Dragon’s Spell

Alec

At the Estate of the Authority

"They've taken her." I'm out of breath. Sweat coats my body as the adrenaline rushes through my veins. My legs throb with pain from running through the field. My throat is hoarse from screaming. I shot everything I had at them. I couldn't hit them.

My Isabella.I couldn't risk hitting her, and I failed.

My chest collapses on me and I struggle to breathe. My vision goes black.

My Isabella.

I grab my heart and nearly fall. She was safe. Reading with Taryn. I left her only for a moment. How could this have happened? We had no word that it had begun. The dragons struck first. And they've already taken her.

It wasn't supposed to happen like this. This wasn't how I thought it would be. I'd only just started to love her as I always should have. I slam my fists against the wall. Over and over. My muscles scream and my knuckles bleed, but I don't care. I hardly even feel it.

They all stand around me, rising from the chairs, leaving the sound of the legs scraping across the floor echoing in my head. The vision of them, flying away with my Isabella flashes before my eyes. The bright green and pale blue scaled monsters. Their talons slicing through the bag. They fucking bagged them. Anger seers inside of me like I've never known as I turn and let my fist slam on the table. "They've taken them!"

"Who? They've taken who?" Carol stands next to me, closer than she should. She needs to back away. They all do. I'm caged in by the Authority.

"Isabella." I breathe her name and stumble into the chair. "They took her." The lump grows larger in my throat. The seers said my enemies would kill her. They'd come for us and take her. A hard slap across my face brings me back to reality. Carol's eyes flame with anger and a hint of revenge. Yes. We will have revenge.

"Who took Isabella?"

"The dragons. And Taryn. They took them both." My fists clench and my blood boils. My knuckles scream in agony. I could heal them easily, but I don't. I want to feel the pain. I won't let them; I won't let them kill her.

"Why would they take Bella?" Carol's worried gaze moves to the floor as the other members of the council question the situation.

"Why did the dragons come?" Rako asks.

"I've heard they were siding with the rebellion," Jared answers. Yes. We'd heard that a sorcerer was leading a rebellion of vampires and there'd been talk of the dragons. But why would they actually wager war? They've been granted everything they ever asked for.

Why take my Isabella?

"Which rebellion?" Rako asks with a voice drenched in sarcasm. I stare at him with daggers. How dare he make light of this.

"We need to get her. I need to go." I turn to go to the door. I'll leave now. I can be there in less than a day and then I will get her. I must get her back.

"Don't be stupid, Alec." Carol's voice cuts through the air.

"I need to get her!" I scream so loudly my throat cries out in pain. "I failed her!"

"It's not your fault." Jared shakes his head and raises his hands. "I don't understand why they would take her. She's done nothing."

That fucking lump in my throat thickens as my heart lurches. "To get to me."

"You?" Rako asks with disbelief. The others stare back at me with shock. All but Carol. I'm not surprised she knew. She knows everything after all.

"We'll get her back Alec. We only need to find out why they took her." She speaks calmly and attempts to put her hand on my shoulder.

I brush her hand away; I don't want comfort. "They wanted to get to me. They wanted to start a war!" Rage lingers in my tone.

She doesn't flinch at my anger. She shakes her head. "No, that doesn't make sense, Alec." I start to respond, but she doesn't allow me to say a single word. "I need a week. I'll know why in one week."

"I can't wait that long." I push by her, but she slams the door shut in front of me. I scowl and turn my body to face her.

"Don't be a fool, Alec. What do you think you're going to do?" She walks closer to me, keeping her eyes on mine. "You think you'll walk through their city? Their devoted civilians will allow you to pass unharmed? Walk into their castle and steal your Isabella back without them knowing?" She tilts her head, mockingly. "Or did you think you'd fight them all and of course you'd win, because that's how true love and fairytales work?" A warning snarl rises through my chest as I unclench and clench my fists.

"I need to get her back." I fall to my knees with my head buried in my hands. "I failed her." I shake my head and look up to Carol. "But I will save her."

"We will save her. And in only a week's time, I'll know exactly how we'll get her back."

This world is far from over.

There are many moving pieces and other love stories to be told while fate unravels what"s to come. Hold tight!

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