Chapter 15

Luna

After Nyx gets her pants buttoned back up, we rush around the side of the house, looking for anybody that we can trust. The sounds of fighting inside the house draw our attention and I peer into one of the windows to see Ben being forced to his knees.

Lifting my weapon, I aim it through the window, and squeeze the trigger. That was a really stupid fucking idea. Glass goes flying everywhere, a piece gets stuck in the side of my face and I bite back the cry that is trying its damndest to escape.

"Fucking dumbass." Nyx rolls her eyes as she pulls the shard of glass from my face. "Do you have any idea how lucky you are that it was only one piece?"

"I had to try to save him." Hope blooms in my chest when I see Ben coming down the steps.

"Thank you." He groans as he falls to the ground in front of us.

"Jesus fuck." Nyx whines and pulls him against the side of the house, where hopefully it's a little safer. "Where the fuck is Silas?"

"Watch it, little psycho." A voice comes from behind us. "You'll fuck around and get left here with these assholes."

"You wouldn't do that to me, would you?" She bats her eyes at him, standing up on her tippy toes to kiss him.

"Of course I wouldn't." He winks at her. "Let's get the fuck out of here before more of these goons show up."

"Can we take Ben too, please?" Aurora speaks for the first time since we got outside. She's been so quiet I almost forgot she was behind me.

"Yeah." Silas sighs, bending down to throw Ben over his shoulder, carrying him to the car. We follow behind him, Nyx running to open the back door before walking around to the passenger seat and climbing in. Aurora and I climb in the back next to Ben.

The ten minute drive to the guys house is completely silent, other than the pained noises that Ben makes. When we pull into the driveway, there's a man already waiting outside with a stretcher. I try to help get Ben out of the car, but my tiny self is less than helpful in times like this. When I try to adjust myself to flip his legs onto the stretcher, his top half flops forward, and he headbutts me in the face.

"Can I do it now?" Silas laughs, "No need to get yourself knocked out for this."

Rubbing my face, I step away, letting him take over.

"My poor face is really taking a beating lately." I whine to Aurora. She kisses my bruise, then the fresh red mark, which I'm pretty sure is going to bruise as well. Fuck my life.

"I don't have any clothes or my phone." She says, pressing her forehead against mine. "I was only trying to get laid, now look at me."

Laughing, I pull her closer against me. Feeling her body pressed against mine soothes my soul a bit.

"I already have some of my guys headed to your place for clean up." Silas comes to a stop next to us. "Do you need them to grab anything else for you?"

"Just phones and clothes would be awesome." I sigh, rolling my neck. "Oh, and a nap would be wonderful."

"I'll have Alaric show you to the guest room." He starts walking toward the house and we follow behind him. "I texted Mateo to let him know what happened and where you are."

"They don't really communicate much when they're away." I inform him, "They usually call before they go to bed, which is about seven pm our time."

"Come on, ladies, your castle awaits." Alaric waves toward the stairs in a grand gesture. "You're right down the hall from the rest of us, so If you need something, just yell."

"Thank you!" Aurora steps toward him. "We really appreciate you helping us out like this."

"No problem at all. There's clothes on the bed if you want to change." He winks and starts walking back down stairs.

"He's really fucking hot." She stares after him, damn near drooling.

"He's alright." I shrug, "Rune is more your type, though. Wait till you see him." Stepping into the room, Rory heads straight for the clothes. When she pulls Enzo's shirt over her head, I'm tempted to tackle and devour her.

Deciding that's not a great idea right now, I pull my pants down and unsnap my bra, pulling it down without taking my shirt off. I flop face down on the bed and close my eyes.

Aurora leans down to kiss me, whispering in my ear, "I'm going downstairs to wait for them to come back with my phone. I'd like to text Mateo myself so he knows everything is fine."

"I'm going to nap for a bit, then I'll be down." I turn my head to kiss her, then watch her walk out the door, pulling it closed behind her.