Brother’s Best Friends Are My Mates novel Chapter 79

Lia

Gabi was a strong woman. Throughout all of this, I never doubted that she could handle this and was doing her best to keep it together for herself and the pup.

The werewolves association was still dodging our calls and messages, refusing to talk to us about the situation. I did not doubt that after we attacked they would be forced to respond. It could spark a species war, something all of us were more than aware of.

I shoved down my anger at them, not wanting to let it overcome me when I needed a clear mind tomorrow.

Once we got Gabi back then I would worry about everything else.

The sun hadn’t even risen when we left the house. We were meeting the vampires at this nondescript field about halfway between both our towns. It was there I would cast a spell with the help of some of the vampires to create a portal.

This was where Michael came in. He had been the one to go to the coven once and see it with his own two eyes. With his involvement in the spell, we would be able to create a portal right to the coven’s location.

But I was worried. Michael was healed, but I feared he would act first and ask questions later the second we arrived. He’d hear Gabi’s cries and shouts. It would render him unable to think of anything else but protecting her and the pup.

They did have stereotypes about wolves. While they were unfair, there also was some truth to them. Instinct kicked in, making us unable to focus on anything else.

It was frustrating but sometimes we were a slave to our instincts. This was something I grappled with when I first discovered I was mated to my brother’s four best friends. Yet, I worked through those emotions and instead of running from them, I embraced them.

“Lia, stop staring at me as if I’m going to blow,” Michael muttered as we walked deeper into the field. “Everything is going to be fine.

I bit my bottom lip. “I just want to make sure you don’t act rashly, Michael. We need to take a stealthy approach before we launch an attack. If not then we could be risking not only Gabi’s lives but also our lives.”

“I know. It’s all I can think about,” he muttered to me.

Suddenly he pulled me into a tight hug. When he released me, he smiled and it reached his eyes.

“Michael, if we play this smart then we have a good chance of getting Gabi back.”

He swallowed. “I hope so because I’ve been going crazy without her and the pup. They are taking care of her but that doesn’t offer me much comfort when you think about the reason why they are caring for her.”

“I know, Michael. But it’s almost over.”

It was almost over, whether or not anyone wanted to admit to it.

Tegan spotted us first. She motioned for us to come over towards her, a soft smile playing on her lips.

“Morning everyone. I trust you slept well?”

I shared a look with my pack, forcing a smile.

Michael swallowed the lump in his throat, giving me a slight nod.

Crisis averted.

But another crisis was brewing. I could smell a powerful spell from the vampires that came with us being cast.

Then, without warning, a bright light spread throughout the room. When it cleared, I heard the screams of the witches and knew the fight was on. Simone and her mates had been tasked with finding Gabi. Once she was found, they would activate the protection wards I created and give them until we were ready to leave.

I smelled a witch coming towards me and turned, clawing at her. She clutched at her neck, gasping for air. My claws had sliced through her vocal cords, rendering her unable to speak her spells.

It was hard to think with all the magic and blood filling the room. Then there were the growls and screams, causing fear to shoot through me every time I wasn’t able to immediately detect who was making the noise.

Inside my pocket, my phone buzzed. It was Simone.

She was to text me the second she and her mates had Gabi safe and sound. I breathed out a sigh of relief.

Now I could focus on making these fuckers pay for what they had tried to do to our clan.