Charming The Warriors (The Charmer) (27 page)

             
“Everyone’s arriving at yours Zara, it’s closer,” Ruk says from the driving seat. I nod my head and look over to Dallah. She is still fuming, I take her hand in mine giving it a little squeeze as she looks up at me less angry. Julian is sitting next to her with his hand on her knee she places hers on top and smiles at him, the man she wants to love wholeheartedly.

             
“We don’t know what this is about Dallah. Please don’t let it upset you?” I plea with her, I don’t want her going to the Coven exploding everyone’s head with a flick of her hand, because I know what she will be thinking, Revenge! I can feel it coming off her in thick waves. I haven’t told them what he said to me yet, I’ll wait until we are all together, but I won’t tell them what he said word for word. I know if I did they would all go on a killing spree.

             
I lean over the chair where Dom is sitting quietly growling with frustration, and wrap my arms around his neck, placing a tender kiss on his cheek.

             
“Thank you Dom. I love you,” I whisper to him full of emotion, He puts his hand on my arm and instantly calms down.

              We pull up at home; Sallack, Den, Dom, and Mickey are standing on the porch waiting for us to arrive. Den runs over to the truck as we all get out. Lifting me up, wrapping his arms so tight around me, it hurts, but I won’t tell him, I’m grateful he’s here and cares.

             
“Babe, I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you.” He whispers into my neck, his voice sounding strained, I lift his head and kiss his lips gently, knowing the close contact will calm him, But unfortunately getting Sallack angry, as we all hear him growling madly. Sallack has to understand that Den and I will always be there for each other just as we always have, it doesn’t mean that I love Sallack any less.

             
“You wouldn’t have been able to do anything Den. I’m ok, honest,” I tell him, but I really do not feel fine, I have a bloody Warlock after me! I hope his words were just empty threats! I put on a brave face as we make our way up to the others, all standing waiting on the porch looking feral. I walk straight into Sallack as he lifts me wrapping his arms around me.

             
“Beautiful, nothing will happen to you. I won’t let him get to you again.”

I nod my head believing him. I answer their questions
, half-heartedly! I tell them he was drunk and angry because I wouldn’t have a drink with him. I hate being deceitful to them after what they shared with me, but I don’t want them putting themselves in danger trying to fight my battles.

             
Dallah is pacing the porch furiously, this isn’t the Dallah that I am used too, this is Dallah outraged! I get up from Sallack’s lap, to talk with Dallah.

             
“Dallah, are you ok? What are you thinking?”

             
“I have to go back to the Coven, I’ll be back soon.”

             
“No you can’t!”

             
“Do you trust me?”

             
“You know I do.”

             
“Good. I won’t be long.”

             
“That isn’t fair, you can’t do this, let me come with you!”

             
“No way!”

             
“Dallah!”

             
“Zara, I have power like no other, I will be safe. I’m going now. Do not tell them!” She says as she disappears. God damn it Dallah!

             
I really don’t like the thought of her going off alone. I know she is very strong, but the thought of her being hurt physically or emotionally make me feel sick.

             
“Zara and Dallah will stay with us on pack land tonight; we can keep them safer all together….Where is she?” Sallack asks looking behind me as I notice Julian’s head spins round to face me with a frown.

             
“She will be back soon; she wanted to check in with the Coven.” I tell him, getting a nod’s in return. When did I get so good at lying? I can’t tell them that the Warlock is connected to her. I wish I could.

              Den and I decide it’s for the best, while we wait for Dallah to get back, we go to our bedrooms to collect things to stay at Sallack’s home for a few days. Den stops me by my door,

             
“Babe I’m so sorry this is happening to you, first Vampires, and now Warlocks. I wish I could take it all away for you. If you’d have never met me….”

             
“Den what the hell! Why would you even say that. I love you so much, please don’t wish things like that, and I want to be here, with you, with all of you.”

             
“When I get my hands on that Warlock I will rip his fucking head off!” He says angrily to himself.

H
e looks at me, now with soft eyes as he closes the gap between us and kisses my lips, not one of our normal kisses; this is like a kiss I have shared with Parrise and Sallack, full of lust and desire. His plump bottom lip catches on mine, while his top lip fits perfectly in between my mouth. His eyes close, as his tongue strikes in between my lips asking for entry. My heart beat rockets dangerously, this is all I have ever wanted, needed.

             
I pull back from him. I can’t go back to thinking of him like that. My heart was broken for years while I watched him be with everyone but me, I know the only reason he kissed me like that was because of the scare with the Warlock. He knows that Sallack and I are serious about each other. He doesn’t understand how much this is killing me inside and how desperately I want this to be real.

             
“Forget it, it’s fine,” He says walking away from me so quickly that I miss the emotions playing on his handsome face.

              Walking into my bedroom I let the tears fall freely. Why is everything such a mess? Why did Den have to kiss me like that! I get my bag out of the wardrobe and start to fill it with clothes. I wipe the tears from my cheeks with the back of my hand whilst trying to steady my breathing. My heart hurts, all the reminders of Den with hundreds of girls while I sit in my bedroom crying the way I am now all comes crashing down on me as I fall to the floor holding my chest.

              “Sweet? Why the tears?” Angus’s gentle voice fills the air, full of compassion; I turn to face him as he sits on the ledge outside my open window looking saddened by my distress.

             
“Come in Angus.” I tell him through my tears.

He lifts me in his arms as
my head falls to his cool chest, he holds me tenderly, lacing his fingers through my hair with his free hand.

             
“We heard about the Warlock. Parrise and I wanted to check you were ok, but I see you’re not.”

             
“No I’m fin…” I stop at his loud sigh.

             
“My heart is hurting,” I whisper so quietly that I’m not sure if I said it out loud or as a thought.

             
“Ah sweet, I’m sorry for you feeling this way, a beauty like you should never be sad.”

             
“No I’m sorry, I shouldn’t be putting this on you, please tell Parrise that I’m fine, that I will be ok. Thank you for coming to see me Angus.”

             
“Sweet Zara, you really do touch the dead heart of a monster, but know this, I will keep you safe, sweet, I feel the need to love and protect you, so that is what I will do.”

             
“You are not a monster! I can see you have a heart, from the first time I met you I could see Angus. You want to love and protect me?”

He lifts my head of his chest, holding my face in his hands, gazing at
me intensely as his stunning eyes glossing over.

             
“Your special, I can feel it. Do you feel love for me Zara?”

He wipes my tears from under my eyes with his thumbs.

              “I do Angus,” I tell him, as I see his facial expression change from anxious to satisfied, I do feel love for him, there is something unique about him, he really does want to protect me and I can see the love in his eyes. He is a Warrior in his own right; I could see it shinning through the very first time we met. It is only now that I can really see what he is, who he is.

             
“Then I will be by your side forever, sweet.”

             
“And I feel blessed to have you there, I will cherish you.”

The pack
brothers’ start howling a war cry, as Angus rushes to the window gazing out, he sighs and faces me.

             
“Parrise is here!” He tells me with a raised voice before jumping out of the window onto the grass, I run as fast as my legs will take me out on to the porch. Heart racing as panic takes over my senses.

All the pack
brothers’ have shifted into Wolves, staking out the grounds around the house.

              I run into the seven Wolves snapping their jaws and growling fiercely.

             
“Please don’t fight them, they just wanted to see I was ok, Please,” I beg them.

Looking over to see where Parrise and Angus are standing,
they are at least 50 yards away. I want so badly to go to him, let him know that I am safe.

             
“Parrise you can’t be here!”

He starts walking forward slowly, looking like a dark
Warrior.

             
“I need to see you, love please speak with me it’s all I ask? I will leave after I promise.”

The desperation in his voice is so upsetting.
All I want to do is go to him. The pack brother's start sneaking forward, readying themselves for an attack. I jump in front of them, needing them to focus on me rather than Parrise.

             
“Please. I beg you, don’t do this, they are not here to hurt me. They are my friends, let me speak with Parrise, he wants to see I am safe. Listen to me!!!”

             
“That’s enough!” Parrise’s voice booms into the night, sending a shiver through me, I’m ripped from where I stand in front of the brothers’ into the arms of Parrise.

             
“I’m sorry love; I needed to see for myself that you’re safe.”

             
“Parrise!” I warn him as I see the pack brothers’ running fast, heading straight to us, it’s as if I see their movements in slow motion. Parrise gently pushes me away as the brothers’ pounce on him, he jumps up from the ground with all six Wolves still attacking him as he pulls them off, and kicks their bodies away. Angus jumps in throwing Den and Dom off Parrise, they land yards away and are back up charging Angus as does Ruk. Parrise is now covered in blood! I can’t tell if it’s his or the Wolves.

             
“Stop please! Please stop!” I try to shout through the unbearable pain contained in my throat, from being strangled half to death by a loathsome Warlock. Parrise is on the floor with Sallack whilst Den is trying to rip him apart. Why are they doing this? I told them that Parrise and Angus were here to see if I was ok.

             
I jump through the Wolves, and on top of Parrise’s body trying to hide his body with mine, hoping to stop the attack.

             
“STOP!” I yell at them, with rage. Parrise pushes me off, jumping to his feet, kicking Sallack in the face and hitting Den in his body, sending him flying again. I turn to see where Angus is, he has Dom on the floor as the rest of the pack brother’s jump on his back fiercely ripping him apart.

             
“NOOO. LEAVE HIM ALONE!” I scream with raw emotions as I run over to them, the panic takes over my body, I can barely breathe.

             
“
Dallah please we need you, please Dallah
!” I whisper putting all my emotion into calling for her. She arrives as soon as I finish, she’s breathing heavy, looking like she’s been running from someone, more likely chasing somebody.

             
“STOP!” She shouts so loud it makes me jump, the power in her voice is demanding and so powerful that all of the Wolves have been frozen mid attack.

             
“MEN!” She shouts in the same tone. The pack brothers’ shift back to their human forms and are now free, but are under a spell, they step back from Parrise and Angus and just stay there. I can see them trying to fight

Dallah’s power, but in vain, they can’t fight of her powers. Parrise
is standing watching the Wolves unable to move also. Looking to Angus, he is on the floor covered in his own blood. I run the rest of the way to him, falling on my knees at the side of Angus’s lifeless body.

             
“Angus! Angus can you hear me. Please God let him be ok. Dallah what do we do? Please help him I think he’s dying!”