Chapter 21
I look over at the line of Fae and go over to the one who is obviously the replacement of the missing Fae I need. I grab her face and dig my nails in to her while I dive in to her memories. I sift through them trying to find what I am looking for.
“Ahh there it is. Another tampered with. My poor poor little one. You should not be here and were set up. But how did this happen? I am going to do something and this may hurt and I am truly sorry. I will give you something for the pain after.” I say to the girl out loud.
I rip in to the barrier on her tampered memory and watch as she is yanked from her bed in the middle of the night. She is raped to an inch of her life. She has not come in to her powers yet and is still vulnerable to death. When she passes out from the pain she comes to in the dungeons. She saw the mans face that is all I need. I take the memory from her and pull away as gently as possible. I yank the cuffs off the girl and go over to the door and knock. A guard opens it and I softly let him know that I need cleo stat and clothes. The guard nods then closes the door. I go back over to the girl and walk her slowly over to the chair next to Keith. I have her sit down.
“Little one do you recognize this women?” I ask her softly.
“No, my queen. I have never seen her before.” She says then she leans in and starts sniffing me. “Why do you smell like Hydrus?” She questions.
“Hydrus is one of my mates little one. Why do you ask, do you know him?” I respond softly.
“Oh. That must have been mothers news. She did not get the chance to tell me before I was taken. Hydrus is my oldest brother. I am the youngest of four.” She says shyly, “My name is Persephone.”
“Oh my, I am in so much trouble now. Shoot he is really going to be upset.” I say softly to my self.
“Does your mates know you are down here?” She asks me.
I shake my head no and step back from her. I go back to the files and look through them. I read through them to determine which ones have the most power and have caused the most damage. But they are all equal and have done the same things. The men are the only ones that have caused the most damage, so I will take care of them first. I walk over to the last two men and grab a hand each. I delve in to one memory after another and find that the one that is missing is the one that was leading them. I rip both of their hearts out and eat them. I do the same thing to them that I did to Shauna. I will have Fenrir move them when I am done. I move on to the women. I go one by one because I am starting to get tired and my body needs to rid the evil from the power I am intaking. Cleo finally shows up once I finish with the last women.
“Cleo, thank you so much for coming. I need you to take care of my sister in law please. (I need her checked fully. She was raped and I need to make sure there is no damage or pregnancy because of this tragedy.) She needs to be bathed and clothed. Once everything is done I want her brought to my suite.” I say out loud and through mind-link, “Please report your findings straight to me and no one else.”
“Persephone, please go with Cleo. She will give you a thorough check up and clothes. Once she is done she will bring you to me.” I say turning to her.
Persephone stands up and introduces her self to Cleo. They both turn away and leave the dungeons. I know she is in safe hands but I have a really bad feeling.
“Keith go with them please. I just have a feeling something is going to happen and I do not know if it has to do with her or not.” I say to Kieth.
Keith stands up and leaves the room to follow the women. I sit back down and call Fenrir to me. I wait til he comes and when he does you can feel the fury coming off him in waves. I go to stand up but Fenrir puts a hand up glaring at me. He looks around the room and shakes his head.
“You left one concious” He says grabbing Loak.
“I know. I ripped all of his memories from him and stored them away. He is useless to them now. But he will be good bait though. He is going back to the dungeons into solitary where no one will find him. When I need him for my trap I will have him come out. But the rest need to be moved to where ever you put the other one.” I say, “Then I need a bath, more food, and sleep. Oh and I have a surprise for you guys as well. I will explain everything once we are all together.”
“You will not move while I am taking these guys away. I am having a guard come in and watch you. Then we will go back to the suite.” Fenrir says angerly.
I nod, press my lips together, and look away from him. I understand he is mad but I am doing what is best for us and the babes. He will understand in time. A guard walks in and bows to Fenrir. I do not hear what they say but the guard is shaking when Fenrir disappears.
“Do not mind him. You are not in trouble and if he does try to punish any of you let me know. You were doing your job and Fenrir is just mad because I did not inform him of what I was doing. But he needs to remember I am the one that had these people brought in, not him. It is my right to deal with them. They are all criminals from the Realms and were given one last chance I sentenced them as is my right as their queen in two Realms. So do not fear. I will make sure you all have something extra in your pay for doing your jobs properly and well today.” I explain to the guard.
He just stands there staring at me then nods. Two more guards come in and grab Loak. “Make sure he is in solitary one for Fae and Witches. I do not want him disappearing.” I say to them as they go to leave.
The guard is still staring but is wide eyed now. I do not know if it is because of what I said or they did not realize these people were Fae. But it is ok, they really did not need to be informed about what they were. But I will have to have a talk with the guards about the different species we have in our dungeons. Fenrir decides to show back up and grabs me roughly but gently and we disappear. We reappear in our suites and he lets go of me and walks away. Hydrus is just looking at me like he does not know what is going on. Obviously Fenrir did not inform him.
I walk over to the bathroom and shut and lock the door. I walk over to the shower and turn it on then undress and step into the water. I slowly wash myself getting rid of all the blood and gore from my body. Once I am clean I let the water soothe me before I decide to shut the water off and step out of the shower. I grab a towel and dry myself off then unlock the door and open it. I go to walk out of the bathroom only to be met with three mates glaring at me. I ignore them and go to the closet. I grab a night gown and put it on then throw the towel in the laundry basket. I walk out to the dining room and let my forms come forward to check all the food and drinks laid out for me. My forms inform me that everything is safe.
“Do not worry little one I made sure everything was safe by bringing in food that is not from here, and Hydrus provided the drinks.” My unknown mate explains.
I simply nod at them in thanks and proceed to fill numerous plates of food, going back and forth to the table and food. I set plates for my mates as well but I make sure none of them are sitting next to me at all. I am not happy with their behavior. I sit silently and eat my food. I do not look up when I hear them all sit as well. It is a silent lunch but I do not care. I have way too much on my mind to deal with their antics right now anyway. Just as I am finishing up I get a mind link from Keith that they are on their way up to the suite. I thank him and finish up quickly. I stand up and go to the door just as there is a knock. I open the door and the three of them enter.
“Persephone, What are you doing here?” Hydrus jumps up saying.
“Never mind him. Come here guys and grab something to eat. Once you are done we can talk. Keith thank you for making sure they were safe.” I say guiding them to the food.
Hydrus gives me a glare which I return and he looks away first. He must have seen some thing in my eyes that made him back off. I sit on a sette in the dinning room while every one ate. I apparently had started to doze off because I came to, to Persephone sitting next to me. I sit up and yawn a little. She grabs a hold of me and hugs me and burst out crying. I look to Cleo and she just stares.
“I checked her fully. She is as you suspected, pregnant. I can not tell what species it is though. I know she is Kelpie but what ever she is pregnant with is not. She has a lot of damage done to her insides that will hopefully heal. All we can do is comfort her and try to keep her calm through all of this. I will be here any time you need me for you or her.” Cleo said through mind link.
I nod at her and start rocking my sister in law and rubbing circles on her back trying to soothe her. Keith comes over and hands me two files. One is the one that is about the missing Fae, the other is of Persephone.
“If you need anything I am only a call away. This goes for both of you.” Keith says then leaves the suite with Cleo following.
Once Persephone is calm and sleeping I lay her head in my lap and play with her hair. I am so deep in my thoughts that I do not notice the guys standing there impatiently til one of them clears their throat.
“I am sorry about today but I am not sorry at the same time. I had ulterior motives when I wanted you guys to finish the mating process. Yes what I said earlier is true but I also needed to get to the dungeons.” I start to say.
“WHAT THE HELL CHRIS” Hydrus yells.
“Do not dare interrupt me again. Your sister’s life is safe because of me and me alone. So dare to interrupt me again and see what happens to what lies between your legs.” I spit out at Hydrus.
Persephone starts shaking in my arms and I take the time to soothe her just to realize she is awake and she is trying to smother her laughter. I smile down at her and let her sit up and lean on me. She grabs my hand and nods giving me the go ahead to continue while she is glaring holes in to her brother.
“My forms have been telling me since the first time in the dungeons to get rid of all of the Fae down there as well as take their power. There is a danger roaming this castle that no one seems to see or know about. These Fae are up to something and we need to get to the bottom of it. I am the only one here that can strip their power and bind them. I know none of you would have let me go down there let alone let me do what was needed to be done especially how long I slept last time. You all need to realize that I am more then just a mate. I am a Queen in two Realms and I deserve that respect. Now Fenrir take this file and find out everything you know about this Fae. Also you are not aloud to punish the guards and they will receive extra pay for everything they did today. Do not question me again. Have I made my self clear mates?” I say to them.
They just stand there gawking at me like I have six heads. I can not believe how they are being right now. I get up with Persephone and waddle back to the bedroom and climb back in bed and start to cry. They do not follow me and I am glad for that. I end up crying myself to sleep while Persephone holds me. I sleep the whole day away and wake up the next day late in the evening. I get up feeling really sore and still exhausted. I mind-link Hydrus asking him to fill the tub for me. I waddle to they dinning area and there is food on the table again. Pheonix says it is not safe to eat nor are the drinks safe. I waddle over to the bathroom and Hydrus is not there. I try to mind-link him again but there is no response. I search the apartments on our floor and neither of the guys are present. I try to mind-link Fenrir and I get through but he sounds so far away it is hard to understand what he is saying. I go back to our main apartment and discard all of the food. I turn the faucet on and the water is not safe. I am hungry the babes are starving and I am exhausted. I sit on the couch to think of what I can do.