Chosen By The Dragon Kings novel Chapter 51

Elora’s POV

Abigail saved me, she saved my life knowing she would expose herself, expose her family. She nearly died to save me. And I feared what Silas was going to do to her. I could feel the bond, feel them and right now they were all in shock. But what happens after the shock wears off, what happens when Silas wants to break the curse again? I try to hop off Silas’s lap, but his grip just gets tighter Matitus and Dragus both sitting on the floor with us.

“I’m sorry, Elora. I don’t care about the curse; I just need you, please forgive me” Silas whispers into my neck, clutching onto me like I am his lifeline.

“Let me up please Silas” I ask, and he reluctantly let’s go allowing me to stand. Turning around and looking down at him. I could tell he had been crying, it looked strange to see someone so cruel as him to have tears stains on his cheeks.

“Are you going to leave us?” Silas says, looking up at me. I don’t know what to say, I love them. Even when the bond was gone, I still loved them. But this was toxic, Silas was toxic.

Instead of answering I walked away, I could feel their eyes on me as I turned on my heel and walked out. Feel their worry through the bond. I couldn’t allow them to have this much control over me. It was annoying and couldn’t be helped but I had to draw a line somewhere. They needed to learn to compromise. I knew Dragus would follow me blindly, maybe even Matitus if I left. But I didn’t want it to come to that. As much as I hated him, I still couldn’t bring myself to leave him.

Walking into the kitchen I look for Abigail and Marian. They weren’t there but one of the cooks told me they went outside so I decided to see if I could find them. Walking past the library to the front door, I was stopped by Dragus.

“Where are you going?” he asks, and I could feel his unease through the bond like I was walking out on them.

“Abbie and Marian went outside, I am looking for them,” I tell him, and he lets out a breath. I go to open the door when I feel a hand on my shoulder, sparks bursting across my skin and I look over my shoulder to see Silas. He places a cloak over me.

“Don’t stay out there too long, it is especially cold today,” he says before tugging on the cloak and turning me to face him. He ties it closed before letting me go and I open the door and walk out. I see Abigail and Marian by the gates and head over to them. Abigail was arguing with one of the guards wanting permission to leave.

Abigail seemed distraught as I approached her, screaming hysterically for the guard to open the gate. Marian was trying to calm her down but failing as Abigail grew more frantic.

“Abbie what’s going on?”

“I found a text my mother couldn’t get out, they were captured at the eastern wall, they have Claire” she sobs.

“It’s alright Abbie calm down, I will speak to Matitus”

“No, no. You know why you can’t Elora. I can collect my daughter, but mum has to stay till she is granted clemency” she pleads, grabbing my hand. Looking at the guard I can tell he is a vampire by the crimson colour of his eyes, he folds his arms across his chest refusing to step aside.

“Move, let her out now,” I tell him. He smirks at me, stepping forward menacingly.

“You don’t give me orders woman, now get back inside to your owners,” he says before spitting next to my feet.

“I said let her out, now step aside leech” I yelled at him. He grabs my arm, yanking me to him. Enraged that he thinks he can touch me. I palm him in the face, only I wasn’t expecting the blow to actually hurt him. He starts screaming in agony when I feel energy burst from my palm as it connects with his face. Blinding white light spurting from my hands and I wasn’t even sure what I did, but he started screaming.

“My eyes, my fucking eyes” he screeches, he pulls his hands away from face and I could see I had blinded him. His eyes turned milking white. He growls lunging at me, my shock making me slow to react as he knocks me to the ground. Abigail screams and Marian tries to pull him off me only to be shoved to the ground.

“You’re dead now bitch” he growls his fangs protruding, I struggle to get him off, fear consuming me as I see his fangs so close to my face. Abigail screams before blasting him with her powers, green light shooting from her and the smell of leaves hitting my senses before vines shoot from the ground and pull him off, wrapping around him and pinning him to the ground. They only hold him down long enough for me to get up when I see more jump from the brick walls to help their fallen friend. The man gets up lunging toward me but before he attacks, only he is blocked when Silas hand wraps around his throat. I could hear the snapping of his bones, the wheezing as he tried to breath around his crushed windpipe when he let him go. The vampire drops to the ground clutching his neck. Silas growls loudly and I see Matitus and Dragus stalking towards us, feeling their anger vibrate through me.

“That bitch blinded me” The vampire screeched, having healed from Silas crushing his neck.

“That bitch, is my mate” Silas growls before kicking him in the face. The other vamps put up their hands in surrender, backing away from us and the three dragon kings. The man on the ground coughs on his blood. Silas glaring down at him before he reaches down grabbing him. Matitus walks over pulling me into his chest, I go to turn back to Silas when Matitus pushes my face into his chest, just as I hear it. The sound of flesh tearing. The sound was sickening before Abigail threw up next to me. Matitus lets my face go and I turn to see Silas holding the man’s head by his hair, his body on the ground at his feet, with blood pooling around it and I fight the urge to throw up. Marian is white as a sheet. Matitus and Dragus however are unfazed by the gory scene before them.

“Now, what happened?” Silas says, turning to me.

“He wouldn’t let Abigail out to retrieve her daughter,” I tell him, and he looks to Abigail.

“Where is she?” He asks, watching her, his eyes glinting oddly more like a snake than a human as they flicker.

Abigail shakes her head and I hear Silas growl when she refuses to answer. I grab his arm making his eyes dart down to my hand.

“She is at the eastern border, they were caught trying to leave,” I tell him, and he furrowed his eyebrows.

“Why was your daughter and mother leaving the city?” he asks, turning his gaze on Abigail. I could hear her heart start beating erratically in her chest.

“Silas please” I beg knowing Abigail would rather die than answer.

Silas grips my hand pulling me to him. He grips my chin forcing me to look into his snake-like eyes. Abigail’s heart rate beating so hard I was surprised she didn’t faint in her panic.

“You lied to me, you said she was Fae,” he says, gripping my chin tighter between his fingers.

“You would have killed her and her family.”

“What makes you think I still won’t?” he says, his eyes darting to my lips. His arm wrapping around my waist pulling me closer, my body now flush against his.

“Because you don’t need to Silas, she is no threat to anyone” I whisper. He growls softly before tugging my face closer, I could feel his breath move across my lips. His scent overwhelms me before he kisses me softly. His tongue ran across my bottom lip wanting access. My lips parted and he groaned before plunging his tongue into my mouth, tasting every inch of it before pulling away leaving me breathless.

“Open the gates,” he says, turning to another guard who nods his head and obeys his command. The gates open and Abigail rushes out.

“Matitus will go with you, so your mother can get out?” he says. Abigail nods.