what you failed to clarify was what a little while really means”
“What do you mean, what are you talking about?”
“What did you call me again, oh yes, a demon, whether I agree with that term or not is of no consequence, a while for a demon is much longer than that of a lycanthrope”
“That’s it I’m switching back right now!” I barked, summoning all my strength, he laughed with a loud roar “why can’t I switch back?” he continued his sinister laugh “answer me!” I growled
“I can’t believe you actually believed that drinking wolf’s blood was enough to keep me at bay”
“What are you saying?”
“How can one be so stupid; do you honestly think I was trapped in this body because I was weaker than you?”
“Why then, why did I have control all this time?”
“If you could only put that puny brain of yours to use you’d realise…”
“You needed my permission” fuck how could I have been so stupid
“Just like you need my permission, no need to worry I will find your girl”
“What do you want with her?”
“Don’t worry I won’t do anything to her, she has something I want” he started walking towards the city.
His words sounded familiar; I said those exact words to her before
“You bustard don’t you dare lay a finger on my child”
“It’s not me you need to be worried about”
“What are you talking about?”
“My master has been looking for a prodigy and judging from how your body adapted so quickly to me a lycanthrope is the perfect specimen…I’ll return a hero; I will finally sit by his right side” you could taste the determination in his words
“By your master do you mean who I think you mean?”
“Enough talk, I’ve caught her scent we need to hurry”
Aiden’s POV
“Why would she suddenly go to Venice of all places”
“She said she wanted to surprise you”
“It worked I am surprised, it’s unlike her to act like this though”
“Did I do something wrong?”
“No at all, thank you Anna” I hung up the phone and handed it back to the nurse “thank you” she nodded, and I rushed to the door
“Diego can you meet me outside the hospital in ten minute…great, see you then” I hung up and burst through the doors
“Hello brother”
“You son of a bitch”
“Easy, my mother is your mother remember” he smirked “granted I didn’t know her the same way that you did, which makes your remark a hell of a lot worse don’t you think?”
That smug look on his face made me sick
“Was it you, did you take her again?”
“Dammit man, when will you learn, you lost her again? This is why I’m the best mate for her”
“Don’t test me Xavier, I’m not in the mood” I growled
“The truth hurts I know”
“Fuck you” he laughed amused at my frustration
“Tell you what, I’ll help you, let’s find our girl together shall we?”
“She’s not your girl and never will be”
“Down tiger, I just want to make sure she's alight same as you” he put his hands up in surrender
Now I was the one laughing “you must be out of your mind if you think that I will let you anywhere near her”
“I’m an excellent tracker, with my help we’ll find her in no time”
“No way asshole”
“Fine have it your way, do you really think you can find her without me?”
“I already know where she is jackass”
Diego pulled up next to me and I opened the door, he makes me so angry, I can't stand the site of him
“You can either take me with you or I can just follow you” dammit, as much as I hate being in the same space as him, I can’t risk not knowing where he is, he might just take Scar again, I would much rather be in control of this situation
“You do anything, and I mean anything to hurt Scar or my child or do anything that jeopardises getting her back I swear to god”
“I won’t touch her I promise”
“Fine get in”
“Fantastic” he clapped his hands and climbed into the car
