Free Web NovelChapter 73: Chapter 73 Unconscious
Jasmin’s POV
We were all teleported out of the underworld with the goddesses. Me and Jasper tagged along to protect our sister-in-law, and because we wanted to help where we can. I still can’t quite wrap my mind around her being a vitanex. She is a creature of the balance, the giver of life and pain. She can take it away just as easily as it is given. This truly was a development I hadn’t been expecting.
Then seeing her smack my eldest brother on the head like that and scold him like a misbehaving child. Oh, that I definitely enjoyed more than I wanted to let on. Knowing she was his mate, it was priceless to see my always calm and collected brother being handled like that. She doesn’t even know, yet.
I wondered, yet again, what Willow would say when she found out about Jax being her mate and him knowing all along. He would be in bad standing for a long time, I’m sure. But as would me and Jasper, probably.
We were all frozen, looking at the hybrid Queen in shock when the door burst open and a rush of a partly shifted man run inside. He demanded of the light goddess what she had done, and when she adamantly refused to have done anything, he just snorted a sarcastic "clearly". I like him.
He then stalk towards the bed, falling to his knees and howling. Ah. This was her mate. I should have known.
The familiar feeling of lack, unworthiness, and heartache wash over me. I look away when the king bend over his Queen. freewēbnoveℓ.com
Some of the others walked out of the room to give them privacy. The goddesses disappear in a flash of light, probably trying to sneak off, but I saw them. I would tell Abby when she woke up again.
Then some others came in. With them were a couple of unfamiliar men. One of them had his arms around... Adriana. My eyes became bright yellow, as my creature was trying to take over. She clawed at my mind barrier to be let loose and scratch the eyes of that worthless little whore. What the actual fuck! It wasn’t enough for her to steal my first mate. Oh no! She had dumped him as soon as he had rejected me, and then fled the court of the underworld.
She had been best friends with Narine.
My eyes trained on the whore, I stalk towards her on stiff legs. Sundancer really wants to tear into her. Shift and grab her, flying high into the air and drop her. Then catch her, flying high again only to drop her. She wanted to see her scared for her life, begging for mercy, before she kills her. Sensing my unstable mind, Jax and Jasper grab my arms. My fingers are claws and all I can see is that traitor.
One of the men pushes her behind him, and I am furious. How dare he protect her? How dare he take my pray away from me? Adriana looks at me with wide, fearful eyes flashing in recognition. Good! She remembers who I am.
"Jasmin, calm down! Look at me, sister. Look at me. Breath. It’s okay, breath!" Jasper’s voice rings through my ears. freewebnoveℓ.com
"It’s her... Adriana. I. I. She." I stutter, before breaking down in his arms. My claws become fingers, and the tears stream down my cheeks.
"I know, my darling, but we need to take her back and have her sentenced down there. We need to do this right." Jasper coos in my ear. The men are growling in our direction. Then, through the door, something smelling absolutely delicious walks in. I sniff the air, looking up from the embrace of my brother.
There in the doorway, a young man is standing, looking like a deer in a headlight. He stares at me, then at Jasper, and then at Jasper’s arms around me.
His eyes darken, a snarl sounding from his chest and in a second Jaspers is pushed away from me and I am in his arms. The electricity coursing through my skin, dancing as small lightnings.
"MINE!" The young man growls, sneering at Jasper and Jax. Jax never took his eyes off Adriana, seemingly looking for a way to grab her without fighting them all.
Jasper grabs me in a flash and puts me behind him. Snarling at the unfamiliar man. I mind-link Jax to let the bitch be for now and help this situation. I don’t want anyone fighting, but I feel like this man is maybe my second chance, mate?
But before Jax can react, Willow has smacked my mate in the back of his head as well. What is it with her and smacking people?
"Auw. Willow!" He whines. I smirk. That girl is a badass. More than anyone knows.
"Stop being an ass, Jonathan. Why the fuck would you attack my new family like that?" She demands, her hands on her hips. Ellies is staring at Jonathan in anger. Then reality seems to sink in to him.
"Fuck. I. I didn’t know. She. He had his arms around her. She is.. But!" He stutters, and point back and forth between me and Jasper.
I walk from behind Jasper, locking eyes with Jonathan. I smile. He smiles. But it’s cut short when his eyes glaze over, and a look of confusion takes over.
"Why did you try to attack Adriana?"
My head is pounding. Why was he defending her? He looked at her with tenderness, then back at me with a question in his eyes. Tears formed in my eyes again. Was he rejecting me, too? And over her. What the hell had I done to the faiths of the realms to deserve this?!
"I suggest you ask that backstabbing, whoring little bitch about that instead of me. And if you’ll excuse me. There are things I have to attend to." I give him a look of disdain. I look at Adriana with all my unmasked hatred.
I walk past him with Willow, Jax and Jasper. All of them are flanking me. Jonathan tries to grab my arm, but Willow smacks him across the face this time. Even though she is still technically a minor, she has force in her punch, and he does nothing in return but looking confused and angry.
"Leave her the fuck alone, you blind asshole!" She yells in his face.
Out of the side of my eye, I see the other unfamiliar man approach Ellie. But she only gives him a hard stare, clearly mind-linking him. Then she turns around and smile at me. She is on my side. The feeling makes me feel more confident.
We’ve been so absorbed in our own internal fight, all of us almost forgot where we were.
The atmosphere in the room is ice cold until we hear a sound we’ve been waiting for since she fell unconscious. The sound of Abby’s heart gaining strength.
