His Stolen Mate

Chapter 15: The Call

Chapter 15: The Call

~Anika's P.O. V~

    It had been a week since Matthew left us, my brother had tried to console me many times. Alyssa let me cry in her arms until I slept. Adam and Whitney let me be for the time being. My dad had me with him when I was awake, having me learn what it means to be a dragon. On one of our flights, I got so angry with everything that was going on, that I let out a burst of flaming energy. When it collided with the ground, it made it look like the same area that I turned to ash the first time. I didn't stop at one though, I was blinded by my rage that I just kept them coming, turning the once lush green forests into mighty lava pits. Viper roared in rage as she took us higher into the clouds.

Viper: We'll find him, Anika. And when we do, I'll kill that bastard myself! She not just roared, she damn near shrilled into the clouds. If I had to describe the shrill, I would say Toothless' shrill when he came in for the kill.

    I know, for now, let's just focus on the how-to find him.

Viper: Right. The clouds were no longer cold to the touch for us. I was pumping our wings as fast as I could then making a sudden drop. I loved maneuvers like this, the thrill is what kept me hanging on, what kept me feeling alive. Dad was calling out to us, but the wind in our ears made it hard to hear him. All we wanted to do was fly or run. During the days, I would be Viper while during the nights I was Pearl. If I could figure out how to kill that damn Crawler thing, I am sure I would bring him home.

ANIKA! Dad shouted. I opened my wings back up and drifted into the air. I looked at him.

What? Did I do something wrong? Or was he just slow?

Kiddo, I know you miss him. But, you have to let him go for now. You have 2 others in there waiting for you to talk to them. I may not approve of this Adam boy and I know Whitney is a standoffish, self-centered asshole who deserved to be kicked in the nuts by you, just give them a chance is all I am saying. His dragon was making him stay in one place while he lectured me. 

Really? That is what you have, dad? I spent months with Matthew, I grew to love him. I miss him, dad. I miss him a lot. In my dragon state, the tears that fell were not exactly made of water. They were gems, gems that I let fall to the ground. When dad told me more about that Amethyst Dragon story, I wanted to try to be the bringer of peace, at least at first. Now, all I want to do is destroy everything to find Matthew, I just didn't know how.

I felt the same way after your mother left. I saw him land below me. Mentioning mom, I wanted to hear more. I never explained how your mother and I met, did I?

No. When did you two meet?

She saved me, Anika. When I said your mother was a powerful wolf, I meant it. I was younger and I had a friend who was a bad influence. Well, this friend told me that there was an intruder in our borders. He paused for a moment. Your mother had equally bad friends. They dared her to go into our territory. Little did I know that this friend of mine was actually going to stab me in the back. Literally. Lilliana had come across the scene, she shifted into her wolf and growled at this friend. I didn't see what happened, only the screams. She came back over, covered in the traitor's blood. She killed a dragon for me. Then, when our eyes locked, she spoke the word, 'Mate'.

So, then she healed you? I laid down to listen.

Yes. After that. She went home and we didn't see each other for a while. Then, 4 years later, she came to my aid again. During that one month, I had fallen for her too. Then she left again. I followed her from the skies, her own pack members tried to attack her, from then on, I had her in hiding with Jacob. Each time she left, I felt a hole in my heart, one that I still have.

Did you date anyone else? I knew my answer, he didn't. He loved my mom, but he also knew this circumstance.

No. All I had was my hoard. I got up and looked him in the eyes.

If I give them a chance, and they prove to be unsuited for me, can I accept Matthew then?

Yes. He looked at me with his glowing green eyes. We took back in flight and headed back to the castle.

~Xavier's P.O. V~

"She's a what?!" I screamed at my superior. That blond Butler b***h is a hybrid?! I couldn't believe this. "How has no one known?" I asked Com. Whitney. My head was reeling over that she is half-dragon. Scoffing at this new information, this news came as a shock to not just me, but everyone Killian informed. Now it makes sense as to how she broke my arms, we knew her strength was unhuman but to this extent? No one knew how strong she truly is. 

"Yes, she is a Dragon/Werewolf hybrid. If the sources are true, that would mean her brother is one as well. Though, not nearly as strong as she is." He pinched his nose as he tried to think about how to find her now. She could be anywhere in the world and we have no clue what her or her brother's shifts look like. This was proving more difficult than we had thought.

"Why are we going to the trouble of finding her?" I asked, "I get that she is one f*****g super wolf, but she's a hybrid. We should kill her and her brother."

"If she were still 18, I would agree. She isn't and so we can't. She and her brother can challenge the Alphas for their titles." Well, s**t. If either challenge Alpha Orion and win, we would be under their command, which did not settle well with me.

    I left Com. Whitney to dwell on my thoughts, as I walked, I saw a being made of shadow talking to that crazy warlock guy, I think his name was Basil? Blain? Bastian. I had not actually met the dude, he creeps me the f**k out. They were talking about something, I needed to get closer to them, I kept my feet quiet as I hid behind the nearest corner to them.

"I see, I see. Muahaha. So, he left his precious wolf girl. This is just brilliant." His voice suddenly changed. "Bring her to me. Bring me my old nemesis. The Amethyst Dragon. Long have I waited for her birth." Amethyst Dragon? What was that? All the dragons I have encountered were nowhere near the color of Amethyst. I saw most with 2 or more colors. 

"Of course, would you like the location?" The Shadow figure spoke. His voice was baritone deep and scary was not the right word for it.

"No, no, no. Leave the tracking to these defenseless fools. The Dragons and the Werewolves might just kill each other. All I need is her." He was stroking his beard. I peeked around the corner.

"And what of her brother?" The Shadow asked.

"Her what now?" He started laughing uncontrollably. "She has a brother, you say? Bring them both. Their blood is the undoing of the world." The Shadow puffed away leaving that maniac laughing in the hallway. I sat down thinking about what I just heard. I could only assume that Matthew left Anika, but why? I had to find him myself. Understand why he left her. I will not let this psycho warlock steal my revenge on her.

~Killian's P.O. V~

    I sent out Cass on his mission a week ago, waiting for his return, I kept in the library. I was reading what little books we had on dragons and their kind. All I figured out so far is; Anika and her brother are not any rare forms of dragon or wolf, they are unheard of. Dragon/Werewolf hybrids, there were no records of any until now. Even at birth, hybrids are recorded, Fae/Werewolf, Fae/Vampyre. Werewolf/Vampyre, but no Dragon/Werewolf, Dragon/Fae, or Dragon/Vampyre. It's like Dragons keep to their kin as we all should. The one I was reading, had an interesting tale of a Dragon King and The Moon Goddess. Dragons used to be her favored steeds, named one the 'King of the Dragons', I find this hard to believe. The Goddess herself is the mother of all Werewolves, why would she align herself with them? It just seemed off to me.

"Excuse me, Killian." It was Commander Whitney.

"Come in." I waved him over. He sat across from me and looked worried. "What's the issue?"

"My second in command. He left the borders moments ago. Without permission." An illegal boardercross? Why would Xavier do that? 

"I see. We will give him 24 hours to return, if he does not, I will brand him as a rogue." I warned my commander. His eyes looked solemn and filled with sadness, Xavier had been his best friend for many years, hearing that his friend will be a rogue if he doesn't come back hit him hard. It was something I understood.

We said our goodbyes for the night, I headed back to my room, Cass was waiting next to the door with his eyes closed. "Cass? You found something?"

"I found a lot. You are not going to believe who she really is, I almost didn't have I not seen for my own eyes." He pulls out his phone and shows me a picture of a Purple dragon with crystals for wings. "She isn't just any dragon, Killian." He says with worry, "She's The Dragon King's daughter and a pretty rare dragon too." He pauses and looks at his phone, "According to the rumors, she is known as The Amethyst Dragon." My eyes snapped up as I looked at him with a smile.

"And her brother?"

"That's the thing, he isn't anything special, a normal light dragon, his wolf, on the other hand, that's a different story." 

"Go on." I was intrigued by this.

"He's a pure white wolf." A pure white?! 

"What were his eyes?" I had to know, this sounded like Alpha Gregory's wolf.

"They are blue." This information coming to light had me stunned. So, their line comes from Horse Tail, I remember Alpha Gregory's death. It is said that his own brother killed him to claim the title of Alpha. I remember seeing a white wolf with blue eyes confront my father. It was a battle I could never forget, they had to retreat from each other because their strengths were equal. 

"They are of Horse Tail Falls. That confirms their home pack but not their..." I stopped for a moment, "Of course, the Alpha's daughter ran away nearly 20 years ago." We both looked at each other.

"I will find out her name." He saluted me. Her brother being Alpha Gregory's wolf while she is a rare dragon. Events are falling into place now that we know. I needed to get her brother before her. Maybe I could turn him against Davis and his home pack. Then, and maybe then, I wouldn't need Anika at all.

Ash: But you want her, and now I want her. Find out what you can on her being this Amethyst Dragon. If her mother is the she-wolf and her father is the dragon king, then Jacob Butler-

    Isn't their real father, he could be my leverage for them. I see where you are going with this. Ash, you naughty wolf.

Ash: I have my moments. Just get The Dragon Princess and I will be happy.

    You have my word. I smiled at Cass before waving him off. Going to my room and into bed, I was lulled to sleep by the images of Anika chained up and doing my bidding if she ever wanted to be free from me.