21A/N: Guess what?
I got inspired to write a little bit of Luka today and it turned out I was able to write a whole chapter. Sooo, don't hate me tooo much for the demands Conner is making and if anyone wants to take a guess as to which choice Zack will make, be my guest! I will hopefully have another chapter out before Christmas.
I know this isn't the longest chapter in the world, but I am getting somewhere with it.
And if you guys are bored waiting for a new chapter, go read Sora or Ayase, those are two stories that I have a little more inspiration for lately.
Chapter Eighteen
Luka
"Mama!" I heard Kira's small voice cry out as Conner's portal brought us to a featureless grey stone room. I struggled to get out from under Conner's hands, but the older man had me pinned to the ground. I could feel his body shaking with laughter.
"Get away from my mama!" Alex screamed and I felt him repeatedly knock his small body into Conner's much larger body with no results.
"Alex stop!" I shouted.
Conner chuckled. "Don't worry Luka, I'm not going to hurt them. Not yet anyway, I need all three of you for something special I have in mind." He said.
"If you touch my babies I'll kill you!" I shouted, struggling to get out from under his hands.
Conner merely laughed and removed his hands from my shoulders. He smiled down at me as Alex grabbed onto me tightly. "Where's Zack when you need him most?" Conner asked and promptly walked out of the room.
I turned to Kira, my youngest was tied against a wall, not ten feet from Alex and me. Kira's hands and feet were bound together and there was a thick piece of fabric covering his eyes. I moved quickly to my youngest, pulling Alex with me. "Kira, Kira, sweet heart, are you okay? Are you hurt?" I asked, pulling off the blindfold. Tears spilled from Kira's beautiful eyes down his pale cheeks the moment I pulled the fabric free.
"Mama?" Kira asked, his small voice wavering.
"It's me sweetie, you're safe now, no one is going to hurt you." I said softly, tugging at the bindings around my baby's wrists, trying to free him.
"Mama, the mean man said he killed you." Kira wailed and threw himself into my arms before I could untie the ropes.
I felt nothing but hatred towards Conner at that moment. How cold could one man be? I held Kira tightly in my arms, Alex had reached out a steady, strong hand to his little brother, placing it on his shoulder to comfort him.
I soothed my hands through Kira's soft hair and kissed the top of his head. "I love you my little one, everything is going to be okay." I whispered.
Kira calmed slowly in my arms, and I allowed to me work on untying his limbs again. "They won't come untied mama, he said their enchanted with magic." Kira whispered.
I stopped and looked carefully into my son's eyes. The light that was usually there was gone, there was nothing. My baby looked exhausted and frightened, tears still silently falling down his cheeks.
Alex pulled his little brother close, holding him tightly as if he'd disappear again if he let go. "I want daddy," Alex whispered.
I felt a slight twinge as Alex said that, I wanted Zack too, this was almost more terrifying then when I was sixteen and Conner kidnapped me. Now I had something to protect, something that was very important to me that I never wanted to lose.
I placed myself between my boys and the door, I'd protect them no matter what, I would not allow Conner to hurt them.
Zack
I slammed my hands down on my desk and scattered untold numbers of papers as tear fell down my cheeks. Conner stood before me, smug and smirking, my mates scent fresh on him. "So little brother, what are you willing to give up to save them?" Conner asked, leaning back against the wall casually.
I glared up at him. I had loved my older brother once in my life time, I had looked up to him at one point, I'd even considered welcoming him back into my pack before I met Luka. I had always been desperate for the close, warm, loving environment of family. Conner knew that and Conner knew he could hurt me with it.
Conner watched me closely with his jade eyes. "Your eldest son is a Delta, your youngest is an untrained omega, practically anyone's for the taking, and your mate is weak to manipulation." Conner smiled and pulled a dagger from his belt sheath. "Say I kill the eldest and hold the youngest hostage over your mate's head, what do you think precious Luka would do then?" Conner asked, twirling the blade.
I was on my feet and I had Conner pinned to the wall within seconds. "If you hurt either of my children I will bring an end to your life as you know it." I snarled.
"Then why not do it already alpha?" Conner asked tauntingly.
I slammed him back against the wall. "If I kill you now, who knows what your new pack will do to my family." I said. "I won't fall for one of your tricks, just tell me what the fuck you want Conner."
"What I want? Fine, but you won't like it." Conner said and I eased my hold slowly. "I want your signed consent that I can mate your omega son on his claiming."
My wolf snarled menacingly, making an audible noise.
"If you do not give me what I want, think about what will happen to them." Conner said, never once losing his calm composure. "I know you can make this happen, it is how I came to be mated to Ritsu, so, either I kill your eldest, and use your mate as my own personal whore, or you break your children's connection and allow me to mate Kira."
Bile burned at the back of my throat. He was asking me to make impossible choices. I couldn't let him kill Alex and use Luka, that would kill me, but I couldn't sense my mate at all, there was no way for me to find him. I had no connections to any other magical creatures and the fae would never help me rescue Luka again, not after the last fiasco. But if I broke the mating bond between my kids and allowed Conner to take my dear little Kira when he turned sixteen and three moons, I would be beyond hurting my kids.
Goddess, help me!