Part Three- Chapter 35
"Is that all you've got? A few
tricks and quick feet? That's
no way to enforce your bold
tongue!
—T. A. Miles, Six Celestial Swords
QUILLON P.O.V
How dare he? How dare that bloody fucker touch my mate? I marked her! She is mine. How dare he disrespect me?
My wolf was snarling repeatedly. All I wanted to do was take a U-turn and tear Nick apart. The only reason, I am sparing him is because of Darya. She would hate me forever if I do that.
I turned to look at Darya, who was staring out of the window with a scowl on her pretty face. She sulks like a child. But looking at her like that, and knowing that I am the cause of it, pained me and my wolf gave a low whimper.
Sighing, I muttered a sorry.
"For being an ass?" she demanded cocking an eyebrow and I growled at her. "Nick is a friend" she said in a low voice.
"That's what you think" I scoffed.
"Are you implying that Nick is interested in me?" she asked incredulously and I pursed my lips. "He is not. He is just a―"
"Friend?" I sneered and Darya scowled at me. That is what she had been saying from the past ten minutes.
'Q' Nevin called me through the link. 'A fire broke out in the daycare centre. The children and staff are trapped inside' he said breathlessly.
Clenching my fists, I cursed as many more wolves tried connecting with me through the link at the same time.
'Send wolves to help the staff and children. I will be there soon' I told Nevin through the link as I increased the speed of the vehicle.
'I am going there. Others have reached there' Nevin said.
'Everyone calm down. Try helping those who are trapped inside. I will be there soon' I sent a message in my Alpha tone to each and every pack member.
'Q... This is arson not an accident' Larry said in a whisper and my eyes widened in shock before irrepressible fury bubbled up inside me.
'Who fucking dared to do this?' I bellowed in rage.
'Konrad. Ten of our wolves are hypnotized' Harvey said in distress and a murderous growl erupted from my chest. That no good fucking son of a— I had warned him to stay away from my land, still he returned.
My wolf raised his hackles as I snarled loudly and pounded the steering wheel. He scratched inside me wanting me to shift and I did my best to push him back.
"What happened?" Darya asked in a low voice as I once again increased the speed. Fuck! I am still five kilometers away!
"Konrad" I hissed and Darya tensed.
"Where is he?" she asked in determination as I turned the car to a muddy road which was a short cut to the daycare.
'Q, come soon' my dad ordered through the link and I replied with a yes.
"He has hypnotized some wolves. They set fire on a daycare" I growled out.
'Q, the staff are also hypnotized' mom sobbed and muttering another uninhibited curse, I brought the car to an abrupt halt.
That is it! I am going to run till there. I am faster on my foot. Ripping off my seat belt, I told Darya to return home and she nodded as a reply.
Once I was out of the car, I sprinted between the trees. I ran as fast as my feet could carry me. Konrad had chosen a time, in which he knew I wouldn't be home. The coward bastard had it all planned.
What the hell is he trying to achieve by harming those children? He is going to regret this big time. I should have killed him the last time. The only reason I did not was because Quinn asked me not to. He said he recognized some strange power from Konrad and warned me not to kill him.
I should not have listened. I should have just killed Konrad. Torn that wretched creature into pieces!
With supreme speed, I raced there worrying about the children.
'The whole place is blocked' Dad said worriedly. 'No way in; no way out' he murmured and my claws came out. 'The boys have already taken down the hypnotized wolves, but the staff members trapped with the children are also hypnotized' he said as I kept running.
'Have you called the fire service?'
'Yes.... The children.... It's too difficult to watch' Dad sounded pained and I felt it too. 'Come soon son!' he added.
'Dad... I can go!' I told him.
'No. No' Panic was evident in his tone. 'There is too much fire. You cannot go'
'I can—'
'It'll burn you. I will not let that happen.'
'No. I will be there. Until then, you go and drag the firemen' I said.
'Yes. I will go there. Quinn just arrived here'
Immediately, I connected with Quinn, 'How bad is it?' I asked him.
'Very bad! Is Darya with you? I am trying to call her but she is not answering?'
'I sent her home' I told him and frowned wondering why he wanted to call Darya.
'Home? She cannot go home. The pack needs her the most now!' Quinn said outrageously and I furrowed my brows.
'What the hell are you saying?'
'Q, there are fire extinguishers in the hospital. Get them here while you are coming' dad broke in and I knew he was saying this to keep me away.
'Dad... I can help' I protested.
'NO' Dad roared in my head.
'No. You cannot' Quinn said through the link and I frowned. 'The firemen are already on the way. In the meantime, just get those fire-extinguishers. We are making a way to get in and they are going to help.'
'You are not lying right?' I asked Quinn, fearing he is saying this just to keep me away like dad.
'Why would I lie?' Quinn asked offended and I almost smiled because I knew he wasn't. I was glad they already found a way. I just had to take the extinguishers and reach there ASAP.
Just when I was running towards the hospital an unfamiliar scent caught my attention. Stopping in my tracks, I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply.
Konrad!
He had been here. Though invisible from others eyes.
The children were the priority, true! But the whole pack was of greater importance. If Konrad is still here then he could do more damage.
Wasting no time, I changed tracks and followed after that scent, while asking Clay to go get the extinguishers.
I kept trailing his scent and soon came to a halt at a spot in between the trees, where his scent was still lingering. He was here... probably, to watch the chaos he created.
"Always let your enemies think they are winning," I recalled my grandpa's words.
I could sense Konrad's presence, I could sense a lot of things but I did not want to reveal any of my gifts to Konrad. Hence, I did not react at all. I kept a blank face and stared ahead.
"Looking for someone?" Konrad's familiar voice demanded and slowly, I tilted my head backwards to look at him sitting carelessly on a topmost branch of a tree.
My wolf snapped his jaws, but I just smirked at him. He smirked back and then jumped to land gracefully on his feet.
"Quillon Sanders" he said watching me with his mint green eyes. Even though he was smirking, his eyes reflected unhidden odium towards me. I did not need to use my gift to sense it. "You are one hell of a tough nut to crack" he fielded and my smirk turned into a grin which made him clench his fists tightly.
"Why? Was Cable unable to find something useful for you?" I taunted and he shrugged.
"Well, I could use ways and means to find out about you..." he began and I growled because I knew exactly what he meant. "But that will be too much of a work for me. So instead, why don't you tell me what exactly are you" he advised.