I Scored Myself A Mate

"This is ridiculous." Allias said with an annoyed expression and stood up. "I do not understand how you can find such barbaric things entertaining. Theseus go take care of this." He commanded his general and the white haired man nodded before he disappeared. In a second he had returned, holding an unconscious Alexander in his arms. 

"Did you kill them?" Eleonora asked.

"No I freed them. I wouldn't want to get to your level." He told her and the woman scoffed, crossing her arms over her chest. 

"You say you came here to ask for information. But all you do is insult me. How sad is this kind of situation? And the little cub failed its mission too. So what will I be getting for my information?" She asked and sat back down on the couch, staring at the King with a satisfied smile. She was aware that Alexander would fail. She chose him specifically for that. 

"You get to keep your life." Allias said, his fake smile long gone. He had played enough with her. Now it was time for her to speak. They couldn't stall here all day. 

"Oh, your highness you wouldn't dare to kill me. Haven't we signed a treaty? I guess your death has made you slightly confused about how things are now."

"Oh, but I won't kill you" He told her, mocking her dramatic tone. "he will" he said and moved his head towards Theseus. He wasn't holding Alexander any more. Now the fragile boy was in Luke's arms. He was too worried to allow to someone else to be with him. After all he was a member of his pack, he should be the one looking after for him. He should have stopped this from the first moment that crazy vampire spoke. 

Theseus did not even bother to release his shadows. He considered it an insult to himself to deploy such weapons for such a lowly creature. He simply stepped on the table and jumped in front of her, grasping her pale neck. She shook and tried to set herself free. Her nails leaving scratches on his arm but he didn't even flinch. She was strong, he could definitely feel it as she tried to kick him, and hissed showing her bright fangs. If he got beaten by those he was sure it would hurt, he thought. 

"Time is ticking I am getting more and more impatient." Allias said and Theseus threw her on the screen, her body slamming hard on it and breaking it into thousands of pieces. She stood up quickly, agile like a cat and tried to run towards the door but Ares was suddenly standing in front of her. She looked around and spotted Mark who was looking at the whole scene quite stunned. Before anyone could realize it she had grabbed him from behind and gotten him into a headlock. 

"Okay, now we can negotiate." She said, her lips forming a victorious smile. "Did you really think I would let you kill me?" She asked as she tightened her grip around his neck. He groaned feeling suffocated but he didn't say anything. Fear, numbing all of his senses. 

"I suggest that you let him go." Mikael told her, taking cautious steps towards her. 

"I wonder if you know. You, the vampire who brags about knowing everything."

"Know what?" The woman asked with a curious expression. Information, that was what had kept her alive this long. Considering her behavior she probably had many enemies. Her knowledge is what is keeping her alive until now. 

"Why I am called the Golden King and how easily I can kill you if I desired it." Allias hinted and Eleonora seemed to be stopping just to think for a while. At that moment Theseus found a chance and pushed her back, retreating the suffocated boy who was now panting in need for air. Theseus removed him from his side and pushed him to Mikael to keep him safe as his eyes were focused now on the crazy vampire. He shouldn't be having a weakness around him right now. 

"You wouldn't" She said beginning to look desperate. "The treaties."

"I wasn't here for the treaties. Remember? I was dead." He told her. She looked around her once more, one final attempt to find a way out. The door was obviously locked and if she dared to jump out of the window she was sure that elf would teleport and bring her back right in. There was no way out.

"Fine. Sit down. Let's talk but after this you disappear from this place and I never see you again" She said, her façade slowly subsiding. Eleonora was a lot more serious now, acknowledging the act that she had underestimated them. 

"As you wish, I am glad that we finally got to short things out by the way" 

"Sure. So you are looking for this clan. They are heading towards the capital. There will be held a clans meeting in a week from now. They are probably panning something. The people you are looking for are also carrying something like a huge iron box. This box, has an enormous magic output. It is possible some kind of weapon. I do not know what they have inside it though."

"Are you sure you don't know?"

"Yes! I am not lying. There is no way my people could approach those hunters to find out. They would be killed. That is all the information I can give you" She told them. "Now leave."

"Well then. I hope your information is accurate because believe me it will be really easy to find you" Allias told her as he stood up. "let's go" 

There was no actual need for greetings or goodbyes. They had gained another enemy in exchange for information. Suddenly Allias realized that they were really short on allies. If every time they met a person in need of assistance and ended up in the brim of killing them their journey would turn harder. 

"I am surprised these people did not wake up." Ares commented as they entered the elevator. 

"They were probably drugged or something. It's not unusual. Vampires do that so they can drink human blood with much more ease. Sometimes humans tend to fight." Mikael explained. 

"Such vulgar creatures." Ea said and Ares agreed by nodding. They had gotten the information that they needed. All they had to do now was plan their next move. 

"Let's get a room here for the night" Allias suggested. "Give some time to Alexander to rest. We can meet tomorrow at breakfast to figure out what we should do next. Is everyone alright with that?" 

"Yeah, I agree" Luke complied and stared at the sleeping boy in his arms. He shouldn't have let him come here, his kind nature would end up being a problem as things got harder. He didn't want him to be targeted. 

He kept thinking about it as they entered their room. It was a two bed bedroom. One for him and one for Alexander since Mikael had decided it would be best to keep an eye on Mark, since he had gotten quite a shock too. The room was decorated in pastel colors in the shades of beige, giving off a very luxurious vibe. Even though there were two beds there was enough space for both of them to be doubles, with puffy covers and soft pillows. The bathroom, was white and everything seemed to glistened. There was a shower and an enormous bathtub. Luke was sure that three people could fit in there pretty easily. 

As he examined the room, checking the huge closet and resting for a while on one of the armchairs, changing the channels on the TV Alexander began to wake up. He let out a small yawn at first and his eyes flattered, his long eyelashes casting small shadows on his cheeks. The second Luke heard him wake up he turned around and went over to where he was laying. The moment their eyes met he jumped up, looking around frantically. 

"What happened? Did I mess everything up? Oh, no. I am sorry. I am so sorry" he apologized. Tears gathering in his eyes again. It was his fault their plan had been messed up. 

"Hey, hey. Calm down. It's alright. Nothing got ruined. Allias took care of it. Everything is fine." Luke comforted him and placed his palms on his shoulders. "It's fine, you didn't do anything wrong." He repeated as he was looking at him. Honestly, the wolf wanted to scold him as soon as he woke up. Tell him that was the reason why he shouldn't have come and to pack his stuff and return at the compound this instant but seeing him like this, how could he do that? He already seemed heartbroken. It would just make things worse. 

"So…Everything is okay? I didn't ruin it?" He asked once more, his expression changing slowly to a relieved one. He smiled slightly, allowing Luke for the first time to see him like that. He was truly adorable. The way his lips curled up and happiness lit up his face. Luke coughed not knowing how to react and looked away, confused with his own thoughts. 

"Yes. Get some rest. I will be here. Tomorrow morning, we will be leaving after breakfast." He advised him when a knock on the door was heard. Luke stood up and wearily opened it seeing that Allias was at their doorframe. "Hey, is everything alright?" He asked him, surprised about his late night visit. 

"I just wanted to talk to Alexander if that's oaky with you." Allias said and smiled kindly at the boy who was sitting comfortably on his bed. 

"Sure. I will be back in a while" He told them and left the room not wanting to invade their private conversation. 

"So, should we talk a bit?" Allias asked him and sat down on the bed with him.