Chapter Sixteen

Lysa

One Week Later

Pressure fills me suddenly and a hand covers my mouth to muffle a moan. My ass is up in the air and Eyrx is slowly fucking me. He is deep in my pussy, and it feels so amazing. He has put all his emotion the last week into me and much of it has been anger. I can’t even begin to imagine what he is feeling after losing his daughter. Especially when Julianna is walking around without a care in the world. Neither Drake nor Eyrx speak to her or even pay her any attention. I’m just happy she’s not around much. She makes me feel uneasy now.

Eyrx realizes that I am awake now and quickens his pace so it is unrelenting. He is fucking me so hard that he ends up pushing me flat to pound me into the bed. “Fuuuuck,” I moan. “Gods, yes!”

My orgasm explodes out of me and Eyrx groans as he pushes deep to come. It took me a lot longer to wake up than past mornings. My pussy is literally throbbing, so he was definitely fucking me for a while. He brings himself down and lays his head in my back with a sigh.

“Ready for today?” I ask.

“Ready to take my anger out on some deserving prick supporting the fuckers that hurt my mate? Yes,” he says. I giggle when he bites my ass cheek before kissing the same spot and getting up.

“That’s what I said,” Drake chuckles. When I roll over, he grabs my ankles and pulls me to the end of the bed. I wiggle my ass when he pushes my knees to my chest and smirks. I scream out when he suddenly slams into my still dripping pussy.

“Fuck, you feel so good,” he growls and pushes deeper.

“Oh my Gods,” I moan.

“We are running low on time, Little Flame,” he says humorously.

“Don’t you dare fucking stop,” I snap.

“Oh, never,” he says.

“Then what… oh fuck!” I scream when he leans in and starts fucking me hard and fast. He partially shifts when he flips me to bend over the bed. When he slaws back into me, he fills my ass, and I instantly come when the hit prickles of pain fill my belly. I push back to meet his thrusts, and my body tightens around his cocks, making him moan deeply .

I am groaning and growling as he fucks me into a stupor. When he finally comes, it triggers yet another release. I am panting and gasping for air by the time he pulls out of me. Instead of letting me rest, one of them cleans me and I am stood up.

“I need a nap now,” I complain as they hug me.

“Killing now, nap later,” Eyrx says, kissing me.

“Can I ask you something?” I ask Eyrx before we step out.

“You can,” he says.

“Can I trust Julianna to not get anyone hurt?” I ask. “I don’t get a good vibe from her. Drake is essentially ignoring her. So are you. My mom doesn’t get a good feeling either. I need honesty.”

Eyrx looks at me for a moment before he cups my cheek. “Honestly… Don’t be alone with her and don’t rely on her for support. Okay?”

“Okay,” I say before turning my face to kiss his palm. “When we have time, I want you to explain what you are lying to us about. I won’t push you, but you are lying to us.”

“I am,” he admits. “I just have a lot to sort out in my head. Just know that I’m not being deceptive. I haven’t done anything different than what I’ve said I have. It just hurts too badly to admit to you two. ”

“We love you, Eyrx,” Drake says, hugging him. “No matter what, I will stand with you and Lysa. Even if you are wrong. Even if the world is falling apart. It’s us three until the end. Yeah?”

“Yeah,” Eyrx smiles.

“Now let’s go kick some ass,” I smile.

We walk out of the tent, and everyone is waiting for us. Daylight is just beginning to peek over the horizon and warm rays of sunshine are cast across the wide-open field. This journey is admittedly daunting, but each step we take carries us closer to our goal.

We get to the front of the massive group and Julianna steps up like she is going to stand with us. “Go stand with Keril’s team,” Drake says simply.

“What?” she asks. “I am a part of this…”

“You are a part of nothing,” Drake says harshly as he steps close to speak. No one else can hear besides Eyrx and I.

“You don’t mean that,” she says tearfully.

“I absolutely mean that,” he snips. “You denied a father the right to mourn his daughter because you decided to be a bitter cunt. I don’t know what you did to get Eyrx to lie to me, but I stand with him no matter what his lie is. Every single fucking night, Lysa and I listen to him cry himself to sleep holding her over the loss of his daughter. I don’t know what you did, but you will fucking pay for breaking him. ”

“I am your sister,” she argues.

“You are no sister of mine,” he says with venom in his tone. “Don’t you worry, Julianna. His mate and I will pick those pieces up and repair whatever it is that you did to him. Now get the fuck out of my face and go to the back of the fucking group.”

Lysa glares at me before turning and walking back to where Drake told her to go. What I don’t get about her is that unmated female dragons frequently and openly have sex for pleasure. If their bond was severed, why isn’t she? Eyrx no longer has their ring on and has just our ring on, so who is she mated to? Unmated males don’t even blink in her direction. I want to ask, but then again, I don’t want to know the answer. I will just do what Eyrx said and not be alone with her.

“There isn’t much to be said that hasn’t already been said over the last week. We all know the plan, so stick to it. If something goes wrong, you protect the wall into Vulkara… We do have a bit of a surprise that we have hidden from everyone for the last week though,” Drake says as he smiles at me when I shift. “We have learned a lot about Lysa and as it turns out, Hybrid witches are capable of shifting into something that is a cross between a witch and a dragon. This is her full form and although we will not be going into detail as to what we have learned about her over the last week, know that she is our key to peace. “

“Can I?” I ask softly, and he nods .

“I know this is scary for some and I know that most of you will never admit your fears. Know that we are doing this to build a better tomorrow for future generations. We are building a world where we can live as one without fear of a tyrannical force holding onto society... Move forward today with the understanding that negativity begets negativity. We are here to restore peace, not add to the chaos. We are not savages, so do not act like one,” I say.

When Drake and Eyrx shift, I go to Eyrx. We have made it known that I have two primary mates, which makes Eyrx have a status that is much like mine and Drake’s. He is Drake’s second, but he holds just as much power to the throne as Drake and I do. My armor has been altered to have accents of red that fade into pink and into purple to represent the three of us. Drake and Eyrx have similar accent colors. Julianna was stripped of the honor of wearing our colors, leaving her with just green. Our pendants now hold four stones to represent the three of us as well as Erin. Drake thought of the idea, but I was wary because I am only a stepmother to Erin. Eyrx insisted that I had every right to mourn her loss, and I have. It is absolutely heartbreaking that she is gone, but something is off about the story Eyrx told us. I cannot put my finger on it, but I sense her cause of death is his lie.

I climb up into Eyrx's back and I gain a nasty glare from Julianna. Bitch. Drake and Eyrx leap into the air and we soar through the sky as everyone else follows suit .

The plan is simple. We burn from the outside in and drive them into one area. Drake, Eyrx, and I will be the ones to land first. Next will be Mom, Dad, Keril, Petra, and Iliam. Mom has two other witches with her as well. After that, the dragons will move to a partial shift while I will stay as I am. We know that Aldric won’t be caught for a while. Dad likely sent him to the caves, but we will make our way there soon. We have no intention of going back to camp, so we have a group moving camp into the city. We will be on high alert and have a post set up, but I know we can manage it.

As we pass over the wall, they all blast fire at the buildings just inside Thalorin. Their flames persist as we get to the first city, and everyone falls into formation to sweep across the land. I can feel the attacks hit my force field of sorts that I have put up to protect us. The soldiers on the ground eventually stop and retreat when they realize that the force field is simply reflecting their attacks back at them before they can reach us.

We have quickly pushed everyone toward the castle but none of them have a chance to disappear inside before Dad sets it on fire. It all goes up into flames so fast, but it forces everyone outside. Out of nowhere, Julianna breaks the formation and goes to land before everyone.

I could shift my force field to protect her, but I don’t. My instincts immediately tell me that she is not worthy of my protection. Before I can override that and shift my focus to her; a bolt of light shoots out from the gathering of witches. It is so blinding that Eyrx and Drake change directions to avoid any sort of trap. When we circle back, she’s gone.

“Oh no…” I say a loud. Drake and Eyrx are unfazed as we swoop down to make a landing. I jump off his back and everyone starts to shift.

The group of witches includes Rystar and Isolde, but they are behind the rest. Rystar shouts and they all charge at us. I step in front of everyone and everyone running at us suddenly stops.

“Go!” Rystar screams at them. “Attack!”

The soldiers’ eyes go wide as they stand frozen. Not only is their magic bound, but they are essentially a statue. I’m slowly heating them up from the inside out, and I have every intention of turning them to ash. Rystar and Isolde turn to run but are blocked in by a group of dragons that wrap around to keep them from escaping.

“Kill them,” I say to Keril simply. His team, minus, Julianna, steps up. Keril grabs hold of the first man’s head and violently twists it, letting his body drop to the ground. The others follow suit, and they all take down the others. Rystar and Isolde join hands and mutter something before a slight stabbing pain prickles across my chest. I smile deviously and take my mom’s hand as we talk toward them.

We found that anyone I am touching gets the same resistance to pain and magic that I have. Petra is protecting the others, but the focus is on us. “You think you can defeat us?” Rystar laughs .

“I don’t think I can, I know I can,” I say simply.

“Anyone who cries while they get fucked is no match for me,” Rystar growls as he steps toward us. His gaze clips from me to my mom and then back to me.

“What? Got used to calling me Unika and now you don’t know who is who?” I ask.

“Why don’t you get on your knees and suck me like the useless whore you are,” he smirks. “You look far better under me, Lysa.”

“Okay,” I smile, making Drake and Eyrx chuckle. Rystar doesn’t move and Mom laughs.

“What the fuck are you laughing at? You should be dead,” Isolde says hatefully.

“I don’t know what’s worse… the fact that your son would rather rape me than fuck you or that your own husband preferred his daughter and granddaughter over his wife and mate,” I say before looking back at Rystar with a dramatic pouting face. “What's wrong, Daddy? I thought you wanted me to suck you?

“What the fuck has gotten into you?” he frowns.

“The dragon king,” I smile. “And his best friend.”

“Either surrender or get the fuck out of my country,” he says, changing topics .

“Mmmmm. No,” I say. “Want to know your first mistake?”

“What?” he sighs.

“Keeping a dragon in your castle,” I laugh. “You know… Mom got pregnant with me while you were down in the dungeon too? Since you clearly lack education, let me teach you something… You see, when a dragon meets their mate, they both are instantly filled with lust. They can’t help but fuck. It’s in their nature to breed, so he did. Over… and over… and over. All while you thought you were the only one to take her.”

“Shut up,” he seethes.

“What? Can’t handle hearing about your daughter being in love? What about me, Daddy ? You sacrificed me thinking that they would kill me in response to your lame attempt at taking the king down,” I laugh. “You know what happened instead?”

“Shut up,” he shouts. Rystar lunges at me, ready to wrap his hands around my throat, but I let Mom take over and an invisible vice tightens around his throat. He instantly starts to panic as he collapses to the ground and claws at his throat.

“While he was locked away in that paralytic state, I took the dragon king,” I boast. “I broke the curse. I mated to the king, Rystar. I mated to his second in command. I have taken them separately, together, and even shifted. Don’t you see now? You spent my entire life calling me a useless and powerless witch. You had no idea who I was or what I am capable of. Had you known that I was a hybrid witch, you would’ve killed me ages ago to prevent the fate that you are about to receive.”

“Aw. Look at him struggle,” Mom laughs.

“Want to know what that makes me, Rystar?” I say as Mom and I kneel to either side of him with our hands joined. Isolde is frozen in place. I’m not sure if it’s out of fear or if Petra has bound her powers. Either way, she is unmoving. “I am the queen of ash and magic, Rystar. And you? You are nothing. Useless. Forgettable. No one will miss you. No one will mourn you. You will lay here while your body rots away and you burn in hell for what you did to us.”

“This is for me, Dad,” Mom says softly as the vice tightens and his face turns a deep shade of purple. “But this… This is for Lysa.”

Together, we tighten and twist until his head starts to turn around. After one loud crack, his body goes limp, but his head keeps turning. Once it makes one full rotation and his skin starts to split, Mom grabs Rystar by the hair and pulls his head from his body. I can’t help but laugh when she tosses it to Isolde, and she screams in fear before instantly throwing up.

“Her powers are bound,” Drake says as he gently touches my shoulder. I turn and hug him before hugging Eyrx.

“Nothing better than a bit of poetic justice,” Dad says as he hands Mom and me a metal rod .

“Wait. Wait. Wait. Girl. Please. Please, wait,” Isolde begs as she moves to her knees to beg.

“Do you remember what I told you right before Dad raped me that last time?” Mom asks.

“Unika, please,” Isolde begs.

“I put myself in harm’s way and you said that I was ignorant for sacrificing myself,” Mom says. “I told you a mother would do anything to protect her child. I told you that if anyone laid a finger on my little girl, I would kill the both of you. Didn’t I?”

“Yes,” she cries. “Lysa, I’m sorry. Please don’t m…”

“Just shut up,” I say. “Die with a little dignity, hmm?”

“Lysa, please,” she screams. Isolde cowers and tries to protect her head when I raise the metal bar. I smile at Mom and wait. It takes her a second but when she finally moves her arms thinking that I will have mercy on her, I slam the rod down on the top of her shoulder. She let out a shrill scream as she falls back. Mom and I instantly start to wail on her. We beat her the way she beat me so many times. She screams until her voice breaks, but we don’t stop. When she tries to crawl away, we move with her. There is blood everywhere and her body is limp, but I don’t stop. Only when my mom wraps her arms around my body and the rod is taken from me do I realize I am sobbing .

She brings us down to the ground before holding me against her chest. Sobs rack from my body, ripping through the years of pain. Countless pleas for mercy play through my head as I cry in my mother's arms. She rocks us gently and sings a familiar song while stroking my hair. Eventually, I am reduced to whimpers and sniffles. She lifts my face and gently wipes away my tears.

“I love you to the moon and beyond, Lysa,” she says softly. “I’m so proud of you. We are all so proud of you.”

“They’re gone,” I whisper.

“Yes, baby. They’re gone,” she smiles. “Stand for your people, Lysa.”

I nod before turning to let Drake help me up. As soon as I face all of our people, they erupt in cheers and claps to celebrate. Drake and Eyrx hug me tightly before Dad does the same.

“We have not won the war,” I say to everyone, and they go silent. “We have not won the war because we have one battle left to fight. Aldric Morgana still needs to be found and brought to justice. Let’s take the night to rest before we end this once and for all.”

More cheers erupt and I let my mates take my hands and pull me toward the center. Each of them kisses me passionately before they step back to shift. I climb up to sit with Drake and I can feel all the adrenaline seeping out of me. I’m exhausted from how many spells I’ve done today. Within a few minutes of being in the air, I shift back and lay forward to fall asleep.