Chapter 69: I'll Be Right Back.
Onyx:
“Do you know what it means to be “one” with your beast?” Shehad spoke with a gravely tone, suppressing the sudden bout of laughter that tickled her chest as their faces paled with enlarged eyes.
“What the Fucking Hell was that?” Ziggy launched up from his chair, pacing wildly behind Zek’s stoic poise as Kano’s eyes glistened with excitement.
“Ziggy, sit the fuck down.” Shehad commanded with a dark snarling grunt, nodding to his chair that sat vacant until his ass found it again promptly.
Kano reached for my hand, snapping it back with a snap of my fingers as his arm slammed heavily into the chair arm.
“Don’t play with me.” Shehad snarled darkly, catching Zek correcting his posture with a slight shift of his hips.
“As you can “see” I have no need to hide who I really am, so in return, you release my hatchlings, Jun and her newborn’s, Anna and Ben, lastly, Mam, Pap, and Nana. Also, no harm comes to my “Family”.” Shehad spoke firmly with her slitted golden orbs conveying her seriousness.
“You’re asking for a tall order, woman.” Ziggy snorted sharply, gasping loudly as his body tossed through the dimly lit room, smacking hard into the stone wall with a breathless thud.
“Who does “he” think he is to call me “woman”, not his and certainly not theirs”.” Shehad laughed darkly with me, placing her relaxed hand back on the armrest.
Kano and Zek shared amused expressions as they smugly smirked at Ziggy, dragging himself up from the cold wood-planked floor, brushing out his sweats and shirt with a glower.
“What, makes you think I will agree to your terms?” Kano smirked darkly, trying to lift his arms that were still pinned down by my silent command.
Perking our brow with a tilted smirk as Shehad lifted her palm pulling out a sapphire encrusted dagger, blowing her blackish-white flame along the blade edge.
“You know what this is?” Shehad laughed lightly at the morphed expressions that graced both their facial features.
Watching as the flames, turned the blade white-hot with glowing “Dragon Runes” to seal the deal with shared blood.
“Ah-Where did you find that?” Zek pointed blankly as the sapphires glistened delicately against the dancing warmth of the flickering flames.
“This? I found it.” Laughing sharply at their expressions, slicing my palm with a wink.
Stretching out our hand for Kano to “Blood Oath” our deal, sealing our contract.
“Oh, and one more thing. I will solidify our “union” on the next new moon. Deal?” Shehad snarled lowly, holding our hand out as it dripped hot, sticky blood onto the darkened floor in a pool of black oozy tar.
Flipping the dagger over in her other hand, holding it out to Kano as he looked at it with a malice gaze. Smirking at his hesitation, knowing “Damn Well” his last “Blood Oath” with my grandfather ripped him of his mate and unborn child, replaced with coldness and loneliness.
“What’s the matter Kano, “Dragon got your tongue?”.” Shehad goaded him as she leaned closer to him, side glancing Zek and Ziggy as they watched Kano frozen in place.
“Oh, I guess we could release his arms.” I laughed darkly, watching Shehad snap our bloody fingers as she held the dagger firmly over her other arm.
Kano reached for the dagger, snapping it back quickly, looking at Zek and Ziggy with a deathly glare.
“The deal involves you as well.” Shehad spoke coldly, observing their twisted expressions shared with Kano.
“The deal involves Kano, not me.” Ziggy held up his hands as he leaned back, shaking his head in disapproval.
“What are you really at, Onyx?” Kano questioned as her gaze held Zek’s in a cold, homicidal stare down.
“Making sure my “Family” is protected.” Shehad held Zek’s gaze, not fearing an attack from Kano or Ziggy because they were aware my “Dragon” was awake and blood hungry.
“Fine.” Kano exhaled darkly, slipping the dagger from our hand with a tilted smirk slicing his palm, feeling the “Dragon Blessing” heating up along my body as our deals were sealed, one-by-one.
“Now, take me to my “Family”.” I spoke coldly as Shehad pushed back into the shadows with a demonic snarl.
Standing swiftly, watching the gears turning inside their heads as their eyes darted wildly with victory.
Ziggy walked along side my right as Zek and Kano led the way, down the same corridor and stone steps as before, but two more flights below the laboratory.
Scrunching my nose slightly at the stench of stale urine, oxidized blood and shit as they pushed open the ragged oak door.
“Oh, God!” I silently shouted, rushing to Lena and Nana tied down to battered wooden tables with heavy cuffs and chains, securing them to the rough hard surfaces.
Draven hung weakly from the stone wall with swollen eyes, covering those beautiful, soft greenish-blue orbs that showed so much love and admiration for his family.
Dried blood caked and crusty along his well-toned abdomen, hanging from his bloody, festered wrists.
“Unchain them now!” I spoke coldly, running my hands along Draven’s once silvery-peppered locks, turned reddish brown from the filth matted deeply.
“Onyx.” Draven spoke with a rasp, flickering his swollen eyes to my face as I kneeled in front of him with a soft smile.
“Hey, Pap.” I spoke softly, glaring over my shoulder as Ziggy stepped forward, clanking the heavy iron keys as he unlocked the cuffs and chains.
Catching Pap as he slumped forward into my shoulder, bracing him against my chest as we slowly stood.
“Don’t do this.” He spoke softly into my ear as he slowly stepped towards Lena and Nana unconscious on the wooden tables.
“Mam…Nana.” I spoke softly, placing my hands to their cheeks as Pap leaned against the table, scowling at his brother under his swollen brow muscles.
“Umm-Onyx?” Mam groggily croaked as her eyes lazily drifted to my soft smile, placing a gentle kiss to her cheek.
“It will be okay.” I whispered to her ear, clapping my hand over hers as she gripped it with tears slipping slowly along her dirty, bruised cheeks.
“Lena.” Pap whispered softly as he leaned forward, placing a gentle kiss to her forehead.
“Ugh…” Nana groaned weakly, placing her hand over her eyes as she blinked away the hazy fog that lingered from the “Dragon’s Breath” they were injected.
“Hey, Nana.” I laughed lightly as she scrunched her nose in annoyance.
“Okay, enough “Family Love”. Let’s “Go”!” Kano growled darkly, motioning for us to hurry up.
Nodding to Pap as we helped Mam and Nana from the tables with loud, creaking pops, and grunts as they stretched their limbs.
Ziggy led this time as we climbed the stairs to the laboratory, hooking a left down a long hallway to a set of black lacquered doors, hearing the faint cries of the girls as the doors revealed a smaller laboratory of empty cages.
Rushing past Ziggy as Jun’s cobalt eyes landed on me with a flash of rejoice, quickly covered by the dark hatred of the three standing smugly behind me.
“Jesus Fuck, Onyx!” Jun gasped lowly as her arms wrapped around me in a tight hug.
Scooping my girls into my arms, smelling their mixed scents with new aromas infused as they snuggled into my hold. Noticing Anna and Ben holding three tiny girls with white fuzz adorn along their tiny heads.
“Oh, my God!” I cooed loudly, smelling their unique scents of ginger, blood orange, and peppermint mix in a weird, harmonious blend with my girls.
“Onyx, what’s going on?” Jun asked frankly, looking over her shoulder at Ziggy, Zek, and Kano speaking silently as Mam, Pap, and Nana rested on few metal stools by the door.
“We need to go.” I linked her with a soft smile, adjusting the girls in my arms as we exited the cage.
“Are “we” ready?” Kano mocked, holding his hand out for us to follow as Ziggy led us back down the hallway into the massive laboratory towards a weird, carved out cavern.
“This will drop you in the swamps.” Ziggy laughed darkly, kicking Draven’s right knee causing him to stumble but sprung back quickly with a menacing growl.
“Go ahead, “Old Man”. I’m sure your mate and whore will enjoy a life of loniness.” Ziggy spat in Draven’s face, handing the girls over to Lena and Nana as they leaned against the hand-carved wall with dark scowls.
“Touch him again, and you will regret it.” I warned coldly, stepping up to Ziggy with a nasty growl, flicking my tongue along my fangs as white flames sparked over my lips.
“Ziggy.” Zek nodded his head, warning him as he stepped back with a smug smile.
Scooping Draven up with my arm as the barrier flexed under my palm, making sure they were not testing my patience. Motioning for everyone to step through as Draven gave me a perked brow of amusement.
“I’ll be right back.” Smiling coldly at the three “Fuck-ee-teers” standing murderously as Draven stepped forward into the refreshing humid, swamp musk.