Page 180 of The Married Alpha And His Arrow: Vol 1

I quickly opened the door, and I froze for a second. Haley quickly killed two more mintor’s in the room. I’d almost been cut, but I was staring at the man in the middle of the room. I asked, “Zeke?” He lifted his head. He’d been beaten badly. Heath would never let Zeke stay captive.

I cut him loose, “What the hell happened? Were you the target of Noel’s mission? The one he was rescuing?” Zeke told me, “It’s a trap for Noel like my mission. I was holoported here. He paused like you did when he saw me. There were supposed to be some vampire’s something being held captive here. It’s how they got him, he paused.”

Haley questioned, “Vampire from fucking where?” Zeke said, “Missouri. Does that matter?” Haley hissed her space unheard chant. Then she screamed “GOD FUCKING DAMN IT! WHAT is going on with Missouri? Their vampires and fucking witches seem to have some vendetta against the REST of the goddam supernatural community right now!”

I asked, “Does the former Lieutenant have anything to do with this, Zeke?” Haley shouted, “SAY YES! PLEEASSE SAY YES! I will RIP HIS FLESH OFF!” I laughed but I was a little worried. Her eyes had a tinge of red there for a second. It was so fast I doubted anyone else would’ve noticed, but I was really worried about that ritual she’d done for Emmaline.

Zeke said, “I haven’t seen Noah, but I’ve heard Noel’s screams. I don’t think Noah would let that happen to him.” I snorted, “Yes, he would. He has no empathy.” Haley healed Zeke quickly. I looked at her startled because that was very fast. Her healing time was really improving. Zeke stood and followed us to the main room. I closed my eyes in frustration. There were too many people in the room with Noel. Which meant we couldn’t do this quietly.

Haley motioned and Blade stepped forward. I smirked. The odds were definitely in our favor. The place was crawling with vampires, mintor’s, and witches. I motioned for us to split up. We’d attack on my mark. We’d done it before. I’d get to Noel because he was my responsibility.

The man in front of Noel said, “Come now, tell us all about the Hood. They are hunting down your own brother.” Noel hissed in pain, “That’s his damn fault. My brother and I aren’t close. We haven’t been for several years now.”

I wanted to hear more but they went to break another bone and I wasn’t going to let them hurt him more than I had. I shot several arrows into those around him. His eyes darted up to me, glee in his expression. The mintor’s hissed. I kept shooting.

Zeke jumped down into the fray. That caused a commotion because he was clearly fine now. They’d known they’d beaten him. Haley popped with Blade. Exsis popped where Haley had been. He wasn’t going to fight apparently, just watch. Seriously? Couldn’t he be moderately helpful?

I did see Exsis set someone on fire who was coming up behind Haley. I raised an eyebrow as I shot more arrows. Exsis was looking at Haley with adoration as she tore through the room using her fairy powers and Hackura training.

I gasped, “Son of a bitch. He likes her.” A laugh came from behind me. Shit. I hadn’t been paying attention. Someone told me, “I’ll send you back to the Hood in pieces, but not before I watch my poison fill your veins.”

I saw Haley’s eyes widen as she looked up. She was probably wondering why the arrow’s stopped. I looked her in the eyes. I wanted her to tell Chase and Heath I loved them. I said, “Tell…” She screamed, “NO! FUCK NO! GET AWAY FROM HER! I WILL NOT LOSE HER!”

The mintor raised her arm to fight me as Haley held out her arms. I smirked knowing she was going to call the wind. I stared at her in surprise as a gold mist came out of Haley’s hands instead of the wind. The mintor seemed confused too.

Haley was staring at her hands in shock. I looked at Exsis, but he was shooting fire at a man near Noel and didn’t see what had happened. I dodged the mintor’s claws, mostly. She barely scratched me, but she’d broken the skin on my shoulder. She smirked. I waited for the pain, but nothing happened.

Haley popped and beheaded the mintor, much to the mintor’s surprise. Haley turned and healed my shoulder in less than thirty seconds. I snorted, “Damn, you are getting good. Thirty seconds for poison? That’s….” Haley cut me off, “I don’t think….” She both trailed off when Noel groaned.

I told her, “We need to save him.” Haley sighed, “Fine.” She handed me my bow and popped us beside him. Several vampires, witches, warlocks, and mintor’s were fleeing the room. They started to lock us in. Great. That had to mean something good.

We killed everyone left and Noel collapsed on the ground in pain. I asked, “Noel, are you alright?” He hissed, “I am the current definition of NOT FINE right now! Can’t you heal me?” He looked at Haley. She looked at me, “He’s such an ass! He didn’t even fucking ask.”

I pleaded, “Haley, please. He’s just in pain.” Haley asked him, “Are you like the fucking Troll?” Noel managed to laugh, “I heard you call him that. We aren’t alike at all. Can you heal me now please?” Haley sighed and looked at me, “Fine, but only because I know you’re telling the truth, and I have pies to cook.”

Exsis snorted, “I love my job.” Noel groaned in pain. I could see Haley still thought he was an ass, but his pain got to her. She bent down and healed him. It took her ten minutes. I looked at Blade, “This is what regular meals does for her healing power?”

Blade answered, “Is fast. Something happening. Princess reads.” He paused then added, “Constant. Unless busy. Barely sleep.” I stared at Blade in shock. That was practically a speech for him in English. Exsis said, “Accepting one’s fairy side does do wonders. She wouldn’t know that because she wasn’t allowed in classes by her horrid mother.”

We all looked at him. He shrugged, but he clearly had no lost love for Alania Holloran. Blade touched his index finger to his thumb. He was telling me he didn’t believe that Exsis was right. Which meant Haley thought it was something else and she was usually right.

Haley spoke in fealish to Exsis. He bowed, “Whatever you wish or command, my Princess.” He popped Noel and Zeke away. I asked, “Why…?” I was cut off when someone came onto the large projector screen behind us, “Princess, Black Arrow, and Hackura guard.”

Haley gritted her teeth, “His fucking name is Blade, you piece of shit warlock.” The warlock frowned, “Enjoy the horrors of the room you are in.” The feed cut out. Haley scoffed, “I don’t like that let’s go.” She grabbed us and popped.

We were thrown back into the room. Haley was burned pretty badly. She made a face, but no scream escaped her lips. Blade shouted, “WILL DIE! BLADE KILL ALL! HURT PRINCESS! WILL DIE!” I asked, “Haley?” I grabbed her hand as she healed herself.

She sat up. “They knew we’d come. How did they fucking know you and I would come? There’s no reason to keep an iron based protection around for the Troll’s fucking brother and Zeke. Iron doesn’t affect you. How many mintor’s were supposed to be here?”

I answered, “Not this many.” Haley thought fast on her feet. She told me, “We are going to have to blow the doors off and get outside.” Blade said, “Plan B.” Haley asked, “What?” I laughed, “He wants that to be plan B.”

Haley rubbed her temples, “Exfuckingcuse me?! We have to plan out the whole damn alphabet? We have to fucking go! We do not have fucking time to plan out that many plans, Blade! No, this is the plan. The ONLY fucking plan.” She conjured dynamite. We planted them on the doors.

A fog came into the room. My mother stood there, “Black Arrow, I have an assignment for you….” I screamed as she was cut off as her throat was slit from behind by my father. I screamed, “NO!” Haley popped to me. She whispered, “It’s not real. They don’t know your real identity, or she wouldn’t have called you Black Arrow. They know your parents’ death is painful for all Hood members.”

Blade spoke, “Is done. Plan B.” Haley corrected, “It’s not Plan B. It’s just THE fucking plan.” Haley overturned a table and backed it against the wall. I stared at the dead body of my mother again. My father smiled, “She had to go.”

Haley dragged me behind the table. She hit the button to detonate her explosives as I heard my brother’s voice. Not as the Hood as Heath. He screamed, “MOM! NO!” My dad laughed, “You’re next, boy!”

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