Chapter 74: The search

Chapter 74: The search
“An hour and a half at the most. They are moving pretty fast.”
Soon as Wyatt has said this, Damon was fast to move giving out orders while Marcus said to us all, “We have to get moving fast. Go get everything you might need because this is going to be one long journey.”
Everyone nodded their heads, agreeing with him as they all rushed back to their rooms to pack up all necessities.
"Go and pack your things, love, I will join you in a few minutes," Marcus said, caressing my cheek as he leans down and kissed my lips.
As he was about to turn around and leave after Damon, I reached out my hand to grab onto his, making him stop and turn around to look at me, "Where are you going?"
“I just have to speak with Damon and Damien, I won’t be long. Now go.” He said as he walked away from the room, searching for Damon.
I walked outside the dining room and went upstairs to the room that was given to me to use, packing up some clothes that I had been brought here thankfully to Mandy, and waited for Marcus to come and find me.
A few moments later, my door opened and I could see Marcus looking around my room for a second as he spotted me coming out from the bathroom.
"Are you ready, love?" he asked me as I placed the last of my things into a backpack.
"Yes, I think I got everything that I might need," I said looking around the room as he took my backpack and placed it on his shoulder.
I noticed he was already packed as he was carrying his backpack on his other shoulder.
Taking my hand, he walked us outside the room and hurriedly we rushed downstairs into a living room where we saw others sitting there and waiting, checking if they got everything they might need.
“Good. Is everyone here?” Marcus asked as we walked inside.
“Yes, we are just waiting for Edmond.” Damien said, looking past us, towards the door as he added, “Speaking of the dragon and here he is.”
The old dragon chuckled as he walked inside the living room.
“I managed to find the location of the secret mountain and I circled it on this map so you will need to take this with you, but also to find the entrance you will be needing this compass and to open the passage this line needs to be spoken. Take these and don’t lose them and also be careful and good luck.” Edmond said as he gave the compass and the map with a text written down on it to Marcus who together with Damon looked over the map and placed the items into his backpack.
"Thank you so much for everything Damien and Edmond, we all truly appreciate all your help and hospitality," Marcus said as he shook hands with both males making both of them smile warmly to us all.
“It has been our greatest pleasure to meet you all. I am glad that my son has good friends as you all are.” Damien said as we all hugged and said our goodbyes.
Wyatt and Zen waited for us at the main entrance, seeing us all approach the walked towards us.
Zen said, “Wish we can go with you but duty calls and we can’t leave our pack without all their in command members.”
I heard him say as he was hugging me. “What do you mean with all their in command members?”
Wyatt and Damon chuckled, but Damon was the one to answer, “Well if you thought that I will be leaving you all defenseless to walk and search for the great White warriors and miss the chance to actually see and meet Azrael well little firecracker, guess again.”
My eyes widened as I looked from him, back over to Wyatt and Zen and Damien.
Looking at Damien I asked, “You are ok with what Damon just said?”
He chuckled, "I have a stubborn son, but before him, I was not long ago an Alpha of this pack so we will manage while he is gone, but if he will be needed he will know and return."
I was glad that Damon was coming with us. Having him with us made me feel even safer.
We all said our goodbyes as we walked down from the giant stairs into the gravel that was in front of this huge castle-like packhouse.
Damon turned to us as he gave his backpack to Marcus who took it and held it in his hands.
I was looking at them confused about what were they doing, but in the next moment, I saw Damon getting naked making me fast to turn around as Lizzy did the same.
Tanner was grumbling something under his breath while Annie was eyed wide blushing looking away when she noticed Damon naked.
Damon chuckled as he walked to the center, “Ok, I will shift and you all will climb onto my dragon and we will fly as fast as we can to catch up with the lost time.”
Logan clapped his hands, and we could feel the gust of the wind, blow harshly around us as the sounds of the bones breaking sounded next.
In the place where Damon stood, now was a large black scaled dragon.
The dragon roared into the sky, shaking the ground underneath our feet, as he lowered a second later, his huge body, down to the ground, and patiently waited for us all to climb and hold onto him tightly.
Soon as we all were seated and ready, Marcus gave Damon a sign and the giant wings of the dragon started to move as he stood up and jumped towards the sky.
Damien, Edmond, Wyatt, Zen, and the rest of the pack, came to wave at us, wishing us good luck and a safe journey.
Marcus was sitting behind me, holding me tightly with his one arm wrapped around my waits, as he held a map in the other and silently spoke through the mind link with Damon.
We were flying so high in the sky, breaking through the clouds, trying to stay hidden as much as it was possible.
Our journey was long, as I could see the change in the sky, as the sunlight was gone bringing up the moon and the stairs, making me remember the time when Damon took me for the first time for a ride, or as he called to reach for the stars.
Marcus snorted next to my ear, as I heard his voice speak through our bond, “Now, now love. I am deeply wounded.”
I turned my head as much as I could, to the side so I could see a glimpse of his face, but he was hidden in the shadows of the darkness making my attempt impossible.
“What are you talking about?” I asked him through the bond.
“I could hear and see your thoughts, the memories…not something I wished to see…” He said slowly, making me chuckle.
“Are you jealous?” I teased him, speaking through the bond.
He growled out slightly, “Don’t play with fire love, or you might get burned.”
I couldn’t contain my laughter as I heard him say that, making him wrap his arm tighter around my waist, securing me more as I was pressed tighter into him.
Slowly, Damon started to fly lower, bringing us closer to the ground.
I could see a little clearing in the middle of the dark forest, as it came into my view.
A moment after, we have landed, as the big dragon laid down onto the grass, waiting patiently for us all to climb off of his back.
Soon as we all were back standing and waiting for Damon to shift back and dress up, I looked around but couldn’t see anything as it was too dark to see.
"Ok, let's go," Marcus said the moment Damon was ready, making everyone follow them both as they were looking into the map, leading the way.
The sounds of the forest were peaceful, giving out only the little sounds of the small forest animals that we're awake, doing their own business, not bothered by us at all.
It felt like hours have passed before finally, we came to a stop.
“What are we stopping here for?” Logan asked Damon and Marcus making us all wonder the same question.
We were still in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by darkness when Marcus extended a hand and we saw a glimmer appear in the air before us.
“What was that?” Mandy asked looking suspiciously at the now just air before us.
"A barrier," Damon said in a whisper.
A barrier…why was there a barrier in the middle of this forest? I asked myself.
A slight glimmer of light appeared from further away ahead of us. We could see it grow brighter as a dark figure appeared, carrying a weird shaped stick that was glowing on its top.
Not being able to see the person's face, as it was somehow hidden in the darkness, the voice asked us, "Who goes there?"
Marcus took one step towards the male, as he said, “We are looking for Melissa Moone.”
The male with the glowing stick stepped forwards, “Who sends you?”
There was a second of silence before Marcus replied, “Edmond from the Opal dragon pack.”