Brother’s Best Friends Are My Mates novel Chapter 94

Colby

While I was angry after learning what Jesse and Matt did, I was also happy because it meant that we were one step closer to putting this coven behind us. They explained to us everything that they learned from the scryer.

The hills were a lovely area where people liked to hike, have picnics, and just relax. To think the coven had been hiding there the entire time pissed me off.

It was a huge area that was going to require all of our package power. I thought about how we could do this quietly, and one thought I had was the use of a drone.

“A drone?” Lia asked in disbelief. “You want to use a drone?”

I nodded. “And I was thinking you could use one of your spells to mask it in some way. It’s a way to combine technology and magic!”

Lia looked like she wasn’t sure about what I was suggesting. I know it was a little unorthodox but I felt this was the best option for us.

“I guess we could make it work.”

It would help us pinpoint the exact location. Then from there, we could attack them, driving out their leader. This was exactly what I wanted. Exactly what we all wanted.

Three days later we sent out the drone. It was cloaked with a temporary spell Lia had cast on it. The spell was temporary but Lia assured me it would last long enough for us to get a good look over the area.

I needed to make sure the drone was out of there before the cloaking spell started to fade. It was all I could think about as I flew the drone over the area, trying to find the location.

The entire thing took hours and trial and error. By the end of it, Lia felt depilated from using all her magic so this was the last time we could send out the drone.

Yet, then we saw a hollowed-out tree. It had a strange marking on the front of it, causing Lia to gasp.

“It’s a magical ruin. They must’ve used that to turn the tree into a hideaway!”

And this was where we needed to be.

It was late in the evening when we arrived, using the darkness to cloak ourselves. Lia was ready to send a magical blast at the top of the tree, focusing the coven to come out. She had been practicing so when the blast came out effortlessly.

She looked at me, casting me a grin. I smile back at her.

But quickly the smiles fade as the hollowed-out tree flies open and out comes two witches.

To my amazement, one of them is the leader. Her name is Minnie, an older witch with long grey hair and sharp eyes. We had looked up the magical registry and saw that she was the leader. Beside me, Lia tensed. The others tensed too.

It was now or never. Focus our attacks on her and then try to make sure we can end her life. If she is gone then the rest of the coven might be willing to let go of control and leave.

Or so this was my hope.

“Now?” Lia mouthed.

I nodded. “Yes.”

Together we moved as one. Lia, Jesse, and I focused our attacks on the leader while Rain and Matt immobilized the other members. When he went down, Lia shifted her attention to the tree. She cast a spell to prevent the witches from leaving. She was using all her energy and concentration to keep it closed.

The coven leader was tough. She lashed out at us with a powerful blast, knocking us to the ground. Then came the vampires. Rain had asked for a few of the vampires to join us. They spared three members and it was all we needed. With their vampiric magic, we were able to turn the tide. I almost couldn’t believe it when things started to turn in our favor.

Minnie stared to cast a curse. It was her last hurrah, but Tegan, one of the vampire clan leaders, saw it before she could finish the curse. She thrust a dagger into her chest, causing her to gasp.

It was over.

Lia was knocked to the ground, her spell finally giving out. Witches rushed out from the tree, but we were ready.

“Unless you want to suffer the same fate as your coven leader then you need to go. Pack your bags and leave us alone. We never want to see you again,” I said flatly.

I could see some of them wanting to defend their coven but slowly the witches ran back inside the tree. We didn’t leave until every last one of them had left, disappearing through a portal they created.

Rain burst out into tears. “Fuck, I can’t believe we did it.”

“Rain cry when we’re back inside the house,” Jesse muttered, giving him a look.

Colby raised his drink. “To victory and to finally get a full night’s sleep.”

Jesse smirked. “And to Lia, for keeping us all alive despite our questionable decision-making skills.”

I laughed, shaking my head. “Damn right. Now someone passes me a drink-I deserve it.”

Matt handed me a bottle, shaking his head. “You think this is over, Lia?”

I narrowed my eyes. “What do you mean?”

He took a slow sip before answering. “Just because they’re gone doesn’t mean we won’t have more trouble down the road. Someone always tries to take power when there’s a vacuum.”

I groaned. “Can we not do the whole ‘doom and gloom’ thing for one night? Just let me enjoy this.”

Colby smirked. “She’s right. We’ve earned this. We can worry about the future tomorrow.”

Jesse clinked his bottle against mine. “To tomorrow, then. And to Lia, for keeping us all in line.”

I grinned. “Damn right. Now, let’s drink before I start thinking about all the ways you idiots could’ve gotten yourselves killed.

They laughed, and for the first time in a long while, everything felt… right.

But after a while, I realized all I wanted was to sleep. I climbed up the stairs, heading to my bedroom. It was such a relief to curl up on my soft mattress and covers, sleep slowly taking over my body.

This time we had been victorious. I thought we would fail again, but Jesse had been right to go ahead and look for the woman who scryed for them. If not for her we never would’ve been able to track down the coven.

Now I could start to plan the matting ceremony. My cheeks flushed as I thought about it, but I was excited to take that next step.

It was the right time. I was no longer that scared student who learned her fated mates were her brother’s four best friends. We had long since moved past that, now in a place that was exactly where all of us wanted it to be.