Page 46 of The Hellbeast's Betrayal

“Sorry if I am pointing out the obvious here, but why can’t we just get Ella back to the mortal realm, in the one place we know Garmr can’t cross over to?” Orson asked, as clearly, the bear shifter had some catching up to do.

“Ella has been bound to this realm and can’t leave,” I told him, clenching my jaw.

“But Garmr doesn’t know this,” Koro added.

“That might be so, but it still limits our options,” I gritted out, knowing that the one place we could have taken her to ensure her safety had been her sister’s temple. As much as I fucking hated the idea, it would have at least given me the chance to chase this fucker down and kill him whilst knowing Ella was safe.

“Asher and I will get her to safety,” Tyr said, making me snarl,

“No fucking way.”

Asher released a sigh whilst Tyr just shook his head.

“You saw what happened back at the village of Ananke in the Asphodel Meadows. We all saw how the HellHounds responded to you. You are an army all by yourself, Jared, but you can’t fight the whole time with her beneath you, for she could easily get hurt,” Koro pointed out, making me shake my head.

My voice coming out hard and even as I told them,

“I am not leaving her.”

“Then we are left to fight without any chance of winning, which in the end, will all be for naught if she is taken after our deaths,” he replied, making me want to punch him. But not because I knew he was wrong…because I knew he was right.

“And if we win, only to find we have failed if she is taken regardless of our victory, what then, Koro?” I threw back, the very idea near too painful to even think about.

“Then at least we all live so as we are in the fight to get her back. But she has no power, which means whatever plans he had to use her, will give us time to amass the army we need to aid us in retrieving her,” Koro replied, making me shake my head again, telling him once more,

“I can’t leave her.”

“But you must.” This came from a voice behind me, and I tensed, knowing what I would find when I turned around.

“You should be asleep,”I accused, glaring now at Orthrus and Marcus who had obviously had to chase her here, as there was no stopping the woman when she got something in her head.

“And you should be including me in my own future,” Ella threw back in return.

“I am not leaving you, so there is no discussion,” I stated firmly.

“Answer me this, do you have more chance at winning this thing if Jared stays and fights as his HellBeast?” she asked everyone, like I wasn’t even fucking here.

“Ella,”I warned, that admittedly did fuck all.

“Yes, we do,” Koro replied, making me shoot daggers at the gypsy fucker.

“I am telling you, it’s not fucking happening!” I snapped before storming off, no longer able to listen to this shit without losing it completely. Meaning this time, it was Ella who ended up chasing after me.

“Save it, Ella, I am not listening to it!” I warned, seething.

“So, I don’t get a choice, is that it?” she argued, making me whip around to face her and say,

“No, you don’t!”

“Ah, so it’s alright for you to save me but I can’t save you and everyone else… is that it?!” she argued, making me roll my eyes.

“Now she’s getting it,”I muttered sarcastically.

“Jared, wait!” she shouted when I continued to walk away. “We have to talk about this,” she tried, making me shake my head and keep walking.

“No, we don’t,” I told her, trying not to verbally lash out at her in anger. But she wasn’t making it easy.

“If this is because it’s Tyr, then…”

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