Part 5 Chenoa Heals Too

casualties of war

Chenoa POV

The minute we hit the ground Jacobi and I took off running toward the council. The wind was so strong it felt like it was tearing at my skin. And we had quite a distance to go. "We have to find cover, it is too dangerous!" I yelled at Jacobi over the wind. As we watched an entire cow go mooing past us. I could barely keep my wits about me as the wind was so strong we had to dig our fingers into the ground to keep from flying away.

"This way!" Jacobi yelled back at me. We started running, I was behind him, full speed we went jumping over fallen trees and debris. "There up ahead it looked like an old outhouse. The door was gone, we both ran in completely out of breath, "Never thought I would say this but that was worse than sparring with you."

I punched him playfully in the arm. The shelter would not hold long. Long enough to catch our breaths, maybe. "This chick is really pissed off. I wonder why she is so mad." I said to Jacobi.

"Does evil need a reason to be evil?" Jacobi asked. We have a long distance to go. Rest a few minutes and gather your strength. We will rest when we reach the edge of the Bear Claw territory. I know a spot that will hold us through the night."

"Should we shift?" I asked him.

"Yeah it would be easier to travel in this wind."

"Maybe we should try traveling at night so it may calm down." I yelled and we both nearly jumped out of our skin when we heard the boom. "The dome has collapsed"

"again" Jacobi said as both of us huddled in a corner shivering because the wind was also cold.

"This wind is insane." I said

"The Undoing is insane!" Jacobi looked stressed,"look what she is doing to our world with no reason or remorse. Just senseless destruction and violence and why?"

"We will defeat her. With or without Cat, Jacobi and if we cannot we will go down fighting. Our people will fight until the very end."

Jacobi nodded and we both stood silently listening to the undoing destroy Mystic Moon. We could hear the whistling of the wind and what sounded like a wrecking ball taking down all the structures that were Mystic Moon. I was saddened by this because it used to be home and I still remember when Alpha Lucas escorted me around the town explaining the year his great great great grandfather laid the first brick for the pack house and how then It was just four rooms. I could only imagine how Zion felt in this moment and it tore at my heart because I knew she would take out Silver Crescent next. Hell for all I knew she could have started there. All the work I did bringing my people together, rebuilding my mother and father's pack. Reclaiming the territory that was overrun by rogues. All the time and energy, blood, sweat and tears amounted to nothing now.

"Alright let's shift into our wolves." Jacobi said.

Shifting first he yelled, let's go, rushing me. But I couldn't move because I saw something in the wind moving around. Not something but someone… he was staring at me and I didn't know how to react because I had visions all the time but not like this. It was different. I blinked a few times but he was still there, waving his hands at me, yelling something.

"I can't hear you," I whispered and when I heard my own voice I realized it came out in a whisper.

He was really waving his arms now, frantically.

"I'm sorry I didn't know it was real. I didn't mean to take you from your family, your pack, or your daughter." Tears started to pour as the raw emotion hit me.

"RUN!" He was closer. I could see his lips, wait what?

"RUN!" Michael, my dead mate, had come to me in a vision and so many things needed to be said, but all he was yelling was run!

I did not shift I did what I was told I ran and as soon as I came from the building the entire recreational building smashed into the out house. Had I still been it it I would have died. I looked around for Jacobi and just started running. I had only ran a few feet when I spotted Jacobi a distance ahead of me. He must have realized I was not behind him because he stopped looking around and his eyes spotted me. 'Follow me, why didn't you shift?'

' I…I saw Michael and he told me to run,'

'wait what?' he had started to run again and I saw him look back

we both had almost reached our destination when suddenly in front of my very eyes the undoing reached down grabbing Jacobi, "No!" I screamed,

'Run damn it! If she finds out or knows your connection to Catori you will die, run!' Jacobi was screaming at me, 'Noah run!'

I screamed but my feet would not move. She was asking him questions and then as if he was a piece of paper she ripped him into two tossing him to the his upper body landed at my feet, He looked at me as blood ran from the side of his lip, "run," he coughed then took his last breath. I felt the wind as her mighty hand reached for me. When all of a sudden I was airborne. Kreis had scooped me up with his mouth tossing me in the air. I landed on his back and through the sky we disappeared but I still heard her screams of anger as I screamed with hurt and pain. Did that just happen? Did she just rip my delta in two, was Jacobi really gone.

Kreis had never taken me to Kreis mountain before it was the first time ever being to this land. I could not even admire its beauty because my brain was processing Jacobi was gone, what would I say to Yeresa? He has been by my side since day one. Always quick to defend me, protect me, teach me and that b***h had ripped him apart. I buried my face in my hands as I cried, my goddess losing people hurt so much. Every time I wanted to speak, all I could do was scream. Finally I lay on Kreis' back until I cried myself to sleep. I woke up with a start and Kreis came to me taking a heavy blanket and he wrapped it around me. "You are still shaking, my love."

"It was not a dream?" I asked

"No baby, I'm sorry."

My shoulders shook as I reached for him, laying my head on his chest. This was surreal.

"Noah what were you doing back there?" He sighed, "it's not safe that thing, I can sense her power. It is strong. I barely escaped last time with my life." Kreis said as he rubbed my back in circular motions.

"Yet you came back?"

"Of course I did. You are my mate and I will die for you." He said it with so much ease. I reached out and touched his face.

"Kreis I don't want you to die for me or with me. This is not your war." I said to him,

"HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT TO ME!" His voice was so thunderous it bounced from the walls.

"I just mean you are safe here." I tried reasoning with him.

"So are you" he snapped

"I can not leave my world and everyone I love to die! I must fight!"

I didn't even realize I was yelling at him until he stood walking away from me. He looked so overwhelmed as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"You are not your sister Chenoa." He sounded strained and something in his words triggered me. I felt unwanted, unloved, I felt useless which is how Michael made me feel.

"Just take me back, I don't need this!" I yelled at him and for a moment a look went across his face. He walked over to me grabbing my chin, "Please be careful with your tone when speaking with me."

I knew how his temper could be. I only had to remember my true mate to know this, would he ever hurt me.

"Not in the way you're thinking." He gave me that devilish grin.

I rolled my eyes at him, "is that all you think about."

"Your world may be ending and if you go I will go too. You are my world Chenoa Knight." He leaned in and kissed my lips.

Kreis was so damn hard to resist. The man was just damn sexy! Strong he just screamed man, yeah he was rough around the edges but that heat made you put a lot to the side and, focus….focus

"But the world could be ending, we may never have another chance." He whispered seductively in my ear. I wanted him but I thought of my sweet friend Jacobi, dead and deflated.

"Can you get me to the council?" I asked him. He looked me up and down, finally saying, "Fine, if you insist on us both dying, let's go."

I followed behind him, dragging my feet. His bedchamber was huge and I remembered those bed sheets. He claimed me there. "Kreis, do you know how to get to Wisteria, the magic kingdom?"

"Yes but powerful magic keeps the border protected. Only their own kind are able to come and go and I'm pretty sure it has to be requested, why?" He asked observing me.

"One of the tools to kill her is there." I told him.

"I will work on it." He said simply before we entered another room. He picked up speed as he walked and I found myself trying to run to keep up. This was not like…earth. His home was like a drive thru city. It was a huge rock structure and beautiful inside once we passed all the busy bodies. Everyone seemed busy and in a hurry. I seemed to be interesting to them all. I noticed how they all stopped to look at the dragon lord with his mate, with no dragon.I'm sure I looked like s**t for my first impression. My hair was massive mess, my eyes puffy and swollen. Arm scratched up from all the frying crap floating in the air as we had run. To think of it had of been Catori walking through would they all be bowing before her. "When do you all get your dragons?" I asked out of curiosity. "Depends on how powerful you will be. The most powerful lords do not get dragons, they are dragons like me. We are one like you are with your wolves, but then there are actual dragons and they choose you."

"I understand, I thought all of you were dragons."

"Not at all." He clarified, "A dragon chooses men of strength and character."

"Character," I could not help but frown at him, "good thing you were born with one." I said under my breath.

"Chenoa Knight, are you implying I do not have character?" He looked at me with narrowed eyes.

We stood waiting for the elevator. "I am saying there was no need for the fight you picked with Zion."

"In your opinion. In mine he needs to be knocked down a notch or to. He seems to feel he somehow has more claim to Catori than I."

"She is his mate." I said.

"SHE IS MINE TOO! OUR DRAGONS ARE JUST AS CONNECTED AS THEIR f*****g WOLVES." He snapped, when four girls walked over dressed in really nice business suits to wait alongside us.

"If she wanted you she would have chosen you." I said.

"Says the woman that did not know I existed." He snapped again.

"Exactly!" I said

"Exactly." He said back to me, what the hell did that mean?"

"It means that just because you did not know about our connection does not make it any less meaningful you and Zion Black do not define what was between Catori and I. No she did not choose Chenoa but she didn't deny me either. She is mine and so are you and Zion Black will accept it or make a tasty meal for my army. What he will do though is win. I have never been defeated and I like it that way."

I was pissed but there was no point in arguing with this man. I had already told him numerous times that we would not share him at this point; he would simply have to hear it from her.

The women spoke in their native tongue. I was sure they knew we were arguing and we're discussing it. I looked at Kreis who did not bother making introductions, "how did you learn to speak English Kreis."

"We all speak English, very few people speak our native tongue." This struck me as odd because the women spoke in hushed voices but not in English.

"Then why are they?" I pointed to the four beautiful ladies.

"Oh they're talking about you." He chuckled as I frowned.

"Me oh you mean us and what are they saying?" I asked.

"No, I mean you. They would not be so bold as to speak about me. Olivia on the right," Kreis said, " I looked at her, she was tall, gorgeous, slender, perky breasts and wore her red hair in a ponytail, "Says your skin is very dark, And Sasha standing beside her, wonders how you comb your hair." I reached up and patted the wooly mess. "Jennifer says you're okay, not so pretty and Donna can't believe I put the four of them off for just you."

"They said all that s**t," I mumbled "and right to my face?" I looked at him with raised brows. "Should I show my ass?"

"I haven't seen it in awhile." Kreis said, looking behind me as the elevator opened. I stepped in behind him, "Nope y'all can take the next one." On a good day I would have taught them a lesson but after seeing my friend die before me I did not have the energy for confrontation. "Bony bitches!" As the door closed he looked at me and smirked. As the elevator rose I looked through the clear class and gave them the middle finger. "What does that gesture mean?" Kreis asked.

"It means f**k you." I snapped. He looked at me confused, "so you would sleep with them but not share me with your sister?"

"Like f**k off Kreis meaning I do not f**k with you!" He still frowned, "don't worry about it." I finally exhaled and he just shrugged his shoulders.

As soon as the elevator doors flew open Kreis took off and once again I was running to catch up. "Last chance, you sure you wanna go back?" He came to a halt where it was opening in the huge structure directly over a cliff. I looked back there were actually shops, on the left and right of this stone structure. That went all the up into the clouds. It was so…different.

"Take me back." I said, he jumped, dropped, shifted

to his dragon and came to me so that I could get on him. He hovered to a man walked up passing me a duffel bag then off we went. As we passed over the spot where Jacobi lost his life I saw a vampire feeding off his remains. No you blood sucking son of a b***h! Kreis swooped down and burned the vampire, he ran off screaming.

The winds were calmer and getting to the council was much easier.

Kreis shifted and I watched him stand naked before me. He reached for the bag but I snatched it away. He laughed then stalked over to me he grabbed my pants and unbuttoned them. He was not gentle most times so I did not expect things to be different. "I see my little Shewolf, you could have chosen the softness of my bed but instead," he turned me around, yanking my pants down, and bent me over a huge fallen tree with force. "you like things the hard way." He grabbed my ass and rammed his c**k inside of me. I did not resist because the bastard was right. I liked things hard, in this moment I wanted to feel the pain, the hurt. "Harder damn it! Harder." I growled, "make it hurt." I demanded. He was never really gentle with me, we did not make love, we f****d. When I had a need he was there, and the world could possibly be ending and I was not sure what it was that I truly felt for him or maybe I was and didn't want to feel it because I'm my heart of hearts I felt that it was Catori he truly desired. I was just a temporary replacement. He grabbed my neck pulling me to him, lifting one of my legs he placed it on the log to grant him easier access and then he dug into me. So rough so hard I felt like he was tearing me apart and I swear to Goddess he felt like he had grown a few more inches. I screamed in pleasure and pain as he squeezed my neck. Something about knowing the undoing could kill us now while we were so vulnerable. Something about knowing that this could be out last time having a moment like this because there may not be a tomorrow made it hurt so much better. I honestly do not think I ever came so hard. "Say it!" He demanded. He loved to hear me say that I was his, that no one else could please me. "SAY IT!"

I felt my orgasm come rushing through my body from the tips of my toes to the hairs on my neck, it felt so damn good, "Say it!" I heard him moan and I could feel him jerking as he was coming with me. Feeling his seed spilled against my wash, "Yes I love you," as soon as the words escaped my lips and hit my ears I froze. Did I say that?

I was completely mortified. Yes I had given myself to him but never had I confessed my love. He stepped back away from me and I hurriedly pulled my pants back up. I could not even look him in the eyes, I mean we both knew what this was….a mistake. There was no love, only desire, lust but not love. How could I love him? When most likely as soon as my sister returned he would drop me like a bad habit. He didn't say anything either, maybe he did not hear me. We did not speak once properly dressed we

walked to the door of the council and knocked together. Valdamir answered the door himself, "You're late." He said sternly. He had no idea I was coming so how was I late?

"Jacobi was killed by the undoing." I said and burst into tears. Valdamir took me into his arms, patting my back. Once I calmed down he said, "better?"

I nodded and he got straight to the point. "Wisteria is refusing to allow us entrance to their Kingdom. The IMC does not wish to interfere because it is an earthly matter."

"So we are screwed?" I blurted out.

"Come with me." We followed him down a long hallway into a room. Above us were huge globes that I suppose represented planets but not in our universe.

"These are kingdoms, magic kingdoms and this is just one dimension. Here," he pointed to a pretty huge globe, "This is Wisteria, one of the largest, most powerful kingdoms."

I looked at him and then Kreis, "okay."

"It's also the oldest kingdom which means many kings have contributed to make it impenetrable." Kreis spoke up.

"But it is, all of them are. Now!" Valdamir lit up." He pointed to another Kingdom, "Here is Zerion! Ruled by…"

"Blaine" I said, "it's not as big."

"No it is not but your brother has been busy." Valdamir spoke.

"Please don't call him that he is not Khrisna." I pointed out.

Valdamir nodded and continued, "Here is Wellington, Cypress, Olay and Noxus. They are all now ruled by King Noble." I looked at him as Kreis. Kreis immediately began an endless rant about the scum of the Earth, Blaine was. "We don't know where it is even if we get there," I said.

"I can't help you there honey this is the best I could come up with." Vladimir said and Kreis glared at him "and what exactly was that?" Kreis snapped and went storming off.

"Thank you Vladimir." I said softly and he nodded in response.

"There are wolves here who have to come to seek refuge. Most everyone has evacuated to the cellars I stayed to wait for you. I will lock up now but would you like them to join you?"

"Yes, how many."

"Follow me." He led me to the cellar where there were numerous beings all there looking for refuge. Fairies, Vampires, Wolves…

"Vladimir the Undoing's name can not be said where her name is spoken. She has eyes so if anyone in this group whispers her name even once your cover is blown." I said worried looking around,

"Yes I am aware."

"How do you know that?" We had just found this information out ourselves

"The boy is fond of me." Valdamir stated.

"Elijah?" I asked and he nodded. Vladimir did have a way with children. Dora adored him. It was no surprise that Elijah had taken to him as well, but still how was he able to communicate with him.

"Elijah operates on a higher frequency than most. In my meditative state he is able to contact me during his dream state. He is extremely advanced. I do worry though that he may find himself in a situation."

"How so?" I asked.

"Well just as he can reach me he can others as well. His energy is like a light strong but innocent and pure. Evil and good will be attracted to him."Valdamir explained

"That's concerning." I said.

"It is." He agreed. The council was housing so many wolves. I looked around the room and blinked a few times when my eyes fell on Zara.

She saw me looking at her and walked over.

"Hey." She said to me, she looked torn up.

"Are you okay?" I asked her.

"About as good as you." She sounded choked up, but her response confirmed I looked like s**t. I knew that she and Tabatha were pretty close, Chastity had mentioned her a few times but she and I had only been around each other a few times.

"Haven't heard from my pack, anyone." Her eyes began to tear.

"They are all safe. I will be taking you to them soon." She looked at me for a moment as if I were joking then burst into tears. I stood there awkwardly because I was not very good at handling my own emotions better yet someone else's. Valdamir looked at me and nodded and I froze. He was gesturing to me to comfort her but it was not my thing. I saw him bite his lip as if he was trying not to laugh, seriously. Why do men always think girls are just supposed to be good at this sort of thing? Once she calmed down she looked at me and I at her we just sort of awkwardly stood there. Vladimir finally put us out of our misery. "Well ladies you should be about ready to go."

"Yes exactly," I said as Kreis came up behind me. "You're pretty bad at the comfort thing. Good thing you already had kids. I would have been concerned for my offspring." This man could be such an asshole. I looked at him and rolled my eyes. "I will be leaving now." He grabbed my face with both hands and kissed me then shoved something in my hand before he walked off. "Wait, what is this?"

"Oh," he turned and looked at me, "your Delta." The man had not one gentle bone in his body. Yet on the other hand he was thoughtful. The container was already in his bag. I seen it when he was dressing. Which meant he had already planned on returning Jacobi's ashes to me before we left Kreis Mountain. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy knowing he thought of me. "Thank you." I called out and he threw up a hand never looking back at me. LLooking at everyone there I realized I had a problem. How was I to know if the Undoing had disguised herself as another being. "I can vouch for the majority of the vamps, those that I can not will stay behind the Fairy Queen can vouch for her kind unfortunately the trolls are out of luck. Even the council has had a strained relationship with them and the witches well you know how your kind is. They keep to themselves."

I nodded as I noticed Quamir ease up behind Zara. He whispered in her ear attempting to…feel her up, what the hell was up with him and Zara. I turned and looked at her and she turned red. I could not stand Amber. I just started laughing, and not my normal laugh a deep chuckle. She bit her lip and looked away ashamed or embarrassed. I wasn't sure. Quamir did not seem to give zero f***s. He grabbed her around the waist pulling her to him. She growled and shoved at him before she walked away.

'Awee' Anika laughed. 'They screwed around.'

'Good I can't stand Amber.' I laughed again. "I need to use the restroom before leaving." I said and Vladimir led me there. He pointed out the door. I went in a stall, sat down to relieve myself when I heard the door open, I knew it was Zara from the sound of her walk and her scent. I was just about to say something when the door burst open. "Damn it Quamir get the hell out. This is the ladies room!" Zara growled.

"Why are you pushing me away, Zara?" Quamir demanded.

"Because you're a d**k, you have a mate!" Zara snapped back.

"It didn't bother you before!" Quamir pointed out, making me wonder how long that had been getting on.

"You hadn't marked her before!" Zara yelled at him.

'Oh this s**t getting good.' Anika came front and center.

"Zara I didn't mean to do it, it was an accident." Quamir whined.

"Ah poor baby he slipped and fell in some pussy." Zara spat out.

I covered my mouth while Anika laughed her heart out.

"Zara you don't understand! I was in a freaking cage for years, I have not had much contact with other woman and …we'll she did this thing," Quamir actually tried explaining.

"Spare me the freaking details!" Zara yelled, "and get out!"

"I kind of feel him though." I mumbled more so to myself but wolves and their impeccable hearing landed me in the hot seat .

"Thank You." Quamir said excited someone agreed with him.

I heard A lot of momvement next to me and then suddenly Zara's head popped up over the stall like a freaking jack in the box, "Seriously" she said to me.

"Seriously" I said back to her, "can a girl go in peace." I hissed.

"Yeah when you stop encouraging him!" She snapped right back at me.

"Cage, cave it's all the same. Dealing with people is difficult when you're used to being alone with your own thoughts." I said looking up at her as I still sat on the throne.

"See she understands me, why can't you?" Quamir said,

"Well in her defense I didn't screw you either!" I yelled out to Quamir.

"Wait, wait I did not just screw him no I gave the asshole my virginity and let him mark me. And his ass fed me a dream. Then he screwed Amber and marked her too. So now the jackass wants to declare his undying love." She said to me and my mouth dropped open, the f**k? Her head disappeared and I heard her as she pushed open the door, "Go f**k yourself Quamir." She went storming out. I walked over to the sink and washed my hands. Valdamir had organized everyone that could be accounted for so there was little work to be done. I stood in the center of the room then broke the stick and my father appeared. He grabbed me in a big bear hug, he looked me up and down. "Are you okay?" He asked me

"Jacobi is gone." I said to him.

"He will be the first of many. It is was Noah there will be casualties." Although his words were true they seemed harsh. He looked at Valdamir and nodded. Then he ushered everyone through the the portal.

Akoshka looked down at the pile of ashes that was the vampire she had made her spy. Who had done this? Somehow she knew it was the Dragon that roamed these lands. Why was he here anyway, these were not his lands. she could way no longer she needed to speak to her mother. As much as she despised dealing with her own kind she made her way upward, "MOTHER I NEED TO SPEAK WITH NOW! THAT THING YOU CREATED YOU GAVE HER A MATE AND A FREAKING DRAGON? HER PET WILL BE MINE AND I WANT THE NAME OF HER MATE!"

Selene was so over her spoiled daughter, "No Akoshka go away!"

"Never!" this is my world.