Drekinn 3 - Reaching Rissa (12 page)

Chapter
Three

Phillip walked through the small compound he established months ago and sniffed the air, something smelled funny. He looked forward to the time where he and his little group of Shifters could come out of hiding, but for now
,
he waited for the signal from his sister.

He became the leader when he and the rest of his friends became separated during the wars all those years ago. Since then, Phillip and the Shifters he picked up along the way searched for his friends and family. Finally
,
he found his sister, just a year ago. It was a step in the right direction.

She told him to come here and establish a protected Magical Community. He had several Fae, wolves, and cats that were with him, and that was what he did
,
and waited. Many thought because of his age, his mate died in the wars like so many of the others mates, but no, he had not been lucky enough to find his mate. Hopefully one day he would, being who he was, he had plenty of time. His kind lived for a lot longer than what many thought, five hundred years was nothing. His parents would still be alive had one of his fathers
’
not accepted his mate's life span. His kind could do that.
When a dragon accepted his mates fully, his life span was the same as theirs; just like wolves and cats.

Phillip loved all of his parents; he had a bit of each of them when he shifted. However, it was the Dragon
side
,
which
allowed him to have an elongated life. Many thought that
a
Dragon, because they were so rare, had a short life span. No, they could live for a long time, it was only when they met their mate and accepted them, their life span would be changed to that of their mates. It was so romantic when you found your mate, but when you search and search for years, it really sucked.

Pilar told him to come here and wait. When the large compound to the north became filled with activity, Phillip was thrilled, something at least to do, he could spy on the neighbors. That was until he realized his sister was among them. Phillip wondered what the hell was going on, she had not contacted him, and so he waited, and waited. Soon, his dragon would be pissed and fly right into the courtyard and announce himself, secrets be damned.

The history of the Chosen and their children were the stuff legends were made of. Phillip and Pilar lived it. When they didn’t meet their mates, their friends encouraged them to go and search. They continued their positions, but left the Pack and began to look for their mates. So much was different now, many friends died, and others just lost. Now they had a second chance, possibly a way to make things right again. Phillip and Pilar unfortunately had to live through the change, and they knew where things had gone so wrong.

He wished he could tell everyone what they were up against, but the magic law bound Pilar and him until the ancestors were found, they couldn’t say a word. Phillip knew they were going to have to tell Kade and Calli that soon. Now it was time to tell them the truth.

During the days of their parents, and then their rule, the world had been a different place. Humans were accepting of the Magical community, and embraced their differences. Then something changed, Pilar insisted on becoming an important part of the Drekinn Agency so she could find out what the facts were
, w
hile Phillip worked in the background, searching for descendants and friends. It was frustrating
because
they worked so hard, and had been through so much to have it all go to waste now. Sitting in this compound, with the wards around them, they were safe. However, it was still boring and impossible to keep himself busy while he waited.
His sister better seriously have a good explanation for making him wait this long
.

As he walked, Phillip looked up and saw the eagle flying above, and smiled. He knew who he was, a descendant of Trace and Bama. It was funny thinking the man flying above him was once a friend's kid. He hoped they could be friends as well; it was the way of the dragon.

Phillip paused and felt a ripple of awareness run through him.
What the hell
? He took a step closer to the wall and then reached out with his magic to see if he could identify what was calling to him. Someone or something was, his dragon could feel it, and was currently making grumbling noises in his head. Weird, usually his dragon stayed in the background and never really came forward unless Phillip wanted him to
. W
ith so many years of practice
,
he could bring his dragon fast.

Someone was on the other side of the wall
and
he could feel whoever it was.
Phillip was curious
. H
e was trying to figure out what the hell was going on. He had never felt like this. He walked to the wall and laid his hand on the wall. They were right on the other side
. H
e could feel it. The pull, shit, his mate, he knew it, finally, after all these years he found his mate.

“Hello
?” Phillip called, hoping that through the wards they would be able to hear him. He waited anxiously with thoughts of his future finally exciting him. With his mate
,
everything would fall into place, no more wandering, no more waiting, and no more being lonely.

No one answered
. P
hillip felt a rise of panic as he wondered if his mate could hear him and was refusing to answer
,
or whether they just couldn’t hear him. Either way, it was unacceptable. He needed his mate to acknowledge him. His dragon began to push against him, demanding they find their mate.

“Phillip?”
s
omeone called and he turned.

It was one of the Shifters
—part of the descendants
he knew
.
H
is name was Knox
,
and he was a Tiger Shifter. Kitties were humorous.

“Over here,” Phillip called.

“Dude, what the fuck, it's totally your night to cook dinner.” The cat laughed. “I want a nice steak, potatoes, maybe some greens.”

“I'm coming, just give me a few.” Phillip laughed and turned back to the wall, his mate was still there
. He
just had to get them to answer.

“What’s up?” Knox said
,
walking up to him looking at him curiously.

Phillip sighed and looked back at the wall again and frowned. “I think my mate is here. Whoever is on the other side. I don’t know why the hell they won't answer me.”

“Do you think the wards are preventing
you
from communicating?” Knox said looking up. They all knew his story, about finding his mate. All of them would move heaven and earth to help him out.

“I'm not sure, maybe, but I just can’t leave until I find out who it is
,
” Phillip said and then frowned when he heard laughing coming from the wall.

He leaned closer, and Knox came with him and they put their ears to the wall. Both of them smiled as they listened to a female yelling at herself, from what it seemed. She sounded pissed. Waiting until she was done with her rant, Phillip began to hit the rock, making it vibrate, there had to be a thin place in the wall, there was no way they could hear her otherwise.

***

Rissa was walking around her new home
,
yelling at the computer screen. Her friends had left and she was still pissed.
How could they
? Rissa planned to talk to her parents, she hoped they found the note she left them and would go to her room soon. Her father had to be trying to figure out what was going on. No matter what, he would always be on her side, apparently her mother too
.
A
lthough
,
she seemed to think the murderous bastard who claimed to be her mate could be redeemed.

How many times over the last hundred years had she seen Shifters
,
who were
Ulfer
, try to change themselves? They couldn’t, it was something with the DNA
. S
ure, Cherri was working on something, as
were
the
Ulfer
. However
,
their new medication apparently turned the
Ulfer
into
Breyting
with a twist, they still had issues with sanity and consciousness
;
however
,
the humans would not be able to tell they were
Ulfer
. It would be tragic if they actually got the medication out to the public. It would change the way things were handled. And the people who were the
Breyting
would no longer be able to actually tell who was psycho and who wasn
’
t. Which for the Drekinn
,
was not a good thing.

Wait
. W
as that a knock somewhere on her wall? What the hell? She walked to the back of her bedroom and waited,
yep, a knock
.
Hmmmm
, she pressed her hand to the wall and felt a surge of awareness.
Shit, seriously?
Was this
Twisted Mate
, or the other one? She knew it was a mate, she could feel the same pull she felt with the asshole. This was a little different
,
Rissa decided
,
as she slowly felt the power coming from the wall.

What the hell, it was her other mate, she felt warm and happy, something she hadn
’
t felt since they left the city. Whoever it was on the other side of the wall, they were projecting feelings to her. Well
,
fuck a duck
,
this was crazy. Rissa stood and put her hand against the farthest wall. She could feel the energy coming from the other side.

Maybe she should call out and see if they could hear her. However
,
she paused
—
they were on the other side of the wall. She would never betray the Treacherous Bitches, no matter what they did. This thing they had going on was too important, and if the person on the other side of the wall was not a
Breyting
, which at this point
,
she would guess he was a three
-
headed snake named Bubba. Slowly she withdrew her hand and she felt the instant break in contact. Maybe she could see over the wall with one of her cameras.

Over the last few weeks
,
they discovered a small compound on the other side of the wall. No one had gone over to investigate yet
.
Kade and Calli were planning on sending a few of the Enforcers over to see what they were doing. When they ran near the wall, they could feel the spell covering the compound. They were either like them
,
on the run from the Prentiss Agency, or they were the
Ulfer
, and they were planning to attack.

Shit, shit, shit, she couldn’t talk to her best friends right now, and calling her mom and telling her
that
she found her other mate was out of the question. Hell, she would start knitting baby booties or something. Not that she knitted, but Rissa was sure the crazy woman would try.

She went back to her computer and opened up the cameras, none of hers were placed where they could see over the wall. They were positioned to catch the bitches if they tried to find her. She already had seen Kade and Kiki running by. Rissa chuckled as the two sniffed in the air thinking they caught her scent, and then couldn’t follow it. Her hunters spray was working. She wanted to howl, but then they would have found her. Instead, she did her happy dance in the cave by herself.

Rissa sat back and rolled her fingers across the small, wooded plank desk she made. Her people were smart, but she was smarter, if she snuck in the back door she put into the program, only one or two of the men she trained would be able to figure it out. Finding out about her mate was something she was willing to take the risk for.

She booted up the program she wanted and then quickly sought the cameras she was looking for. Slowly, she made her way through the maze of security until she got where she wanted to be and then made the turns she wanted. The small yard was warded with magic, however
,
the cameras still worked. She could see the tips of two men’s heads, damn it, they needed to move. She could feel her wolf pushing at her and she began to talk to herself.

“You need to calm down
.
I am doing the best I can
,
”
s
he growled to her wolf. “If you should be mad at anyone, it should be the Treacherous Bitches
;
they are the ones who are at fault for this whole mess. Can you believe what they did? After all these years, and they totally side with a crazy ass, murdering son of a bitch. I mean, really.”

Rissa waved her hands around
as if
she was talking to someone. Dam
m
it, she hated it when she did this, but her wolf drove her nuts when she wanted to. All the pushing and shit,
as if
she could just get up and go find her mate. One was a psycho, and the other was unknown, but he couldn’t be much worse than Mr. Twisted, could he?