To be Claimed by Her

Chapter 73

Eveleen's POV

I'd stormed out of the house after Axel had acted like an ass. I don't even know where I was going, I just needed out of that damned room. I wanted to punch his smug face. I mean, of course, I know about Kaylie and Sang. While I may not know his part exactly, I know the overview from the other's memories. Both women deserved to have their respective asses kicked for what they did to all of them.

I was pacing back and forth when I felt Silas's arms wrap around me. "I'm sorry I brought him, mikri magissa. I really was trying to help," he apologized.

"I know mo chaomhnóir, I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier. I was just a bit overwhelmed and worried about Kota," I replied, pressing my lips against his cheek.

"We can throw him in the pond, Pixie," Luke said as he and Marc walked up. I giggled as they wrapped their arms around Silas and me both in a giant group hug.

"Have I mentioned how much I love you three lately," I asked, still giggling. Marc gasped. I pulled back, touching his cheek. "I'm sorry, mo bhaile if I've never said it to you before. I love you, Marc." His eyes glistened with unshed tears.

"I love you too," he whispered as he pulled me into a soft kiss. He pulled his lips away just a bit, "What did you call me?"

I put my hand on his chest, "My home. It was the first thought I had when you saw my fairy form. I looked into your beautiful mismatched eyes and felt like I was home." He grinned and crushed his lips against mine again.

After a while, we all sat down on the grass and they asked me about what Axel had done. "I know your ex was a horrible person, but why did he lash out at me when I wasn't even in the room?" I asked Marc.

He looked uncomfortable as he spoke, "Minx please understand it wasn't personal, not really. It's not my entire story to tell, but she tricked him far worse than the rest of us. It broke him so much that he left the Academy completely."

I gasped, "What about the rest of your team? What happened to them?"

"Raven and Corey were hell-bent on finding Volto, Sang, and Kaylie. They've been in Europe for the last six months. It's hardest on Brandon, this is the longest I think he and Corey have been apart. They have that whole twin bond thing. We all turned on each other."

My head snapped up, "Wait, what? He never even told me Corey was his twin. Why didn't he go with him instead of Raven? I don't understand."

Silas pulled me into his lap as Marc continued, "Corey and Raven are a couple. Kind of like Owen and Sean, they tried to hide it for a while. Kaylie didn't like it either, but in the end, their love was strong enough to survive. She tried to divide all of us and played Corey and Brandon against each other. It caused a lot of hard feelings. That's why the team split."

My heart ached for them and I felt tears come down my cheeks. Silas ran a thumb across my jaw, "What's wrong, love?" It felt like my soul was splitting. I couldn't even talk to explain the sobs became heavier and heavier until I just buried my head in his chest, letting him hold me. It was then that I heard a roar and the sound of a breaking door.

"Oh, fuck - North's back," Luke gasped as we all began to run to the house.

When I reached the family room, I saw North in full vampire form dangling Axel off the floor by the collar of his shirt. "North Benjamin Taylor, you put him down right this instant! You will not harm him or anyone else in this house, mo chosantóir. I cried, it's fine. I'm not dead, and he's just a jerk." Gabe let out a snort of laughter.

"Fucking North just hulked out and you walk in here scolding him like a child then call Axel a jerk. Oh, little wolf, you're killing me," he roared in laughter. North growled at him, but he kept laughing. "Oh hush it vampire or I'll sick the fairy on you."