The Accident
Mariska let go of my hands once Alexander swiped Ivan's head clean off. She looked a little scared and uncertain.
I didn't bother trying to see through his eyes again, knowing that now that the leader has been decapitated the rest of the army will ether surrender or be easy kill. There was nothing more to see from there.
The battle was over, the Packs here would be free from the tyranny and I would get my wolf back. Everything will be able to resume, my life will finally move forward. It has somewhat felt like I've been stagnant for two years and a few months actually. Alexander and I haven't moved forward from where we were when me met two years and a few months ago.
I for one am ready to move forward and finally press I pause.
Mariska's words drew me out of my mind,
"You can see through his eyes." She murmured, "I could see through them too because we're linked at the moment. Your anger, the darkness consumed it. He felt it, that's dangerous. He's still got his own darkness, he doesn't need yours too."
I didn't need her to tell me all that, I could feel our anger mixing into one. I could feel him feeding off of it. I just couldn't control myself, I couldn't control it – I was just so upset.
I moved away from her, "I'm sorry. It just took over. I didn't mean for it to happen. Can you please just take it away now."
"I guess," She shrugs, "A deal is a deal."
She dug into her bag and gave me some potion. She told me to drink it, that it would combat the potion that was on the bullet. She then held my hands and reversed the dark magic.
"What about Alexander?" I try my luck.
He has lived with this evil within him for much longer than necessary and if I remembered well enough he did say it was the reason why he was trying to push me away.
I just need this to be lifted, I needed him to be able to breathe again. I wanted my mate to be himself, fully himself and to be happy. I had to try and get her to at least try and help him, I know she could do it so I hoped she would.
"What about him?" She asks briskly.
I held back an eye roll, "Can you please take away his dark magic, please Mariska."
Surprisingly she reached into her bag and produced a potion, it was a shade darker than the one I had to drink.
She hands it over to me, "I expected that question."
Tears welled in my eyes, "Oh my goddess, thank you so much."
I wasn't completely sure she had removed my dark magic but now with her handing me one for Alexander too, I knew she did. Soon after we had left the warehouse and started, on our way back to her store.
Their were still a few wolves in the warehouse, they looked to be cleaning up and packing everything away.
I'm guessing with Ivan dead there was no longer a need for them to have that secret spot.
"Who will run Dark Sword now?" I asked her.
I know she wasn't wolf but I'm assuming since she supported the defiance and was one of Ivan's witches, she would know.
She smiled fondly, "An old friend of mine, he was –"
Mariska didn't get to complete her sentence. The car suddenly turned sharply then went tumbling, off the side of the road, down a hill and into a river. As we tumbled my body was bashed and thrown about, being kept inside by the seatbelt.
The smashed windows splitting and cutting us up, the metal digging into our skins and then the water threatened to drown us.
I couldn't seem to move, trapped by Mariska's body and the punctured metal. Just as the water was filling up the car from all the new holes gapping around, dragging us deeper into the ruthless water. I sent out a link. Whether it was to Elisha, Nathaniel or Alexander I had no clue.
'Car tumbled over into a river. Help.'
I tried to fight against the seatbelt but my efforts were futile, it wasn't moving. It was damaged, I tried to crawl out of it but the drivers seat was somewhat crushing my legs. I was by all definitions: trapped.
I continued to try and fight my way out until my consciousness slipped away from me just as I had managed to release one leg. I had run out of air and fell victim to the darkness.
"Ellie!"
Oxygen was forced into my lungs then my chest compressed a few times.
Everything was still dark but I could make out little sounds between the water hitting the shore, cars speeding on the road and someone saying my name.
"Come on, wake up Ellie," My face was tapped numerous times, air pushed into my lungs, "Wake up, the ambulance is on its way. You can't give up. Come on, we can't lose you again."
My chest was pumped again and air pushed into my mouth, to my lungs. The process was repeated a few times before I could respond.
I jolted up and spat out a crap load of water. It just spilled out. I coughed violently and the body held me close, rubbing my back.
"You're okay." Nathaniel cooed, I knew his voice and no one else called me Ellie anyway.
I continued to cough, "Thank you." I wheeze, "For coming." I reach my hand up and he gingerly grabs it in his.
"Shh," He kissed my knuckles.
He pulled back and lifted me up into his arms, beginning his walk to the top of the hill. I got a good look behind him and I couldn't see the car, just other bodies. Mariska, the driver, the man who was sat on the passenger seat. They were being attended to by their own I suppose.
I lay my head on Nathaniel's chest and focused on Alexander. I needed to know where he was, how come he didn't come with.
'Nathan just disappeared. I don't know where –' Abel looked into his brother's eyes. He looked closely and could see Elijah's eyes in Alexander's. His brother had said that she could do that once she marked him.
Axel had a great laugh at Alexander's expense over that. Abel as well as Alex knew that Axel would never let Alex live this down. Axel would never let Alexander forget that his mate marked him first.
One could never really see Abel's eyes in Alexander's or vice versa when they looked through each others eyes because their eyes were already identical. What difference is there to be seen?
Now, when Abel looked into his brother's eyes he could see the different shade of brown. Her shade of brown in his brother's eyes. It was beautiful, a mix of their chocolate brown and her hazel caramel.
'She's doing it again.' He said and Alexander groaned.
He could not see through hers and he really wanted to. He tried to link her, to ask why she wasn't at the shop yet but he couldn't get through to her. He was worried. They were in a foreign country and although Ivan had been defeated not all of his followers were killed. They could be out to get any of them.
The door to Mariska's shop opened and in walked Devon Ignashevich. Alexander held back another groan. If he could never see another Ignashevich brother again, he would thank the Moon.
'There has been an accident. The driver lost control of the car carrying Elijah and Mariska. They are being taken to the hospital. Come, let us drive you.'
Anger surged through Alexander. He couldn't reach her because she was probably out cold. Nathaniel disappeared because she must have linked Nate over Alexander. Her own damn mate. He couldn't help the growl that shook the entire store and its contents.
I stopped focusing on him. I could feel his anger. It bubbled within me too. It gnawed at my stomach, making me feel guilty for linking the wrong brother. It was an honest mistake. I had linked Nathaniel several times, I was used to it. It had become second nature. It did take more effort because our bond wasn't true like mine and Alexander's or Elisha. So it is a little odd that it went out to him.
I couldn't understand why and I wish I could make Alexander understand that. I hadn't know who I had sent the link out to, for all I know it could've went out to all three of them.
'His wolf's mad.' The voice of my inner wolf called out.
I nearly cried, I hadn't heard her in so long, all I wanted to do was cry out for joy.
I missed her. I missed her so much.
I was on a gurney, at the back of an ambulance van on the way to a hospital. I mildly felt thankful that I had called this brother, I don't know a lick of Russian. I'd need the help. I know Alexander knows a few words, but Nate knows them all.
I squeezed Nate's hand, – that had been holding mine since we got into the vehicle – to bring his attention to my eyes, "My wolf," I smiled, "She spoke to me." I managed before I was out of it again.
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Uhm, did anyone else realise that he basically kissed her. CPR, yeah whatever more like free kisses. Lolololol. 😂😂