Torn between mates

26. Taken

 Lea

I looked around, it was a beautiful and very different place. It looked like what I imagine the floor of the moon would be, desert and full of loops and small mounts. We were surrounded by mountains in some kind of valley. I’m quite sure Ainhoa would love this place, it’s a pity that she couldn’t come, but next time we can come here together. 

“It’s a beautiful place,” I muttered, still looking around. 

“It is. It has a very special kind of beauty, just like you little Lea.” He said, making me smile. “When I first met you, I thought you were only a pretty witch, with an alluring-smelling blood…” he added, and I looked intently into his eyes. “Now I realised that my first thought is true.”

“What?” I asked confused. 

He pulled me to his chest and leaned his face towards mine. Did he want to kiss me for the first time? After saying those very odd and not at all flattering words? 

I guess, he isn’t good with girls. 

But his lips never touched mine, I only heard some steps behind me and in a moment, I felt a piercing pain on my neck, my body went limp and everything went black.

~ * ~

Alexus

This witch is so gullible and easy to convince, it’s like taking advantage of a child, a little prey. I was like a dragon chasing a hare. A hare with the most alluring blood I’ve ever drunk. Every droplet of her delectable nectar will be mine. 

Broadrick came towards us using his super-speed as we’ve planed and injected the sleeping potion on her neck. We were using the spell of the witch who was assisting us; this way, no one would be able to track Lea by tracking my magic’s signature. 

They won’t find her; I’ve covered all the bases.

They might be able to track Lea until these lands, but from here on Broadrick and her are going by car. Those noisy and repulsive machines. While Broadrick drives Lea to a secluded mansion in the southeast of my Realm, I will go back to Avalon’s castle to cover my tracks, create an alibi. 

But soon enough I will be with my little witch. Feast on her blood, feast on her. 

~ * ~

Lea

I open my very heavy eyelids and look around for a moment. I’m in a bedroom, a place that I’ve never seen before, laid on a large canopy bed. There is a wooden ceiling under me, thick burgundy curtains don’t let almost any sunlight in and the little light that enters the room is filtered in a red gleam. 

I blink twice as if I was trying to wake up from a dream. But when I open my heavy eyelids again, I was still here. I look around once more, trying to get my bearings and figure out what is happening. I’m feeling so tired and my head is pounding. 

A wave of shock strikes through my whole body when my eyes meet the dark ones of the cruel vampire who has kidnaped me a month ago. 

Broadrick. 

No, it can’t be! How did he capture me again? I can’t even recall what happened. Breath Lea, don’t panic, don’t. I keep repeating to myself.

“Good morning witchy.” Broadrick flashes me a dry smile that sends shivers down my spine. I start trembling at the sound of his voice, almost automatically. I keep wondering how I ended up in his claws again, and the memories come back to me slowly. 

“Alexus,” I whisper startled. 

My mate took me and brought me to Broadrick? To the brute who harassed me and tried to abuse me? No! That is not possible, why would he do such a thing? It’s just not possible. I can’t. I can’t believe it.

“She is awake.” Alexus glares at me coldly, as he enters the room. His eyes void of any emotion. 

My heart stops for a second, as I feel cold sweat sprinkling my forehead. I can’t deny it anymore, he did it. 

“W-what is happening?” I stutter. Half in shock, half in fear. 

Alexus chuckles and says, “You are absolutely pathetic! A lame duck!”                 

I gasp, before I stand up and try to move my hand and gather enough energy to portal myself away. Opening a portal without using Runes is a very advanced and complicated spell, but I’ve done it before, and I must try it anyway. 

Alexus shoves my shoulder and I fall back sprawling onto the bed. 

“You aren’t going anywhere.” He states. 

I look at his cold and emotionless eyes, trying to find an answer, to understand why he is doing that to me. More than fear, I’m taken by a crushing feeling of confusion. 

“Why?” I ask on the verge of tears, my breathing trembling. 

He doesn’t answer, only glares at me as if I was asking the most absurd question ever. 

I move my hand again and start whisper-chanting under my breath, trying to cast a spell to alert my family and my other mates that I have been taken. This is a much simpler spell, and I can for sure cast it in my current dizzy-shocked state.

Alexus shakes his head and gives me a mocking smile, that doesn’t reach his impassive eyes. “Don’t waste your much-needed energy, little Lea. We put that bracelet on you.” He says motioning to the silver bracelet on my wrist. “It prevents you to open a portal or do whatever you little witches do. There is no escape for you.”

I turn my head around, facing the wall, and start to cry softly and silently, I just can’t control it. I felt betrayed by the one that should protect and cherish me. 

“Stop being so childish! Tonight, I will take you, little witch. You will be mine!” Alexus states.

I look back at him startled. So that is what he is planning to do to me, taking me forcefully. 

I close my eyes in exasperation. I try to mind link my dad but doesn’t matter how hard I concentrate, it doesn’t work. I’m feeling really weak and broken, as is the magic in me. Probably the bracelet he put on me only blocks my witch magic, since he doesn’t know that I’m a hybrid. But my Elf magic isn’t working either. 

Elf magic is powered by one’s feelings. So, being emotionally broken would weak an Elf, especially me, who just have a little bit of Elf magic awaken, my mind-link with my dad.

I am lost, there is no escape for me.  

“Why are you doing that to me? I am your mate.” I say as I feel my heart breaking further and tears escaped from my eyes. 

“You are not my mate! I have no mate! You are my w***e. Mine and mine alone.” Alexus snaps back, his voice piercing cold.  

~ * ~

Mel

I was looking at his letter. The letter I’ve received a few hours ago, but I still haven’t opened it. I won’t open it. 

He always sent me letters, sometimes even romantic and poetic ones, since he didn’t show his face; since I could never hear the words from his lips, in his gravelly, husky voice.

Once again, he didn’t show his face, and I only could hear, read his words from a cold piece of paper. But this time it’s better this way. I don’t want to see him now. Now I’m the one who doesn’t want to see him, how ironic! 

He meant to let me think I cheated on him, to let me torture myself with guilt. That was beyond cruel! That is something I can’t look past. 

All of a sudden, I felt a pungent pain in my heart. I know this pain; it’s the blood spell and it means that one of my daughters is in danger. Oh Goddess, is it some sort of complication of Liv’s pregnancy? Maybe she is carrying a tri-hybrid child or children, which can take a heavy toll on her body and even her magic. I was growing worried by the minute, as my pain was also getting worse very fast. 

It means that the issue is very bad since my pain is proportional to the sense of danger my daughter is feeling.

I have to portal myself to Liv’s place or at least to Avalon’s office to warn someone, ask for help. I closed my eyes and focused hard, trying to open a portal, but it didn’t work. Then I tried to chant a smoke-warning spell, but I couldn’t do it either. I was too weak; my magic wasn't working. I was alone in my quarters in the palace, so I couldn’t warn anyone. I wish I were able to mind-link, like elves, vampires, and werewolves can do.

My phone. I had to call Liv, Avalon, Laius, or Elric and check what is happening. But where have I put it? I walked dizzily around my room, trying to find it. I had no idea where it could be. The girls gave it to me a few years ago and I’ve used it only a few times. 

I am a classical witch, I normally just portal myself to places when I have to talk to someone or reach them through some kind of message spell. As most people in the Realm, I am not fond of, nor I understand, the technology that they bring from the Human Realm. I’m not like Lea, and especially Liv, and I can’t understand my daughters’ fascination with those human-made machines. 

I was still looking for the phone; but after few afflictive minutes, the pain overtook me, and the light faded slowly. I was surrounded by darkness and the fear that something very bad was happening to my daughter and I couldn’t do anything about it.