Brother’s Best Friends Are My Mates novel Chapter 129

Lia

The group of us was standing together in a circle. I was in the middle of the circle, holding the dragon stone and letting their words wash over me. At one point, my finger was pierced with a blade. A droplet of blood was placed on the stone, followed by more whispers.

It was to put some of the dragons to sleep, but it also seemed to imply that r would end up gaining more abilities and having a connection to ancient dragons.

None of this made sense.

Had my ancestor casting a curse somehow managed to tie our blood to the dragons, causing the connection to grow for years? This was based on the fact that it was tied to the artifact. I couldn’t believe what was going on or that this was happening.

The power rushing through me was insane. I felt my vision blur, but then this surge of magic rushed into me. It was insane. Gasping; it felt like the power was so great that I could see it flash in my eyes.

This was insane.

I almost fell over, but I managed to steady myself. When I came to, I realized that it was over. “Did it work?” I rasped out, looking at the elders.

The one I had been talking too the most stepped forward. “Yes and no. We did manage to keep some of them asleep, but they are going to start waking up. All we did was delay the inevitable.”

“Great. This is just great.”

Another elder, the one we kidnapped, cleared her throat. “You also are going to have some more powers so isn’t that great?” “Yeah, it’s fucking amazing,” I snapped.

The one elder I always spoke to glared at her. “Watch your language.”

I let out a shaky breath, my fingers tightening around the dragon stone as if it could ground me. It didn’t. The power still swirled inside me like a storm, erratic and wild.

“So, what now?” I asked, my voice hoarse.

“Now, you learn to control it. Otherwise, you’ll be a danger to yourself and everyone around you.”

A sharp laugh escaped me before I could stop it. “Great. More training. More cryptic warnings. Love that for me.”

We need to focus. We bought ourselves time, but not much. We’ll discuss what comes next in the morning. For now, you need to rest.”

Rest? After what just happened? Not likely. But r nodded anyway, too exhausted to argue.

Why was this happening to me? I wanted a break Just a break in life and not have to constantly worry that I was going to be in danger.

When I returned to my mates, I explained everything that had happened. They asked if something was wrong and I told them everything. It was so stressful when I thought about it. All I could do was cling to them, trying my best to get some comfort.

***

Jesse

I leaned against the edge of the table, arms crossed, watching Colby pace across the dusty floor.

The two of us were talking after learning what Lia had told us. It was crazy to think that Lia had all this new power now. I almost couldn’t wrap my mind around it.

“I still think trusting the coven is a terrible idea,” I said, not bothering to hide the frustration in my voice. “After everything they did, you think they won’t screw us over the second they get a chance?”

Colby let out a slow breath, dragging a hand through his hair. “I don’t like it either, Jesse. But what choice do we have? We can’t stop the dragons on our own.”

“Yeah, well, maybe the dragons are the lesser evil,” I shot back “At least they aren’t trying to rope us into some twisted blood oath.”

His jaw tightened, but he didn’t snap at me. Instead, he walked over and leaned against the wall across from me. “Look, I get it. You think I trust them? Hell no. But they know things we don’t. And Lia…” He hesitated, his voice dropping. “Lia has a connection to the dragons, Jesse. If anyone can help us figure out what the hell is going on with that, it’s thecoven.”

I was sitting with Rain while the others were with Lia. She was still struggling to figure out what all of this meant for her and how she could have this strong connection to the dragons.

“Honestly, I think this could be good,” Rain said to me after a while, making me raise my brow.

“What good is any of this?”

Rain huffed. “Matt, you can’t think of anything good? Come on!”

“No, Rain so why don’t you stop bullshitting me and just tell me? I don’t feel like playing any games, okay?”

It had been a tough situation, so all of us were doing our best to cope. I felt like I didn’t know what to do with myself. A huge part of me wanted to protect Lia and the rest of the pack, but how could I do that when we had so much going against us?

“Lia is going to have the power of a dragon. Doesn’t that mean that we will be able to use that power to stop the dragons?” I blinked. “Okay, yeah, that makes sense.”

“That’s it?” he asked, jaw dropping. “I thought you were going to have some huge revelation or something, but you just don’t look very impressed at all.”

I gave him a pointed look, not sure whether to be frustrated or just flat-out confused. “What do you want me to say, Rain? That everything is going to be sunshine and rainbows just because Lia has dragon power now?” I leaned back against the wall, rubbing my forehead. “I don’t feel impressed, I feel… stuck Like, we’re all caught in a game we didn’t choose, and every move we make just digs us in deeper.”

Rain shifted, his gaze steady on me. “I get it, Matt. It’s heavy. But you’ve got to look at the bigger picture. Yeah, it sucks, and yeah, we’re all drowning in uncertainty, but this-” he gestured vaguely, indicating everything around us- “could be the key to stopping this dragon madness. Don’t you see that?”

“I see the risk,” I shot back, “I see the potential for things to get way worse. What if this power is something we can’t control? What if it burns us instead of helping us?”

Rain didn’t flinch, didn’t backdown. He just kept looking at me like I was missing the point. “I’m not saying it’s gonna be easy, but think about it, Matt. Lia is tied to this power. She’s got it-hell, she’s becoming it. And if she can figure it out, we all benefit. We get the upper hand.”

He was making sense even if I didn’t want to admit it right now.