Page 75 of Tangled Fates

I used my speed and strength to punch him twice. My chest and arms burned from the scratches and bites, it felt like he had taken a chunk out of me. I pulled back for another hit when Oria ran in front of me holding her arms out.

“Please, stop,” she cried out. “I can’t take you hurting each other, please stop.”

Ryder tried to get up, but he limped, falling on his side. Oria immediately went to his side as he growled at her, baring his teeth. She didn’t even hesitate; she ran her hands over his body making him whimper.

“This might hurt a little,” she whispered.

I didn’t know if I should have felt jealous or relieved. She stopped us and was tending to Ryder.

“Flos nitor et rutilans tua virtus luceat,” she chanted twice.

She started to glow; it went from her hand and up to her arm down her body and even her hair. Her entire body glowed like the sun, making her look like a goddess. My body tingled as I felt it slowly stitching itself back together. Looking down, I saw all my wounds healing with a faint glow over my body.

“She’s healing you too,” Gray said in awe.

My eyes closed as I felt her around me. My heart felt full and I was truly in awe of her. This beautiful woman was mine.

Her power slowly receded until it was just a small buzz around me that felt like it left too soon. I opened my eyes to see Blondie right in front of me.

“You’re healed,” she said, looking over my body.

She looked tired, gazing up at me.

“All because of you,” I said, kissing her forehead.

“You’re amazing, Sunshine.” Gray came up next to us.

Ryder shifted and as much as I wanted to feel bad, I wasn’t going to. He had been disrespectful and no one should treat her that way.

“So, it's true. A girl makes the vials from her power,” Ryder grunted, getting up from the floor.

“I guess so,” Blondie said, pushing her backside against my front.

Ryder looked over us while he just stood there naked. It wasn’t uncommon for him to walk around naked and if she wasn’t his mate I would have said something. Even though I was mad at him, I still wanted him to be with her.

He nodded as he stared at her with hunger on his face, he wanted her or maybe it was just his wolf who recognized her. His human side was still in love with Serena.

“Taking her with us is risky; whoever is keeping her here won’t give her up without a fight,” he said, running a hand over his beard. “You might be on the run for the rest of your lives unless you kill them.”

Blondie tensed next to me. Killing her mother was off the table; there was no way she would agree to that.

“Then I think we need to get a head start,” Gray said, not even acknowledging the killing part.

“We just have one problem,” I said.

“I can’t leave,” she said before me. “I’m trapped and not even the necklaces you have will allow me to leave.”

Ryder looked up at her with a look of irritation.

“So, we can’t leave because she can’t leave,” he clipped.

“Give us a day to figure something out and if we can’t, then we might start thinking about you leaving and coming back for me,” she said.

“Excuse me?”

“Absolutely not,” I said at the same time Gray spoke up.

“We can’t risk Mother seeing you,” she said, grabbing our hands. “If she finds out that I have mates, that could be the end for us.”

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