Brother’s Best Friends Are My Mates novel Chapter 137

Lia

The others were busy checking the perimeter, which gave me just enough time to slip away and make a call. I pulled out my phone, my fingers hesitating for a second before pressing Simone’s contact.

Life was getting crazy. I didn’t know what to do with myself. We were getting close to the temple. It was only about an hour’s walk away but we were taking our turn because we wanted to be sure of ourself. To make sure that we didn’t walk into a trap of some kind.

It barely rang twice before she picked up. My best friend always managed to lift my spirits, even by not doing anything. I smiled to myself, glad to hear from her.

“Lia? Are you seriously calling me while you’re in the middle of a probably deadly, definitely reckless trip?” Simone laughed. ” Man, technology is amazing. Used to be, heroes had to send messages by carrier pigeon or wait until after they barely survived. Now? Instant updates.”

I let out a weak laugh, kicking a rock near my boot. “Yeah, well, I guess even prophecies can’t stop cell service.” “Gotta love it. So, what’s up? Is everything still in one piece? Are you still in one piece?”

“For now.” I hesitated, pressing my palm against my forehead. “Simone, I don’t know how I feel about all of this. Being tied to some ancient prophecy? Connected to dragons? I never asked for any of it.”

She was quiet for a beat, then, softer than before, she said, “Yeah. I know, Lia.”

Everything was so fucking crazy. I wanted to dig a hole, stick my head in the sand, and just let myself stay there until I could safely say1 was done with all this bullshit.

Why did they have to pick me to have this destiny? I didn’t want to have a destiny. All I wanted was to be left alone-with my mates and everyone.

I swallowed, staring at the darkened tree line ahead. “It doesn’t feel like it belongs to me, you know? Like this isn’t my story. It’s something bigger, something I was just unlucky enough to get dragged into.”

“You weren’t unlucky,” Simone said.” You were chosen.” I scowled at the phone

Leave it to Simone to make me feel better but at the same time piss me off. Only a best friend could say something like this and life to tell the tale.

I needed to make sure she understood how pissed off I was. “Not making me feel better.”

Simone sighed. “Listen. I know this sucks. I know you feel like you’re carrying something way bigger than you ever wanted. But you got this. And if you don’t get this? You have four massive, overprotective alphas breathing down your neck making sure you do.”

I snorted. “Yeah, that’s part of the problem.”

The mention of my mates did make me smile. They were doing their best to walk with me through this. Each one of us were going into this with our heads in the dark We didn’t know what was going on!

But I was determined to find out.

I was so grateful that they were following me rather than shunning me or saying that I needed to quit this shit out. If I could quit it then I would, but the visions kept coming. It happened when I fell asleep and when I was awake.

This temple was something I absolutely had to find.

“Well, good luck shaking them. Because, babe, you are stuck” I exhaled. “I just don’t want to mess this up.”

“You won’t,” Simone said firmly. “And even if you do, I’ll be here to make fun of you while helping you fix it.”

A small smile tugged at my lips. “Thanks, Simone.” “Anytime. Now, go save the world or whatever.”

“But what if I don’t want to save the world?” I asked, trying to keep my voice light.”

Simone sighed. “Did we not just discuss this? Lia you need to save the world because if you don’t then who is going to do it?” I sighed. “Good point.”

“Hey I wouldn’t trust anyone else to save the world. Imagine if it was Rain.” “My god we would be fucked.”

“Totally fucked,” Simone teased, laughing.

I rolled my eyes but hung up feeling a little lighter. For now.

I slipped the phone back into my pocket, taking a deep breath as I glanced back at the others. They were still busy, but I knew I couldn’t let myself get too distracted. We had a temple to find, ancient prophecies to unravel, and, you know, the usual apocalyptic stuff to deal with.

I turned to face the tree line again, my mind still swirling with everything Simone had said. Chosen. That word kept echoing in my mind like some kind of dark mantra. I didn’t feel chosen. I felt like I was stumbling through a nightmare I couldn’t wake up from.

Suddenly, I felt a presence behind me. Without turning around, I could already guess who it was. “Hey Rain.”

He grinned, giving me a sheepish wave. “Hey, were you just on the phone?” “No.”

He blinked. “I could’ve sworn I heard Simone’s voice. Oh my god, am I imagining things?”

“Rain, don’t be a drama queen. You and I both know I was on the phone.”

With a soft sigh, I poured the water onto the wall. The dirt and grime faded instantly, like ink washing away from parchment. Beneath it, a series of strange symbols emerged, etched deep into the stone. I had never seen this language before, and yet, somehow, the meaning bloomed in my mind.

Leah, destruction is but one path. Will you choose to destroy us or preserve life?

My heartbeat pounded in my ears. My fingers twitched at my sides as a deep unease settled in my gut. Slowly, hesitantly, I reached out and pressed my hand to the cold stone.

A jolt of energy shot through me. Images crashed into my mind like a raging storm-dragons falling, their massive bodies crumbling into nothingness. Power, wild and untamed, swirled in my hands. I was wielding it. I was the force that ended them.

But the cost.

So much death.

Did I have to kill them all?

With a sharp gasp, I tore my hand away. My breath came in shallow bursts, and my fingers trembled as if they had been burned.

The wall groaned and shuddered. Then, with a deep, echoing crack, it crumbled, revealing something hidden inside. A Dragonstone. Its surface shimmered with an unnatural light, swirling in hypnotic patterns.

I shouldn’t touch it. Every part of me screamed not to. But something in the stone-some force, some whisper of a call­ pulled me in.

I reached out.

The moment my fingers met its surface, power surged through me like a flood breaking through a dam. I choked on a breath, my knees buckling beneath me.

Distantly, I heard the guys shouting. Their voices tangled together, laced with panic. But I couldn’t focus on them.

The temple walls trembled. A deep, guttural rumble echoed from beneath us. Something was waking up.

“We need to get out,” I gasped, forcing the words past my shaking lips. “Something is waking up, and it’s going to break out of this temple.”