Hells Royalty The Princess (19 page)

"Come and try then." I leapt off the porch and he
leapt toward me at the same time.  We landed right in front of one another
and only about a foot apart; our bodies were glowing with magic.

"Katilyn don't push your fiancé, I really don't want to
hurt my bride to be." He teased me with his words.

I raised my hands in front of me ready to cast a spell that
would knock him on his ass, but something; or rather someone grabbed me from
behind.  Within a blink of an eye my arms were wrapped tightly behind my
back and I was in no position to use magic now.

"No playing Aaron, we are here for her and I have her,
so let’s leave." Affinia rasped out in her sultry, vampire voice.

He looked somewhat shocked at what she had done, but he went
with it, and I had no choice but to do the same.

"Oh, you have me do you?" I said, I was going to
be sly and throw her over, but she twisted my left arm up high and ripped it
out of its socket.  I'll admit that effing hurt.  At my scream of
pain she decided that it wasn't enough so she proceeded to squeeze my right
hand with hers and she broke every bone in my hand.

Again I screamed, but she was gone from me and I fell to the
ground.  I looked behind to see bodies fighting behind me, they were
moving so fast that I knew it to only be vampires fighting.  They stopped
fighting and started circling one another and to no surprise it was Grayson who
was fighting with her.  I really wanted to kill him right now; I would
stake him myself if it would make this easier right now, that's how bad he
pissed me off.

I stretched my right hand, testing the bones that had
already healed.  I was fine, a little tender but otherwise it was healed.

"Aaron, call your bitch off, now!  This fight is
between the two of us, they do not have to be involved."  I told him
in a low, threatening voice.

He smiled in his sexy way, "But if I don't she can get
rid of my competition."

"There is no competition Aaron." I growled out at
him as I shoved my shoulder back into place and then turned to take on Affinia
myself.

That was my first mistake, Aaron took advantage of my turned
back and did some magic on me.  I felt like I had just been speared in the
stomach.  I screamed in pain as I fell to my hands and knees.  This
was worse than almost dying from that demon poison.

My scream was all it took to distract Grayson.  He
looked to see what was happening to me and that's when Affinia took her
shot.  She effectively pinned him to the ground, his face in the dirt and
a stake poised right over his heart on his back.  He moved his head to
look at me in despair; he knew he had just messed up big time.

I screamed again when it felt like Aaron twisted a spear in
my gut.  I looked at my stomach to see a black magic spear protruding
through my shirt.  Luckily it was only magic, but that didn't make it any
less painful.  That bastard had speared me with magic; oh I was going to
make him pay for this when I got him alone.  Hells bells, what did I get
myself into?

"Ok last chance my sweet.  Come with me and I will
leave everyone here unharmed, refuse and I will kill them all, starting with
your Grayson over there.  I know for a fact that Affinia has held a grudge
the last few years because of your involvement with him.  What will it be
my dear?" he asked in a tone that said I was running out of time for this
plan to go through.

"You swear you will leave everyone alive and
unharmed?" I asked and he nodded yes to me.

"Can you also swear that you will leave them all alone,
from now on?" I asked throwing in this last bit, felt nice since he
decided to spear me in the gut.

I looked from him to Jace, he was in a vision, I could tell
from the look on his face.  Then I looked to Gray, he was pissed at me at
what I was thinking to do.

"Don't you dare do it Kat!  Don't you do it."
He whispered to me, but it sounded like he was sitting right beside me. 
"Please Kat; it will not make anything right." He looked lost, like
he had been when we first met.

"Gray, I told you I would repay the favor one day, well
today is that day.  You’re my best friend Gray; you brought me out of the
darkness when I was getting really deep in it.  For that I have been and
will be forever grateful for what you did for me.  Aaron you have a deal,
now release him!" I looked to him then.

His smile said victory, but in his eyes told me how sorry he
really was about what had just happened.

He took me by the hand and pulled me up, the magic spear
disappearing the moment he touched me.  I took a deep breath relishing the
relief that I felt.

"Affinia, take the others back to base and wait for
me.  I will be there soon, with my fiancé." He looked at her and she
grudgingly obliged him.

Grayson made to come after me, but Aaron stopped him with
demon powers.  Grayson did not like that and I could tell that he was
going to find a way to make him pay for that.

"Marx, she has saved your life.  I suggest that
you go and live it in a way that will make her proud." That was all that
Aaron said to him.

As soon as all the "bad" guys were gone Aaron
locked me in a steamy, hot kiss.  This made us disappear into nothingness.

For a moment I was lost in his kiss and in space.  It
was hot and desperate and it made me crave him.  I didn't like that
feeling, but I'll be damned if I couldn't ignore it.

When I needed air, I discovered my hands were fisted in his
hair at the back of his neck and my body was pressed against his.  There
was barely a millimeter between us, and that made me feel uncomfortable once I
gained my mind set again.

As I made to say something with my mouth he stopped me by
putting his finger over my lips and then motioned around the room, my
room.  I couldn't talk out loud here, at least not until I cast a hearing
spell on the room.

I waved my hands in the air and silently cast the spell that
would make it sound proof in this room.  I felt the air grow heavy and I
knew that the spell had worked.

"What the hell was that?  Why did you have
to...to...to...” I couldn't finish my question.

He raised an eyebrow at me, "Why did I have to what,
kiss you like you've never been kissed before?  Very simple really, I had
three reasons for that sexy kiss.  One you don't embrace your demon magic
so you could not transport on your own.  Two, I really enjoyed seeing the
rage on dear Grayson’s face when I did and three I needed you to see that
somewhere in that cold heart of yours, you might actually have some feelings
for me." He said then sat on my bed.

"Your mean, you know that.  Ok, why are we still
here, I mean I did need to come and retrieve some stuff, but why would you
bring me here without knowing that?" I was happy, but I was curious why he
would actually feel a need to come here.

"Simple really, we need to see the aftermath of what is
going on so that we can prepare for what is to come.  Plus your prophet
was having a vision when I was capturing you, otherwise he would have jumped
down there and saved you also.  Shall we go have a look and see what is
going on?" he stood up quickly and grasped my hand.

One look out the window and my heart fell.  There were
so many demons out there now; a lot of mid-level demons and a good hundred low
level demons, there wasn't a bare spot left.

"Ok, so how do we go see what's going on down
there?" I asked looking around trying to see if there was a way I could
cloak us.

"You really don't use any of your demonic powers do
you?" he laughed when he said it so I guess he found it amusing.

"Nope, only a few times have I ever used some of
it.  But that was just for a burst of energy when I was in the heat of a
battle and running low on my own magic." I shrugged like it was no big deal,
but I knew the truth and he didn't have to know the truth about how I felt
about me and demonic powers.

"Well we have to use demon powers to make you
invisible."

"I can't, I don't even have a clue how to tap into even
the slightest demon power." I sighed.  "Look you just go down
there and then let me know what is going on."

"Sorry can't do that, you are going with me. 
Don't freak out, don't move, and make your breathing match mine as best as
possible." He said calmly and quietly.

I did as he said, I become as still as a statue other than
breathing once a minute.  We were one and it felt really weird and
comfortable at the same time.

"You're going to feel the power consume you, but stay
like you are.  I'm serious, don't freak out because it is going to feel
really weird when we go invisible." He was all serious sounding so I knew
that this was nothing I should take lightly.

Slowly I felt the power surging through me and I could tell
the difference between my witch magic and the dark powers.  The witch magic
made me feel light and airy, but this was power and I could feel it tugging at
something inside of me, I didn't like it, but I stayed calm.

Within a minute my whole body was invisible and we were
walking toward the door heading down the stairs.  It was chaotic to say
the least.  The wolves were divided, actually most were standing by the
front door with Phelan, while a handful stood behind the Chief who sat on the
couch.  Jace was sitting beside him also looking very worried. 
Grayson was on the stairs as we came down so he posed as an obstacle that we
had to get around.

We just barely made it past him, but I was certain that he
felt our presence in the air.  He looked right at me once, it was like he
felt me there, but wasn't quite sure why or where I was exactly.

"She abandoned us father and you expect us to stay and
wait on the king of hell to just show up and kill us?  I will not stand
for it and neither will the others." Phelan yelled at the Chief.

"We will stay; the prophet saw her returning to us to help
us fight Damien.  Damien let her live along with all of us so we don't
have to worry about dying just yet.  If we flee now, he will only seek us
out and destroy us all.  We must stand and fight, stand together as one
supporting her.  She will return she has not abandoned us.  You must
keep the faith son." The Chief spoke in a normal tone, but the authority
that it held kept everyone looking at him.

I felt bad because this was my fault.  I had promised
Phelan that I would not abandon them and now that's exactly what he
believed.  Why hadn't I included them in my plan?  I should have, if
I had they would still be united instead of fighting against one another.

The wolves on both sides began arguing with each other and
the yelling was only growing louder.  These men were brothers and now they
sounded like enemies.  Grayson just sat and listened, he was building a
plan, deciding what must be done.  He was an expert at this; he could
create a plan that would fit any situation.  It was Jace who stopped the
yelling though and that in turn brought Gray out of his head.

"Enough!" he yelled, he was angry and it shocked
me.  "I am the one who should want to turn tail and run.  I am
the one who is new to this world and should be terrified of it.  But no,
it’s you idiots who have grown up in this world and know what all the stakes
are living and fighting in it.  You see I had a vision when she was
stupidly agreeing to leave and I know what is to come.  She will be coming
back to us; all of my visions have come true so far in one way or another so I
don't see why this would be any different." He huffed out, he was
breathing heavily, taking short breaths, and I figured he might pass out soon
if he didn't calm down.

"Except for her choosing to leave, other than that your
visions have been somewhat correct." Phelan smarted off.  I really
want to smack him right now, wouldn't that scare the hell out of him, an
invisible hand that slaps the back of his head; that is so tempting.

"No you're wrong; I did see that vision also.  True
there were some differences but that's true of all my visions.  I did have
a vision of her leaving; she had agreed to leave with him as long as he left us
safe and unharmed.  That part happened just as I saw it, there were only a
few minor details that were different, but other than that it was the same
vision that I had once before.  We must stay and fight, if we don't I do
know that we will all be hunted down and killed and then everything will go to
hell, quite literally."  He sighed like a huge burden was just placed
on his shoulders, the burden of discovering the future and the right course to
get there.  I could tell that he had questions rambling around in that
head but he wasn't really sure who he should ask.

Grayson spoke then, although he was very quiet, he spoke
like he was talking to a wounded animal and did not want to frighten it with
his loud voice.  Whatever aura he had going on it grabbed everyone's
attention because they all shut up and looked at him, almost as if he had
commanded them with his voice.  That was pretty damned freaky if I do say
so myself.

"Matthews is right.  We have to wait on Kat,
Katilyn to return.  If he saw it, it will happen and she will desperately
need us and our support.  She doesn't have her full powers yet so she will
need to draw energy from the life around her, our lives matter of fact.
 We will be the ones who will provide her with the strength to stand up
against Damien, even if it is not the end of the war, but only the
beginning.  If you are too scared to stay, then leave, when she does come
back she will not be able to draw the right kind of energy from you.  She
cannot draw power from weaklings.  If she has any chance at all of
surviving this or even holding him off" he paused and glanced in my
direction for the briefest of moments.  It was so quick that I doubt
anyone else really noticed it, but I did and so did Aaron, as I felt his grip
tighten around my waist.